Mike Dvorak

Experience

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  Northwestern College

  Feb 2007 - Dec 2009

  Project Coordinator

  My experience with Northwestern College included Project Coordination, Resource Management, Network and Telecom Support, and End User Technical Support. Specific examples include:- Providing program level coordination for nine projects in a 3-month period, managing shared resources and time constraints to effectively complete all projects within the allotted time, scope, budget, and resource allocations- Coordinating fiscal year budget planning for the technology department’s Director of Operations, including the tracking of software and hardware renewals, working with multiple departments to ensure account allocation tracking, and engaging functional leads to gather and prioritize budget items for various teams within the technology department- Providing technical support for fundraising activities- coordinating the scheduling and resource assignments from the technical area for four large events per year as well as handling the setup and configuration of the call center for each of these events- Help desk and network support and troubleshooting Show less

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  Pareo, Inc.

  Mar 2009 - May 2012

  Consultant

  I have served in a project coordination role for projects of various sizes for a range of client environments, from small/home office settings to larger enterprise settings. Experience has included:- Coordination, facilitation, and technical execution of an office migration project, including the coordination of multiple vendors between three remote sites to ensure successful business continuity and staff relocation during the creation of new remote office spaces- Documentation of back-end operations of a core enterprise resource management software - Coordination and technical execution of multiple wireless network infrastructure improvement projects, including the scheduling of downtime events, hardware configuration and replacement, and infrastructure documentation to provide continued support operations post-engagement- Communication management and end user training facilitation for a phone system implementation impacting 800+ employees- Coordination and documentation for the analysis of collocation solutions for multiple institutions, including scheduling interviews and tours, oversight of project documentation, and compilation of final deliverable documents- Coordination and documentation for the onboarding of a new multi-site client, including the tracking of project expenses, managing project communications, and continued documentation and oversight of managed services support handoff - Oversight of contract estimation and resource assignment process Show less

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  TMG Health and ClearStone Solutions

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Project Coordinator

  TMG Health was contracted by BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota to implement a new government claims processing solution. In my role with this program, experience included:- Providing review and analysis of project schedules on a weekly basis- Maintaining program documentation, including production change requests, requirements documentation, status updates, and other key program information- Providing written and verbal requirements status updates to executive program leadership in weekly steering committee meetings- Documenting and tracking testing defects across vendor and client systems, working with test leads, project managers, and program leadership - Coordination of meeting schedules and project calendars between client network environments, working in Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook Show less

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  Cargill

  Sept 2012 - Feb 2013

  Fulfillment Management Coordinator (Contractor)

  • Provided reporting and metrics for a server hardware rotation project - targeting the lifecycling of 1000+ devices - working with project managers, program leadership, and technical resources across global work sites• Process improvement for resource management and project management tool utilized by global server team, utilizing advanced functions in Excel and SharePoint to consolidate data across multiple tools and data sources• Managed the facilitation of work requests for global server team between global technology PMO and various functional group resource managers, ensuring accurate data in resource assignments and ongoing reporting Show less

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  Harbinger Partners

  Feb 2013 - Apr 2024

  Project Manager
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  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2019

  Project Manager (Contractor)
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  Medica

  Oct 2019 - now

  • IT Product Manager

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Product Owner IV

    Apr 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Product Owner

    Oct 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Senior Project Manager (Contractor)

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2022