Lél Somogyi

Experience

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  Ernst & Young

  Aug 1977 - May 1985

  Senior Manager and Practice Director

  Ernst & Young (International accounting, tax and consulting firm) 8/1977 – 5/1985Senior Manager of Planning and Communications (1984-1985: National Office)National Director of Information Systems Planning and Contingency Planning Consulting Services (1982-1985: National Office) -- as Practice Director developed practice guidelines, managed consultants and directed client projectsIT Management Consultant (1977-1982: Cleveland office) -- provided consulting services to clients and IT audit reviews Show less

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  Tech company founder, marketing

  May 1985 - Aug 1997

  Director of Marketing, Operations and President

  Around Technology Inc. (Manufacturer of CD-ROM network sharing systems) - President & Director of Marketing - 1995 – 1997Procomp USA, Inc. (Videoton in Hungary) (Manufacturer of SCSI disk adapters & storage systems) - Managing Director and President - 1988 – 1996Chi Corporation (Manufacturer of mainframe connectivity products) - Director of Marketing - 1985 – 1988

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  IT Management, consulting, aerospace-automotive & biomedical companies

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2016

  IT management, Business project management

  Enavate, formerly MBS Dev United Stationers (Microsoft Dynamics AX distribution software) - Senior Project Manager - 2011 – 2016 (Working with a team of developers and consultants to develop new functionality and implement for customers.)Open World Solutions (Business technology solutions) - Project Manager, Consultant - 2008 – 2011NEOhio-HU Econ Dev Project (Trade relations and business attraction as part of ClevelandHDP) - Trade Team - 2008 – 2011Biopolyers International (Biotech manufacturer of green biomaterials for medical devices) - Marketing Director, Business Dev - 2008 – 2011 MP Biomedicals (Fine chemical, life sciences & biomedical product manufacturer) - IT & Business Technology Manager - 2007 – 2008Root Candles (Home furnishings and decorative products manufacturer & distributor) - IT Manager - 2005 – 2007National Machine Company (Aerospace products manufacturer) - IT & Business Technology Manager - 2003 – 2005 Noroc Technology (Publishing/marketing and consulting services provider) - Business process consultant - 2000 – 2003Hawk Corporation (Manufacturer of friction materials & powder metal components) - CIO & IT Manager - 1997 – 2000 Show less

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  Instructor at Univ of Phoenix

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2007

  IT Faculty Instructor

  As a Faculty Instructor, taught courses in management and information technology, including IT concepts, SDLC use, waterfall and other project management methodologies, in global marketing, and critical thinking & decision making.

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  Progressive Insurance

  Aug 2016 - now

  A Project Manager at Progressive, currently in the Project Management Office of the Atlas software development program of Commercial Lines, handling and tracking the resource allocations of over 350 Progressive and vendor resources, including other PMs. Also involved in updating and supporting the SharePoint site and as a Teams owner. Hold the A-CSM (Advanced Certified Scrum Master) and the CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certifications. Also hold the SFC (Scrum Fundamentals Certified). Previously, in Data and Analytics as a Scrum Master to coach Hadoop and Analytics Tools teams in Agile, Scrum and Kanban use. Earlier, a Scrum Master to the Cloud Enablement project, working on delivering AWS and Azure services and IaC-CI/CD capabilities to the enterprise. Other assignments included the ProgressiveCloud Ideas, SOAR and ECR programs, providing WFM resource staffing support for PM teams and reporting. Also managed Enterprise IT projects, including the F5 Refresh project upgrading the data center load balancers, the IBM Notes upgrade and the Network MDF-IDF rooms regulatory compliance projects. Show less

  • IT Manager - Project Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Project Manager / EIS Consultant

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2018