Geneva Paliwodzinski
Phoenix,United States
Summary
Accomplished Project and Program Director extensive experience in Information Technology and Business Consulting including software development and delivery, cloud migration and optimization, business process design, enterprise software implementation, Agile Methodologies, and data and system integrations.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, IT Business Systems
Synergos Companies
11.2020 - Current
- Effectively sets, prioritizes, and executes on IT strategy through collaboration and coordinates initiatives with the needs of the organization
- Partners with key stakeholders to evolve and modernize operations to scale in order to meet strategic goals, identifying potential areas for efficiency through technology throughout the organization
- Participates with external consultants in conducting due diligence during M&A activities
- Reviews the company’s current practices for system security and data integrity and ensures compliance and industry best practices and acts as technical liaison to parent company, planning and executing on quarterly and yearly compliance requirements.
Business and Technology Consultant
SEI
05.2019 - 11.2020
- Leverage experience in technology project management, system implementations and business process optimization to deliver solutions to complex problems
- Deliver IT project management solutions across a broad portfolio of clients seeking tangible and accelerated business transformation
- Conduct system assessments in order to determine optimal functionality and design commensurate supporting processes
- Engage with client stakeholders at all levels to define and implement technology solutions and roadmap.
Director, Cloud Services
Unicon, Inc.
10.2016 - 04.2019
- Management of Cloud Services program focused on implementing and delivering cloud consulting and support for application hosting and managed services
- Program Area Lead responsible for the overall management, strategy, and financials of the program
- Increased operational efficiency and cost management of AWS resources by 30% during tenure by implementing comprehensive governance
- Accountable for the utilization and resource management of cloud administrator team, program process definition and management defining including client implementation plans and internal change requests
- Lead client projects related to cloud migration, consulting and environment deployments.
Director, Project Management
06.2011 - 10.2016
- Responsible for the management of higher education technology projects following an Agile methodology including management of resources, budget, forecasting and timelines
- Functioned as Scrum Master coordinating regular Agile activities such as daily scrums, retrospectives, demonstrations, and planning sessions
- Supported the digital transformation efforts of publishing clients by providing product roadmap and development of custom software to align with business and educational delivery goals.
Managing Director
CampusLogic
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Responsible for project management activities, including managing timelines, resources and budgets, for internal and external projects for higher education clients
- Assessed and coordinated activities necessary to transition clients into shared services center
- Managed consulting practice responsible for providing consulting, short-term staffing and process improvement services to colleges and universities
- Directed departments responsible for Regulatory Compliance and Training to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
Applications Lead
Manpower (formerly COMSYS)
02.2009 - 08.2010
- Managed the workload and project priorities for the technology team in support of a proprietary vendor management system, including release planning and project management
- Acted as primary contact between the business user community and the technology team in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs including implementation analysis and support
- Engaged in business process redesign and create business requirements and documentation as needed for technology enhancements
- Identified and addressed business and technical tasks, scope, and issues during the project lifecycle in accordance with the defined SDLC, conducted quality assurance and regression testing in support of application release.
Senior Business Analyst
TSYS Acquiring Solutions
06.2008 - 02.2009
- Interacted with business, client and technology partners to analyze changes to current processes and systems based upon project requests
- Acted in a Lead position on projects, managing tasks and assigned resources
- Facilitated team meetings and JAD sessions to define and document business requirements
- Created supporting functional design documentation and diagrams and conduct peer evaluations to support requirements.
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Cology Inc.
04.2006 - 06.2008
- Responsible for the prioritization and delivery of all corporate level projects, including new products and strategic initiatives
- Developed and managed team responsible for all aspects of client implementations including initial assessment, system implementation and training
- Managed client relationship throughout the client implementation process, negotiating all potential issues
- Functioned as main point of contact between Operations and Development team in assessing system enhancements and addressing production issues, developed business requirements, process improvements and project plans in order to ensure successful delivery of projects.
Senior Business Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation
04.2002 - 03.2006
- Involved with large scale implementation of web-based Medicaid claims processing and adjudication system including system design, user testing, use case development and process analysis
- Responsible for analyzing and documenting system functionality issues with related business rules and collaborating with application developers towards resolution
- Leverage knowledge and experiences in business process redesign and systems development in order to recommend process improvements
- Assess and estimate workload in order to manage releases and costs related to design and system infrastructure changes.
Project Manager
Intelligent System Solutions
04.2001 - 04.2002
- Managed project timelines, budgets and deliverables for application upgrades and enhancements
- Conducted process assessments on an ongoing basis in order to recommend best practice solutions
- Performed as business analyst for industry specific software applications for client in the banking/lending industry
- Created and documented processes and procedures related to processing of loan origination documentation and system applications.
Business Consulting, Experienced Senior Consultant
Arthur Andersen
08.1997 - 09.2000
- Managed comprehensive operation for student financial aid processing in a shared service environment for self-directed teams consisting of 90+ individuals
- Involved in planning and implementation of business process outsourcing engagement for a large private university
- Conducted assessments of complex business processes in order to provide integrated solution.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Business Communications
Arizona State University
Skills
- Technical Project Management
- Agile/Scrum Project Delivery
- Cloud Strategy Planning and Migrations
- Technology and Operations Modernization
- Project and Program Leadership
- Security and Identity and Access Management
- System Assessments
- Requirements Analysis
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Director, IT Business Systems
Synergos Companies
11.2020 - Current
Business and Technology Consultant
SEI
05.2019 - 11.2020
Director, Cloud Services
Unicon, Inc.
10.2016 - 04.2019
Director, Project Management
06.2011 - 10.2016
Managing Director
CampusLogic
08.2010 - 05.2011
Applications Lead
Manpower (formerly COMSYS)
02.2009 - 08.2010
Senior Business Analyst
TSYS Acquiring Solutions
06.2008 - 02.2009
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Cology Inc.
04.2006 - 06.2008
Senior Business Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation
04.2002 - 03.2006
Project Manager
Intelligent System Solutions
04.2001 - 04.2002
Business Consulting, Experienced Senior Consultant
Arthur Andersen
08.1997 - 09.2000
Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Business Communications
Arizona State University
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