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Accomplished and motivated leader with over 20 years of software industry expertise. Skilled at delivering technology projects and strategic business change. Demonstrated success in planning and delivery of complex cross-functional projects. Managed teams of developers, business analysts and application administrators. Strong skills in building relationships and improving team motivation, retention and performance. Key SkillsProject Planning and Execution – drives projects from inception through completion. Creates project plan, manages project deliverables, priorities and milestones. Successful delivery of high visibility projects on schedule and within budget using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies aligned to PMI PMBOK techniques. Financial and Budget Control – manages, tracks and communicates budget actuals and forecasts against plan, including incremental requests for funding.Facilitation and Communication – confidently partners with all levels of the organization. Communicates effectively with technical teams, customers and C-level executives. Builds vendor relationships and facilitates workshops. Establishes standards and procedures for status reporting and documentation.Leadership and Motivation – creates highly performing cross-functional teams, assigns tasks and tracks progress in a matrix / virtual environment, including vendors and offshore resources. Manages change, resource capacity, fosters collaboration and engages team. Team player, influences, coaches and mentors team members. Stakeholder Management – builds relationships and informs team and leadership of project status, deliverables, milestones, risks and issues through timely and accurate communications. Provides single point of contact representing the project. Process Improvement – analyzes and documents business processes, workflow diagrams and business drivers. Uses best practices and innovation to implement improvement programs, increase efficiencies and deliver benefits.