Cathy Scarpaci - Pmp Email & Phone Number

Detroit, MI, US

Greater Detroit Area

• Managed $20MM annual program budget
• Built highly effective Project Management Offices, including recruit, train and manage high performing teams of 40 to 100 people, develop structure and implement standards to ensure effective delivery across the program.
• Delivered on more than 25 projects in less than two years
• Delivered on company revenue growth by creating profitable $5MM pipeline thru the implemention of change orders and additional statements of work
• Own the client relationship at the Chief Information Officer (CIO) level and ensured client satisfaction by proactive engagement on emerging account issues

Greater Detroit Area

• Managed $50MM annual program budget
• Developed and implemented comprehensive delivery models that enabled the state agencies and county governments to optimize resources, systems and delivery of services including procurement and installation of hardware.
• Drove cost savings by utilizing program metrics to improve efficiencies
• Delivered on company revenue growth thru change management and growth of base business
• Managed the development and delivery of the DMV's new comprehensive web based information system

State Of Florida

• Responsible for development and delivery of a 30M web-based, centralized information system supporting the oversight and delivery of assistance to local coalitions and providers in order to improve the quality of.
• Tasked to resolve delivery issues and adverse financial impacts in direct position to HP regional account executive. o Led Go to Green Teams to assess program, complete root cause analysis, develop Corrective Action.
• Owned client relationship at the Program Director/IT Sponsor level ensuring client satisfaction by proactively and effectively addressing account issues.
• Managed supplier integration ensuring collaboration with other state vendors to produce mutually supportive efforts.
• Directed the overall design and development of functionality for the new information system that would support re-engineered business processes used by the state agency.
• Successfully applied standard software processes for planning, monitoring, adjusting and controlling a series of activities to achieve desired deliverables while balancing constraints on budget, time and resources.

Various Locations / Clients

Conducted independent reviews of the development and delivery of Applications projects, from Pre-Sale through Deployment to identify and resolve issues with the potential to adversely impact contract compliance. Reporting directly to the Vice President, role focused on the turnaround of troubled accounts, process improvements and mentoring of Program.

General Motors

• Led the Enterprise Program Office (EPO), providing oversight and verification through an integrated analysis of both Client and Internal Projects.
• Defined EPO accountability model, including a program charter, organizational breakdown structure, RASIC and Work Breakdown Structure.
• Established project registration criteria to ensure registration and tracking of all projects at the Enterprise Level.
• Formalized, implemented and supported project management reviews at various levels within the delivery organization leadership team.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the EPO, including financial performance
• Concurrently led the Program/Project Management re-engineering efforts for the GM accountKey contributor in the pursuit of a new 2006 master services contract with GM to provide IT services.

General Motors

• Supported GM’s Engineering Business Systems and Computer Aided Test Systems by managing multiple application development sub-projects and ongoing tasks with a multi-million dollar budget.
• Developed a Project Plan with multiple deliverables to support Plan & Define activities (Proposal Development) as well as maintenance and enhancements to existing applications
• Successfully applied a standard software process (CMMi Level 4 compliant) to plan, monitor, adjust and control a series of activities, achieving desired deliverables while balancing budget, time and resource limitations.
• Improved the efficiency of the proposal development process by creating templates and a proposal management tool.
• Wrote several proposals (enhancements) with an average value range of $250k - $2 M USD.
• Configuration Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Computer Aided Test Program Office. o Performed CM Baseline Audits and produced Audit Reports for all active projects within the Program Office to ensure that.

General Motor Account

• Supported several GM Body Test Lab systems, including system management, requiring comprehensive knowledge of the client operation and application of specifications necessary to meet GM and Federal Government Standards.
• Project Team Leader for several development projects: o New GM Anchorage Test System related to client compliance with federally mandated test procedures for seat belt anchorage systems; involved three scheduled.
• Active member of the Divisional Contingency Management team. Focal point at the account level for distribution of information and progress reporting. Ensured development and maintenance of Contingency Management Plans.
• Member of Divisional Customer Relationship Vision Team whose objective was to develop training that would help team members improve the relationship with the customer.Business Relations Analyst / Systems Engineering.