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Tara J. Neer, PMP Summary
Principle
Project Manager / Program Manager PMP
certified with expertise in driving delivery of technical solutions through
project and program management for a variety of industries and technologies.
Experienced in the full project development lifecycle from initial concept
through delivery, and managing multimillion dollar projects across multiple
platforms. Projects include application software, infrastructure, process,
and product development. Knowledgeable in waterfall and agile project
methodologies. Effectively manages multiple and concurrent projects and
responsibilities. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with a proven
track record of success in a matrixed organization. Recognized for overall
thought leadership and the ability to translate complex requirements and
goals into manageable delivery plans. Credited with building high-performance
teams, implementing best practices, and leading continuous improvement
programs for processes and tools to enable project managers to better deliver
projects. Expertise in communications and data reporting to clients and
leadership teams. Project
Management Professional (PMP) ● Application Software and Infrastructure
Development Projects ● MS Project, MS Access, Visio and SharePoint Expertise ●
Portfolio Management ● Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) CMMI
(Capability Maturity Model Integration) ● ISO ● Project and Program Manager ●
Process Improvement Manager ● Project Management Office Leader ● Waterfall,
Agile and Iterative project development ● Contract and Change Management ●
Project Financials ● Risk Management ● Schedule Management ● Systems
Integration ● PM training and consulting ● Software Quality Assurance and
Audits ● Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance ● SDLC Software Development
Lifecycle ● Governance ● PMO ● PMBOK ● KPI Reporting ● SQL Query and SQL
Server ● Cloud Environment Knowledge ● HEDIS Tool ● Requirements
Development ● Ad Hoc reporting ● Statistical reporting ●
Adobe Acrobat ● XML and HTML Knowledge Industry
Experience
Energy,
Oil and Gas, IT, Healthcare, Chemical, Airline, Travel, Transportation,
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Communications, Government, Retail Professional
Experience
Halliburton Sperry Drilling Principal Project
Manager, Dallas, Tx. 12/2012 – 7/2015 ·
Managed
multiple high profile projects for the GeoBalance Sperry Drilling Technology
organization. Led projects to successful completion of lifecycle stages, from
conceptual and detailed design, discovery testing, procurement/ build of
early production units and rig testing of large Rotating Control Devices and
Managed Pressure Drilling tools for Jack-Up and Sub-sea rig deployment.
Projects included agile software, mechanical, and electrical engineering
discipline teams. Drove projects based on defined priorities; ensured scope
of deliverables, timelines and budget are met; identified risks and issues
and mitigated and/or escalated as needed. Participated in project process
improvement. Managed the financial budgeting and forecasting for the entire
department project portfolio (over 10 million annual) for capital and
expense. Portfolio reporting on a monthly basis to VP of Sperry Technology. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Enterprise Services / EDS 6/1985 –
9/2012 – Plano Texas Senior
Project Manager / Program Manager – HP Enterprise Services (EDS), 10/2008 –
09/2012 HP
Global Program Office Manager for Johnson Controls Inc. client, Milwaukee, WI
·
Managed
portfolio of Infrastructure projects in support of HP Global Service Desks at
Johnson Controls. Supported entire program life cycle from point of sale,
development of agreements, proposal, and project execution through to
closeout. Projects included installation of telephony, servers, and hardware
in support of Global Service Desk implementation. Responsible for project
financials, Innovation, continuous improvement, and client relationship.
Increased trust and support of customer’s business requirements by
establishing a governance program and project office which led to improvement
in meeting project timelines and goals. Tracked KPI’s for Service Level
Agreement reporting. ·
Implemented
process controls and tools which resulted in increase in productivity.
Replaced manual Change Management system with a robust online tool which
controlled contract changes and additional business requests, increasing
throughput and decreasing miscommunication with the client. Trained clients,
PMs and leaders on end to end project management processes. Project
Manager for FedEx Office client for Next Gen Program, Dallas, TX ·
Provided
project and program management for the development of the FedEx NextGen
program. This was a large Agile software and infrastructure project
focused on building a next generation e-commerce application for FedEx, using
Oracle’s SOA architecture and Cloud Integration. Managed the programs’ work
stream areas including Agile Development, Business Architecture, Infrastructure
Development, and Testing. Managed creation of Statement of Work which
resulted in a contract award to develop a new business solution for FedEx
Office. ·
Provided day
to day project management including schedule management of Agile sprints,
risk and issue management, and led client status meetings. Project
Manager for Continental client– Flight Operations Load Planning Project, Fort
Worth, TX ·
Turned around
a high profile software project which was over budget and behind schedule by
interviewing team members, leadership and client and then implementing
aggressive action plan to develop remaining functionality and deliverables. ·
Managed large
Agile development project with both onshore and offshore staff in multiple
locations including 18 China, 24 India, and 12 onshore resources. Consulted
directly with the Continental client to document requirements and change
requests. Additional revenue generated by approval of change requests to
scope and additional business. Ran the scrum meetings for engineers. Project
Office Manager, Application Services – Americas Healthcare projects including
Blue Cross BlueShield, Metavance, and Atlantes clients ·
Supported
global application development and maintenance teams within the health care
industry. Provided metrics support and HEDIS tool support, monitored early
warning indicators, assisted with project startup and corrective action
plans, as well as coordinating placement of top talent within applications.
Mentored Project managers on end to end project management processes. ·
Audited
projects for compliancy of processes and standards. This increase of quality
awareness and early action planning which allowed project managers to be
proactive in managing projects. ·
Led team to
shore up Schedule Management for large program in the Blue Cross Blue Shield
area which led to a successful program re-planning. Project
Manager / Program Manager – Electronic Data Systems (EDS), 04/1992 – 09/2008 Transformation
Project Office Manager – Account Transformation for Dollar Thrifty client,
Tulsa, OK ·
Led Program
Office supporting the project transformation for Dollar Thrifty account
start-up in order to convert their projects to an EDS controlled
infrastructure. Worked with Chief Technologist, in charge of converting
Dollar Thrifty infrastructure to EDS, including hardware, servers,
communications, and disaster recovery efforts. ·
Established
Service Excellence oversight for Dollar Thrifty. Ensured process compliance,
incident response, and root cause analysis. Provided oversight for “Go to
Green” plans for underperforming projects and programs. Performed in-depth
project reviews. Developed and led Productivity Improvement initiative based
on basic measures. Transformation
Project Office Manager – Account Transformation for xpedx client, Columbus,
OH ·
Led Program
Office supporting the project transformation for xpedx account start-up in
order to convert their projects to an EDS controlled environment and
infrastructure. ·
Coached xpedx
program and project managers on EDS’ standards and processes. Program
Manager - U.S. Applications Program Office, Plano, TX. ·
Led Program
Office International team of 18 team members to create a global end-to-end
integrated IT processes for continuous improve of Application Delivery
business in compliance with CMMI Level 3 and ISO9001. This resulted in
enabling use of global common assets, providing global direction on
deployment using repeatable processes, and reducing variation of local
processes sets. This led to an increased efficiency and cost effectiveness of
entire EDS processes, reducing 3,000 process assets and 30 different process
sets to a single universal EDS process ·
Led project
office team to transform the Canada West Solution Centre projects, including
Alberta Transportation and Alberta Government Services Software and
Infrastructure projects resulting in improvement of delivery and increased
client satisfaction. Program
Manager / PMO Leader - EDS Payroll, Accounting and Financial, EDS, Plano, TX ·
Managed Plano
Solution Centre’s Organization Process Management (OPM) program. Responsible
for continuous quality improvement utilizing the Software Engineering
Institute’s (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) methodology,
enabling first EDS organization (250 people) to be formally appraisal at a
CMMI Level 3. As a direct result of operating at CMMI level 3, the
organization realized a substantial decrease in project and engineering
defects and increased overall client satisfaction. Center’s Organization
Process Management sited best in class by Lead Appraiser during CMMI
Appraisal. ·
Managed
System Engineering Process Group, a team of 12 subject matter experts,
including Metrics, Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, and Project
Management. Developed improved, managed and monitored organizational
processes and coordinated engineering activities resulting in an increase of
organization’s process maturity. Project
manager for Business Process Management (BPM) – Internet Billing (iBilling),
Plano, TX ·
Managed a
team of 10 Web developers/designers for the iBilling services for the eCharge
client. Delivery included web hosting and development of billing data
acquisition and bill presentment where consumers or merchants viewed and paid
bills over the Internet. This was a very complex project with numerous
interfaces to EDS’ mainframe systems that handled the financial transactions
for the Federal Reserve, credit bureau interfaces. Participated in sales
pursuits and contract wins including Sony and Blue Cross Blue Shield clients.
Project
Manager for AT&T Residential Billing, Dallas, TX ·
Managed
multiple development projects for the AT&T Residential Billing Account
including Billing, Collections, and Accounts Receivable systems.
Projects were multi-platform solutions including both Client Server and
Mainframe. Projects included Usage & Fraud Management ($3.5M
project with 34 resources, 8 functional systems impacted) and Risk Management
for N.Y. Local ($2.7 M project with over 10 resources and 6 functional
systems impacted). All projects managed within the AT&T
guidelines of supporting SEI CMMI compliance of Level 2 and 3. ·
Reduced
AT&T’s overall residential fraud expense. The Usage & Fraud
Management Project received recognition in Project Compliance based on Best
in Class measurements from the IT industry and Project Nomination AT&T
Software Quality of Excellence. Project
Manager Continental Airline’s for Unpublished Fare Systems, Denver, CO.
·
Manager of
team responsible for object oriented development of software to create and
maintain fare rule and restrictions for Continental’s Unpublished Fare
Maintenance system. ·
Integrated
Project Management (IPM) process was utilized to assist Denver Solution
Center to reach goal of becoming a level 2 organization for the SEI/CMM
initiative. Project
Manager for Dow Chemical client, Denver, CO and Midland, MI ·
Managed a
team of 12 developers to create a replacement for the Dow Chemical’s Call
Center software application and Mainframe infrastructure. Utilized an Agile
JAD/RAD approach for developing, which successfully allowed the users to be
involved with designing the UI. The solution was PC based Call Centre
using client server architecture and communications protocol infrastructure
along with software development. ·
Responsible
for planning, scheduling and task assignments, completing all salary
write-ups and team member reviews, negotiating and communicating project
status with account and Delivery Manager. Program
Manager for Federal Aviation Admin (FAA) client, Herndon, VA, Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil ·
Managed part
of a large International Infrastructure and Software conversion program for
the FAA client called CORN (Computer Resource Nucleus). Led a team of 6
project managers and 30 system engineers in Denver, CO to convert the FAA’s
Data General Applications to an IBM mainframe environment. Provided PM
consultation for Rio De Janeiro Best Shore projects as part of the CORN
conversion program. Acted as a focal point between the Herndon, Virginia
government account and project teams. Provided PM and technical leadership
for the end users at FAA sites including N.Y’s Kennedy airport and Fort
Worth’s DFW airport. Senior
Systems Engineer/Project Leader – EDS, 6/1985 – 3/1992, GM Financial Services Programmer
and Project lead for end to end projects at General Motors (GM), Flint and
Troy, MI in the GM financial services department. GM Accounting and
Accounts Payable/Receivable PM. Education and Certifications
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