IT Engineering Projects

Junior Engineer - PMO, Infosys, Sears-KMart

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·         Working as Junior Engineer for Project Management Office

·         Overall Monitoring of Project and reporting to Team Lead – PMO.

·         Generated Progress reports/presentation & Followed up and interacted with the clients to ensure satisfaction

Senior Planning and Cost Control Engineer, SecureTech LLC, IT & SS Projects

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
7000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
5000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
500

·         Handling a Centralized P.M.O and Coordinating with different Project Managers/Project

·         Act the role of Project Manager in his absence

·         Managing & Controlling Projects Independently

·         Planning/Controlling/Managing Multiple Projects at any Point of Time.

Karen Richey

First Name
Karen
Last Name
Richey
Professional Since
Oldest experience
Years Experience
14
Guild Accreditation
Awaiting Applicant
GPC Member

Working as an auditor for the Government Accountability Office since 2001. Perform cost, schedule, and EVM assessments of major weapon systems, NASA, Department of Homeland Security, and other civil agency programs. Proficient in life cycle cost estimating, earned value management and scheduling. Authored best practice guides in cost estimating, scheduling, technology readiness assessments, and soon will publish a best practices guide on using the Agile method for development.

Assistant Director, Government Accountability Office, Various Audits

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
1000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
20000

Working as a performance auditor for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Manage a group of auditors who specialize in cost estimating, scheduling, and earned value management (EVM). Audits are requested by the United States Congress through legislative mandates or formal request letters. Findings related to each audit are discussed in formal GAO reports that are publicly available on www.gao.gov

Senior Project Control Engineer, KPMG Peat Marwick Project Management, Achieving Business Convergence

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
500
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
150

An Information Technology Project aiming to replace both core business systems and associated processes for Yorkshire and Clysidale Banks

Project Planning Manager, HUTCHISON CAT WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA LTD., HUTCHISON - CDMA-20001X

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
6000

Responsibilities include CDMA Multi-Project Scheduling     with specific deliverable Milestones Report. Analyze the critical    path and coordinate with Project Coordinator with Scheduling     and Budgeting Progress Monitoring

National Manager Construction Planning , NBN Co, National Broadband Network

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
2250

Effective leadership and development of a high performing team. I achieved this by leading, coaching and encouraging team members in order to develop them individually to achieve their career goals. I promote an environment where change is embraced and innovation can thrive.

 

Achievements

•       Lead a team of 12 planners to oversee a portfolio of over 14000 project schedules across 27 technologies.

Lead Programmer Construction Programming and Analysis, NBN Co, National Broadband Network

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
2000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
750

In this role I was responsible for ensuring development of a team of planners to improve the delivery of the program of work and associated planning activities and inter-relationships with other business units and delivery partners. This involved being hands on in building schedules from first principles and using continuous improvement in the estimation and forward planning of all projects.

 

Achievements

Project Manager, Alcatel-Lucent, Mobile Telecom Infrastructure

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
350

Delivering a mobile infrastructure network for Telecom NZ, I was responsible for process improvement to logistics and project management systems. I also project managed bespoke solutions and designs as well as assisted in the development of a logistics forecasting system.

Achievements

•       Increased on-time delivery of projects through development of project systems for equipment and materials tracking.