Director, Project Management Office

August, 2007 –  January, 2012     Safe Auto Insurance Company Columbus, Ohio

Director, Project Management Office

  • Created the Enterprise Project Management Office within Information Technology organization reporting to the enterprise CIO
  • Established consistent Project Management, Project Governance and Project Portfolio Management processes allowing for accurate reporting of project metrics.
  • Established and facilitated the adoption of enterprise Demand Management, Resource Management and Release Management processes to insure high quality project delivery.
  • Hired and Centralized all Project Managers, Project Analysts, and E-Commerce Product Analysts on one team to facilitate better project delivery.
  • Implemented a consistent process for business requirements utilizing the Telelogic DOORs application and methodology.
  • Delivered millions in realized value to a major insurance carrier through successful implementation of countless projects.
  • Oversaw the facilitation and completion of Project Methodology, and Compliance Audits.  Led system certification effort for company financial audits
  • Created the IT System of Indicators and IT dashboard metrics to monitor organizational performance.