George Gilliland

George Gilliland

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager, RMA Outreach & Integration at AbbVie

  • Education

    • College of Lake County

      1983 - 1985
      Associate of Arts (AA) Business/Commerce, General 3.5
    • Western Illinois University

      1985 - 1987
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Mass Communication/Media Studies 3.8
  • Experience

    • Dean Witter Financial Services

      Jul 1987 - Jul 1989
      RJE Operator

      • Printed and distributed financial reports for organization

    • Kemper Life Insurance

      Jul 1989 - Jul 1994
      Network Analyst

      • Provided technical support for 350 insurance agencies and 200+ home office personnel

    • Abbott

      Jul 1994 - Dec 2012

      • Recruited high potential IT students from select universities• Mentored participants in the IT development program• Coordinated key assignments throughout the IT organization to participants• Owned departmental committees • Acted as IT liaison for Travel, Fleet, Delivery Services and Creative Network departments• Provided consultation regarding client delivery questions, communicated needs to infrastructure team and maintained relationships with other IT organizations • Directed coordination of all windows based server initiatives for pharmaceutical research division • Led project managers and business systems analysts in support of IT initiatives• Ensured all project deliverables were met for supported organizations • Oversaw all project related functions for Food Services, Delivery Services, Facilities Management and Global Security• Responsible for managing projects with budgets up to $1MM • Led large scale cross-divisional project for Global Security Services• Maintained day to day operations for corporate departments • Identified process improvements and implemented solutions for corporate help desk • Implemented intra and inter divisional workstation based initiatives • Supported local area network (LAN) helpdesk functions

      • Team Leader, IT Professional Development Program

        Dec 2009 - Dec 2012
      • Project Manager

        May 2009 - Dec 2009
      • Project Manager

        Sept 2007 - May 2009
      • Team Leader

        Jun 2004 - Sept 2007
      • Project Manager

        Oct 2003 - Jun 2004
      • Senior Business Analyst

        May 2000 - Oct 2003
      • Senior Technical Analyst

        Jul 1999 - May 2000
      • Operations Analyst

        Jan 1997 - Jul 1999
      • Programmer

        Jul 1994 - Jan 1997
    • AbbVie

      Jan 2013 - now

      Provided leadership in the development of outreach materials and messages to support business objectives globally.Development of communication plans to support various program initiatives.Project management, including coordination with and updates to function heads within FSS; prioritization of projects, topics, and recipients; appropriste methods of delivery across a wide range of audiences; managed to budget and met deadlinesServed as subject matter expert regarding compliance training program for Enterprise Support Services Show less

      • Manager, RMA Outreach & Integration

        Oct 2023 - now
      • Manager, Enterprise Support Services Business Outreach

        Apr 2018 - Oct 2023
      • Manager, Business Technology Solutions Development Program (BTSDP)

        Jan 2013 - Apr 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PMP

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Jan 2008
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to George Gilliland
      Project Management Professional PMI Oct 2008
    • Awarded to George Gilliland
      Technology and You Award Abbott Laboratories Oct 2003
    • Awarded to George Gilliland
      Presidents Award Abbott Laboratories Jun 2002
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago on Sept 2009
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    • Mentor

      Issued by One Million Degrees on Oct 2015
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