Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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Kelly Howe

Kelly Howe

Cottage Grove,MN

Summary

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

Program and Project Manager

KLH Consultants, L.L.C.
01.2015 - Current
  • Clients: BCBS AZ, Boston Medical Center, Brown and Toland Physicians, Sentara Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health, BCBS MN, and Mayo Clinic.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
  • Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
  • Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
  • Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.

Project Manager

KLH Consultants, Inc.
12.2000 - 12.2014
  • Clients: Anthem, WellPoint, Kaiser Permanente, SSM Health, Wells Fargo Advisors, Fairview Health, University of MN Physicians, University of MN Medical Centers, Express-Scripts, Park Dental, Stanford Healthcare, United Health Group, Cigna Behavioral Health, and Long Term Care Group.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
  • Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
  • Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
  • Created accurate budgets based on resource requirements, allowing for optimal allocation of funds across all aspects of the projects.
  • Effectively managed scope creep by establishing clear boundaries on requested changes while keeping projects aligned with original objectives and budgets.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Quantitative Methods And Information Systems

St. Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project planning and development
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project tracking
  • Stakeholder Communications
  • Client Relations
  • Staff Management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Risk Management
  • Document Management
  • Scope Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Conflict Management
  • Agile Methodology
  • Presentations
  • Performance Improvements

Accomplishments

  • Delivered an 8 month waterfall project in just 3 months by converting 3 collaborating companies over to agile delivery methodologies.
  • Delivered the world's first Epic Population Health EMR implementation at a payer (BCBS MN) in 2018.
  • Featured speaker at CHIME / HIMSS in 2018 the 1st Epic Payer Pop Health installation project.
  • Led the world's first Epic EMR cloud migration project for 20,000+ users for both production and disaster recovery server farms from on-prem to MS Azure Cloud in 2019.
  • Collaborated with team of 500 in the implementation of QSI Dental software at Park Dental.
  • Led multiple teams on a 3 year $1.5B project to implement Epic EMR systems at the #1 ranked hospital in the U.S. - Mayo Clinic.

Certification

  • PMP - Project Management Professional since 2011
  • SMFC - Scrum Master Fundamentals Certification since 2015

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Program and Project Manager

KLH Consultants, L.L.C.
01.2015 - Current

Project Manager

KLH Consultants, Inc.
12.2000 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Science - Quantitative Methods And Information Systems

St. Cloud State University

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