Ron Czarniak Email & Phone Number

Alpharetta, Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area (Perimeter)

INTEGRATION PROGRAM MANAGER (Consultant)Program Manager responsible for managing the functional and technical integration of 20 common work-streams of 4 companies (Verizon Telematics, Network Fleet, Telegis, Fleetmatics) into one organization, Verizon Telematics. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Create weekly presentations that include performance metrics for 20 work-streams.• Manage the efforts of 20 PM’s for the planning and execution of integration activities.• Create consolidated program milestones, inter-dependencies and communications plans.* Managed all integration IT depencies using the SDLC methodology• Manage reporting and resolution of issues, risks and dependencies, proactively identifying potential planning gaps, suggesting mitigations to risks, actions to close issues or complete open items.• In support of the business integration strategy, responsible for initiating, planning and managing the detailed project plans for the integrations of acquired companies.• Develop status reports highlighting accomplishments, past due tasks, and tasks which are in jeopardy of becoming past due.* Managed off-shore vendors from Ireland, New Zealand, and India.• Managing stakeholder and project sponsor expectations.• Identifying and mitigating project risks and issues.• Developing, reviewing and managing change requests.• Effectively assist in directing cross-functional teams to achieve business solutions within project guidelines.• Facilitating and leading regular status update meetings.• Collect and manage action items from all team meetings and follow up with team members.• Monitor project performance and action items to meet established deadlines and deliverables.*

Greater Atlanta Area

Sr. Project Manager (Consultant)Manage five concurrent SDLC projects, each ranging in budget from $700k to $2M, from inception through close-out. Run operational readiness activities associated with new services, applications, and product launches. Oversee client and vendor relations, and maintain high quality standards. • Ensure operational readiness and sustainable production environments in the rollout of new products and services through support models, service guides, and support handoff plans. • Validate site design with product managers and oversee releases to meet business requirements.• Work with QA to plan testing activities, and define, execute, and document test cases per traceability standards. • Manage infrastructure buildout activities for new services, applications, and product launches.• Liaise with third-party vendors and technology and business partners to evaluate emerging products and services.• Present monthly financial reports (spend against budget, forecasts, estimate to complete) to key stakeholders. • Validate operational readiness, including: requirements, design, testing, documentation, training, change management, SLAs, service assurance policies, escalation procedures, disaster recovery, and continuity planning.

Johns Creek Ga

Managed development initiatives across all project phases for a workflow and imaging-based management system to improve the efficiency of Macy's advertising assets. • Executed a successful customer rewards system using Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies.• Ensured adherence with Macy’s quality standards, and oversaw objectives, costs, schedules, and resources.• Managed entire lifecycles, defined scopes and business needs, and provided status reports to key stakeholders. • Coordinated with clients and staff to set expectations, gain buy-in, manage timelines, and mitigate potential risks. • Managed the MAS System, eWallet, and PayPal projects, with budgets of $10M, $2M, and $2M, respectively

Chattanooga Tn

Directed all phases of a $30M program migration initiative, as well as managing costs, scheduling, resources, and risks to ensure timely delivery. Oversaw a key change management effort within the IT organization with a staff of over 50. • Managed a system conversion project with a $30M budget, covering various modifications to 50 subsystems. • Ran project objectives, budgets, forecasts, schedules, resources, risks, quality, and continuous improvement.• Implemented a Project Portfolio Management System within the IT organization, which included: configuring, resource planning, risk management, budget tracking, executive reporting, approval, and end user training. • Worked with external vendors and cross-functional departments to document policies, procedures, and reports.• Created and managed a master schedule to integrate all program initiatives, scheduling baselines, and dependencies, improving documentation, resource allocation, timeliness, and efficiency. • Fostered relationships with key stakeholders, and presented status reports to the Executive Steering Committee

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed over 50 internal, vendor, and offshore resources in the development of over 100 back-end and third-party interfaces across numerous lines of business, including: claims management development, state regulatory EDI development, and back-end financial development.• Led the conversion of a $20M legacy Claims Management System to an enterprise third-party solution, including the strategy, approach, scope, design, development, and deployment, providing a fully-integrated, streamlined business and technology workflow solution. • Identified new roles and responsibilities within the business and IT organizations.* Led the integration efforts in the acqusition of the Broadspire Co.

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed business processes for a division of over 50 staff, and prioritized projects to ensure maximum return on investment and accomplishment of the IT strategy. Led a staff of 5 Project Managers over the complete lifecycle for each project. • Oversaw creation and delivery of strategic information and technology plans for assigned business partners.• Served as the primary IT point of contact, and worked with HQ and Operational Accounting to prioritize demand. • Defined the strategic framework for each fiscal year, ran the multi-year roadmap, and • Identified client needs, defined gaps, and outlined innovative solutions for complex technology-related goals. • Provided regular updates on strategic projects, business line priorities, and issues to senior leadership. • Coordinated with other Business Relationship Managers, IT Senior Managers, middle management, and staff. • Supported established governance processes, and functioned as an escalation point for clients and staff. Managed a team of eight to evaluate and execute a proof of concept project involving a multi-dimensional suite of financial reporting tools and applications in SAP, Computer Associates, PeopleSoft, SSA, and J.D. Edwards.• Served as a key cross-functional team member to define scope and objectives, select applications, and identify and mitigate deployment risks. Presented findings to the BASIS Advisory Committee and Bottler IT Group of North America.• Facilitated a hardware budget for the project’s estimated seven-year lifecycle. • Streamlined the Employee Receivable System, which reduced the processing time for expense reports 50%. Managed project scope, requirements gathering, design specifications, and work estimates. Coordinated development initiatives, created test scripts, provided end user training and support, and proactively resolved system integration issues.

B.S., Manaagement Information Systems

M.S., Operations Management