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ProjectManager

Matthew Danilchick

Program & Project Manager
Castle Pines,CO

Summary

Over 20 years of operational, business development and project management experience. Demonstrated ability to create and launch products on time, form strategic alliances, and manage large budgets. Unique combination of business and technical skills in a variety of industries. Proven successful track record in diverse areas of management.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manager

IX-STRATA, . Inc
Castle Pines, CO
12.2019 - 06.2020
  • Short term consulting role with responsibility to deliver web-based application to convert legacy spreadsheet-based financial models.
  • Managed project schedule, business requirements and workflow, notifications and email development, UI/UX and screen design, and user acceptance testing.
  • Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
  • Produced reports and updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Successfully delivered Phase I application.

Program & Project Manager

Phacil, Inc.
Fort Collins, CO
12.2012 - 09.2013
  • Responsible for over fifty personnel on $15 million+ contract to deliver core strategic software product for Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), division of U.S Department of Agriculture.
  • Delivered on-time version V1.0 of complex, high risk, extremely sensitive Conservation Delivery Streamlining Initiative (CDSI).
  • Led daily internal Phacil management meetings, created and tracked detailed metrics on contract performance, conducted daily executive and weekly meetings between Phacil and NRCS, and performed project management efforts internally and with NRCS.
  • Provided leadership and oversight in areas of development, data quality, performance tracking, technical writing/documentation, infrastructure, and quality assurance.
  • Advised senior management on contract related issues and provided leadership within contract office.
  • As key founding member of internal program operations support team, led audit of Phacil’s contract with U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS ICE).
  • Worked closely with government personnel to ensure customer satisfaction with deliverables met on time.
  • Implemented best practices with Phacil contract staff to ensure continued success.

Acting VP, Sales & Marketing

Total Well-Being, LLC
Aurora, CO
01.2009 - 06.2009
  • Short-term consulting assignment to direct sales and marketing activities at start-up corporate wellness solutions provider.
  • Pitched products and services to potential clients, developed sales pipeline, and assisted in closing sales.
  • Created marketing materials, pricing strategy and financial model, and segmented potential customer base to maximize new client revenue while retaining existing clients.

Senior Project Manager

Nelnet, Inc
Aurora, CO
10.2007 - 10.2008
  • Responsible for success of multiple projects within IT group at major education planning and financing company.
  • Major projects included: business intelligence enhancements to support marketing reporting requirements, enterprise implementation of MS Systems Management Server (SMS), implementation of new DMZ network environment, and upgrades to project management office’s (PMO) project and resource management software (eProject).
  • Successfully managed office consolidation project to completion, including business continuity planning, asset reallocation, and staff coordination.
  • Performed regular cost benefit analyses to support budgeting process and prioritization prior to project activation.
  • Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
  • Gathered project requirements through interactions, meetings and walkthroughs with potential application users and to develop business requirements documents (BRD), functional requirements documents (FRD) and user mockups.

Director, IT Project Management

Hines Interests, L.P.
Houston, TX
09.2001 - 09.2004
  • Responsible for overall success of all technology projects for global real estate company with over $25 billion in assets under control, including: strategic planning, vendor review and management, CRM, and associated product and project management responsibilities.
  • Personally managed design, development, testing, training, and rollout of flexible management – tenant – prospective customer communication tool, allowing 120+ managed properties to have their own customized property websites.
  • Managed core enterprise property management applications.
  • Led Documentum Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution implementation for enterprise.
  • Led Salesforce.com CRM solution implementation for Hines private REIT.

Vice President

Zethus, Inc
Fairfax, VA
09.2000 - 07.2001
  • Key senior management team member for $55 million funded venture to develop central transaction exchange for commercial real estate.
  • Responsible for internal business requirements definition, including: functional requirements, use case development, graphical interface design and production, product release packaging and vendor due diligence.
  • Successfully launched Phase 1 of national web-based commercial real estate exchange, prior to company funding pulled by Goldman Sachs (Chapter 7).

Director

Register.com
New York, NY
08.1999 - 08.2000
  • Led product and project management cross-functional teams at industry leading Internet domain registration services company.
  • Aggressively launched new products and services in hyper growth environment both prior to and after successful IPO.
  • Negotiated and implemented new business development relationships and strategic partnerships resulting in over $10 million in revenue in first year.
  • Responsible for due diligence and evaluation of potential corporate acquisition targets.

Manager, Logistics & Sr. Analyst, Market Planning

Transamerica Leasing, Inc.
Purchase, NY
09.1995 - 08.1999
  • Developed and implemented global logistics program to support whole life fleet management strategy.
  • Responsible for P&L financial performance and return measurements.
  • Planned and executed global container repositioning and other logistics efforts with $10 million annual budget.
  • Developed technology-based interchange products and services for client shipping lines.
  • Designed technology solutions for development and implementation of outsourced shipping line fleet management service.

Education

MBA for Executives -

Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management
Houston, TX

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Pace University
Pleasantville, NY

Skills

  • Project planning and development
  • Strategic planning
  • Budgeting
  • Functional & Business Requirements
  • Mergers and acquisitions knowledge
  • Logistics Management
  • Startups and turnarounds background
  • Contract Management
  • Staff Management
  • Policy and procedure improvements
  • Team leadership and direction
  • Scrum methodology

Accomplishments

  • Prior Member, Technology Committee, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (2007-2019)
  • Proficient in Scrum, Agile, and Project Management skills as per PMI.

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

IX-STRATA, . Inc
12.2019 - 06.2020

Program & Project Manager

Phacil, Inc.
12.2012 - 09.2013

Acting VP, Sales & Marketing

Total Well-Being, LLC
01.2009 - 06.2009

Senior Project Manager

Nelnet, Inc
10.2007 - 10.2008

Director, IT Project Management

Hines Interests, L.P.
09.2001 - 09.2004

Vice President

Zethus, Inc
09.2000 - 07.2001

Director

Register.com
08.1999 - 08.2000

Manager, Logistics & Sr. Analyst, Market Planning

Transamerica Leasing, Inc.
09.1995 - 08.1999

MBA for Executives -

Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Pace University
Matthew DanilchickProgram & Project Manager