Karrie Schwartz
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Aaron Baca
I can only speak of Karrie in the context of being a customer, but I imagine that is the best indication of skill. During a major product, Karrie shared office space with me and another coworker. As the project ramped up and my involvement was needed in the closing stages of construction, Karrie was my go-to when I had questions. If she didn't know, she where to look or who to talk to. She helped to get needed parts and track down missing shipments. I'm sure this could have been handled by someone less skilled and less busy, but Karrie was on the other side of a partition, and I'm a fundamentally lazy person. She was really great to work with, handling herself with a perfect balance of professional etiquette and friendly familiarity. We were all pretty sad at the end of the project when Karrie had to go on to the next job. She's a gifted asset. Any employee is lucky to have her.
Aaron Baca
I can only speak of Karrie in the context of being a customer, but I imagine that is the best indication of skill. During a major product, Karrie shared office space with me and another coworker. As the project ramped up and my involvement was needed in the closing stages of construction, Karrie was my go-to when I had questions. If she didn't know, she where to look or who to talk to. She helped to get needed parts and track down missing shipments. I'm sure this could have been handled by someone less skilled and less busy, but Karrie was on the other side of a partition, and I'm a fundamentally lazy person. She was really great to work with, handling herself with a perfect balance of professional etiquette and friendly familiarity. We were all pretty sad at the end of the project when Karrie had to go on to the next job. She's a gifted asset. Any employee is lucky to have her.
Aaron Baca
I can only speak of Karrie in the context of being a customer, but I imagine that is the best indication of skill. During a major product, Karrie shared office space with me and another coworker. As the project ramped up and my involvement was needed in the closing stages of construction, Karrie was my go-to when I had questions. If she didn't know, she where to look or who to talk to. She helped to get needed parts and track down missing shipments. I'm sure this could have been handled by someone less skilled and less busy, but Karrie was on the other side of a partition, and I'm a fundamentally lazy person. She was really great to work with, handling herself with a perfect balance of professional etiquette and friendly familiarity. We were all pretty sad at the end of the project when Karrie had to go on to the next job. She's a gifted asset. Any employee is lucky to have her.
Aaron Baca
I can only speak of Karrie in the context of being a customer, but I imagine that is the best indication of skill. During a major product, Karrie shared office space with me and another coworker. As the project ramped up and my involvement was needed in the closing stages of construction, Karrie was my go-to when I had questions. If she didn't know, she where to look or who to talk to. She helped to get needed parts and track down missing shipments. I'm sure this could have been handled by someone less skilled and less busy, but Karrie was on the other side of a partition, and I'm a fundamentally lazy person. She was really great to work with, handling herself with a perfect balance of professional etiquette and friendly familiarity. We were all pretty sad at the end of the project when Karrie had to go on to the next job. She's a gifted asset. Any employee is lucky to have her.
Experience
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Parallel Technologies, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Integrator
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May 2019 - Present
• Further the vision of offering fully integrated solutions• Connect business objectives and daily operations to technology platforms• Streamline communication to promote consistent and efficient business operations • Identify key processes and applications required by key business objectives• Strategically map growth of operations; optimize process while minimizing business disruption• Consolidate information; act as a liaison between Visionary and BU Leadership• Develop business deliverables: use case reports and presentations, financial analysis and ROI implications, process and/or data models • Continued financial responsibilities from previous role; expanded to include other business units
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Program Manager, Data Center
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Jul 2017 - May 2019
• Train and develop skillset range of direct report project management team • Oversight of all data center projects, including multiple project teams and project managers • Coordinate project priorities, produce measurable outputs• Manage financials at consolidated project and departmental levels: budgeting, forecasting, tracking and analysis• Risk identification and mitigation• Coordination of project interdependencies, including shared resources• Communication with internal and external stakeholders
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Project Manager, Data Center
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May 2014 - Jul 2017
• Project Management of multiple engagements, upwards of $20M in total revenue at one time• Manage scope, schedule and budget on multiple concurrent projects for diverse clients• Variety of design and construction engagements; with no outage to existing data centers• Maintain profitability goals while ensuring scope is delivered and key objectives are met • Proactively identify potential schedule obstacles, determine remedial action• Establish project risk factors and work with the team to effectively mitigate• Ensure successful achievement of project milestones • Facilitate communication between design, construction, delivery, and client teams• Provide final deliverables to the client and verify expectations are met; manage project closeout • Serve as a resource for other project managers on cross-disciplinary projects and internal efforts
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Systems Integration Manager / Integration Consultant
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Jan 2012 - May 2014
Client-facing and internal-facing responsibilities:• Consulting services around application implementation, configuration & training• Analysis and alignment of process, goals and objectives with application capabilities• Custom SQL database design, scripting and report writing; dashboard development• Project Management support for the data center mechanical & electrical team • Development of process models and documentationAdditional internal-facing responsibilities: • Assist with organizational change management• Consult across business units; provide recommendations for corporate unity• Continuation of internal IT management responsibilities from prior role (listed below)
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Financial Analyst / Internal Operations, IT & Purchasing Manager
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Aug 2007 - Dec 2011
• Prepare and analyze corporate level work–in–progress (WIP) reports on a monthly basis • Review all current projects for exceptions impacting corporate financials• Develop project reporting for the purpose of successful project management• Implementation of operational platforms, including ongoing training of internal staff• Internal IT management functions (desktop support, network administration, internal purchases)• Track inventory stock levels, eventually eliminating the requirement for stock-on-hand• Continuation of financial operations from prior role (listed below)
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Operations & Purchasing Manager
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Aug 2005 - Jul 2007
• Project planning and coordination: financials, material procurement, tech scheduling/time tracking • Management of warehouse and service van inventory• MFR and vendor relationship management; rebate program administrator• Assist in finance operations: invoicing, sales tax, vendor maintenance• Customization, maintenance and support of internal software applications; custom report writing• Internal IT helpdesk coordination
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Triad Network Technologies, Inc.
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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National Coordinator
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Sep 2004 - Aug 2005
• Coordination of national sub-contractors for client jobs• Ensure client satisfaction with work performed• Material procurement and inventory management• Administration of all back office operations • Coordination of national sub-contractors for client jobs• Ensure client satisfaction with work performed• Material procurement and inventory management• Administration of all back office operations
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Wegmans Food Markets
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Part-Time Employee
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May 1999 - Jul 2005
Various positions, including cashier, commercial bakery, Gift Shop, Deli/Prepared Foods, Old World Cheese Shop, Coffee Shop. Various positions, including cashier, commercial bakery, Gift Shop, Deli/Prepared Foods, Old World Cheese Shop, Coffee Shop.
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Education
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Saint John Fisher College
BA, Communications/Journalism, Pol Science