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Normal, Il, Us

Champaign, Il, Us

Managing the transition of an on-premises ERP system (Ellucian Colleague) to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Managed a Time-Leave Software implementation project: working with the business areas to create a charter, design document, and project schedule to ensure we're all following the same roadmap. Managed multiple construction projects to move equipment, furnishings, and people into new buildings on campus. Level-set Stakeholder expectations across the organization. Worked with architects on designs and timing and worked with vendors to wire robots before opening tours, and more.

New York, New York, Us

• Hired to revive a stalled project: I worked with the team to clarify scope, identify and engage impacted areas/individuals (including vendors), form a project team, create a Project Charter, and conduct a Work Breakdown Structure session to create a realistic Project Plan/Schedule.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Framework needed some quick Process Improvement and Change Management work to be done. I guided the team to identify, organize, and build out a Quote-to-Cash process: identified gaps in the current state, defined the future state, created a project charter & schedule, and lined out the work to be done across the team.

Peoria, Illinois, Us

• SAP EWM Enhancements Project: planned, directed, and coordinated the team’s activities; created/maintained the project schedule, followed up on all tasks, reviewed progress with stakeholders to ensure solutions aligned with business requirements/expectations, facilitated execution & control meetings and routed status reports to stakeholders.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Managed the Compliance and Advisor workflow changes relating to the SEC Regulation Best Interest rule:• Identified impacts and stakeholders, organized and structured the team, and defined roles and responsibilities. • Created the project schedule and status reports, as well as scheduled and facilitated workstream meetings.

Educated and advised the client on how to align initiatives with PM practices via three projects:• Multi-Factor Authentication: strategic and tactical management to enforce Symantec VIP for hundreds of thousands of stakeholders spanning the globe. Required abundant communication across 30 divisions to manage expectations, educate helpdesk(s) personnel, and order/ship tokens. • Directory Strategy: Refreshed the directory strategy to move to a cloud infrastructure versus on-premise hosting.• Privileged Access Management: vaulted (via CyberArk) thousands of accounts; created scripts for bulk loads.

Bloomington, Il, Us

Managed all aspects of a large claims project to improve the ‘first notice of loss’ experience: • Put the project on a ‘project management track’ utilizing a formal methodology, a charter, a schedule, and worked with the team to complete all tasks while managing the expectations of all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Normal, Il, Us

As the focal point for all project stakeholders, I planned, executed, monitored, and controlled all aspects of two projects: • Room Scheduling which utilized CollegeNet Series25 to schedule space for academic purposes; saving months of manual labor each year. • Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Installation which built the infrastructure to be used by other systems to transform data before sending it to its final destination.

• Interviewed & compiled feedback from 34 divisions to streamline the Exam Management Process for the Regulatory Relations team.• Created project schedules for Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Exams and Reviews.

Pekin, Il, Us

Managed a cross-functional project to implement a new method of rating Homeowner’s policies:• Educated, trained, and mentored team members, business partners and stakeholders on PM practices.• Conducted WBS (work breakdown structure) meetings, project meetings, and presented project status to all impacted audiences.• Translated requirements into key deliverables; created the project charter, project schedule, etc.• Defined team goals, individual goals, project goals and conducted performance reviews for project resources.• Distributed workloads, identified and fostered growth opportunities, handled conflicts, & resolved technical roadblocks for the team.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Using Six Sigma/DMAIC, I managed all aspects of four projects including a large production scheduling effort which established enterprise direction for new processes, as well as new roles and responsibilities. It then implemented the recommended future state for the new global technical deployment architecture, new naming standards for jobs, users and workgroups, a new operational support model, and more.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Information Systems

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