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Bellevue, Washington, United States

Assembled key players on project teams and nurtured internal working relationships across the enterprise which fosters the development of cross functional teamwork. Delegated project responsibilities and task interfaces, directed, motivated and managed the project work and resources involved within the project. Ensured timely activity, integration and productivity of technical support and administered efficient use of resources to meet requirements with clear identification of task completion. Questioned ambiguous responsibilities and managed conflicts to an early resolution and escalation of any unresolved issues. Played a support role with technical solutions ensuring all groups’ responsibilities were included, managing very closely with the technical leaders to ensure alignment.Managed the PMO organization and provided oversight of management and allocation of personnel and resources to projects. Resolved resource conflicts and priorities. Lead and developed definition and measurement of success metrics to objectively quantify project success. Ensured that project execution complies with approved methodology. Communicated risks in clear business and technical terms and provided clear messaging and solution options at a senior leader and executive level in both planned and ad hoc scenarios. Understood what is important to different stakeholders in the business and ensured that their interests were protected as well as the overall program objective through project planning and execution. Served as a higher-level escalation point for project issues. Lead cross-functional or multi-team efforts in defining budget requirements for a project or program, providing thought leadership into initial financial estimates for the business case. Drove business case generation with finance and business owners. Planned, identified and documented the project quality standards. Maintained accountability for the quality of all deliverables within the PMO.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Developed and implemented the strategic vision for the compute, network and storage infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.Managed the compute infrastructure, providing leadership, guidance, and direction to team members.Collaborated with design teams to provide customer-driven compute infrastructure solutions that supported their requirements. Developed and maintained QOS metrics development for compute infrastructure, to ensure that service level agreements (SLAs) are met or exceeded. Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures, as well as leveraging industry best practices and standards. Continuously improved the efficiency for the overall spend on the budget for the compute infrastructure, ensuring that costs are kept under control and providing regular reports to senior executives.Defined team objectives and outcomes; Enabled success across boundaries; Helped the team adapt and learn.Identified business needs within Microsoft, as well as within customer relevance broadly. Owned opportunities and solutions to potential obstacles. Drove continuous user understanding and communicated insights to teams. Formulated and aligned vision to meet expectations of stakeholders. Planned and lead the most optimal support delivery methods. Championed processes or tools that improved resource utilization beyond existing ones to leaders. Owned budget allocation and management for all IT specific projects.Guided training and communication with senior stakeholders on best uses of new products and services. Established readiness best practices within the IT and Project Management department.

Cerritos, California, United States

Responsible for feature design, evaluating designs and providing feedback. Influenced quality standards and understood, identified, and measured across entire solution.Identified performance issues and optimized solutions.Demonstrated strong knowledge of security coding practices and secure system fundamentals.Had a full understanding of security protocols, interpreting security and compliance requirements.