Organized and dependable project manager successful at managing multiple projects with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team and project goals. Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
TSG Consulting/Experian
01.2022 - Current
Project manager for Experian Global Fraud and Data Base Management
Lead multiple teams of Software Engineers focused on the development of software applications and upgrades within Experian's Fraud Detection and Development group for Experian clients
Coordinate with Fraud QA, Fraud Engineering and PMO teams to facilitate all projects related to new software rollouts and all Fraud Software upgrades are delivered in scope and in budget
Facilitate daily project meetings, create reports on project milestones, timelines, and recognize, remediate any roadblocks/setbacks
Consistently identify solutions to ensure the on-time delivery of all project related deliverables
Served as the SME point of contact for client stakeholders, engineering and PMO team throughout all project lifecycles
Implement effective communication strategies, ensuring seamless coordination between Fraud Software teams, clients and PMO team.
Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
Senior Project Manager
Conquest Technologies/Cisco
08.2014 - 01.2022
Project Management for Cisco Systems
Manage small and large-scale network/voice system deployment projects for Bank of America PMO account with full oversight of design, development deployment and production through the life cycle of the project implementing SCRUM methodology
Develop End-to-End IT Project Management in a Agile environment: Forecasting, planning, Responsible for execution, and delivery for Bank of America's network infrastructure
Define technical requirements and document plans for project lifecycle deployments including daily scheduling, meeting minutes, executive updates as needed as well as deliverables, budgets, and timeline updates
Coordinate internal and external resources ensuring that implementations are ready as scheduled per client needs, deadlines, and SLA's
Analyze, prepare, and deploy all document operational procedures within scoped technical guidelines
Plan, develop and deploy change management initiatives for technical implementations including productivity software releases, technical applications, and physical hardware deployments.
Streamlined project management processes by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced costs.
Led cross-functional teams for successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
DC-Ops Project Manager/IT Technical Writer
CH Reynolds
06.2012 - 03.2014
Project Manager over Cisco DC operations which include: Plan, assign and track all Data Center Operations related projects
Defined timelines, budgets, risks and scheduling involved with each project
Organized and coordinated large scale cross-functional team meetings between various Cisco team members as well as various outside vendors
Analyze, prepare, and deploy all document operational procedures within scoped technical guidelines
IT Technical Writer for Cisco IT Policy and Procedures which include: Research and gathering information on present Cisco IT policy and procedures
Construct and employ new IT documents clarifying and decoding technical jargon and creating the document(s) for a 'Non' technical audience
Collaborated with project specific IT SME to construct procedural documents and position such documents within Cisco Policy.
Enhanced user experience by simplifying complex technical concepts into easy-to-understand documentation.
Increased product adoption by creating clear and concise user guides, manuals, and online help resources.
IT Infrastructure Project Manager/Sr. Telecom Engineer
Fossil Partners
03.2004 - 03.2012
Telecom Engineer/Infrastructure Director-Responsible for all daily maintenance, programming, break/fix issues and MAC tickets for 3 corporate offices.
Call center management and application oversight for 180 user call center
Telecom administration and Maintenance for Nortel PBX's for 6 regional office locations as well as basic Cisco switch WAN maintenance Trained on Cisco Unified Communications Manager for potential Telecom technology swap/upgrade
Infrastructure/IT Project Management-Responsible for Fossil's entire IT Infrastructure nationwide to include 6 US Regional offices, 152 stores, 2 TX based corporate buildings and 2 distribution centers
Project manager over all IT based projects to include project risk management, issue management, time/cost management, break/fix management and scheduling/communication management
Data Center Project Manager-Responsible for all aspects of both corporate data center locations which included all designs, layouts, installs, Moves Adds, Changes, escalations, and security issues
Managed/maintained data room facilities to include UPS, Electrical, HVAC Fire Suppression and Generators
Creating and updating process documentation for all IT infrastructure
Ensure that IT infrastructure/telecom products and installations are delivered on time within scope, and within or under budgeted parameters
Management of project timelines, budgets and out of scope requests
Facilitate all weekly project meetings to internal IT PMO and executive resources.
Education
Studies in Business Management and Marketing - General Studies
Mountain View College
Dallas, TX
01.1994
Skills
Project Planning
Scope Management
Risk Management
Technical understanding
Purchasing and procurement
Change Control Processes
Advanced problem solving
Project tracking
Vendor Sourcing
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Agile Methodology
Strategic Planning
Certification
RCDD Certification
Nortel- option 81, 11, CS1000, BCM 50, VoIP, SIP
Global Knowledge PMP relative review course
Global Knowledge IT Infrastructure Design and Management Course
Cisco Technical Writing Certification
Excel Data Analysis Course
Experian internal for SQL Data Base Management
Experian AGILE Methodology Course
Currently working on SCRUM Master Certificate
Timeline
Project Manager
TSG Consulting/Experian
01.2022 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Conquest Technologies/Cisco
08.2014 - 01.2022
DC-Ops Project Manager/IT Technical Writer
CH Reynolds
06.2012 - 03.2014
IT Infrastructure Project Manager/Sr. Telecom Engineer
Fossil Partners
03.2004 - 03.2012
Studies in Business Management and Marketing - General Studies