Senior Agile Project Manager and Business Analyst

• Mar 2020 - Present

Project Manager

• Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

Project Portfolio Manager

• Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

Responsibilities • Carries out the definition and direction for technology requests and projects, prioritizing and planning with project teams and management for appropriation of resources and responsibility – ensuring timely execution and delivery excellence of technology projects to achieve delivery dates, plus other project defined milestones • Budget tracking for the portfolio, preparing status reports for management and stakeholders, and general project analysis efforts and reporting. • Coordinate with project teams (Business Analysts, Project Managers, developers and stakeholders) to define scope and facilitate gathering of requirements. • Help the team understand our project delivery approach, focusing on delivering a minimum viable product through careful and deliberate prioritization • Facilitate collaborative working sessions as needed • Design practices and procedures for consistent tracking of projects and major work activities (managed work) across the project portfolio • Implements and advises the leadership team on implementing governance industry best practices through continuous improvement strategies • Conduct governance gate reviews and quality audits, including deliverable reviews • Communicate escalation needs • Deliver quality projects to satisfied customers on time and on budget • Ensure standardized, compliant and efficient processes Show less

Lead Project Manager

• Nov 2007 - Jan 2019

• Lead mission-critical projects with campus-wide scope.• Implemented an entirely new project management methodology (agile scrum) that increased collaboration and interaction with customers while decreasing errors and re-work.• Recognized by my clients with the Student Life & Development “Unsung Hero” award for excellence in implementing $150,000 Electronic Health Records system in Student Health Services.• Directed the implementation of a consolidated event ticketing solution on campus.• Achieved significant cost savings and improved service while meeting aggressive timelines by sourcing alternative vendors for completing the Twin Cities Graduate Center project.• Key member of the Transition Coordinating Team that implemented and operationalized a new campus organizational structure.• Certified in Educational Lean process improvement. Co-facilitated a 5 day process improvement process on University policy and communications. Show less

College Technician

• Sep 1998 - Nov 2007

• Enhanced productivity and effectiveness by providing exceptional technical support to faculty, staff and students in the G.R. Herberger College of Business (HCOB).• Served as project manager for $140,000 grant that partnered St. Cloud State University and Dairyland Healthcare Solutions.• Hired, fired, and coached 14 students as part of $140,000 grant.• Hired, fired, and coached 2 – 3 student workers for computer support with emphasis on technical development while providing exceptional customer service.• Improved operations of the BCIS computer lab by providing exceptional leadership and coaching to one student manager and 11 student lab consultants, creating new policies, streamlining procedures, and introducing new technology including computerized time clock system and listservs.• Conceived of and created an online newsletter to help faculty members understand and embrace technology changes. Show less

Adjunct Professor

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2016