Experience

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  Interim technology

  Nov 1998 - Nov 2000

  National senior quality assurance manager / project manager

  Responsible for project proposal and contract review, negotiations, and project monitoring. Performed numerous risk assessments for client projects originating in branches across the USA with budgets ranging from $900K to $9 million. Developed company wide project management and quality assurance standards. Co-authored a project management / quality assurance technical manual titled: eVTP: A Validation and Testing Process for eBusiness. Created the Project Manager’s tool kit, a set of templates, instructions, and resources for Interim Technology project managers. Show less

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  Intel

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Sr program manager / sw tools manager

  Job roles included staff manager, product line manager, and program and project manager for Intel products and enterprise wide IT solutions IT Staff manager responsibilities included managing globally dispersed direct and matrixed employees who developed software tools to improve quality and reduce costs in project management.IT program manager, built the infrastructure for a Project Management Office for the eBusiness organization. This included roadmap execution, resource allocation, budget management, project prioritization, business value monitoring, stakeholder management and communication, and mentoring of project managers.IT project manager (Supply Demand Alignment) led the development of a new Item, BOM (Bill of Materials), and Route system for Intel’s product production. This system included all stages of production from product order through acquisition, construction, storage, distribution, and delivery utilizing hundreds of Intel internal and external facilities across the world. This 9 month project included a team of 75+ globally dispersed members and was delivered on schedule, within budget.Product line project manager (Storage Division) managed a joint development team located in the Arizona, USA and Neckarsulm, Germany. The development of a state of the art SATA product also depended on the development of state of the art components from several external partnerships. In addition, hired to create a PMO in the Storage Division following Intel's project management methodology. Show less

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  Isie enterprises

  Aug 2006 - now

  Founder
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  Hmsa (blue cross blue shield)

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2010

  It / qa manager

  PMCC (Project Management Competency Center) was tasked with developing and maintaining the PLC (Project Lifecycle) for IT project development. Owner of risk management, lessons learned processes, and change control used by all projects in HMSA. Recognized as a program / project / quality manager coach and mentor.Quality Assurance responsible for creating, implementing, and monitor and control of all IS quality assurance processes and policies as it relates to software development and change management to meet SAS70 standards. In addition, design, extract, and analysis of metrics for continuous improvement of business and IS processes and projects. Other responsibilities include performing risk assessments and lessons learned for IS projects.Configuration Management responsible for all code migration from the test and/or development environments to production. Responsible for selection, contract negotiation, and maintenance of off the shelf tools. Workflow Development responsible for design, code, test, and implementation of workflows for the business units and IS. Workflows include IS functions as well as content and asset management functions. Show less

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  Ndptc - hilo

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2011

  Hilo center director

  Responsible for the development of a training facility to support disaster management to serve Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Worked with community leaders in law enforcement, emergency medical services, and state and local government. Developed a strategic plan to cover center launch and operations for the first 5 years. Managed the development of the first set of training programs for the center.

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  North hawaii community hospital

  Mar 2011 - Oct 2013

  Consultant, director of project management

  Consultant - Consultant to the hospital on project management and Meaningful Use implementation.Director, Project Management - Responsible for the efficient and effective organization, planning, and management of all clinical information and technology projects in the North Hawaii Community Hospital’s portfolio, including the EHR implementation fo CMS Meaningful Use and the HIE (Health Information Exchange) implementation programs. Facilitate the technology steering committee and maintain the technology roadmap. Show less

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  Blood systems inc.

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2017

  Director, itsm/pmo

  3/2016 - Director ITSM / PMOResponsible for enterprise project management and change management. Focus remains on best practices from ITIL, PMBOK, and CMMI.7/2014 - Director, ITSMResponsible for implementing ITSM best practices throughout the organization. Focused on ITIL, PMBOK, and CMMI best practices.7/2012 - 7/2014, Program manager for ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) initiative. Program includes implementation of ITSM related best practices through enhanced people, processes, and technology. Program is following the ITIL framework. In addition, successfully managed donor self interview, Oracle compensation workbench implementation, and medical affairs notification system projects. Also senior project manager for the Learning Management System implementation project with the goal of implementing a new learning management system for the entire organization and affiliates. Show less

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  Aura - gemini

  Feb 2017 - Dec 2018

  Project management office department head
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  Colorado state university global

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2024

  Part time professor - colorado state university global

  Teaching graduate and under-graduate courses in project management and leadership.