Cheryl Smith, Pmp, Mba, Mis Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Organize and lead diverse teams in adoption of Agile principles and framework to accelerate delivery of innovative data analytics solutions
• Plan and orchestrate the work to modernize portfolio of existing models, leveraging best-in-class AWS cloud architecture, framework and technologies
• Interact & collaborate with Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists and Product Owners to design, build and deliver solutions which leverage vast, complex datasets to derive actionable insights and.
• Coach & mentor teams in availability of and appropriate use of development standards, tools and techniques which mitigate risk, comply with organizational standards and promote quality and timeliness of deliverables
• Escalate and resolve any road blocks which impede the team, fostering an environment of collaboration, ownership, trust, accountability and a spirit of continuous improvement
• Routinely apprise leadership and key stakeholders of team accomplishments, progress and impediments during formalized sprint reviews and ad hoc readouts as needed

Charlotte, NC

• Project Lead managing delivery of strategic initiatives driving build-out of foundational content in the enterprise data warehouse
• Led/managed cross-functional team in delivery of $1.8M digital dashboard initiative which consolidated and visualized key operational metrics for enterprise executives and operational leaders
• Created and implemented a Change Control framework including establishment of a formalized Change Control Board and surrounding processes/templates to improve visibility and quality of change migrations
• Enterprise Reporting lead for data quality initiatives, Data Governance Council representative and Kaizen process improvement event leader
• Facilitated user requirements workshops, daily standup calls and led/managed test & QA plans

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Led/directed cross-functional team in the development and delivery of software solutions in the bank’s Teradata data warehouse
• Responsible for requirements definition, project estimation, schedule development, financials management, implementation/control and status reporting to stakeholders and user community
• Conducted Stakeholder and Steering Committee meetings to review and prioritize pipeline of work and determine strategic direction of the applications
• Identifed/escalated key project risks/issues and routinely communicated status to senior leadership and impacted customers
• Participated in internal/external audit & regulatory review process, including annual Control Maturity Assessments
• Managed outage events including infrastructure/software upgrades & disaster recovery exercises

Chicago, IL

• Responsible for overall management of 2 core Association applications: GL/financial system and Inquiry & Referral (CRM) application
• Lead various enterprise initiatives, including high-profile, multi-million dollar rollout of financial system and transition from a distributed to a centrally hosted model
• Managed full re-design of in-house software application resulting in a 350% increase in user adoption
• Managed cross-functional teams, direct reports and implementation schedule to meet project goals & deliverables
• Maintained list of fixes & enhancements, authored release notes and product documentation
• Responsible for all product updates, upgrades, compatibility testing and release schedules

Master Of Science In Management Information Systems (Mis), Computer Science

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)