Rick Smith

Experience

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  Fruin-Colnon Corporation

  Mar 1978 - Jun 1989

  Manager of Cost

   Managed 30 person department responsible for tracking all construction costs of a 3.2 billion dollar project, the construction of Clinton Nuclear Power Station in Clinton, IL Wrote and updated procedures Monitored project cost and cash flow and provided variance reporting to client Remained on contract to utility after start-up to provide testimony to State Commerce Commission regarding cost of construction

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  Ilinois Power Company

  Jul 1989 - May 1995

  Business Leader - Accounting

  Direct all functions of plant, fuel and general accounting sections including monthly close, budgeting, unitization, and fuel adjustment clause filings Provide internal and external training Responsible for employee career development Developed and implemented automated plant accounting system Recognized for implementing employee empowerment concepts

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  Hewlett-Packard

  Jun 1995 - Oct 2014

  Senior Program/Project Manager Managed Program to upgrade Firewall Security for over 290 major Retail Department Stores in order to bring them to Federal PCI Compliance and avoid major fines for the Client. Team consisted of three Project Managers and twelve Engineers.Retail Program Manager assigned to major Banko Manage diverse team of PMs in implementation of Client generated projects for e-Commerce, Banking Center/ATMs, and Contact Centerso Mentor team in established processes and procedureso Risk, issue and escalation resolutiono Work with Program Office and PMs to assure timelines and required updates are being metSenior Program Manager for Cisco Voice over IP (VoIP) phone implementations world-wideo Ten year Programo Over 100,000 phones implementedo Managed Risks, Issues and Change Control. Provided high-level reporting to internal Managers as well as clientProject Manager for implementation of nationwide Wide Area Network (WAN) and network infrastructure upgrade for major retail corporationo Provided all start-up documentation, activities and procedureso Utilized standard project management methodology and workbook structureo Provided weekly status to client representatives in multiple countries Show less Project Manager for multiple QA assessments for a State Government Resource Management Commissiono Assure the projects met State governing board requirementso Assure the projects adhered to standard PM methodologieso Recommend areas for improvemento Assure adherence to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Project Manager for development of web hosting service for major gas transport utilityo Managed 8 person leveraged teamo Allowed transition of existing application to a high-speed web hosting service, meeting company’s requirement for timely sale of gas to other utilitieso Managed project from initial start-up through stress/load testing and migration to productionProject Manager/Testing Manager for seven diverse Y2K remediation projectso Managed team responsible for all testing activities following remediation of over 1.8 million lines of COBOL code on one project aloneo Directed and provided consulting for testing activities within the following industries; banking, wholesale sales, government, technology, insurance, and leisure travelProduct Manager for development of Utility Asset Accounting Software packageo Provided product directiono Provided implementation strategieso Direct interface with cliento Marketing activities Show less

  • Senior Program/Project Manager

    Jun 1995 - Oct 2014

  • Senior Program/Project Manager (continued)

    Jun 1995 - Oct 2014
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  Apex Systems

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  Project Manager

  Contractor assigned to a Project Manager role with Wells Fargo Bank. Managed projects as assigned from “cradle to grave,” utilizing rigid PMO practices, policies, procedures and documentation that follow the general guidelines as established in the PMBOK. Assigned specifically to the Trader Voice team with projects ranging from Server replacements to Software upgrades.

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  CAN Capital

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  Project Manager

  Managed diverse projects concurrently, as many as three at one time, from Initiation through Close Down. Project types included; Web Page Additions, Auto-Dialer Implementation and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery planning and testing. Utilized standard PMBOC practices while bringing the benefit of his own experiences to offer and assist in implementing improvements to EPMO processes and procedures.

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  Apex Systems

  Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

  Infrastructure Project Manager - Senior

  Contractor assigned to a Project Manager role with SunTrust Bank. Managed projects as assigned from “cradle to grave,” utilizing rigid PMO practices, policies, procedures and documentation that follow the general guidelines as established in the PMBOK. Assigned specifically to the Enterprise Engineering Team with projects ranging from Disaster Recovery Testing to OS and Database Platform upgrades.

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  Primus Software Corporation

  Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  IT Project Manager III

  Contractor assigned to a Project Manager role with Fiserv in Alpharetta, GA. Manage projects as assigned from Discovery thru Close utilizing rigid PMO practices, policies, procedures and documentation that follow the general guidelines as established in the PMBOK.

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  Fiserv

  Jan 2019 - May 2020

  IP Project Manager III

  Project Manager responsible for multiple Infrastructure Projects as assigned; following guidelines and processes established by the PMO. Projects include infrastructure builds to support Business Unit requirements for various types of Financial Services Applications utilized by Banking and Financial companies as well as individual end-users.

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  N/A

  May 2020 - now

  Retired