Tonya Blanks, CSM

Experience

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  Computer Merchants

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Project Manager - St. Vincent's Hospital

  Temporary Contract Position. Coordinated and oversaw implementation and unit construction projects for a 528-bed healthcare facility as well as surrounding physicians’ offices and clinics through full SDLC using PMI PMP PMBOK Methodologies.

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  Tonya Blanks Consulting

  Jun 2009 - Oct 2016

  ★Principal Sales & Marketing Project Consultant ★

  Effectively led new projects marketing specialized health care programs to Medicare and Medicaid recipients. Florida 215 Licensed Life, Health and variable annuities.

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  Transtechit staffing

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2018

  Project Management Consultant

  Contract position with TransTech IT working at Allstate in I.T. Project Management. A member of the Program Execution Team.• Supported a multi-year Enterprise Billing System upgrade using Agile methodologies, meeting quarterly deliverables.• Developed, implemented, monitored and updated a fully integrated Enterprise Project Plan.• Facilitated meetings and working sessions with clients, project teams, vendors and key stakeholders.

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  Centene Corporation

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2022

  Senior Project Manager/Program Manager

  SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER/PROGRAM MANAGER PMO and EPMO • Worked closely with the Data Analytics and Data Science team, Legal and Regulatory Teams on the consolidation, integration and transition of over 165 Operational and Regulatory Reports from Wellcare to Centene systems.• Managed project portfolios valued at over $10M with a 95% on-time delivery rate, reducing costs by 20%.• Implemented Agile methodologies, boosting team productivity by 30% and stakeholder satisfaction by 25%.• Achieved numerous successes while working on the EPMO Team including consolidation of Wellcare and Centene Specialty Pharmacies; successfully oversaw construction, decommissioning and or consolidation of 25 specialty pharmacies down to 15.• Managed a portfolio of projects valued at over $10M, achieving a 95% on-time delivery rate and a 20% reduction in costs through efficient change management, resource allocation and process optimization.• Implemented agile project management methodologies, resulting in a 30% increase in team productivity and improved stakeholder satisfaction scores by 25%.• Consolidation of Wellcare and Aetna Call Centers.• Developed comprehensive risk management plans that mitigated potential project delays, resulting in a 15% decrease in project risk exposure, complaints and errors.• Played a key role in transitioning 2.35 million members onto the Wellcare platform as part of Aetna's Part D plan acquisition. Collaborated with data and legal teams to integrate or retire an inventory of 165 reports into Centene systems. Show less

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  Impresiv Health

  Jan 2023 - now

  Program Manager

  Program Manager (Jan 2024 - Present)Promoted to new role.Senior I. T. Program Manager (Jan 2023-Jan 2024) Established a new PMO from the ground up, collaborating with CIO and executive leadership to enhance process efficiency.Designed training programs to transition teams to structured project management methodologies, reducing scope creep and improving efficiency.Developed performance metrics to increase project tracking visibility and accountability.Introduced process improvements, reducing project delivery times by 20% while upholding quality standards.Created a team library system of project documentation and templates on SharePoint to include project artifacts. Worked as a resource to liaison between the state of North Carolina IT Team and Sandhills IT Team for end-to-end integration testing in support of the 2023 Medicaid Expansion Go-Live. Show less