Sr. IT Project Manager, San Diego, California
I am a Sr. IT Project Manager with over 20 years of experience leading high-stakes IT initiatives, software development, and infrastructure projects for Fortune 500 companies. My expertise lies in navigating complex project lifecycles using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid frameworks to deliver results on time and within budget. Whether I am managing budgets of $50 million or integrating systems during major mergers and acquisitions, my focus remains on bridging the gap between technical teams and business objectives to drive ROI.
Career Highlights
Across my career, I have successfully navigated diverse technical landscapes to deliver mission-critical solutions:
- Public Sector Digital Transformation: Overseeing enterprise-wide projects for the County of San Diego, including custom mobile apps and SaaS integrations.
- Global Infrastructure Expansion: Led the end-to-end IT setup for a 600-person offshore team in India, managing everything from WLAN/LAN to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
- M&A Integration: Successfully merged the IT infrastructure, applications, and personnel of two large competitors, including a complex migration of separate Microsoft 365 tenants into one.
- Healthcare Technology: Managed the systems integration for Affordable Care Act applications, impacting over 500,000 enrollees across 10 states.
- Rapid Development & Deployment: Delivered a real estate management web application to over 100 users nationwide three months ahead of schedule.
- Data Center Migration: Directed an enterprise-scale migration from a self-hosted environment to a fully hosted Tier 4 data center.
- Consumer Product Launch: Managed the full software development life cycle (SDLC) and distribution for Sony’s retail consumer products, reaching 1,100 Best Buy stores.
Technical Expertise
My toolkit combines traditional leadership with modern technical proficiencies:
- Project Governance: PMP, CSM, SAFe, and ITIL certified.
- Emerging Tech: Proficient in Generative AI for Business (Purdue University).
- Strategic Tools: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, and AWS.