Laura Thomas, PMP, CSM, ICP

Laura thomas, pmp, csm, icp

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal Consultant at Daugherty Business Solutions

  • Education

    • Washington university in st. louis

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      Certificate technical leadership
    • Webster university

      1999 - 2001
      Ma computer resources and info mgmt
    • Illinois college

      1992 - 1996
      Ba computer science

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega

  • Experience

    • Blue cross blue shield of missouri

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
      Application developer

      • Managed batch processing, custom scripts, data catalogs, and source code control for vendor supplied products. • PVCS administrator for software change management, performed conversions of multiple software change management tools to PVCS, developed training materials and documentation

    • Blue cross blue shield of missouri

      Nov 2000 - Jan 2003
      Unix system administrator

      • Supported HPUX servers by planning updates, managing storage and backups, and handling security audits.

    • Wellpoint/anthem

      Jan 2003 - Jul 2005
      Unix system administrator / project coordinator

      • Coordinated UNIX projects and supported 600+ UNIX servers while performing security functions and team mentoring.

    • Ibm global services

      Jul 2005 - Jul 2007
      Unix team lead

      • Managed inventories for 1,000+ servers including developing currency procedures and project templates.• Supported a nationwide team of 30+ staff by performing work prioritization, project strategy education, and leadership guidance.

    • Sisters of mercy health system

      Jul 2007 - Oct 2013
      Pmo infrastructure project manager

      • Led multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects include virtualization, consolidation, migration, currency, vendor engagements, service management, and data center construction/commissioning.• Created and managed real time project dashboards for reporting and visibility to project activities.• Developed and delivered training classes on project management topics and provided ongoing mentoring to multiple projects leads in project management concepts and techniques.

    • Daugherty business solutions

      Nov 2013 - Mar 2025
      Senior principal consultant

      Data Program Manager/ Team Manager (08/19 to 01/25)• Managed data programs for the data governance team including integrating multiple source systems (SAP, Salesforce, custom apps) and exposing data for sales, case management, digital commerce, and order to cash processes.• Acted as the primary liaison for global data asset work intake, completing data enhancements and source system ingestions.• Performed program management duties: executive reporting, metric development, issue escalation, resource management, budget oversight, dependency mapping, data asset/governance education, stakeholder/vendor management, and process coherence.• Created and utilized program management dashboards and schedules for real time reporting.• Managed a multidisciplinary team with regular touchpoints, performance evaluations, career planning, and mentoring.Senior Project Manager/Team Manager (03/18 to 05/19)• Performed project manager duties including dependency mapping, issue management, stakeholder management, budget management, project dashboard reporting, and operational transition.• Performed scrum master duties including ceremonies, managing teams, release/velocity planning, and generated sprint dashboards for online reporting.• Managed team members with regular touchpoints, performance reviews, SOW execution/creation/estimation, and mentoring on various topics.Senior Project Manager (11/13 to 10/17)• Managed large and complex projects on time and within plus or minus 5% of budget.• Handled project manager and scrum master duties while creating and managing real time dashboard for reporting. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Icagile certified professional

      International consortium of agile
      Aug 2019
    • Project management professional

      Project management institute
      Jul 2008
    • Certified scrummaster

      Scrum alliance
      Oct 2016