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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Vinli is a sophisticated data intelligence platform for mobility and transportation developed for the world's leading automotive brands. Designed to map real-world data relationships, Vinli provides customized application solutions that keep your automotive-based software competitive and relevant.• Performed program management for the Ayvens’ Global Connected Car program that included over 150,000 vehicles spanning 17 countries. Ayvens is the world’s largest fleet managing and operational car leasing company and a majority owned subsidiary of Societe Generale. • Responsible for defining and implementing Agile processes for prioritizing, authorizing, monitoring, and controlling of projects, as well as defining the processes for time, cost, capacity, and demand management, enabling Vinli to operate at maximum efficiency with the minimum number of resources while continuing to provide maximum benefit to our partners.

Dallas, Tx

• Responsible for leading, guiding and overseeing complex programs and projects inclusive of project management, resource management, financial management and client management.• Played a key role in the initiation and implementation of CBRE 360 -- the first commercial SaaS platform offered by CBRE. CBRE 360 is an industry-first modular, mobile workplace experience platform which allows users to locate colleagues, navigate the workplace, reserve workspaces, and access amenities and high-end concierge services.• Currently managing the Kahua PJM global Project Management solution rollout, with an approved budget of $9.34M, which will consolidate core project management capabilities into a single solution that will give the PJM business the market leading ability to serve the largest global clients anywhere in the world while also managing individual, one-off projects in Local Market Areas (LMAs).• Previous projects include the implementation of regional Property Research systems for CBRE Canada and CBRE Brazil.

• Responsible for managing the IT function of the Cubixx RFID Distribution Solution.• Liaison to the ABSG IT department, all outside IT related vendors and works with customer IT departments to satisfy communications requirements for Cubixx installations.• Actively manages all aspects of the IT Functions of the Cubixx solution. • Ensures software and hardware "up time and accuracy" to maximize sales and profit objectives through the direct efforts of the Cubixx team.• Handles all other operational issues for the purpose of increasing customer satisfaction.• Negotiates contracts with local vendors and approves divisional expenses.• Reviews and monitors standard operating procedures (SOPs); develops and recommends improvements to promote efficiency in earnings, accuracy, improved service and lower costs.• Oversees the coordination of physician offices, nurses, pharmacists, patients, manufacturer hubs and all applicable entities with regard to solutions deployment .• Provides input relative to the design and development of new accounts/programs working in collaboration with other stakeholders such as sales, business development, program implementation and clinical staff.• Responsible for compliance with all applicable regulations associated with department activities.• Key Customers include accounts with hospitals, emergency rooms, hospital blood banks, hospital pharmacies, stroke centers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

• Leadership over IT Project Management Office consisting of 11 Project Managers, 3 Project Coordinators, and 1 PPM Systems Analyst.• Responsible for defining and executing consistent, efficient, and repeatable processes for project and portfolio prioritization, authorization, monitoring, and controlling, as well as for providing supportive measures of time, cost, capacity and demand, enabling IT to deliver the highest level of value to its business partners.• Established project performance measures for both in-flight project monitoring and completed project SLAs and metrics.• Worked with Corporate Finance to develop improved project portfolio tracking and transparency via comprehensive, canned project financial reports.• Developed and implemented Production Change Management policies and procedures, reducing the exposure of the organization to risk and minimizing the impact or disruption to services during the release of production changes via improved communication and transparency.• Orchestrated the implementation of Resource Management, providing greater visibility into role & resource demand versus capacity, allowing for effective and efficient allocation of resources.

See "Project Specialist II at US Bioservices, AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group" description.

• Provides single point of accountability for all aspects of assigned enterprise initiatives, acting as the cog between Business Systems Group and business stakeholders, translating and executing business needs to technology solutions. • Maintains focus on goals and objectives of assigned initiatives including such factors as revenue, cost, internal/external impact, timing, issues tracking, resource and risk management to ensure project delivery on time, budget, and quality. • Provide leadership, guidance and adherence to the IT project management and software development life cycle, while also working to identify and implement process improvements.

• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of projects for solution teams, monitoring team progress and providing it with support and direction.• Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards, and meet customer expectations.• Works with Business Analysts (BA) to gather, analyze and document business requirements.• Works in conjunction with Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) resources to develop test plans, test strategies, and test cases and scripts utilizing the Test Director product.

• Utilized Intervoice’s Invision Studio to deliver touch-tone Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications via the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by analyzing requirements, designing, coding, testing, implementing, and supporting the computer telephony system.• Worked along side Business Analysts (BA) to gather and document business requirements, and tracked the testing of the requirements using the Test Director product.• Collaborated with other developers and provided significant contributions to develop specifications to resolve business client questions, problems, and to address enhancement needs.• Interacted with business clients and end users for purposes of gathering and conveying information needed to enable them to achieve their technology vision.

• Monitored utilization of equipment, implemented new equipment orders, tracked costs of equipment, and scheduled equipment installations based on current utilization numbers and forecasts.• Employed various planning and evaluation techniques, as well as utilized procedures and criteria related to product technology, to perform engineering assignments in functional areas such as communications, electronics, and equipment.• Worked with networking equipment vendors to ensure that MCI WorldCom's networking architecture requirements were met, while working to build rapport to aid in future negotiations.

• Served as a Special Forces Communications Sergeant, specializing in satellite and variable frequency communications, personnel communication training, and small unit tactics.• Planned and directed communication operations for multinational task forces worldwide.• Managed and accounted for classified material via computerized databases, and instructed employees on proper handling of classified material.• Led teams of up to 30 personnel with full responsibility for work assignments, scheduling, performance review, disciplinary action, and long-term career planning/development/promotion.• Expert in cross-functional team building and leadership, and multi-cultural communications.• Traveled, lived, and/or worked in more than 10 countries worldwide.

B.S.B.A., Decision And Information Sciences

Graduated With Honors

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