Chais Lazarescu

About Chais Lazarescu

Senior leader with a proven track record of thriving in fast-paced, high-pressure, and…

Experience

1. Vice President of Portfolio & Project Management

   Gallagher

   Aug 2020 — Present · Bradenton, FL, US

   Built the Project Management Office from the ground up, as well as implemented all project management and portfolio management processes to align with an agile methodology mindsetIdentify and rectify inefficiencies with interdepartmental workflows/process flows, communication, procedures, document management, resource planning, software tools, risk management, etc.Oversee all PMO resources (Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Analysts and Customer Success Managers) and the business operations resourcesLead and oversee all P&C Group OperationsLead and/or assist M&A initiatives from building out the acquisition infrastructure from the group level, operations side, partner with the technical functional areas, compliance team, and legal teamsCurrently co-leading an organization-wide implementation of a Salesforce AMS/CRM, Salesforce Accounting System, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud platformRFP Opportunities – Perform presentations and lead discussions with potential new clients through the RFP process from a high level on the current PMO structure, processes, forecasting, implementation roadmaps, project plans, transition planning, resource planning, budgeting, reporting, and change managementOversee all pipeline management - work with internal stakeholders and collect relative data as it relates to evaluating initiative/opportunity scope, sales predictions, cost estimates, resource allocation, market trends, etc.Manage initiatives related to data analysis, reporting, training, project/portfolio management tools, establishing methods for improving the efficiency of processes, identifying KPIs, etc.Perform risk management planning on existing portfolio, potential new clients and vendorsWork directly with finance teams on items such as accounting/front end billing needs, reporting needs, integration with required systems, and changes with internal workflowsWork with Legal and Compliance teams on defining SOW’s and MSAs

Education

• Edgewood University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Access
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Analysis
• Sdlc
• Business Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Project Coordination
• Quality Assurance
• Analysis
• Sql
• Program Management
• Leadership
• Data Analysis