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Senior IT Project Manager with success in delivering of projects on time. Specializing in creating synergy within the project team and managing multiple medium to large size projects simultaneously. Excellent team building skills with the ability to communicate up, down and across the project effectively. Ability to help project stakeholders understand the impacts of changes to scope, schedule and cost and align them to the goals of the project. Specialties: Software Development Projects, Project Execution, Team Building

Senior Consultant @ Manage a master data management project which includes a software implementation and global standard processes for maintaining master data from a global perspective. Work with Marketing teams in North America, APAC, EMEA and LATAM to align business goals and gather requirements for maintaining master data. Worked with POS vendors to obtain product mix transactional data at the restaurant level for the Marketing business unit. Aligned marketing business unit to define requirements and implement product,coupon and discount standards for the restaurants. Work directly with business units to manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate discussions to resolve project issues and risks. From December 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaSenior Project Manager @ Managed multiple small projects for Victoria Secret in the logistics business unit. Responsible for managing project budget, project plan, status reports and managing stakeholder expectations. From July 2012 to December 2013 (1 year 6 months) Senior Consultant @ Executed multiple projects within the Supply Chain business at Abercrombie & Fitch including delivery of all IT components of a new China distribution center. Completed all discovery and project analysis for a Brazil Distribution Center. Facilitated large cross functional business meetings to align the all businesses on the project challenges, key activities and key findings. Played multiple IT roles including Project Manager, Business Systems Analyst and Quality Assurance Test Lead. From January 2012 to July 2012 (7 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaConsultant, Project Manager @ Project Manager at Nationwide Insurance on the EASE Program working with the Affinity groups on on the AMIT Farm Bureau Project. Used Clarity to manage project resources and financials. Maintained extensive project plan and followed very detailed SDLC methodology. Negotiated resources and time with managers and competing projects. From September 2011 to December 2011 (4 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaConsultant, Project Manager @ Project Manager at Cardinal Health on the Medical Transformation Program which was installing SAP for Cardinal Health’s medical segment. Directed and supported 40+ project team members. Developed MS Excel reporting tools to collect and report status on 220+ SAP RICEF deliverable objects which provided real time program status to leadership and raised critical project issues. Maintained MS Project plan with Order to Cash project deliverables that provides a weekly status of past due tasks, current tasks, accomplishments and future dated tasks to the MBT program. Managed a high volume of change requests from creation to steering committee presentation aligning the project scope with the needs of the business. From June 2010 to September 2011 (1 year 4 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaProject Manager @ Responsible for the execution of multiple IT projects spanning across corporate business areas which included Supply Chain, Human Resources and IT. Used both verbal and written communication skills to align project teams, business units, steering committees and vendors on project status, next steps and key issues and risks. Responsible for overall coordination, risk management and stability of large and complex and cross-functional work efforts. Established and implemented SDLC corporate project management process and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on-time, within budget, adhere to high standards and meet customer expectations. Responsible for tracking key project milestones to meet the business goals. From December 2005 to May 2010 (4 years 6 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaBranch Manager /Staffing Supervisor @ Started a career with Kelly Services as a Staffing Supervisor and was promoted to Branch Manager of two offices within six months. Managed staff and 300,000 P&L for a top ten staffing agency. Provided extensive client services to existing clients and increased staffing services with those clients. Hosted career fairs to seek new talents; focused on aligning the right person the right person position. Achieved operational and financial success by effective budgeting, motivating, and leading the team to meet district goals. Developed and implemented a strategic sales plan to grow and service new business while retaining valued customers. From May 2004 to December 2005 (1 year 8 months) Planning Engineer/Team Lead/Project Manager MCI @ Team Lead UUNET Customer Delivery/Installation and Provisioning. Started a career as a Planning Engineer and was promoted to a Team Lead/Project Manager. Duties included escalations, training, process improvement and implementation and facilitating team meetings. Provided daily updates to senior management team. Effectively coordinated design and installation of DS1 and DS3 circuits on MCI, WorldCom and MFS networks. Coordinated relationships with internal departments and external groups such as local exchange carriers, which helped standardize procedures across all operating groups. Maintained project schedule by scheduling task according to critical installation deadline dates and managing those tasks through completion. Managed installation including testing, turn up and project acceptance for business clients and switching operations. Conducted quarterly audits ensuring all domestic and international transportation activities, were performed in accordance with company policies and in compliance with government regulations. From January 2000 to October 2003 (3 years 10 months) Columbus, Ohio Area

Masters; M.B.A, Business Administration @ Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University From 2000 to 2004 Bacholer of Arts; B.A, Communication @ The Ohio State University From 1994 to 1999 Shareese Watkins is skilled in: Project Management, MS Project, Risk Management, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Team Building, Staff Development, Vendor Management, Process Improvement, SDLC, Requirements Gathering, Software Development Life Cycle, Change Management, Business Analysis, Visio