Cheryl Alli Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Collaboratively leading at CDW's Digital Velocity PMO, I have been instrumental in driving the strategic and operational advancements within our project management division. My collaboration with senior management has resulted in a forward-thinking project management framework, significantly enhancing service quality and scope. I have mentored Program and Project Managers, instilling advanced strategies and consultation skills vital for top-tier client service. Recognized as a trusted advisor, my role involves nurturing strategic partnerships with Sales Management and leading cross-functional teams in project execution. My efforts focus on continuous training, knowledge dissemination, and promoting a culture of excellence, reflecting my deep commitment to the objectives of CDW's Project Management Office.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

As Senior Technical Program Manager at CDW, I not only ensured strict adherence to budgets and timelines but also played a vital people leadership role, guiding and mentoring team members throughout the project lifecycle. My management extended from strategic planning to execution, consistently delivering solutions that exceeded customer expectations. My approach emphasized clear deliverables, proactive risk management, and a strong focus on enhancing customer satisfaction. Beyond technical tasks, I was deeply involved in PMO operations, including status reporting and financial management. My ability to lead through sales cycle escalations was instrumental in reinforcing CDW's excellence in technical program management.

New York, Ny, Us

As a Senior Program/Project Manager at Presidio Network Solutions, I led large-scale strategic initiatives and programs, handling responsibilities like program planning, change management, and quality assurance. I led multiple teams, each over 25 professionals, ensuring successful program deployment. My role involved creating detailed project and program plans, aligning them with program benefits and value propositions. I regularly presented status updates to C-Level Executives and the Steering Committee, ensuring transparent decision-making. Additionally, in collaboration with PMO leadership, I contributed to program manager mentorship, training, and process improvements, promoting a culture of continuous development.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Planned and lead technology infrastructure projects as assigned. Influenced business leaders to understand requirements. Initiated technology project definition and planning activities. Ensured proper alignment, integration and visibility of project initiatives. Drove consensus and decision-making with business and IT management. Completed day to day monitoring of project activities to ensure on scope, on time, on budget and on quality delivery. Maintained visibility on day-to-day activities with project teams and ensuring sufficient face-time with key stakeholders. Provided executive level status reporting to stakeholders on a regular basis. Ensured controls for mitigating risks and addressing program / project obstacles as needed.

Long Island City, New York, Us

Responsible for project management of several remediation projects in the PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance Program including initiatives for Citrix and VMware. Worked with program team to perform gap analysis and define all remediation requirements. Created management plans and schedules to track all PCI-related tasks. Completed daily management of issues and risk mitigation. Responsible for weekly status reporting to leadership. Managed the deployment of new enterprise system hardening solutions such as Tripwire. Coordinated logistics and documentation for QSA audit. Managed ongoing steady state projects for network optimization.

Created, executed, and managed project plans for high profile Enterprise projects including a SAS70 initiative as well as facilitating a CIGA audit and QA processes. Conducted strategic planning sessions with sponsors and formal program balancing. Aligned programs to business strategy; inspecting quality; implementing standards, governance, reporting and establishing service level requirements across all programs managed. Management of business analysts from a day to day performance and accountability perspective.

Managed the overall delivery for high profile technology initiatives within CMD Technology Group in a standard, repeatable, and consistent fashion. Responsible for creating and maintaining detailed project schedules, risk & issue logs, status reports and dependency management where appropriate.Managed consulting teams for day-to-day activities, problem resolution and status reporting. Accountable for weekly reports on assigned projects & clients to all levels of Management. Wrote responses to RFPs/RFQs, SOWs and related procurement activities. Prepared and presented sales presentations, performed other functions related to identifying prospective business opportunities, determining the optimum methodology. Created and maintain budgets, billing/invoicing and financial data analysis.

Conduct daily training workshops for employers, staff and others on a variety of topics, most frequently Microsoft Office Suite 2003/2007. Perform needs assessments to create customized curriculum for employers. Worked with representatives of local business leaders, organizations and municipalities to identify and create training and EWT online registration opportunities. Assist employers with recruitment & training activities, job fairs & community events.Select & develop training materials; as well as create and maintain training schedulesMonitor and measure the effectiveness of training sessions.Revise design of training curriculum and methods to improve effectiveness.

Network Assessments - Validate recommended network requirements & create detailed proposals for worldwide clients based on their current infrastructure & future needs. Provide network support for on-site team during the project implementation process. Collaborated with global support representatives at data centers & in house host systems. Create custom project plans and various Banking application documentation for seamless integration and management between various departments. Work with project and customer management to facilitate communication between IT and business units, including open issues, project prioritization, resolutions, project requests, and resource allocation.

Orlando, Florida, Us

Created and tracked project plans, milestones, deliverables, and costs. Managed IT vendor relationships & communication plans/contracts. Collaborated with leadership on change/risk management controls & budgets. Managed efforts of IT intern staff and all external consultants Facilitate the prioritization or feasibility of solutions and make recommendations to the client and management that will not only provide short-term success but support the accomplishment of long-term business goals. Document and analyze requirements (e.g. business system, security, conversion, and report), develop detailed data, functional design and document specifications, and assist with conversion, testing, training, and other project needs throughout the development life cycle. Created Monthly Project tracking reports tightly integrated with WSS. Gather, analyze, document and validate the needs of the project stakeholders. – Define business needs, elicit/define business requirements, model/manage requirements. Prepared documentation for lessons learned reporting & created DR strategy. Conducted IT focus groups for improved customer satisfactionDeveloped IT metrics & department SOPs and Service level agreements

Ba, Information Systems

Master Of Arts - Ma, Information Technology