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Erik
Erikwik2003@yahoo.com
763-204-3192
3713 94th Ct N
Brooklyn Center, MN 55443
Sr Project Manager / Product Owner
6 years experience W2
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Summary

Program and Project Manager with 18 years of Information Technology (IT) and business management experience in both the public and private sector. Erik has managed programs/projects with up to 60 direct staff.

  • Experience leading multiple and simultaneous high profile, complex, cross-functional projects from conception through delivery in a fast-paced environment.
  • Expertise in developing a collaborative, results-oriented team environment, and working across multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong and tested project management skills, including sponsor and risk management.
  • Experienced in leading mid-to-large scale technology deployment on cloud.
  • Team player, strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
  • Experience soliciting, procuring and managing IT vendors and subcontractors.
  • Track record for delivering quality IT solutions for mission-critical business problems while achieving improved systems performance, reducing costs and increasing revenue.

Skills:

  • IT Infrastructure (4 years)
  • Software Application Development (15 years)
  • PMP (8 years)
  • Cloud Technologies (4 years)
  • Business Requirements (15 years)
  • Agile (8 years)
  • Vendor Management (10 years)

Experience
Education
Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota
Certifications
IT Infrastructure (4 years)
Software Application Development (15 years)
PMP (8 years)
Cloud Technologies (4 years)
Business Requirements (15 years)
Agile (8 years)
Vendor Management (10 years)
Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Chronological Experience
JDC Group (contractor at Jostens in Bloomington, MN)
Sr Project Manager / Product Owner
Led migration of Jostens Oracle data warehouse to Amazon Web Services (AWS) involving managing sever
Led Jostens deployment of AWS IAM Amazon Web Services (AWS) Identity and Access Management (IAM) ena
Managed DevOps set of practices and tool implementation for Jostens that combines software developme
These tools enabled the shortening of the systems development life cycle and provides continuous del
Deluxe (contractor in Shoreview, MN)
Senior IT Project Manager
Developed and Deployed IT Asset Management program consolidating all enterprise assets (approximatel
This included leading discovery of assets, identifying solutions for asset import into ServiceNow, c
Directed enterprise networking project moving all corporate firewall security to the Cloud utilizing
Managed migration from on premises Active Directory to Azure Active Directory
Managed WAN/LAN facility updates across the Unites States
Syntel (contractor at Ameriprise Minneapolis, MN)
Senior Project Manager
Delivered updates to 4 systems to ensure that client financial transaction histories follow federal
These four projects had internal teams ranging from 4 to 7 staff and external vendor teams ranged in
Resources working on these cross-functional teams included various IT resources, business PMs, BAs,
Apex Systems (contractor at Prime Therapeutics in Egan, MN)
IT Project Manager
Served as the IT project manager on several Agile projects deploying and updating APIs for Prime The
Project teams were distributed throughout the United States with sizes of between
team members
Cherokee Nation Technologies (Arlington, VA)
Program Manager
Directed a $5 million a year contract supporting the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA)
Established PMO covering 25 airport vendors providing private air security services to the Federal g
Managed Oracle Cloud implementation to collect operational metrics from 25 airport vendors to provid
Developed over 30 standardized deliverable templates to be utilized by airport contractors to seamle
Documented all process related activities for the SPP for both development of Process Guides and Int
Tetra Tech (Arlington, VA)
Oversaw four programs (3 with the Federal Aviation Administration and one with United States Departm
Led IT programs for the Federal Aviation Administration focused on software development and analytic
DOT) program focused on technical/engineering research
Used Agile development, business intelligence (BI) applications, infrastructure, tools and best prac
Unispec Enterprises (Washington DC)
Vice President / Program Manager
Supervised business activities as Vice President for Transportation Solutions and a member of the Un
Oversaw the day to day operations as the Program Manager at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Saf
Established Agile development for multiple PHMSA IT projects utilizing development of in-house tools
Citizant (Washington DC)
Managed a $5 million a year contract for the U.S DOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Prog
Successfully managed the ITS JPO PMO (over $100 million-dollar 3rd party vendor portfolio) and provi
Lead multi-vendor team that established a framework for integrating connected vehicle technologies a
Axiom Resource Manager (Falls Church, VA)
Managed a $4 million contract over 9 months for the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
Successfully developed, coordinated, executed and delivered all work products for the program under
covers over 50,000 medical examiners and over 3 million active commercial drivers
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (Arlington, VA)
Project Manager
Managed the development of the Commercial Driver's License Information Systems (CDLIS) 5.0 specifica
Northrop Grumman (Herndon, VA)
Managed the $5 million a year TSA Surface Security Program engineering and technology development fo
Battelle (Arlington, VA)
Research Scientist
Researched testing of satellite-based truck tracking solutions leading to the development of a proto
SAIC - (Eden Prairie, MN)
Research Engineer
Managed and researched projects that researched, designed, developed, tested, and evaluated advanced
American Transportation Research Institute (Eden Prairie, MN)
Technology Analyst
Researched, designed, developed, and tested advanced technology solutions to improve transportation
Built and maintained all project websites
GN Resound and Argosy Electronics (Eden Prairie, MN)
Supply Chain Manager
Responsible for overseeing and managing company's supply chain and logistics strategy and operations
Developing and maintaining good relationships with vendors and distributors
Skills
Agile Methodology
2021
1
AWS
2021
1
Data Warehousing
2021
1
IAM
2021
1
Jenkins
2021
1
Oracle
2021
1
Product Owner
2021
1
Project Management
2021
1
Scrum
2021
1
Application Development
0
1
Asset Management
2019
1
Azure Active Directory
2019
1
LAN
2019
1
MS Active Directory
2019
1
MS Azure
2019
1
Palo Alto
2019
1
Program Management
0
1
Risk Management
0
1
Stakeholder Engagement
0
1
Awards
Management (7 years), 0