Arianna Lehman
Pleasant Hill,CA
Summary
Forthcoming Project Leader with exceptional communication and brainstorming talents. Manages time effectively and accurately monitors progress of projects. Adept at providing hands-on project leadership to team members. Committed to keeping team in check and focused on goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PMO Governance Specialist, Project Leader
Edward Jones
10.2022 - 04.2024
- Coaches, mentors, and assists Project and Value Team leaders on project management processes, performance documentation, and monthly governance committee requests
- Produce analysis, insights, and recommendations for project and value team delivery
- Work with stakeholders to identify resources and consultant availability, funding and vendor requests, postproduction service and support needs
- Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Information Technology Specialist I
California Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Department of Justice
09.2020 - 10.2022
- Independent oversight of information technology (IT) projects
- Manage activities based on industry best practices and alignment with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and California Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s vision, goals, and objectives
- Prepare formal reports of oversight findings and recommendations and other relevant documents to control agencies
- Prepare and assist the project management team and the Project Management Office (PMO) in the preparation of all Stage/Gate (Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) and CA-Project Management Framework (CA-PMF) artifact reports
- As a subject matter expert conduct monthly Steering Committee presentations, provide the latest project oversight metrics, evaluations, and recommendations
- Train and coach and steer project managers on the latest project management methods, policies, and procedures
- Raise, escalate, and delegate potential project Risks, Issues, and Observations.
IT Project Administrator
San Francisco Federal Credit Union
11.2018 - 08.2020
- Project Manager for technology projects ranging from equipment and software upgrades to website and mobile platform redesigns, and M&A deals
- Worked with the team, to gather project requirements, fill out project paperwork, initiate processes, and start project administration
- Request SharePoint project sites, for tracking timelines and tasks, project paperwork, and status updates
- Conduct vendor conference calls to ask requirement questions, record meeting minutes and action items
- Perform vendor due diligence, deep dives, and build vendor profiles
- Negotiate contracts, discuss terms and conditions, and perform pricing projections
- Design software training materials and built SharePoint sites, training classes, shortcuts, and videos
- Monitor and track project progress, suggest additional resources and actions, to resolve any potential performance issues or migrate risks.
Senior Operations Consultant
Bank of America
06.2017 - 11.2018
- Project Manager for web applications payment portal implementations
- Drove strategic projects from business requirements to solution development to execution
- Worked with vendors to arrange site change requests, trouble shoot technical problems and arrange for custom development solutions
- Team directed product migrations from discontinued to upgraded production options
- Implemented SharePoint site design, with new pages, applications, and navigation
- Created custom field calculations, filtered lists, and a variety of team performance charts.
Executive Assistant
Career Group / Goldman Sachs
06.2016 - 04.2017
- Supported Investment Banking and Merchant Banking Divisions Teams
- Coordinated executive meetings, executive travel, and road shows
- Processed expense reports and weekly payroll records
- Researched economic and industry news.
Business System Administrator II
Bank of the West / BNP
05.2014 - 12.2015
- Provided SharePoint and Enablon development and administration and report support
- Streamlined weekly reporting process via SharePoint sites, Access databases and VBA macros
- SharePoint administrator for ORM, GRC, and Regulatory Relations sites
- Co-Developed Exam Management Tool Regulatory letter tracking site
- Worked with Project Manager on Site Development project requirements, agendas, documentation, and progress reports
- Site development support, InfoPath forms, workflows, and custom views
- Point person for software, technical questions, and reporting support
- Updated Regulatory Relations report dashboards, forms, and workflows
- Created pivot tables, v-lookups and complex formulas.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA06-1992
Skills
- Project management
- Waterfall, Agile, and/or hybrid Practices
- SharePoint Admin
- Regulatory Audits, Risk Management, and Operational Risk
- Training and Job aids
- Communication, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, critical thinking and negotiating skills
- Problem solving and critical thinking capabilities
- Point person for software, technical, and VBA automation questions
- Resource and Funding Allocation
- Quality Assurance
- Problem-solving abilities
- Data Analysis
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Time management abilities
- Idea Development and Brainstorming
- Issue Research
- Analytical Skills
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Continuous Improvement
Certification
- PMI: PMP and CAPM
- CERTIFIED Scrum master
- FEMA Emergency Management.
- SAFe Lean Portfolio Management
- Safe Scrum Master Course
Courses Completed
- Access
- Excel
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- SharePoint and SharePoint Designer
- C++
- PMI Project Management
- SAFe Lean Project Management
- ScRum Master
- FEMA emergency management
Communication Skills
- Clarity Single Source of Project Financial Truth Presentation
- EPPL COP Networking and Newsletter Coordinator
Timeline
PMO Governance Specialist, Project Leader
Edward Jones
10.2022 - 04.2024
Information Technology Specialist I
California Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Department of Justice
09.2020 - 10.2022
IT Project Administrator
San Francisco Federal Credit Union
11.2018 - 08.2020
Senior Operations Consultant
Bank of America
06.2017 - 11.2018
Executive Assistant
Career Group / Goldman Sachs
06.2016 - 04.2017
Business System Administrator II
Bank of the West / BNP
05.2014 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
UC Santa Cruz