Improver

Kenneth Bird, MBA, PMP

Technical Project Manager | Technical Program Manager | Leadership | Organizational Change | Cross-Functional Communication | Team Development | Organizational Communications | Video Production | IT Training

Phoenix, Arizona

Highly effective senior technology professional with demonstrated experience in program management, technical project leadership, strategic relationship building, and team leadership that results in stakeholder buy-in, delivering results, and enacting enterprise and organizational change. Accomplished in delivering solutions within deadline, scope, and budget. Reputation as an agile, quick learner, able to rapidly assimilate new industries and understand best practices. Leverages a broad technical base with business acumen to resolve project challenges, clearly demonstrate value, and exceed sponsor expectations. Adept at managing, leading, and developing diverse teams in a virtual and physical environment while leading enterprise scale projects/programs. Proven proficiency designing and delivering complex solutions, managing project life cycles, and collaborating with business partners across the organization.

Areas of Expertise:

Leadership | Program & Project Management Lifecycle | Training | Agile/Scrum | Team Development | Continuous Process Improvement | Implementation | Multi-functional Communication | SDLC | Organizational Change | Analytical | Collaborative | Project Team Management |Executive Presentations |Problem Solving |Public Speaking

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Experience:

• Staff Technical Project Manager (Charles Schwab)
• Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer (Charles Schwab)
• Senior Staff Technical Project Manager (Charles Schwab)
• Senior IT Project Manager (Charles Schwab)
• Intern - Technical Project Manager (Charles Schwab)
• Intern - Help Desk Analyst (Arizona Department of Administration)
• IT Project Manager (General Motors)

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