Samantha Chandler
Milwaukee,Wisconsin
Summary
A self-motivated professional with 10+years of experience managing multiple technology projects in high pressure situations simultaneously with flexibility and responsiveness. In addition, a professional business analyst who communicates well, has an optimistic approach and is an excellent collaborator. Highly motivated, energetic and positive, to help drive company-wide productivity and efficiency. Organized, passionate, and goal-oriented.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Coordinator
World Wide Technology
St. Louis, MO
04.2024 - Current
- Coordinated and managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring all deadlines were met
- Developed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define project scope
- Monitored project progress and identified potential risks or issues, implementing proactive solutions to mitigate them
- Maintained clear communication channels with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
- Created and maintained comprehensive project documentation, including meeting minutes, action items, and status reports
- Assisted in resource allocation and scheduling to ensure optimal utilization of team members' skills and availability
- Facilitated regular meetings with team members to review progress, address challenges, and provide guidance as needed
- Collaborated with finance department to ensure accurate budget forecasting and financial reporting for projects
- Demonstrated expertise in utilizing various software tools such as Microsoft Project or JIRA for efficient task management
- Managed project budgets by tracking expenses against allocated funds
- Managed procurement processes for necessary project resources, ensuring timely delivery of materials
Business Analyst
Estee Lauder Companies
New York, NY
12.2023 - Current
- Supporting R & D Operations teams with data analysis and reporting
- Prioritizing technical and functional requirements
- Defining risks and issues for planning and monitoring
- Reporting and distribution to stakeholders
- Preparation of weekly Powerpoint presentations; supply chain and technical readiness
- Facilitating weekly and monthly meetings with internal business partners
- Creating and maintaining stakeholder distribution lists
- Ad-hoc reporting as needed for functional teams using various databases
IT-Project Coordinator
CommonSpirit Health
Phoenix, AZ
04.2021 - 11.2023
- Accountable for supporting the program planning steps and managing resources
- Preparation of reports to ensure program is progressing to meet deliverables on time and on budget
- Supporting several projects as assigned
- Ensure project documents are current, accurate and stored appropriately
- Forecast resource assignment hours
- Create, submit, track and record all program purchase orders
- On-site coordination during new technology activations including technical support and communications to leadership
- Schedule and manage program meetings with meaningful meeting minutes
- Provide project support to multi-disciplinary project team(s)
- Review monthly Capital and Operational expenses for financial data analysis
- Program asset management recording and tracking
- General support of Program and Project Managers
IT Project Coordinator - Infrastructure
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING
West Allis, WI
10.2018 - 03.2021
- Manage day-to-day coordination of network infrastructure, installs, upgrades, strategic systems planning, documentation, and production support
- Collaboration with on-site community contacts (i.e., building engineers, business office staff, and executive directors) and other corporate IT staff
- Analysis of technology support issues and projects
- Completes community technology projects using the appropriate methodology and utilizing scope documents, which outline approach, deliverable, milestones, and detailed work plans
- Cost analysis of financial workbooks for each community, review with functional team management for project approval
- Data analysis of IT services to determine existing and future spend.
Senior Technology Business Analyst
KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
04.2015 - 08.2018
- Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects
- Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
- Provide users with technical support for hardware/software.
- Control operational budget and expenditures.
- Purchase necessary equipment.
- Prepare and submit cost-benefit and ROI analyses
- Develop plans and budgets for network equipment replacement.
- Planning and tracking of IT Infrastructure projects in Jira
Education
BS - Business Administration
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota02.2012
Skills
- PeopleSoft
- MS 365
- Various Vendor WEB based software
- Zoom
- Cisco UC
- Planview Resource Management software
- Procurement software
- Lawson
- Ariba
- Jira
- Google Suite
- Smartsheets
Introduction
A self-motivated professional with 10+ years of experience managing multiple technology projects in high pressure situations simultaneously with flexibility and responsiveness. In addition, a professional business analyst who communicates well, has an optimistic approach and is an excellent collaborator. Highly motivated, energetic and positive, to help drive company-wide productivity and efficiency. Organized, passionate, and goal-oriented.
Timeline
Project Coordinator
World Wide Technology
04.2024 - Current
Business Analyst
Estee Lauder Companies
12.2023 - Current
IT-Project Coordinator
CommonSpirit Health
04.2021 - 11.2023
IT Project Coordinator - Infrastructure
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING
10.2018 - 03.2021
Senior Technology Business Analyst
KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES
04.2015 - 08.2018
BS - Business Administration
Capella University
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