Vince Tatum
Saint Charles,MO
Summary
Experienced IT Professional with over 20 years in project management and technology development. Skilled in leading teams to deliver high-impact technology solutions that meet business needs and drive efficiency. Expert in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, stakeholder management, and strategic planning. Proven ability to enhance team productivity and successfully manage complex projects from conception to implementation.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager (Contractor)
Charter Spectrum
Maryland Heights, MO
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for leading the Spectrum Ready program, a groundbreaking connectivity platform designed to compete with industry standards, and achieving over 200,000 contractual agreements in six months.
- Oversee the project lifecycle, ensuring a seamless sales-to-delivery transition, and effective cross-departmental collaboration.
- Regularly engage with stakeholders to adjust project directions and align with customer service needs.
- Facilitate communication between business channels and internal departments to ensure alignment with customer service needs.
Delivery Leader - Mobile IT Contractor
Charter Spectrum
Manchester, MD
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of technology projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards by collaborating with development teams and stakeholders, while actively managing project plans, risks, and communication throughout the delivery process
- Applied subject matter expertise and industry knowledge to independently oversee operational risk management activities
- Provided defect management across all environments to ensure smooth, efficient, and quality delivery by driving for 100% defect resolution before deployment to higher environments
- Offer dark launches and feature toggles to reduce the team's reliance on other organizations' timelines for delivery
IT Project Manager/Technical Lead (Contractor)
Intervene K-12
Houston, TX
04.2021 - 01.2022
- Managed software and cloud services for a growing startup to advance the software platform.
- Optimized IT processes with new technologies, leading to significant cost savings.
- Spearheaded the adoption of modern project management methodologies, enhancing team efficiency.
- Guided and motivated the team to adopt SCRUM, Agile, and Jira solutions for project management, task tracking, and capacity planning.
- Provided AWS support for optimization, monitoring, and cost savings, resulting in savings of over $70,000.
- Retooled the first-generation tech stack to scale with demand, and balance shifting priorities.
Owner/Program Manager
Global View Consultants
Saint Charles, MO
04.2015 - 04.2021
- Offered comprehensive IT consulting services, improving local businesses' hardware and software systems.
- Implemented management solutions that boosted the client's digital presence and operational efficiency.
IT Project Manager (Contractor)
Royal Canin
St. Charles, MO
09.2015 - 04.2016
- Managed the CRM (Salesforce) platform for the Americas region, defining and managing changes in project scope, goals, and deliverables that aligned with business objectives to mitigate risks.
- Partnered with all markets to build and maintain a roadmap that ensured CRM consistency across regions.
- Launched CRM (Salesforce) enhancements to expand on the core field sales automation capabilities to address the need to increase transparency and collaboration between the sales team and customers, obtaining a full 360-degree view of the customer for Royal Canin.
Project Manager/Leader - Performance Testing Team
MasterCard Worldwide
O'Fallon, MO
09.2014 - 05.2015
- Led the performance testing team that conducted comprehensive performance testing of all web applications and web services across the company
- Achieved significant improvements in testing delivery timeframes by over 20% through process optimizations
- Pioneered a new delivery method for providing test plans and results to business units offering a greater level of understanding
Project Manager/Leader - Hosted Development Team
MasterCard Worldwide
O'Fallon, MO
02.2011 - 08.2014
- Managed infrastructure, web and application team using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Oversaw high-risk medium to large scale projects collaborating with cross functional teams to streamline processes and enhance efficiency
- Developed comprehensive strategic and tactical plans for every project phase and ensured alignment between project scope and strategic business objectives
Education
M.A. - Information Technology Management
Webster University
B.S. - Computer Information Systems
Columbia College
Skills
- Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Program Management
- Team Leadership and Development
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional CollaborationD
- DevOps
- AWS Cloud Services
- SCRUM/Agile
- Jira
- Version Control
Certification
- Certified SAFe 6 Agilist, Scaled Agile
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, C.S.S.C
- Agile Boot Camp, MasterCard
Militaryexperience
United States Army, Active Duty/Reserve Veteran
Timeline
Program Manager (Contractor)
Charter Spectrum
02.2023 - Current
Delivery Leader - Mobile IT Contractor
Charter Spectrum
01.2022 - 12.2022
IT Project Manager/Technical Lead (Contractor)
Intervene K-12
04.2021 - 01.2022
IT Project Manager (Contractor)
Royal Canin
09.2015 - 04.2016
Owner/Program Manager
Global View Consultants
04.2015 - 04.2021
Project Manager/Leader - Performance Testing Team
MasterCard Worldwide
09.2014 - 05.2015
Project Manager/Leader - Hosted Development Team
MasterCard Worldwide
02.2011 - 08.2014
M.A. - Information Technology Management
Webster University
B.S. - Computer Information Systems
Columbia College
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