Carol Lense

Carol Lense

Senior Principal Consultant/Principal Consultant/Consultant to Massdiscounters

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  • About me

    Senior Project Manager | Passionate about Program and Project Management, IT, Data, Servant Leadership, People, and Jesus.

  • Education

    • Massmart Corporate University

      2011 - 2012
      Management Development Program Organizational Leadership A+
    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      1985 - 1988
      Bachelor's degree Information Technology
  • Experience

    • BCX

      Nov 1992 - Oct 2008
      Senior Principal Consultant/Principal Consultant/Consultant to Massdiscounters

      Performed as a lead analyst and key member of the Information Technology development team consulting to Massdiscounters.• Produced the Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) in collaboration with client’s business analysts and produced Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs).• Ensured that the business requirements were clearly understood and translated into system requirements• Chaired the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Intelligence (BI) Architecture Boards. • Redesigned the ERP master data; created data mapping matrices for migration of data; specified associated system changes; coded complex modules.• Lead a 15 member BI team and a 7 member ERP system team.• Tracked progress against Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and managed project progress in collaboration with the project manager.• Won X-Calibre award for client-centricity, foresight, systems thinking, trustworthiness, positive attitude, and respect and concern for the individual Show less

    • Derivco

      Nov 2008 - Jul 2010
      Team Leader

      Created a cohesive team and an environment in which my 33-member team could operate with trust, harmony, mature conflict resolution, collaboration, commitment, accountability and attention to results. Managed all aspects of the SDLC from design through handover to the build and configure department.• Tracked progress against Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); reported progress, risks and associated impact and probability to project manager.• Produced bi-weekly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).• Conducted annual salary and quarterly bonus reviews.• Defined prospective employee criteria and conducted interviews. Show less

    • Massdiscounters t/a Game and Dionwired

      Aug 2010 - Nov 2014
      Business Strategy Architect; Senior Business Analyst

      • Aligned all non-IT business area strategies with IT and company strategies in conjunction with the business area executives, and used these as a basis for the projects roadmap development.• Fulfilled the role of senior business analyst and business strategy architect, significantly supporting project management for many projects of varying sizes including several large strategic projects, all of which were successfully implemented within acceptable variance on the signed off Triple Constraint. Show less

    • Think Systems, Inc.

      Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
      Senior Business Analyst / PM consulting to Bloomberg BNA
    • North Highland

      Jul 2017 - Jun 2019
      Senior Business Analyst consulting to AARP
    • Koniag Government Services

      Jul 2019 - Jul 2022
      Project Manager consulting to DOJ/OJP
    • Trulieve

      Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
      Senior Information Technology Project Manager, Enterprise Applications
    • Aminad Consulting

      Dec 2022 - Nov 2024
      Senior Program Manager
    • Game Plan Tech

      Jan 2025 - now
      Senior Project Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
    • PMO Certified Practitioner (PMO-CP)™

      Project Management Institute
      Jul 2024
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    • PMO-CP© (PMO Certified Practitioner)

      PMO Global Alliance - PMOGA
      May 2024
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    • Leading with Vision

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2024
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    • Certified Agile Professional

      Six Sigma Global Institute
      Nov 2023
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    • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

      Project Management Institute
      Nov 2023
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    • Communicating with Executives

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2024
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    • Introduction to Generative AI with GPT

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2024
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    • AI Challenges and Opportunities for Leadership

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2024
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Girls Ministry Leader

      Issued by Life Church Calvert on Jun 2024
      Life Church CalvertAssociated with Carol Lense
    • Middle School Bible Study teacher

      Issued by Emmanuel Church - Huntingtown on Aug 2016
      Emmanuel Church - HuntingtownAssociated with Carol Lense
    • Classroom Volunteer

      Issued by Windy Hill Elementary School on Apr 2017
      Windy Hill Elementary SchoolAssociated with Carol Lense
    • Board of Directors member

      Issued by Southern Maryland Community Network on Jul 2016
      Southern Maryland Community NetworkAssociated with Carol Lense
    • Memeber of Adhoc Committee for Mergers & Acquisitions

      Issued by Southern Maryland Community Network on Sept 2016
      Southern Maryland Community NetworkAssociated with Carol Lense