Valerie T. McKinney
Chicago,IL
Summary
I am a Senior Leader who strives on problem-solving, innovative solutions and data driven, decision making. My portfolio of work demonstrates accomplishments in delivering results, operational cost-savings and reduction, including outsourcing, IT and system implementations and directing multiple cross-functional teams and vendors. Lean and critical thinking, accountability, interpersonal communication, details, results and appreciation summarizes my daily goals, for every initiative. I am seeking a Senior Leadership (Director and above) role that will allow me to leverage my strong operational skills, ability to grasp concepts and drive results. Below are a few highlights of my professional accomplishments that support my professional goal: Collaborates with Stakeholders to confirm Business needs and opportunities for improvement, Data-driven analysis and decision-making, Enthusiastically leads and mentors, Fosters strong, trusted relationships within all levels of the organization and clients Promotes program buy-in and adoption through effective change management
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Data Delivery Lead
Health Care Service Corporation, HCSC
10.2022 - Current
- Work with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on Business Priorities, impact, and effort
- Drive collaboration with stakeholders and leadership to define required SLAs for consumption and domain services
- Lead end-to-end delivery of data needs for large programs and projects to ensure successful execution and alignment with business needs
- Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders for growth opportunities and successful partnerships.
- Point of escalation for removing road blocks
- Utilized both PMBOK and Agile ( SCRUM) methodologies to effectively manage large projects, Evaluate, estimate, and communicate scope and size of data components of large- scale [projects
- Liaison between Business, Business Data Solutions, EPMO, IT groups and other cross-functional teams to maintain alignment on data requirements throughout delivery
- Initiate and coordinate project solution efforts through business process analysis and business analysis
- Provide timely and effective communication across all organization levels to ensure expectations are met, risks, issues and status are addressed
SENIOR DATA DELIVERY CONSULTANT
Health Care Service Corporation
01.2019 - 10.2022
- Drove collaboration with stakeholders and leadership to define required SLAs for consumption and domain services
- Led end-to-end delivery of data needs for large programs and projects to ensure successful execution and alignment with business needs
- Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders for growth opportunities and successful partnerships.
- Utilized both PMBOK and Agile ( SCRUM) methodologies to effectively manage large projects, estimate with 3% variance, and communicate scope and size of data components
- Liaison between Business, Business Data Solutions, EPMO, IT groups and other cross-functional teams to maintain alignment on data requirements throughout delivery
- Initiated and coordinated project solution efforts through business process analysis and business analysis
- Provided timely and effective communication across all organization levels to ensure expectations are met, risks, issues and status are addressed
- Served as point of escalation for removing road blocks
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Health Care Service Corporation
11.2015 - 01.2019
- Established cross-functional teams, including business units, information technology and outside vendors
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Monitored cross-functional teams to determine project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire successfully complete projects
- Managed and provided direction to project teams handling all aspects of requirements gathering, scheduling and work planning, issue resolution, cost tracking, financial reporting and change management
- Demonstrated strong communication skills to inform senior leadership and Steering Committee of project status
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Apex Systems, United Airlines
06.2011 - 11.2015
- Managed customer-facing projects for both www.united.com and for the United Mobile App
- Managed projects using both PMI project management standards and AGILE (SCRUM) methodologies
- Established and led a cross-functional team, including business units, information technology and outside vendors
- Presented project status to senior leadership and Steering Committee
- Participated in annual planning, budgeting and quality improvement activities for the organization.
SENIOR ECOMMERCE OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER
Innerworkings, Inc
03.2010 - 05.2011
- Utilized SCRUM methodologies to manage multiple turn-key projects
- Led system integration to enhance the Front-end (User Interface) and the Backend process workflow
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
SENIOR ECOMMERCE BUSINESS ANALYST TEAM LEAD
Office Max, Inc
04.2009 - 02.2010
- Recommended innovative and cost-saving technology for the company’s web sites
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Generated business intelligence reports to inform strategic decision-making.
SENIOR BUSINESS CONSULTANT (PROJECT MANAGER)
BP Oil Americas
08.2007 - 11.2008
- Rolled out SAP across 26 major Business Units within 12 months
- Utilized both PMI full cycle project management and Agile (LEAN) methodologies, in addition to Six Sigma methodologies and SOX compliance to complete project
- Developed and manage user acceptance testing (including test scripting)
Senior E-Commerce Project Manager)
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
12.2006 - 08.2007
- Prepared scope, requirements and detailed project plan and verified agreement by parties within the www.frbservices.og web site renovation project across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated understanding of web technologies, browsers, analytics, reporting and content management systems and processes.
- Led a Steering Committee to support the project
- Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
- Developed a Search Engine Optimization strategy, taxonomy and strong e-communications program
SENIOR DATABASE MARKETING BUSINESS ANALYST
Allstate Insurance Company
01.2001 - 12.2006
- Analyzed data to determine marketing campaigns and process improvement strategies
- Developed a cross-functional team tasked with designing a web-based, Marketing Operations tool and integrated Marketing plans (Decreased the direct mail “Go to Market” process from six weeks to 5 days)
- Gained senior management’s alignment on the Marketing Operation’s solutions road-map
Education
MBA - Project Management
KELLER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Chicago, IL05.2006
BBA - Marketing
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
District Of Columbia05.1994
Skills
- Microsoft Project
- Data Dictionary Software
- Informatica Cloud
- Enterprise Information Architecture
- Data Lakes
- Data Extraction
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
Certification
Yoga Instruction Certification 2013
Timeline
Principal Data Delivery Lead
Health Care Service Corporation, HCSC
10.2022 - Current
SENIOR DATA DELIVERY CONSULTANT
Health Care Service Corporation
01.2019 - 10.2022
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Health Care Service Corporation
11.2015 - 01.2019
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Apex Systems, United Airlines
06.2011 - 11.2015
SENIOR ECOMMERCE OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER
Innerworkings, Inc
03.2010 - 05.2011
SENIOR ECOMMERCE BUSINESS ANALYST TEAM LEAD
Office Max, Inc
04.2009 - 02.2010
SENIOR BUSINESS CONSULTANT (PROJECT MANAGER)
BP Oil Americas
08.2007 - 11.2008
Senior E-Commerce Project Manager)
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
12.2006 - 08.2007
SENIOR DATABASE MARKETING BUSINESS ANALYST
Allstate Insurance Company
01.2001 - 12.2006
MBA - Project Management
KELLER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
BBA - Marketing
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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