Senior Project Manager
Kansas City, Mo, Us
Senior Project Manager for Sullivan Higdon & Sink, a national advertising firm named 2013 Small Agency Of The Year (Midwest) by Ad Age, whose clients include Cargill, Textron Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Sonic, and Spirit Aerosystems.Key Contributions:• Managed print, collateral, & interactive web projects for two client teams (16 FTEs), spanning both aviation and food business accounts, by developing and maintaining project timelines, managing resource allocation/leveling, records management, managing client change requests, and reporting on project status to internal stakeholders, clients, and leadership.• Successfully executed over $500K of project work for Cessna's Citation Longitude product launch and company re-branding efforts.• Led Project Management Office (PMO) in defining and implementing project management governance, training, processes, and methodologies across the organization.• Mentored one direct report in the PMO.• Coordinated with project sponsors and team members on integrating scope definition/management, bottom-up cost estimation, risk analysis, budget, and external procurement into project plans.• Recommended change management strategies and project management best practices (PMI) to encourage organizational maturity.• Provided coaching for project team members regarding process, deadlines, and deliverables.