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Peggy Hartwig

Summary

Proactive and dynamic IT Project Management Professional with 15 years’ experience of developing IT project plans, coordinating resource allocation and developing work plans. Possess a leadership style that is energetic, diplomatic, and solution-oriented, building cohesive teams while delivering projects on-time and within budget. Well versed in consulting with stakeholders, collaborating with and leading technical teams, vendor contract negotiations, budget management and implementing process improvements.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Epicor Project Manager

EstesGroup
Remote
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Managed 7 ERP Cloud-based projects at a time as a liaison between the client and the internal resources to ensure 100% client satisfaction
  • Used ConnectWise as the internal project management software creating work plans, assigning resources, and managing time
  • Integrated Microsoft Project plans into Connectwise and Teams to enhance project organization eliminating redundancy by 25%.

Sr. IT Project Manager

Codeworks, Inc.
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Short-term contract assisting Public Relations Department in implementing a complex new line of business during the Planning phase of the project
  • Team leadership by scheduling meetings discussing and gathering SAP database requirements for the new line of business 'Beyond Beer'
  • Educated Project Sponsor and Business Relationship Manager by providing an overview of Molson Coors Waterfall methodology, mandatory Gate review process increasing productivity.

Finance Project Manager/Program Manager

Jefferson Wells (ManpowerGroup)
Milwaukee, WI
02.2021 - 12.2021
  • Simultaneously led 3 large-scale, cloud-based financial projects from initiation to implementation following Waterfall methodologies
  • Projects replaced outdated spreadsheets increasing cost savings by 25%
  • Team leadership by overseeing 3rd Party Vendor, IT and business SMEs to ensure the projects stayed on-track and milestones were met
  • Worked with Marketing and business SME's creating communication plans and change management schedules rolling out the cloud-based systems to over 1,000+ clients.

Sr. ERP Project Manager, IT

TASI Group, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
06.2019 - 01.2021
  • Permanent hire after successful ERP implementations at AW-Lake and Signal-Fire under TASI
  • Successfully led the implementation of Epicor ERP cloud-based system at Sierra Instruments providing accurate financial reports to CIO and CFO
  • Improved processes by 40% having all departments and data in one System
  • Led the project from initiation to deployment using Waterfall methodology with a team of 25 internal resources and 3rd Party Vendors, $1.2M Budget
  • Replaced 2 legacy systems, 30+ outdated manual processes and migrated data from an outdated Manufacturing ERP system.

Epicor Project Manager Consultant

Manpower Group, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
10.2017 - 01.2019
  • Successfully led the implementation of Epicor ERP at AW-Lake and SignalFire producing accurate Financial Reports to CIO and CFO replacing 15+ spreadsheets increasing visibility into company Finances
  • Diligently led 6-month timeline by coordinated daily meetings to drive short project cycles through the design, development, and validate phases tracking to the Go-Live date
  • Led an Epicor Infrastructure Upgrade project with a team of 6 technical resources and 20 business SMEs providing strong organizational and leadership skills implementing within a 4-month timeline
  • Passed internal PwC Audit by 100% before and after Go-Live.

Temporary IT Project Manager

Consultant at Codeworks and TEKSystems
12.2015 - 05.2017
  • Oversaw implementation project that was in progress to replace current restaurant system to a cloud-based system at American Girl Retail stores
  • Used IT PMO Agile methodology and IT best practices to lead Sprint meetings with internal developers ensuring tasks were met 100% on-time during sprints
  • Attended bi-weekly gate reviews with executive managers to provide update on project status
  • No issues found.

Sr. Project Manager, IT

iCare, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
08.2012 - 08.2015
  • Concurrently managed business and technical projects within a cross-functional organization
  • Collaborated weekly with CIO on project execution and future state based on strategic goals of the organization increasing project organization by 20%
  • Successfully led enterprise-wide QNXT software upgrade implementation project from initiation to post go-live support, coordinating 20+ team members including 3rd Party vendor
  • Standardized project management templates and communication and change management plans increasing standardization by 25%.

Project Manager/Account Manager - IT Application Solutions Delivery

Raytheon, Inc. Space and Airborne Systems
El Segundo, CA
10.2003 - 06.2012
  • Promoted to Project Manager then Account Manager
  • Managed project, development and maintenance work efforts for Finance and Contracts Portfolios consisting of small to large, complex multi-divisional software applications using Agile and Waterfall
  • $4M budget.

GIS Project Manager Consultant

Harley-Davidson, Inc.
  • Led Manufacturing Program successfully delivering a JAVA automated reporting solution which captured pulled engines off the line increasing productivity by eliminating manual process by the internal team
  • Increased quality control visibility by 40% by capturing metrics on faulty engines and reporting results to the Sponsor
  • Followed Agile and Waterfall methodologies conforming to IT Gated reviews and best practices.

Education

BS - Computer Systems

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI

Skills

  • Agile Software Development
  • AI
  • ERP
  • Google Business Suite
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Outlook
  • Project
  • PowerPoint
  • SaaS Implementations
  • SAP Finance
  • ServiceNow
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Quality Assurance
  • Waterfall Methodologies

Certification

  • AI Essentials Certificate, Google Coursera, 08/2024
  • PMP Training Certificate, Simplilearn, 08/2024
  • Foundations of Project Management Certificate, Coursera, 12/2023

Timeline

Epicor Project Manager

EstesGroup
01.2024 - 04.2024

Sr. IT Project Manager

Codeworks, Inc.
01.2022 - 04.2022

Finance Project Manager/Program Manager

Jefferson Wells (ManpowerGroup)
02.2021 - 12.2021

Sr. ERP Project Manager, IT

TASI Group, Inc.
06.2019 - 01.2021

Epicor Project Manager Consultant

Manpower Group, Inc.
10.2017 - 01.2019

Temporary IT Project Manager

Consultant at Codeworks and TEKSystems
12.2015 - 05.2017

Sr. Project Manager, IT

iCare, Inc.
08.2012 - 08.2015

Project Manager/Account Manager - IT Application Solutions Delivery

Raytheon, Inc. Space and Airborne Systems
10.2003 - 06.2012

GIS Project Manager Consultant

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

BS - Computer Systems

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Peggy Hartwig