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Indianapolis, In, Us

Lead Agile transformation efforts, by building and guiding cross-functional scrum teams of Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Agile Coach(es) and developers to successfully support the agency’s Lean and Agile Strategies. ◆ Work with business stakeholders to identify solutions for the enhancement, development and implementation of a scalable and robust system to ensure alignment with strategic business initiatives and DCS’s practice model. ◆ Develop and implement agile transformation strategy to move organization from a project-oriented practice to a product delivery approach that focused on delivering the highest possible value to system users and the families served. ◆ Maintained deployment schedules for internal user related software/application installations and upgrades.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed a team of business systems analysts, including assigning work responsibilities, overseeing work being performed, providing direction, coaching and support to the business systems analysis team. ◆ Maintained deployment schedules for internal user related software/application installations and upgrades. ◆ Defined processes for business system analysts, and implemented procedures to manage tier 2 support and move department toward CMMI level two maturity. ◆ Coordinated with other Management Gateway for Indiana’s Kids (MaGIK) system sub-teams (software development, quality assurance, systems support, and project management) to develop activity statuses, conduct project and resource planning, direct issue management, and provide information updates. ◆ Managed, conducted, and documented research for technical and non-technical issues and the implementation of solutions.

I am an organized, analytical and critical thinker who builds partnerships and utilizes sound judgement pursuing employment with companies seeking a dynamic leader for Project Management and IT Management roles. My skills and experience serve as a valuable asset to an organization by... ◆ Increasing efficiency and effectiveness of processes and staff to facilitate company success.◆ Developing and managing high-level policies and processes to ensure achievement of stakeholder expectations.◆ Driving successful project objectives through the implementation of strategic approaches resulting in a significant impact to the organization.◆ Ensuring appropriate staffing and budget levels.◆ Championing goals and objectives by considering the business case as impacted by financial/analytical issues and profit and loss implications.◆ Examining and creating solutions to resolve complex problems and issues and enhancing technology to advance stakeholder needs.◆ Analyzing new laws, policies and regulations for potential impact on business unit goals and objectives. ◆ Providing guidance to internal and external business teams on project goals and objectives.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Conducted desk audits of submitted MBE applications to assure compliance with policies and procedures and that documentation required to process applications has been provided. ◆ Managed the process to convert new certification applicants from “Draft” status to “Paid” applicant resulting in a 17% conversion rate for applications that may have never been completed. ◆ Stabilized retention of certified MBEs by converting 20% of recertification applicants from “Draft” status to “Paid” applicant and capturing retention reason codes to achieve projected revenues. ◆ Developed Standard Operating Procedures detailing Mid-States new system processes including, business process maps, flowcharts, and documentation, as well as, improvement plans to enhance organization efficiency. ◆ Managed business matchmaker software application and facilitated more than 350 B2B meetings allowing Corporate Members to establish vendor relationships with qualified minority suppliers.

Developed vision, mission and goals, identified profitability and revenue opportunities, defined critical goals and success factors, established clear objectives and practical action plans, fostered innovation, and built high functioning teams. ◆ Established and managed relationships with vendors, government agencies, customers and partners. ◆ Responsible for the management, development and production of all technical proposals, presentations and associated documentation for further development of the company's business. ◆ Work with City, State, and Federal Governments to develop business relationships.

Successfully managed the university’s second RFP process for an enterprise-wide emergency notifications system allowing for the delivery of emergency alerts to more than 150,000 members of the university community by text message, phones, email, social networks, campus websites, digital signage, and public address systems. ◆ Led university-wide committee to develop and coordinate comprehensive plans for the university’s hundreds of persons with access and functional needs.

Collaborated with stakeholders to develop plans and strategies for more than 60% of IUPUI’s 300 plus departments – a requirement of the 2008 Emergency Management for Higher Education Grant awarded in 2008. ◆ Analyzed data to develop policy recommendations resulting in a 25% increase in the participation rate in IU’s emergency notification system, enhancing the safety of 91% of the university’s more than 150,000 students, faculty, and staff.

Generated a highly successful and award-winning awareness and outreach campaign for the Indiana University Information Technology Policy and Security Offices to increase awareness of cyber threats among students, faculty, and staff at Indiana University and nation-wide. ◆ Improved the efficiency of the submission, editing, review, and distribution processes of the University Information Technology Services electronic outreach newsletter, allowing for an increase in readership to more than 112,000 subscribers. ◆ Planned and implemented various outreach initiatives such as the annual Making IT Happen technology resource fair to inform thousands of students about the IT resources available to them across all of the IU campuses.

Successfully contributed to the relaunch of the Dummies.com web site and organized answer maintenance network for the “For Dummies” line of books. ◆ Completed proposal of a single-source publishing system to expand the means of delivering content to customers resulting in a new online content delivery system. ◆ Investigated third-party vendors, evaluated resulting proposals, and recommended partners to create internal syndication systems streamlining the overall production process.

Master Of Public Affairs, Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Organization, Public Affairs Student Association

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Butler Black Student Union, Kappa Alpha Psi, Clowes Hall Advisory Committee, Butler Judicial Board