Project Manager; Los Angeles, Ca
Greater Los Angeles Area
Project Managers work with various technical teams such as Database Engineering, Application Support, Systems Engineering and Network Operations. Specific tasks on each project include authoring functional requirements, developing project plans, managing tasks and teams on the project’s critical path, identifying and resolving issues, and managing the overall success of the project. Project Managers work closely with every facet of deploying and supporting all Ticketmaster products. Successfully led a wide variety of technical operations and engineering projects to on-time conclusion. Managed systems and network administrators, application specialists and venue support staff in product implementation impacting operations, financial, legal and client end-user functions. Conducted regular timeline, risk assessment and quality assurance meetings to evaluate compliance with project scope and requirements. Identified potential gaps in business policies and procedures. Developed and documented processes to improve project management best practices specifically relating to Ticketmaster. ACHIEVEMENTS: Led projects implementing new ticketing systems in US, UK and Australia which impacted all company departments including Finance, Engineering, Operations, call and retail centers and client venues. Implemented gift card programs creating new company revenue streams in the US, Canada and Mexico. On-time completion of corporate PCI audit compliance for 2009. Relocated systems in regional Los Angeles, Detroit and Phoenix data centers to co-located data center facilities, resulting in reduced facilities and staffing costs. Implemented new Nimsoft application monitoring system for engineering and operations teams which resulted in increased visibility into systems operation and significantly reduced down and response time.