Merging the Project Management Office with Application Development Team, with an increasing emphasis on procuring and managing cloud-based solutions to improve service delivery throughout the state.

• Establish and manage Project Management Office within IT Branch unifying business analyst and project management staff. Form an operational unit tasked with developing organizational maturity in project initiation, governance, and portfolio management. We improve and standardize PM methodology and SDLC procedures on internal software development projects, and promulgate PM practices across the client services and infrastructure services offices. This provides more consistency, predictability,… Show more • Establish and manage Project Management Office within IT Branch unifying business analyst and project management staff. Form an operational unit tasked with developing organizational maturity in project initiation, governance, and portfolio management. We improve and standardize PM methodology and SDLC procedures on internal software development projects, and promulgate PM practices across the client services and infrastructure services offices. This provides more consistency, predictability, and transparency to the work IT does for the department. My PMO takes the lead in translating the department’s strategic direction into the I.T. Strategic Plan and we maintain the I.T. road-map. My office represents the Board in the project approval process and coordination with all control agencies. Show less

• On Loan, then Permanently transitioned to California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB). Managing Enterprise Appeals Project. Collocated at CUIAB special projects team to provide interdepartmental liaison and coordination through project manager role. Serving on Organizational Change Management Steering Committee, Judicial and Staff IT Steering Council, and special projects core team.• EAP was a multi-phased project to design and implement document imaging, workflow… Show more • On Loan, then Permanently transitioned to California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB). Managing Enterprise Appeals Project. Collocated at CUIAB special projects team to provide interdepartmental liaison and coordination through project manager role. Serving on Organizational Change Management Steering Committee, Judicial and Staff IT Steering Council, and special projects core team.• EAP was a multi-phased project to design and implement document imaging, workflow management, case tracking, hearing scheduling, and case management systems in the appeals process for EDD programs. Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across seven lines of business in two departments managing project to modernize the appeals processes. Implementing federally regulated programs across EDD and CUIAB to respond to sometimes conflicting organizational goals and constraints in the execution of California’s corrective action plan with the U.S. Department of Labor. Managing and performing IT procurement planning, procurement execution and evaluation, contract management, project management, and preparation of Feasibility Study Reports, Special Project Reports, Economic Analysis Worksheets with budgetary detail, and BCPs. Show less

Chief of Staff for the office of the Deputy Director of IT. Manager of PORT:• As the Chief of Staff at EDD, I served beside the CIO and the five IT Branch chiefs to set and guide IT policy and priorities. I directed the branch reorganization from four divisions to five divisions to increase effectiveness at supporting operations while moving projects forward. I coordinated hiring efforts across all five divisions as we grew from a staff of about 500 to nearly 700. I represented the IT… Show more Chief of Staff for the office of the Deputy Director of IT. Manager of PORT:• As the Chief of Staff at EDD, I served beside the CIO and the five IT Branch chiefs to set and guide IT policy and priorities. I directed the branch reorganization from four divisions to five divisions to increase effectiveness at supporting operations while moving projects forward. I coordinated hiring efforts across all five divisions as we grew from a staff of about 500 to nearly 700. I represented the IT Branch on the IT Governance Council, a deputy-director level steering committee. I was the CIO’s chief liaison with the project directors, the AIO of Labor and Workforce Development Agency, DGS, DOF and the Office of the State CIO. I attended legislative hearings with the CIO as his aide.• Manager of the PORT office, concurrently with Chief of Staff position, providing oversight for the IT Branch $400M project portfolio. Managed staff to prepare budgets, prepare approval and procurement documents, write contracts, review and approve deliverables, process invoicing for oversight contracts and other consulting services contracts for the project portfolio. Procuring and managing contracts for independent project oversight consultants and independent verification and validation consultants. Oversight for internal initiatives such as Clarity Portfolio Management development and implementation. PORT assisted with Feasibility Study Reports, project scoping, Special Project Reports, Economic Analysis Worksheets, budget forecasting, project expenditure monitoring, risk identification, analysis, and mitigation, contract requirements and management. Show less

As a PMP certified project manager, I had a contracted role as Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) consultant on eight State projects. I followed the State’s oversight framework and provided analysis and reporting on project management processes and performance, with an emphasis on risk identification and management. It was part of my practice to meet regularly with project leadership and executive steering committees to present… Show more As a PMP certified project manager, I had a contracted role as Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) consultant on eight State projects. I followed the State’s oversight framework and provided analysis and reporting on project management processes and performance, with an emphasis on risk identification and management. It was part of my practice to meet regularly with project leadership and executive steering committees to present updates, gently bring attention to areas ripe for improvement, and present project risks and issues as business options and decision points. Show less

Project Management consultant, IPOC - Independent Project Oversight Consultant:• Provide technical recommendations, guidance, and informal review to Caltrans in absence of IV&V consultancy. Monthly reporting of project evaluations and risks directly to DOF through Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR medium criticality) Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) for PeMS Development and Implementation Project: a system monitoring the State’s highways for performance under… Show more Project Management consultant, IPOC - Independent Project Oversight Consultant:• Provide technical recommendations, guidance, and informal review to Caltrans in absence of IV&V consultancy. Monthly reporting of project evaluations and risks directly to DOF through Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR medium criticality) Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) for PeMS Development and Implementation Project: a system monitoring the State’s highways for performance under traffic load ($2.2m) (Custom Development) Show less