Project Manager

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••••• Leavens Avenue
Sheboygan Falls, WI •••••

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CAREER SUMMARY

Highly motivated, goal-oriented Project Manager with a unique background in combining project management and product development engineering with special emphasis on establishing a software development life cycle. With more than ••••• years of professional experience in Information Technology, I have thrived within diverse environments and platforms. My hands-on technical knowledge of the complete development life cycle, from initial proposals through post implementation phases, and my proven people leadership skills allows me to quickly grasp business needs and devise and deliver sound technical solutions for the customer.

SKILLS

Software Development Processes: PMBOK, Scrum, Agile, Waterfall
Software: MS Office Products (MS Project, Excel, Word), SharePoint, SAP
Programming Languages: COBOL
Twenty years of Insurance Application development including claims processing
Customer Service: Ability to build trustworthy relationships with customers with commitment and hard work to deliver expected results
People Management: Recruiting, selection, deployment, training and professional development, performance management and separation activities for teams of up to ••••• professionals
Ability to successfully manage all aspects of multiple complex development projects simultaneously within established budgetary constraints and required timeframes
Proven track record of building high performance, results-oriented project teams to effectively meet customer needs.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to earn trust and build partnerships with customers, contractors, staff members and other project stakeholders.
Exceptional problem-solving skills
Excellent presentation skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fidelity National Information Services
(Formerly eFunds Corporation) Milwaukee, WI••••• ••••• •••••
Senior Project Manager
Managed and delivered multiple software projects with specific responsibilities including but not limited to, planning, issue and risk management, and coordination of all activities surrounding a project from its inception to completion. Tools utilized were MS Project to develop task level project plans, Sharepoint to store all documents related to the project, and SAP to generate reports on project teams productivity. Interfaced regularly with key project stakeholders such as Product Owners, Department Managers, Directors, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Leaders, Production Control Managers, Business Owners, and depending on the situations, the President of the customer to ensure on time delivery of the business solution required to ensure customer success.
Managed the development team, including offshore people resources, to ensure adherence to the design, development, testing and implementation phases and requirements of the project. Project teams ranged in size from three to over twenty members. The final project undertaken resulted in the development and implementation of a new web-based JAVA application that addressed credit card fraud. Project scope included the specification and purchase of hardware, security solutions including the development and implementation of new firewall rules, the training of Quality Assurance and Certification testers, documentation of the new application, and the development of implementation guidelines. The project team expanded over eight different work groups based in the US and India. In preparation for the project, worked closely with the Product Owner to develop a Business Plan to reflect the costs, runoff rate, depreciation expenses and potential revenue stream that could be generated through the $1M project.

Defined project process improvements and maintained software development life cycle methodology for the product development area to meet external third party auditor requirements. Created and maintained high quality project documentation under tight deadlines.

Metavante Corporation, Milwaukee, WI••••• •••••••••• - •••••
Project Manager/Project Leader II
Managed and delivered multiple software projects, ranging from ••••• to •••••K hours, from their inception to completion by assisting in the development of the functional scope and technical design of the projects in collaboration with Business Analysts, Technical Leaders, Development Managers and Development Managers in order to ensure customer satisfaction. Developed budgets of projects of up to $•••••K, timelines, target dates, and allocated resources for all projects and tracked progress through completion.
Ensured best return on investment in human capital by guiding in the career development of staff and managing their performance. As Project Leader had responsibility for nine application developers, including Senior Analysts, Programmer Analysts I and IIs, and programmers.
Worked with six preferred vendors to add professional capacity to projects teams through contracts with consultants.

INSpire Insurance Solutions, Sheboygan, WI ••••• to •••••
Support Service Manager
Developed department budgets, forecasted revenue, managed staff performance , assisted in career development of staff and salary administration for ••••• application developers (1 Senior Account Manager, 2 Account Managers, 7 Business Analysts, and ••••• senior analysts, analysts, and programmers) involved in providing software solutions for insurance companies focused in the areas of Property and Casualty and Workers Compensation
Conducted contract negotiations with clients for the service and development hours planned for the fiscal year, which included consulting time, scheduled projects, issue resolution time, and customers visits.
Developed timelines, target dates, and resource allocations for client projects. Assist in the planning of larger department/corporate projects
Marketed new and existing software to clients based on their business needs
Career growth included promotions from Senior Application Analyst to Account Manager to Senior Account Manager to final position as Support Service Manager.


Heritage Mutual Insurance (Acuity Insurance), Sheboygan, WI ••••• to •••••
Senior System Analyst
Managed up to ••••• projects concurrently by allocating up to 8 programmers, programmer analysts, and system analysts to projects based on complexity and priority while keeping management apprised of all projects timelines and status.
Worked closely on projects with marketing, systems and end-users from initial design through final implementation to ensure installation of a quality product
Designed and developed the front-end of the Personal Lines processing system and the implementation of the Equifax grading system.

GreatWest Casualty, South Sioux City, NE ••••• - •••••
Application Programmer Analyst
Programmed projects directed by the Programmer Manager

EDUCATION

B.S. Business Management, Silver Lake College, Manitowoc WI •••••
A.D. Computer Programmer, Western Iowa College, Sioux City, IA •••••