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Johnson County, Ks

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part time librarian at Turner Community Library - emphasis on community!

Overland Park, Ks

Program Manager at Ericsson via contract with 4G Project People + Quickly took on responsibilities to lead projects as priorities changed or contracts ended for previous managers+ Troubleshooting was key to network capacity expansion with leading edge hardware and software technology from planning, to purchase orders, through installation, testing and operational acceptance+ Addressed competing priorities in cross functional teams of field operations, testing, integration, and many vendors as PMO point of customer contact

Kansas City, Missouri

Program Manager at PNC Bank in Cleveland, OH via contract with Genesis 10+ Initial launch of Transformation Management Office at financial services corporation+ Updated project documentation and helped others to learn project methodology software newly introduced at client site

Overland Park, Ks

Program Manager at Ericsson via contract with Yoh Services, A Day & Zimmermann Co.+ Expedited schedules to deliver more switch sites in one month than had previously been deployed in one quarter often at accelerated pace to avoid outages in growing markets + Expanded core network capacity with new hardware and software technology from network planning through operational acceptance with project purchases over $30M+ Led Wireless Priority Services Audit of Samsung, Nortel and Alcatel-Lucent technology to ensure that Dept. of Homeland Security and Government Emergency Telecommunications requirements were met and properly reported. Set new record for shortest time frame to successfully pass all federally required tests due to efficient planning and effective all day conferences+ Expert at project documentation using tools such as Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Word and project methodology-Clarity and Engineering Tool Suite

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Nonprofit Grant Manager and Project Coordinator of Recovery Act and Planning Grants of US DOE+ Achieved top 5 ranking for grant management by developing processes for organizing data, invoicing, and reporting that exceeded expectations of US Department of Energy and comply with inspector general audits plus reporting before due dates for stringent Recovery Act transparency+ Initiated marketing and communications plans with the public and diverse teams of volunteers: attorneys, electricians’ union, engineers, local to federal government officials, marketers and business owners. Created hiring plans then selected college interns, web designers, marketing consultants for events, and graphic designers for logo development+ Engaged local leaders to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in 14 county area then developed and published 450 page plan for nationwide release to meet federal grant requirements+ Advanced fuels savings in KS, MO, NE by managing a federal $38M grant project with 18 partners to deploy 350+ vehicles and 30+ stations+ Educated Senators, Representatives and local elected officials on benefits of alternative fuels+ Applied office tools Excel, Project, Publisher, SharePoint, Word and assisted US DOE in developing Excel templates for nationwide useElectrify Heartland: developed plan in 2012 for electric vehicle and charging equipment proliferation in the Heartland 100 mile radius of Greater Kansas City. See electrifyHeartland.org for updates.Presentations to serve alternative fuel community and the public:+ Federal Department of Energy Annual Merit Reviews+ Iowa Economic Development + Wichita Air Quality Council ... twice+ St Louis Clean Cities - Kansas City Regional Clean Cities+ Midwest Energy Policy Conference Oct 2012 at KCMO Bartle Hall+ blog talk radio: Breaking Our Oil Addiction - Electrify Heartland Feb 2013 link attached below+ Kansas City International Auto Show March 2013 Electric Avenue volunteer coordination

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Awarded Sustainable Success Story from MARC on 11/30/12. Midwest Region Alternative Fuel Project partnering with pioneers to reduce petro use, clean air and create jobs by building infrastructure and deploying vehicles in MO, KS, and NE+ Managed grant for $38M project with 18 partners including over 360 vehicles and over 30 stations+ Develop processes for invoicing, reporting, and sharing information via team workspace on the internet+ Promoted alternative and advanced fuels by participating in events in three states+ Organize information to comply with annual merit reviews, annual audits and inspector general audits plus reporting before due dates for US DOE and ARRA transparency

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Elected to board of Greater KC Women's Political Caucus.Awarded Political Action Group of Year at Annual Torch Dinner on Sept 27, 2012

+ Perfected documents for the IRS at stringent quality and efficiency standards+ Completed extensive Federal background verification+ Seasonal temporary work ended when goals were met and work flow was complete

Overland Park, Ks

Consumer Markets Operations, Implementation Program Manager Deployment of new portal project for high speed internet products and voice mail products:+ Responsible for deployment of next generation voicemail products accessible via the web Actual cost of the project was under budget by 4%.+ Defined requirements, coordinated resources, and managed scope for application development and testing of re-branding, reporting, vendor changes, testing, outage management, customer experience and agent experience for Consumer, Business and Regulatory groups+ Successful deployment of high speed internet product in accelerated implementation, in less than half of the usual timeline, as the number one initiative for Embarq Consumers and new revenue stream for Embarq; successful due to careful management of scope, lean identification of salient process steps, and fastidious assessment of budget changes+ Reduction in workforce due to competitive pressures in telecommunications

Overland Park, Ks

Network Business Operations in Innovative Technology Realization, Consultant via Midwest Consulting GroupFirst deployment of competitive, evolutionary data optimization project for mobile communications for first time internet was possible on mobile devices:+ Reduced expenses by $600,000 by brainstorming, negotiating and implementing solutions with multiple teams and vendors+ First technology deployment of competitive, evolutionary data optimization project at fast pace in four of the major national markets, all with public announced due dates+ Defined responsibilities and coordinated over twelve organizations plus vendors; Key to project management was identifying recurring issues, id root cause then implementing alternatives

Overland Park, Ks

Consultant via Midwest Consulting Group for Sprint-Nextel Network Business Operations in Innovative Technology Realization+ See previous, detailed position description at Sprint-Nextel+ Worked hours as needed often exceeding 60 hours per week to exceed goals and meet time zone challenges

Tax Preparations Information Technology, Consultant via G.A. Sullivan+ Piloted and launched regional and enterprise wide financial information network, a web based solution for over 5,000 locations that was a giant leap from prior manual data gathering+ Implemented system and processes for timely, accurate, consistent reporting from tax offices to districts to regions to corporate offices with financial information+ Improved processes in a team of peers and developed presentations for a variety of audiences including executives, managers, receptionists and technical support staff

Overland Park, Ks

Consultant for G. A. Sullivan, Microsoft Partner acquired by Avanade, Clients included: + H&R Block: responsibilities described in detail in prior position+ Children International: led design, development and implementation of tracking system and organization of data and images of children and contributors and communities in need+ Sosland Publishing: led gathering of requirements and prototype build of web site for consortium of bakers, ingredient providers, manufacturers and publishers+ Defined processes for developing proposals augmenting Microsoft Framework

Overland Park, Ks

Information technology consulting and executive search firm Sold and managed new client accounts:+ Proposed and initiated projects by defining project approach, scope, budget and deliverables. + Clients:Quaker Oats: Analyzed and documented requirements then managed resources, schedule, and activities for capital investment to upgrade food manufacturing linePraxair: chemical processing federal regulation required Material Data Safety Sheets be made available in seven language, gathered requirements, led design, data base application development and implementation plus documented complex responsibilities matrix to ensure proper approvals by legal and chemical departmentsState of Kansas: gathered and documented requirements for privitization of health services involving KS, Blue Cross Blue Shield and providers

An international financial services and management consulting firm Established a consolidated account management capability:+ Piloted sales methodology software. Instrumental in improving reports and processes. First of seven initial accounts to populate prospect and sales data with consistently the highest 1998 sales projections. + Researched and organized sales proposals and presentations for projects involving billing and customer service functions, long distance, call detail information, and revenue assurance. Led international team for presentations to clients Sprint & Sprint International+ Reduction in work force after failed merger with KPMG.

Reston, Va

Tele-TV Team Lead for an international consumer video services innovator and regional telecommunications provider owned by Bell Atlantic/Verizon, NYNEX and Pac Bell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tele-TV Recognized and rewarded as top 1% dedicated contributor: + Analyzed needs and supervised the development of systems that reported television viewing patterns of 1,000+ subscribers used to make marketing decisions and to satisfy advertiser and movie studio contracts. Stargazer Interactive TV was a new product for real time viewing selection+ Negotiated integrated acceptance testing of Stargazer interactive TV product between marketing, systems, client sites in CA, VA, NY, MA in a rapid prototype environment; plus tested and delivered interactive TV in Italy+ Directly supervised 12+ technical professionals from three contract consulting companies+ Innovated competitive analysis processes and data bases that replaced long, narrative reports for Bell Atlantic business, consumer, and directory product lines

Bachelors Of Applied Science, Data Processing Management

earned degree with 3.4 GPA while working more than full time as Project Manager

Associates Of Applied Science, Cobol, Fortran, Accounting Major

Education record

Diploma, Math, Home Economics/Sewing

Activities and Societies: founding member of Ecology Club, Spanish Club-treasurer, Drama Club- set painter, Honor Society