Schenectady, New York, United States
Extensive experience in project management, technical writing, business analysis and cost estimation... 4 years of marketing and management expertise in global companies such as Unilever and Coats (aka. Coats & Clark). 5+ years in construction industry, 20+ years in IT... Interested in change, diversity, challenge. Has worked in various different countries and teams... Believes in team work and collaboration... Specialties: Project Management, Marketing, Cost Estimation, Technical Writing, Research, Consulting, Analysis, Web Development, Usability, Quality Assurance, Quality Audit, Business Development, Focus Groups and Usability Testing
I help retailers connect to the Hub so that they can connect & communicate to any supplier. Our product facilitates the communication in any direction, in any method and in any language. So we create a win-win-win situation. Merchant doesn't have to keep inventory, yet provide a wider selection. Supplier has a chance to work with big merchants, sell more. Customer can order their needs online from the merchant they trust. I manage integration and enhancement projects. I prepare statement of work documents, estimates, fine tune project plans, write test cases, review solutions, do lots of meetings, phone calls, webinars to document business processes, requirements and also follow up and report progress. Still love Visio and Project, also added Kompozer to the list as I need to update HTML storyboards.
As usual I do many things that starts with letter R... such as Reading, Reviewing, Researching, RFP, RFI, RFQ, and Reports.... As well as, writing Statement of Work (preliminary functional documentation), calculating manhours, estimating costs or timelines, finding solutions, translating wishes to specs...(at that point I do take out my magic wand and say the magic words), drawing charts and process flow diagrams. Other than those very familiar set of activities, I also research crazy ideas, still test websites (and make developers unhappy), prepare and revise project timelines (wearing my visionary goggles), conduct usability testing and prepare analysis reports (moderating sessions, provoking ideas)... I love MS Project, Vision and my wonder tool ipad :)
As a project manager, my first responsibility is to complete my projects successfully within time and cost constraints. So, I manage changes, conflicts, documentation, reports, tests, training, timeline, and last but not the least costs...
As a business analyst, I evaluate, analyze and document client business needs, compile a comprehensive research on subject industry and competitors. Later those findings help me to document further the technical solution to improve business processes. Other than those, I manage changes in the specifications, prepare test scenarios, do system tests, train clients...
As a Cost Estimation Manager, I managed 20+ projects annually throughout their initiation phase, prepared cost estimations of domestic and international projects ranging $100K to $139M and researched, organized, and managed prospective subcontractors and third-party vendors, and improved the accuracy of profit calculations with post-quotation analysis. Led the company in ISO 9001 documentation and audit stages.