Project Manager Resume
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Resume:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
- Specializing in IT and Manufacturing -
Resourceful, team-spirited and performance driven professional with more than six years key experience in developing and managing projects within Information Systems, Customer Service, Finance and Manufacturing environments. Proven ability to align technology and business goals through providing advanced, viable, cost effective solutions. Exhibit excellent communication skills to collaborate on all business levels while effectively directing systems, processes, operating procedures, in documentation both on-site and at customer sites. Highly personable and self-motivated professional with the versatility to work among diverse groups, adapt to change and effectively lead multiple complex projects simultaneously in face-paced environments.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Product/Program Development Information Architecture Quality and Cost Control
Vendor/Supplier Negotiation Document Control Training and Technical Support
IT System Design and Testing Public Presentations Client Relations and Negotiations
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Strategic Focus - Progressed from managing small projects to the increasingly responsible role of leading multi-million dollar initiatives and machine installations for nationally renowned clients.
• Innovation and Creativity – Department lead in the standardization of technical requirements, policies and procedures in a proactive effort to gain compliance with ISO specifications.
• Results Orientation – Inherited and revitalized a faltering project that was behind schedule and over budget, by initiating a rapid reconstruction of the project team and redefining goals and requirements.
• Risk-Taking and Risk Management – Solely responsible for spearheading a risk management initiative to identify and mitigate potential problems, reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.
• Coaching and Training – Successfully increased customer satisfaction by % through creating and delivering interactive training sessions in a variety of presentation formats; including individual, classroom, web-based, and live demonstrations to educate customers on software capabilities and features.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kern Inc., Columbus, OH – Present
Global supplier of innovative system solutions for document management, data distribution and process automation
Project Manager/Application Engineer
Interface directly with client’s executive and Production teams to define project requirements and translate business objectives into tactical plans that can be achieved through machine functionality. Work closely with product engineering specialists and sales team to provide accurate customer pricing, machine configurations and drawings, and customer site installation requirements to identify and design a comprehensive solution for the client. Exhibit strong written and oral skills in the ongoing development and maintenance of viable relationships with clients, large printing companies and envelope vendors.
Key Contributions:
• Enlisted the expertise of a local machine shop, on two occasions, to provide timely, high quality and cost-effective, alternative solutions when our part supplier was unable to meet critical timelines. These efforts successfully mitigated a critical, negative customer-impacting issue.
• Partnered with separate clients to implement a three-tiered, strategic plan to optimize machine performance. They experienced a significant boost in production totals by an average of %. A negotiation for the purchase of two machines solidifies the outcome of these initiatives.
• Championed diverse project teams through over successful (% Customer Acceptance) machine installations/projects.
Aspen Pet Products, Inc., Denver, CO
Contract Business Marketing Analyst
Supported the Marketing and Finance Departments in the collection and analysis of financial data in a strategic initiative to reduce costs and increase revenue.
Key Contributions:
• Increased profit margin by % through providing a detailed cost benefit analysis for new and existing products.
• Constructed a simple database for warehousing HTS codes (Tariff Schedules), duties, and corresponding port information.
Qwest Communications, Denver, CO & Columbus, OH -
Systems Engineer/Software Project Manager
Utilized IT strategies and objectives to support the Finance Team in designing and implementing a series of data warehouses, customer applications, and report automation solutions. Maximized the use of legacy systems coupled with new Oracle platforms. Appointed Change Management Specialist
Key Contributions:
• Aided in solving critical production issues, supporting software upgrades and implementing code changes which enabled the Finance Department to reduce spending by nearly $K in .
• Prepared and delivered several interactive training sessions for educating various clients on the user functionality of metadata and Cognos software.
• Effectively designed Disaster Recovery framework for the Data Warehousing IT Team.
ADDITIONAL CAREER EXPERIENCE
- Retail Management: The Gap, Denver, CO & Columbus, OH -
- X-Ray Technician and Medical Assistant -
- Technical Support Specialist
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: SQL, HTML, XML
Operating Systems & Applications: Windows, NT, MS Project, Visio, Micrographix, MS Project, MS Word, Access, Excel, Photoshop, Visio, Cognos, Caliber
Databases: Oracle ..., MS SQL-Server .
EDUCATION AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio Women in Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Magna Cum Laude Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Denver Marketing Group
Cambridge College; Aurora, CO
Diploma in Limited Scope X-Ray Technology,
