ASHLEY VANSELOW
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Accomplished senior project manager, program manager, and leader with a strong technical background. Specializes in project delivery, stakeholder relationships, budgeting, cross-functional teamwork, and project management methodologies. Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and quickly adapts to new technologies. Possesses excellent time management skills, consistently meeting aggressive deadlines and driving successful results. Utilizes innovative thinking and applies project management frameworks to achieve team and organizational goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Project Manager Lead / Program Manager
General Mills
11.2022 - Current
- Manages programs across multiple value streams with complex project requirements
- Responsible for managing project team of 20+ individuals and accountable for delivering business objectives
- Leads program level meetings with leadership and is responsible for communicating statuses and risks
- Creates and oversees yearly program budgets of 3 million+; including internal and consultant labor, and other various project and technology expenses
- Fosters a strong team culture and creates a good environment where all team members can do their best
- Facilitates communication among team members to solve complex technical challenges.
- Defines scope, identifies risks and mitigation strategies, tracks performance and allocates team resources
- Creates and manages strategic program requirements and works with stakeholders to help define priorities
- Experience with Agile and traditional project management methodologies and ways of working
Principal IT Project Manager and Program Manager
Bright Health
11.2020 - 11.2022
- Manages complex data integrations with multiple workstreams, technical solutions and stakeholders
- Oversees Scrum team and ensures success of new product features and enhancements for technical platform
- Defines organizational goals through roadmap planning at a program level
- Leads technical team through ideation, testing, development, and deployment
- Partners with Marketing team to accelerate development of technical products in new markets
- Supports growth of the PMO team by assisting with hiring and mentoring new Project Managers
Senior IT Project Manager
M Health Fairview
08.2019 - 11.2020
- Managed the delivery of multiple infrastructure, and technical projects
- Managed project managers on the PMO team and helped support their development and career goals
- Launched new health care portal that helped increase customer volume and user experience
- Presented project health and accomplishments to leadership at monthly governance meetings
IT Project Manager
Life Time
12.2018 - 08.2019
- Led project team through various phases of the SDLC
- Defined and managed project scope, timeline, profitability, budget, and delivery of technical solutions
- Managed project ideation period and partnered with Solution Architects and Engineers
- Coordinated final delivery of product applications
- Measured product success rates and analyzed metrics to continue improving profitability
IT Project Manager/Scrum Master
Be the Match-NMDP
11.2015 - 12.2018
- Managed capacity and resources for a dedicated Scrum team
- Guided the team on Agile/Scrum practices using Azure DevOps and JIRA
- Communicated and presented monthly status updates to senior leadership
IT Project Manager
Best Buy Corporate
07.2013 - 06.2015
- Project Manager of E-commerce website and technical projects
- Responsible for developing project scope, timeline, strategy briefs and delivering status reports
Project Manager
Thomson Reuters – FindLaw
07.2011 - 07.2013
- Enhanced website user experience by implementing responsive design and intuitive navigation features.
- Improved search engine rankings through strategic SEO implementation on client websites.
Systems Analyst / IT Project Manager
Securian Financial Group
04.2010 - 07.2011
- Provided technical support, resolving IT issues to maximize productivity for team members.
- Delivered assistance and support for team-based IT projects.
Education
B.B.A - MIS - Management Information Systems
University of Minnesota Duluth
Skills
- Program planning
- Portfolio management
- Scrum master
- Agile best practices
- Customer engagement
- Risk management
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Detail-oriented
- Budget planning
Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - Scrum Alliance.
Timeline
IT Project Manager Lead / Program Manager
General Mills
11.2022 - Current
Principal IT Project Manager and Program Manager
Bright Health
11.2020 - 11.2022
Senior IT Project Manager
M Health Fairview
08.2019 - 11.2020
IT Project Manager
Life Time
12.2018 - 08.2019
IT Project Manager/Scrum Master
Be the Match-NMDP
11.2015 - 12.2018
IT Project Manager
Best Buy Corporate
07.2013 - 06.2015
Project Manager
Thomson Reuters – FindLaw
07.2011 - 07.2013
Systems Analyst / IT Project Manager
Securian Financial Group
04.2010 - 07.2011
B.B.A - MIS - Management Information Systems
University of Minnesota Duluth
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