b'JOHN H. SMITH, MBA, PMP\nP.O. Box 1673\x01 Callahan, FL 32011\x01 800.991.5187\ninfo@greatresumesfast.com\n\nProgram Manager / PMO Director\nDynamic, versatile, hands-on Program Manager who leads teams to design and implement successful IT projects that align\nbusiness and IT objectives and deliver rapid results\nProject Management | Strategic Planning | PMO Management\nEnergetic, trusted, and detail-oriented Senior Program Manager and strategic solutions provider with outstanding project management\nand conflict management skills. Hand-picked by executive team to turn around underperforming programs; accomplished leader\nknown and respected for leading successful change in projects and building credibility with executive teams and staff. Solutions driver\nwho bridges the gap between business and technology with expertise in managing complex programs and multiple concurrent projects.\nDirects PMO teams to develop high-quality programs that solve business problems and provide tangible results for enterprise-level\nfinancial systems and legacy workflow systems.\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Conflict Management\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Turnaround Operations\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Risk & Issue Management \xe2\x99\xa6 Financial Modeling & Analysis\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Cost/Benefit Analysis\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Change Management\n\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Staffing & Resource Management\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Agile & Waterfall Methodologies\n\xe2\x99\xa6 Stakeholder Management\n\nCERTIFICATIONS\nProject Management Professional (PMP) ~ Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)\nLean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) Professional ~ ITIL V.8 (Basis) Certified\nCertified Financial Planner (CFP)\n\nProfessional Experience\nGridlock Builders; Boston, MA (2011\xe2\x80\x94Present)\nDIRECTOR OF FINANCE / PROGRAM MANAGEMENT\nPMO Start-Up | Contract Management | PMO Management\nTrusted Financial Executive with CFO- and CIO-level responsibilities; adds transparency to IT and financial operations while adapting\nfinancial strategy to organizational goals. Program Manager over all IT projects\xe2\x80\x94manage workloads, define deliverables, hire and\nmentor resources, conduct performance reviews, and ensure compliance with established PMO processes. Direct business\nforecasting and financial analysis activities and identify opportunities and risks along with action plans to ensure attainment of financial\ngoals.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Spearheaded the development of the first-ever Program Management Office; defined project management processes,\nincluding those related to requirements management, change control, and user acceptance testing.\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nCaptured 60% savings in projects costs in only five months\xe2\x80\x94reengineered project plan and renegotiated contracts with new\nvendors; enhanced quality assurance and maintained timelines.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nReengineered vendor policy to enhance quality assurance and to identify risks and issues at earlier stages during the project;\nmanage contracts for all IT vendors including website development, hosting, IT operations, and IT applications development.\n\nNew Morgan and Co., Inc.; Trenton, NJ (2010\xe2\x80\x942012)\nVP OF ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS / PROGRAM MANAGEMENT\nOff-Shore Project Management | Multimillion-Dollar Budgets | Global PMO Staff\nTop-performing Program Manager consistently sought out to reengineer troubled projects. Managed PMO staff in a matrix reporting\nstructure consisting of 44 Global Project Managers and a department budget of $15-million. Managed all projects, budgets, and\nstrategic analysis for all programs. Prescribed solutions that provided quick ROI for maximum revenue productivity, service\noptimization, and system flexibility.\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nDirected programs with up to 70 infrastructure and application projects\xe2\x80\x94implemented vendor and financial strategies that\nimproved project planning and reduced costs by 60% in only five months.\n\n\x0cJOHN H. SMITH, MBA, PMP\ninfo@greatresumesfast.com \x01 800.991.5187\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nLed multi-functional technology teams and key contributor and mentor for a PMO office with up to 80 resources; managed\ndevelopment of innovative software systems and applications.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nDirected all services, resources, and project plans for major scalable enterprise solutions supporting $1.2-billion with\nunique ability to drive transformational change in both business and technology leadership roles.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nProvided business analysis for projects of up to $150-million that included requirements, success criteria, milestones, Key\nPerformance indicators (KPIs), and Work Breakdown Structures.\n\nApex Professional Services/Dollar Group; Wayne, NJ (2007\xe2\x80\x942010)\nSENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST / IT PROJECT / PROGRAM CONSULTANT\nBusiness Case Management | Sarbanes-Oxley | Process Improvement\nDirected IT financial planning and analysis for a $120-million department\xe2\x80\x94developed business cases, mitigated risks, and managed\nforecasting, operations, and budgets. Led all IT audits for Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and testing, as well process improvement\ninitiatives.\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nImproved Project Management processes through the implementation of a new business case template\xe2\x80\x94enhanced project\nvisibility to determine project status for Executive decision-making.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nIncreased financial planning process effectiveness by 35% through the development and implementation of a capital budget\ncycle that ensured the accuracy and data integrity of all financial transactions.\n\nFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ROLES:\nChildren Toys, Inc. (2005)\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Directed global planning and analysis for a real estate and IT portfolio of $550-million that included capital investments and\npost-spending analysis.\nMinolta Corporation (2004)\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Managed budgets, forecasting, and business case modeling initiatives for North American operations; improved 120 business\nprocesses that boosted productivity levels by 40% in only five months.\nLight Technologies, Inc.; Sprain, NJ (1995\xe2\x80\x942003)\nMANAGER, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT\nMultibillion-Dollar Budgets | Program Management | Cost Savings\nManaged all IT planning, forecasting, and business case management for the largest division at Light Technologies\xe2\x80\x94a $5-billion\ndepartment; directed multibillion-dollar budgets, reporting, investment analysis, metrics development, and software implementation.\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nCaptured $70-million in cost savings per year through implementation of a reverse logistics programs\xe2\x80\x94reverse engineered\nthe entire supply chain and reduced inefficiencies.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nLed initiatives for business cases of more than 350 projects within 80 programs ranging from manufacturing, IT services, to\nwireless strategy.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nPioneered vision and implementation of a new IT financial analysis and internal project tracking process for four large IT\ndepartments including Business Communication Services IT, Manufacturing IT, and Services IT.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nManaged projects with varying levels of complexity and identified and mitigated potential risks; developed requirements,\nmanaged change control, and tracked schedules and cost performance while ensuring project activities aligned with business\nobjectives.\n\nEarly Career: Manager of Planning and Analysis, Phone Global Corporation\n\nEducation\nMaster of Business Administration, Business Economics/Finance\xe2\x80\x94 State University, Newark, NJ\nBachelor of Science, Finance/Accounting\xe2\x80\x94Hoboken State University, Hoboken, NJ'