Research, evaluate, and recommend software solutions that align with the needs and objectives of our business.Lead the setup and implementation of selected software programs, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and processes.Collaborate with department managers to understand their specific requirements and customize software functionalities accordingly.Develop and execute comprehensive plans to ensure the successful adoption and utilization of software across the organization.Monitor software performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement enhancements to optimize efficiency and productivity.Provide technical support and guidance to team members, addressing any software-related issues or challenges that may arise.Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in software technology, incorporating relevant innovations to enhance our operations. Serve as a liaison between internal stakeholders and external vendors or developers, facilitating communityConduct training sessions and workshops to educate staff on the use of software tools and promote best practices for maximizing their utility. cation and managing project timelines.

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• Lead the development of and support for the project management practices for the IT department. • Establish and continuously improve PMO policies, standards, and procedures. Educate, support, and drive adoption toward growing maturity of the PM practice in IT, often by those in mostly technical roles who also manage projects. • Define key business metrics concerning projects and programs to provide executive insight.• Own the development, alignment, and regular status communication (written and verbal presentations) concerning an aggressive transformational roadmap to a broad audience with different project knowledge levels and interests.• Nurture relationships with project owners, business stakeholders, resource managers, and technical and business teams.• Manage large, complex, cross-functional projects and programs. • Facilitate close, open, and effective collaboration among IT teams and business groups to address challenges and to meet project and program objectives.• Manage contractual commitments, reporting, invoicing true-up, and vendor performance.• Demonstrate behavior that is consistent with the company’s desired culture and values.

With a support staff of project managers, I am responsible for:• Planning• Monitoring• Revenue forecasting• Project plan maintenance• Customer satisfaction• Coordinating the successful execution of a wide array of projects• Serving as a conduit between internal service delivery teams and client stakeholders.• Supervise project management staff and oversee all projects and their development. • Assist the VP of Sales and Marketing in the review of proposals and change orders to ensure that only fair and reasonable pricing is recommended for approval. • Publish: a weekly report on project status issues, a report of completed tickets, pending tickets and overdue tickets, and biweekly KPIs. • Work with Sales to track & manage client requests, contemplated change notices, and change orders. • Prepare substantial project close out forms and ensure all required project documents are obtained. • Use project scheduling and control tools to monitor projects plans, work hours, budgets and expenditures to track the progress and profitability of work being performed while ensuring clients needs are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. • Monitor all current project plans and document project milestones, pending milestones, overdue milestones, and tasks. • Prepare and modify documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails. • Schedule/lead client meetings • Work to improve upon SOPs in close collaboration with Directors and CEO as well as be familiar with and adhere to Stria Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).• Team Management: utilize team members to fullest potential, encourage collaboration, mitigate conflict, foster positive communication, acknowledgement and appreciation. Identify opportunities of improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change; manage the process of innovative change effectively.

Increasing business value by aligning projects with an organization’s strategic direction, making the best use of limited resources, and building synergies between projects.1. Clarify business objectives2. Capture and research requests and ideas3. Select the best projects using defined differentiators that align, maximize, and balance4. Validate portfolio feasibility and initiate projects5. Manage and monitor the portfolio

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I manage the following contract categories: Real Estate, Construction, IT, Seismic Acquisition/Data Collection, and Contract Insurance Compliance.

Managed projects in partnership between Rain for Rent and other organizations. I was responsible for supervising a team of contract specialists and coordinated every aspect of the project from reviewing and approving contract terms to coordinating deadlines, approving budgets and more.1. Draft and revise a variety of contracts with customers2. Ensure the organization's internal contract documents are accurate and well maintained3. Meet with customers to discuss both legal and business matters4. Provide advice and guidance to the different teams relating to contract generation5. Maintain excellent working relationships with clients to ensure their needs are met6. Create, prepare, review and edit all contracts7. Provide support and advice on new potential businesses opportunities8. Identify opportunities to improve business processes and devise plans to implement these changes

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I was in charge of organizational procedures related to planning, scheduling, and contracting duties for State Farm. I administer tasks, respond to internal and external correspondence following established State Farm procedures. Monitor contract milestones and billing activities. I also lead a team of three Project Coordinators.1. Manage existing contracts, ensuring that money, services and goods are received on-time2. Modify, update, and maintain contracts and associated documentation, processing, and communicating changes3. Participate in ordering, data control, and collection of metrics4. Produce quotes and estimates for potential new contracts

As an auto underwriter for the largest insurer of autos in the USA, I managed over 30 independent contract agent’s book of business in the San Diego area. This area is the second largest area for drivers in the state of California. My duties were to ensure that new business policyholders rated correctly, provide training for agents and their staff, and offer consultation to agents and their staff on potential risk.

As a drafting technician, I designed over 100+ agent office floor plans (100-200 square foot office space), 50+ operation center and agency field office location floor plans (3,000 square foot to 600,000 square foot office locations) and managed construction projects for tenant improvement build-outs. I was able to use AutoCAD and Microstation to develop floor plans for State Farm.

As the first male controls clerk in the enterprise, I paid facility invoices, created and tracked facility work orders and preventative maintenance agreements. I was charged with balancing and monitoring a multiple million-dollar budget and tracking supplier diverse dollars.