Sharon Beck

Experience

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  First Data Resources

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Responsible for providing consulting services to other project managers within the department.Responsible for providing department counsel for new client startups and conversion to the FDR platform. Provided consultation, advice and guidance to project manager to help ensure project success. Communicated overall project status and issues to all levels of management.Assisted in the creation of the US project office for the merger of the FDR UK/US platform. Performed a lead role in developing processes and procedures to be followed for all projects regarding the UK/US consolidation effort and completed follow-up to ensure conformance. Show less Supervised a team of up to 12 managers who were responsible for managing projects for new FDR startups and new conversions. Performed workload planning, employee reviews, career counseling, and quality assurance. Provided overall project updates to Senior Management.Served as project escalation point, resolving and mediating issues as they pertained to the success of the project. Escalated and reported issues to upper management.Managed the project managers through two successful new client startups to the FDR platform totaling over 15,000 hours. Show less Responsible for managing projects for the Hong Kong conversion from requirements definition to implementation with quality and ensuring deadlines were met. Communicated project status, issues, and proposed solutions to various levels of management. Ensured that FDR standards were in compliance for all phases of the project.Managed over 25 Hong Kong projects ranging from 250-10,000 hours. Tasks included extensive planning, coordinating, developing and maintaining timelines, obtaining and directing resources and evaluating progress.Selected to take the lead project manager role for testing of all Hong Kong interface files. Show less

  • Project Manager Consultant

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  • Software Development Manager

    Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  • Project Manager

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
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  Mutual of Omaha

  Feb 2001 - Jun 2006

  Lead I/S Analyst

  Responsible for overseeing and managing the implementation of several projects within the group insurance division. Involved within all phases of the projects from requirements gathering to post-implementation support. Participated in annual budget planning.Managed several phases within the Group Back Office project which was a multi-phased program focused on standardizing, streamlining, and simplifying all group insurance administrative functions. Responsible for developing project timelines, issue management, reporting, and budget management.Successfully managed and installed a new claims pricing system, NetworX. Participated and lead meetings for project with included architecture and design meetings, managing timelines and issues, and ensuring project met customer's expectations. Established relationships with external vendors. Show less

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  KIDS DECOR N' MORE

  Jun 2006 - May 2009

  Small Business Owner

  2009Owned and managed a small business, which provided children's furniture, bedding, arts, and accessories. Sold children's products to clients within the retail store, phone, and internet website. Sole individual to meet and discuss new products with vendors at national trade shows. Established and maintained business relationships with over 150 vendors.Responsible for the marketing and advertising of the business which included designing ads as well as identifying the most effective advertising sources.Developed, marketed and executed the business plan for Kids Décor n' More. Show less

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  COVENTRY HEALTHCARE

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  IT Project Manager

  2009Responsible for managing projects for the Mutual of Omaha conversion from Facets to IDX. Also the project manager for all Facets small projects and production related tasks. Participated in all module, core, and overview meetings for the Phase 1 and Phase 2 conversion. Project manager assigned to the Historical Warehouse project which includes transferring all data from current Mutual of Omaha systems into the warehouse at CVTY for historical/auditing purposes.Technical lead for the generation of the IDX ID cards for the Phase I commercial groups from Facets. This entailed the mapping of the ID cards, testing and verification.Project manager assigned to manage/coordinate the shut down of current systems at Mutual of Omaha once the Phase 2 conversion is complete.Responsible for handling all project requests for the existing Facets system. This includes any new small project enhancements.Assisted in any data entry and testing related tasks as need for the Phase I and Phase 2 conversion. Show less

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  Aureus Group

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2011

  IT Project Manager
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  Kiewit

  Feb 2011 - now

  Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master