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Project Manager, Business Consultant Resume
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| Desired Industry: Information Technology |
SpiderID: 2551 |
| Desired Job Location: Atlanta, Georgia |
Date Posted: 5/10/2005 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 08/14/2006 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Seasoned professional, with outstanding project planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills, with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational structure. Extensive experience working in projects for Oil & Telecommunication industries. Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating outside vendors and off-shore resources in support of timeline and IT project deliverables. Successful managing large Project teams, from requirements-gathering through implementation and support.
Experience:
2004 Project Manager CANTV (Verizon Branch in Venezuela). Project Manager activities for the DataCenter area. Project management experiences that involved negotiating contract variations and substantial management of sub-contractor relationships. Work with the clients to align their IT strategies with business objectives. Developed and maintained performance reporting (to senior management) which was linked to generate the necessary reports, thereby enabling a proactive approach to dealing with the customer. Project planning activities (about 10+ Projects with a budget of over two million).
1998– 2003 Project Manager. Intesa*-PDVSA** Exploration and Production. Caracas, Venezuela.
Develop the project cycle of life as is established by the PMI methodology: Execution of actions related with proposal generations, plans, and following to procure and implantation of equipment. Negotiated the equipment type and timing for customer's projects, resolving any contractual issues that arose. Budget management and administrative activities related with project executions. Coordination with other organizations related with the projects. Preparation of billing reports for clients review and approval (using SAP financials). I have been required to participate in, and manage, teams of up to fifteen members. My management style is participative with a focus on developing and empowering others to achieve business objectives.
Some of the projects were:
• Implantation of the PDVSA Exploration and Production data backup system (14 T bytes) in 15 different locations along the country, with a budget of 5+ million.
• Conceptualization, Proposal, Negotiation, Execution of the Implantation of 12 oil fields visualization & monitoring rooms in locations along the country, including for each room: Unix & NT servers, storage and backup solutions, workstations, large display screens, visualization and simulation software.
• Upgrade of the specialized infrastructure of the Exploration and Production integral environment, including large storage & backup systems, servers and workstations, basically in Unix platforms, PC’s, and software, in several locations with more than 350 users.
For support this activities I have large experience working with MsOffice suite of products, including Excel, Word, Power Point and Microsoft Project. I also handled the client and other department relations to ensure the success of those projects. Management of organizational changes related to Project implementation.
1997-1998 Business Consultant. Intesa-PDVSA Exploration and Production. Caracas, Venezuela. Implementation of business proposals in PDVSA Exploration and Production area. Including the business proposal, technology evaluation, procure and coordination of installations, and billing process. Deal with customer requirements to translate it into solutions that satisfy their IT needs.
1995-1996 Helpdesk Coordinator. Maraven***, Exploration and Production. Caracas, Venezuela
Coordination of more than 300 users helpdesk, with applications in mainframe, PC’s (Windows Suite) and Unix workstations, including plotting services, and call center management. Direct responsible of the implementation of office environment infrastructure for the department. Search the best tools and solutions for the users’ requirements, and for the call center management.
1988-1994 Systems Analyst. Maraven, Exploration and Production. Caracas, Venezuela
Support of PC’s and NetWare environment. Clipper and dBase systems developer. Systems Maintenance.
*Intesa was a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
**PDVSA is the Venezuelan Oil Company (Petróleos de Venezuela SA)
***Maraven is a subsidiary of PDVSA
Education:
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela.
Master in Organizational Development, July 1995.
Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela.
B. Computer Engineering, October 1988.
Skills:
Strong PC skills including MS Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Project, Visio, Unix environment, Large Storage systems, servers, workstations and visualization rooms construction. Project management, budget and people management skills; SAP, customer oriented position, verbal and written communication skills.
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Lucrecia Galazzo |
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| Street: - |
Phone: 770-995.50.23 |
| City: Lawrenceville |
Fax: - |
| State: Georgia |
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