James T. M. Preis, PMP®
jimpreis@jimpreis.com
Objective
Secure Management or Program Manager position in a fast-paced, challenging environment. The ideal position will provide ample opportunities for contribution, advancement, professional development and will support positive change. This position will exploit my Project Management skills, technical knowledge and personal skills.
Achievement Highlights
- Award winner from IBM peers for Teamwork - 2004
- Delivered 3 multi-million dollar projects to market on time and on budget - 2005/2006
- Maintained high performance ratings while staffing Strategic Planner, Portfolio Owner and Portfolio Development Team Lead positions simultaneously - 2005/2006
- Selected as candidate to teach PC Development Process in Beijing, China - 2006
- 2X Blue Star award winner from BlueCross BlueShield Leadership for above/beyond effort and budget management - 2007/2008
Professional Experience
Senior Technical Project Manager, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Durham NC
August, 2008-Present
Recently promoted to Senior Technical Project Manager and will be charged with directing the development of a project to balance in-flight claims data from claim receipt to financial closure
Technical Project Manager, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
November, 2006-August, 2008
- Lead cross-functional teams to successfully deliver SW projects
- Develop/create ALL relative project documentation: plans, schedules, resource estimates, cost estimates, risk analysis, cost/benefit analysis
- Develop and present project proposals/concepts to Executive Leadership Team
- Identify areas for PM process improvement and improve them
- Leverage diverse experiences in implementing broad business and process improvements
IBM/Lenovo, ThinkCentre/ThinkPad Development - RTP, NC
August, 1997-November, 2006
Portfolio Development Team Lead, October, 2004-November, 2006
- Lead Portfolio Development Team in matrix environment. Charged with developing and delivering multi-million dollar PC development projects on time and on budget
- Resolve issues and remove roadblocks in a highly complex operational environment
- Maintain thorough knowledge of all supporting functions including, but not limited to Marketing, Manufacturing, Service/Support, Finance, Cost, Development Engineering
- Provide complete project plans, control change, implement conflict resolution, provide status and action plans as they relate to issues and the concerns of the Executive Team
Strategic Planner, October, 2004-November, 2006
- Responsible for all Planning activities related to producing PCs for the Portfolio Development Team
- Establish all product planning dates and schedules including initial lifecycle management schedules
- Coordinate, populate and lead meetings related to resolution of various issues and conflicts
- Identify areas for PM process improvement and improve them
- Responsible for assembling teams representing all business disciplines for concept and pursuant product development
Technical Project Manager, October, 2002-October, 2004
- Enabled manufacturing of IBM ThinkPads and ThinkCentre products via the Special Bids process at world-wide OEM manufacturing partner sites
- Owned the Special Bids process and implementation with AP OEM supplier for the manufacturing of IBM G40 ThinkPads
- Worked manufacturing and parts sourcing issues from identification to conclusion
- Major contributing developer in development of system (Java, PhP, Postgres) to automated manual processes
Technical Project Manager, August, 2000-October, 2002
- Defined and coordinated solutions to many diverse problems involving world-wide IBM organizations and direct actions of OEM business partners
- Instituted new, easy to read communication templates called transmittals
- Instituted FRU database to provide current and archive data retrieval to internal customers world-wide
- Successfully delivered three significant program refreshes to market on or before schedule
- Coordinated schedules and tracked deliverables for Portfolio Development Team members Drove issue resolution from inception to completion
Asynchronous Building Block Feasibility Study, June, 2000-August, 2000
- Investigated feasibility of applying Development resources asynchronously to building block qualification to determine value add of increased flexibility of new building blocks
- Developed tentative processes and discussed the potential viability of those processes with all Development related support groups
System Test Hardware and Software Test Lead, August, 1997-June, 2000
- Was responsible for all aspects of establishing competent, cross-functional group of 30 testers including IBM regulars, IBM supplemental employees and contractors
- Developed Test Plans to tax all hardware aspects of NetVista and Intellistation PCs using all Microsoft OSes and OS/2
- Traveled to Microsoft during development of Windows 2000 to assist in resolution of PXE support and other issues
Summary of Pre-IBM Experience
Moen, Inc., Kinston, NC, Systems Analyst (04/97 - 08/97)
Southtech Plastics, New Bern, NC, IT and Purchasing (07/96 - 04/97)
Ward and Smith, PA, New Bern, NC, Data Processing Coordinator (1994 - 1996)
Thermik Corporation, New Bern, NC, IT/Inventory (1989 - 1994)
Education
- Continuing work toward B.S. at North Carolina State University,Raleigh, NC
40% complete, 4.0+ GPA
Certifications, Other
- Project Management Professional certification, August 2005
- Microsoft Certified System Engineer, Spring 1999
- Java, JavaScript, HTML, PhP programming
- Great sense of humor
- Smart cookie
July, 2008