Project coordinator (PMO Office) Resume

Desired Industry: Interpreter/Translators	SpiderID: 13655
Desired Job Location: Morris Plains, New Jersey	Date Posted: 7/2/2007
Type of Position: Contractor	Availability Date:
Desired Wage:
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25%
Highest Degree Attained: High School/Equivalent	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
Project coordinator/planner: experience working with Project Managers / team members working with projects from conception to closure.

Experience:
Years of experience coordinating projects from conception to closure.

Education:
Project Management Certification from Geo Washington University

Skills:

JUDITH A. VALENTE
70 Stockton Court
Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950
(973) 451-1868
judyvalente@att.net

Profile: Recognized communicator, motivator, and team player in the Project Coordination and Quality Assurance areas. Recipient of numerous (AT&T) promotions resulting from outstanding job performance annual reviews. Goal-orientated, motivated self-starter with extensive professional experience supporting upper management in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Education / Skills
Master�s Certification in Project Management from George Washington University
PC Skills: MS Office, Visio (org charts), MS Project, UNIX, and Internet
Rated Expert (Skills Management) in teamwork, consultation, negotiation, motivating others, conflict/change management, creating a supportive work environment (AT&T)
County College of Morris

A&P Corporate - PMO Administrator 2006-2007
Responsible for the governance, support and coordination of project-related activities across processes and procedures. Assuring key stakeholders� involvement and requirements are meeting PLC methodology. Ensure that the compliance of the agreed policies, principles is met. Manage specifically the Service Request procedures involved with S-Ox Key Control testing. Continuous improvement of all Program Management processes and systems to better manage and execute projects / SR�s.
� Ensure project / SR agreed principles and processes are followed.
� Responsible for providing current and accurate reports of all project / SR activity.
� Responsible for tracking and approval of Service Requests.
� Interact with PMs, development leads, portfolio analysts.
� Develop S-Ox assessment and testing of PMO-owned Key Controls

CONSULTING POSITIONS: Automatic Data Processing; Barclays Capital 2005-2006
� Keep MS project(s) updated (add tasks, resources, percentage complete, export and import into project baseline). Working knowledge as a project manager using MS project. Understands project life cycles. Understands dependencies, critical dates, re-planning.
� Previous QA Experience: support the program management office (PMO) services dealing with multiple projects and assignments with a primary focus on three areas: Resource Intake management, Tracking, and SOW Tracking.
� QA Status updating; updates of SOW Contract Status spreadsheet
� Attention to details: tracking with follow-up; process orientated; able to function independently.
� Facilitated or scribed at Retrospectives.
� Interact with PMs ensuring processes are adhered to.
� Ensure project database is updated using MS Projec

Medco Health Solutions (formerly part of Merck Pharmaceutical Company) 2002�2005
Coordinator
� Interact with cross-organizational PM�s in a team environment.
� Assist Chief of Staff / Project Management Office in the implementation of project elements towards Medco�s goals. Because of nature of work, confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy were a must.
� Tracking information from start to finish
� Develop and issue all on-going meeting coordination particularly core team meetings. Heavy calendar coordination with upper management
� Follow-up on issue items to completion
� Issue core team and management meeting weekly minutes
� Coordinate travel arrangements with other members of staff
� Support weekly CMI meetings through creation, organization, set-up, and compiling project information
� Coordinate many Project Leader training workshops (identification of attendees� availability, logistics, revisions/updates to training deck, etc.) / off-site event planning
� Develop and maintain project decks (training manuals)

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE 2000-2002
Consulting assignments with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research, AT&T, and Impower (an Internet-based company), etc.

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Company (subsidiaries) (Consulting) 2001�2002
� Perform duties relating to high-level managers consisting of project coordination; Change
Management; documentation-critiquing for legibility and the ability to be understood and
performed by the layperson. Status reporting / tracking with follow-up and resolution.
Assisted in coordinating process improvement manual leaning towards publication.
� Assisted in Change Control
� Tracking of budget items ensuring completion into PACT
� Following up on issue items to completion
� Provides document management to supporting managers
� Responds to and escalated requests for information and support
� Screens calls and responded appropriately to routine questions
� Communicates effectively with external customers
� Comprehensive understanding of company strategy and goals giving me better understanding to complete focused projects by identification, resolution, or escalation of problems

AT&T EXPERIENCE 1984-2000)
Software Quality Assurance (PMO) / Process Improvement Specialist 1996-2000
� Member of Software Quality Assurance team (collect, analyze, and examine specific metrics to judge system performance issues.
� React to process improvement-related issues with a 30 percent improvement (�97-�00 timeframe). Audit/implement software development processes for adherence to Capability Maturity Model (CMM) standards.
� Create, enforce, and document training and process information for new employee orientation.
� Coordinate, scribed, or led Retrospectives with cross-functional team leaders when closing a monthly Release. Escalate action items and Issues List to project team.
� Worked with PMs to ensure project deliverables met timelines and milestones.
� Directly accountable for coordinating training workshops for SQA organization; i.e. negotiating with AT&T School of Business and trainer, logistics, ordering workbooks, equipment.
� Assist technical team with developing timelines, milestones, issue tracking, and task lists.
� Assist sub project managers with planning, monitoring, and progress reporting.
� Follow-up on issues list (which included incident problems) to completion.
� Meeting coordination; agendas; issue lists
� Open communication with team members, project managers, upper managers informing of status and problem resolution.

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