
George Gilliland
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About me
Manager, RMA Outreach & Integration at AbbVie
Education

College of Lake County
1983 - 1985Associate of Arts (AA) Business/Commerce, General 3.5
Western Illinois University
1985 - 1987Bachelor of Arts (BA) Mass Communication/Media Studies 3.8
Experience

Dean Witter Financial Services
Jul 1987 - Jul 1989RJE Operator• Printed and distributed financial reports for organization

Kemper Life Insurance
Jul 1989 - Jul 1994Network 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 2012Project Manager
May 2009 - Dec 2009Project Manager
Sept 2007 - May 2009Team Leader
Jun 2004 - Sept 2007Project Manager
Oct 2003 - Jun 2004Senior Business Analyst
May 2000 - Oct 2003Senior Technical Analyst
Jul 1999 - May 2000Operations Analyst
Jan 1997 - Jul 1999Programmer
Jul 1994 - Jan 1997

AbbVie
Jan 2013 - nowProvided 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 - nowManager, Enterprise Support Services Business Outreach
Apr 2018 - Oct 2023Manager, Business Technology Solutions Development Program (BTSDP)
Jan 2013 - Apr 2018
Licenses & Certifications

PMP
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Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management InstituteJan 2008
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to George GillilandProject Management Professional PMI Oct 2008
- Awarded to George GillilandTechnology and You Award Abbott Laboratories Oct 2003
- Awarded to George GillilandPresidents Award Abbott Laboratories Jun 2002
Volunteer Experience
Mentor
Issued by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago on Sept 2009
Associated with George GillilandMentor
Issued by One Million Degrees on Oct 2015
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