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I have 20 years of experience working in Information Technology with a proven record of accomplishment and high achievement in Product and Project Management. My experiences working with SAP, Microsoft, Newell RubberMaid, UPS, and PwC have enabled me to provide strategic, organizational acumen to maximize opportunities. My focus for these companies was to develop and deliver solutions to drive change management initiatives. One of my projects resulted in the UPS software solution receiving the DAMMY Award for Best Storage Solution. At Newell and UPS, I worked on the development of their DAM and VAM software solutions. Most recently, participated in the world's largest implementation of SAP S4 Hana for ADM as the Project Manager for the Master Data team. My work and first-hand experiences have shaped me to become a proactive, self-motivated person who focuses on quality to achieve and maintain ambitious standards of results with accurate documentation. I enjoy finding innovative ways to solve problems, and I work well as part of a team. I have strong IT expertise, which helps me to identify needs, provide solutions, and meticulously follow through to a conclusion. As an articulate and persuasive communicator, I can break down communication barriers and work across silos to network and build strong relationships. I am passionate about working in a creative and innovative environment while I continue to advance my career within a dynamic company. Looking for FTE roles only. Software Skills: • Enterprise Software- SAP S4 Hana and Microsoft: Dynamics GP, CRM, Salesforce, and PeopleSoft, SharePoint, OLAP, and CRM • Office Suites and PM - Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Projects, Smartsheet Azure DevOps, and Jira• Digital and Video Assets - Media Beacon, Scene 7 and Custom Developed UPS• Design Software - AutoCAD, Microstation, Adobe Suite, and WordPress • Methodology – Six Sigma, Agile and Waterfall• Languages- English and Conversational German• U.S. Security Clearance: Public Trust 2021, and SSBI in 2009Athletic Achievements: • Head of the Hooch Board – Board Member (Largest 2-day rowing regatta in the USA) (2005- Current) • Atlanta Rowing Club – Rowing Coach (2000-2020)• Atlanta Rowing Club – Adaptive Rowing Coach and Co-founder of Adaptive Rowing Program (2012-2015)• USA International Track & Field – USA European Competition, Distance Runner (2000-2001)
Karin Gardner, M.S. Csm Work Experience Details
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Project ManagerFame Rental Jan 2024 - Nov 2024Westport , Ct, UsProject Manager -
Project & Team Delivery ManagerAdm May 2022 - Oct 2023Chicago, Il, UsManage and lead 1ADM SAP S4/HANA enterprise-wide, cross-functional, and strategic Global Design for 2 independent workstreams and Sr. Management Special Projects. Direct daily activities of multiple project teams to ensure execution, quality, and on-time delivery. Escalate risks and issues, through multiple mitigation methods, while managing personnel resources.RESPONSIBILITIES•Oversee the planning, execution, and control of the project management activities for S4 Hana Modules and Retro Deployment. •Responsible for team alignment to overall program/project plans to include scope management, design, configuration, development, testing, data migration, issue, and risk management. •Consulted with Solution Leader on technology and consulting partner resource supply and demand management, including demand planning, capacity planning, project staffing, and resource scaling.•Assist workstream leads/manager with overall workstream budget development and worked with workstream manager to provide regular program and project-level budget reports.•Ensure proactive and timely identification and escalation of concerns, risks, issues, project dependencies, and project conflicts to the PMO and appropriate leadership.•Ensure that the program is managed consistently and compliant with IT governance and global PMO processes, and tools and that project deliverables are high quality and meet standards.•Facilitate Scrum events and activities as vital and ensure the team is realizing value from them (including Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand up, Iteration Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement); support the team with PI planning, execution, and tracking in Azure DevOps and SharePoint.•Facilitate operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of projects. •Define and track project achievements while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall and integrated delivery plan. Coordinates and manages hand-off points across teams/workstreams.
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Refactor, Project ManagerPwc Sep 2021 - Apr 2022GbProject Manager accountable for project delivery in a large, complex, matrixes environment utilizing the agile methodology for PwC internal Refactor Projects. RESPONSIBILITIES•Project Manager on infrastructure releases for various business units–lead teams through full lifecycle process from testing into full production and steady-state.•Coordination of group refactors projects to the cloud including enhancement or integration projects.•Facilitate project teams through identifying scope, business unit goals, risks, assumptions, success criteria, development of management plans•Manage change control process to reflect changes in requirements, deliverables, milestone dates, and budget; through proper monitoring of budgets, and costs for projects.•Communicate project status to all levels of IS and customer management•Refactor software to Cloud includes: Workday, SAP, LotusNotes, and HumanCapital Management Software -
It Specialist Agile Center Of Excellence: Product Line Manger CoachU.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Jun 2020 - Aug 2021Washington, Dc, UsMy role was to coach Product Line Management (PLM) and aid Product Lines in implementing DevSecOps Capabilities using SAFe for Government methodology. I worked directly with six (6) Product Lines to analyze and evaluate operational activities and determine changes needed in procedures for long-range plans, goals, and objectives including Road mapping, Product Line Metrics, Strategy Planning, Maturity Planning, Stakeholder Communication, and Benefit Change Metrics. RESPONSIBILITIES•Review and conduct audits of PLM, Go to go-to-market strategies, IT Programs, programs, and strategy with Product Line Managers through SAFe/DevOps methodology through team analysis and coaching.•Collaborated with strategic partners to create co-marketing strategies to meet the defined KPI metrics.•Coached Product Line on Agil, Safe for Government, and DevOps products to achieve solution development outcomes by implementing SAFe Lean-Agile values, mindset, principles, and practices.•Helped to drive task-driven forces to streamline processes and improve the defense acquisition system by implementing a Lean Portfolio management by understanding and implementing Agile Product Delivery, Team/ Technical Agility, and unified systems such as Jira, DevOps, and Product and Project Governance.•Developed and prepared advanced data collection and analytical skills to develop reports that are used by management for process improvement and/or troubleshooting analysis.•Monitor and provide recommendations on the program integration milestone progress to class metrics and success. -
Project Manager/Project Analysts/Scrum MasterSafe-Guard Products International Feb 2019 - May 2020Atlanta, Ga, UsMy role was to coach Product Line Management (PLM) and aid Product Lines in implementing DevSecOps Capabilities using SAFe for Government methodology. I worked directly with six (6) Product Lines to analyze and evaluate operational activities and determine changes needed in procedures for long-range plans, goals, and objectives including Road mapping, Product Line Metrics, Strategy Planning, Maturity Planning, Stakeholder Communication, and Benefit Change Metrics. RESPONSIBILITIES•Review and conduct audits of PLM, Go to go-to-market strategies, IT Programs, programs, and strategy with Product Line Managers through SAFe/DevOps methodology through team analysis and coaching.•Collaborated with strategic partners to create co-marketing strategies to meet the defined KPI metrics.•Coached Product Line on Agile, Safe for Government, and DevOps products to achieve solution development outcomes by implementing SAFe Lean-Agile values, mindset, principles, and practices.•Helped to drive task-driven forces to streamline processes and improve the defense acquisition system by implementing a Lean Portfolio management by understanding and implementing Agile Product Delivery, Team/ Technical Agility, and unified systems such as Jira, DevOps, and Product and Project Governance.•Developed and prepared advanced data collection and analytical skills to develop reports that are used by management for process improvement and/or troubleshooting analysis.•Monitor and provide recommendations on the program integration milestone progress to class metrics and success. -
Project ManagerNcr Corporation Nov 2017 - Feb 2019Atlanta, Georgia, UsLed business efforts for tactical and strategic projects for the enhancement of McDonald's/Radius Project in the USA marketplace for mobile and self-service products. Developed subject-matter expertise as a product owner and created business requirements for product improvements.RESPONSIBILITIES•Drive internal and external communication to customers, contractors, and vendors on the life cycle of implementation and daily schedule to meet customers’ requirements. •Provided Leadership with communications and new interactions through presentations, written, and samples to drive new initiatives for my team as well as cross-functional teams for customers. •Reviewed vendor’s SOW and recommended to senior management improvements to reduce cost and increase revenue streams by implementing automated processes.•Overseas development, communication, control, and execution of project plans in a manner consistent with Radius solution delivery and ensures client needs are satisfied by delivering projects with a high degree of quality.•Managed a team of 8 internal employees and 60 Field Technicians to work in a fast-paced environment.•Developed, planned, and coordinated, efficient and economical management of information systems in support of organizational activities.•Developed Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for 3rd party contractor companies’ interaction with NCR to improve the service provided to our Stakeholders.•Created a Critical Priority (CPI) incident call log to allow Service Tech to report service issues and install a High Priority (HPI) list of issues to address with Stakeholders. -
Project ManagerSap Businessobjects Nov 2016 - Jul 2017Newtown Square, Pennsylvania , UsResponsible for SAP BusinessObjects (Business Objects (BO, BOBJ, or BObjects) ERP Product Portfolios Licensing and Governance requirements in United Kingdom and Ireland.RESPONSIBILITIES•Exercised SAP principles, policies, regulations, directives, and management principles that affect the development of software product applications through a license agreement to assist customers and SAP Software solutions.•Managed a 3.5 million Euro Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) budget involving more than 200 customers.•Created cross-functional marketing materials for resale partners to understand customer software licensing positions through Business and Data Analytics.•Provided stakeholders with a project roadmap, project schedule, costing, project pricing, and RAID Logs.•Worked with the SAP Sales team cross-functionally on SAP BusinessObjects customer movement to the Cloud with SAP BusinessObjects Private Cloud Edition and SAP Analytics Cloud or SAP S/4HANA license complicity to strengthen the SAP user base and convert customers. -
License & Contract Compliance Project ManagerMicrosoft Aug 2015 - Oct 2016Redmond, Washington, UsManaged complex projects, defining objectives and deliverables for cross-functional teams. Analyzed revenue and analytic projects for licensing and governance requirements resulting in $12 million in additional revenues.RESPONSIBILITIES•Reviewed customer data for governance in compliance with contractual requirements and recommended future software solutions to Microsoft Channel Partners.•Lead project team communicated weekly deliverables to stakeholders•Microsoft Tools: MS Project Manager, SharePoint, and Excel. -
Product Project ManagerUps Jul 2012 - Sep 2015Atlanta, Ga, UsResponsible for the new Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Video Asset Management (VAM) systems. Gathered, developed, coordinated, and maintained business requirements for various projects from initial phase to final implementation, assuring requirements meet standards.RESPONSIBILITIES• Created trend analyses for internal worldwide UPS B2B brand stakeholders.• Created global trademark guidelines for the UPS B2B brand.• Managed weekly budgets, contracts, and procurement payments to contractors and provided communication to key stakeholders (UPS Brand teams) regarding financials and project schedules against go-live date, project risk, and customer satisfaction.• Implemented the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system for Newell Rubbermaid Enterprise including the creation of UAT testing scripts and integration of MediaBin and SAP Enterprise Portal (ERP).• Managed the production shoots for Newell Rubbermaid DYMO.• Created internal training manuals and Standard Operating Procedures for SAP ERP systems • Coordinated and assisted in project cost estimation and timeline forecasts through the development of project definitions, cost/benefit and risk analysis, work plans, progress reports, and operational processes and procedures.• Manage customer acceptance of the solution, ensuring customer expectations stay in line with the agreed statement of work, taking the lead in working through all issues and action items. -
Product Project ManagerDesignco 2001 - 2012RESPONSIBILITIES•Project Manager– Implemented Newell Rubbermaid Enterprise Cloud Digital Asset Management (DAM), MediaBeacon. Developed and wrote UAT Testing scripts. Drafted asset policies and project goals to be monitored by implementation teams. •Worked with the development team to integrate data from SAP Master Data to MediaBeacon using UPCs and other metadata values for UPC codes from SAP to a SQL Server. •Training Manual- Analyzed Risk Innovations process flow to create internal training process flow manuals. Wrote Standard Operating Procedures manual to promote and ensure process and employee efficiency.•Project Manager – Responsible for conceptualization and design of Risk Innovations website in WordPress and Advertisement campaign from concept to completion. Generated comps, created layouts and final art. •Location Scout- Project Manager for Newell Rubbermaid DYMO production shoots. Negotiated contract on behalf of Newell Rubbermaid with Northside Hospital and Knoll. Completed under budget and ahead of schedule.•Atlanta Beat (Women’s Professional Soccer Team) - Recruited, trained and managed over 200 volunteers for twenty professional games. Created NSWL League volunteer policies and programs. Directed over 400 volunteers in the orientation and training requirements for the league. Season game day lead for volunteers, transportation, credentials, special events, Fan Zone, first aid team and half-time entertainment.
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Project Manager/DesignerCooper Carry Sep 2006 - Apr 2009Atlanta, Georgia, UsRESPONSIBILITIES•Project Manager- Multimillion Silver LEED office building project manager.•Project Scheduler - Created and maintained a project schedule for each project by identifying and monitoring project timelines, project milestones, tasks, resources, ETAs, task dependencies, critical paths and status reports.•Communications - Coordinated with customers, owner representatives, contractors, city councils, investment groups and internal line business managers for integration and continued project advancement. •Error Reduction - Implemented process flow leading to a 35% error reduction rate. -
Project Manager/DesignerDoughtery Schroeder & Associates 2004 - 2006RESPONSIBILITIES• Project Manager - Managed Multimillion Silver LEED office building interior finishes • Team Lead - Interior Design lead for budgeting, bid negotiations, and presentations to city council, investment groups• Compliance Manager - Monitored and inspected final product• Implemented - Product selection and inspection of goods to reduce 35% of errors.
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Internship, Cadd OperatorPfvs Architects + Interiors, Llc 2004 - 2004Atlanta, Ga, UsRESPONSIBILITIES• CADD - CADD operator for Retail, Healthcare, and Hospital properties. Designed surgical center.• Presenter - Assisted owners with client meetings and presentations. -
Channel Product Manager – Us, Canada & AustraliaMicrosoft, Dynamics, Third Party Solution Developers/Partners With Blue Moon 2002 - 2003Providence, Ri, UsRESPONSIBILITIES•Channel Manager - Directed sales team that included responsibilities for over 500 Channel Partners and VAR to VAR relationships. Developed and implemented new sales techniques for Channel Partner and Solutions Selling recognition program.•Product Launch – Launched Microsoft Great Plains Radio Beacon Management System (WMS) for Bell Group Integration to worldwide Partner Channel•Lead the strategy and execution of projects aimed at improving job outcomes with a product roadmap, prioritizing features and enhancements based on customer needs, market trends, and our goals. -
Channel Product ManagerMicrosoft, Dynamics, Navision, Third Party Solution Developers/Partners With Mis, Ag 2000 - 2001Redmond, Washington, UsRESPONSIBILITIES•Product/Channel Manager - Directed sales teams responsible for over 500 Channel Partners and VAR to VAR relationships. Developed and implemented new sales techniques for Channel Partner and Solutions Selling recognition program.•Trainer - Coordinated and conducted sales training for partner onboarding. •Partner - Developed territory plans, recruiting strategies, go-to-market programs, and demanded generation activities resulting in new reseller sales opportunities.•Partner Assistant - Aided Partners in broadening their product expertise and sales opportunities striving for growth from all associated selling resources. Provided timely and on-going deal support to help close new opportunities at identified resellers including pricing requests, resource coordination, and other partner management activities.•Marketing - Added 30 new business partners in United States and Canada through marketing implementation. Served as US and German office liaison.
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Channel Product ManagerMicrosoft, Dynamics, Third Party Solution Developers/Partners With Mekorma And Forestar 1996 - 1999My role was to understand, manage, and strengthen relationships within the Microsoft Dynamics North territory sector, aligning the Microsoft value proposition of platforms and applications. This involved orchestrating the appropriate resources: Microsoft pre-sales, partner resources, and Microsoft consulting services by driving the increasing Product Portfolio.RESPONSIBILITIES•Manage 500 Channel Partners (VAR relationships) to improve relationships, strengthening business perceptions of Product Portfolio value by effectively managing product line revenue growth, Product Line trusted and support service, and increasing install base. •Drove technology innovation and growth in the business by working on Channel Partners' requests to enhance features to integrate into Dynamics. •Work closely with designers, engineers, operations, sales, marketing, and business teams to ship high-quality, user-centric products and features.•Communicated Product vision, progress, and value proposition to customers and Microsoft Channel Partners and customers to increase market segments, and customer retention and develop pricing models to fit the market. •Managed Products/capabilities from concept to delivery, including designing coverage, pricing, and creating a user experience through User Groups meetings.•Conducted strategic analyses, customer/competitor research, and market sizing through Channel Driven Marketing Campaigns.•Developed territorial plans, recruiting strategies, and new-generation activities resulting in new resale opportunities.•Created Product Roadmap, marketing, and business development plans.•Held User Group Meetings to demo products, address product questions, and train the sales team to sell products.
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Product ManagerFhp Health Care 1994 - May 1996RESPONSIBILITIES • Product Manager - Development of product strategy for Independent Health care plan which included, launching product line, lifecycle management and performance tracking. Provided leadership team three year product strategy to include procedures for QMS.• Product Strategy - Created the product portfolio roadmap that defines new products and platforms at a high level as well as product retirements and enhancements necessary to achieve the strategy.•Financial Reporting- Tracked financial performance of the overall portfolio including both individual and group plans in order to recommend changes in product strategy, development, and implementation. Track monthly renewal list and follow up for appropriate renewal information• Portability Liaison-Worked with the State of Nevada and California to pass and write portability laws and regulations for independent care coverage for HMO, PPO and Indemnity Care. • Trainer-Provide effective product, application and sales training for Brokers and Agents and Internal Team. • Account Management-Managed and grew large accounts and groups which included federal, state, and local government as well as national and large companies.• Cross Functional Team Lead-Submission clearance for underwriters, Assist Underwriter and prepare quotations, declinations and requests for additional information letters.• Establish and monitor submission files, determine and obtain needed underwriting information to perform initial risk analysis•Underwriting Review- Rate and issue professional liability policies and endorsements. Obtain underwriter's approval on items beyond authority• Competitive Analysis-Maintained competitor analysis activities and developments and provided information to Sales and underwriting team. • Account Manager - Managed $1.5 million dollar account base which included 1,000 individual plans.
Karin Gardner, M.S. Csm Skills
Leadership
Marketing
Management
Project Management
Strategic Partnerships
Competitive Analysis
Training
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Marketing Strategy
Sales Operations
Sales
New Business Development
Account Management
Contract Negotiation
Brand Management
Start Ups
Adobe Creative Suite
Retail
Space Planning
Architecture
Marketing Communications
Design Research
Indesign
Sketching
Creative Direction
Autocad
Illustrator
Market Planning
Graphic Design
Agile Methodologies
Cross Channel Marketing
Channel Relationship Management
Submittals
Brand Development
Concept Development
Brand Asset Management
Adobe
Channel Sales
Interior Architecture
Architectural Design
Logo Design
Green Building
Architectural Drawings
Product Design
Furniture
Concept Design
Sustainable Design
Branding
Six Sigma
Karin Gardner, M.S. Csm Education Details
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University Of Nevada-Las VegasMaster Of Science And Business Management -
Rhode Island School Of DesignInterior Design
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Tarkio CollegeManagement And Marketing
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