Trace Schewe Email & Phone Number

Stevensville, Mi, Us

Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

Leadership accountability for Enterprise Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Global Value Streams, and North American IT portfolios. Focused on successfully delivering results that meet defined business needs and enable strategy & risk mitigation. Responsible for evolution of project management practices for improved speed, agility, and predictability across the IT function.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

Leadership accountability for the Enterprise Infrastructure Services project management team to successfully deliver results that meet defined business needs and enable strategy & risk mitigation. Responsible for portfolio management and collaboration with the Global Program Management Office to help evolve project management practices for improved speed, agility, and predictability across the IT function. Continuing to practice in a project management role and lead annual planning for the infrastructure organization.

Benton Harbor, Michigan Area

-Led project delivery and financial management for the IT Security portfolio consisting of global, cross-functional projects or various sizes across security disciplines with an annual budget of $6.2M-Successfully delivered cross-functional project to analyze Sev1 root causes and reduce overall outages by 50% over a 12 month period

Benton Harbor, Michigan Area

- Led enterprise-wide ServiceNow platform upgrade to Istanbul release, utilized standardized processes and scrum methodology, delivered capabilities for service management process improvement aligned to organizational strategy- Managed successful SuccessFactors integration testing phase, engaging more than 75 business resources across NAR executing over 2200 test scripts and resolving upwards of 250 defects to deliver project business value- Drove project plan creation and execution of regression testing of over 100 business critical processes as part of HR Excellence project, coordinating with subject matter experts globally across all HR areas to minimize business disruption- Improved efficiency of workstream reporting processes across entire HR Excellence project, drove risk and issue mitigation to adhere to project budget and schedule, implemented standard change request process

Benton Harbor, Michigan Area

- Managed project for LAR International department’s successful office relocation in Miami, responsible for coordinating installation of data network, managing multiple vendors, and performing cutover testing on-site- Successfully led Cisco AnyConnect project; implemented a new VPN solution to 18,000 users across the globe, doubled remote user capacity for the enterprise, and simplified user experience for remote knowledge workers- Drove strategic analysis and decision to implement a new enterprise-wide portal as part of a cross-functional project, streamlined project management process through selection and deployment of an improved software

Benton Harbor, Michigan Area

- Created 2013 master schedule for entire GIS department using MS Project, collaborating with management across the function and driving leadership action- Transformed Windchill PPMLink tool for more efficient, intuitive use of project workspaces; additionally implemented a new peer review process in the tool- Constructed portfolio analyses of planned investments to drive project prioritization and ensure alignment to leadership strategy

Greater Detroit Area

- Utilized CA ServiceDesk, CA IT Client Manager to support clients remotely in troubleshooting desktop issues- Assisted with PC migration to Windows 7 as a company-wide project- Maintained/updated documentation for ISO Audit of organization- Worked in media services department providing audio/video support for the entire hospital

Handled client phone calls for the Community Foodlink line and helped customers in finding food assistance. Assisted staff with various projects and coordinating event planning and execution.

B.S. In Business Administration, Information Systems Management

Activities and Societies: Irvin D. Reid Honors College, University Scholar

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