Dwayne ColeCandidacy for Director of Program Management

Forward Thinking … Experienced … Proven… Leadership

Program Management Managed teams of up to 60+ Developers, Architects, Testers, Business Analyst and Project Managers Executive Level Program Status Reporting

Project Management Managed Large Scale IT Projects, (both Application and Infrastructure based)

Vendor Management Vendor Selection – used weighted Solicitation Criteria such as resources, cost, warranty, SLA’s,

maturity, financial stability, and others to perform vendor selection for an IT Service Management Tool at NASCO

Responsible for RFPs as part of PMO Vendor Monitoring and Control

Monitored Supplier's technical activities. Verified that the supplier’s interpretation and implementation of the requirements are consistent with the project’s interpretation

Measured whether technical commitments were being met and technical issues were communicated and resolved in a timely manner

Reviewed technical information about the supplier’s products/services Conveyed appropriate technical information and provided guidance to suppliers Monitored compliance with SLAs

Forward Thinking … Experienced … Proven… Manager of Large Scale IT Initiatives

Implementation of Sharepoint Enterprise WideStatewide Student Information SystemDelta Airlines XP TransformationServer Virtualization InitiativeMerchandise Tracking with Macys and USPSMany others….

IT Strategy and Change ExponentImplementer of IT Governance Processes and PrinciplesAgile Project Management Continuous Integration / Continuous DevelopmentTest Driven Development and Development EfficiencyCo-Founder of Virtual Worker Practice at IBM

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Organizational Change ExpertImplemented Project Management Offices and Enterprise Test Organizations at 4 different businesses

Macys Systems and Technology – Established Quality Control Organization (QCO). Managed establishment of Q4M (Quality for Macys IT Governance model and artifacts). Development Efficiency, Automation, Continuous Development / Continuous Integration

(CI/CD)

Gwinnett County Public Schools – Established Enterprise Test Organization (ETO). Created IT Service Model. Implemented Team Sites for several IT Business Units using Sharepoint. Helped establish Program Management Office (PMO)

Forward Thinking … Experienced … Proven… Organizational Change Expert

Consultant responsible for ushering NASCO from CMMI Level 2 to Level 3

Certification Developed IT Service Model for NASCO and IBM Vendor relationship

Suntrust Bank Established Enterprise Level Application Test Governance Established Agile Project Management at Suntrust using SCRUM Developed Distributed Test Management and Test Infrastructure for Online Banking

Group

Excellent Public Speaker and Technical Writer Boardroom Presentations Contracts, SOWs, RFIs, RFPs IT Governance Artifacts

People Manager Managed Project Teams of +60 Members Possesses the temperament to bring out the best in his staff

“Process is only a second-order effect. The unique people, their feelings and qualities are more influential”Craig Larman, Author‘Agile and Iterative Management: A Manager’s Guide

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