Maria Masters

• Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.
• Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope for IT Software requests
• Work closely with the purchasing department to understand timing of new purchases, renewals, make sure requirements are provided, leadership approval and within budget.
• Collaborated with IT to develop business intelligence tools, enhancing quality of data-driven decision-making.
• Improved business processes by analyzing current practices and recommending optimization strategies.

Seasoned and respected Program Manager. Well versed in managing departmental finances. Experienced at maintaining enterprise goals while forecasting and managing budget across multiple strategic initiatives. Trusted and respected leader of cross-functional teams, generating consistent measurable outcomes.

Current role responsible for driving IT toward an industry-leading cost structure by ensuring IT is operating on track to hit financial commitments and leading the way in reducing financial inefficiencies. (e.g. processes, tools, training).

IT Governance Manager - Aligned IT investments and priorities with the organization's strategy and goals.
*Coordinate the prioritization and scheduling of projects for the estimation of their costs.
*Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data.
*Supported users in various project roles to guide them through the project management and financial processes.
*Facilitate approval on key vendor invoices on a monthly basis.

T Program Manager responsible for day-to-day activities of managing the development, enhancement priorities, and production support for multiple internal IT applications