Key Achievements• Developed and implemented project management methodology, leading to more project insight, easier transition and onboarding of resources, and complete knowledge transfer to support teams.• Introduced Agile project management that allowed business and IT to better collaborate on requirements and tests.• Created the Process Improvement Library that set up comprehensive procedures, process implementation, process enhancement, and explored needed changes.Major Responsibilities• Collaborate with PMO to ensure projects are on track and meeting goals. Work with and support Information Technology teams on projects daily.• Oversee risk assessment and risk mitigation plans and ensure adherence to project management methodologies.• Manage process definition and design, create work breakdown schedules, and prioritize and assign tasks.• Lead presentations to senior and executive leadership for project updates, proposed functionality, and decision validation.• Manage RFP development, vendor evaluation, vendor scoring, presentation on vendor finalists, and coordinating demos from finalists.• Review functional specifications and prepare weekly project status reports for management.

Key Achievements• Developed and implemented project management methodology models used by eight project business analysts to develop specifications, policies, and allocate IT resources to develop technical designs.• Developed method for tracking all applications used at Alliant Energy; allowed more software to be transferred to a new system for the first time, increasing data analysis and test case data.Major Responsibilities• Oversaw risk assessment plans, risk mitigation plans, process definition, and design.• Ensured adherence to project management methodologies, created work breakdown schedules, and integrated specifications and technical design.• Supervised the prioritization and assignment of tasks. Prepared weekly project status reports for management.• Led presentations to senior and executive leadership for project updates, proposed functionality, and decision validation.• Administered RFP processes, including co-authoring RFPs, vendor evaluation, vendor scoring, presentation on vendor finalists, and coordinating demos from finalists.• Reviewed of functional specifications and developed standard templates for project documentation, such as functional specifications, test plans, test cases, meeting minutes.• Mentored new project team members and trained field force on new software and integration processes.

Treasurer at Madison Curling Club, an organization of over 500 members run by volunteers.

Key Accomplishments• Developed process documentation library to facilitate team-wide support, allowing multiple resources to support processes rather than provide only one system expert.• Developed a review mechanism for documentation support to keep track of documentation activities and bring transparency to resources charged with creating documentation support.• Worked with two performance improvement plan tools to help meet and exceed their role expectations.Major Responsibilities • Managed six direct reports, two contractors (one offshore), and collaborative project teams with onshore and offshore resources.• Oversaw an end-to-end program across HR, seamlessly integrating multiple HR applications that share data.• Performed due diligence on new projects and applications, including assessing their place in HR Program strategy.• Coordinated daily functional work with projects, utilizing the same resources. Planned and managed designated projects.• Presented to senior and executive leadership on projects and prepared weekly project status reports for management.• Oversaw vendor and contract management. Ensured objectives were accomplished by outlined priorities.• Implemented a cross-training plan to better support HR and RFP processes, including co-authoring RFP, vendor evaluation, vendor scoring, presentation on vendor finalists, and coordinating demos from finalists.• Delegated responsibilities, designed time schedules, and oversaw the Quality Assurance Testing/Testing Coordination.• Proactively supported IT beyond HR, including application interfaces for other systems, device support for end-users, and end-user training on software for more productive processes.

Key Accomplishments• Managed timber and real estate operations. Planned, directed, and managed designated projects. Developed a KPI reporting system.• Acted as the Supply Chain Proof of Concept project analyst, including mobile and job optimization.• Ensured that objectives were accomplished by outlined priorities while analyzing the results of operations to discover more efficient ways to utilize resources.• Coordinated the successful, simultaneous development of several projects. Delegated responsibilities and designed time schedules.• Administered system testing and user acceptance testing while reviewing project status reports during each operational phase. Prepared weekly project status reports for management. Provided proactive IT support outside of application development.• Managed cross-functional project teams, including contractors, corporate stakeholders, IT developers, infrastructure, database administrators, managers, and remote developers.Major Responsibilities • Built and supported a relationship between IT and business to coordinate on projects, trainer for new analysts.

Major Responsibilities • Initiated efforts in the full development and support cycles of GIS and database applications. Managed small to mid-size projects.• Functioned as the lead SQL Server/GIS resource.• Designed, developed, and delivered GIS tools, data, and support for in-house developed applications and legacy applications.• Functioned as the support lead for a third-party MIS/GIS system for three regions, including international divisions.• Spearheaded the software/hardware purchase and contract negotiations.• Managed three direct reports and successfully participated in teams and projects as a remote employee.• Developed, coordinated, and implemented training plans, implementation plans, and test plans for an international developer.