Jr Washburn, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

With a background in the healthcare, financial, food & beverage, and professional services sectors, JR combines project management expertise with exceptional leadership and communication skills to help organizations meet their strategic business goals. JR possesses strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, in addition to having an eye for the details while keeping the key business drivers and big picture in mind. JR quickly ramps up on the technical aspects of the work, engaging immediately with the project team to build rapport fostering a supportive and collaborative environment to ensure the desired results are achieved. JR has successfully delivered numerous projects/programs in addition to providing strategy, change management and facilitation support for Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical and insurance companies, top tier professional services firm and one of the world’s largest winemakers, working with functions such as operations, engineering, manufacturing, and learning.

• Created leadership reports (cumulative and by business unit) on a monthly basis ensuring accurate, complete and actionable data provided as part of top-tier professional services firm’s inclusive leadership initiative.• Ensured successful high quality rapid paced conversion of top-tier professional services partner industry training.• Collaborated with top-tier professional services firm utilizing agile process to develop two digital engagement excellence learning hubs.• Oversaw management transformation program workstreams for a top-tier professional services firm.

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

• Led the design and development of training for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company’s global regulatory information system implementation.• Facilitated DACUM/task breakdown sessions of winery roles for one of the world’s largest wineries.

(Formerly Xerox Business Services)

•Led on time/on budget development and implementation of top tier professional services company’s ~$500k multi-site on-line Partner University learning MOOC/Hub program•Managed Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company’s vendor management program to reduce the number and cost of learning vendors across all functions, including process mapping and preferred vendor identification in a $14M expense reduction effort•Developed change management / engagement plan for Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company’s enterprise Learning Administration System implementation for their 17,000 employees•Managed implementation of Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company’s virtual classroom platform and vILT service for global audience including development of process and procedures, training, vendor contracts/SOWs, risk assessments and outsourced support services•Created master plan, service level agreements, risk assessment, staffing plan, off / on-boarding process while managing Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company’s transition of Learning Administration resources to BPO provider•Oversaw multiple external vendor relationships•Mentored colleagues on Project and Change Management•Created job descriptions and interview templates for recruitment of global Learning Administration resources

Home Staging and Redesign Company

•Enabled rapid progress on international expansion effort utilizing best in class project management methodologies resulting in Marketing Authorization approval for Japan two months ahead of schedule•Assumed project management leadership responsibilities ensuring on-time, in-scope, under-budget delivery of integrated curriculum training program and a comprehensive sustainability plan for 300 Quality Analytical Lab and Manufacturing front-line managers supporting six sites•Ensured Global Operations Leaders and IS completed transition activities within required three month timeline due to divestiture of Amgen assets to Takeda preventing disruption of supply for five clinical trials and work in progress drug filing in Japan•Conducted business needs analysis driving senior leadership decision to re-focus $3M budget and 50+ cross-functional / cross-site IS / Training project resources from Operations Learning Management System (LMS) to the Enterprise LMS initiative ensuring aggressive enterprise timeline and operations requirements were met•Delivered Integrated Maintenance Repairs and Operations strategy recommendations through collaborative effort between Facilities and Engineering, Supply Chain, Central Inventory and Global Strategic Sourcing utilizing value stream and strategy mapping in addition to SIPOC analysis of current business processes identifying $2-$3M in savings•Conducted Strategic Planning sessions with Engineering leadership team facilitating development of 2008 business plan and multi-year strategy vision impacting 1,000 staff members

•Managed cross-functional / cross-site business programs with budgets of $150K to over $4M, with a focus on quality, on-time and on-budget delivery. Programs ranged from compliance to surplus enhancement•Developed, organized and mobilized multiple project teams comprised of employees, consultants and temps ranging from ten to over 50 team members, handling multiple programs simultaneously•Managed execution of individual programs meeting business objectives on tight timelines with limited resources, in addition to working within the IT release schedule•Regularly interacted with senior/executive management, escalating issues to ensure resolution•Managed multiple external vendor relationships to identify and test potential product solutions to meet business objectives•Conducted qualitative research and analysis, identified best practices and process improvements in a $110M re-engineering effort•Developed strategy and proposed recommendations to Senior Executives for improved learning, knowledge sharing/management and process changes, with an initial focus on the claims functions encompassing 9,000 field employees•Identified immediate high impact, low effort opportunities launching pilot projects in several field offices to confirm business goals were attained•Created and delivered training for claims management to support and lead managers, supervisors and staff/line employees through the strategic change process •Collaboratively re-designed the Claims Management Training Program and supported implementation of the Leadership Development Program•Mentored colleagues on Intellectual Capital and consulting/project work, transferring knowledge and capabilitiesQuality Assurance Senior Consultant (2000 - 2003)Property Branch Claims Supervisor (1998 – 2000)Claims Management Trainee (1997 – 1998)Liability Claims Representative (1996 – 1997)Auto Underwriter/Senior Underwriter (1993 – 1996)

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