Mark Kuczora, PMP

Experience

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  RLI Insurance Company

  May 2005 - Sept 2006

  Corporate Development

  Valuation of Acquisition Targets, Equity Analysis, Share Repurchase Analysis

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  PMAlliance

  Oct 2006 - May 2018

  Controlled a portfolio of projects and schedules spread over multiple clients and industries with a core methodology. Designed and implemented client-specific project management procedures and templates. Supervised the generation of weekly report packages and communications to team members, sponsors, and stakeholders. Drove accountability and actions to completion through team consensus and individual commitment to deliver projects on time, to specification, and to budget.Supervised multiple project management offices consisting of consultants and project managers (local and remote). Prioritized and coordinated projects and assignments; delivered weekly employee feedback with quarterly reviews; key decision maker for promotions and future assignments.Identified and developed business leads from professional network. Served as main point of contact with clients for large and complex cross-functional projects and was accountable for long term client success and growth by marketing management capabilities and delivering results as promised.Responsible for overseeing delivery of training and consulting services for multiple accounts. This included writing proposals, collecting receivables, determining staffing, mentoring employees, and working side-by-side with customers to identify/mitigate risks and resolve conflicts.Member of the HR team. Participated in employee assessments. Conducted interviews for new hires. Responsible for ongoing PMI and IAF certifications to support employee development and maintain brand integrity. Show less Facilitated the initial creation of program charters and project schedules with the core teams to align deliverables with sponsor expectations with respect to schedule, quality, and budget.Conducted team schedule compression sessions to address and resolve major delays to program schedules. The team addressed project scope, resources, and time-cost trade-offs to determine the best path forward while gaining sponsor support and communicating changes to a wider audience.Served as Scheduling Manager for a multi-year insurance agent commissioning system in the Midwest while working with third party managed service firms to collect status and create direction for offshore leads to provide to onshore counterparts.Fast-tracked tunnel boring machine design, build, and transport to avoid millions in penalties with a 25-person team. Facilitated an alliance between sub-teams while establishing a local project management office.Facilitated and controlled the build and testing of a digital life insurance platform via Agile methodology to solidify a strategic business relations with a top-10 insurance firm.Planned and controlled two engine product development programs living in the UK while integrating the programs with a new facility start-up in China.Lead US and Northern Ireland teams through new product and new market introductions of portable generators in North America and Europe. Show less

  • Client Executive

    Jan 2013 - May 2018

  • Project Management Consultant

    Oct 2006 - Dec 2012
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  Amsted Automotive

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2021

  Manager of Digitalization & Innovation
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  Stenograph

  Feb 2021 - now

  • Vice President Marketing

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Director of Program Management

    Feb 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Senior Program Manager

    Feb 2021 - Jan 2022