Accomplished servant-leader with extensive IT experience helping teams in complex support and development projects reach new heights with continuous delivery in a variety of industries as a Project Manager / Certified Scrum Master. Recognized for expertise in navigating IT support management processes, impediment removal and crisis / risk management. Expert in enabling cross-functional multinational teams to efficiently deliver customer value in dynamic ever-changing environments. Functional Expertise • Project Management, Sizing, Estimation, Automaton Planning, Conflict Resolution, Risk Management and Continuous Improvement • Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile • Agile principals, Story-based Development • Meter Data Management and AMI Processes • Customer Information Systems • Inventory Management • Medicare / Medicaid (Billing / Claims Management) • Loan and Credit management systemsTechnical Expertise • Agile methodologies (KanBan, JIRA, Scrum) • Databases: Oracle, DB2, SQL, Exadata, Teradata • Urban Code Deploy, Dimensions, Changeman, Subversion • Remedy, HP Quality Center, Informatica • Communication and coaching • COBOL, CICS, JCL, Jenkins, TOAD, NexusCredentials / Certifications* Certified Scrum Master - Over 2 years’ experience transitioning multiple teams from Waterfall to Agile, conducting daily standups, story grooming / sizing, sprint planning / demos and retrospectives as part of an enterprise wide Agile/Lean initiative. Experienced at utilizing tools and insight to improve velocity, capacity planning and efficient delivery.
Self-Employed
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Self-EmployedCharlotte, Nc, Us
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Project Manager Scrum MasterSelf-Employed Feb 2019 - Present
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Application Support ManagerAccenture, Llc @ Duke Energy May 2010 - Feb 2019Accenture Application Support Manager –– Meters Data Management/AMI ApplicationsScope: Application Maintenance, Break Fix & Enhancements to more than 30 applications managing the Client’s 8 million+ meters. Scope includes multiple large vendor packages such as: Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management (MDM), Oracle Lodestar, AMI & SmartGrid Applications related to Itron OpenWay and AMR/Manual Itron Field Collection Systems (FCS).• Project size: Multiyear Maintenance and Support Project – international team (~25 FTEs).• Managed support services across multiple teams in multinational locations to provide 24/7 client support and delivery turnaround on 200+ servers for multiple Product owners.• Spearheaded implementation of Kanban/JIRA and Lean / Agile into support and delivery model across all support teams while maintaining consistent high quality and contract profitability.• Worked with Client and Auditors to ensure 100% SOX compliance for in scope applications.• Delivered reductions of 30% in ticket counts and 60% in release outage times via implementation of analytics, automation and robotics.• Conducted daily standups, scope / sizing sessions, sprint planning and product owner meetings.
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Application Support SpecialistSmci, Inc. @ Duke Energy Corporation May 2005 - May 2010Lead Delivery Analyst / Developer -Customer Billing and Information Systems (CBIS), 2005 - 2010Scope: Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation and Maintenance of multiple enhancements, break fixes and custom business deliverables for the CBIS application suite.• Project size: Multiyear Maintenance and Support – team size (~ 40 FTEs).• Lead multiple mainframe projects such as Print Outsourcing & Custom Sales reporting.• Supported development / break fix to customer billing, custom reporting and customer support applications.
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Senior It Project ManagerCarefirst Bluecross Blueshield Apr 2001 - Mar 2005Baltimore, Md, UsSenior IT Project ManagerScope: Analysis, Design, Develop, Test and Implementation of HIPPA mandated transformation to standardized electronic formatted claims for Medicare billing and remittance.• Project Size: Multiyear $50m Development Project – International team (~15 FTEs).• Managed one of three development teams on overall project, coordinated development, testing and implementation with other two teams, maintained budget, delivery schedules and functioned as liaison with business partner.• Drove development and implementation of PMO and CMM best practices. Major contributor in offshore vendor evaluation, selection and subsequent management of selected teams. -
Application Solutions Architect/Team LeadKeane, Inc Jan 2000 - Mar 2001Project Manager /Application Solutions Architect Scope: Analysis, Design, Develop, Test and Implementation of Warehouse Distribution and Sales Reporting Systems upgrade to utilize RoadShow product for route scheduling.• Project Size: 1.5-year effort – team size – (4 FTEs).• Led design for overall technical approach, functional & technical requirement to integrate Mainframe and PC technologies into stable / maintainable platform.• Managed overall project plan and management reporting.• Implemented change management and quality assurance policies/procedures.• Design resulted in annual savings of $600k+, increased distribution flexibility and reduced maintenance cost.
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Project Manager/Application Solutions ArchitectAlltech Systems, Inc. Apr 1997 - Dec 2000Houston, Tx, UsProject Manager /Application Solutions ArchitectScope: Analysis, Design, Develop, Test and Implementation of re-designed CHAMPUS claims adjudication system for major Health Care Provider.• Project Size: 3-year effort – team size – (6 FTEs).• Led design for overall technical approach, functional & technical requirement to implement DB2 based, rules driven generic code design supporting HIPPA mandated changes. This Design resulted in a reduction of 40% system resource utilization, 60% reduction in maintained lines of code & 70% faster implementation of Government mandated rule changes.• Managed overall project plan and management reporting.• Implemented change management and quality assurance policies/procedures.
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Thomas Vaeth Education Details
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University Of Maryland Baltimore CountyInformation Technology
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Thomas Vaeth works for Self-Employed
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Thomas Vaeth's current role is Project Manager, Certified Scrum Master.
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Thomas Vaeth attended University Of Maryland Baltimore County.
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Thomas Vaeth has skills like Oracle Database, Data Analysis, Jira, Agile Methodologies, Resource Management, Mentoring, Scrum, Quality Assurance, Hp Quality Center, Testing, Change Management, Project Implementation.
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