Andrea Carbert Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Together with heading Analyst Relations for Emids, I lead the Solutions & Proposals Team, helping to craft winning solutions and proposals that will shape the Emids of tomorrow.

I work with Emids' CTO as a trusted advisor and execution partner to help shape the Emids of tomorrow, delivering enterprise-wide advancements.

I lead large and complex software projects in the Healthcare Industry, working together with an amazing team of UX researchers and designers, business analysts, technical architects, software developers, and testers from around the world.I act as the Discipline Lead, providing Project Management leadership and guidance, globally, within Macadamian. Within the Project Management team, I provide technical advice and guidance, along with coaching and mentoring, to our project managers and project coordinators.

Reporting to the PMO Director, the Senior Project Manager is the primary point-person responsible for planning, executing, and delivering large corporate projects on time, within budget, and in accordance to specifications. The Senior Project Manager defines project requirements and scope, acquires project resources and supervises the efforts of project team members. Efficient delivery of project deliverables, effective quality control, clear communication of expectations to stakeholders, and upward reporting to senior management are critical tasks that must be performed throughout each project's lifecycle.

Gatineau, Qc

My experience includes project start-up and system go-live as well as requirements gathering and project planning. I have managed development projects using both agile and waterfall methodologies, and have acted as an Agile Coach when introducing customers to Agile. I have led a wide variety of projects, including web, mobile, and client based applications, integrating user research, design, development, and quality assurance.I regularly work with distributed and global teams, split across timezones, and am particularly passionate about team building. I enjoy working with large teams (10 - 20+ resources) and managing projects concurrently.My responsibilities include: Collaboratively managing requirements Leading daily scrums that included the customer Planning for iterative design Holding regular client design reviews Hosting backlog grooming and team task estimation sessions Sprint planning and review Meeting release targets for sprint demos Facilitating demos with customer Holding sprint retrospectives Worked within a PMP framework Planned and managed all aspects of the project including scope, schedule, budget, resources, communication, quality and risks Agile introduction and coaching Business analysis

Gatineau, Qc

My responsibilities included: System Owner of Tenrox, an online collaborative Workforce planning tool, directing system development to fit organizational needs, including implementing a timesheet approval process that significantly reduced invoicing turnaround time Supported a team of 6-8 Project Managers, providing assistance with logistics Bootstrapped projects in a timely manner, ensuring that they were correctly set up in all organizational systems

Reading, United Kingdom

Overall co-ordination and support of a large (£10m) IS change programme using a PRINCE2 Framework, during set-up and stabilisation phases. Tasks include development and implementation of project management standards, procedures and tools; development and implementation of technical management tools; oversight of correct and efficient use of project management standards and processes across projects; provision of advice, guidance, and information to projects and stakeholders; support during business case development and approval process; assistance in creation and adaptation of organisational processes and policies which impact on the programme; collaboration with Programme and IS Managers to assess the impact of 5-year corporate strategy and assist in the adaptation of IS department and projects to fit organisational demand; maintenance of programme log, plan and library; collation and distribution of lessons learned; co-ordination and minute taking for project, programme, and trustee level meetings; direct co-ordination support to projects. Also project managed development and pilot of remote working solution for Guide Dogs’ core system.

Reading, United Kingdom

Overall co-ordination and support of multiple IS projects, using a PRINCE2 framework. Tasks included management of the project plans; assisting Project Manager in replanning exercises; updating of Risks, Issue, Actions, and Lessons Learned logs; configuration management in both hard and softcopy; preparation and input of various project reports; oversight of project communications, including the creation of an intranet site, monthly newsletters, and online surveys; creation and collation of evaluation data using MS Access; minute taking for both project and programme level meetings; co-ordination of User Acceptance Testing; creation of organisational charts and diagrams using MS Visio.

Reading, United Kingdom

Co-ordination, support, and implementation of large business improvement project within the Consultancy Unit, using a PRINCE2 framework. Tasks include creation of a document management strategy; creation and maintenance of various configuration logs, both electronic and in hard-copy; creation, collaboration, and implementation of Excel and Lotus Notes-based systems and authoring of technical user guides; creation and quality assurance of process flows and procedures in line with project brief; creation, editing, and quality assurance of documents and forms for use by consultants and business users; liaising with other project teams to ensure system integration for contracting, communication and financial purposes; assisting Project Manager in the updating of risk, issue and actions logs and project plan, as well as the writing of the monthly highlight report. Also assisted team with business development bids, creating diagrams using MS Visio, editing CVs, assisting with collation of documents, liaising with prospective consultants, and proof reading documents.

Reading, United Kingdom

General administrative and project support to the International Department. Tasks included creating and editing documents, arranging procurement and logistics support, organising overseas travel, maintaining the corporate website, processing invoices, coordinating and attending meetings to take minutes, and updating project management documents. Also acted as the Education Director’s PA, managing his diary and that of the International Operations Director and carrying out research relating to projects on their behalf.

Crowthorne, Uk

Project support, including document creation and compilation, updating of project plan, Risk and Issue Logs, management of configuration library; also acted as an Information Officer, specialising in Blue Badge and Class 2/3 Vehicle (powered scooter) policy, tasks included managing three national phone lines (500 calls/week) for disabled drivers, updating section’s website and contact sheets, managing client bookings, arranging client and conference hospitality, and general administrative tasks.

Barrie, On

Summer position at Barrie's Travel Information Centre: travel counselling both in person and over the phone, ordering and stocking of travel brochures, shipping, clerical work, research, broadcasting, compiling various time-sensitive provincial reports using MS Excel, e.g. Provincial Park Report and Provincial Events Listings.

Honours B.A., Classical Studies

Activities and Societies: Student Association of Classical Studies – VP Communications, Museum of Classical Antiquities – Volunteer.

International Exchange, Classical Studies

Ontario Secondary School Diploma & 11 Ontario Academic Credits