(various projects)

various positions, Shell, (various projects)

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Donny Lai 👤 Member for 18 years 5 months
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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
13000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
9000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
1000

1. Project Support Lead (June-2006 to Jan-2007) managing team of Cost and Planning Engineers (5) within Project Services for major offshore gas projects (develop project services, integration of planning with asset development and operations, project reviews including schedule and cost risk analysis, SAP support, and lead planning section of major offshore installation tender / contract exercise, support SAP-Primavera integration studies and definition of requirement, Primavera upgrade testing and definition of requirements)

Project Planning Manager, Queensland Rail, (various projects)

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Donny Lai 👤 Member for 18 years 5 months
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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
900
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
200
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
100

Lead and Manage Planning Services (Team of 7) for Rail Projects

Establish and enhance planning assurance and governance frameworks, procedures, and practices

Develop and improve on planning framework, standards, practices including alignment with corporate requirements such as SAP

Manage Enterprise planning system and process

Director - Project Management Office, TIAA, (various projects)

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  • Project Portfolio Governance: Created and presented Program and Project performance metrics to Executive Steering Committees that influenced portfolio governance recommendations (funding, scope, schedule, budget, go/no go, etc.) for more than $1 billion of Programs and Projects over a four year period.
  • Project Portfolio Management: Created and integrated project portfolio governance and management methods for IT and business projects including marketing, public affairs, web design, ecommerce, IT infrastructure an

Senior Director of Project Services, Freddie Mac, (various projects)

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  • P&L Accountability: Led a department of 50+ staff and consultants with a budget of $9.5 million consisting of the Project Management Center of Excellence (CoE), Resource Management CoE, Software Testing CoE, Requirements Management CoE, Methodology and Best Practices, and Tools teams.
  • Achieve More, Faster, for Less: Developed and applied program and project governance and management methods to improve product quality, time to market, and cost efficiency for $250 million of IT and business projects.
  • Project Standards and Audit: Drove the evolution of project manageme

Director - Consulting, Cognizant, (various projects)

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  • Program “Rescue”: Took command of three different Programs that were failing in all dimensions and got two of them back on delivery and schedule targets; the third Program was cancelled per my recommendation.
  • Program Governance: Set up governance processes and tools for a Program to integrate licensing and commissions management across six lines of business of a Fortune 50 insurance company.
  • Requirements Management: Planned and drove improvements to the requirements development and management process for a large health insurance company.