As a respected Project Portfolio Management Leader, I am known for directing large, cross-functional teams in delivering programs, performance metrics, and exemplary operations for industry leaders, with an expertise in digital technology solutions. I am passionate about driving business development, customer service, performance results, and product/service innovations through continuous improvement, automation, and complex technical initiatives.I have 15+ years of management experience directing portfolio management operations and all facets of business-impacting initiatives for a variety of industries. During which I have been a proactive leader with extraordinary talent for delivering enterprise-level business strategies that reduced costs, increase profitability, and produced continuous improvements, including: ➡️ Drove the execution of a $650M project portfolio that achieved 10% of targeted budgets.➡️ Improved project management IT enterprise competency scores by 9% based on PMI framework.➡️ Implemented project management shared service across multiple functions and reduced costs by 12%.🔍 SPECIALTIES: Strategic Planning & Execution | $MM Portfolio Management | Global IT Team Management | Workflow Optimization | Business Transformation & Change Management | Risk Assessment & Mitigation | Automation | PM Tool Standardization | Data Warehousing | Diagnostics & Analytics | Executive Consultation | Training & Development | Vendor Management | Workforce Enablement 💬 LET’S CONNECT: Please contact me through LinkedIn or at barb.simmons@sbcglobal.net