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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

● Actively managed a technology project portfolio exceeding $10MM for the Office of Risk Management.● Provided strategic direction to the IT team on active projects.● Conducted monthly meetings with key stakeholders to present consolidated portfolio status updates.● Offered coaching and guidance to the Program Management team.

● Directed all internal DevOps projects, aligning them with development team needs, which enhanced organizational efficiency.● Enhanced customer experience and engagement by refining software delivery approaches and mechanisms.● Managed 75 projects aimed at improving DevOps processes.● Supervised release management for 30 satellite products every six months.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

● Supported the Vice President of a 1,000+ person organization, serving as the Process Quality Manager.● Contributed to strategic initiatives, portfolio management, staffing, and finance (110MM budget).● Facilitated monthly reviews for 12 key programs annually.● Ensured the organization maintained ISO 9001 and CMMI Level 3 certifications through continuous process improvement.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

● Managed a globally distributed team of over 200 employees and contractors across Quality Assurance, DevOps, Information Security, and the Program Management Office.● Doubled the organization’s automated test presence and coverage.● Established a DevOps modernization program to support the organization’s transition to Agile.● Collaborated with Product Development to reduce the release cycle from 18 months to 6 months.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

● Established and led the Program Management Office responsible for the release of a commercial product.● Released three major versions and approximately 180 patches across these versions.● Instituted and managed the corporate Quality Gate process for all releases through process engineering.● Hosted customer audits, including for Medical Device clients, to ensure regulatory compliance.

● Oversaw the tracking of technical project execution and provided project governance for all product development initiatives in each release, managing typically 100-150 development projects.● Conducted weekly reviews, resolved escalated issues, and developed consistent performance metrics for defects.● Provided coaching and mentoring on end-to-end Project Management best practices.

● Managed two critical reporting initiatives in the healthcare industry, impacting 2,000 clients. ● Established standard project documentation and artifacts, from project planning to delivery, for the organization.

● Progressed through various positions from Systems Engineer to Program Manager.● Saved General Motors Powertrain $1M over a 3-year contract by consolidating five separate site contracts into a single contract.● Established and managed a multi-vendor Global Program Management Office (PMO) for the organization.● Successfully managed CAD and PDM global upgrades for over 12,000 users across five continents with zero lost engineering hours.