Experience

Fuel Me

• United States
• Internet Marketplace Platforms
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Vendor Relations

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  The Vendor Relations is responsible for maintaining a positive relationship with the supplier network. The group develops fuel suppliers and monitors ongoing delivery performance. Vendor Relations maintain a minimum number of vendors by delivery location. Handles all vendor onboarding issues associated with the digital platform, merchant accounts, and provide training as needed. Responsible for developing opportunities for improvements. Special projects and other duties as defined. The Vendor Relations is responsible for maintaining a positive relationship with the supplier network. The group develops fuel suppliers and monitors ongoing delivery performance. Vendor Relations maintain a minimum number of vendors by delivery location. Handles all vendor onboarding issues associated with the digital platform, merchant accounts, and provide training as needed. Responsible for developing opportunities for improvements. Special projects and other duties as defined.



Independant Contractor

• Energy Trader

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  We understand your needs, and bring you the best solutions. We are committed to our customers, employees, environment, and our community. We do everything with integrity, ethically, while providing the most value to you, our client. We understand your needs, and bring you the best solutions. We are committed to our customers, employees, environment, and our community. We do everything with integrity, ethically, while providing the most value to you, our client.



Comerica Bank (Consultant)

• Technical Project Management

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2012

  Lead major core infrastructure projects within the suite of ITO financial projects. Developed approaches to problems and recommended actions plans to management within the corporate culture. Project Management:- Developed and maintained detailed resource level project plans. - Managed a number of Workflow development projects. - Manage and monitored milestones from other teams impacting project deliverables. - Use resource leveling to resolve resource over allocations.- Upgraded application servers for web and phone utilization.



Entertainment Publication (Consultant)

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2011

  Specializing in strategic business transformations that maximize existing business relationships as a PM and BA, generate new opportunities, and run more efficient and lean organization. Reorganizing existing infrastructures to improve operations, both internally and with external customers. Facilitating key collaborations and partnerships that provide exponential financial growth and unique offerings in the market. Increasing profitability by decreasing wasted time and effort. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER- Served as an Engagement Manager/Business Analyst, responsible for managing end-to-end IT services.- Implemented solutions affecting over 30,000 employees in a distributed client/server environment. - Analyzed technology needs of business sectors, established strategic direction of service lines. - Managed global project teams, vendors and external solution providers.



Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (Consultant)

• Automotive Dealer Services Program Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Dec 2008

  Brought onboard to provide strategic direction, oversight in the improvement of operational efficiencies aligned with people, process and technology regarding financial services information technology solutions offering leasing and financing optionsAutomotive Dealer Services Program Manager - Provided high-level technical guidance concerning business implications and application development. - Led internal and external business and customer groups on process improvement projects.- Gathered and analyzed information, provided recommendations to address and resolve business issues. - Provided project management and industry best practices for Software Engineers and Business Analysts. - Lead internal and external business and customer groups on process improvement projects, scope creation, business objective designs to improve business results.- Implemented Sales initiatives to current customers of the ADP application and managed changes to accommodate their business needs.- Provide high-level technical guidance concerning business implications of application development projects.- Gather and analyze information and provide recommendations to address and resolve business issues for a specific business group.- Built relationships with peers and their teams to ensure objectives are achieved.



GMAC Commercial Finance (Consultant)

• Project Manager/Sustainabilty Manager

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2008

  Project managed and sustained all GMAC North American financial applications and account centers.PROJECT MANAGER: - Directed product, service, and solutions teams by creating and maintaining the functional specifications for each product. - Coordinated communication plans, allocated staff and resources appropriately to effectively accomplish project tasks. - Served as primary interface to IT and Business Partners while managing risks involved with highly complex projects of varying scale and scope. - Identified and created solutions that contributed to the development of new company concepts.



Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Consultant)

• Senior Project Manager

  • Oct 2003 - Aug 2007

  Led and managed team for the development, integration and enhancement of IT infrastructure projects.SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - Implemented state of the art E-business process management services to members, groups, and agents. - - Prepared statements of work for vendors, project plans, schedules, change controls and budgets. - Managed stakeholder relationships and scope to ensure project focus and value-added service. - Analyzed plan variances and other plan anomalies, led planning and re-planning charters with business and IT managers. - Developed and maintained master schedule, including cost management. - Mitigated project issues and risks, approved and managed staffing requirements. - Maintained vendor relations with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) and Group Health



General Dynamics (Consultant)

• Project Planner

  • Nov 2001 - May 2003

  PROJECT MANAGER - As FCS/MGV Variant-Engineering Program Planning Lead, consistently exceeded expectations for mandated projects. - Contributed in proposal development team to secure over contract awards. - Created Planning Members on Process, Procedures and Engineering Processes. - Interfaced with over 10 Integrated Process Team Managers, 150 CAMs, and 2 BMTs. - Performed risk mitigation on projects, identifying program risks and successfully alleviating impacts.



Ford Credit (Consultant)

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2000 - Nov 2001

  Planned, directed, and coordinated activities of a designated project to ensure that goals and objectives were accomplished within prescribed time frame and established performance metrics.PROJECT MANAGER - Created and implemented planning activities, metrics, and functions to support Ford Credit Programs.- Managed CARS (Common Accounts Receivable System) project. Which replaced all Ford Retail and Lease Receivables Systems with one Lending Automotive System. - Worked on team to perform and support planning tasks related to facilitating the installation of Project