Carrie Wadman

Director Pmo & Strategic Planning @Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago

Milwaukee, WI, US
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WORK HISTORY

Nov 2023 — Present

Director Pmo & Strategic Planning @Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago

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In 2023, I was asked to restart Goodwill\'s Project Management Office. During the past year, we have developed processes for project prioritization, created a suite of project and change management tools, and executed on key projects that drive organizational goals. In 2024, I took additional responsibilities for enterprise strategic planning. I love having a job that provides enterprise focus and drives measurable positive outcomes!Current initiatives:Project manager for retail pricing project that leverages data insights provided by our guided pricing solution. Project manager for store production redesign project.Supporting executives through the 2026 strategic planning process by simplifying the process and creating new, intuitive templates.Designing a project and change management course for enterprise use.Key accomplishments:Project manager for $2.5M guided pricing software and hardware implementation at 70 retail stores. Project manager for the 2024 closure of laundry operations and plant.During 2024, the PMO led projects to: provide early access to earned wages, open a new store in Chicago, move customer loyalty program to a web-based solution, implement upgrades to D365, and roll out unlimited PTO to upper leadership.

EDUCATION

2002 — 2004

Marquette University

MA, English and American Literature

2013 — 2013

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Professional Certification, Project Management

2004 — 2011

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ph.D., English

1998 — 2002

Marquette University

BA, English, History

SKILLS

BudgetsHR MetricsPublic SpeakingProject ManagementContinuous ImprovementMicrosoft OfficeBusiness Process ImprovementPerformance MetricsManagementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelProcess ImprovementWritingResearchWriting SkillsEditingStrategyTeachingAnalyticsHuman ResourcesGrant WritingLeadershipProgram ManagementChange Management

ABOUT CARRIE WADMAN

At the core of great work and great teams are mutual respect and a shared vision. As a PMO and strategic planning leader, my role is to help the team build our collective vision, set structure, and trust people to achieve outcomes in ways beyond what I thought was possible.

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