I lead a DevOps team that is responsible for program governance, strategy, and group management of the Process Automation and RPA practice for Speedway and 7-11. Responsibilities include mentoring, budget planning, performance management, strategic planning, operations planning, development backlog grooming, and vendor management.

Sr Manager of IT Data Management. The team was responsible for data governance, data management, data warehouse development, business intelligence development, and advanced analytics development for Speedway. Responsibilities included team management, mentoring, budget planning, performance management, strategic planning, and vendor management.

Manager of IT Data Management & Analytics. The team was responsible for data governance, data management, data warehouse development, business intelligence development, and advanced analytics development for Speedway. Responsibilities included mentoring, budget planning, performance management, strategic planning, and vendor management.

Led various teams that were responsible for DevOps, corporate application development, corporate application support, data governance, data management, project management, business analysis, data warehouse development, business intelligence development, and point-of-sale development for Speedway. Responsibilities included mentoring, budget planning, performance management, strategic planning, and vendor management. Experience leading Agile and Waterfall development methodologies.

Led the delivery of client solutions and work throughout the project life cycle. Validated solutions were properly scoped, designed, implemented, and tested to meet the client's business needs. Ensured that projects were delivered on time and within budget. Responsibilities included:- Led the planning and implementation of projects- Facilitated the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables- Defined project tasks and resource requirements- Developed, updated, and tracked against full scale project plans from inception to project completion- Maintained effective relationships with sponsors, team members, Marathon Petroleum personnel, and outside vendors- Assumed clear ownership for the successful project management including cost control, execution, and coordination of critical initiatives- Ensured successful completion of projects using Speedway processes, templates, and best practices- Met regularly with project team members and sponsors to review status and issues- Tracked project tasks using appropriate tools such as Microsoft Project and Project Server Professional- Presented reports defining project progress, problems, and solutions- Identified and implemented\recommended corrective action to get project back on plan- Facilitated project evaluations and assessment of results- Clearly communicated expectations, status, and risks to appropriate stakeholders

Served as the liaison between the customer and IT; Collaborated with internal/external partners to optimize business process improvement and increased ability to deliver on work requests; Ensured the technical needs of the customer were met by facilitating all steps of the process.- Analyzed business processes, evaluated alternative solutions, and made recommendations to business clients accordingly- Liaison between IT and client areas, provided support and addressed operational critical issues- Facilitated sessions with stakeholders to review business processes and determine IT requirements- Managed and documented all business requirements for project work in conjunction with related Subject Matter Experts (SME)- Ensured all duties including, but not limited to, requirements, test cases and test plans, were completed in accordance with the “Speedway Project Process” document- Collaborated with internal/external partners to ensure customer needs were met by reviewing requirements, status, and associated issues- Kept current with technology, customer needs, and industry related trends- Developed and maintained process maps for business systems and made plans to accommodate future work requests- Advised business units and guides in the process of developing ideas and work requests- Captured potential benefits to assist with prioritization- Provided technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new IT software projects and initiatives to support and enhance existing or new systems- Completed other duties, including special projects, as assigned by management

Experienced with various aspects of project management and implementation, business analysis, vendor management, and people development; strong interpersonal, communication, leadership and organizational skills. A proven track record of success in a matrix team environment.

Assigned to the Department of Defense at Fort Meade, MD. Responsibilities included the operation and maintenance of Bolt, Beranak & Newman Pluribus and C30 x.25 Interface Message Processors; fault-isolation and time sensitive reroute of end-user isolations. Managed network databases; helped to install and run acceptance tests on system hardware from both remote/local standpoints; administered operations training at remote sites. Held a Top Secret, SBI Security Clearance.