Larry Weinstein Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Program Manager in Bank Solutions, IP and Remittance

Northbrook, Il

Managing implementation of ABTG’s PPS automated dispensing system for the CVS/Caremark specialty pharmacy in Milford, MA.Managed implementation of a telecommuting “work from home” initiative for Specialty Representatives.Managed business and operations “pre” and “post” shutdown activities for site outages in San Antonio, TX and Monroeville, PA. Outages were a result of IT and electrical infrastructure upgrades.Managed integration of Coram Home Care into CVS/Caremark networkBusiness Analyst for creation of a mapping of fields for interface between HBS/SPARCS and ABTG’s PPS.

Greater Chicago Area

Worked in the Separation Management PMO of HSBC on projects related to divestiture of the retail credit cards divisionManaging migration of internal and external users to new data center location and new telecommunications circuits; worked with Verizon and AT&T to shut down circuits and exit old Oc.192 ringsManaged shut down of Palo Alto firewalls between HSBC and Capital One networks without disrupting internal and external clients; monitored traffic and planned for disabling of firewall rules during eleven distinct events over a 13 month period; events required coordination of scores of application owners, as well as application and infrastructure support personnel performing pre- and post-lockdown validation testingFacilitated migration of Capital One call center agents to new sites in Illinois and Delaware

Greater Chicago Area

Managed implementation of Online Statements for Bank of Montreal/Harris Bank, a prerequisite project for converting M&I onto Harris Bank platform; third PM assigned to project in 6 month period

Deerfield, Il

Implemented a pilot Strategic Portfolio Management system using the Planview Enterprise Portfolio Management moduleResponsible for devising metrics to monitor Program and Project performance. Used SQL and Excel to extract, analyze and report information from Planview database.Controller for Corporate Program Management OfficeSubject matter expert for Financial Program/Project management methodology

Greater Chicago Area

Managed Project Portfolio office for Fidelity Information Services at Harris Bank; implemented a Project Initiation and Tracking System to track resource demand; developed database and reports to track project status and resource demand; implemented use of MS Project Server to capture project metrics and generate invoicesProject Manager for Harris Bank Basel II implementation program with $7 million annual budget; worked with development teams in the U.S. and CanadaProject Manager for implementation of check image archive infrastructure system with a project budget of $4 million

Greater Chicago Area

Reengineered bank’s check clearing processes - worked with application developers and product management to design a deposit information database to facilitate analysis of customer and bank funds availability; used Cognos Impromptu and SQL to extracted data; analyzed results and recommended changes which resulted in multi-million dollar annual profit improvementsUS Payment Systems Controller - responsible for department budget, forecast and project portfolio; worked with representatives of business units on annual IT project investment plan; developed methodology and controls to synchronize resource time entry with investment plan; benefits included early and accurate forecasting of hours and costs and avoidance of cost overrunProcess improvement project manager - researched ways to improve processes in the areas of wholesale lockbox, remittance processing, and return item processing; managed end-to-end implementation of remittance processing system, including evaluation of hardware and software, cost/benefit analysis, and contract negotiation

Toronto, Canada

Worked with representatives from Bell Canada and Bank of Montreal to develop a strategy and business case for reengineering the Canadian national check processing infrastructure; created workflow and financial models that generated operational requirements and cost/benefit analysisManaged team of consultants that analyzed payment processing related operations of Canadian banks, including CIBC, Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal, BNS. Generated proposals and presentations that included hardware and software configurations, work process improvements and financial analyses; presented results to audiences ranging from filled auditoriums with all levels of employees to small groups of senior executives.

Phd All But Dissertation, Mathematics

Completed all work for Ph D except dissertation

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mathematics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General