Experience

Self-employed

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Owner / Managing Director

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Oconomowoc, WI deCoda IT, LLC provides program and project management services to clients in project delivery. Working and collaborating with stakeholders to understand and meet business needs in existing models, new business, start-ups and other business models. Works on a variety of projects from inception through completion. Experience with Agile, Waterfall, SDLC.



Cloud Lending Solutions

• Senior Project Manager, Professional Services Practice Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Austin, TX ➤ Came aboard as Senior Project Manager and Professional Services Practices Manager, to help this small start-up company roll out project initiatives, new processes, internal controls, and quality services. ➤ Leading and championing internal departments by overseeing the operational strategic planning, including fostering innovation, benchmarking innovative infrastructure design, planning projects and organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources. ➤ Planning, spearheading, and… Show more ➤ Came aboard as Senior Project Manager and Professional Services Practices Manager, to help this small start-up company roll out project initiatives, new processes, internal controls, and quality services. ➤ Leading and championing internal departments by overseeing the operational strategic planning, including fostering innovation, benchmarking innovative infrastructure design, planning projects and organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources. ➤ Planning, spearheading, and directing the design for all project-related activities of the organization, as well as providing administrative direction and support for daily operational activities of the department, while managing all financial aspects of the project to ensure budget remains under approved forecast. ➤ Supporting the development of system development life cycle processes to support secure, cloud-based digital banking solutions specializing in deposits, money movement, lending, security, and fraud. ➤ Engaging nearly 30 resources at peak for major project spanning two years with 36,000 hours invested that generated over $5M in license and service fees. ➤ Overseeing the asset management, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade and support of all IT systems, as well as providing the strategic direction of the department, directly influencing the business development, process improvement, and program advancements. ➤ Providing project management and architecture-level solutions for multiple tier-1 accounts starting from pre-sales to implementation to support and into long-term services models. ➤ Collaborating with key partners across product, operations, and technology to provide thought leadership and solution design by identifying immediate or future business goals or technical requirements while providing input to project planning, risk identification, and risk closure. Show less



FIS

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2017

  Milwaukee, WI ➤ Led multiple, concurrent license and ASP implementations focusing on anti-money laundering or fraud detection, developing, planning, and managing key projects, creating plans, schedules, project estimates, resource allocations, and status reports to meet prescribed objectives. ➤ Served as a key contributor to the successful design, implementation, construction, and rollout of the ASP business, and successfully initiated the ASP application service which became the most profitable… Show more ➤ Led multiple, concurrent license and ASP implementations focusing on anti-money laundering or fraud detection, developing, planning, and managing key projects, creating plans, schedules, project estimates, resource allocations, and status reports to meet prescribed objectives. ➤ Served as a key contributor to the successful design, implementation, construction, and rollout of the ASP business, and successfully initiated the ASP application service which became the most profitable divisional services offerings within the past few years. ➤ Managed a small team of associates and consultants from project initiation through completion, effectively communicating and delegating work responsibilities while providing leadership to ensure tasks are completed accurately, on time, and on budget. ➤ Improved and streamlined processes by analyzing systems to make recommendations and take action to direct implementation of solutions, determining the time and resources required to complete projects. ➤ Coordinated activities and projects for team members and external resources, overseeing planning, monitoring execution, reporting status, escalating or resolving issues as well as serving as a liaison between team members and functional area management. ➤ Evaluated potential projects and supported sales activities, monitoring risk factors, project issues, action items, and progress, participating in project meetings as well as preparing and delivering reports to upper management. ➤ Built weekly change management plans, aligning change requests with project requirements and working with governance to obtain approvals while coordinating with teams and users to ensure task completion. ➤ Assembled and developed highly effective, motivated teams, allocating resources, mentoring staff, setting objectives, and evaluating performance while driving teams to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Show less



Various Companies

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Previous Work History

  • 1995 - 2009

  Systems and Programming Project Leader II – Metavante Corporation, Milwaukee, WI – January 2004 to October 2009 CSF Consultant – M&I Data Services, Milwaukee, WI – August 1999 to December 2003 Technical and Business Consultant – Exacta Corporation, Brookfield, WI – June 1997 to August 1999 Programming and System Development – The Mutual Group US, Brookfield, WI – January 1996 to June 1997 LAN Administration and Technical Support – The Mutual Group US, Brookfield, WI – February 1995… Show more Systems and Programming Project Leader II – Metavante Corporation, Milwaukee, WI – January 2004 to October 2009 CSF Consultant – M&I Data Services, Milwaukee, WI – August 1999 to December 2003 Technical and Business Consultant – Exacta Corporation, Brookfield, WI – June 1997 to August 1999 Programming and System Development – The Mutual Group US, Brookfield, WI – January 1996 to June 1997 LAN Administration and Technical Support – The Mutual Group US, Brookfield, WI – February 1995 to January 1996 Show less