Steve Griffis

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IT Program Manager Agile/Scrum
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San Francisco, California, United States, United States
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About Steve Griffis

• Twenty-five years of proven experience leading multiple global enterprise IT programs and projects for Fortune 500 companies• Tolerant of ambiguity and thrives in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities• Seven years’ experience delivering programs and projects with Agile and Scrum; waterfall to Agile migrations• Very good interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (written and oral)• Strong organizational planning skills and understanding of program management concepts• Effective and creative in solving problems with an ability to identify and resolve issues, or identify the resources needed to assist the delivery team• Eager to learn and excited to work on programs across the IT portfolio• Vendor management experience • Industry experience in Financial Services (Asset Management, Retail Banking, Investment & Wealth Management, Commodity Trading, Card Payment Services), Retail Management, Systems Integration, Professional Staffing• Project portfolio includes custom application development, commercial off the shelf software (COTS) implementations, Software as a Service (SaaS) projects, data conversion, third-party integration, high-availability infrastructure, cybersecurity, data privacy, business process re-engineering and adoption, organizational change management, business continuity and technical recovery planning• ScrumAlliance Certified ScrumMaster 2014 - 2016• PMI PMP Certified Project Manager 2009 -2018

Steve Griffis's Current Company Details

IT Program Manager Agile/Scrum
Steve Griffis Work Experience Details
  • Career Break
    Career Break
    Career Break Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Took personal time for career development, volunteer projects, family business and travel. I also spent time recharging, and I'm now returning with renewed enthusiasm and fresh perspective.• Completed Data Privacy training (IAPP CCPA Comprehensive 2019, PrivacyConnect San Francisco) and practice development• Attended Brendon Burchard’s High Performance Academy to improve personal effectiveness• Took time off due to family circumstances; completed family real estate project and family travel• Participated in volunteer activities
  • Visa
    Sr. It Program/Project Manager
    Visa Feb 2014 - Sep 2017
    Foster City
    Managed the Visa Offers Platform and Loyalty Offers programs, providing issuers and digital media program providers with enrolled Visa card transaction data for enrollment, activation, and real-time messaging for loyalty and rewards programs for consumers such as Uber Local Offers, Groupon+, and La Quinta Inns & Suites Redeem Away.• Migrated the Visa Offers Platform business and delivery teams from a hybrid waterfall methodology to Agile, implemented CA Agile Central to support U.S. and offshore delivery teams, developed quarterly technical and business roadmaps, and doubled the number of releases per year while reducing critical deployment issues to zero. • Deployed commercial-ready infrastructure and services across multiple data centers to expand the domestic Visa Offers platform to global operations in all regions in less than one year; added high-availability infrastructure for zero downtime during release deployments. • After the Visa Inc./Visa Europe acquisition, quickly replaced the outsourced Visa Europe Offers application with the Visa Offers Platform, migrated existing clients and added new key issuers and program providers, resulting in multi-million dollar savings and substantial new revenues. • Implemented a staffing plan to consolidate contract staffing from five firms to two; consolidated operating locations from six to three; and significantly expanded the offshore delivery team. Consolidated multiple technology teams for development, quality assurance, middleware, and reporting to one delivery organization. • Reduced outstanding platform cybersecurity findings by more than half in less than a year. Transitioned team to new cybersecurity policies, procedures and tools to align with Agile methodology. Ensured compliance with Visa’s Key Controls and methodologies.
  • Visa  (Tek Systems)
    Sr. It Program/Project Manager
    Visa (Tek Systems) Jun 2012 - Nov 2013
    Foster City, Ca
    Managed a portfolio of projects for mobile and contactless payments, authentication, fraud and global payments systems risk: • Rolled out production infrastructure, monitoring systems build-out and technical recovery planning for mobile contactless payments services in Asia.• Implemented enhanced third-party security protections to minimize the risk of distributed denial of service attacks.• Completed production infrastructure enhancements, monitoring systems build-out and technical recovery planning for a high–availability commercial account authentication service managed by a third party for use by the Canadian government. • Implemented a faster fraud notification service that significant reduced the time it took to notify internet retailers in the U.S. and Brazil of fraudulent transactions, potentially preventing up to $300 million in fraud annually.• Updated the infrastructure, Oracle database and a suite of custom .NET applications for an online risk system used in Latin America to comply with Visa key controls.
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (Tek Systems)
    Sr. Project Manager
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (Tek Systems) Apr 2010 - May 2012
    San Francisco, Ca
    • Using Agile methodologies, implemented a package application to manage PG&E’s $8B energy procurement portfolio, enhancing functionality for trades, scheduling, settlement and accounting departments.
  • Robert Half International
    Senior Project Manager
    Robert Half International Mar 2008 - Mar 2009
    HCM9 Corporate Upgrade Project Manager • Managed the PeopleSoft HCM V8 to V9 merge, upgrade and enhancement project that streamlined HR, Benefits and payroll operations for 15,000 employees and provided internet access to applications. • Reduced headcount and HR support costs, brought strategic applications back under vendor support, aligned application infrastructure and security with corporate standards.• Improved the project delivery process by introducing a best-practices quality management approach and implementing an offshore development model.
  • Gap Inc.
    Senior Project Manager
    Gap Inc. Jun 2003 - Feb 2008
    ERP PROJECTSOracle Retail Price Project Manager • Led the fast-track implementation of Oracle Retail Price for two brands that contributed significantly to a 40% increase in profit in the first quarter in production. • Managed a virtual team from eight organizations in ten locations. Delivered under budget and on time to meet retail calendar deadline.PeopleSystems@Gap Project Manager• Implemented PeopleSoft Payroll for 140,000 employees, upgraded HCM V7.5 to V8.2, and rolled out self-service applications to employees and managers using PeopleSoft’s Enterprise Portal and LDAP integration.New Global Financials Project Manager - Project Management Office• As a member of the Project Management Office, managed a 5,000-line project plan (MS Project) and other key project deliverables for a three-year, $80M global implementation of Oracle Financials. This implementation allowed Gap to manage their business more effectively, aggressively control costs, and decrease the total cost of ownership of their Financials applications. OTHER PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIESBusiness Continuity Planning (BCP) Framework & Methodology 2007-2008• Developed a new framework for implementing business continuity planning as part of the IT project lifecycle, along with new application and infrastructure recovery plan templates. Store Point-of-Sale System Update (POSabilites) 2007-2008• Incorporated changes to POS system used by all Gap brands to enhance employee discount accounting. Utilized onshore and offshore development teams. Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Tool (Movaris) 2007• Replaced current SharePoint-based tool that manages SOX controls, testing, remediation and audit trails for Gap Inc. Social Responsibility System 2006 - 2007• Managed development of a custom application used by Gap’s global factory inspection teams, fulfilling a public commitment by Gap Chairman & CEO to improve inspection process and infrastructure.
  • Franklin Templeton Investments
    Senior Project Manager
    Franklin Templeton Investments 1999 - 2003
    ERP PROJECTSProject Manager, PeopleSoft Program • Directed the global upgrade and enhancements for PeopleSoft HCM and Financials from V7.5 to V8, • Established the initial global high-availability infrastructure for PeopleSoft HCM and Financials V7.5OTHER PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIESInfrastructure Resource Management, 2000 - 2000• Assured available resources for projects by establishing a project review and monitoring process, including a high-level project plan for all global infrastructure projects. • Led weekly project review with senior management and weekly review and approval meetings with project managers.Global Compliance - Year 2000 Readiness Effort, 1999 – 2000 • Ensured software was Y2K compliant and certified. • Worked with software and hardware vendors to ensure compliance and certification with international regulatory agencies. • All software was certified prior to Y2K deadlines; and there were no significant Y2K cutover issues.
  • Proxicom
    Project Manager
    Proxicom 1997 - 1999
    Gas Transportation System • Project Manager for Pacific Gas & Electric's Gas Transportation System (GTS), a web-enabled custom client/server application used for online natural gas trading, Proxicom's largest development project in 1997 and 1998.• This $3.8M project was delivered on time and within budget, meeting regulatory deadlines. • Developed and maintained project plan, and ochestrated conference room pilots and user walkthroughs.
  • Vision 2000 Technology Consultants
    Founder & Project Manager
    Vision 2000 Technology Consultants 1994 - 1996
    General Management• Formed marketing partnerships with software developers to provide hardware and integration services. • Established key reseller agreements with Compaq and Hewlett Packard. • Developed web-based system design and quotation system. • Published a weekly fax newsletter for developers and customers.Project Management• Managed multiple interactive voice response (IVR) system rollouts to Fortune 1000 companies. • Managed integration of systems into legacy mainframe and client/server systems.
  • Pwc Consulting
    Project Coordinator & Operations Manager
    Pwc Consulting 1991 - 1993
    Operations Manager, 1992 - 1993• Managed administrative staff and technical proposal department for PWC's 70-person management consulting group – including telecommunications, business process re-engineering and client/server teams. • Managed migration of Macintosh-based publishing system to Windows publishing environment. • Improved proposal content, production quality and turnaround times. • Introduced color publishing technology.IT Project Coordinator, 1991 - 1991• Produced key deliverables, signoffs, project plan updates and status reports adhering to PWC System Management Methodology for a custom client/server gas trading application development project at Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E). • Maintained project plan and deliverables archive. Project was delivered on time and under budget.

Steve Griffis Skills

Agile Application Development Scrum Program Management Pmo Pmp Integration Sdlc Project Management Vendor Management Ms Project Software Project Management Project Delivery Change Management Enterprise Resource Planning Project Management Office

Steve Griffis Education Details

  • Stanford University Professional Education
    Stanford University Professional Education
    Stanford Publishing Course
  • Project Management Institute
    Project Management Institute
    Project Management Professional

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