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Denver, Co, Us

Erie, Colorado, United States

• Led a highly collaborative project effort with an external consultant and team members to create and document the company HR, Procurement, Operations and Sales processes which led to successfully earning ISO 9001 compliance certification. Securing this certification improves the company’s strategic position to win highly competitive contracts which led to an increase in revenue and profits.• Collaborate with JIRA administrator to implement and maintain a comprehensive project board which simultaneously manages multiple project system requirements, user stories, and defect tracking through the entire AGILE development lifecycle from User Story creation through successful production for the VA’s Veterans Health Administration and its other VA partners, which includes the Office of Information Technology, and its vendor, IBM.• Responsible for creating the Microsoft Teams model for the project team to ensure clear execution, dissemination and storage of documentation, meeting notes, and communications channels which increases the overall team collaboration, communication and leads to vastly improved overall efficiency and effectiveness for the PMO team. • Created and led the formation of the NCP Culture Committee, and collaborated with Company Leadership and fellow team members to establish a positive employee centered culture that would serve as a catalyst for creativity, innovation that could enable its clients to transform their dreams, goals and objectives into reality.

United States

• Completed Project Lifecycle Implementation Leadership for ZOLL Security, and Risk Management, Circulation, and EMEA product divisions for AWS Cloud Migrations, Software Development/Integrations, Datacenter Hardware Infrastructure Upgrades, and Global Security Certifications.• Managed project to improve the security posture and increase adoption of Bitlocker Encryption, Tanium, and SCCM patching of all companywide endpoints globally.• Led a IT security governance project to improve processes, policies, and procedures for application security, third party risk management, asset discovery, configuration management, data loss prevention, Cloud security enhancement, and incident management and response.• Took over and led 40+ high-priority Agile, software lifecycle implementations, integrations, upgrades, and office re-opening engagements simultaneously for multiple divisions across the globe.• Played a key role in the company’s global strategy to move all services to the Cloud, increase its IT security posture, and improve IT services for our end user community.• Led datacenter migrations to Amazon Cloud Web Services (AWS) for several locations in the U.S. and European markets to consolidate IT infrastructure services for multiple departments.• Drove an ongoing project to create AWS Workspaces service for R&D, and other divisions and a Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains ERP software upgrade for ZOLL’s Circulation division.• Orchestrated ISO27001 Certification and Cyber Essentials IT compliance projects for ZOLL products in the U.S. and Europe markets to increase sales revenue and customer retention.• Managed office IT re-opening efforts for Denver based location of 300+employees and the IT infrastructure upgrade for Asian-Pacific region.

Boulder, Colorado

• Led multiple high-priority project management lifecycle implementations and upgrade engagements for diverse CU Boulder departments focused on datacenter migrations, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Desktop and Server Infrastructure (VDI), and Web Express to Drupal 8 migration for the www.colorado.edu website. • Completed additional projects related to an Oracle database remediation and upgrade, Private Cloud ServiceNow, Adobe Cloud, Digital Signage, and Land Mobile Radio Infrastructure systems. • Partnered with Housing/Student Affairs, Academic Technology, Networking, Network Security, Office of Data Analytics, Research Computing, Athletics, Lab Asset Management, and Public Safety on key projects.• Worked with business project sponsors and the University’s Procurement services team on contract management efforts for the Consolidated Print and Virtual Server and Desktop Enhancement (VDI) projects. • Partnered with internal stakeholders to define the proper project scope, business/functional requirements, create test plans, identify tasks, allocate resources, develop project schedules, manage time, change, and risks under defined Colorado OIT project management guidelines. • Engaged project teams in setting and revising project schedules based on the most accurate information available to ensure deliverables were completed on-time. • Drove process improvement efforts with the project team and departments to meet the goals delivered by the OIT business process initiative.

Erie, Colorado, United States

• Appointed by the Erie Board of Trustees to fulfill the following responsibilities:• Provided advice to the Board of Trustees on issues and policies related to planning, land use regulation, and community development. • Provided voting oversight of the Erie Planning Department to review ongoing, multi-phase development plans to ensure that the vision of the Board of Trustees for Town Development is enacted.

• Led comprehensive software development lifecycle implementations of website applications for Colorado state government agencies, including the Department of Revenue, Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs, and local governments.• Created proposals, specifications, milestones, and timelines based on the scope of work and led the overall project and service coordination using RUP and Agile project management methodologies and ITIL Service Management.• Worked with software developers, marketing teams, multiple 3rd party vendors, and Colorado state agency senior management staff to develop and execute strategies to increase the online adoption of new statewide applications. • Created and successfully executed highly effective risk mitigation strategies for all projects managed.

• Wrote detailed business solution requirements for a next-generation discrepancy reporting system based on an InfoPath and SharePoint solution set. • Built and maintained collaborative relationships with the Client Project Lead and 3rd party vendor to ensure the solution design would work best for the client’s current and future needs. • Partnered with the client and vendor application developers to ensure technical specifications were identified and included in the requirement and scope documentation.

Denver, Co

• Worked in collaboration with Product Marketing, Marketing Communication, IT, and Sales to ensure solutions design requirements were developed correctly by software developers. • Maintained responsibility for writing functional requirements for a social media-focused website and product testing. • Facilitated business lifecycle requests and business requirements review sessions with the business owner, business analysts, and cross-functional teams by leveraging WebEx conference tools.• Created functional requirements that articulated the impact on existing systems, processes, and organization, and identified risks and impacts to the business when requirements were not fulfilled in development. • Developed and documented test cases during User Acceptance testing and tracking test plan completion, merger defects, identify issues, and risks, developing and executing plans for risk mitigation.• Participated in User Acceptance testing, providing the final sign-off on the development to ensure functional requirements were developed and worked as required.• Delivered wide-ranging functional subject matter expert (SME) support through user training.

• Successfully managed 2 long-term projects simultaneously for Provider Services, with ratings of 80% of the annual company revenue, and QAI departments valued at $2,000,000M and 8-10 matrixed technical resources.• Managed multiple marketing website .NET and Cold Fusion projects totaling $100,000 through the use of Microsoft Enterprise Project Professional and Project Web Access.• Led, engaged, communicated, motivated, planned, and resolved challenges with project teams, leveraging Agile and RUP methodologies in a collaborative team environment to meet deadlines and develop high-quality products.• Worked in collaboration with internal internet marketing managers, sales consultants, and the database reporting analytics team to determine project scope, goals, objectives, deliverables, reporting requirements, schedules, budgets, staffing needs, and the level of quality. • Utilized Microsoft Project and Team Foundation Server (TFS) to track overall project budgets, actuals, and billable hours and created summaries and variance reports for clients and internal stakeholders. • Authored, maintained, and applied detailed project plans to support software development, hardware installations, and integration projects. • Spearheaded and participated in peer review efforts and requirements/systems documentation to ensure that the requirements were understood and communicated correctly. • Gathered, managed, and wrote technical Use Case requirements, functional specifications, and risk assessments. Notable achievements while in the position included:- Met project deadlines and delivered high-quality products that led to $100,000 in return on investment (ROI).- Implemented streamlined development and communication processes that increased the quality and productivity of the work performed to produce high-quality outcomes.

Master'S In Professional Studies (Mps), Organizational Leadership; Strategic Innovation And Change, 3.7

Completed my Masters in Organizational Leadership and Development with an Emphasis on Innovation and Change. - Define the role of mission.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Public and National Security Policy Concentration