OBJECTIVE:

EXPERIENCE:

9/2015 - 11/2015

Industry: Legal Services

Project Manager

Managed a few small projects to upgrade applications and /or move functionality from one application to another and sunset the legacy application. Coordinated activities between a variety of technical and business users to accomplish project objectives.

2/2015 - 7/2015

Industry: Manufacturing - Other

Project Manager

Managed several concurrent projects as part of a larger program. Worked with enterprise PMO & shared services personnel, division end users, BA’s, Developers, and external vendors. Projects included expansion of JDE usage, non-ERP software & infrastructure upgrades, and acquisition & deployment of mobile hardware.

3/2013 - 10/2014

Industry: Manufacturing - Other

Project Manager

Project Recovery – Backfill PM on a long-term, troubled project. Worked with existing Development team to re-estimate an existing definition of scope. Aggressively managed scope to that definition while working with business SME’s and Dev. Team to work through details uncovered in remaining Development and testing to meet minimum business needs for an initial release. Hit three interim Mile-Stones to help re-establish IT credibility with executive management and end-user community. Delivered initial release within target date range.

8/2010 - 11/2012

Release / Project Manager

(new position at company), coordinating promotion of new code between environments for existing products and new SaaS products. Revived/revised/extended discontinued process and tools to enable communication and scheduling across departments. Also stepped in as Project Manager on larger corporate projects when needed, including corporate Financials replacement, and third-party licensing of one product.

6/2009 - 8/2010

Project Manager

Lead implementation projects for a new SaaS product for many SPS Customers. Worked with Customers, Product Managers, Architects, and Development to define additional product functionality. Assisted in defining processes and procedures, and standards for these implementation projects going forward. Assisted with creation of User Documentation for the new product.

4/2008 - 12/2008

Industry: Healthcare Services

Consulting Project Manager - Software

Interim lead of a ten-plus person IT department at Medical Advanced Pain Specialists (MAPS). A product extension had been developed and sold to several outside clinics. The shop had grown organically with personnel self-taught in development. I introduced processes standard to the IT industry, but not practiced at this shop. Improved project prioritization & approval, design, testing, and documentation. Worked with executive management to help define strategy for the group. Worked with sales to support a new product/service offering that included the product extension as part of the offering.

8/2007 - 3/2008

Industry: Business Services - Other

Consulting Project Manager - Software

Project Manager in the Project Management Office of Verifications, Inc., a background investigation company. Provided managerial production support for a legacy Software as a Service (SaaS) product and also managed migration from legacy to new product for external clients. Worked with a remote, contract, Agile Development team to design and add client specific requirements to the product prior to roll-out. Role included interaction with clients, operations, sales, development, third-party providers, and management.

3/2007 - 7/2007

Industry: Financial Services

Consulting Project Manager - Software

Managed an onshore/offshore team to convert custom electronic document content from a legacy platform/application to a new platform/application. Other responsibilities include managing constantly changing priorities as new customers implement the new software, selling partner businesses to include their own content in the new application to benefit mutual customers, and managing addition and maintenance of custom content on legacy applications with an installed base of over 3,000 customers.

10/2006 - 2/2007

Industry: Healthcare Services

Consulting Project Manager - Software

Managed project to add Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionality to a software product targeted at / supporting the Assisted Living / Eldercare industry using an on-shore / off-shore model. Requirements, BA, Data, and UAT performed on-shore. While code development took place in Minsk, Belarus.

8/1991 - 8/2006

Industry: Computer/IT Services

Principal Consultant

Multiple client engagements and internal responsibilities.

1/2001 - 5/2001

Consulting Project Manager - Software

Leadership and Management- Drove, to closure, the final phase of a troubled $1.5 million, two-year project to develop a 3-tier application supporting management of territories, commissions and royalties. The seven member testing team hit the client’s aggressive, hard date for production. Additional revenue was generated through identification and documentation of out-of-scope activities asked of the team.

8/1988 - 2/1991

Industry: Computer/IT Services

Consultant

Various IT releated engagements, including package implementation, business and systems assessments, development of operating procedures, etc.

8/1985 - 3/1988

Industry: Computer/IT Services

Consultant

Various IT related engagements including analysis, design and development of application systems.

1/1981 - 7/1985

Industry: Manufacturing - Other

Programmer / Analyst I & II

Responsible for several manufacturing support applications including Inventory, Shop Floor Routing, & Purchasing. Also worked with Scheduling, Financials, Bills of Material and CAD systems.

EDUCATION:

12/1980

Bachelor's Degree

CERTIFICATION:

SKILLS:

Skill Name

Skill Level

AFFILIATIONS:

Project Management Institute

Member / PMP