Lisa Graul, Pmp, Mba Email & Phone Number

West Foothills Waddell

Buckeye, Arizona, United States

3400 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, Az 85392

After substitute teaching various classes Animal Science, Biology, Social Studies and English I was offered a position teaching Social Studies for the 2019-2020 school year.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Serve as a valuable resource to raise the energy and expertise levels of employees thus increasing a company’s competitive edge. Provide insight, skills and tools for individual and organizational improvement – programs designed to fit the dynamics, needs and goals of the changing workplace.• People are a company's most valuable assets but the policies and procedures that govern them are the documents that allow them to accomplish great things. I teach the chain between desktop procedures all the way up the the Corporate Policies insuring an agile and skilled work force and highly profitable bottom lines for shareholders. • In classes ranging from 20 to 200 people, cover topics such as Emotional Intelligence (EI), Personality and Related Comfort Zones, Thinking / Learning Styles, Communication and Leadership.• Train employees in general Human Resources Management, Conflict Resolution and Presentation as well as Auditing and Lean Management Operations.• Additionally serve as PMP coach and mentor for those needing PM tools to maximize performance, as well as for those preparing for PMP test. Adjust instructional style and data for individual learning needs yet cover all data in Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

Goodyear, Arizona

Organize and oversee the daily operations of our company. Project Assessor completing Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentsEnsuring that our business is well-coordinated and productive by managing its procedures and coaching.Building process and procedure as the company grows and managing workload from seeking RFPs to closing out the projects.

Scottsdale Trc

Keeping the doors open by: Create project management plans that clearly define project scope, assumptions, risks and overall project approach, including project resource needs, timelines, and project communications.Assign duties and responsibilities to project personnel.Coordinate and respond to change requests, manage project scope.Measure and deliver project outcomes, implement and/or adapt processes and metrics to ensure project goals and objectives are met.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

At Point 61 Consulting, my role is to leverage my experience working with clients from Fortune 50 to start-ups across nearly every industry to provide direction and oversight of all of our projects and client engagements. My unique experience allows me to bring my Business and IT experience to the table so I have the ability to negotiate for all parts of the company. This includes client relationship management, business development, company culture, and project delivery.Point 61 was founded with the intention of not only assisting our clients with defining a strategy but to also provide the necessary means to deliver on those strategies. We provide not only the identification of your business issues but also the leadership to help you resolve them. More than just focusing on a single task or solution, you need a partner who can look at the whole picture, provide the right guidance for you to succeed, and provide the road map to future successes.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Project Management of IT / IS Application projects. Customers include all arms of the It / IS groups as well as all the multiple arms of the business branches of APS.

Oro Valley

Charged with developing a more effective business model, a continuous improvement initiative to drive standardization / consistency and stabilize workforce and foster business / profitability growth. Manage project budget of $1.7M.Assessed needs, tools / resources, processes, current contracts and legal obligations, designing an action plan to effect change and improvement; cultivated / obtained buy-in from senior managers and engineers, reporting progress on all project activity, including milestones and roadblocks.• Prioritized commitments and initiated a tight schedule recovery strategy, achieving turnaround for program previously $1.5M over budget, understaffed and 23 months behind schedule.• Maximized use of Rational Team Concert (RTC), an Agile application lifecycle management (ALM) solution, onboarding / training 120+ employees and setting up individual dashboards. - Immediately realized greater consistency, efficiency and universal access to project documents, while facilitating production traceability and tracking.• Reduced overall production costs 30% or more — specifically in recurring headcount, non-recurring headcount and general overhead.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Contracted to reign in out-of-control budget and establish schedule validity for company’s launch of new technology for more than 500 agencies across multiple states.• Initiated tight controls — critical path, schedule, work packages — to bring budget and schedule back in line; slashed budget from more than $500K per month under $200K.

U.S., European And Middlle East Countires

PMO Proposal: Oversaw contract of 36 Apache AH-64 Block III aircraft for Saudi Arabia client, from RFP through close, managing multiple scope changes, staff of 40 and $5.2M in expenditures. • Held schedule and costs to original agreement by negotiating with suppliers and providing tight oversight of program / project financials, ensuring both company and customer satisfaction.PMO ERP - Electronic Corrective Action System:Spearheaded change to more effective business practices, analyzing existing processes, then promoting use of strategic tools / systems to reduce costs, minimize waste / errors and increase productivity. Built consensus across business units.• Avoided more than $1M annually in government fines and saved a number of government contracts by rebuilding trust with strict ISO compliance (ITAR, DoD and DCMA).

Mesa, Az

PROJECT MANAGER - PMO Facilities and TelecommunicationsWith oversight of 500+ employees, all office space and telecommunication needs, directed a number of projects to increase efficiency, maximize productivity and reduce costs.• Onboarded VoIP system / all new programming, inclusive of desk and cell phones, Blackberries, WebEx and conference calling, leading a smooth transition through cut over (no disruption of service.• Spearheaded a full office space remodel, monitoring subcontractors with focus on quality and deadlines; coordinated and rerouted staff to maintain productivity at 98% for duration of project.• Conducted data mining of finance and facilities records to identify spending and cut costs $258K annually.DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER - Apache PMO OperationsLed Operations, Production, Engineering Test and Flight Test with accountability for shipment of 13 aircraft from Saudi Arabia with follow through to teardown, rebuild, test, explosives management, sale and return shipping. Managed resources and budget; troubleshot compliance issues with DoD.• Exceeded customer expectations by accelerating production to ship aircraft 8 months ahead of schedule.ERP PROJECT MANAGER - Corporate Process and Procedure Change ManagerTook over a struggling ISO compliance project 3 years past due. Led multidisciplinary team — 15 different divisions affecting 1K employees, — to update 30+ policies and procedures to align with corporate objectives.• Galvanized team to achieve goals in a timely manner, overcoming objections and diverse agendas to pass internal audit within 1st year, achieve ISO certification by 2nd year and save $2.5M in avoidance fees.PROPOSAL MANAGER - International Program OfficeManaged RFQs and RFPs for new customer.• Noted for high level of accuracy in RFP packages, resulting in contract award negotiations completed as much as 35% faster than average.

Everett, Washington

Managed the call center environment, directed the roll out / start up of Human Resource Management System (HRMS), mapping and integrating all current systems while continuing high levels of customer service.• Streamlined performance, shortening process times to achieve 50% higher productivity with increased customer and employee satisfaction.

Everett, Washington

Analyzed production schedules, work orders and staffing tables to determine personnel and material requirements planning and priorities while monitoring work processes for quality, accuracy and conformity to standards and specifications.• Drove continuous quality and productivity improvements while reducing scrap / costs.

Seattle, Washington

Directed a pilot continuous improvement project to reduce high cycle of repetitive care for Medicaid and Medicare patients thus reducing costs for city, county and correctional facility clients.•Developed and implemented a plan to improve case management by fostering cooperation and communication among all agencies to better track individuals / duplication of services; saved each group an average of $100K annually.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Project Management, 3.9

Pmp

Bs, Clinical, Counseling And Applied Psychology

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