Damien C. McCormick, PMP
Boley,OK
Summary
Results-driven Project Manager with a strong belief in the power of data-driven software improvement. Proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional teams and delivering high-quality projects within budget and timeline constraints. Adept at leveraging data insights to drive strategic decision-making and optimize project outcomes. Demonstrated expertise in agile methodologies and a passion for continuous process improvement. Committed to fostering collaborative environments that encourage innovation, creativity, and success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager - Data
Office Of Management And Enterprise Services, Ok.
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
- Led cross-functional teams for successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
- Mentored junior project managers and team members to enhance their skills and career growth.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, identifying risks and mitigation strategies for timely completion.
Product Owner (Consultant)
Univision Radio - Digital Streaming
12.2017 - 08.2021
- Led Product Discovery for Uforia digital product relaunch to establish requirements.
- Coordinated business unit requirements across Univision to ensure relaunch product matched organization direction.
- Prepared and administered RFP for development team selection.
- Conducted comprehensive vendor evaluations and recommendations for re-launch development team.
- Managed all technical efforts for Uforia relaunch and Napster partnership for official launch at 2019 SXSW.
- Overall Product Owner efforts for Uforia product post relaunch - development team, design team, QA team management, and stakeholder management.
- Managed Alexa skill implementation for Uforia.
- Led an increase in overall app usage as measured by Total Listening Hours.
- Managed contracting for 3rd party inputs and integrations into the Uforia ecosystem.
- Managed all Roadmap and Backlog prioritization using Agile methodology.
Product Owner (Consultant)
Left Brain, LLC
11.2020 - 06.2021
- Led full Product Discovery to align stakeholder vision to technical requirements and MVP backlog.
- Prepared and administered RFP for development team selection.
- Conducted comprehensive vendor evaluation.
- Setup all product management tools for post launch administration of Uforia.
- Architected complete digital ecosystem for VIP membership, gaming, and digital payment experiences.
- Developed bespoke technical workflow for support of Left Brain membership process.
- Managed all roadmap and backlog prioritization.
- Managed product marketing for subscription based services.
Product Owner (Consultant)
Akara Parnters
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Oversaw Product Discovery to align stakeholder vision to technical requirements and MVP platform feature set plan.
- Led design/business requirements alignment process - mockups, sign-off points, user flows.
- Led Mobile App development for iOS and Android platforms.
- Managed technical team audit and replacement process for new development team.
- Translated high-level business requirements to technical user stories for the development team.
- Conducted comprehensive vendor evaluations for ecosystem inputs.
- Setup all Product Management tools for post launch administration of the product.
- Developed a bespoke technical workflow for a Membership process.
- Integrated org specific payment flows with platform management systems.
- Created additional revenue streams and supporting workflows for tenant revenue share.
- Managed all Roadmap and Backlog prioritization.
Consultant
Miami Heat - Heat Mobile App
03.2018 - 09.2018
- Assisted in ideation for additional cashless/ contactless payment and check-in systems.
- Assisted in use case creation and workflow documentation for Heat mobile app.
- Researched and vetted integration needs and partners for future use-cases.
Solutions Architecture and Program Manager
Phunware
09.2014 - 11.2017
- Program Manager for Enterprise media applications including CBS Now AppleTV and Mobile App, and La Musica digital streaming app.
- Solutions architecture for multi-use case, based mobile access control for Property Markets Group residential portfolio.
- Managed white label mobile application for Verizon residential portfolio.
- Oversaw Indoor wayfinding implementation for Enterprise orgs including hospitals (Dignity, Miami Children’s), airports (Houston Airport Systems, Toronto Person), and malls (Brickell City Center, Macerich).
- Deployed resident facing mobile applications forupscale residential properties (Crescent Heights, Jade Ocean, Mandarin Oriental).
- Cultivated and maintained industry relationships and customer partnerships to capitalize on opportunities and maximize business success.
- Participated in planning clients' entire product development lifecycle for customer-facing solutions.
- Collaborated with designers, developers and engineers to bring technical solutions to life.
- Reviewed proposed vendor solutions to address different business needs.
- Created proprietary vendor evaluation process.
- Managed SOW contract development, pricing and status updates.
- Managed development teams as a strategic Program/Product suite, utilizing Agile and Safe methodologies.
- Manager for a variety of industry applications - retail, media and entertainment, residential, and other vertical solutions - leading design, development, and QA teams through to application launch.
Project Manager (Consultant)
Specific-Group USA
04.2011 - 09.2014
- Managed deliverables of projects according to requirements of clients.
- Gathered client requirements and recommend software solutions for clients.
- Managed Project Team through all phases of Software Development Lifecycle.
- Delivered mobile application projects (Java/Android, iOS/Objective C, Hybrid Apps/HTML5), and Web application projects (ASP.NET, Groovy Grails, PHP, C#) to customer satisfaction.
- Managed Project budget and cost/effort forecasting for all client engagements.
Project Manager
Byte Managers
09.2010 - 04.2011
- Assessed client needs, recommended solutions, managed project deliverables.
- Standardized business processes, saved company $20K during standardization.
- Reported project costs and revenue directly to the CEO.
- Developed company wide vendor relations process for use with acquired product data.
- Coordinated efforts between U.S. and global project resources.
- Managed project budgets including cost and effort forecasting.
- Led a team of 20 project related individuals.
Project Manager
University Of Chicago
05.2003 - 08.2010
- Streamlined voip telephone implementation process for the entire university (approx. 15,000 end users).
- Implemented time and attendance project throughout various departments of the university.
- Maintained all processes related to requirement gathering, process development, and status reporting.
- Designed and executed test scripts for implementation of electronic time and attendance system.
- Streamlined testing and process methodology.
- Supervised 12 testers.
- Worked with deployment and departmental teams training end users.
- Managed $100K database migration project from ms access to ms sql server environment.
- Identified departmental processes in order to capture relevant data for use in buildout of new database.
- Established quality control processes to ensure data was captured correctly.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, ILSkills
- Product Ownership
- Product Discovery
- Stakeholder Management
- Agile Methodology
- Solutions Architecture
- Integration Management
- Product Development
- E-Commerce Implementation and Management
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Data Capture & Analysis Strategy
- Research Documentation
- Vendor Evaluation
- Contracting and Negotiations
Affiliations
- - Rural Water District 1, Okfuskee County, Chairman
- - Volunteer Firefighter, Boley, OK
- - USMC veteran
Certification
- Project Management Strategy - University of Chicago, Graham School of Professional Studies
- PMI Certification - Project Management Professional (since 2010)
Timeline
Senior Project Manager - Data
Office Of Management And Enterprise Services, Ok.
01.2022 - 05.2022
Product Owner (Consultant)
Left Brain, LLC
11.2020 - 06.2021
Consultant
Miami Heat - Heat Mobile App
03.2018 - 09.2018
Product Owner (Consultant)
Akara Parnters
01.2018 - 03.2019
Product Owner (Consultant)
Univision Radio - Digital Streaming
12.2017 - 08.2021
Solutions Architecture and Program Manager
Phunware
09.2014 - 11.2017
Project Manager (Consultant)
Specific-Group USA
04.2011 - 09.2014
Project Manager
Byte Managers
09.2010 - 04.2011
Project Manager
University Of Chicago
05.2003 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Illinois At Chicago
- Project Management Strategy - University of Chicago, Graham School of Professional Studies
- PMI Certification - Project Management Professional (since 2010)
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