Customer focused, detailed project leader with 10+ years of expertise in large scale multi-platform system planning and integration spanning multiple industries. Creative and effective at aligning business strategy with objectives to achieve maximum outcomes.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Golf Associate
Dick’s Sporting Goods Golf
01.2021 - 01.2022
Interacted with customers to show passion, knowledge, dedication, and commitment to golf
Certified Callaway custom fitter.
Owner
DBA Design Your Own (PlayMakers)
West Des Moines, IA
01.2008 - 01.2021
Responsible for operations, quality assurance, accounting, marketing and leasing contract negotiations
Oversaw the product development, equipment procurement, sales and pricing, and budget management
Developed customized graphic design solutions for a variety of products and printing services
Hired, trained, managed and compensated staff
Developed social media strategy resulting in a 30% client increase by expanding outreach to 4 applications.
PlayMakers LLC
Des Moines, IA
01.2008 - 01.2021
Procured exclusive rights and distributed top globally recognized apparel brands
Conducted industry research, identified fashion trends, product sampling and determined product viability
Analyzed past present and future market and product trends
Executed vendor contracts, negotiating pricing and licensing agreements
Ensured product quality and pricing profitability and competitiveness
Integrated and customized new technologies to optimize the apparel product quality.
Independent Consultant/Owner
Advanced Solution Corp
01.2003 - 01.2010
Software Engineer
Sprint Communications
Overland Park, KS
01.2001 - 01.2003
Accenture Consultant
Sprint Communications
Kansas City, MO
01.2000 - 01.2001
Project Manager Scientist
Pace Analytical
Lenexa, KS
01.1999 - 01.2000
Managed projects for fortune 500 companies (e.g., BP Amoco, Hershey’s & Friskies) in excess of $2M in revenue.
Program Manager SME Consultant
Nextel Partners Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN
Led Revenue Assurance evaluation for Wireless Number Portability and completed end-to-end application, processes and testing validation for launch command center Porting Phase II.
Project Manager
GeoLearning Inc.
West Des Moines, IA
Developed and implemented North America launch for Teletech University.
QA Test Lead Manager
Wells Fargo
Des Moines, IA
Created and implemented daily Issues log meeting and drove issue resolution
Composed and tracked use cases, test scenarios, test scripts, and results.
Director of Project Management Office
Red 5 Interactive Inc
West Des Moines, IA
Defined scope, success criteria and established delivery schedule
Managed resources, project budgets and customer expectation.
Senior Project Manager
Executive Project Management Office
Des Moines, IA
Executed project management routines according to SDLC-Waterfall Development
Removed impediments to ensure projects delivered on-time and within budget.
Senior Project Manager
Concorde Acceptance Corp.
Dallas, TX
Executed project management routines according to Agile within a distributed scrum team
Increased product quality and client confidence by reducing production defects and system downtime
Provided oversight and governance release schedules for the loan origination applications.
Education
Skills
Business acumen
Budgeting
Vendor and contract negotiations
Joint application development (JAD) sessions
Testing and quality insurance
Strategic planning & Implementation
Process Improvement
Affiliations
Project Management Institute
Scrum Alliance
Certification
Certified ScrumMaster
Executive Management Leadership: Leadership through people skills
Related Experience
Independent Consultant/Owner, Advanced Solution Corp, 2003 - 2010, Program Manager SME Consultant, Nextel Partners Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, Led Revenue Assurance evaluation for Wireless Number Portability and completed end-to-end application, processes and testing validation for launch command center Porting Phase II., Project Manager, GeoLearning Inc., West Des Moines, IA, Developed and implemented North America launch for Teletech University., QA Test Lead Manager, Wells Fargo, Des Moines, IA, Created and implemented daily Issues log meeting and drove issue resolution, Composed and tracked use cases, test scenarios, test scripts, and results, Director of Project Management Office, Red 5 Interactive Inc, West Des Moines, IA, Defined scope, success criteria and established delivery schedule, Managed resources, project budgets and customer expectation, Senior Project Manager, Executive Project Management Office, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA, Executed project management routines according to SDLC-Waterfall Development., Removed impediments to ensure projects delivered on-time and within budget, Senior Project Manager, Concorde Acceptance Corp., Dallas, TX, Executed project management routines according to Agile within a distributed scrum team., Increased product quality and client confidence by reducing production defects and system downtime., Provided oversight and governance release schedules for the loan origination applications
Software Engineer, Sprint Communications, Overland Park, KS, 2001 - 2003, Coordinated multiple projects as the Project Manager, Business Analyst, and SME for Wireless Local Number Portability (WLNP) - $150M project that impacted over 72 Sprint PCS applications, Conducted JAD sessions, project meetings, reviews, and walkthroughs to gather and create business requirements, Appointed the SME of the Federal Communications Commission Wireless Local Number Portability (The largest telecommunication project in history federally mandated), Established Project Management Professional (PMP) certification course for Sprint and Sprint PCS employees/contractors
Accenture Consultant, Sprint Communications, Kansas City, MO, 2000 - 2001, Oversaw multiple application releases through the ITPF (Information Technology Process Flow), Served as the Program Manager in charge of determining, tracking and communicating impacts to all teams and central point of contact for the product test environment
Project Manager Scientist, Pace Analytical, Lenexa, KS, 1999 - 2000, Managed projects for fortune 500 companies (e.g., BP Amoco, Hershey’s & Friskies) in excess of $2M in revenue.
Golf Associate, Dick’s Sporting Goods Golf (2021- 2022), Austad’s Golf – (2022 – Present), 2021 - Present, Interacted with customers to show passion, knowledge, dedication, and commitment to golf, Certified Callaway custom fitter
Owner, DBA Design Your Own (PlayMakers), West Des Moines, IA, 2008 - 2021, A custom digital on-demand printing, laser engraving and embroidery retail store for same day service, Responsible for operations, quality assurance, accounting, marketing and leasing contract negotiations, Oversaw the product development, equipment procurement, sales and pricing, and budget management, Developed customized graphic design solutions for a variety of products and printing services., Hired, trained, managed and compensated staff, Developed social media strategy resulting in a 30% client increase by expanding outreach to 4 applications
PlayMakers LLC, Des Moines, IA, 2008 - 2021, A leading sports apparel retailer, Procured exclusive rights and distributed top globally recognized apparel brands, Conducted industry research, identified fashion trends, product sampling and determined product viability, Analyzed past present and future market and product trends, Executed vendor contracts, negotiating pricing and licensing agreements, Ensured product quality and pricing profitability and competitiveness, Integrated and customized new technologies to optimize the apparel product quality
Tools Applications
Project Management Software: Primavera
Jira
Base camp
MS Office Suite
Methodology Analysis
Waterfall
Agile
Hybrid. RAD/JAD
RUP
Cost benefit analysis
Impact analysis
ROI analysis
Revenue assurance evaluation
Work Availability
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