• Leading a global program using Agile approach for key application development.• Collaborating closely with the Product Owners to lead cross-functional team activities for planning, delivering high quality user stories, resolving scope issues; Use Case development; while meeting established timelines for software delivery on time and within budget.• Providing Agile expertise to the program, facilitating Department and Organizational monthly meetings with Sr. Management, facilitating… Show more • Leading a global program using Agile approach for key application development.• Collaborating closely with the Product Owners to lead cross-functional team activities for planning, delivering high quality user stories, resolving scope issues; Use Case development; while meeting established timelines for software delivery on time and within budget.• Providing Agile expertise to the program, facilitating Department and Organizational monthly meetings with Sr. Management, facilitating User Stories creation for development activities, generating cost estimates, and planning the resource workload.• Providing regular program updates to Senior management and effectively managing stakeholders’ expectations.• Completed the Ford Agile Framework - Agile Team Facilitator training (Scrum Master) and Rally Administration.• Established and led Agile Project Management discipline for the team, training project managers within the department on agile approach and use of Rally, offering subject matter expertise, providing training sessions and one-on-one assistance as needed.• Completed Digital Worker program initiative, I currently have the role of a Coach and a Mentor. I was a major contributor in developing a Global Collaboration training program and conducting sessions to assist Application Development staff globally. Show less

• Managed four projects at once; provided IT Project Management and leadership to various teams and assisted in creating new Standards internally for Project Implementation and activity scheduling.• Instituted and organized an effective process for obtaining project financials (estimates / actuals) for global projects (with large budgets and sizeable staff) electronically, as well as comparing different budgeting periods and reporting the new updates via SharePoint.• Created project… Show more • Managed four projects at once; provided IT Project Management and leadership to various teams and assisted in creating new Standards internally for Project Implementation and activity scheduling.• Instituted and organized an effective process for obtaining project financials (estimates / actuals) for global projects (with large budgets and sizeable staff) electronically, as well as comparing different budgeting periods and reporting the new updates via SharePoint.• Created project plans using MS Project, kept project data updated within Clarity software, analyzed project information, led weekly team meetings and presented project updates to management on a regular basis.• Demonstrated effective communications with stakeholders, led cross-functional team meetings and facilitated requirements and data gathering sessions for different teams.• Provided assistance during the User Accepting Testing process and addressed issues to resolve defects during cutover activities.• Provided leadership and one-on-one training on multiple tasks to new/junior Project Managers. Show less

Hewlett Packard – Contract through Experis ManPowerGroup• Providing Project Management and leadership to clients in various industries and leading the process of creating new Standards internally for Project Implementation and activity scheduling.• Leading a team of project managers and technical staff across 2 continents to rectify existing issues as well as leading the activities for software deployment and data migration efforts.• Facilitating requirements and data gathering… Show more Hewlett Packard – Contract through Experis ManPowerGroup• Providing Project Management and leadership to clients in various industries and leading the process of creating new Standards internally for Project Implementation and activity scheduling.• Leading a team of project managers and technical staff across 2 continents to rectify existing issues as well as leading the activities for software deployment and data migration efforts.• Facilitating requirements and data gathering meetings for different clients, analyzing the data and presenting a synopsis with a project update to management as needed.• Providing support during the User Acceptance Testing process and addressing any issues to resolve data defects during cutover activities. Show less

• Managed the project life cycle for the deployment and integration of healthcare financial systems.• Established project roles and responsibilities, plans, timelines and milestones and led the Finance Team activities to ensure a successful deployment of Paragon project (EMR Implementation).• Facilitated meetings with management, staff and vendor representatives identify critical data conversions and requirements for the project; thereby reducing project timeline by 4 months, reducing… Show more • Managed the project life cycle for the deployment and integration of healthcare financial systems.• Established project roles and responsibilities, plans, timelines and milestones and led the Finance Team activities to ensure a successful deployment of Paragon project (EMR Implementation).• Facilitated meetings with management, staff and vendor representatives identify critical data conversions and requirements for the project; thereby reducing project timeline by 4 months, reducing overall cost by 10%, and increased customer satisfaction at go-live.• Led the current and future business process flow design efforts for the team.• Worked closely with hospital staff and management to provide escalation and resolution to technical issues during the implementation process.• Conducted weekly progress communication meetings with staff and clients to improve project organization, team communications and enable more client participation; thus achieving 15% reduction in systems downtime during go-live.• Prepared and reviewed project status reports with personnel, clients and management to verify that the intended objectives have been met.• Organized and facilitated clients End-User training.• Provided support to staff & clients with testing during implementation, Go-Live & Post Go-Live.• Conducted Lessons Learned sessions with clients & staff to improve future project performance. Show less

• Identified and purchased Palm Canyon Resort, improved the business and increased net profits 35% annually; then sold the business after 3 very successful years for considerable profit.• Managed all operations and staff of 35 including supervisors, year-round. Operations included 61-rooms hotel, 130-spaces RV Park, resort restaurant and pub, gift shop and convenience store.• Managed all group reservations increasing the number of group reservations by 30% annually. • Conducted… Show more • Identified and purchased Palm Canyon Resort, improved the business and increased net profits 35% annually; then sold the business after 3 very successful years for considerable profit.• Managed all operations and staff of 35 including supervisors, year-round. Operations included 61-rooms hotel, 130-spaces RV Park, resort restaurant and pub, gift shop and convenience store.• Managed all group reservations increasing the number of group reservations by 30% annually. • Conducted all strategic planning, financial audits and managed an annual operating budget of $1,300,000 for the resort on an on-going basis.• The resort became the first business in town offering High-Speed internet connection to its clients.• Improved overall service and reputation of the resort while increasing business and cutting costs. Improved the rating to three-star and started competing with highly rated resorts in the area.• Housed and assisted southern California residents affected by the six devastating fires in 2004. Show less

• Participated in strategic planning sessions, project assessments, cost management processes and lessons learned sessions leading to increased productivity and shortened timelines.• Led the project management organization in a corporate-wide initiative for implementing new project management tools to increase efficiency and improve communications on all levels.• Collaborated with Management to identify, manage & resolve cross-team project scope issues.• Coordinated cross-functional… Show more • Participated in strategic planning sessions, project assessments, cost management processes and lessons learned sessions leading to increased productivity and shortened timelines.• Led the project management organization in a corporate-wide initiative for implementing new project management tools to increase efficiency and improve communications on all levels.• Collaborated with Management to identify, manage & resolve cross-team project scope issues.• Coordinated cross-functional team activities to meet the established project timelines and milestones. The LIMS team was ahead of the schedule and on-budget during 2001 – 2002.• Assisted in the management of program budget and resource demands by working closely with team leaders and provided regular updates and feedback to team leaders and manager.• Conducted training sessions for project management tools/techniques and MS Office applications. Show less

• Provided project leadership for software development projects identified in the resource plan.• Led the team during the implementation of Manufacturing Execution and Document Management Systems; administrated Oracle 7.x RDBMS and the document management system.• Assisted with administration of three key HP9000 UNIX servers for business-critical applications.• Negotiated software and hardware service contract agreements with vendors.• Collaborated with on-site and corporate… Show more • Provided project leadership for software development projects identified in the resource plan.• Led the team during the implementation of Manufacturing Execution and Document Management Systems; administrated Oracle 7.x RDBMS and the document management system.• Assisted with administration of three key HP9000 UNIX servers for business-critical applications.• Negotiated software and hardware service contract agreements with vendors.• Collaborated with on-site and corporate teams for the evaluation & analysis of hardware and software, and to develop functional requirements and design specifications for various projects.• Developed departmental Website and assisted with recommendation of future strategic architecture. Show less