Ashley Gerla Email & Phone Number

• Deliver projects within the contracted time, quality and budget
• Using the Statement of Work (SOW), led cross-functional teams through project requirements gathering meetings and walkthroughs with stakeholders; development of business requirements documents (BRD), functional.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders, business users, technical teams, designers and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements and testing
• Planning, resourcing, budgeting and managing high complexity projects from end-to-end using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Directed changes to project scope and cost, then implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track
• Monitor and report all project costs and expenses to ensure alignment with project budget

Overland Park, KS

• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance
• Reported regularly to executive leadership and clients on project budget, progress, risk mitigation and technical problems
• Built successful project plans covering objectives, resources and staffing to meet schedules
• Management of creative website redesigns and implementations
• Re-platforming of various client’s CMS to either custom or out-of-the-box solutions

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Managed large implementations for both new and existing client conversions utilizing standardized processes across multiple sites worldwide
• Oversaw teams within both new and existing platforms for large-scale projects
• Reported and managed large-scale communication projects encompassing all departments project manager’s status including electronic solutions, print, archival and retrieval, fulfillment and others to project completion
• Managed end-to-end implementations and conversions through to completion
• Managed change requests throughout the life of the project
• Identified and managed potential risks and supported mitigation strategies

Kansas City, Missouri

• Guided development staff through their development where they utilized Unix, Mainframe, XML, AFP, Metacode, Data Stage, HP Exstream Dialogue, FDPS formatting software and other platforms to complete their development
• Managed the life of the project, including the kick-off, estimation, scheduling, development, testing and project close-out processes
• Converted multiple clients from existing, sunsetting software platforms to newly supported platforms
• Completed necessary technical SDLC documentation to provide development staff and management with essential tools to succeed with project completion
• Ensured all testing procedures were followed and executed to ensure the highest quality
• Facilitated production inconsistency resolutions as needed

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

• Responsible for collecting, analyzing, writing and finalizing business requirements for software development
• Simultaneously managed timelines of multiple projects for multiple clients
• Executed exceptional analytical skills
• Executed duties as back-up for the Quality Analyst through user acceptance testing, QA, client acceptance, regression and End-to End testing utilizing HP Quality Center

Kansas City, Missouri

• Provided daily contact and served as a representative between the client and various departments throughout the company.
• Provided support and communication for each client’s needs and requests to ensure each client’s expectations were fulfilled
• Submitted and followed daily production files through manufacturing, archival, eSolutions and mail completion
• Materials management for each client