Highly analytical IT Project Manager eager to contribute significant experience,

proficiency in the complete SDLC (software development lifecycle),

and strong team-building expertise toward supporting a progressive organization in optimizing productivity, performance, and competitive positioning.

 

 

         Excel in planning, orchestrating and directing complex, large-scale, and enterprise-wide projects which eliminate redundancy, accelerate output, and control costs for clients.

         Able to precisely identify and translate business needs into technical language, allocate suitable resources, and successfully facilitate project delivery within strict timeline and budget parameters.

         Adept at defining and applying best practices, processes, strategies and project management methodologies including Agile, Scrum and Lean.

         Outstanding performance in contract administration, vendor management, and spearheading cutting-edge technology transitions and conversions.

         Exceptional blend of talents in project scope development, risk identification and assessment, change management, quality assurance, and status reporting.

         Considerable abilities in utilizing Earned Value Management tools, navigating measurable process improvements, scrutinizing customer problems and difficulties, and steering swift corrective action.

         Achieve superior levels of client satisfaction through professionalism, efficiency, and integrity.

 

 

IBM /CTG, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1999 to Present

Project Manager SW Integration & Development (2004 to Present)

Team Lead Software Quality Assurance (2001 to 2005)

Software Engineer OS/IBM Desktop Development (1999 to 2001)

• Spearhead projects for Fortune 100 clients featuring complete and comprehensive hardware and software solutions as well as energy management applications which align with IBM s green initiative.
• Leverage sharp project management acumen to respond to RFPs, author Statements of Work, determine technical requirements, and coordinate pre-sales efforts.
• Cultivate, nurture and maintain strong relationships with clients and project team members for broad-based initiatives serving customers such as Cisco, Wal-Mart, and the U.S. Navy.
• Oversee full-scope software development and integration projects by devising project plans and timelines, managing deliverables, preparing status reports, and steering testing and quality assurance.
• Meticulously establish metrics for usability, performance, and graphics code/coverage, essential to optimizing efficiency and change management.
• Effectively coordinate seamless and unified efforts among offshore development and test teams in Taiwan, India, and China.

 

Continued

 

 

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Professional Experience continued

 

• Apply solid organizational skills toward determining and documenting technical requirements, functional specifications, and application design specifications.
• Championed development and introduction of new tools for IBM manufacturing process eliminating third-party tools and saving $120K per year.
• Resourcefully plan, design, develop and/or re-engineer highly complex operating system and application components to enhance functioning and performance.
• Integrate software packages, programs and reusable objects on multiple platforms.

 

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Prior Background:

 

Technical Supervisor, The Federated Stores, Miami, FL, 1996 to 1999

 

QA Engineer, Sidrah Electronics, Miami, FL, 1993 to 1996

 

 

BBA Degree in Finance & International Business, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 1999

 

PMP Certification Project Management Institute, 2007

 

ITIL Foundation v3 (Exam Pending)

 

 

IBM Director, IBM, Rational suite, Visual Basic, HTML, Windows Data Center, Windows Storage Server 2003, UNIX, Redhat Linux, Windows Vista, IBM Blade servers, IBM SAN, Lotus Approach, Desktop imaging Virtualization, Exchange server, CMVC, Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Access, Word), Lotus Smart Suite, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio