Ken Turner Email & Phone Number

Hartford, Ct, Us

Hartford, Ct, Us

Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Responsible for managing projects throughout the entire lifecycle utilizing both Predictive and Agile methodologies as well as aligning our team's Project Portfolio based on Stakeholder priorities.• Performed project assessments, identified stakeholders, defined high-level scope and potential risks.• Developed Project Plan that included Scope, Schedule, Quality, Resources, Risk, and Stakeholder engagement • Managed project teams from end to end, executed tasks outlined in the project plan, and engaged stakeholders.• Managed changes to the scope and schedule as well as monitored and controlled Risks• Managed Project Portfolio and Resource Loading month over month• Implemented and managed Agile methodologies utilizing SCRUM within the team

Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Define and execute tasks related to global deployment of existing SharePoint 2007 site. Identify, recommend, and implement improvements in order to increase usability and reduce administrative overhead. Assess feasibility and define road map for migrating legacy SharePoint 2007 instance to SharePoint VNEXT. Define migration strategy and migration plan; including scope, schedule, cost, and resources. Identify and implement preventative maintenance and security measures. Proactively manage production support issues. Work directly with internal key users to resolve problems in a timely manner.

Manage ongoing deployment of Microsoft SharePoint as well as other Business Applications. Responsible for driving the SharePoint Information Architecture to ensure consistent governance, look and feel, and standard processes are being followed across the enterprise. Working with the business to understand their needs and architecting solutions based on the requirements.

Single Point of Contact for Lotus Notes Applications in the US. Managed the transfer of Lotus Notes Administration. Responsible for defining the US Lotus Notes budget. Managed Business Service Contracts. Managed the US Lotus Notes team. Assisted global team in defining all Lotus Notes applications in the US for preparation for migration. Managed the knowledge transfer of Application support to the offshore team in India. Validated application compatibility for the companies new operating environment. (Maintained these responsibilities in current position).

Manage all SharePoint on-premise environments in the US. Led the transition of SharePoint 2007 Enterprise environment from an acquired company into Alstom. Conduct weekly meetings, guiding team to best solutions. Ensure adherence to SLA’s. Manage Microsoft relationship – single point of contact with Microsoft Service Delivery Manager. Escalate issues as necessary. Manage all SharePoint Office 365 globally. Chair monthly meetings with Change Advisory Board. Sharepoint Subject Matter Expert (SME). •SharePoint Knowledge Transfer – In 2011, Alstom acquired a company with an existing Sharepoint 2007 Enterprise on-premise environment, which was managed in Redmond, Washington by a single individual. This individual left the company, with no succession plan in place. Canceled vacation plans and went on-site to Redmond. Identified his scope of duties, which were so broad and diverse that I recommended they be split into various roles and assigned to different service lines within the company. This allowed us to provide required support, eliminated single points of failure, and gave management visibility into the environment. Within six months, hired a Solution Analyst, as a direct report. Joined SharePoint team and became US SharePoint Solution Manager. •Leadership During a Time of Organizational Challenge - In 2012, the company had the two senior Global SharePoint managers resign, with no plans for succession or a knowledge transfer. Stepped up and took on major responsibilities: Single point of contact (SPOC) for the Change Advisory Board (CAB)) ; Global responsibility for all SharePoint activity; Solution Manager for on-Premise platforms in US; Office 365/BPOS SharePoint Support; Solution Manager for Lotus Notes in the US. By effective management of entire platform globally, executive level management had the bandwith to define the new structure for the Collaboration and Knowledge Management team.

Responsible for Architecting, developing and maintaining Lotus Domino and Notes Applications using JQuery, JavaScript, Lotus Script and Formula Language. Worked with the business to define requirements. Responsible for providing Domino Administration support for all application servers in the US. Responsible and Accountable for migrating Lotus Notes applications servers.

Hired by this information technology consulting firm to consult with several major clients in developing and installing Lotus Notes/Domino. Gained Domino administrative experience. Set up, administered and maintained servers. Interacted with client technical experts and management, on a number of levels.

Recruited to provide creativity, leadership and programming ability to this consulting firm.•Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (Intranet Application) – Managed several modules of this large, complex application. Coded several modules, using Eclipse, Tomcat, WebSphere and J2EE.

Through full immersion in the job and natural creativity, quickly developed programming skills.