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Stephen Russell

Stephen Russell

Public School Teacher, Band Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr. IT Program Manager, Core Business Applications at Trane Technologies

  • Education

    • Northwest Guilford High School

      1977 - 1980
      Diploma

    • Appalachian State University

      1980 - 1984
      Bachelor of Music Education 3.0

      Activities and Societies: President - State and Local Chapter of Collegiate Music Educator's National Conference, VP - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Rho Tau Chapter, Student representative to Dean of the School of Music During tenure as President of the local CMENC chapter the chapter grew to be the 3rd largest in the US.Listed in Who's Who among American Universities and CollegesRecipient of the "Ruth Jewel Scholarship" for outstanding student leadership (one student selected in NC each year)

  • Experience

    • Randolph County Schools

      Jun 1984 - Jun 1989
      Public School Teacher, Band Director

    • IDS, An American Express Company

      Jun 1989 - Jan 1990
      Financial Planner

    • HP Enterprise Services

      Apr 1990 - Mar 2015

      » P&L Management ($20M annually)» Vendor Management» Customer Service» Global team leadership» Led the HP team that managed the data and voice network for the largest private department store chain in the US » Business Turnaround (from negative margin to sustainable margin growth in 1 year)» Led 650 people in IT transformation due to retail store acquisition.» Team Growth, over 100% in 2 years » Started a PMO from the ground up - eventually managed 50+ projects» Cut project IT costs by 20% by establishing new store program» Led acquisition of 49 department stores

      • Account Executive

        Aug 2008 - Mar 2015

      • Client Delivery Executive

        Feb 2006 - Aug 2008

      • EDS Programme Manager

        Jan 2003 - Mar 2006

      • Program and Project Manager

        May 1997 - Jan 2003

      • Programmer

        Apr 1990 - May 1997

    • Ingersoll Rand

      Mar 2015 - Nov 2017
      Program Manager, Sales Excellence

      Provide Program and Project Management oversight focused on Sales Enablement» Standardized Sales Excellence deployment program» Budget Management» Vendor Management» Lean A3 Leadership

    • Trane Technologies, formerly Ingersoll Rand

      Nov 2017 - Apr 2022
      Principal, IT Project Management

      Manages the implementation of multi-million dollar IT projects» Global Deployments» Process Development» Budget Management» Schedule Management» Scope / Requirements Management» Integration Management» Quality Management» Risk Management» Procurement Systems Deployment - Coupa» Communications Management

    • Trane Technologies

      Mar 2022 - now
      IT Program Manager, Core Business Applications

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PMP

      Project Management Institute

    • Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)

      Scrum Alliance
      Aug 2022
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