Director of Project Management, Pmp

• Leads team efforts to effectively manage projects spanning greenfield construction with $120M+ capital investment budgets, M&A integrations, and business process development within a startup environment
• Launched and strategically aligned the PMO with the organizational objectives to accommodate growing project demands and to ensure the consistent attainment of project prioritization efforts
• Optimized the project intake process by implementing a project initiation workflow process and standardizing templates to reduce project approval led times
• Designed a comprehensive project management approach, resulting in desired project execution outcomes, streamlined day-to-day activity oversight, increased team collaboration, and improved project visibility to key stakeholders
• Defined a project governance framework outlining roles, responsibilities, decision-making processes, and KPI reporting
• Champions the implementation of industry-leading project management methodologies, standards, and best practices to enhance operational efficiency, ensure consistent quality results, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement

• Drove the execution and delivery of highly complex $300M+ automated warehousing projects ensuring they completed on time and within budget
• Provided strategic direction and guidance to project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with project requirements and objectives
• Mentored and coached direct reports to improve their project management skills, resulting in improved project outcomes, stakeholder communication and satisfaction
• Developed and maintained project management metrics and reporting mechanisms to track progress, identify risks and issues and provide routine updates to executive stakeholders. Deployed corrective action techniques to maintain scope
• Served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership to support informed decision-making across projects to drive successful achievement of organizational objectives

• Effectively managed the Industrial Control Systems/Cyber Security program valued at $10M by coordinating seamless cross-functional collaboration with IT leaders and engineers to ensure the successful completion of prescribed projects
• Defined program-specific requisites encompassing the scope of work, resource requirements, timeframes, and budgets; Formulated integrated project execution plans and managed capital spend forecasts
• Propelled the achievement of key milestones by providing proactive guidance, anticipating future assignments, eliminating obstacles, and delivering constructive feedback to enhance project performance
• Led and facilitated program meetings, disseminated status reports, managed project costs controls, and ensured continuous communication with executive stakeholders

• Directed the execution of the Mobile Ticketing Application project, valued at $14M; Managed vendor resources and the design development teams to ensure the successful completion of project activities
• Guided authority-wide stakeholders, project teams, and external vendors through an extensive planning process to effectively gather essential business requirements, and refine the system designs requirements; Represented the client in project meetings and stage gate reviews
• Devised and implemented a project implementation strategy by applying suitable methodologies to oversee project advancement, measure performance against baseline plans, and enforced project governance
• Conducted assessments of project discrepancies, prepared relevant metrics, and provided well-informed recommendations for corrective actions