Raelyn McBride

Raelyn McBride

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Project Manager - Professional Services

  • Education

    • College of Lake County

      2010 - 2010
      Select college courses English, Writing and Math
  • Experience

    • CWT

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2019

      Managed and deployed up to 5 small and large complex projects simultaneously related to new products/tools development and enhancements. Gathered requirements, oversaw testing, and monitored performance to proactively enhance products/tools. Assisted in cross training new team members with standard processes, user acceptance testing processes, the pros/cons of products and tools. Provided oversight on all projects and communicated/collaborated status with key stakeholders. • Worked with product teams internally and externally to develop a more efficient and robust reservation booking system for the frontline counselors.• Created a User Acceptance testing (UAT) process, improving efficiency and that was utilized across several products/tools.• Established great relationships with internal and external teams, creating a productive work environment and ensuring the team worked well together on all projects.• Executed project management skills for implementing/creating new tools to be used across the team.• Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on IT tool used system-wide called Citrix, providing technical support and resolving all issues, ensuring projects stayed on schedule. Show less Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet quality standards and deadlines. Trained users on newly developed internal tools. Rolled out new internal tool to all frontline users in North America (US/CA); Approx. 3000 users. Provide support and communicated with customers, employees, and other stakeholders during pre and post deployment to answer questions.• Identified inefficiencies in business processes, recommending improved policies.• Assisted in performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of internal products data, developing counter strategies and improving performance. Show less Defined project scope, managed resources, and oversaw schedules to meet stakeholder and project owner specifications for up to 10 projects at a time. Updated project plans based on changing objectives, specifications and staff availability. Managed team from other departments during project and Raelyn McBride Page TwoCWT (Continued)implementations. Adjusted timelines if project tasks started getting tight and worked cross-functionally with product owners or sales person on go-live events. • Delivered multiple projects throughout the year, achieving consistent record of meeting timeline, scope and budget requirements.• Completed thorough risk assessments and deployed management and response strategies, preventing roadblocks. Show less

      • Product Deliver Manager

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2019
      • Senior Business Analyst

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2015
      • Implementations and Project Manager

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2011
    • Omega World Travel

      Aug 2019 - Jul 2021
      Implementation and Client Special Projects Manager
    • BluJay Solutions

      Jul 2021 - now
      Project Manager at BluJay Solutions
    • E2open

      Jun 2022 - now
      Senior Project Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Smartsheet Certification

      Smartsheet
    • Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word Certificate

      New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
      Feb 2017