Biography
Seasoned Technology Project Manager in Information Technology:
- Experienced and certified Scrum Master working with an Agile Software Development Life Cycle
- Proven track record of delivering large scale projects on time and within budget
- Active member of the SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association) working group on Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)
- Reduced company spending by effectively analyzing and streamlining internal OIT processes
- Managed full life cycle development of reporting data warehouse coordinating data feeds from multiple sources methods
- Strong communication skills, proven ability to understand cross function needs and building solid trusting relationships
- Analyzed multiple legacy client systems and led consolidation of functionality into one new application, increased client satisfaction while reducing internal maintenance costs
- Managed Reporting Department’s transition into Data Automation, which greatly reduced staffing needs and lead to major reductions in spending
Work experience
Measured Progress, Technology Project Manager/Scrum Master
August 2008 - Present, Dover, NH, United States
• Manage a team of 50 + technology specialists building a state of the art computer-based testing software suite for high stakes education exams for multimillion dollar contracts
• Develop detailed project plans outlining deliverables and milestones across functional groups
• Perform Scrum Master and Technology Project Manager duties for team of software developers, quality assurance engineers and user experiences designers to develop first to market educational software applications
• Provide support and training on Agile Methodology to key stakeholders
• Create change management process plans, assure functions are aware and have accurate expectations
• Drove company adoption of continuous integration policies and procedures. Implementation of continuous integration allowed reduction in team size, while reducing human error by 45%.
• Work with external/internal clients and software developers to create user experience designs for SIS (Student Information Systems)
• Manage the technology needs for ten state education programs
• Organize and implement user training sessions for software products for both internal and external system users
• Manage multiple internationally dispersed teams through a well-defined SDLC
• Provide business analysis assistance on multiple high stakes projects
• Developed workflow analysis, requirements documentation and implementation plans
• Provide budget tracking for existing projects and cost analysis estimates for new contracts