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JILL HAZEN

JILL HAZEN

Sr. Engineering Program Manager
Meridian,ID

Summary

Sr. IT Portfolio & Program Manager offering 20+ years of success in planning & executing, multimillion-dollar programs, aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and revenue in all phases (SDLC & PDLC) of diverse technology programs. Excellent & effective at C level communications leveraging technical, business and financial acumen. Proficient in waterfall & Agile project management methodologies. Able to manage large global project teams & known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Quality Engineering & Automation Manager

PayPal Inc
Boise, Idaho
02.2022 - Current
  • Manage Global team of Quality Engineers
  • Create strategic roadmap to implement test automation & test management tools & continuously provide value opportunities to increase revenue.
  • Collaborate with Sr. Directors in Product & Development Engineering to manage 7 Salesforce environments & 12 domain scrum teams using Jira, Clarizen, Salesforce, Copado, Retrium, Microsoft 365, Workday, Fieldglass, Service Now and more.
  • Reporting & metrics, SDLC, PDLC and more.
  • Created & maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees.
  • Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
  • Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
  • Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive quality assurance program to guarantee organization products met safety and quality standards.
  • Recommended revisions to internal controls and operational and management policies and procedures.
  • Partnered with senior management to analyze issues and find appropriate solutions.
  • Facilitated process improvements to successfully decrease errors.
  • Escalated concerns about project and process quality, referring discovered issues to engineering manager for correction.
  • Researched and evaluated new techniques and technologies to improve product quality.
  • Generated, submitted and presented reports to enhance Salesforce quality standards.
  • Established and managed trial projects to deploy updated processes.
  • Managed quality assurance initiatives.
  • Implemented automation tools to improve efficiency, eliminate waste and free up labor hours for other needs.
  • Developed high-quality engineering designs and plans to meet industry standards
  • Conducted technical evaluations of engineering designs and test results
  • Monitored and evaluated engineering performance to recommend improvements

Senior Engineering Program Manager

PayPal Inc
Boise, Idaho
07.2017 - 02.2022
  • Provide program management over large-scale, top-priority and complex technology initiatives (GoPay/Zettle/SAP Bank Analyzer to Cloud).
  • Manage budgets of up to $30M and cross-functional teams. Reporting & metrics for executive leadership. Portfolio management for SAP Finance & Procurement tools.
  • Management of contingent workforce consisting of SOW's, Legal collaboration, time keeping, financial & access management.
  • Relied on core team and functional leader expertise when faced with important decisions.
  • Elevated sense of priority, urgency and problem solving to respect key deliverables.
  • Fostered teamwork and strove to maintain environment of collaboration, openness, trust and performance.
  • Achieved defined cost, schedule and performance requirements of project.
  • Optimized schedules to identify critical paths, major risks and deploy strategies.
  • Presented project information and status updates to customers and fielded concerns.
  • Recruited, placed and oversaw project staff for optimal project results.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to keep material costs within set budgets.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Elevated sense of priority, urgency and problem solving to respect key deliverables

Senior IT Project Manager/Program Manager

St. Luke's Health System
Boise, Idaho
06.2014 - 06.2017
  • Managed the implementation of MS and CASB tools for O365. Including but not limited to Multifactor Authentication; Information Rights Management & Data Loss Prevention.
  • Migrated an entire datacenter (storage, network, physical & virtual servers, appliances, etc.) to a net new tier 3 CoLo DC to Stabilize, Simplify, Secure and Sustain the health care environment.
  • Built out the new DC, migrated the existing DC.
  • Migrate Mainframe LPARS from one datacenter to another datacenter to provide SW savings & MF lease savings.
  • Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
  • Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.

Senior IT Portfolio Manager/Program Manager/Manager

Supervalu Inc
Boise, Idaho
01.2006 - 06.2014
  • Managed multi million dollar portfolio for Retail distribution.
  • Managed project managers and technical writers for internal infrastructure related projects for business continuity & disaster recovery.
  • Focused on Mergers & Acquisitions, Retail Point of Sale system integration for stores across the country. Sat on special "tiger team" boards for pre-acquisition planning prior to merger or acquisition & executed in the field post merger/acquisition.
  • Developed rebalancing strategies to minimize risk exposures.
  • Facilitated portfolio performance review and implemented new strategies.

Senior IT Account Manager/Project Manager

Albertsons Inc
Boise, Idaho
01.2000 - 01.2006
  • Cultivated productive relationships with business representatives and consulted closely to uncover needs and match to available solutions.
  • Collaborated with IT managers & business users to determine company goals and translate goals to individual needs.
  • Researched emerging industry trends, applications, and concepts to enhance products and services.
  • Developed deep knowledge of customer businesses and relationship to company objectives.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks

Representative Projects

INCLUSIVE
Meridian, ID
07.2006 - 02.2022

China Phase 1 & Phase 2 (GoPay)

  • Effort – Build a full GoPay (PayPal subsidiary) subledger and general ledger stack including reporting for government agencies
  • Implement SaaS solutions (SalesForce) for Sales and Legal (Apttus), MarTech (Thoughtworks/Pactera Edge) in Japan and China following China Government regulations
  • Merge Phase 1 production with new Phase 2 code base to simulate PayPal environment as close as possible in China for GoPay
  • Manage merchant & employee migrations from US to China
  • Results – Phase 1 implemented successfully with full production and DR systems in Shanghai & Beijing
  • Phase 2 in flight all teams on track for January delivery with some unknowns creating documented risks

Security for O365

  • Effort – Manage the implementation of MS and CASB tools for O365
  • Including but not limited to Multifactor Authentication; Information Rights Management & Data Loss Prevention
  • Results – changed companies mid-flight of program

Data Center Migration

  • Effort - Migrate an entire datacenter (storage, network, physical & virtual servers, appliances, etc.) to a net new tier 3 CoLo DC to Stabilize, Simplify, Secure and Sustain the health care environment
  • Build out the new DC, migrate the existing DC
  • Results – completed slightly under budget, on-time with 98% of decommission also completed in old DC
  • Mainframe Consolidation (MFC to EP)
  • Effort - Migrate Mainframe LPARS from one datacenter to another datacenter to provide SW savings & MF lease savings
  • Results – under budget & on time with ROI of $2M+ per year

Retail Implementation (POS/SCOT)

  • Effort – Install Point of Sale & Self-Checkout systems (Hardware/Software/Network/Furniture) into Retail Store Locations
  • Results – Successful Implementation of $5M+ in equipment and services to retail stores without any impact to business functionality
  • Telecommunication & Network Implementation (SI C4)
  • Effort – Build out a complete professional IT facility from bare concrete walls and floor in Bangalore India
  • Procure all services for facility
  • Understand & manage through communication barriers, currency exchange & customs
  • Results – Successful completion under budget and on time with many friends made offshore
  • Received Recognition for outstanding results.

Education

CSM Certification - Program Management

Agile Fundamentals
Meridian, ID
05.2015 - 05.2015

PMP Certification - Program Management

Project Management Institute
Meridian, ID
12.2012 - 12.2012

Associate of Science - Science, Technology, And Society

Boise State University
Boise, ID
01.1992 - 05.1994

Associate of Science - Science, Technology, And Society

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
09.1993 - 12.1993

High School Diploma -

Boise High School
Boise, ID
05.1992 - 05.1992

Skills

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Timeline

Quality Engineering & Automation Manager

PayPal Inc
02.2022 - Current

Senior Engineering Program Manager

PayPal Inc
07.2017 - 02.2022

CSM Certification - Program Management

Agile Fundamentals
05.2015 - 05.2015

Senior IT Project Manager/Program Manager

St. Luke's Health System
06.2014 - 06.2017

PMP Certification - Program Management

Project Management Institute
12.2012 - 12.2012

Representative Projects

INCLUSIVE
07.2006 - 02.2022

Senior IT Portfolio Manager/Program Manager/Manager

Supervalu Inc
01.2006 - 06.2014

Senior IT Account Manager/Project Manager

Albertsons Inc
01.2000 - 01.2006

Associate of Science - Science, Technology, And Society

University of Idaho
09.1993 - 12.1993

High School Diploma -

Boise High School
05.1992 - 05.1992

Associate of Science - Science, Technology, And Society

Boise State University
01.1992 - 05.1994
JILL HAZENSr. Engineering Program Manager