Daniel Rolph, Mba, Pfmp, Pmp, Csm, Itil Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California

As the Head of PMO for Skyworks Solutions, Inc. in North America, I work closely with the leadership team to ensure linkage to strategy and stringent implementation of the project portfolio. I help drive the company’s journey towards a world-class project management culture and play a central role in driving high-impact projects, providing governance and reporting. I steer the overall project portfolio with a major focus on operational excellence, lean and continuous improvement.

Irvine, Ca

Directs the Project and Portfolio Management Office for enterprise information technology and application projects, ensuring technology alignment to business needs. Establishes project, program and portfolio management best practices for process methodology mirroring PMI standards. Manages multi-million dollar portfolios supporting logistics, manufacturing, corporate and enterprise divisions.Streamlines initiation of new projects, programs and portfolios by opening communication channels with sponsors, customers, the technical team and other strategic stakeholders. Directs the development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment to business goals and establishing annual divisional roadmaps with financial forecasts and staff resource capacity plans. Ensures projects and programs in a portfolio are within approved thresholds for cost, schedule and scope. Directs the development of techniques, tools, processes, procedures and training to support PMO governance of all projects, programs and portfolios. Leverages business intelligence tools to provide integrated reporting and Key Performance Indicators.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Directed the delivery of ten new national distribution centers over 1 ½ years (1MM+ Sq. Ft.) fully integrated with technology• Established strategic portfolio roadmaps for each of the enterprise divisions aligned to business goals; budgeted and staffed• Directed development of C-Level tools and dashboards to regularly track and report status.• Implemented project, program and portfolio governance to identify issues, progress on milestones, and overall status related to scope, schedule, quality and cost• Integrated Project and Portfolio Management PPM tool with BI to provide real time project status information• Received 5 Golden Spirit awards over 2 years (GSF top individual achievement award)• Received OneOC’s 42nd Annual Spirit of Volunteerism Award, April 2018

Burbank, Ca

Directed Information Technology and Project Management Office for the corporation, establishing architecture and direction for messaging, cross-functional collaboration, records management, and portfolio management. Implemented effective planning processes and streamlined ordering to cultivate a motivated and productive team. Provided discovery, corporate communication, and unstructured data in support of current litigation while collaborating with corporate attorneys. Streamlined the requirements and design of projects by opening communication channels with architects and engineers. Established lasting business relationships with city officials, eliminating current and future roadblocks for permits and variances.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Implemented Project Management Office for aligning tactical and strategic initiatives into portfolio roadmaps, introducing governance and improving success rate of projects by 22%• Improved customer interfacing, estimating and invoicing, resulting in a 30% increase in new business.• Introduced “Just-in-Time” procurement of materials resulting in 20% reduced storage costs, 11% reduction in project delays, and 18% increase in productivity through on-time delivery of required materials.• Implemented creative advertising, marketing and web presence strategies to successfully increase new leads by 50% and improve local brand.• Established automation of customer billing, improving accounts receivable by 43%.• Increased retention by 10% by rewarding top employees and implementing documentation procedures to coach and develop employees with growth opportunities.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Obtained license to sell Health Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Life Insurance and Annuity products in Illinois. Started the process of building a book of business and a customer base. Family emergency required an unplanned move back to CA.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Recipient of several awards for consistently being in the top 10% of sales.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Implemented the Project Management Office for the Systems organization (8000+ associates) and provided governance and direction for all the Information Technology project managers. Aggressively interviewed and staffed the PMO office with experience project managers, onboarding and introducing them to the State Farm processes and procedures. Internally established Project Management Professional (PMP) curriculum for uncertified new hires. Established a project management user group, partnering with local Fortune 500 corporations, bringing in guest speakers and diverse topics around project and portfolio management. Managed the evaluation and development of 25+ project and program managers.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Introduced Project Management to the enterprise and established a PMBOK curriculum for the Systems Department• Implemented accountability processes for program / project managers related to critical State Farm enterprise project plans, improving on-time delivery by 31%• Instituted the implementation of ITIL Service Management, improving system production stability by 18%

Concord, Ca

In the role of project and development manager, orchestrated the development and implementation of business projects to improve workflow and efficiency to retail lending and loan servicing operations. Successfully managed the program integration of Security Pacific applications and interfaces into the Bank of America environment post-merger. Directed the program to outsource retail lending nightly batch processing and maintenance to India.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Implemented a vital retail lending technology and infrastructure to ensure integrity of data and interfacing applications• Introduced diversity and inclusion curriculum to the Systems organization, collaborating with the Executive Vice President of Systems and participating as an active member of the Diversity Council

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Master'S Degree, Business Administration/Marketing