
Timeline
About me
Senior Program Manager at DISH Network
Education

Allegheny college
1987 - 2002Bachelor of arts english language and literature, generalActivities and Societies: Intercollegiate Golf, 4 years, All-Conference 1991 & 1992 BA in LiteratureFour-year member of the intercollegiate golf team; four-time participant at the Division III NCAA National Championships; Four-time All-Conference; Team Captain.

University of denver - daniels college of business
-Master of business administration (mba) business administration and management, generalEarned my MBA and MSIT concurrently in 2.5 years.
Experience

Administaff business services, l.p.
Jan 2002 - May 2003Sales consultant
Jaffe
Sept 2003 - Aug 2007It project manager
Pearson
Jan 2007 - Dec 2016I created custom business and functional requirements for a wide array of internal projects. Managed project scope to verify established requirements were adhered to within the project timeframe. I produced a host of unique data analyses from digital licensing evaluation to feasibility analysis.● Administered requirement documentation for three different software improvement/upgrade projects.● Collaborated with numerous cross-functional teams in a broad variety of internal technical projects.• Supervised the business analysis and project management of Salesforce customizations that increased the effectiveness and efficiency of Salesforce for internal Pearson teams. Show less I spearheaded projects for a host of Pearson digital learning products. Regularly led intricate management of client relationships, product support, and quality control/assurance to ensure complete satisfaction through every project phase.● Utilized blended system of Waterfall and Agile methodologies for projects with budgets ranging from $20,000 to $500,000.● Supervised successful client transitions from a legacy product to Schoolnet for PowerSchool, totaling over $2.7 million revenue for the company.● Oversaw the transition of 20 additional clients leading to over $750,000 in annual revenue. Show less
Senior Business Analyst
Oct 2015 - Dec 2016Senior Project Manager
Dec 2013 - Sept 2016Senior Program Manager & Project Manager
Jan 2007 - Dec 2013

Trackx
Jan 2017 - Nov 2017Manager, project management officeI oversaw and implemented improvements to the functional business processes involved with managing corporate clients and projects. I ensured teams were running at maximal efficiency and financial targets were hit to proliferate project successes and significant organizational growth. I creatively managed internal and external clients to facilitate a consistently high level of customer satisfaction and project results.● Designed and implemented the company’s first project management policies and procedures documentation library.● Collaborated with TrackX executives on $1.5 million budget project to integrate with 7 unique client sites.● Managed the comprehensive implementation, training, and support of 5 major software clients.● Project budgets ranged anywhere from $20,000 to over $1 million. Show less

Summit materials
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018Project managerConsulting contract to manage the development of project charters for two company-wide software rollout projects: SAP SuccessFactors HRIS Recruiting and Onboarding module and the Billtrust Financial system.

Amplify
Aug 2018 - Feb 2019Operations project managerProject Manager of a $1.5 million digital reading project implementation, responsible for all aspects of project scheduling, planning, budgeting, and processes. Analyzing current operations processes to maximize efficiency, scalability and profitability. Implementing the resulting process changes into the work stream. Documenting processes to determine gaps, areas to improve, and facilitate training and scalability as sales volume and product implementation volume grows with the company.

Dish network
Feb 2019 - nowSenior program managerManagement of the Information Security Project Portfolio. Program and Project Management of multiple Information Security Projects. Lead project manager on the DISH Amazon Web Services (AWS) Architecture build-out. Design and implement AWS Account/User Intake request and AWS Services Requests in ServiceNow.Lead project manager on the Dish Enterprise-wide system patching program.Project Management of Dish 3rd Party Vendor and Enterprise Risk Management Programs. Business Analysis of Information Security and Infrastructure project requests, project prioritization, project definition, and resource allocation. Show less
Licenses & Certifications

Pmp
Project management institute- View certificate

Six sigma foundations
LinkedinDec 2019 - View certificate

Scrum: the basics
LinkedinJul 2018 .webp)
Scrum fundamentals certification
Scrumstudy - accreditation body for scrum and agile;download free scrum body of knowledge(381 pages)May 2018
Volunteer Experience
I was a member of the School Board at my daughter's school for two years.
Issued by Shepherd of the Hills Christian School on Jan 2011
Associated with Marc Voytko
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