Scott Schmidt
Utica,MI
Summary
Dynamic IT and Project Manager with over 20 years of expertise in the automotive and financial technology sectors, complemented by PMP certification. Recognized for a proven ability to drive transformative change while fostering strong relationships and motivating teams across all organizational levels and functions. Adept at navigating complex projects with a strategic mindset, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivering exceptional results. Committed to leveraging extensive industry knowledge to enhance operational efficiency and support organizational growth.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Project Manager III
United Wholesale Mortgage
Pontiac, MI
09.2024 - 04.2026
- Oversaw program-level initiatives across 30+ engineering and development teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration.
- Implemented process improvements resulting in enhanced resource allocation and workflow efficiency across projects.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to define strategic initiatives that align technology projects with organizational goals.
- Mentored junior project managers, fostering skill development and enhancing overall team performance.
- Spearheaded development of project plans leveraging agile methodologies to optimize team collaboration.
- Created standardized run-books and operational handoff procedures, improving first-contact resolution.
IT Project Manager II
United Wholesale Mortgage
Pontiac, MI
11.2020 - 08.2024
- Facilitated weekly delivery reviews with IT operations, security, compliance, and business stakeholders.
- Supported Agile transformation by introducing sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, and capacity planning for support teams.
- Directed cross-functional teams to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery of IT projects.
- Achieved critical system readiness through effective performance optimization and enhanced high availability. Delivered a comprehensive suite of solutions and technologies, including cloud migrations, infosec, VPN, firewall, and MFA implementations. Executed successful server and SQL database upgrades while facilitating product rollouts and feature enhancements.
- Achieved smooth transitions to new systems with minimal operational disruption through effective risk management strategies. Mitigated potential project challenges, resulting in improved user adoption and a higher likelihood of successful project implementation.
- Collaborated with business leaders to clarify project scope, success criteria, timelines, dependencies, and delivery risks for IT initiatives. Supported teams in analyzing technical data and customer requirements to reduce potential risks.
Systems Engineer, Infrastructure
Plastic Omnium - Clean Energy Systems
Troy, MI
09.2006 - 06.2020
- Designed and implemented robust system architectures for clean energy solutions.
- Achieved standardized plant execution and enhanced traceability through the successful rollout of a multi-national manufacturing execution system (MES). Strengthened system redundancy and security, resulting in improved operational resilience.
- Oversaw seamless migrations of Windows 10 endpoint protection and Active Directory to enhance operational efficiency.
- Directed global team across Americas, EMEA, and Asia to design and implement patch management and software update processes.
Systems Administrator
Electronics Data Systems
Auburn Hills, MI
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Administered user accounts and permissions across various systems to enhance security protocols.
- Monitored system performance and resolved issues to maintain optimal operational efficiency.
- Orchestrated scheduling and deployment of operating system and software enhancements within automotive product development environments for over 50,000 endpoints and 300 servers.
- Led the authorization process for changes in a global environment through effective enterprise change management (ECM) practices. Engaged multiple business units to facilitate understanding of the complexity and scope of changes among all stakeholders.
- Managed maintenance and troubleshooting of 100+ Windows and Linux servers to ensure optimal performance for engineering and design teams.
Education
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) -
Project Management Institute
Pennsylvania05-2019
Associates degree - Computer Networking and Telecommunications
Baker College
Auburn Hills, MI01-2003
Bachelor's of Arts degree - Humanities, Pre-Law
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI01-1998
Skills
- AI Prompt Generation and Context Identification
- Program & Project Management
- Agile/Scrum
- IT infrastructure management
- ITIL Service Delivery
- Change Management
- Vendor Management
- Infrastructure & Cloud Projects
- Application Support
- Portfolio Reporting
- Jira
- ServiceNow
- Power BI
- Microsoft 365
- Azure
STRENGTHS
- Vision
- Always making sure there are set aims & that the team is on the right track.
- Influence
- Able to establish influence over the team when needed and drive it toward success.
- Making things simple
- Able to boil down complex subjects. Gives enough information about small details and is patient with others.
- Coaching
- Helps team members fight difficulties.
Timeline
IT Project Manager III
United Wholesale Mortgage
09.2024 - 04.2026
IT Project Manager II
United Wholesale Mortgage
11.2020 - 08.2024
Systems Engineer, Infrastructure
Plastic Omnium - Clean Energy Systems
09.2006 - 06.2020
Systems Administrator
Electronics Data Systems
01.2003 - 01.2006
Associates degree - Computer Networking and Telecommunications
Baker College
Bachelor's of Arts degree - Humanities, Pre-Law
Michigan State University
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) -
Project Management Institute