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LISA BRUNO

Trenton,NJ

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Open to discussion

Desired Job Title

Data Contract ManagerDirector of IT & Project ManagementSenior Information Technology Project Manager

Work Type

Part TimeFull TimeContract WorkConsulting

Location Preference

Hybrid
Location: Trenton, NJ
Open to relocation: No

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursWork from home option

Summary

Dynamic IT and Project Management leader with a track record of driving enterprise technology initiatives that increase delivery predictability and compliance. Proven ability to forge cross-functional partnerships, optimize vendor management, and implement cybersecurity strategies that mitigate risks and enhance operational effectiveness.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Contract Manager

Mercer Street Friends
Trenton, nj
05.2021 - Current
  • Optimized state government contracts for Department of Children & Families, ensuring compliance with regulations and alignment with budgetary goals.
  • Analyzed program and contractual performance data to identify addendum requirements and propose strategies for cost savings.
  • Monitored contract timelines and KPIs, assessing trends that impact funding and educational outcomes for underserved communities.
  • Administered organizational databases to enhance data access and reporting consistency across teams.
  • Provided leadership insights on data alignment risks to support effective contract execution.

Director of IT & Project Management

Mercer Street Friends
Trenton, USA
05.2021 - Current
  • Delivered multi-year roadmap for 12 enterprise initiatives, coordinating 25 stakeholders across business, HR/payroll, fundraising, and volunteer operations—enhancing delivery predictability.
  • Led a multi-year technology roadmap aligning IT initiatives to organizational strategy, including planning, budgeting, milestones, and execution.
  • Delivered technology implementations supporting donor management, fundraising campaigns, website redesign, HR/payroll, volunteer management, and information security governance.
  • Developed integrated project plans to ensure alignment across stakeholders, drive end-to-end project execution, and facilitate timely delivery and proactive issue management.
  • Owned a records management + retention modernization initiative (classification, storage, disposition workflows), improving audit readiness and compliance across impact centers/departments.
  • Partnered with Cybersecurity experts to foster a culture of resilience through security awareness training, incident response/disaster recovery plans, onboarding/offboarding protocols, and phishing tests.
  • Designed and launched a SNAP initiative, defining business processes, technology workflows, and operational controls to support community access and reporting requirements.
  • Authored and maintained Disaster Recovery and Incident Response plans, including recovery strategy definition and readiness improvements for multi-site/impact center operations.
  • Partnered with leadership and stakeholders to assess program impact, enabling evidence-informed decisions through operational and data-driven insights.

Senior Information Technology Project Manager

NJM INSURANCE GROUP
West Trenton, USA
05.2004 - 04.2021
  • Led cross-functional teams delivering enterprise multi-million-dollar technology programs from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery against schedule, budget, and scope.
  • Managed vendor relationships and service-level governance, overseeing SLA management and negotiating software/hardware/services contracts.
  • Enhanced delivery outcomes by fostering collaboration among business leaders, vendors, and offshore/onsite consultants, promoting alignment and execution quality.
  • Controlled financial stewardship by tracking expenditures vs. budgets and implementing corrective actions when variances or resource constraints occurred.
  • Applied continuous improvement practices to streamline operations, shorten delivery timelines, and standardize project methods.
  • NJM Insurance Group is a mutual property-and-casualty insurer founded in 1913 serving in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast states of the U.S.

Education

Certificate in Transformational Leadership -

Seton Hall University

Certificate in Non-Profit Management -

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Certification in Advanced Project Management Framework -

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Master of Arts - Organizational Management & Development

Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

College of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ

Skills

  • Contract negotiation strategies
  • Vendor management
  • Service agreements
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Data analysis
  • KPI reporting and metrics
  • Risk management strategies
  • Disaster recovery
  • Readiness assessment
  • IT road mapping
  • Project delivery
  • Agile methodologies
  • Software lifecycle
  • Strategic planning
  • Process improvement
  • Negotiation skills

Summary - Unique Value Offered

Results-driven IT & Project Management leader with 20+ years delivering enterprise technology initiatives across nonprofit and corporate environments—aligning roadmaps to organizational strategy while strengthening vendor governance, fostering a culture of cybersecurity resilience, SLA/contract oversight, and cross-functional stakeholder execution to reliably improve delivery quality, reduce organizational risk, operational readiness, and audit/compliance outcomes (including disaster recovery and incident response).

Timeline

Data Contract Manager

Mercer Street Friends
05.2021 - Current

Director of IT & Project Management

Mercer Street Friends
05.2021 - Current

Senior Information Technology Project Manager

NJM INSURANCE GROUP
05.2004 - 04.2021

Certificate in Transformational Leadership -

Seton Hall University

Certificate in Non-Profit Management -

Drexel University

Certification in Advanced Project Management Framework -

Stanford University

Master of Arts - Organizational Management & Development

Fielding Graduate University

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

College of New Jersey

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