Michael Blakley Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington

Responsible for managing 20-30 active direct and indirect implementation projects for the web-based, online applications of Concur Travel & Concur Travel & Expense. Complete complicated, large market US & Canada national implementations within aggressive timeframes while consistently delivering exceptional levels of work quality and client and agency satisfaction.• Work with clients and agency resources to identify key business requirements and configure the Concur Travel application to meet those requirements• Configure Concur Travel for integration to Concur Travel & Expense, and perform knowledge transfer to the client for effective use of Concur Travel & Concur Travel & Expense• Keep clients, agency resources, and management informed of implementation activities and progress through regular communications, meetings and status reports, and by reporting exceptional circumstances in a timely manner• Pro-actively coordinate and manage tasks and milestones to achieve implementation targeted time frames and ensure department NPS scores and ARR are achieved.• Define and execute all types of Concur Travel project implementations• Ensure completion of deliverables, managing schedules and meeting milestones• Gather information from customers, evaluate their needs and create implementation solutions• Manage project status meetings and communicate project status• Provide single conduit into Concur resources for Partner project manager during deployment• Contribute to the development of templates and standard deployment documentation

Greater Seattle Area

• Create and program complete stand-alone site builds for Concur Travel-only customers• Conduct co-implementations with Concur Travel Implementation Manager for Concur Expense customers• Configuration of custom and complex travel policy programming and associated travel rules, agency profile, and trip-specific file finishing logic• Customer product demos, consultations, end-user training • Consult agency IT staff with best practice back-office and QC system processes • Streamline efficiencies for full-service, light-touch, and no-touch service divisions• Risk management and project scope/contingency planning• Manage 'sales engineer' training for Tangerine Travel Sales and Account Managers• Attend on-going Concur reseller training sessions, submit enhancement solution suggestions• Assist and train Tangerine Travel’s internal Concur Travel support staffTangerine Travel, Ltd. (formerly ETI) is a much awarded, 25-year, full-service TMC. We are the largest privately owned TMC based in the Pacific Northwest, encompassing every kind of travel, from corporate to vacation, from group to elite.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed global implementations for Direct and Agency Channel Reseller customers-Including: Nike, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, AT&T Wireless, BOC/British Oxygen Corp, AON Corp., Booz Allen, Aramark, Reynolds & Reynolds, University of California, Hallmark, Wyndham Hotels• Developed detailed project plan templates using MS Project application-Work Breakdown Structure, Daily Tasks, Timelines, Predecessors, Key Milestones, Resources-Sequence of Events• Effective day-to-day Project Management Execution-On-track daily MS Project, SharePoint, and SalesForce updates-Arranged and conducted internal and customer facing status meetings, creating effective meeting agendas and follow up minutes/action items-Arranged internal and client stakeholders for SSO (Single Sign-On) implementations-Created automated XML file scheduled upload processes, customized for client-specific scope-Timely communication of any scope changes and/or risk management with project stakeholders, account managers, senior leadership as required-Determined appropriate work-around solutions where needed• Assisted with Agency Reseller Train-the-Trainer programs -Including: for American Express US/Canada, Carlson, Frosch, Rosenbluth International US/UK, Travel & Transport• Conducted onsite and webinar end-user training• Worked with Account Management customizing strategic communication programs

Greater Seattle Area

Conducted training, consulting, site implementation, and support for the first Highwire corporate online booking system set of beta clients. Highwire was the predecessor system to Travelport For Business and Orbitz For Business.

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Capm Project Manager Certification, Information Technology Project Management, Cendant I.T. Certified

BENEFITS OF THE CPM BOOT CAMP: • Change in Behavior -Rapidly matured project management and leadership skills • Immediate Return.

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Education record