James Buxsel, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, Us

With 20+ years of experience leading complex, global, high-profile, and cross-functional technology projects, I hold a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and have practitioner expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.I have worked in enterprise PMO's for several Fortune 500 companies with industry experience in retail, healthcare, biotech, manufacturing and financial services as well as a prior role supporting a public sector client.My core competencies include translating business strategy into executable plans, partnering with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of programs and projects on time, within budget, and to specification, and establishing program governance and processes for consistency and success. I have experience managing vendor relationships and leading high-performing teams. My mission is to enable and empower organizations to achieve strategic goals and objectives through exceptional service delivery and technology leadership.

New York, Ny, Us

Senior-level manager in Strategic Execution with the Enterprise Change and Resiliency Office. Led global enterprise-wide programs/projects of high complexity through all lifecycle phases. Translated business strategy into executable plans. Partnered with stakeholders across the firm (Technology, Operations, Legal, Risk, Compliance) to identify and track key activities, milestones, risks and dependencies. Served as liaison between senior leadership, clients and other stakeholders to ensure delivery of programs and projects on time, within budget, and to specification.Key Accomplishments: Successful, on-time, under-budget global deployment of Oracle HCM Cloud utilizing agile project methodology (conversion from PeopleSoft). Program release 1 (October 2021) implementation scope included Oracle Recruiting Cloud, Core HR, Payroll, Compensation and Time/Labor. Program release 2 (June 2022) implementation scope included Performance/Goals and Talent Review/Succession.

New York, Ny, Us

Program director for key PMO portfolio system-related initiatives. Responsible for implementing and governing HR Technology organization project management standards and processes. People Leader of the HR Technology Project Management team responsible for implementing technical solutions for various HR-related initiatives. People Leader of the Total Rewards functional area support team handling Oracle HCM Cloud application configuration and maintenance. Managed day-to-day operational system support; partnered with Center of Excellence personnel to implement prioritized break/fix changes and application enhancement requests from backlog. Led monthly HR system patch testing processes. Managed vendor relationships.Key Accomplishments: Led successful, on-time enterprise-wide deployment of Oracle HCM Cloud R12 (conversion from PeopleSoft), implementation scope included Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Performance and Compensation. Led first company-wide benefits open enrollment project on new HR system. Led Oracle HCM Cloud R13 upgrade project.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Led various infrastructure security integration and application migration initiatives pertaining to the $12+ billion acquisition of Omnicare. Worked with HR business partners and service provider to implement new Oracle Fusion HCM data feeds and reports pertaining to the CVS-Omnicare integration.Key Accomplishments: Successes included leading Oracle Fusion HCM R11 upgrade, Symantec VIP two-factor solution rollout and the completion of a desktop compromise/vulnerability assessment project.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Owner of HR systems, cash and collections applications, pharmacy purchasing application along with other Corporate Systems software (both 3rd party and custom developed). Managed team of web application developers and systems administration/technical support staff.Key Accomplishments: Reduced HR Systems enhancement request backlog by approximately 75% within the first 3 months of responsibility and incorporated department operations into the standard corporate IT change management processes.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Provided leadership of various initiatives through all phases of the project management life cycle. Managed requirements gathering, systems design/development, communications, documentation, testing, training, schedule development and tracking, budget, changes, risks and issues. Provided mentoring for other PMO team members.Key Accomplishments: Member of team responsible for the evaluation, development and adoption of standardized processes/artifacts for technology organization governance. Key project successes included voice system upgrade at corporate headquarters and multiple branch offices (including 24x7 National Help Desk location), enterprise-wide Hyperion Planning implementation and various other 3rd party software and custom developed application implementations.

Mason, Ohio, Us

Provided technical project management services for General Electric Client Engineering involving support of several key desktop security initiatives.