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New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

-Prioritize and own the team backlog of the work to be performed.-Supports the program backlog and uses multi-directional input to refresh and clarify the backlog to drive business value. Mitigate business related impediments impacting successful team completion of product development goals. -Participate in the creation and communication of the product.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Leverage strong domain knowledge and system application subject matter expertise to manage system application configuration changes that will enhance and enable critical business processes
• Elicit configuration requirements through vendor release notes, technical research, business requirement interviews, use case scenarios, task, and workflow analysis
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish.
• Analyze vendor system changes and develop an effective dialog with technical support staff to understand software changes, identify impacts to existing processing environments, facilitate change management and.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal stakeholders related to business process impacts of configuration changes.
• Engage in multiple concurrent initiatives.

Getzville, New York

• Client facing role working with the largest financial institutions in the U.S.
• Project Manager for 5 large scale projects
• Manage the full project life cycle starting with project initiation and ending with post production, project closeout, and on-going support
• Lead and manage daily stand-ups for project updates
• Lead and manage capacity planning for the various project teams
• Work in tandem with the software development team to provide updates, triage meetings, eliminate blockers, and shift work priorities to meet necessary timelines

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Technology project manager for a project with a $12 million budget
• Work with scrum master, program managers, and product owners to manage any interdependencies
• Lead and participate in daily team stand-ups for development updates
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of business processes supported by software systems
• Provide technical, administrative, and operational management of assigned project or tasks
• Administrator for Microsoft SharePoint and Visual Studio to track risks, action items, development work, and testing documents

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Perform SharePoint Administration & Development – 2+ Years of Experience
• Assisted in the transition of multiple SharePoint sites from Microsoft SharePoint 2007 to the 2010 version
• Develop custom site templates, custom web parts, and workflows
• Use features such as site columns, security, and versioning for document management
• Create different team sites and sub sites based on the various needs of the company
• Lead training and educational sessions for SharePoint use

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Managed the full recruitment life cycle, from posting open positions, scheduling interviews, job offers and onboarding
• Created and managed reports for candidate tracking
• Sourced, screened, and interviewed candidates and present top talent to hiring managers
• Promoted company visibility on LinkedIn and Facebook by increasing following by more than 62%
• Managed social media accounts to increase brand recognition and expand the network
• Coordinated and attended job fairs, on-campus recruitment, and career consulting

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Developed and established governing and operating laws for student body
• Increased awareness of business club through effective marketing tactics and participation in university functions
• Built and strengthened management team and membership from 1 to 40 within 2 years

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Managed and processed northern shipments from the United States to Canada
• Handled and communicated inquiries from worldwide offices and agents regarding documentation for imports
• Provided information of delivery schedule, payment options, and transportation requests from clients

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Determined and implemented new operations and inventory management system
• Documented and ordered inventory according to store numbers and sales
• Completed wardrobe makeovers for clients through awareness of the latest fashion and style