Experience

Elevance Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Portfolio Manager

  • May 2011 - Present



Anthem, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Portfolio Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Connecticut, United States

• Portfolio Coordinator

  • May 2011 - Present

  Wallingford, CT Manage a PMO (Project Management Office) for key IT Infrastructure projects.



WellPoint, Inc. (Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield)

• Program Analyst/Coordinator (Through TEK Systems, Inc.)

  • May 2010 - May 2011

  North Haven, CT Coordinate, monitor and support IT infrastructure related projects through project lifecycle. Help manage the Infrastructure Program Office (IPO) by tracking program issues, risks, and inter-project dependencies. Prepare and facilitate executive level status presentations, monthly portfolio metrics and reports. Maintain IPO Sharepoint site including project portfolio list, project management templates, change requests and project closure documents. Assists in coaching project managers through… Show more Coordinate, monitor and support IT infrastructure related projects through project lifecycle. Help manage the Infrastructure Program Office (IPO) by tracking program issues, risks, and inter-project dependencies. Prepare and facilitate executive level status presentations, monthly portfolio metrics and reports. Maintain IPO Sharepoint site including project portfolio list, project management templates, change requests and project closure documents. Assists in coaching project managers through project governance and run monthly project gating meetings. Facilitate weekly live-meeting dashboard presentations providing status of all IPO projects to managers, stakeholders and application development teams. Coordinate Project Change Request (PCR) process including maintaining guidelines and flow design, tracking approval process and communicating decisions to project teams. Show less



MassMutual

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Technician

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2009

  Assisted Program Manager with all phases of project planning. Created and updated integrated project plans, resource plans, timelines, milestone plans; coordinated with program, project and resource managers. Tracked monthly issues and action logs. Scheduled and facilitated meetings. Validated vendor invoices and managed approval process. Troubleshot issues with process and reporting tools. Analyzed monthly forecast against budget using excel, SAP and Clarity. Researched issues and made… Show more Assisted Program Manager with all phases of project planning. Created and updated integrated project plans, resource plans, timelines, milestone plans; coordinated with program, project and resource managers. Tracked monthly issues and action logs. Scheduled and facilitated meetings. Validated vendor invoices and managed approval process. Troubleshot issues with process and reporting tools. Analyzed monthly forecast against budget using excel, SAP and Clarity. Researched issues and made recommendations to program manager. Performed integrated unit testing for Winflex / MMD (MassMutal Designs). Resource for project teams - the go to person. Show less



Empire Today

• Project Coordinator

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2007

  Coordinated 1.6 million in home improvement projects from point of sale to completion. Scheduled installations, service appointments, managed independent contractors, Customer liaison with contractors, field technicians, sales and corporate. Resolved accounts receivable and service issues.



Doncasters, Inc

• Project Coordinator

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2006

  Directed a team of 6 executives to select an (ERP) Enterprise Resource Planning system. Planned weekly meetings, delegated tasks, kept team focused on project scope and schedule. Co-managed the implementation of system. Developed project schedule, team selection and progress tracking. Coordinated process flow mapping and customization of modules. Sucessfully implemented in 5 months and provided post implementation technical support.

• Executive Assistant

  • Jun 2003 - Mar 2005

  Assisted the President and Chief Financial Officer. Responsible for reporting monthly sales, human resources and Key Performance Indicators to corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom. Coordinated meetings, created and analyzed monthly sales results. Managed American Express and travel accounts. Participated on the information technology steering committee.



Hartford Life Insurance Company

• Underwriting Consultant

  • Jan 1998 - Sep 2001

  Managed Term Life, Long Term Disability, Business Overhead, Hospital Indemnity and Accidental Death business worth over $20M annually. Responsible for risk assessment, pricing of prospects, proposal preparation, renewal negotiations with brokers and third party administrators, reinsurance placement and financial stability of accounts. Coordinated contract development, acturarial support, accounting, claims and marketing functions.



Duncanson & Holt Reinsurance Company

• Long Term Care Underwriter

  • Apr 1997 - Jan 1998

  Evaluated applications from insurance company clients utilizing physician statements and telephone interviews to assess health histories, activities of daily living, and cognitive abilities. Approved, declined and determined extra premiums utilizing a PC-based underwriting workstation. Communicated decisions to agents and applicants.



Mass Mutual / CT Mutual

• Senior Disability Underwriter

  • Jan 1990 - Apr 1997

  Assessed morbidity risk for individuals, associations and small groups. Made decisions after analyzing medical exams, and various medical, personal and financial reports. Provided on-going training, negotiating and service to field associates through written communication, field visits and presentations. Presented an overview of underwriting Disability insurance risk to Agents School.