ROLES
Portfolio Manager
Project Manager
Technical Analyst
Business System Analyst
TOOLS/METHODS
SQL (Oracle)
Agile
Waterfall
Java
MS Project
Visio
Rational Tools
MS Office
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
Retail Supply Chain
Foundation Data Mgmt
Inventory Mgmt
Demand Forecasting Mgmt
Promotion Pricing
Markdown Optimization
Merchandise Financial
Planning
Item Planning
Warehouse Mgmt
EDUCATION
Business Computer
Information Systems: St.
Cloud State University
Onsite technical training
SCRUM Certification
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Name offers over 10 years of project management experience managing multiple projects and with multiple client contacts. Results-driven project-management professional with experience in the software development process, deployment of technology to meet global markets and internal customer needs, as well as complex technology management and integration in a multi-platform environment.
SKILLS INVENTORY
Significant and progressive experience and expertise in such project-management concepts as project plans, scope management, estimating & costing, scheduling, risk management, contract negotiations, planning and tracking, quality, and change management
Proven ability to deliver multiple projects s imultaneously within a complex matrix organization across multiple business teams and external software vendors
Produce project status reports, identifying and communicating any performance variances to planned scope, timeline, and budget
A broadly experienced business advisor experienced in enterprise systems integration, information delivery, and process/workflow development
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS (past experiences related to position applying for)
Led a 30 person supply chain team responsible for delivering supply chain solutions required for international store expansion. Project scope included business & data flow analysis, necessary software changes to five subsystems, and deployment of change management and technology to local and corporate offices
Proven experience tracking multiple nondependent projects & task threads across varying teams. Simultaneously ran a 3 rd party software upgrade, complete software redesign/rebuild, and 3 rd party integration. All three projects were completely unrelated to each other – different technologies, teams, scope.
In portfolio management role, responsible for designing, building, implementing and supporting organization defined policies, procedures, and standards. This included adhoc tools/reporting/procedures to ensure data was consistent across all projects which gave senior leadership the data needed to consistently view their area of responsibility. Accomplished through collaborating with teams to implement effective and efficient project plan maintenance techniques. www.STARcollaborative.com
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Project Manager
Company, Location 2009 to 2010
Led software development team to conceptualize, design, build and deploy a suite of SaaS applications for increased operational efficiencies and cost savings. Multiple releases delivered each representing $500K - $1M budgets.
Managed relationships with key US & International business customers throughout the project lifecycle which enabled the demand planning & merchant teams to support the international expansion.
Portfolio Manager
Company, Location
Maintained a portfolio of the ten largest programs at Company.
2008 to 2009
Implemented and enforced organization defined policies, procedures, and standards. Implemented a standard financial model that assured data integrity and accessibility, eliminated analytical and data inconsistencies, and reduced team workload.
Project Manager
Company, Location
2002 to 2008
Led a 30 person supply chain team responsible for delivering supply chain solutions required for international store expansion to Puerto Rico resulting in over $20M of additional revenue in the first year alone. Project scope included data flow and business process analysis across five supply chain subsystems. Project budget was $1.5M.
Improved gross margin dollars for discontinued products by 7-10% by independently leading a software development and business process improvement initiative for the pricing team. Delivered with a fifteen person on/off shore development team model with a budget of $1.2M.
Delivered a project on plan and under budget to custom build a promotional pricing application responsible for driving $11B in promotional sales. Delivered with a fifty persons on/off & 3 rd party team with a budget of $3.2M.
Managed relationships with key business customers throughout the project lifecycle which enabled the demand planning team to support emerging enterprise strategies. Project focused on business process redesign along with
3 rd party application upgrade. Project budget was $1.5M.
Implemented a hands free, voice directed picking system which resulted in a 15-20% productivity improvement in high touch units of the warehouse. Project focused on business process redesign along with 3 rd party application integration. Project budget was $500K.
Managed a supply chain returns optimization project delivering $10M in annual cost saving. Project focused on business process redesign along with 3 rd party application integration. Project Budget was $1.5M.
Project Manager
Company, Location
2000 to 2002
2 years of project management experience working on large-scale company enterprise wide projects. Clients include
X, Y, and Z. www.STARcollaborative.com