Roberta F. Pierpont

214-529-2017 ♦ certifiedpmpprojectmanager@gmail.com

8028 Cannonwood Drive ♦ Fort Worth, TX 76137

Scrum Fundamentals CERTIFIED and PMI CERTIFIED Project Management Professional

With analyst experience and more than 17 years of diverse legal, regulatory and compliance experience

Strong, independent initiative, unsurpassed work ethic, persistence, and commitment to clients

Functional understanding of the globally recognized PMI Standards and Methodologies for project management.  Over eight years of project management experience, with more than 7,500 hours leading and directing projects and over 80 hours of project management education. Experience in assessment and planning of technical resource and manpower requirements.  Able to establish key project milestones, schedules and budgets.  Familiar with project procurement management, project bid proposal development and pricing.  Analyzed and modified business processes for improved efficiency. Capable of identifying, evaluating and documenting lessons learned as project progresses and provide for appropriate project and/or production turnover documentation.

Six Sigma Yellow Belt (“SSYB”) Certification PENDING – Six Sigma Methodologies

Scrum Fundamentals Certified (“SFC”) Certification #61144, SBOK and Agile Methodologies - VMEdu, Inc., Phoenix, AZ

Project Management Professional (“PMP”) Certification #1651429, PMBOK and PMI Methodologies—Project Management Institute, Inc., Newtown Square, PA

Associate in General Studies—Columbia College, Columbia, MO—60 semester hours

CM/ECF Professional Certification—United States Bankruptcy Courts, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX

Paralegal Certificate—University of North Texas, PDI, Denton, TX

128 hours of legal/general law-related instruction; program structure and educational content adhere to the recommendations made by the American Bar Association and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations

Project Management

§    Responsible for managing and coordinating activities and resources associated with internal project life-cycles in support of projects of varying lengths that have a line of business specific focus and are of medium risk, scope and complexity 

§    Consult with business partners to clarify and define project requirements, business case and performance measurements

§    Interact with middle to executive level management to create and deliver presentations on project goals, ongoing planning and progress reporting

§    Identify and negotiate resolution of issues to ensure project tasks are completed according to established timelines and executed according to implementation plans

§    Collaborate on multiple project teams on projects with competing priorities that involve multiple lines of businesses

§    Develop and revise project plans and budgets, track project progression and budget statuses

§    Assist in the development of implementation strategies and the defining of evaluation measurements

Legal / Regulatory / Compliance

§    Execute analysis of various data to ensure terms align with internal policies and procedures and newly implemented financial compliance controls

§    Perform monthly qualitative risk analysis on various default mortgage portfolios and developed risk response plan to address the identified risks

§    Accountable for legal research and discovery relative to federal rules and procedures. Dealt with district courts throughout the U.S. 

§    Negotiate, draft, and process real estate purchase and sale agreements

§    Partner with mortgage industry professionals and real estate vendors to prepare forensic itemized accounting of loan histories, arrange property appraisals, hearings, and analysis of defaulted mortgage loans for optimal asset management strategies such as HAMP or loan modification programs

§    Oversaw compliance with the Texas Department of Transportation, various city code authorities, health inspectors and the Texas Secretary of State

Independent Initiative & Process Improvement

§    Catalyst for positive, well-organized change and innovation tempered with profound logic

§    Goal driven / results oriented and able to successfully work with minimal direction

§    Create process documents / corporate standards and successfully implemented these new methods

§    Manage the migration of data onto new technological platforms for multiple lines of businesses and lead change initiative by educating team members on functionality of new technology to ensure smooth and comfortable transition for end users

§    Unable to settle for the status quo, recognizing opportunities for innovation in existing processes

Project Management Coordinator II, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Irving, TX2014 – present

Project Management & Legal Services Consultant, DFW Metroplex, TX2013 - 2014

Corporate Paralegal - Governance, Compliance & Acquisition Projects, BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX2012- 2013

Paralegal & Mortgage Portfolio Analyst, Brice, Vander Linden & Wemick, P.C., Dallas, TX 2008 - 2012

Real Estate & Legal Project Manager, ACG Texas, LP, Plano, TX 2007-2008

Real Estate Paralegal, Bellinger & DeWolf, LLP, Dallas, TX 2005-2006

Skills

Daptiv, Microsoft Office Suite; J.D. Edwards/AS-400; Bankruptcy Pacer Court Websites; SCRA; Business Analysis; Microsoft Project; Scrum; Excel Pivot Table Creation; Secretary of State Websites; Mortgage Processes; FDCPA, MortgageServe/FISERV; Agile and Waterfall Methodologies; Crystal Reports Viewer; Lexis; SDLC; PowerLegal Time & Billing; Project Management; Alltel; LPS/Newtrak; SAP; SharePoint Site Collection Administrator; Concur; Upside CMS

Professional Affiliations

Project Management Institute Inc. Member-Global; Fort Worth, TX Chapter of the Project Management Institute- Local; Wells Fargo Project Management Community of Practice Member; Wells Fargo Agile Community of Practice Member; Wells Fargo Business Analysis Community of Practice Member