Jeff Bourland Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Leadership • Lead a team consisting of 15 to 20+ people.• Ability to Lead Management Consulting engagements.• Mentor less experienced project managers or those aspiring to move into the PM role.• Handle difficult clients and stakeholder situations directly.Project Management • Manage large projects and portfolios - (multi-year/multi-phase projects, budget $5M+, 3+ stakeholders)• Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized business solutions and presentations. • Responsible for project and quality of delivery from original concept through final implementation.• Oversee cross-functional projects and exhibits understanding of critical cross module integration points.• Communicate project direction, approach, priorities, events and status to all project resources and business sponsors.• Exhibit excellence in all aspects of business and project management. Implement software development life cycle procedures for team members, if not already in place. • Anticipate client needs and proposes appropriate solutions. • Drives organizational change, taking full account of obstacles, opposition, and differing stakeholder priorities• Demonstrates superior collaboration skills and techniques, which appropriately define alternate solutions, resolve conflicts, and create lasting productive partnerships with clients. • Lend expertise to teams and task forces. • Easily recognize areas for improvement and develops plans for implementation, when possible.

Wichita, Kansas Area

SmartVMA –Wichita, KS (SmartVMA is a BG Products Inc. company that provides a cloud based software solution to the automotive dealership and independent auto service industry)Created and manage the IT Operation organization that includes Product Development, Software Support and Implementation – no processes existed. Direct supervision and coaching of 12 team members. Implemented Atlassian Jira Service Desk (Project Portfolio and Support Tool) that provides workflow to the designed processes – fully integrated into the day to day operation.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Directed all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle projects, from Analysis to Deployment. Resource management for 10 Production Team members - Developers, QA Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers. Managed and coordinated outsourced product development with a consulting firm team from Canada. Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated them to team members through daily scrum meetings. Managed artifact/project portfolio for 3 pharmacy software products from the selection/justification to scheduling of each minor/major release. Prepared product portfolio reports and financial analysis and budget forecasting for presentation to senior management. Project Director for professional services supporting all large customer engagements from project initiation to installation and training.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Managed the portfolio of 7 clinical and pharmacy management applications. Provided leadership and direct supervision 12 team members which included resource management, coaching/counseling, performance reviews and career development. Actively managed application budgets, monitored plan vs. actual, produced monthly variance reports and created the annual budgets. Manage client relationship and demand management, ensure quality deliverables to end users. Directed planning, budgeting, vendor selection and quality assurance efforts.

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) process and MS Project Server 2010 implementation for Southwest Airlines. Consultant to Strategic Planning department with the implementation of Project Portfolio Management processes and implementation of MS Project Server 2010.

Provide leadership for the global project management and portfolio management functions at Cargill Meat Solutions. Ensure that projects deliver to their intent within schedule and budget through following a consistent project delivery process. Champion the project management methodology, standards and practices across the organization. Actively coach and mentor project managers as they lead large-scale complex projects. Champion the portfolio management process to ensure resource planning, project demand, governance; portfolio analysis and value realization occurs across the portfolio. Lead cross-functional teams on process improvement initiatives. Direct management of Project Managers and Project Controls Analyst.

Provided value added business solutions to over 55 decentralized Homebuilder Divisions and Corporate Departments through the delivery of software applications, business process improvements, PMO Management and training. These solutions support the Build, Sell, and Close process which enables the company to become more Productive, Efficient, Effective, and Profitable. Responsibilities include: Directed management of 30 employees including Project Managers, Training Manager, Quality Manager, Business Analyst and Trainers. Communicate to senior management on weekly basis. Provide cross-functional communication with Operations, AS400, and Development. Provided strategic planning for product development and delivery. Created a strategic implementation strategy that emphasizes a consultative and partnering approach.

Masters Of Business Administration, Finance, General

Bba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta, Student Law