Experience

Choice Solutions

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Project Management Office

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Responsible for directing and developing the Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure IT programs and projects in the areas of Citrix, Nutanix, Palo Alto, Office 365, Ivanti, and general virtualization and networking meet the goals and exceed the expectations of Customers and the Choice Solutions organization. Develop and implement PMO processes and policies, direct project management staff, and work with account managers, systems engineers, and Choice Solutions' partnership to define… Show more Responsible for directing and developing the Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure IT programs and projects in the areas of Citrix, Nutanix, Palo Alto, Office 365, Ivanti, and general virtualization and networking meet the goals and exceed the expectations of Customers and the Choice Solutions organization. Develop and implement PMO processes and policies, direct project management staff, and work with account managers, systems engineers, and Choice Solutions' partnership to define, prioritize, and develop projects and programs. Show less



The Berdeo Group, LLC

• Experienced PMO Director, Author, and Creative Change Management Expert

  • Jan 2006 - Feb 2019

  • Technology Infrastructure (Current) – Lead Citrix virtualization projects for flagship clients of a leading United States consultancy. • PMO Setup – Created and implemented project management office at a $1B private business services company with. • PMO Leader – Global Platform Optimization – Leading project/change management of 33% cost reduction through process optimization and multi-plant relocation at a $4.3B printing company. • Robotic Process Automation – Outsourced… Show more • Technology Infrastructure (Current) – Lead Citrix virtualization projects for flagship clients of a leading United States consultancy. • PMO Setup – Created and implemented project management office at a $1B private business services company with. • PMO Leader – Global Platform Optimization – Leading project/change management of 33% cost reduction through process optimization and multi-plant relocation at a $4.3B printing company. • Robotic Process Automation – Outsourced and managed reprogramming of monthly plant reports and quarterly leadership deck, reducing compilation time from two FTE weeks to five minutes for a $1 billion roofing supplier. • SumTotal Learning Management System Global Deployment – Led a time-sensitive deployment to 60,000 employees worldwide that avoided an extremely material compliance fine for the client. • Career Opportunities Content Development – Led the team that constructed and deployed over 500 career paths, job descriptions and development guides for over 60,000 employees worldwide. • Medicare Insurance Call Center – Led a recruiting team that hired 852 call center employees in 3 months, creating 500% growth for an $11 billion insurance broker’s Medicare exchange. • PeopleSoft ERP Financials 9.0 Training – Led training development and rollout at a $4.3 billion multinational company to ensure that PeopleSoft would continue to be supported. • Performance Management System Rollout and Background Checking Program Management –Simultaneously led change management and testing for a performance management system rollout and a global background checking program to 25,000 employees on 4 continents. • PeopleSoft ERP HR 9.0 Change Management and Testing – Led change management and testing (225 total team members) for a 4-continent, $25 million deployment. • HR Service Center Offshore Rollout – Project managed the migration of a $3 billion HR consultancy’s HR service center to Krakow, Poland to cut costs by 60% over 5 years. Show less



Aon

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager & HR Financial Operations Manager

  • Oct 2003 - Jan 2006

  • Chief of Staff and Financial Planning/Reporting Leader – Managed budget and reporting of $40 million department. Led prioritization meetings to optimize project portfolio. • Project Management Office Development – Developed PMI-based full-lifecycle project management methodology for an HR function serving 25,000 global employees. • Custom Resource Management/Scheduling System – Managed the custom development and rollout of a system for an outsourcing business tracking 10,000… Show more • Chief of Staff and Financial Planning/Reporting Leader – Managed budget and reporting of $40 million department. Led prioritization meetings to optimize project portfolio. • Project Management Office Development – Developed PMI-based full-lifecycle project management methodology for an HR function serving 25,000 global employees. • Custom Resource Management/Scheduling System – Managed the custom development and rollout of a system for an outsourcing business tracking 10,000 employees. • Sales, Code of Conduct, and Data Privacy Training Programs – Managed the construction and delivery of development programs and related conferences for audiences of 18,000+. Show less



Contempra Solutions, LLC

• Senior Project Manager

  • Apr 2001 - Oct 2003

  • Instructor of PMP Review Courses – Taught full curriculum for PMP candidate review courses in a government-funded program for unemployed professionals. • Content Authoring Toolkit – Led project for creation of visual development platform used by instructional designers firm-wide, reducing development costs by over 50%. • Financial Training for IPO – Project managed the development and deployment of classroom and online training for 25,000 employees. Served as lead in-class… Show more • Instructor of PMP Review Courses – Taught full curriculum for PMP candidate review courses in a government-funded program for unemployed professionals. • Content Authoring Toolkit – Led project for creation of visual development platform used by instructional designers firm-wide, reducing development costs by over 50%. • Financial Training for IPO – Project managed the development and deployment of classroom and online training for 25,000 employees. Served as lead in-class facilitator. Show less



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant - Systems Integration & Implementation Services

  • Sep 1995 - Apr 2001

  • Custom-Developed Systems – Led the design of the collateral portion of the system that clears all option trades in the United States. Led the design team for the membership system of a $10 billion property/casualty insurer. Led the testing and production cutover teams and was mainframe operations manager for a membership and billing system at a $55 billion health insurer. • PeopleSoft 7.5 ERPTravel and Expense – Led requirements, design, and system performance teams for implementation… Show more • Custom-Developed Systems – Led the design of the collateral portion of the system that clears all option trades in the United States. Led the design team for the membership system of a $10 billion property/casualty insurer. Led the testing and production cutover teams and was mainframe operations manager for a membership and billing system at a $55 billion health insurer. • PeopleSoft 7.5 ERPTravel and Expense – Led requirements, design, and system performance teams for implementation at a $70 billion property and casualty insurer. Led post-deployment technical team. • Information Systems Audit and Consulting – Supported financial audit teams on annual audits of middle market to Fortune 500 clients. Served as controls consultant for many of the same clients. Show less