Regina Xhezo
Six Sigma Green Belt Project Manager
Plymouth Meeting,PA
Summary
Project management professional with extensive experience at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, specializing in cross-functional leadership and operational efficiency. Proven ability to drive strategic initiatives and build strong relationships, resulting in successful project delivery within scope and budget. Skilled in complex problem-solving, enhancing team performance and achieving impactful results.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION LEAD
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
03.2021 - Current
- Manage multiple, high priority programs from initiation through execution, ensuring all deliverables are met on time and withing budget and scope.
- Cross divisional relationship building with executive leadership teams to provide project/program updates.
- Identify opportunities for streamlining processes by leveraging existing or innovative solutions.
- Produce thorough, accurate, and timely reports of project activities for senior leadership.
- Plan and lead team meetings to review business results, identify any barriers or risks, and communicate new and ongoing organizational priorities.
- Manage and communicate a clear vision of the efforts and motivate extended teams to achieve success, creating an environment that enables peak performance by team members.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, COMPREHENSIVE ONCOLOGY PROGRAM
eviCORE Healthcare
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Defined scope, budget, and schedules to facilitate the tactical planning, formulation, implementation, and development of oncology-related projects remotely.
- Utilized multifaceted expertise to design and construct multiple key metric dashboards, restructure processes, recognize efficient workarounds, and actively monitor company-wide execution of multiple project phases.
- Documented, reported, and presented project milestones, performance KPIs and status updates to the executives and key stakeholders.
- Led meetings that were aimed at identifying project impediments, crafting solutions to resolve projects issues, and providing summaries of previous and current conferences.
- Served as an Integral member during the cross-organizational alignment of several oncology programs.
PROJECT MANAGER II, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Magellan Health, Inc.
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Drove the consistent planning, execution, and finalization of numerous projects following the effective organization, contractual agreement, and satisfaction of customer-specific goals.
- Coordinated simultaneous projects by implementing the project management life cycle, i.e., scope identification, research and analysis, requirements gathering, scheduling tasks, resource allocation, deployment, and evaluation of results.
- Built and maintained mutually beneficial relationships, with Consultants and Subject Matter Experts, to strategize project activities, ensure smooth phase execution, and guarantee timely completion of all project deliverables.
- Boosted the success and guaranteed continuous organizational growth, of the Southeastern PA Program Management Office, by ensuring customer satisfaction, performing daily updates of project trackers and dashboards, and providing PM technical support whenever necessary.
- Spearheaded the initiation and realization of kickoff, routine, and status-related meetings to make sure that all team members are updated, all issues are identified, and all solutions are rendered.
MANAGER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Community Behavioral Health
09.2013 - 03.2018
- Implemented and subsequently managed a collection of project-related tasks including, but not limited to, interfacing with teams to distribute assignments, answer project related questions, and guarantee proper understanding of objectives.
- Oversaw all aspects of project structures and targets to ensure proper monitoring of task completion, execution of regular status meetings, as well as identification and resolution of issues.
- Partnered with key stakeholders, cross-departmental executives, and inter-departmental personnel to generate timelines, produce work breakdown structures, develop charters, and drive strategic initiatives for all projects.
- Functioned as a Project Management Expert; aided in the early planning of the Project Management Office, maintained order during project execution, offered advice to all project-related errors, and created comprehensive reports that outlined project progress to the executive staff.
MEDICAL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Community Behavioral Health
03.2012 - 09.2013
- Administered all daily operational functions pertaining to the assessment of business operations, development of new and existing metrics, determination of issues, creation of mitigation strategies, and the management of workflow within the Medical Affairs Department.
- Promoted employee advancement and education by directing and aiding in the execution of collaborative case conferences that were offered to internal and external personnel.
- Enhanced accountability, member relationships, and project efficiency succeeding the successful creation of specialized projects in conjunction with the CMO.
- Utilized creative problem-solving techniques to address, improve, and recommend solutions for provider challenges and needs.
BECK INITIATIVE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Community Behavioral Health
05.2007 - 03.2012
- Provided oversight during the start, realization, and completion all clinical, administrative, and operational initiatives for the Beck Institute.
- Supported organizational excellence by promoting consistent transparency of therapeutic information and evidence-based practices/programs following the coordination of a network of providers for Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health.
- Guaranteed the precise implementation, sustainability, and fidelity of cognitive therapy models following the cooperation with Dr. Aaron T. Beck and a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Health Psychology
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA06-2005
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rutgers University
Camden, NJ 05-2000
Skills
- Project management and coordination
- Procurement and strategic planning
- Leadership and mentoring
- Risk and scope management
- Time and people management
- Cross-functional leadership
- Negotiation expertise
- Operational efficiency
- Regulatory compliance
- Relationship building
- Multitasking and prioritization
- Complex problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal communication
Certification
- Certified Lean Healthcare Professional, 2025
- Essential Business Communication Skills Professional Certificate, 2025
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare, 2024
- Smartsheet Product Certified User Certification, 2020
- PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP), 2017
- Master Project Manager (MPM), 2016
Publications
List of 6 publications available upon request.
Awards
- The Trailblazer Award recipient, The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities
- The National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi
Core Profiencies
- Project Coordination & Management
- Procurement
- Organization & Strategic Planning
- Innovative
- Mentoring Others
- Risk Management & Mitigation
- Scope Definition & Management
- Time Management
- People Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Negotiations
- Operations Efficiency
- Regulatory Compliance
- Relationship Building
- Multitasking & Prioritization
- Complex Problem Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Interpersonal & Presentation Skills
Timeline
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION LEAD
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
03.2021 - Current
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, COMPREHENSIVE ONCOLOGY PROGRAM
eviCORE Healthcare
09.2019 - 06.2020
PROJECT MANAGER II, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Magellan Health, Inc.
03.2018 - 09.2019
MANAGER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Community Behavioral Health
09.2013 - 03.2018
MEDICAL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Community Behavioral Health
03.2012 - 09.2013
BECK INITIATIVE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Community Behavioral Health
05.2007 - 03.2012
Master of Science - Clinical Health Psychology
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rutgers University