Michael D. Kolodziejski
Hamilton,Ontario
Summary
Senior certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 15+ years’ experience driving complex, multi-disciplinary strategic projects, leading globally-dispersed teams of up to 20 resources. Excels at planning, scheduling and managing projects; identifying and mitigating risks; clarifying goals and reporting on status to stakeholders. Steers dedicated, cross-disciplined product teams in managing global strategic partners while clearly reporting status to Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Project Manager (Remote Contract)
Breezeline
Rochester, NH
04.2021 - 04.2023
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency through project KPI creation and monitoring.
- Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting 100% of quality and timeline goals and objectives.
- Reviewed ~$5 million dollar IPTV project budget, hardware procurement and subcontractor estimates in detail and analyzed for accuracy with scope of work relevancy in mind.
- Identified needs and coordinated resource allocation to ensure project delivery on time and within budget.
- Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership, sharing project goal and, aligning deliverables to strategic business needs .
- Furnished project updates to various stakeholders, informing on strategy, adjustments and progress.
Senior Technical Project Manager (Remote Contract)
INVAR Technologies
Brooklyn, NY
07.2020 - 04.2021
- Increased client project completion on time by 30% through comprehensive project strategies and scopes in accordance with established PMI methodologies from conceptualizing ideas to implementing plans and optimizing resource tasks and time allocation.
- Managed multiple project teams of upto 8 members engaged in virtual infrastructure development in cross-functional environment to reach 100% project success.
- Completed thorough risk assessments and deployed management and response strategies to prevent roadblocks.
- Conveyed project objectives to internal and external stakeholders and maintained open communication to assess progress against targets.
- Oversaw budgets for project, tracked expenses and timelines and communicated with key stakeholders on milestones.
Operations Manager (Remote Contract)
Andromedia Management Group
New York, NY
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Oversaw the critical operation of three Departments: Procurement, Client Services, and Information Technology
- Achieved contract goals of steaming line department processes, identifying and removing duplicate work, and reducing the Department Salaries by 30%
- Additional achievements include Client Services Call / Email Script redesign, Reduction of returns by 15%, and reduction of Refunds by 25%.
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
- Developed initiatives for process improvement and reviewed and assessed ongoing operations.
Senior Project Manager (Remote Contract)
Bluesoft Websites
Phoenix, AZ
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Working collaboratively with the founder to review business processes, perform gap analysis and propose ways to improve project team performance, client satisfaction and increase revenue. project management Scope, Propose and Manage Projects in all Online Marketing fields: Web Design and Development, SEO and Internet Marketing, Automation with Zapier and ManyChat, Strategic Consulting, Graphics Design, App development, Shopify and Amazon Seller Central with Stitch Labs for inventory management
- Improved remote team performance and collaboration through the implementation of tools including Slack, GitHub, G Suite, Trello, Asana, Zoho, Skype, and Email
- Trained team on effective project time management, prioritizing or work, planning detailed tasks, and reporting effectively to enable comprehensive project progress updates to the client.
- Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
- Scoped, planned and managed projects in Online Marketing fields including Web Design and Development, SEO and Internet Marketing, Automation with Zapier and ManyChat, Strategic Consulting, Graphics Design, App development, Shopify and Amazon Seller Central with Stitch Labs for inventory management.
Operations Project Manager (Remote Contract)
BTNX Inc
Markham, ON
02.2018 - 09.2018
- Targeted products reached an average of 40% sales growth over 3 months through corporate website redesign with a new wireframe and including responsive mobile adaptation, SEO, and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) which than allowed us to track the journey of users through Chatbot, enabled user-created content, and increased return on SEO spending.
- Software and application development projects utilizing Agile software development and SDLC including custom reporting/monitoring dashboard and support site (PHP/SQL) and middleware integration.
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership, mentoring and education.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
Manager of IT / Project Manager
Steeped Tea Inc
Ancaster, ON
02.2016 - 07.2017
- Supervised and mentored 12 professionals, including project managers, QA engineers, NOC operators, system administrators and software engineers to optimize results measured against quarterly KPIs which were created in collaboration with each member.
- Utilized Agile Project Management Methodology to direct planning for each sprint as well as post-sprint reviews, burn-downs, and retrospectives.
- Developed annual information technology budget, implementing cost-cutting initiatives to stay on track while balancing priorities to ensure strategic business initiative were still being met.
- Greatly reduced time from product order to delivery by 27% through analysis , design and implementation of new order fulfillment processes and warehouse management software application.
- Effectively managed secure and operational corporate infrastructure while cross training team members to reduce loss of corporate knowledge risks and provide career advancement opportunities.
- Developed product and technology roadmap and strategy from concept to launch.
ITO Solution Delivery Consultant
Ministry of Transportation/Metrolinx
Toronto, ON
02.2012 - 02.2016
- Successful completed Multi-million dollar enterprise wide Data Center Migration from in-house to Leased Co-located Data Center, retained on contract to perform second data center migration to provincially owned Data Centers in Guelph and Kingston
- Facilitated project success through creation of project architecture documentation, preparation of infrastructure design diagrams, solution documentation and implementation procedures, knowledge transfer, and transition to operations
- Developed implementation plans, leading integration activities, coordinating vendors, performing ongoing design consultations, and assisting in knowledge transfer between vendors, builders, and operations
- Built and oversaw network infrastructure comprised of various virtual products.
- Project technical lead for SCVMM Hyper-V 2008/2012 and VMWare 5.x ESXi Virtual Servers Clusters, MS Dynamic CRM, HP 3PAR and EVA SAN, HP Blade Chassis, NetBackup 6.5 to 7.5 upgrade, SharePoint, SQL and Oracle, FEP/SEP Anti-Virus, Cisco VOIP and CCTV
Project Manager
Hewlett Packard Canada
Hamilton, ON
07.2010 - 02.2012
- Conducted End-to-End Project Management from Initiation and Planning through Execution, Monitoring and Control to Project Close
- Furnished project updates to various stakeholders, informing on strategy, adjustments and progress at US Steel Canada client for multiple steel plants in Ontario.
- Reduced operating costs by 17% through complex contract renegotiation, new sourcing initiatives, and developed vendor vetting process.
- Work collaboratively with Sponsors, Stakeholders, and Subject Mater Experts to create project charters, business cases, budgeting, Scope/Time/Cost Baselines, Risk/Communication and Human Resource Management Plans
- Utilized VMWare knowledge in designing enterprise architecture for VMware Infrastructure of ESX servers and SAN storage
Education
Project Management Professional PMP #2019163 -
The Knowledge Academy
Hamilton, ONVMWare Certified Professional - VMWare
StormCloud
Phoenix, AZMicrosoft Certified Professional - Microsoft Server
Global Knowledge
Toronto, ONMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer - MCSE
TriOS IT College
Hamilton, ONSome College (No Degree) - Information Systems
Mohawk Collage of Applied Arts And Technology
Hamilton, ONSkills
- Project development and lifecycle
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Schedule management
- Cost control
- Systems implementation
- Risk management
- Critical thinking and Decision-making
- Conflict resolution
- Vender management
Timeline
Engineering Project Manager (Remote Contract)
Breezeline
04.2021 - 04.2023
Senior Technical Project Manager (Remote Contract)
INVAR Technologies
07.2020 - 04.2021
Operations Manager (Remote Contract)
Andromedia Management Group
10.2019 - 07.2020
Senior Project Manager (Remote Contract)
Bluesoft Websites
11.2018 - 07.2019
Operations Project Manager (Remote Contract)
BTNX Inc
02.2018 - 09.2018
Manager of IT / Project Manager
Steeped Tea Inc
02.2016 - 07.2017
ITO Solution Delivery Consultant
Ministry of Transportation/Metrolinx
02.2012 - 02.2016
Project Manager
Hewlett Packard Canada
07.2010 - 02.2012
Project Management Professional PMP #2019163 -
The Knowledge Academy
VMWare Certified Professional - VMWare
StormCloud
Microsoft Certified Professional - Microsoft Server
Global Knowledge
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - MCSE
TriOS IT College
Some College (No Degree) - Information Systems
Mohawk Collage of Applied Arts And Technology
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