Enterprise Project Manager
Chicago, Il, Us
- On the Prioritization Committee, providing portfolio management guidance- Increased company revenue 9% through opening a new line of business and integrating within current operations. Project: “PLS Auto”- Increased retail locations 15% (appx. 30 stores), improving revenue $37.5M. Includes acquisitions and new stores. Project: “New Stores Portfolio”- Highly regulated financial/retail industry with approximately 200 retail locations in 12 states, I manage projects from Initiation through closing, including a development team using SCRUM.- Increased quality to the “New Stores” portfolio by using PMI best practices - Created a new framework to open new retail locations, added new phases, created new project controls, and added a substantial yet lean testing phase.- Added value by creating a due diligence phase to ensure executives can make strategic decisions.- Work in a matrixed environment using both waterfall and iterative approaches within SDLC. Application development is executed for an in-house developed POS system.- Manage a portfolio overseeing a $13MM budget.- Created and administer the PMO’s (PM, BA, QA) SharePoint sites using SharePoint 2010.- Possess soft skills to maneuver and communicate regularly with C-Level Executives.- Awarded best communication: - “Ensures stakeholders have critical information that impacts them, - “Open to discussing challenges and problem solving together, - “Demonstrates a friendly welcoming demeanor, which makes him easy to approach.”- Saved company $1M+ per year through projects that include IT infrastructure initiatives, strategy changes, process improvement and process development, non-discretionary compliance projects.- Increased success of projects 30% after creating process frameworks for a growing PMO- Increased revenue $3M+ per year by implementing new products and improved functionality including software changes, hardware rollouts, and vendor integrations.
