Kristin Forester
Oklahoma City,OK
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
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Development Project Manager Team Lead
Paycom
10.2021 - 02.2025
- Managed workload to recommend best-fit projects for team members, as well as trained, developed and evaluated Project Managers.
- Led committee and cross-department meetings, partnering with executive leadership and stakeholders, to enforce and improve processes and communicate to all departments.
- Manage projects at PM III and PM Senior level if needed.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
Development Project Manager
Paycom
07.2019 - 10.2021
- Led key projects while managing timelines, defining project scopes, and meeting deadlines.
- Coordinated daily with development & quality assurance leaders, product managers, and working colleagues to keep everyone informed of project plans, challenges, meeting notes, high-priority items and projects.
- Supported the UI Development and UI Design teams.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Supported the accommodations for Accessibility and created training for QA, Development, and Product along with other big initiatives like Client-Side Forms Redesign.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Paycom
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Performed functional and quality testing of technical software.
- Collaborated with clients and developers to troubleshoot issues.
- Managed and Researched tickets for reported bugs/issues for products.
- Supported the company in maintaining a work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork.
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
Health & Safety Specialist
Williams Company
08.2015 - 12.2015
- Managed department employee safety communication and inquiries.
- Oversaw the tracking of health and safety orientation programs.
- Coordinated and managed site-wide safety training programs.
- Provided new-employee health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Mgmt., Human Resources, And Marketing
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK01.2007
Skills
- Organization
- MS Office, Excel
- Project management
- Problem-Solving
- People Oriented
- Confluence Documentation
- JIRA/YouTrack
- Project Planning and tracking
- Cross-functional collaboration
Accomplishments
- Received the Trailblazer Award while being in the QA department at Paycom in 2017.
- Received the Catalyst Award while being in the Project Management department at Paycom in 2021.
Timeline
Development Project Manager Team Lead
Paycom
10.2021 - 02.2025
Development Project Manager
Paycom
07.2019 - 10.2021
Quality Assurance Analyst
Paycom
02.2016 - 07.2019
Health & Safety Specialist
Williams Company
08.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Mgmt., Human Resources, And Marketing
Oklahoma State University
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