Gerald Smith, Mba, Pmp, Csp, Csm (He/Him) Email & Phone Number

Mason, Ohio, United States

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Provide program and project management consulting services to small, medium, and large companies. Successfully managing IT programs and projects ranging in budget sizes of $500k to $14M; teams sizes from 20 to 500 (globally); and platforms ranging from SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and EPPM tools transformations and/or implementations.

Chicago, Il, Us

Senior Program Manager leading programs, identifying, prioritizing, tracking and executing strategic initiatives. This includes clarifying business objectives, building program structure, establishing program/project direction, providing counsel to senior management, directing cross-functional teams, and influencing change. In addition, my role required directing and overseeing the end-to-end program definition and governance, as well as the technology implementation. My role oversaw the successful execution of many simultaneous strategic initiatives. My role as a leader required working closely with members of the IT leadership, out vendors, partners, as well as key ADM business leaders to support program activities.

Chicago, Il, Us

I am responsible for identifying, evaluating, and facilitating the prioritization of a range of programs, projects, and other work within the ADM project portfolio with the goal of allocating resources to the activities that will generate the highest business value. I collaborated with the Director of the Global IT PMO to optimize IT demand management/Portfolio Management and predictable Project Delivery.

Rockville, Md, Us

On assignment at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), I led a multi-million dollar software development and ITIL focused projects using an iterative (agile) development framework that achieves business value results for my customers and clients.

Irving, Texas, Us

My role is responsible for the coordination of new marketing campaigns, system management, change control, defect management, deployment support, and release management. I am also responsible and accountable for team collaboration as required in the troubleshooting of any issues that arise day-to-day using an agile framework.

Tampa, Florida, Us

I am responsible for governing and coordinating the implementation of a client's projects utilizing client developed traditional and agile methodologies, including SDLC, iterative development, deployment management, retrospectives and continuous improvement through inspection and adaptation. I am able to successfully adapted to a client's unique agile and traditional frameworks, committed to producing a quick turn around of software deliverables with favorable outcomes for both the client and consumer. I work closely with my client`s IT management and business management to ensure projects are properly aligned to ensure success and that the client remains highly satisfied with delivery.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

I facilitate meaningful learning of the project management, business, and IT course competencies in the curriculum and proactively support all facets of the learning environment. I provide education through learning-centered instruction that will enable graduates to fulfill the evolving needs of the marketplace. I encourage a culture of learning that values mutual responsibility and respect, life-long learning and ethics as well as personal and professional development.

Paris, Paris - Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

As a Senior Manager, I am responsible for governing and coordinating the implementation of all client projects utilizing client developed agile methodologies, including iterative development, deployment management, retrospectives and continuous improvement through inspection and adaptation. I am able to successfully adapted to the clients unique agile and traditional frameworks, committed to produce a quick turn around of software iterations with favorable outcomes for both the client and consumer. I am also responsible for a combination of sales, account management and delivery management. I work closely with my client`s IT management and unit management to ensure projects are properly aligned to ensure success and that the client remains highly satisfied with delivery.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Led a wave 1 and wave 2 agile transformation initiative where I assessed which projects can successful implement an agile software development and project management framework called DiDP; created and obtained approval of that new agile framework; creating a training and coaching curriculum; and strengthened the foundation created in wave 1 where agile can scale within the IT organization.Led the wave 1 agile transformation initiative of their eCommerce Mobile Development team that better defined its software development processes. Delivered 4 major ecommerce releases in one calendar year.Investigate and piloted alternative development model, (e.g. Crowdsourcing) for non-capitalized project overflow work.Drove efforts to move their development and infrastructure environments into “the Cloud” and partnered with their Infrastructure department in piloting Software As A Service (SaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS), and DevOps platforms and activities.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Managed fourteen project managers and business analysts in the Customer Solutions and Services department.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Managed the $14 million ecommerce program which consisted of the following: Rewrite of the Kroger.com and sixteen other Kroger Division banner sites; Built the initial ecommerce platform for its jewelry sites; Successfully managed the analysis, designing, developing, testing, and deployment of marketing and loyalty reward programs on the sixteen division banner sites.

Milan, Italy, It

Managed the design, development, testing and deployment of a $1.5M new Java-based Pearle Vision point-of-sale systems in 355 retail stores in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Fairfield, Oh, Us

Successfully managed IT Claims innovation projects. Projects ranging from imaging and digitization of file records, B2B projects ranging from auto claims integration into SAP, positive pay cash management projects, and online claims policy reporting.

95877 Bezons, Fr

Successfully managed public utility, innovation, telecommunications, and manufacturing projects.

Successfully managed 30 support center professionals providing telephone support for over 300 clients that generated over $2 millions dollars in annual revenue.

Successfully managed 5 support center professionals providing telephone support for over 150 Value Added Resellers (VARs) supplying and meeting their software, hardware, and networking needs. My team worked as a sales liaison between the VARs and Intelligent Electronics, a major computer reseller in the midwest.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Mba, Business Administration

Master, Project Management

Bs, Computer Science