C.K. Leverett, PMP

18 Buttonwood Avenue · Eatontown, NJ  07724 · (732) 578-0748 · cleverett@comcast.net                                               Page 1 of 4

 

 

Qualifications for…

Senior Program/Project Manager

 

Possesses over 30 years of accomplished IT industry experience that includes over 20 years as a program and project manager in the telecom, pharma, and retail point-of-sale industries.  Exhibits an outstanding work ethic as well as exceptional leadership skills and a commitment to quality.  Interacts effectively with peers, subordinates, and management to drive the attainment of corporate objectives.  Strong background as a member of a customer service change team, with responsibility for problem management, resource assignment, and direct customer interface.  Expertise encompasses:

 

Risk Mitigation

Software Development/Management

Pharmaceutical

Management Reporting

Scope Management

Telecommunications

Strategic Analysis

Quality Assurance

Point of Sale

Conflict Resolution

Product Implementation

ISO 9000

Policy/Procedure Development

Total Quality Management

Release Management

Process Improvement

Staff/Customer Training

Technical Writing

 

 

Career Track

 

AT&T.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2007 to 2009

 

Senior Project/Program Manager

 

Returned to AT&T as a consultant providing program and project management services within a PMO organization; responsible for program management of major initiatives and end-to-end project management of software development and integration projects affecting billing and sales force compensation systems (Siebel CRM based).   As part of this assignment, worked extensively with outsourced development teams (primarily offshore) on both small and large initiatives and provided weekly executive reporting for three major Sales Automation programs comprising over 60 active projects at any given time.   Partnered with client management to ensure that program and project-level risks were understood and managed appropriately.   Mentored other PMs and provided guidance and direction as needed.

 

 

Keane ...........................................................................................................................  2006 to 2007

 

Principal Consultant

 

Served as a release manager on an international datacenter consolidation project for a major pharmaceutical client (Pfizer).   Managed the retirement, consolidation, upgrade, and deployment of hardware, software, and networks in a validated environment, including LIMS and manufacturing control systems.   Worked with technical personnel to prepare detailed migration plans (including plans for the archiving of critical data); performed risk analysis and developed mitigation strategies as necessary.   Ensured compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 and other applicable regulations.

 


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Career Track - Continued

 

AT&T........................................................................................................................................................................... 1996 to 2005

 

Senior Technical Staff Member, Network Maintenance and Provisioning

 

Played an active role in the creation and implementation of AT&T's “Concept of One” software integration process (SIP) for managing software development across AT&T Labs.  Provided several hundred employees with training on the new process.

 

Directed the development efforts related to the common test platform (CTP) system, a trunk testing and maintenance platform designed to replace several other systems as part of the “Concept of One” strategy as well as facilitate process automation to achieve significant reductions in headcount.  Provided matrix management of a staff of 60, including systems engineers/business analysts, Unix/C++/JAVA/Oracle/WebLogic/XML/SQL developers, testers, and network and systems administrators; scheduled, planned, and coordinated their work.  Partnered with workcenter management as well as the management of interfacing platforms to streamline the transition from the replaced systems to CTP. 

 

Provided high-level project management of the development aspects of AT&T’s ESPRIT platform, a trunk maintenance and provisioning platform focused on edge switches. As part of this effort, directed a team of release managers to ensure that their respective portions of the platform were delivered in a timely, coordinated manner to meet the needs of several large customer groups.

 

Initially hired as a project management consultant through National Software Associates; functioned as project manager of the AT&T IMP platform from its inception through its integration with the ESPRIT project.  In recognition of superior efforts and result, was offered a full-time staff position.

 

Coordinated the implementation of a system security audit process that affected several hundred servers within both lab and production environments.

 

Led Y2K initiatives for the SNOW-T and IMP platforms, operating in concert with the corporate Y2K office to ensure a smooth rollover.  Tapped to assume project management of AT&T’s SNOW-T platform under emergency conditions; succeeded in maintaining continuity and building upon the prior project manager’s work.

 

Filled the role of release manager for numerous mission-critical network management systems, ensuring that upgrades were performed without disruption to both VPN and common-carrier networks.

 

 

 


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Career Track - Continued

 

Advanced Concepts.................................................................................................... 1995 to 1996

 

Quality Systems Consultant

 

Client: Northern Telecom – Orchestrated ISO 9000 process documentation efforts for a multinational 600-person organization; supported the organization in readying for its external certification audit by implementing process improvements and providing expertise in training, education, and employee preparedness.

 

Client: Glaxo Wellcome – Developed the documentation for a clean room air handling system; the simplified, pictorial document offered step-by-step instructions for routine procedures, alarm handling, and emergency shutdown to prevent pharmaceutical products from being contaminated in the event of an air handler failure.

 

Client: Glaxo Wellcome – Updated disaster recovery and data backup procedures, bringing them into compliance with FDA regulations for retention of manufacturing and distribution data.

 

 

IBM Corporation.......................................................................................................... 1978 to 1994

 

Staff Programmer, 4680 OS Development/Change Team

Associate Programmer, 3650/3680 Supermarket Change Team

Senior Associate Programmer, 4680 OS Development

Software CE

Senior Associate Programmer, 4680 GSA Test

 

 

Spearheaded ISO 9000 process development efforts, encompassing process authorship from the functional mission level to individual work instructions, for a 160-person programming group at IBM, facilitating external certification by ABS.  Conducted numerous ISO 9000 internal audits within a 500-person organization.

 

Devised plans and tracking mechanisms for regression, system, and functional verification testing.  Managed development and test schedules for multiple programming features and releases, some concurrent.  Offered software project management expertise throughout the mid-life development of IBM’s 4680 cash register system.

 

Provided technical and functional direction to a 40-person team comprised of both IBM and vendor development and test personnel to successfully develop a major programming release, despite last-minute changes to the release mechanism.

 

In collaboration with customer personnel, developed and implemented a rollout plan to migrate over 200 customer locations from competitive hardware and software within a three month period.   As part of this effort managed the redesign of the customer’s in-store networks and store-to-mainframe communications links.

 

Recognized with a Blockbuster award for resolving a major crisis situation with a key customer by creating a unique user interface for the customer.  Designed a migration tool that enabled a critical situation customer to roll out on schedule while preserving current-year revenue for IBM.


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Academic and Professional Credentials

 

Master’s Certificate, Project Management

Stevens Institute of Technology/AT&T School of Business and Technology

 

Graduate Studies, History and Library Science

College of William and Mary

 

Bachelor of Arts, History

Marist College

 

Project Management Professional

Project Management Institute