Gregory Shumski

Experience

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  Seaworthy Systems, Incorporated

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1989

  Senior Software Engineer

  Senior Software Engineer; Seaworthy Systems; 1986 to 1989Software Engineer; Seaworthy Systems; June 1984 to 1986Seaworthy Systems provides a broad spectrum of marine engineering services and applications, varying in size from complete propulsion system design to individual system modifications.• Built performance monitoring systems for marine operators like ARCO Marine, Sea-Land and the US Government’s Maritime Administration, focusing on ways to improve the performance and efficiency of mechanical systems. Show less

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  General Electric

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1994

  Engineering Program Manager / Senior Systems Engineer

  Engineering Program Manager; Martin Marietta, General Electric; 1992 to 1994Senior Systems Engineer; General Electric; 1989 to 1992Martin Marietta acquired this business vertical from General Electric in April 1993Martin Marietta produces satellites, missile guidance systems, warship radar and anti-submarine warfare systems for defense agencies worldwide.• Led a US Navy contracted development to build a land-based sonar systems simulator for the Aegis integrated weapons system. Responsible for requirements, development, testing, and the complete re-architecture of the product after two subcontractors defaulted. Served as the primary customer technical interface. System was delivered on time and under budget. Final acceptance of the system resulted in revenue of $15M and a key strategic positioning for Martin Marietta to continue life cycle maintenance of the Aegis shipboard software. Show less

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  Kaman Aerospace

  Jan 1994 - Aug 1996

  Head, Software Engineering

  Head of Software Engineering; Kaman Aerospace; 1994 to August 1996Kaman Aerospace designs, manufactures, and markets aerospace and industrial distribution products, including high performance, severe environment, analog and digital storage systems and media for military and aerospace applications.• Created and managed the software engineering organization as it designed, built and deployed its first digital storage systems for military aircraft. Completely overhauled the engineering methods and mindset, and created a formal, business appropriate software development methodology for this highly regulated product environment. Subcontracted by Honeywell to put our highly reliable and fault tolerant hard disk drive on the Space Shuttle. Co-invented and led the SW development program for a Flash Memory based SCSI RAID system. Show less

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  US Robotics

  Aug 1996 - Feb 1997

  Senior Product Development Manager, Enterprise Routers and Access Modules

  Managed the activities of 12 contributing staff for a product oriented development team tasked with the development of an enterprise scale version of the Total Control 1000 Carrier Class Multiservice Access Platform (Product line annual sales and service revenue of approximately $1B).

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  3Com

  Feb 1997 - May 2003

  Senior Manager, Firmware Development, Common Software Services & Diagnostics

  3Com acquired US Robotics in July 1997• Led the day to day software development and software/hardware integration for a next generation Voice over IP telecommunications infrastructure product ($112M cost, 125 person team).• Created, staffed and led a new team charged with the creation and maintenance of a common set of software functional services, to eliminate redundant development and reduce latent defects. This resulted in an ongoing annual savings in development and test costs of over $1M (32 person team).• Developed processes and methods within our ISO 9000 / TL9000 framework that were independently certified to CMM Level 3 requirements (32 person team). Show less

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  UTStarcom

  May 2003 - Oct 2008

  UTStarcom manufactures, integrates and supports IP-based, end-to-end networking and telecommunications solutions worldwide.UTStarcom acquired this business vertical from 3Com in May 20033Com acquired US Robotics in July 1997• Directed three global teams engaged in requirements definition, product development, testing and solution delivery for Wireless CDMA infrastructure platform development. This also included user documentation, scheduling, new product training, budget oversight, supply chain new product introduction and ongoing releases. Clients included Verizon, Sprint and a host of international telephone/data carriers.• Was responsible for program and portfolio management for the business unit.• Prepared and presented weekly project status (progress, cost, quality metrics, customer issues) to the business unit PMO.• Met with customers to understand requirements and managed critical customer issues by mitigating risk, enhancing opportunities and tracking priorities and milestones.• Provided final approval for all project deliverables.• Led process improvements which reduced product development cycle time by four to six weeks per release, while dramatically improving out the door product quality (125 team members, 3 international locations, annual revenues as high as $500M). Show less • Oversaw the Software Services and Quality Management organization, a clearinghouse for software development methodology, software tools and ISO/TL9000 compliant quality management system processes. • Selected software vendors and negotiated license agreements, then managed those relationships and agreements ($1M annual license, royalty and maintenance budget). • Led the team in the cradle to grave development, deployment and maintenance of custom business applications for internal clients (12 person team). • Spearheaded a companywide project to simplify and streamline ISO9001:2000/TL9000 implementation processes. Over 1200 independent processes were re-engineered, resulting in fewer than 300 total processes at efforts end.• Key contributor in establishing an engineering development center in Bangalore, India. Identified required skills, hired team members and oversaw training of new staff. This resulted in a reduction in project cost of 60%. Show less

  • Program and Technical Manager, CDMA Wireless Infrastructure Applications

    Oct 2004 - Oct 2008

  • Technical Lead, Software Services and Quality Management

    May 2003 - Oct 2004
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  Lake Shore Associates

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

  Associate

  Lake Shore Associates is a Chicago based management consulting and change management firm.Project Manager – Systems Engineering and 3rd Party Partner Development - U.S. Cellular®• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated project management of the systems engineering, network engineering and vendor partner efforts for the successful delivery and launch of the Prepaid Data program (3 vendors, $3.8M in partner SOWs, $8.2M Project Cost, $2.5M annual projected revenue) over the full project life cycle (concept through deployment).• Managed and coordinated 3rd party partner activities (SOW preparation through product delivery, test and acceptance).• Maintained continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives and made recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness.• Coached, mentored and led personnel and vendors within a technical team environment. • Prepared and presented dashboard reports on the current program status, future opportunities and issues. Show less

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  HSBC

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2014

  Responsible for the delivery of programs and projects for the firm. Major areas of accountability and oversight include Demand Management, Capacity Management, Project, Program and Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning and adherence to consistent project management frameworks, methodologies and tools. Portfolios under my remit include the Finance and Service Delivery functions, and well as Procurement, Corporate Sustainability, Human Resources, Legal and Technology Services, • Key activities, accountabilities and responsibilities includeo Ensure the successful delivery of projects and programs by providing visibility into project and program status and health throughout the project/technology development lifecycleo Consistent use of standard processes and tools that enhance project, program, and portfolio management activitieso Taking an active leadership role in shaping and advancing the broader function and business value of the PMO on a domestic and Americas regional levelo Collaborate with and influence business partners to establish priorities needed to manage project pipeline in accordance with domestic, regional and global business strategyo Ensure delivery of projects and programs in partnership with business sponsors and stakeholders, focusing on improving the transparency, consistency, and quality of project, program, and portfolio deliveryo Influence stakeholders and other constituencies to achieve results; leading effectively in a matrix organization structureo Actively participate in the design, development and successful implementation of a world class PMOo Ensure independent views of project/program health are articulated at all timeso Ensure identification, resolution and/or escalation of issues, risks and/or conflictso Proactively eliminate critical path road blocks to help ensure successful deliverieso Represent projects and programs in various governance and inter-department forums Show less • Led the domestic implementation of Basel II regulatory requirements for HSBC North America, including processes and systemic infrastructure solutions. This program consists of some 30 major initiatives, 50 projects, a 2011 budget of approximately $10M USD and a 2012 budget of $20M USD. Projects managed under governance of this program include implementation of statistical risk models of retail portfolios (credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, etc.), data transformation, data quality & governance, systems documentation, business systems architecture and supporting business processes. • Responsible for all aspects of the program, including cost, schedule, quality, executive reporting, program and project governance/control, and leading and mentoring a staff of 7 project managers and 2 business analysts assigned to execute projects under this program umbrella. Projects under the umbrella were managed through all aspects of SDLC, from conceptualization through closure and lessons learned. Clarity PPM has been implemented to track this program. • For the time period of July 2012 thru April 2013, I also administratively managed the team of Basel II Project Managers in addition to my Program and Project level responsibilities. Show less

  • Assistant Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

    Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Assistant Vice President, Senior Program, Project and Resource Manager

    May 2011 - Apr 2013

  • AVP Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2010 - May 2011
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  CVS Health

  Apr 2014 - now

  As a member of the Portfolio Management Office (PMO), responsible for the delivery of large programs and projects for the firm. Major areas of accountability and oversight include Resource Planning and Allocation Management, Cost, Schedule, Project and Program Management, and adherence to consistent project management frameworks, methodologies and tools.

  • Senior Manager, Agile Practice Management

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Senior Advisor, Project Management

    Aug 2018 - now

  • Advisor, Project Management

    Apr 2014 - Jul 2018
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  Harper College

  May 2017 - now

  Continuing Education Instructor

  Continuing Education Instructor - Motorcycle Safety Program