Deshawn Smith
AI & ML Certificate Student | MBA | CIAT | Python • Data Science • Predictive AI • NLP • Generative AI • Azure
- Role
- Sr Project Program Manager at Insight Global
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Deshawn Smith
DeShawn Smith brings more than 23 years of leadership experience, including project…
Experience
Sr Project Program Manager
Oct 2022 — Present
Senior Project Portfolio Manager working on new Degree Programs and Course Development (ISD) teams and taking requirements from business stakeholders/academic leaders to develop a realistic project plan and schedule the development of the program or certification and analyzing organizational process assets, enterprise environmental factors, task dependencies, resource requirements, and work breakdown. Expertly leading and working with cross-functional teams. Maintenance of existing courses or programs while supporting programs and practices through completion and release within a 6-to-12-month timeline. Refined collaboration with several functional stakeholder teams to help meet academic program milestones and necessary external program vendors. Provide program analysis data to the Project Management Office (PMO) manager to develop or refine project management procedures and processes to improve efficiency. Collaborate closely with departmental leadership to keep all relevant parties informed of project statuses, including, but not limited to, milestone achievements, toll gate progress, risks, and any issues that may adversely affect project schedules.• Managing all phases of assigned projects (i.e, initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing).• Project Management Software• Waterfall methodology and agile environment• Relationship management with internal clients and external vendors• High Energy with experience in environments that have ambiguity/change• Reporting risks, issues, and changes affecting project schedules, scope and budget, and milestone achievements• Business Process Architecture Mapping• Professional experience using Smartsheet• Collaborating with and presenting to C-Suite, VPs, and SVPs• Expertise in the educational domain / educational program design
Education
Community College of the Air Force
Associate of Science - AS, Education and Training Management
Golden Gate University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology
2021
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Organizational Leadership
California Institute of Applied Technology
Certificate , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Military Operations
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Research
- Management
- Team Building
- Customer Service
- Public Speaking
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Program Management
- Training
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