I am a seasoned certified Project Manager and Project Controls Lead with extensive knowledge of CPM scheduling, cost control, risk management, and life cycle costing. Recognized for leadership, communications, and interpersonal skills. Certified in Primavera P5/P6. Top-notch track record and experience with multiple large full-scale, full life cycle implementations, managing both functional and technical teams while assisting other production support groups in achieving corporate goals.
Toni’a J. Alexander
Tonia.Alexander[at]Gmail.com
Phone: 251-259-0033
OBJECTIVE
A seasoned certified Project Manager and Project Controls Lead with extensive knowledge of CPM scheduling, cost control, risk management, and life cycle costing. Recognized for leadership, communications, and interpersonal skills. Certified in Primavera P5/P6. Top-notch track record and experience with multiple large full-scale, full life cycle implementations, managing both functional and technical teams while assisting other production support groups in achieving corporate goals.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 10 plus years ERP, Engineering & Project Management / Scheduling expertise
• Cellular Point of Sale (POS)
• Retail PMO
• SOX Significant Systems
• SDLC project management
• Inventory planning and optimization experience
• Solid industry experience in a Project Management role (engineering, design, construction, maintenance, start-up, commissioning, etc.)
• High proficiency in planning/scheduling, production control, and production planning
• SME on Microsoft Project and VISIO
• Cost Engineering /Primavera P5/P6
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MATRIX RESOURCES, Atlanta, GA 1/06- PRESENT
Senior IT Project Manager Consultant for AT&T Mobility
• Retail PMO, POS SDLC, OASYS, CASS, GRS, TELEPOS, GCS, E-Check
• Responsible for driving delivery of IT initiatives which have dependencies across multiple internal IT development projects
• Project manage multiple large full-scale, full life cycle implementations, managing both functional and technical teams
• Lead Project Manager and primary project contact for finance and accounting, information management, human capital, supply chain management, legal and internal audit
• Program/project planning, cost estimates, scheduling, coordinating, tracking, monitoring, evaluating, directing activities throughout the SDLC for Cellular Point of Sale (POS)
• Work with internal/external customers and IT development silos to negotiate scope, define/manage budgets, understand project interdependencies, and define overall delivery timelines/milestones
• Apply in-depth functional knowledge of the business applications, while working closely with IT peers, customers, vendors, senior management, related development teams and other stakeholders in determining user requirements and solution options
• Delivered project management artifacts and manage project schedule, budget, quality and communication plans
• Plan code migration, and user acceptance activities, track status against milestones, as well as manage issues and risks
• Develop project plans that identify tasks, schedules, dependencies and resources
TRC STAFFING, Duluth, GA 9/05- 01/2006
Program Manager /Project Scheduler Consultant for Datapath
• Provided leadership for planning and execution of various satellite communications projects
• Tracked project schedules, progress curves, and time phased actuals via Microsoft Project and Primavera (P5/P6) and Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
• Developed and managed Work Breakdown Structures and work packages. Maintained and adjusted Estimate at Complete (EACs) accordingly. Reviewed weekly and monthly labor reports for accuracy of charges and corrections as required
• Responsible for the planning, cost controls and forecasting for a $57 million dollar satellite communications project
• Established mitigation plans to minimize exposure to identified risk. Develop and implement project scheduling and cost control procedures, and initiate corrective measures as necessary
• Insured all planning, cost control and forecasting such as schedule development, updating progress reporting and problem analysis activities comply with company and client’s requirements
• Developed project scopes and execution plans for program initiatives
• Manage multiple projects cross-functional resources anticipate and manage risks associated with projects, communicate with management, project team members, and key directors
• Established project schedules and prepared project cost estimates
• Developed detailed production planning and scheduling plans
• Established and maintained quality data for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends and actual costs
• Interfaced with external/internal customers, IT Development Manager, IT support, test teams, SQA/Software Process Improvement teams for pre-sales project planning
• Entered and maintained project budgets/estimates in the ERP system
• Managed the work of the Program Controls group to develop valuable program control databases Integrated, coordinated, reviewed, and reconciled reports for major infrastructure programs
• Responsible for delivering project management artifacts and manage project schedule, budget, quality and communication plans
CISCO SYSTEMS, Dallas, TX 02/00-09/02
Project Manager
Project Manager supporting the Optical Engineering Team
NORTEL NETWORKS, Atlanta, GA 08/98-02/00
Project Coordinator
Provided engineering documentation, project coordination and project management support to the Systems and Network Engineering project team
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES Atlanta, GA 07/96-08/98
Project Planner/Scheduler
Lead planner and scheduler for the Project Management Organization (PMO)
THE BECHTEL CORPORATION Houston, TX 12/94-01/96
Procurement Specialist/Scheduler
Project scheduler and procurement specialist for global petrochemical projects
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science; Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University 1994
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PMP Exam Prep Training / PMI
SAP Certification Training
Primavera – P5 and P6 / Project Planner / SureTrak
MS Project
Cost Analysis / Cost Controls / Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
Project Controls/ Project Management
SDLC
ITUP
Planning and Scheduling/ Resource Planning
Business Analysis/Analyst
References Available upon Request
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