Douglas Kramer Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

-Own the overall project delivery of our products and custom elements to clients from beginning to end-Ensure client satisfaction through appropriate communication, risk management, scope control and quality delivery-Manage resources and deliverables in a cross-functional, matrixed organization-Create and update status, budget, schedule and scope with accuracy and timeliness that feed company KPIs-Understand and use standard tools, processes, templates and best practices to ensure quality-Communicate to both internal and external stakeholders at all levels, escalating when appropriate-Effectively identify risks and actionable mitigation plans-Work across the organization to identify and resolve issues-Highly motivated, quick learner who works independently to drive solutions in an innovative fast-paced environment; ability to take advantage of new concepts, business models, products and technologySkills:-Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels and provide comprehensive weekly project status reports-Identify, escalate, resolve issues-Create, track and own budgets including actuals and forecastsRisk management: -identify risks and develop actionable mitigation plans-Strong knowledge of full life cycle SDLCs and methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Iterative and Waterfall-Create and actively manage a project plan with tasks, milestones, dependencies and due dates-Actively manage all aspects of external client communication for assigned project(s)-Adapt to changing processes and a growing organization-Work under pressure and manage priorities appropriately-Conduct executive level status meetings both internal and external-Experience with standard project management tools such as Atlassian suite (Jira, Tempo, Confluence)-Strong analytic and problem-solving skills and experience with complex multi-faceted projects-Prioritize the value-add activities that will result in meeting the project objectives and staying in scope

Milwaukee, Wi

· Organize resources and establish priorities· Write up contracts for custom development for enterprise clients.· Schedule and run Production deployments.· Facilitate communication (verbal and written) and team meetings· Act as a catalyst to resolve project issues and escalate when necessary· Contribute to Professional Services processes and toolkit.· Provide leadership to project teams.· Collaborate with account team, clients, and project team for successful project planning, execution, and delivery.· Communicate information between all Advicent departments, management and stakeholders, regarding project information and status.· Working closely with a Project Manager, manage project execution across departments for all phases of the project.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

· Organize resources and establish priorities · Facilitate communication (verbal and written) and team meetings· Act as a catalyst to resolve project issues and escalate when necessary · Contribute to Professional Services processes and toolkit.· Provide leadership to project teams.· Collaborate with account team, clients, and project team for successful project planning, execution, and delivery.· Communicate information between all Advicent departments, management and stakeholders, regarding project information and status.· Working closely with a Project Manager, manage project execution across departments for all phases of the project.

In addition to the responsibilities of the Analyst role, this position demands ability to independently handle a complex workload, often fulfilling the Analyst role on project teams with minimal guidance. The QA II is looked to as a leader amongst project teams and within the QA department.

Greater Milwaukee Area

-Coordinate onboarding new QAs-Work as Scrum Master in an Agile framework on top of the QA hat.-Facilitate and run company wide all-hands meeting-Run through automated and manual testing-Work with API, Integrations, Calculations, Web Services.-Analyze new trends in Financial Planning industry-Push for continuous improvement of our development practices.-Efficient in many software development and testing tools

Greater Milwaukee Area

Review product requirements and user stories for testing purposes. Identify risks or design flaws and provide solutions to develop and implement.Design, write and execute functional, regression and performance tests for software products.Document, communicate and facilitate correction of defects discovered during the product lifecycle, working with the developers and project managers to ensure appropriate follow through to resolution.Provide input into process and incorporate testing industry best practicies into the existing process model.Work with a number of Partners ranging from ; Ameriprise, BMO Harris, Wells Fargo, Prudential, etc...Act as a member of an agile software development team and provide input on requirements, design and application quality.Assist in the implementation of new testing practices utilizing a number of different softwares (Silk Performer, Ranorex, SoapUI, Test Case Management, etc..)

St. Francis

• Greet customers with a friendly attitude, take diligent orders, deliver food in a timely manner• Train new servers and bartenders with leadership, including up-sales by developing relatable experiences with customers• Use my schooling to assist in promoting future events, assist team in setting events up and running them• Provide training for both video game consoles and tabletop board games

Sturtevant, Wi

• Reconcile weekly expense Reports for international staff, maintaining accuracy• Prepare monthly invoices from staff time sheets and billable expenses• Develop project costing excel work spread sheets• Provide business analyst activities for software configurations.• Developed process work flow diagrams utilizing Visio• Participate at corporate sales functions at trade shows• Administrated CRM (salesforce.com) for customer contacts and leads