Theresa Day

Highly rated PMO Manager, whose expertise in Project management has provided guidance and coaching to team members to successfully deliver Infrastructure projects. Qualifications include Infrastructure Projects/Programs with very large budgets, sourcing/procurement activities, diverse technologies and best practices. Twenty-seven years of experience in the technology sector with increasing responsibilities on projects of very complex and aggressive timelines.

• Top 5% on Manager evaluation surveys every year
• Twice annually receive customer delight for project and program delivery
• Selected for initial PM Mentoring and program development
• Selected for initial Leadership Development Program
• Inaugural PMO MVP of the Quarter 1, 2024
• Developed PM Calculator for level of estimate calculations
• One of 3 award winners Target all company "Best Company Ever" in 2007 for Ethernet Everywhere Project Delivery
• CIO Award winner 2007 for Ethernet Everywhere project delivery

• Upgrade wireless Infrastructure and WAN connectivity for Guest initiatives, $28M, 1780 stores deployment in less than 6 months
• Preferred contractor arrangement and second level support outsourcing, $2M, new vendors, new requirements, gain buy-in with leadership
• Upgrade wireless, LAN, and cabling infrastructure in 1300 stores, $120M, 1300 stores, More than 120 PT resources/partners

• Program management
• Financial budgeting and forecasting
• Program planning
• Resource planning
• Stakeholder management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Competitive sourcing and resource procurement
• Process development for onboarding resources
• Financial management
• Project planning and execution
• Communication management
• Resource management

• Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN, Senior Project Manager, 01/10 - Present
• Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN, Infrastructure Project Manager, 01/07 - 12/10
• Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN, Infrastructure Project Coordinator, 01/05 - 12/07
• Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN, Senior Network Engineer, 01/03 - 12/05
• Comm-Works, Plymouth, MN, Network Engineer, 01/01 - 12/03
• ProStaff, Minneapolis, MN, Network Engineer, 01/99 - 12/01
• Comdisco, Minnetonka, MN, Project Analyst, 01/97 - 12/99

• Led cost savings initiatives, competitive sourcing events and thoughtful spending of Ethernet Everywhere funding, such that the project came in $36M under budget.
• Led significant competitive sourcing savings on Metro Area Network Upgrade, resulting in $2.6M savings over 5 years.
• Developed work intake process to move work to lower cost resources/providers.
• Developed feedback survey and improved Lync user experiences by holding a Get Lync’d to the Experts Day with live demos, question and answer sessions, and desk side assistance support.
• Led numerous initiatives to improve and streamline best-practices across the organization.

• Best Company Ever Award Winner, 2007, Ethernet Everywhere Project
• CIO Award Winner, 2007, Ethernet Everywhere Project
• Numerous team recognition awards for various projects/activities through career at Target.
• Projects have always been delivered on time and under budget for all projects led at Target.
• Ethernet Everywhere project came in $36M under budget due to meticulous management of expenses, assertive contract negotiations, diligent management of issues and resolution.
• Frequently sought after as a mentor, and frequently teamed with high potential employees by Sr. Leadership.
• Coached more than 15 peers, individual contributors, and leaders throughout tenure at Target.
• Led several best practices initiatives on project management, as well as institutionalizing and adapting a software development lifecycle for Infrastructure projects.

• Multi-Channel, 05/12
• Burst/L2 Support Outsourcing, 08/08 - 09/09
• Ethernet Everywhere, 06/06 - 07/07