George Welch
Beaumont,CA
Summary
Dynamic Technical Program Manager with a proven track record at The Walt Disney Company, excelling in project delivery and risk management. Achieved over 16% cost savings through strategic budget forecasting and cross-functional collaboration, while enhancing team efficiency with agile methodologies. Recognized for effective communication and data visualization skills in driving project success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Program Manager
The Walt Disney Company
Burbank
04.2024 - Current
- Employed project management collaboration platforms, including Smartsheet, JIRA, MS Project, SharePoint, Slack, and Confluence, to monitor tasks and report on project delivery progress.
- Developed forecasts, financial plans, and budgets to manage resources efficiently, achieving timely project completion and over 16% cost savings for the company.
- Facilitated smooth migration experiences for clients by overseeing deliverables and achieving the target go-live date with a 93% success rate.
- Adapts to team project planning needs using methodologies like agile, waterfall, and Scrum, while producing status reports and holding review meetings.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance team efficiency and communication.
Technical Program Manager ii
Playstation
San Diego, CA
01.2022 - 03.2024
- Led strategic planning sessions with senior studio executives to review progress, tackle issues, and set priorities for PlayStation Studios and Global Sony IT.
- Oversaw the overall health of 5 projects by tracking KPIs related to AWS Cloud Zero Trust, Open VPN, IT Colocation Move, and Security Endpoints Saturation enterprise software against established milestones.
- Recognized potential risks and implemented suitable strategies to mitigate downtime by 15% through tailored data visualization dashboards.
- Updated comprehensive documentation related to project management, such as status updates, to ensure governance practices and compliance security saturation of above 90%.
- Established effective, accountable communication skills between global cross-functional departments (Infosec, Network Infrastructure, and Cloud) to enable clear program vision and roadmaps.
Senior business analyst
The Walt Disney Company
Burbank, CA
04.2020 - 12.2021
- Created presentations summarizing insights from various analyses for executives, ensuring compliance with remote authentication security standards during the mergers and acquisitions of 20th Century Fox (National Geographic, Star India, Hulu).
- Ensured compliance with standards during Disney MyID's OKTA to Workday migration for 100% customer requirement satisfaction.
- Utilized surveys and data to identify trends and insights for strategic decision-making at OKTA Keys, enhancing end-user experience with SAML, LDAP, and SSO.
Business Intelligence Manager
22 Squared
Tampa, Fl
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Increased BI system performance by 15% for the Publix campaign by optimizing server resources.
- Enhanced data-driven decisions by integrating 4 sources, aligning BI projects with organizational goals.
- Managed 3 data warehouses using Datorama Salesforce to support BI reporting.
- Resolve over 50 backend ETL problems associated with business intelligence solutions in both testing and production settings.
- Participated alongside stakeholders to create comprehensive requirements documents for new features or modifications to existing solutions aimed at showcasing campaign results.
Project controller
Rios
Los Angeles, CA
02.2018 - 03.2019
- Conducted variance analysis through earned value management methods to predict completion timelines and expenses for construction projects while addressing any identified bottlenecks.
- Monitored spending against approved budgets and identified and used the escalation process for discrepancies.
- Created presentations and RFPs that highlight essential insights pertaining to different facets of the project.
- Scheduled comprehensive reports monitoring budget performance, cost overruns, resource allocation, and project advancement.
- Guided team communication by delivering updates on progress related to goals and milestones.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Economics, Mathematics
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA05.2012
Skills
- Analytics
- Project delivery
- Agile methodologies
- Data visualization
- Risk management
- Budget forecasting
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
Accomplishments
- Efficient Project Delivery, Reduced delivery time by 16% with strategic resource management.
- Enhanced Security Compliance, Ensured 90% compliance security saturation in global projects.
- Optimized BI Systems, Improved server performance by optimizing BI systems utilization.
Timeline
Technical Program Manager
The Walt Disney Company
04.2024 - Current
Technical Program Manager ii
Playstation
01.2022 - 03.2024
Senior business analyst
The Walt Disney Company
04.2020 - 12.2021
Business Intelligence Manager
22 Squared
03.2019 - 11.2019
Project controller
Rios
02.2018 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Economics, Mathematics
Morehouse College