Dan Lorenc, PMP, SSM, MBA

Experience

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  Control Data Corporation

  Nov 1976 - Jan 1984

  Managing Consultant

  Managing Consultant, deliver engineering services for Cybernet mainframe applications.Computer System Design Engineer, design/develop VLSI-based Logic Control Unit for the Cyber180 mainframe system.

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  AT&T Information Systems

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1984

  Staff to VP; Product Manager

  Staff to VP, support executive sales and business planning.Product Manager, $18M product develop for a new UNIX technical workstation with MCAD, ECAD, Tech Documentation and Computer-based Training, subcontractors: CounterPoint Systems, Sony, Motorola, Silicon Graphics, Bell Labs, Boeing, and OmniCad Corporations.

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  Global Information Systems Technology

  Feb 1987 - May 1998

  Vice President

  Vice President, Government Systems, marketing and operations for Federal SBA 8(a) minority business compliance business.Program Manager, $3M subcontractor, team member with General Motors Allison Engine division and Allied Signal Garrett Turbine Engine division on the US Army’s $3.5B Comanche Light Attack Helicopter engine program.Program Manager, $2M technology transfer for US Air Force Armstrong Laboratories using distance learning methods. Program awarded “Best Web Implementation of 1998” award at the Inter-service Industry Training and Simulation Conference. Show less

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  MarchFIRST

  May 1998 - Apr 2001

  Director

  Branch Operations Director, greenfield new Saint Louis branch start-up (0-100 staff) achieving $10M sales in one year.Branch Manager, $30M, 60 staff, IT services company. Golden Circle Award for most improved branch.Applications Development Practice Manager, start-up (0-12 staff, $6M new business) new web applications practice.

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  MarchFirst (Whittman-Hart)

  Mar 2000 - Apr 2001

  Director

  02/00 – 4/01, Director, Saint Louis Operations – Establish branch operations and meet performance metrics for a 95 person branch office. Taskforce member for corporate strategic business process initiatives.· Capture, analyze and report weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual operations metrics and act to improve performance. Work business maturity with appropriate mix of staff augmentation and project efforts.· Project manager and architect for client technical strategy engagements.· Plan and implement project management office. Champion process framework rollout.· Taskforce member of operations experts’ to plan SAP ERP solution with process improvements. Taskforce member on new Training Services LOB business case and planning initiative.· Senior staff roles in marketing, pursuit, and implementation efforts. Show less

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  Webster University

  Sept 2001 - Jan 2003

  Adjunct Professor

  Adjunct Professor, teaching project management and technology classes in the MBA College.· Professor, 5000- Business Information Technology and 5220 - Internet Business Applications in the College of Business and Technology (MBA program).

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  PM Solutions

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

  Senior Consultant

  Management Consultant, for various fortune 500 companies• SharePoint roll-out to 18,000 staff across 450 consulting practices; resulting in improved staff utilization from skill search method. (Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington DC)• IT Systems Development policy and procedures modernization; establishing repeatable process for software development. (Cabela’s Corporation, Sidney Ne)• Assess IT project maturity of 7,000 staff; resulting in staff skill improvement and establishing repeatable process for software development. (State Farm Corporation, Bloomington, Il)• Implement process improvements for scheduling commitments across drug research, analytics and manufacturing divisions in France, Canada and the United States; resulting in staff skill improvement and establishing repeatable process for new product development/manufacturing/marketing. (Sanofi/Aventis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Stroudsburg, Pa)• IT Systems Development policy and procedures modernization; resulting in staff skill improvement and establishing repeatable process for software development. (Pepsico Corporation, Dallas, Tx)• IT Systems Development policy and procedures modernization; resulting in staff skill improvement and establishing repeatable process for software development. (Toyota Financial Corporation, Los Angeles, Ca)• Marketing process and procedures modernization; resulting in staff skill improvement and establishing repeatable process for go-to-market campaigns. (Genentech Pharmaceutical Corporation, San Francisco Ca)• Implement process improvements for scheduling product line commitments between the five product line managers; resulting in joint design and manufacturing planning using common components. (Harley Davidson Motorcycle, Milwaukee Wi) Show less

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  State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources

  Dec 2006 - Feb 2015

  For a $1.2B 1,300 staff Agency, responsible for overseeing the policies/procedures/controls, State and Federal regulation compliance, planning, scheduling, operations, and risk management of the Agency’s information and telecommunications technology systems. Establishing IT/Telcom governance, project management methods, organizational change management, business process re-engineering methods, business data analytics, open data initiatives, disaster recovery planning aligned to stakeholders needs. Expert in risk mitigation resulting in goal achievement. This role was a significant, accountable, supervisory position, demonstrating leadership and required constant shifting of priorities to manage project scope/schedule/cost and quality.• Establish and articulate a strategic IT vision for the organization, then create and execute that IT Strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives. Special attention to organizational strategy, changes in the product/service portfolio, heightened interest in understanding and acting on customer satisfaction initiatives, enhancing the system environment performance and protection, driving out operational waste, and building a highly capable, motivated team.• Provide thought leadership on data governance; design, build and run processes around data capture, analytics and publication to benefit internal and external users and conceive and deliver new and compelling products and services. Insure smooth adoption, integration and delivery of data governance.• Document an audit of the capacity and capability set of the IT team to ensure projects are scoped, planned and prioritized accordingly and determining timeline/budgets for what can be delivered and by when.• Concurrently develop an overall IT organization design and structure that ensure that project get prioritized and delivered in a way that meets the needs of the organization and customers. Show less For an $83M line-of-business supporting over 2M active users, responsible for the design, development, operation and security of mainframe and web-based systems. Coordinated change management planning. Key Authority and Responsibilities:• Design, develop, and operate business application and electronic commerce systems; establish security/vulnerability controls and operational metrics reporting; data integrity for cloud-based internet systems; and database administration.• Systems roll-out planning and implementation within union job constraints.• Agency and Department level business process workflow – integrating people, processes and technology for operational systems excellence. Workflow centered on SharePoint and Adobe Lifecycle collaborative systems. Show less Support strategic plan implementation for Enterprise programs and projects. Strong management, interpersonal and communication capabilities in working with a wide range of staff at all levels to gain insight, and bring about the timely completion of tasks.Key Authorities and Responsibilities:• $96M ICN Fiber Upgrade Program. Managed State and Federal contract compliance, Davis-Bacon payroll compliance, supported construction project managers, procurement tracking and facilitated issue management.• $1M Software development program to create Enterprise Portfolio/Project Management systems and collaborative websites. • Manage key compliance projects to resolve IRS 1075 audit findings on system and data vulnerability diligence.• Assign to the State Information Security Consortium for IT/Data security and controls policy/implementation.• Post-implementation ROI analysis for Electronic Timecards, and Electronic Pay Stubs. Show less

  • Chief Information Officer

    Jun 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Director of IT Development and Strategic Systems

    Jun 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Enterprise Program Mangement Office

    Dec 2006 - Jun 2013
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  State of Illinois, Department of Healthcare and Family Services

  May 2015 - Jun 2016

  Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) has the responsibility for maintaining and developing computer programming applications to support the $17B Illinois Medical Assistance Program. The system processes/adjudicates/pays an average of 100,000 claims per day.The main users are the Division of Medical Programs, the Division of Finance, and the Office of Inspector General. The Bureau is organized into the following units: • Electronic Data Interchange/Quality Control/Web Development • Claims Processing (NIPS/Pharmacy/HOSP/DE) • Data Warehouse, Management and Reporting Subsystem (MARS) • Recipient, Provider and Reference Subsystem (RPR) • HIPPA Project Office (HIPM ) Show less

  • Bureau Chief, Medicaid Management Information Systems

    Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Technical Lead, Program IMPACT

    Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Senior Program Manager, Medicare Administrative Reporting Services

    May 2015 - Feb 2016
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  Medicaid TechProj. Planning Office/Health & Family Services, Depart. of Innovation and Technology

  Jul 2016 - now

  Manager

  Project Management Methodology PolicyBusiness Process Architecture Documentation for Medicaid SystemsMedicaid Systems Data Security Classification Project Structure and Tool Development

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  SAP ERP Implementation Project Manage/Health & Family Services, Depart. of Innovation and Technology

  Mar 2018 - now

  Project Manager
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  State of Illinois

  Jan 2021 - now

  Project Portfolio Manager for State of Illinois IT Security Division

  Manage new security product design/development/implementation for State of Illinois