Alan Previde

Orchestrated High-Impact IT Initiatives for Seamless Web, Mobile, and App Delivery

• Thrive in dynamic world of IT Agile Delivery, leading and nurturing high-performing teams dedicated to crafting exceptional web, mobile web, and app experiences
• Collaborating closely with senior leadership, actively shape strategic direction while vigilantly monitoring progress across teams, projects, and departmental initiatives, ensuring alignment with overarching company goals
• Adeptly manage and motivate teams to consistently deliver high-quality deliverables across IT spectrum, exceeding expectations
• Foster culture of productivity and performance through close mentorship, day-to-day operational oversight, and support for direct reports
• Oversee project assignment, definition, and compliance with IT standard operating procedures, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations and exceeding client expectations
• Successfully implemented Agile methodologies across functions, establishing squads and pods for enhanced efficiency and quicker value delivery
• Led comprehensive training initiatives across IT, Quality, Operations, Customer Services, and Executive teams, securing buy-in and fostering cross-functional collaboration
• Agile deployment facilitated rapid value delivery, building stronger relationships with business stakeholders and enhancing overall customer satisfaction
• Instituted robust framework for prioritizing business demands, conducting regular Program Increment reviews every quarter to maintain optimal project alignment and resource allocation
• Increased team productivity and project delivery success rates by 8%
• Reduced time-to-market for new digital initiatives by 15%
• Improved customer satisfaction through faster responsiveness and enhanced user experience
• Cultivated thriving Agile culture within IT department, boosting employee engagement and innovation.
• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
• Established team priorities, maintained schedules, and monitored performance.
• Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.

Streamlined Regulatory Processes and Boosted Inventory Analytics with Agile Transformations

• Spearheaded successful one-year GxP-compliant transformation of Veeva Vault RIM, establishing unified platform for regulatory drug documentation and submissions
• Led budget management from business case to forecast against actuals, ensuring financial alignment throughout program
• Delivered project in three iterative Agile releases, each encompassing rigorous validation testing, comprehensive user training, and seamless deployment
• Fostered close collaboration across three dedicated teams (integration, migration, and configuration) through effective backlog grooming, refinement, planning, and weekly sprint preparation, optimizing development agility
• Pioneered migration of clinical forecast system (GcP) from SMART to ANAPLAN, cloud-based platform, revolutionizing real-time inventory analytics and decision-making within development supply chain group
• This agile transformation delivered enhanced visibility, increased capacity, and improved forecasting accuracy within 9%, empowering data-driven decision-making across organization
• Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
• Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.
• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
• Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
• Through meticulous sprint planning and rigorous ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, user story grooming, demos, and retrospectives, Improved program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving solutions.
• Maintained exemplary project control, delivering within budget and ahead of schedule.
• Enhanced project visibility with regular status updates, leading to increased stakeholder engagement.
• Implemented risk management strategies to mitigate potential barriers to project success.
• Coached team members on professional development opportunities, contributing to improved overall performance.
• Ensured regulatory compliance by closely monitoring adherence to industry standards and guidelines throughout program lifecycle.

Led complex portfolio integrating various GxPs systems post-Shire acquisition, fostering cross-functional collaboration and rapid value delivery

• Led extensive business process reengineering, platform integration, and data migration efforts across vital workstreams like product complaints, supply chain, and supplier qualification
• Implemented portfolio review and business case submission process, ensuring IT projects deliver maximum business value
• Led bi-weekly releases (3–6-month cadence) with incremental value delivery, exceeding stakeholder expectations
• Built strong relationships across IT and business stakeholders, fostering culture of trust and transparency
• Streamlined key business processes across product complaints, supply chain, and supplier qualification, enhancing compliance and efficiency
• Managed data migrations, platform integration, and system configurations, ensuring GxP compliance and data integrity.
• Improved project efficiency by streamlining communication channels and optimizing resource allocation.
• Reduced program costs through diligent budget management and identifying areas for cost savings.

Strategic Leader & Resource Architect, delivering Value Through Financial Acumen and BI Implementation

• Excel at driving business impact through skillful leadership and financial management
• Established and led bi-weekly Business and Senior Leadership Steering Committee Meetings, fostering collaborative decision-making on $16.3M (2014) portfolio
• Partnered with business and project teams to develop robust financial business cases, ensuring sound resource allocation and portfolio optimization
• Managed overall functional budget, maintaining meticulous oversight of plan vs Actuals and forecasts
• Implemented structured system for resource allocation based on project phases ('active', 'approved', 'allocated'), maximizing resource utilization and efficiency
• Established preferred vendor list and negotiation thresholds for augmentation staff, streamlining procurement and driving cost savings
• Led successful implementation of $3.7M Business Intelligence program, delivering $5.6M Net Present Value (NPV)
• Significantly improved key performance metric reporting (revenue, profitability, customer attrition) through process optimization and increased data accessibility
• Enhanced cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder buy-in through effective steering committee leadership
• Secured optimal resource allocation and budget utilization, delivering significant cost savings
• Empowered data-driven decision-making with streamlined and insightful BI system, contributing to tangible business improvement.
• Enhanced portfolio performance by implementing effective investment strategies and risk management techniques.
• Increased client satisfaction by providing tailored financial advice and timely market updates.

Directed successful implementation of $3.5M Financial Risk and Fraud platform, empowering call center staff to identify and address suspicious card transactions with increased efficiency

• Led cross-functional team of 32 internal and vendor (Actimize) resources across California, New York, and Philippines, maximizing resource utilization and collaboration
• Proactively partnered with internal stakeholders and Actimize to: Define long-term strategic value and prioritize roll-out phases: Achieved buy-in and phased implementation aligned with business priorities
• Leveraged understanding of Actimize modules to create project artifacts like documentation, SOW approvals, flat-rate negotiations, and sprint management tools (Burndown, Roadmap, Release schedule)
• Facilitated daily Scrum meetings, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives, ensuring transparent communication and continuous improvement
• Increased efficiency in identifying and addressing suspicious transactions by 27%
• Achieved successful on-time, on-budget platform implementation within Y months
• Improved communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
• Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.