BYRON DOXEY
Senior Project Manager/IT Consultant
Spring,TX
Summary
Successful Senior Project Manager offering 15+ years of experience in demanding environments focused on producing cutting-edge designs for Information Technology, Travel, Retail and Toll industries. Skilled in directing development with creative and performance-oriented approach. Well-organized and customer-focused with proven skills in project management and team leadership.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Senior IT Consultant
Deem
Oakland, CA
02.2020 - Current
- Created managed service provider statement of work agreements for Engineering - Go To Market (GTM) organization.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Developed and implemented production process for travel platform planned and unplanned production releases deploying over 50+ successful releases.
- Managed onboarding and management of all external offshore managed service providers supporting GTM.
- Coordinated efficient large-scale software deployments across multiple organizations (Customer Experience, Product, Engineering, Cloud Operations)
Senior Release Manager
JCPenney
Plano, TX
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Managed 5+ multiple releases across various platforms and within diverse portfolios.
- Collected, modeled and analyzed data in order to make proactive adjustments to plans and meet all milestones.
- Chaired daily project meetings using Agile methodologies and Scrum formats with 6+ cross-functional teams.
- Collaborated with software development project departments to align engineering efforts towards prescribed release schedule deadlines.
- Planned and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals, enabling parties to meet and discuss project progress.
- Managed and motivated project teams to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive.
- Built and utilized reporting systems to keep customers and management in loop with latest information.
Senior Project Manager
Harris County Toll Road Authority
Houston, TX
04.2017 - 01.2018
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Recorded all project costs and expenses and aligned with project budget.
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
- Monitored contracts of 100M+ and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
Chief of Staff
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Houston, TX
11.2015 - 04.2017
- Supervised staff 25+ resources and participated in hiring, training and performance evaluations to establish and enforce policies and procedures for business functions.
- Managed business operations while overseeing contractors and consultants to verify on-time completion of key deliverables.
- Performed financial and managerial analyses to evaluate data and make recommendations, prepare financial reports and projections and conduct presentations.
- Attended meetings to make informed business decisions, provide administrative support and evaluate progress toward goals and objectives.
Senior Project Manager
Hewlett Packard
Houston, TX
05.2004 - 11.2015
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Managed engineering team of 30+ onshore and offshore to build proprietary application within aggressive cost and time constraints.
- Monitored contracts of 50M+ and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
- Developed procedures to update E-Configure Graphical User Interface and other software in terms of compliant information and collected compliance data.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
Education
Master of Science - Project Management
Boston University
Boston, MABBA - Business Administration
Faulkner University
Montgomery, ALSkills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Managing Remote Teams
- Client/Customer Relationship
- Agile Scrum Methodology
- Cost Control
- Organization and Time Management
- Training and Development
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Excellent Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Technical Writing
- Project Management
- Software release management
- Software deployment management
- Schedule management
- Client liaison
- Project Scheduling
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Planning and Coordination
- Attention to Detail
Certification
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute - 2005 - 2025, 221525
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance - 000341309
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell
Timeline
Senior IT Consultant
Deem
02.2020 - Current
Senior Release Manager
JCPenney
01.2018 - 01.2020
Senior Project Manager
Harris County Toll Road Authority
04.2017 - 01.2018
Chief of Staff
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
11.2015 - 04.2017
Senior Project Manager
Hewlett Packard
05.2004 - 11.2015
Master of Science - Project Management
Boston University
BBA - Business Administration
Faulkner University
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