As the head of the IT PMO at the Arizona Department of Health Services, I lead my team through a significant transition to the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), expanding our responsibilities beyond IT projects to encompass a wide array of initiatives critical to the agency's mission. In this dynamic role, I play a pivotal role in driving organizational excellence and project success, collaborating with cross-functional teams and departments to meet agency-wide goals. My key responsibilities include:Strategic Program Leadership: Providing strategic leadership for a diverse portfolio of projects, programs, and initiatives spanning healthcare, public health, data management, and administrative functions.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborating with departments across the agency to define project objectives, allocate resources, and ensure alignment with the department's mission and strategic priorities.Resource Allocation and Optimization: Overseeing resource allocation, budget management, and performance measurement to ensure optimal utilization of agency resources.Change Management: Implementing change management strategies and practices to facilitate a seamless transition to the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), ensuring continuity and improved project management practices.Risk Management and Quality Assurance: Implementing robust risk management practices and quality assurance processes to enhance project delivery and reduce potential disruptions.Stakeholder Engagement: Fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, facilitating effective communication, and ensuring project success.

Serving as the IT PMO manager, supporting 9 senior project managers and 1 project coordinator who manage the State's largest and most complex public health initiatives involving technology. Concurrently serving as Data Lake House information technology senior IT Project Manager and IT Program Manager for the Arizona State Laboratory.Recently served as the Senior Project Portfolio Manager for a large-scale Salesforce implementation tied to high visibility state-regulated licensing types including Medical Marijuana, Adult Use Marijuana, Community Health Workers, Social Equity, and Child Care Licensing Facilities with a combined 5-year budget surpassing $30 million. Providing direct managerial oversight and coaching to Senior Project Managers agency wide supporting disease surveillance, Arizona State Hospital, Birth & Death Certificate Processing, Epidemiology, Licensing, Health Prevention, Finance, Procurement, Women Infant Children (WIC), IT infrastructure, and IT security.Volunteer as the drummer for the Arizona Department of Health Services rock band The Flu Shots for events such as National Public Health Week and Celebrate ADHS.

Cloud Technology Project Management, Disaster Recovery, Database Administration Management, Business Intelligence, Change Management, Risk Management, Project Management, Business Process Improvement, Incident Management, and Vendor Management. Committees Served: Cloud Strategy, Security Controls.

Managed large, highly visible Information Technology projects in the following areas: Data Warehousing, Enterprise Database Upgrades, Disaster Recovery, Desktop Management, Server Management, Point of Sale, and Geographical Information Systems.Worked alongside PMO Manager to mature project reporting, project initiation, and overall project execution.

Served as technical lead for the centralized Information Systems Development Unit. Served in various unofficial roles including Information Systems Development Unit manager, quality assurance manager, and project manager. The larger projects managed were in the areas of data warehousing, infrastructure upgrades, and application development. Also assisted in developing the PMO and significantly improved development life cycle processes, reducing application release issues by 40%.

Application development in enterprise data warehouse. Transitioned into data warehouse and business intelligence project coordination. Assisted in automating nightly data warehouse loads that significantly reduced after-hours support.

Aided numerous clients in areas of Technical Consulting, Data Warehousing, System Development Life Cycle, and Business Intelligence. Performed as an architect, developer, and engagement coordinator.

Assisted in data warehouse vision and data cleanup effort at an industry-leading international distribution company of health care products and services. Responsible for project coordination, business requirements analysis, and technical transition documentation.

Business process and data warehouse management for client server applications portfolio for Salvatore Ferragamo USA, the subsidiary of Salvatore Ferragamo; an Italian fashion and clothing corporation. Designed worldwide data warehouse architecture. Helped to implement Italian and US data warehouses for corporate reporting.

Information Management Consultant on business intelligence team. Worked mostly for County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services as a data warehouse architect and developer. Lead many multi-million dollar RFP responses.

Hardware upgrades, security scanning, inventory management, and various PC support projects.