Marisa C. Ferrara, Csm, Mba, Doctorate Of Business Admin Email & Phone Number

Andover, Nj, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• JnJ. Filled the role of Project Manager as part of a Regional Transportation Organization. Worked closely with IT and Business in an Agile environment to ensure the build of logic into the “Gateway” system for certain key carriers and suppliers in an effort to expand existing in-house transportation technology framework and support the decommissioning of a legacy FOM system. Supported a joint initiative to build foundational capabilities for MedTech inbound freight to enable digital connectivity of transport execution from shipment request and booking, to performance and accrual/cost reporting. Built and managed detailed project plans and necessary project documentation (communication plans, RACI charts, RAID logs, testing and contingency plans). Lead critical meetings and managed risks/issues to ensure risks were mitigated with little or no impact. Created the required documentation for leadership and to meet PMO requirements. Provided status to leadership on a regular basis.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Fulfills a critical role planning and executing projects on behalf of Fortune 500 clients in diverse industries, consistently achieving milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget.• Senior Project Consultant with UKG. Filled the role of Business Analyst and User Acceptance Testing Lead in relation to building a single Salesforce instance for all UKG products and services. Worked closely with IT and Business to ensure business requirements were clear, collected and incorporated into technical specifications. Worked within an Agile work frame to ensure the build was completed as expected and bugs and defects were successfully addressed. As UAT Business Lead, led cross functional testing that incorporated test scenarios and scripts. Utilized Agile Accelerator a Salesforce platform along with Smartsheet for project status reporting.• Senior Project Consultant with Quick Fittings. Provided project management leadership and expertise in relation to management of product planning for a large plumbing supply company. Filled the role as Smartsheet subject matter expert, built detailed project plans and resource planning report to ensure management and business leads were aware of their required tasks and deadlines. Scheduled and lead critical meetings.• Senior Project Consultant with Alcon. Provided project management leadership and expertise in relation to a $22M R&D Transformation initiative. Created required project documentation to meet PMO requirements, facilitated various meetings with Vendor, Application Teams, and Business to ensure business needs and technical needs were met. Manage risks/issues to ensure risks were mitigated with little or no impact

Merck• Provided project management leadership and expertise in managing activities and projects related to Lab Information Systems within IT Compliance. Provide remediation and quality validation skills as part of the IT/QA Validation Group supporting Lab Information Management Systems, primarily Empower and NuGenesis Project manage activities associated with data integrity initiatives, investigations and variances, corrective and preventive action plans and audit remediation efforts Provide recommendations on risk-based validation strategy Perform root cause analysis and evaluation on IT system investigations and CAPAs Provide comprehensive Quality Reviews of SDLC deliverables and ensure deliverables are in compliance with internal policies and procedures Apply data integrity recommendations in DI remediation activities Lead and participate in meetings to drive resolution of document comments Update SOPs/WIs as needed

Rochelle Park, Nj, Us

Novartis• Provided project management expertise in relation to various project initiatives as part of PSS (Patient Services Support) Transformation IT organization utilizing Novartis’s ICE Methodology which incorporates PMBOK, Waterfall, Agile, and Lean methodologies. Projects consist of but are not limited to an initiative to move to a single Patient Journey System (OneView, a Salesforce product), along with various IT projects to support global strategies in support of Patient Services activities.  Create the required project documentation to meet Novartis’s ICE methodology Facilitate various meetings with Vendors, Applications Teams, and Business to ensure business needs are being met Manage risks/issues to ensure risks are mitigated with little or no impact to projects and any issues come to resolution Prepare project status documentation for weekly status to all project parties at various levels

Sanofi Pasteur• Provided project management leadership and expertise in relation to various project initiatives as part of a PMO organization within a cGMP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing environment utilizing Waterfall, Agile, and Lean methodologies. Work with project leaders and partner with in-seat project managers to implement a standardized approach to planning, scheduling and monitoring project delivery and performance utilizing Microsoft Project and Excel. Develop MS Project schedules for assigned projects that identify with an appropriate level of detail all required tasks and resources needed to drive projects already in progress to successful completion, on time and on budget as well as new projects from inception to the same endpoint. Ensure project plans include a critical path, document lists and schedules with an initial baseline for ongoing progress reporting Create project documentation lists to monitor the timely creation, review, and approval of required documents Provide schedulers with data to develop detailed integrated schedules for all projects and their related support resources to assure sufficient and timely project support Complete standardized progress template for maintaining transparency at all levels of the organization Where appropriate coach in seat project leaders and/or project managers in the skills needed to properly organize, manage and deliver a project

Hanover, Md, Us

Selective Insurance August 2015 - February 2016- Provided project management leadership and expertise in relation to various program/project initiatives as part of an EPMO organization utilizing Waterfall and Agile project methodologies- Provided various organizations with the build out of project plans utilizing Microsoft Project Server- Responsible for managing projects on-time, on budget and on-scope- Responsible for project plans, project budgets, risk management and status reporting- Prepared project status documentation for the Executive Project Management Office (EPMO) i.e., Project Authorization Requests, Project Execution Requests, and Status Reports

Allergan/Actavis Nov 2014 – Aug 2015 - Provided project management and business requirement documentation expertise for the data collection and reconciliation efforts within multiple ERP and Revenue management systems in support of a $13M Government Pricing restatement initiative for a large pharmaceutical company - Provided project management, strategic, and tactical leadership in support of initiative utilizing Agile methodology- Performed and assisted in the hiring and administrative support of a team of 80 Contractors- Directly managed 40 resources on the quality assurance of data for the initiative- Ensured the appropriate quality assurance strategy and plans were in place for the project and appropriate quality guidelines were in place to meet a Government audit.- Managed project and resource plans utilizing Microsoft Project and SharePoint.- Planned, monitored and documented progress of assigned tasks and ensured adherence to project scope, deliverables and costs

Irvine, Ca, Us

•Provided project management leadership and expertise in relation to the business preparation and cutover activities during a $70M Regional Order to Cash SAP 4.6C implementation for a major pharmaceutical company (Bristol Myers Squibb)•Provided lead project management support for the start-up of pension closeout business, and an acquisition of a Dental HMO and PPO company for an insurance industry leader (Metlife)•Managed and lead a team in support of a five year Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) with the federal government for a renowned healthcare pharmaceutical company. Worked directly with the Compliance Officer and the supporting team to implement necessary controls, monitoring and auditing of data elements pertinent to the CIA. Provided project leadership support in the implementation of a new T&E system. (Bayer Healthcare)•Provided a sizable financial services company with the build out of project plans for a US GAAP ledger and financial reporting conversion and close process improvement initiatives (TIAA-CREF)•Provided business process documentation and modelling expertise in support of a Finance Transformation/Business Realignment initiative within a Telecom leader (Verizon)•Provided business process and gap analysis for high end clothing company (Ralph Lauren)

Directed cross-functional teams of 100 in the deployment of various SAP R/3 modules. Planned, designed and monitored all aspects of project, including hardware/software implementation, customization and training.  Selected to manage the decommissioning and migration of data residing within legacy Purchasing and Payables systems into SAP Purchasing and AP modules. Led team of 25 in successfully analyzing data and developing interfaces to migrate data to new SAP system. Interfaced extensively with Purchasing and Financial Department to analyze needs and establish new procedures. Project was recognized for reducing annual costs by $2M.  Led a cross-functional team of 20 in implementing SAP IM module to business units throughout the United States, to allow management the capability of accurately controlling and monitoring capital spending. Managed teams in successfully decommissioning and migrating data from four stand-alone legacy systems into an integrated enterprise-wide solution.  Managed a team of 10 in migrating R&D systems into SAP environment. Collaborated with Research and Development communities to successfully migrate projects into SAP PS (Project Systems). Spearheaded the development of a web-based requisitioning tool for Procurement Department. Tool was recognized as reducing paper usage by 90%. Facilitated the migration of legacy Sales and Distribution systems into new SAP SD module. Planned and directed teams in developing, enhancing, implementing and post production support for an enterprise-wide Data Warehousing solution to standardize internal and external reporting. Provided leadership and direction to multiple project managers and project teams in the development and implementation of project plans; in executing assigned projects, in evaluating project effectiveness and client satisfaction. Led a cross-functional team of 50.

Doctorate Of Business Administration (Dba), Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bs - Business Administration - Accounting, Business Administration And Management, General