Alan Clay

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT ALAN CLAY

A leader with an extensive background and solid record of success in program management, project management, SDLC, process improvement, technical delivery, application development and support while partnering with technology and business teams to deliver quality products, services and project processes. My recent years have included managing high risk projects and implementing technology changes via incremental / agile processes for clients. I possess a Master’s Certification in Project Management from The George Washington University School of Business. Service Years • Over thirty years information technology and business experience which includes: • Twenty years serving in roles as a Manager PMO, Program / Project Manager, Process Improvement Leader, Portfolio Manager, Technology Delivery Lead, Development Manager and Developer in various industries. • Twenty-five years in the financial services industry to include brokerage and retirement services. • Ten years manufacturing, many via consulting services. Experience • Designed, built, implemented, and managed a PMO for large Asset Management Company using PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), CobiT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) and CMM (Capability Maturity Model). • Built, led, and managed project teams that delivered products and services for our business partners via waterfall and incremental / agile processes. • Developed and managed IT operational budgets, resources, applications, and systems operations. • Managed cross functional, high-risk programs with large teams and multimillion dollar budgets, project teams as well as application development and support teams. • Managed internal and external customer/client relationships, applications, and vendor contracts. • Supported and partnered with Senior Management as well as Presidents, CFO’s, COO’s, and CIO’s. • Program Management, Portfolio Management, Project Management, Application Management, Business Continuity Planning, Change Management, Demand Management, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Project Management Methodology, Incident Management, Information Security, Procurement Management, ITIM’s, Quality Management, Risk Management, Scheduling / Cost Control, Service Level Management, System Development Life Cycle, Vendor Management, Policies, Standards, Procedures. • Systems analysis, design, programming, testing, implementation, user training, support and disaster recovery. • Mid-range, mainframe, and distributed systems. • Teaching, coaching and mentoring project managers, developers, analysts.