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United States

• Led onshore/offshore development teams on the delivery of 60+ digital product releases • Managed infrastructure to merge content and digital assets from multiple serves to one website domain, which increased web traffic my 25%• Managed the CI/CD of content migration templates used to port content from legacy design to the newly designed UI/UX for 52 webpages • Managed infrastructure changes to merge content from multiple severs into one website domain, which increased website… Show more • Led onshore/offshore development teams on the delivery of 60+ digital product releases • Managed infrastructure to merge content and digital assets from multiple serves to one website domain, which increased web traffic my 25%• Managed the CI/CD of content migration templates used to port content from legacy design to the newly designed UI/UX for 52 webpages • Managed infrastructure changes to merge content from multiple severs into one website domain, which increased website traffic by 25%• Managed the implementation of digital asset optimizers, which reduced the size of digital assets by 9TB, saved $500K in annual storage fees, and significantly improved performance of email campaigns and website • Managed the development of payment flow enhancements such as Apple Pay Google Pay, Affirm, Signifyd, ProAV, Affirm, and gift card payments, which increased order confirmations by 30%• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies and partnered with Product Owners world-wide • Proposed CMS optimizations totaling $1M in annual operating costs• Led discovery and collaborative sessions with multiple stakeholders to gather requirements and create project plans • Identified and managed dependencies between several cross-functional applications • Responsible for weekly status reports and participated in creating content for quarterly business reviews Show less

Chicago, Il.

Essential team member of Tronc’s Technology PMO entrusted with managing project integration and scope, project plans, deliverables and dependencies during project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling while maintaining and suggesting procedural improvements to the PMO. Managed multiple infrastructure and application development projects including data center migrations, data conversion, network security enhancement, M&A, ERP implementation, IVR development and digital… Show more Essential team member of Tronc’s Technology PMO entrusted with managing project integration and scope, project plans, deliverables and dependencies during project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling while maintaining and suggesting procedural improvements to the PMO. Managed multiple infrastructure and application development projects including data center migrations, data conversion, network security enhancement, M&A, ERP implementation, IVR development and digital marketing solutions.• Ensured deliverables were being met on time and team members were held accountable for their assigned action items, which were reinforced through status meetings (virtual and in person), meeting minutes, project plans and project status reports to project sponsors, stakeholders, and senior management. • Created and managed detailed project plans, action items registers, risk and issues logs, period-close budget reports and weekly project status reports. • Interfaced with cross-functional project team, product owners, stakeholders, SMEs and vendors during all phases of the project lifecycle.• Led Scrum ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily Scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospective. • Conducted Jira and PlanView support and training workshops. Show less

Chicago, Il

Partnered with cross-functional project teams during project planning phase and execution phase.• Led and facilitated work-track planning meetings, distributed meeting minutes and identified action items.• Created and managed issues logs, risk logs and action items register. • Maintained and reconciled project budget tracker including incurred expenses vs. planned expenses. • Analyzed and identified discrepancies on project reserves vs. actuals reports for multiple work tracks.

Carol Stream, Il

Managed project deliverables for customized restaurant equipment from ideation phase to business hand-off and implemented process flow for potential future equipment solutions.• Created project charter, managed the planning phase of product enhancement. • Resolved roadblocks, identified risks and issues, and interfaced with project sponsor and stakeholders. • Implemented new project management processes, tools and artifacts that were utilized by the PMO. • Facilitated meetings… Show more Managed project deliverables for customized restaurant equipment from ideation phase to business hand-off and implemented process flow for potential future equipment solutions.• Created project charter, managed the planning phase of product enhancement. • Resolved roadblocks, identified risks and issues, and interfaced with project sponsor and stakeholders. • Implemented new project management processes, tools and artifacts that were utilized by the PMO. • Facilitated meetings to solicited requirements with clients, vendors, and cross-functional teams.• Attended weekly meetings with management to communicate project status. Show less

Schaumberg, Il

Created and managed key project metrics used to track and report progress on wireless frequency re-banding of 20 Cellular Sites.• Validated accuracy of time entry reporting against forecasted hours and resolved variances.• Analyzed and presented financial data for cellular site re-banding projects in the Midwest region.• Provide weekly status reporting to management regarding project status and issues.• Ensured all aspects of project closeout is in compliance for audit.•… Show more Created and managed key project metrics used to track and report progress on wireless frequency re-banding of 20 Cellular Sites.• Validated accuracy of time entry reporting against forecasted hours and resolved variances.• Analyzed and presented financial data for cellular site re-banding projects in the Midwest region.• Provide weekly status reporting to management regarding project status and issues.• Ensured all aspects of project closeout is in compliance for audit.• Identified and resolved issues related to cellular site equipment. Also performed reconciliation of decommissioned cellular site equipment during project closing. Show less

Schaumberg, Il

• Installed and configured IP phones and fax servers at customer locations.• Troubleshot and resolved customer computer telephony and VOIP related issues.• Trained customers in newly integrated phone system hardware and software.

Itasca, Il

Implemented PMO controls for the site development team tasked with the construction of a nationwide in-fight wireless network for major airliners in the US market. [Gogo was formerly known as Aircell]• Created and managed project plans for 50+ cellular sites, which spanned cell site acquisition, design and construction. Also prepared project closeout checklists.• Partnered with construction managers and vendors to gather requirements for the purchase of cell site materials and services… Show more Implemented PMO controls for the site development team tasked with the construction of a nationwide in-fight wireless network for major airliners in the US market. [Gogo was formerly known as Aircell]• Created and managed project plans for 50+ cellular sites, which spanned cell site acquisition, design and construction. Also prepared project closeout checklists.• Partnered with construction managers and vendors to gather requirements for the purchase of cell site materials and services (NEPA, PHASE 1) for 50+ cellular site construction projects.• Collaborated with Supply Chain and Procurement team to implement a streamlined process for time-sensitive procurement of cellular site materials and services. • Implemented a system of tracking purchase of cellular site construction materials and services, which totaled more than $20M.• Prepared financial reports that summarized and forecasted the budget for each cell site construction.• Led daily meetings to resolve and mitigate issues encountered during each phase of cell site construction. Show less

Buffalo Grove, Il

Managed installation and upgrade rollouts and provided remote support for customer PBX and Key System Units. • Led a team of 5 technicians and managed the installation of PBX systems and Key system Units at 10 client sites. • Managed a programming upgrade rollout of KSUs for 65 customer locations.• Handled an average of 80 daily inbound calls via Remedy ticketing system. Also provided training on Remedy. • Performed preventative maintenance site walks at customer locations.

Itasca, Il

• Teamed up with construction managers and contractors and prepared build plans for cellular site construction projects. • Developed and maintained a master tracker which provided an overview of the progress for each cellular site construction. • Assisted the site-acquisition team in completing due diligence action items. • Conducted project closeout activities with the site development team and general contractors.