Vivian Fetterman
Pickerington,OH
Summary
Talented Senior Project Manager brings proven abilities in end-to-end project management. Expert in identifying and mitigating risks, reaching milestones, and managing deliverables. Highly organized leader with great attention to detail.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technology Project Manager Senior
American Electric Power (AEP)
08.2022 - 01.2024
- Managed all aspects of three software projects which included development of project charters and establishing project plans.
- Tracked budget of $500,000 - $1,000,000 to make sure that spending remained within the budget
- Managed daily standup meetings with the team to track action items and progress against the project plan
- Created UAT (User Acceptance Test) plan for migration of one of the products to production environment
- Facilitated the UAT session and followed up with any open items from the testing to drive to closure
- Held sessions with the users of the products to see what enhancements they would like to see
- Worked with the software development team to determine which of these items could be implemented within the budget constraints
- Facilitated training sessions for new users of the applications.
Senior Project Manager
Nokia
01.2016 - 12.2020
- Managed multiple project teams engaged in 5G Software development in a cross-functional environment to reach project success
- Outlined work plans, assessed resources, and determined timelines for projects
- Enhanced development and drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong program leadership
- Provided awareness and understanding of overall project portfolio, interactions and issues to team members and stakeholders
- Assessed project risks and devised mitigation strategies to avoid potential roadblocks
- Managed problem requests for the project and worked with the cross functional team to drive to resolution.
Senior Feature Project Manager
Alcatel-Lucent
10.2006 - 01.2016
- Established the project schedule and worked with the cross functional team to monitor and track progress for LTE RF hardware and software features
- Developed the models plan with input from the development and test organizations
- Worked with the supply chain organization to coordinate the models builds
- Worked with the project team to identify risks
- Formally documented the project risks, drove the team to solutions/mitigation for the risks, and escalated to the project stakeholders when necessary
- Coordinated all design reviews for these features
- Solicited input from all contributors, pulled together the meeting packages, worked with the team members to complete the associated checklist, documented action items from each review, and worked with the decision makers to finalize their decision for how to proceed
- Worked with the development and test teams to complete the traceability for test cases to requirements for the features
- Provided weekly updates to the project stakeholders.
Project Manager
Lucent Technologies Inc
01.2001 - 10.2006
- Led cross-functional teams to bring complex projects from initial design to completion
- Reviewed project risks and devised proactive strategies to avoid potential roadblocks
- Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership
- Modified project plans when needed to better align with organizational objectives
- Managed entire project life cycle from initial concept through final delivery
- Set project schedules and oversaw milestones for duration of project
- Established project budgets and tracked expenditures.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering And Manufacturing Management
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY05.2000
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.1984
Skills
- Project Planning
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Relationship Building
- Strong ability to work independently
- Excellent organizational skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Detail Oriented
- Ability to prioritize work
- Able to drive multiple issues to closure simultaneously
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified
Timeline
Technology Project Manager Senior
American Electric Power (AEP)
08.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Project Manager
Nokia
01.2016 - 12.2020
Senior Feature Project Manager
Alcatel-Lucent
10.2006 - 01.2016
Project Manager
Lucent Technologies Inc
01.2001 - 10.2006
Master of Science - Engineering And Manufacturing Management
Clarkson University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
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