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Franklin, Ma, Us

Woonsocket, Ri

Led multiple disciplined project team for upgrade of Siemens Soarian Financials system to release 3.1. Project team included members for hardware installation, software product, systems development, testing, and training. Served as main point of contact for vendor and project was delivered on time and within budget. Upgrade served as prerequisite for accelerating deployments of clinics to this version of application. Managed system project for an application to track chair availability in all clinics. Application was developed through the full product lifecycle of requirements definition, system design, system testing, system documentation, and product rollout. Application was developed in Oracle Application Express and was delivered within a fast track cycle of system development. Provided project management for a systems development project to allow for billing of home charges for patients using home treatment. Project followed system development lifecycle and provided additional functionality needed to maximize efficiency of billing process.

Provided leadership and guidance to 29 project teams as main facilitator and contact to project managers and team leads of all project teams. All project teams were kept to same schedule and milestones as project evolved. Communicated status, progress, and future tracking to all project teams. Worked with joint PMO members, management leaders, and project sponsors to make decisions regarding the course of direction and resolution of open issues. Continually identified risks and provided strategy for risk mitigation. Communication plan resulted in all program participants receiving consistent messages throughout project and kept project on schedule. Led Project Management Office (PMO) for joint program initiative to develop a National PPO suite of products and services. Provided cross-organizational leadership to establish program methodologies, milestones, deliverables, and project schedules. Program completed on time and within budget of $50 M for a 15-month project cycle. Led several system application projects in which applications were developed through the full product lifecycle of requirements definition, system design, system testing, system documentation, and product rollout. Applications provided functionality that did not exist or was a significant upgrade to current process.

DB ImplementationManaged implementation of outsourced benefits administration for new client with 20,000 participants and multiple benefit plans. Led team in all phases of implementation including requirements definition, systems design, systems testing, rollout, and management of client relationship. Project completed on time and on budget. Directed post-live data cleanup project with client to improve the quality of data provided during conversion. Worked with client and internal data resources to load edits to existing data and monitor progress of project. Developed new procedures for use by the Client Services department. Manager Actuarial Development, DB Services DevelopmentResponsible for team of application developers of defined benefit software used in the administration of clients' pension plans. Supervised allocation of resources for client projects, monitored progress and status on individual projects, and had direct HR reporting responsibility. Managed large-scale testing and certification project for client with over 160,000 participants and 14 benefit plans. Responsibilities included managing internal team of testers, coordinating changes with developers, reporting status to senior management, and maintaining relationship with client and third party actuarial firm. Acted as liaison with offshore anchor of development/testing team from India; regulated daily workflow, monitored progress and was main point of contact for project. Also was member of management team for Pension Actuarial and Analysis department. Provided input, direction and feedback for department initiatives, processes, and policies.

Responsible for the ongoing analysis, design, and support of mission critical financial systems including: Y2K reviews, third party interfaces, special projects, hardware/software upgrades, and continuous enhancements to client/server applications. Results of projects included automating patient call system and improving the system processes used by the Billing/Credit departments. Managed a staff of analysts who functioned as facilitators between the end-users and software developers. Coordinated outside vendors and third parties during special projects. Provided new processes to improve communication between users, analysts, and developers.

Provided on-site consulting and project management services to clients, which included implementation of financial and administrative applications and conversions to new applications or vendors. Created custom project monitoring tools to be used with each client engagement. Worked with client IT staff to implement third party software applications, and tailor operating procedures to client's organizational structure and practices. Managed vendor relationships during installations on behalf of clients. All projects completed on time and on budget.

Installed and supported financial applications and Report Writer. Provided in-house and on-site training for clients throughout the implementation cycle. Coordinated, produced, and presented financial product seminars. Conducted on-site system audits of financial applications for clients. Created documentation standards used for all seminars and reusable audit documents.

B.S.

Degree: Bachelor Of Science, Management; Computer Science