Larry Richardson
Ellicott City,MD
Summary
Tech-savvy Project Manager well-versed in all aspects of project management from inception to completion. Excels in business collaboration, building and demonstrating design solutions, and working on every phase of the SDLC. Highly skilled consultant with over 12 years of experience in Implementation, Support and Service delivery and with expertise in Benefits, Payroll, and General business areas. Proven excellence delivering accurate solutions on time. Resourceful Manager offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager
The University Of The District Of Columbia
Washington, DC
10.2022 - Current
- Managed multiple projects with varying complexity and competing priorities.
- Built high level and detailed project plans, secure resources, drove project schedules, ran meetings, collaborated effectively across stakeholders and cross teams to define strategy, goals and commitment to timelines and deliverables.
- Owned communication to project members & stakeholders.
- Developed metrics to measure success and track the metrics during the course of the project and develop action plans against any deviations.
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
- Work with businesses to identify detailed requirements and work with technical teams to identify feasibility and roadmaps.
- Planned & executed change management including user training & communication.
- Prepared new lease, acquisition, and termination files and serve as the control point for new project requirements. Prepared award letters to contracting officer, Lessor, agency, and Federal Treasury Service.
Financial Consultant and Project Coordinator
T Rowe Price
Ellicott City, MD
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Worked as a Functional consultant for T Rowe Price, I was also responsible for customer engagement and account level team management for different levels of projects during my tenure
- Met with stakeholders to discuss assets, expenses, and long-term and short-term investment goal related projects to devise personalized financial plans for clients.
- Created project roadmaps for staff, defining specific milestones and timelines to encourage timely project completion.
- Analyzed project costs to confirm positive return on investment (ROI) for new proposals.
- Oversaw multiple simultaneous projects, maintaining high levels of quality and producing excellent results.
Quality Assurance Analyst (Part-Time)
Paragon Solutions
Ellicott City, MD
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Created and achieved product quality objectives and met product specifications.
- Supported company in maintaining work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork.
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Reported progress, test metrics and results to project stakeholders.
Project Manager and Scheduling Coordinator
3m
Ellicott City, MD
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Created Functional Specifications, Technical Specifications, configuration documents for the changes to be made for the projects.
- Provided weekly status reports to senior management.
- Created, justified and tracked project budgets and maintained the project revenue & Margins.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
Project Manager and Business Consultant
Wells Fargo
Thurmont, MD
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Design, execute and deliver solutions in Oracle HCM space in accordance with the strategy and the goals of the client organizations
- Worked with client business partners to conduct deep dives, elicit business requirements and discuss strategy create best of the breed designs based on the industry standards
- Implemented the solutions through various stages of the development life cycle including development, unit testing and migration
- Lead iterative solution design and delivery for large / complex IT solutions; identify critical path decisions; made recommendations; and influenced program leaders and business process owners to maximize project payback and minimize risks.
- Proactively identified and effectively assessed improvement opportunities (productivity/efficiency gains, cost savings, etc.)
- Designed new projects with timelines, budgets and scope of work plans.
Assistant Project Manager, QA Tester
DealerOn Inc
Derwood, MD
03.2018 - 03.2020
- Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
- Supported senior managers and department leaders by completing projects and problem resolution under tight budgets and schedule demands.
- Utilized operational statistics to achieve steady growth through new processes to generate significant profits.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
Project Manager, Data Analyst
Allstate Corp
Columbia, MD
03.2014 - 03.2018
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with key stakeholders and staff to manage performance.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting information to stakeholders for concise explanations of best placement for needed resources.
Project Manager and Structural Coordinator
American Security Inc
Lanham, MD
06.2006 - 03.2014
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD05.2013
Skills
- Experienced Functional consultant in Advanced policies, Finance, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Quality Assurance
- Have exposure to workflows, Alerts, AME and System Administration responsibilities
- Working knowledge of project management systems
- Requirement gathering
- Risk Management
- Strategic Planning
- Running CRPs and demo proof of concepts
- Building functional and technical specifications
- Strong collaborative skills
- Document management
- Capacity and scalability planning
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Executed projects in waterfall as well as Agile frameworks
- Skills in Microsoft Office Products, and Adobe Products such as Acrobat
- Excellent Communication
- Project Scheduling
- Self-Motivated
- Organization and Time Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Attention to Detail
- Dependable and Responsible
- Planning and Coordination
Accomplishments
- Winner of the Focus Award for the best and fastest growing newcomer to my client, T Rowe Price for leading projects out of stasis to being completed ahead of the new deadlines, as well as being a leader to the teams i was assigned.
- Managed the programs assigned to implement the software solutions for project bottlenecks, and served as the agile expert. Managed each new program end to end from inception to closure including the organizational change management.
- Implemented project templates to deal with issues and roadblocks and worked with the end users on user training.
- Utilized risk management and project planning to create solutions to issues with client programs. Reduced the overhead by 20%
- Supervised team of 10 or more staff members to drive deliverables.
Certification
- Completed Certification for training for the PMI Project Management Professional.
- Certified in: ISO 20000 - Principles of IT Service Management System (ITSM).
- Certified in: Operational Risk Management Certification (OPM).
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
French
Limited Working
Japanese
Professional Working
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional Working
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
John D. Rockefeller
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
The University Of The District Of Columbia
10.2022 - Current
Financial Consultant and Project Coordinator
T Rowe Price
10.2021 - 10.2022
Quality Assurance Analyst (Part-Time)
Paragon Solutions
11.2020 - 10.2021
Project Manager and Scheduling Coordinator
3m
10.2020 - 10.2021
Project Manager and Business Consultant
Wells Fargo
03.2020 - 10.2020
Assistant Project Manager, QA Tester
DealerOn Inc
03.2018 - 03.2020
Project Manager, Data Analyst
Allstate Corp
03.2014 - 03.2018
Project Manager and Structural Coordinator
American Security Inc
06.2006 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications
Frostburg State University
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts
Frostburg State University
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