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EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLESummary:Project Management professional with 10+ years of experience working in IT, Insurance, Post-Secondary Education, Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical regulated industriesPMO Liaison to Human Resources, FP&A, IT, SOX Teams, and Senior LeadershipHighly proficient with MS Excel, MS Projects, Azure DevOps, Power BI, Gantt Charts, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Planview, Changepoint, and ServiceNow/ProjectNowPartnered with Client Solutions Team and Project Managers in the implementation of key initiatives and coordinated project tasks with various internal stakeholdersPlayed a key role in the review and preparation of the monthly audits, reconciliations and financial statement preparation, invoicing clients, invoice reconciliations and project closure activities in OracleExperienced in tracking and analyzing financials for all phases of projects and creating persentations/reports in Excel using VLOOKUPS, pivot tables and complex formulasExcellent attention to detail, great collaboration skills and adept at learning new systems quicklyHighly skilled with exporting data into Excel and performing data analysis using pivot tables, charts, and graphs.Supply Chain Logistics knowledge and analysisStrong verbal and written communication skills; Excellent Customer Service skillsProficient with Oracle ERP Modules (Finance, HR, Procurement and Project Management)Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, PeopleSoft HRIS, CRM, Oracle, QuickBooks, Concur and CognosProficient with statistical and computational data analysis and exceptional mathematical skillsProject Management Tools Oracle ERP, Smartsheet, Click-Up, MS Project, Changepoint, Planview, ADO and JiraSOX Compliance, Auditing and ReportingChange Management Skills and Identification of Process Improvements and StandardizationEducation:Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, ILBachelors degree in business administration Concentration in Finance/AccountingSkills:MS Excel Pivots/VLOOKUPsPower BI ReportingPowerPoint PresentationsPeopleSoftMS AccessSharePointPlanview Financial ReportingOnboarding/OffboardingProcess ImprovementAdministrative SupportAzur Dev OpsSOWInvoicingBudgeting/ForecastingStrategic PlanningInventory ManagementAccountingServiceNow/ProjectNowFinancial AnalysisProduct Shipping/LogisticsBillingMSPPurchasingProject DocumentationSpreadsheet CreationData Analysis and TrackingFacilities ManagementProfessional Experience:KraftHeinz, IL May 2024 to July 2024Spend and Budgeting Project AnalystManaged, tracked and analyzed the financial performance of ERP projectsEnsured accuracy and integrity of financial data within the companys ERP systemsDevelopment and implementation of financial tracking and reporting processesManaged Projects efficiently and cost-effectively to maintain adherence to the ERP organizations financial objectivesDefined and implemented value tracking to measure and compare the cost of ERP projects to the overall benefit after implementationAnalyzed current spend, forecasting and reported status of project financialsCreated reports to Senior Leadership on Project Spend and Forecast, while maintaining Project budget and alignmentUtilized ServiceNow and ProjectNow for Project ManagementQuidelOrtho, NJ (Remote/Contract - Eliminated due to Merger budget cuts) October 2023 to January 2024Finance - PMO Project CoordinatorResponsible for financial forecasting and budget planning for projectsAssist the PMO with Month End processes and address any financial concerns.Change Management Standardization of Programs and ProcessesMonitoring of all projects within QuidelOrthos Click-Up DomainGenerated QuidelOrtho standardized templatesMonitored Click-Up Access Granting and removing accessgenerated purchase orders for contract extensionsUtilized Smartsheet for Project Management AnalysisExperience with Monday.com, Smartsheet and Click-UpsHSB Insurance, CT (Remote- Contract Position - Resumed Hybrid Schedule) December 2022 to September 2023Project Coordinator/Project Financial AnalystManaged $10M ERP Integration Project through full project Lifecycle.Agile methodology experience in running IT ProjectsMonitor and manage the status of supplier agreementsExperienced at coordinating IT projects within the Insurance domain. Knowledge of Oracle ERP Modules (Finance, HR, Procurement and Project Management, SAP, PeopleSoft HRIS, CRM, Oracle, Concur and CognosUtilized Oracle ERP for Financial Management and ProcurementReviewed Master Service Agreements (MSAs) against contracts, pricing, project reports, and trackersUtilized statements of Work (SOWs) for accuracy, ensuring alignment with the project charter and financialsExperience working in a diverse, virtual environment including offshore teams and software vendor solutionsPlanview Administrator Responsible for Data entry of Resources/Financials, Project Rates and UtilizationExecuted Project Queries in ADO and prepared Reports for Integrations and Data TeamsCreated pivot tables from data extracted from Planview and Azure DevOps PlatformsTracking of Project Resources, Rates and Project FinancialsUtilized Planview for financial forecasting and project budgetingMaintained extensive Resource Models for Project Reporting and AnalysisConducted extensive data analysis of project financials using SAP and created reports for stakeholders and managementUtilized Ariba to review and manage vendor invoices and created change orders and purchase orders (POs) in CoupaSAA Management and ReportingOnboarding/Offboarding of Vendor Resources to ProjectSharePoint AdministratorCorning, Painted Post, NY (Remote/Contract) August 2021 to August 2022Project Coordinator/Project Financial AnalystResponsible for implementation of twelve internal Security projects and one large ERP projectAssisted Project Managers, including understanding project goals, deadlines, priorities, resource administration and financial managementUtilized Oracle SAP ERP Modules for Project Management, Procurement and Financial ManagementReviewed Project Risk and monitored RAID Logs for timing, accuracy, and completionReviewed supplier agreements.Reviewed Master Service Agreements (MSAs) in relation to project requirements and project financial trackersUtilized Planview and Excel to track project budgets and for forecasting project financialsTracked and analyzed financials for all projects in Excel using VLOOKUPS, pivot tables and complex formulasPerformed extensive financial forecasting in multiple systems from Excel, Changepoint, and PlanviewMaintained Resource Allocations to ensure an accurate budget and forecast for the next monthCoordinated project plans across teams, monitoring, and reporting on cross project dependenciesCollaborated with Project Managers to develop Project Plans and BudgetsStatements of Work (SOWs) to ensure accurate representation of financial data aligning with correct data and pacingMonitored SharePoint and BOX document repositories to keep key information up to dateTracked to project Spend Plan and tracked to project Resource PlanSet up Changepoint/Planview for resources and tasks per PM advisementData entry of all Resources, Rates and Allocations into Planview/ChangepointExecuted Weekly MSBI / Changepoint /Planview reports for financial trackingPlanned vs. Actual monthly tracking / reconciliationTracked Purchase Orders/Vendor Payments and Reconciliation in ARIBAProvided Project Financial Administration Reports to support PM for capitalization discussionsReviewed project timelines and costs to keep budget and timeline on trackMaintained Financial Trackers for Project/Responsible for month-end financial reportingOnboarding/Offboarding of Vendor Resources to ProjectGap of employment due to COVID-19IAT Insurance, Rolling Meadows, IL May 2019 Mar 2020Project Coordinator/PMO AnalystPMO Liaison to Human Resources and IT TeamsImplementation and Coordination of a large, multi-phase ERP Migration to Duck Creek/Unity platformReviewed project timelines and costs to keep budget and timeline on trackResponsible for maintaining project financials and creating budget forecastingOrganized resources and staff -- onboarding/offboarding of new hires and employees leavingAssigned and managed access for new resources in EPM LiveEntered rates and allocation percentages in EPM LiveTracked and analyzed financials for all phases of each project in Excel using VLOOKUPS, pivot tables and complex formulas.Played a key role in the review and preparation of the monthly close, reconciliations and financial statement preparation.Executed reports and analyzed data from Excel and EPM Live DatabaseAdministrative duties Scheduling meetings/reserving conference rooms, ordering lunches and making travel arrangementsDimension Data, Schaumburg, IL Oct 2018 Mar 2019IT Project CoordinatorImplementation and coordination of all Shire Pharmaceuticals projectsPartnered with Client Solutions Team and Project Managers in the implementation of key initiativesCoordinated project tasks with various internal stakeholdersReviewed and verified project documentation and artifactsCreated and updated project deliverables in OracleUtilized Oracle ERP Modules for Financial Management, Procurement and Project ManagementTracked and expedited orders in Ciscos partner site and internal order portalDownloaded data and executed project status and expenditure reports in OracleCoordinated MeetingsMaintained project schedules, tracking and documentation within SharePoint siteEntered and tracked resource time and expenses and updated financial trackersProvided monthly project status reports to managementCreated presentations using pivot tables and V Lookups utilizing Microsoft ExcelPrepared purchase orders and change ordersInvoiced clients performed invoice reconciliations and project closure activities in OracleAbbVie, Mettawa, IL Jan 2018 Aug 2018Project Coordinator/Program Coordinator (Short-Term Contract)With direction from Commercial Operations Manager, provided support for 1CONNECT and iRep CRM releasesPartnered with software development team to gather and define initiatives and estimates for new features for upcoming releasesRefined project scope based on budget and deadlinesDocumented system defects, prioritizing requests for new enhancements/request on external SharePointTracked and monitored defect resolutions and enhancement rolloutsUpdated list as software enhancements deployed or changedManaged external SharePoint site providing access to internal Stakeholders and External ClientsMet with the IT team to review requirements and respond to inquiries regarding defects and/or enhancementsParticipated in weekly status meetings to ensure scope and timelines were adhered toConducted weekly Operations meetings with Offshore team to discuss open Javelin JRM and JBRM issuesParticipated in iterative design review sessionsIdentity defects discovered and tracked status of defects in department SharePoint siteParticipated in UAT sessions and provided weekly status reportsCollaborated with other Stakeholders to identify communication needsCollaborated with Training Team to identify training needsResponsible for monthly PROTool Reporting of Speaker ProgramPartnered with internal BTS Team and Stakeholders to conduct quarterly re-alignments for budget allocations.Provided Help Desk support for resolution of Field user Clarify Cases in Amdocs and HQ users in Service NowManaged access for new users to Javelin modules and 1CONNECT ToolReconciled end user access quarterly, comparing Active Directory reports, to remove inactive users and updating access levels for current end usersConnection, Inc., Schaumburg, IL Nov 2016 Aug 2017IT Project CoordinatorProvided full lifecycle Project Management for a multitude of IT projectsoEnd-to-End Cyber Security Projects/Network MonitoringoDesktop and PC DeploymentsoERP System MigrationsoIT Asset Disposition ServicesoTraining Contracts/ServicesoWarrantee ServicesoAudio Visual InstallsSupported Project Managers on larger, more complex, active projects in a variety of administrative and analytical tasksProvided support for data collection, report generation, file maintenance and project statusCompiled weekly staff reports with status from information provided by Project Managers high level snapshot of projectsUtilized MS Projects to track project financials, deadlines and create Gantt Charts to track deadlinesCreated and maintained documentation in Project Teams SharePoint folder by updating and posting contentPerformed billing and time and expense tracking for larger projectsMotorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (1 year Contract) Nov 2015 Nov 2016Project CoordinatorProject Greenfield Managing people, processes, and technologyResource Management of over six hundred direct/indirect employees/partnersAided with the coordination and implementation of the Migration to new ERP system, effectively communicating with all team members, stakeholders and end users for continuous improvement and program successManaged activities relating to the on boarding of internal and external resources related to the programCreated and maintained RAID Log for all 12 Project TracksPartnered with Facilities Management for workspace management, layout, and design of office for individual Teams.Coordinated with IT to procure equipment (laptops/monitors) for new project resourcesCoordinated office and meeting room change/configurations as needed with Facilities TeamSupported Management and company protocol and effectively communicated processes and proceduresManaged and tracked all on-boarding communications as required in Resource Management folderManaged project artifacts in Google Drive repositoryCreated daily pivot charts to document project statistics using MS ExcelPrepared, reconciled, and consolidated company financials across multiple entitiesEffectively and accurately communicated relevant project information to the project teamProficiency in Google programs (sheets/docs/slides/drive)Zones, Inc. Carol Stream, IL (Contract) Jul 2015 Nov 2015Project CoordinatorLarge MillerCoors Desktop and PC Migration Project, consisting of 5,500 Machines over twenty sitesAided with the coordination and implementation of the migration to the new machines, effectively communicating with all team members, stakeholders and end users for continuous improvement and program successPartnered with MillerCoors to receive new orders for laptops and desktops, assigning Sales Order numbers to each order and entering order into Zones shared drive to initialize migration processUtilized MillerCoors Lansweeper program, Master Software Applications lists, and VLOOKUPs to create application lists and profiles, for each user, per each site, for each orderSubmitted all application lists, per each Sales Order to the Integration Lab/Team to complete loading each users new profile to build new machinesCollaborated with the Logistics team to ship orders out to each location, upon completion of imagingPartnered with Nationwide Technologies to deploy technicians to each site to complete the physical migration of the new laptops/desktopsMonitored completed Deployment Checklists to ensure successful completion of migration was and end user satisfactionWorked with ITAD (IT Asset Disposal) to ensure the return of obsolete machines to Zones and placed into 10-day quarantine hold, pending the completion of the 3-pass D.O.D (Department of Defense) hard drive wipe of information.Coordinated with Logistics Team to return obsolete machines to Dell Financial Services and issue credit to MillerCoors.Tracked all order aspects (i.e., logistics/deployment/ITAD/Return of product to DFS) in Zones Status Report Tracker, and in MillerCoors SharePointConsistently monitored MillerCoors mailbox, SharePoint, and tracking reports through VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and VMWare Horizon Client to stay on-track with all project detailsEmerson Instrument & Valve Services, Schaumburg, IL Jul 2012 Jun 2015Project Coordinator/Project ManagerManagement of I&E Projects, Integration Projects, Direct Head and Mixed-Crew Projects, and PFN ProjectsEffectively direct and manage project development from beginning to end of project, setting and continually managing project expectations with team members and stakeholdersDefined the project scope, goals and deliverables and supported business goals in collaboration with Senior Management to ensure contract compliance and customer satisfactionEstimated the resources and participants required to achieve the project goals, negotiating when needed with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel to meet project objectivesCalculation of labor hours and per diems required, along with any rental equipment or specialized equipment required.Tracked project milestones and deliverables, updated project schedules and project status reportingMaintained Gantt Charts for project timelinesUtilized Oracle ERP Modules for Financial Management, Procurement and Project ManagementReviewed contracts and estimates to ensure Emersons profit margins were in adhered toAssisted Sales and Business Development Managers with quote preparation and proposalsGenerated technician work orders and obtaining purchase ordersEstablished professional relationships and communicated with field support staff and customers, consistently aligning to maintain accurate status reports and project reviewsGenerated invoicing summaries to customers and obtaining authorization to proceed with invoicingExhibited excellent communication and leadership skills to establish a collective understanding of project timelines, risk, project scope, milestones and delivery expectations to the terms and conditions of the contractsConsistently adapted to changing priorities with the flexibility to coordinate tasks across multiple projects simultaneouslyStreamlined Project Information Flow by creating a SharePoint database/repository for all Project Management files and overseeing site content and maintenance |
