Rob Lathrop
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Experienced Project Management Leader with over 25 years of expertise in Project and Portfolio Management, Lean Process Improvement, and Healthcare IT. Demonstrated success in spearheading intricate projects, enhancing organizational growth, and streamlining operations. Proficient in team management and cultivating stakeholder connections to deliver effective solutions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
EPMO Portfolio Manager for Technology, Shared Services
Golden 1
Sacramento, CA
11.2022 - Current
- Led and directed complex and transformative portfolio initiatives, partnering with C Level executives to achieve project goals and objectives.
- Designed and implemented an efficient integrated tool for managing EPMO projects and portfolios.
- Consulted on the migration of project and portfolio data to Azure DevOps
- Delivered compliance projects on schedule, avoiding millions of dollars in potential fines.
HR PMO Project Manager, HR Strategy and Enablement
Sutter Health
Sacramento, CA
06.2016 - 11.2022
- Accounted for the implementation of HR Strategy and Enablement PMO to assist the Chief Officer of People and Culture.
- Created a streamlined dashboard to monitor nurse availability during the pandemic shutdown
- Integrated data from multiple sources for HR Portfolio Dashboard.
- Implemented HR Portfolio Governance structure for intake and monitoring of 300+ projects per year
- Managed HR Data Analytics, ERP Implementation, and Absence Management programs as Program Manager.
Tools & Technology Manager, Enterprise IS PMO
Sutter Health
Sacramento, CA
11.2015 - 06.2016
- Implemented Enterprise Business Intelligence and analytic tools for the PMO, Finance, and Executive Management.
- Integrated multiple data sources to enhance decision making for IS Portfolio.
- Condensed 100 resource management reports into two, resulting in a drastic reduction of 40 weekly manual hours to a 2-minute automated report while achieving maximum customer satisfaction.
- Managed development of standardized resource position control efforts, resulting in the consolidation of four applications into one and reducing 60 hours of weekly manual maintenance.
- Provided business intelligence services for portfolio, project, and resource performance.
Project Services Director, PMO
Sutter Health
Sacramento, CA
06.2010 - 11.2015
- Led the implementation of project and portfolio methodology and tools across Sutter Health IS, managing a $2 million budget.
- Led the oversight of EPIC and its modules during the Enterprise implementation
- Expanded portfolio management capabilities by scaling up from managing 50 projects and overseeing 100 resources to handling a robust portfolio of 500 projects and leading a team of 2,000 resources.
- Successfully automated the process of collecting and submitting data, catapulting project billing revenue from $100k to $1.2M within one year.
- As the Value Stream Owner, successfully led Lean Value Stream and Kaizen events to improve efficiency of the project intake process, reducing processing time by 20%.
Program Manager, Data & Online Services
Sutter Health
Sacramento, CA
06.2008 - 05.2010
- Established a cohesive methodology to track project progress, address any challenges encountered, and effectively manage supply requisitions for the service line.
- Consolidated three departments’ project portfolios into a centralized repository, reducing manual reconciliation from one month to one minute.
- Delivered resource management capabilities resulting in enterprise adoption and recognition from multiple Big 5 Consulting firms, Internal Audit and External Audit Agencies.
- Directed and supervised multiple strategic and transformative initiatives within the clinical enterprise as a program manager.
Director Portfolio Center of Excellence
Sutter Health
Woodland Hills, CA
01.2006 - 03.2008
- Oversaw and coordinated a diverse range of projects across 19 business units, managing a portfolio of 320 projects. Presented key findings and recommendations to the Chief Operating Officers, ensuring alignment with the organization's three-year strategic plan.
- Implemented project and portfolio management and established tools for the Business Transformation office.
- Delivered insightful big data analysis to support multi-million dollar strategic decision making by C-Level executives
- Implemented a robust project portfolio governance and prioritization mechanism for a significant $500 million portfolio.
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology
John F Kennedy University
Orinda, CA06-1995
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA06-1992
Skills
- Portfolio Management
- Project Management
- SDLC
- Agile
- Lean Six Sigma
- ITIL
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Management
- Change Management
- Mentoring
- Data Analytics
- EPIC
- HIPAA
- MS Project
- MS Excel
- ServiceNow
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Azure DevOps
Timeline
EPMO Portfolio Manager for Technology, Shared Services
Golden 1
11.2022 - Current
HR PMO Project Manager, HR Strategy and Enablement
Sutter Health
06.2016 - 11.2022
Tools & Technology Manager, Enterprise IS PMO
Sutter Health
11.2015 - 06.2016
Project Services Director, PMO
Sutter Health
06.2010 - 11.2015
Program Manager, Data & Online Services
Sutter Health
06.2008 - 05.2010
Director Portfolio Center of Excellence
Sutter Health
01.2006 - 03.2008
Master of Arts - Psychology
John F Kennedy University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
San Francisco State University
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