LAURA BOURG
Program Management Director
Lafayette,LA
Summary
Program & Operations Expert with over 20+ years of experience, specializing in turning around complex projects and establishing robust project management policies. Proven track record in enhancing project delivery rates from 10% to 75%, managing project portfolios of over 30 simultaneous projects and values of +$50MM. Expertise & skills in supplier, contract management, process workflows, financial oversight, change management, and cross-functional team leadership. Adept at driving customer engagement and stakeholder management to deliver projects with often ambiguous starting scopes and aggressive timelines. Understands the complexity of matrix organizations, virtual teams, and fluctuating priorities. Experience in NPI from roadmap planning through GTM deliverables. Budgeting, forecasting, and P&L analysis. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Program Manager
Noble Plastics
1 2021 - 3 2024
- Established project management practices to successfully manage customer automation projects
- Implemented project tracking tools and dashboards for monitoring
- Wrote business plans & ConOps documents for SaaS projects in development
- Created process and procedure workflows to support engineering & manufacturing departments
- Coached engineering personnel on business and team synergy best practices
- Successfully delivered 20+ customer mold builds projects along with 6 customer robot integration projects.
PMO Program Manager
Stupp Corp
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Steered planning and implementation of $20MM capital projects to update and maintain the infrastructure of two pipe mills and supporting facilities
- Mentored (6) Engineering Project Managers with varying degrees of expertise to create project plans, schedules, manager deliverables, and support goals
- Created business cases, financial analysis, and scope requirements
- Worked with EPMO director to reshape required PMO processes so that they were adaptable to engineering methodologies
- Developed and launched project closing checklist and audited projects with key stakeholders to ensure all planned deliverables were complete and maintenance action items were identified.
Sr. Program Manager
PreSonus Audio Electronics
10.2012 - 10.2019
- Directed portfolio management of 60 NPI audio projects that consisted of engineering electronic & mechanical structures; agile software development (imbedded firmware, applications, networking, and complex DSP), certification testing, as well as quality assurance and packaging & marketing deliverables
- Reduced on time delivery from 15% in 2013 to 70% in 2018 by establishing use of project management tools MS Project & Jira, incorporating risk management protocols, and enhancing communication with Asian manufacturing base
- Designed and launched project dashboard for C-Staff that captured critical path data, reported key milestones, identified deliverables at risk, and celebrated project wins
- Launch PMO structure by implanted the early stages of formal project submittals and following guidelines for building business cases, establishing goals and managing stakeholders.
Environmental Compliance Program Manager
Avid Technology
10.2005 - 06.2012
- Orchestrated the establishment of Avid’s Environmental Policy which set the tone for both the company’s social and regulatory stance
- Introduced Environmental Quality Management into Quarterly Quality Contract Management Score Card reviews
- Eliminated 95% of enclosed product documentation reducing Avid's environmental footprint
- Achieved ISO 14001 certification for Avid's Engineering and Manufacturing headquarters
- Directed RoHS conversion of 20 audio product families which involved updated of over 400 product BOMs, 2000 engineering drawings & documents (specifications, certifications, and RoHS compliance test reports).
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
San Fransico State University
Skills
Stakeholder Engagement
Business Strategy
Risk Management & Mitigation
Forecasting & Budgeting P&L Oversight
Contract Negotiation & Management
Agile, Waterfall, Kaizen
Cross-function & Virtual Teams
PMO & Project Quality Management
C-Level Support & Strategic Engagement
Customer Engagement
Integration of Corporate Goals
Regulatory Compliance
Process Workflow Development
Product Roadmaps
NPI Development & GTM Releases
Risk & RAID Log Management SDLC & PLM
Scope & Requirements Deconstruction
Change Management & Corrective Action Plans
Financial, KPIs & Periodic Reporting
Supply Chain Oversight
Process Development & Correction
Manufacturing Processes & Cycles
Research & Technical Writing
SCRUM and Backlog Management
Critical Thinking
Servant Leadership
Certification
PMP, 2020417, 04/2017 - 03/2026
Technical Acumen
- Microsoft 365 – Excel Pivot Tables/Formulas/Dashboards
- MS Project, Primavera, Jira, Smartsheet
- SharePoint, Confluence
- SAP, NetSuite, MS Dynamics, IQMS
- Salesforce Hub Spot
- Excel, Google Sheets, OpenOffice, Power BI, Domo, Tableau
- AWS
Locations
- Lafayette, LA, 70507, US
- Baton Rouge, LA, 70817, US
- Gloucester, VA, 23061, US
- Malone, NY 12953, US
Affiliations
Project Management Institute
Timeline
PMO Program Manager
Stupp Corp
10.2019 - 10.2020
Sr. Program Manager
PreSonus Audio Electronics
10.2012 - 10.2019
Environmental Compliance Program Manager
Avid Technology
10.2005 - 06.2012
Senior Program Manager
Noble Plastics
1 2021 - 3 2024
Bachelor of Arts -
San Fransico State University