Elyse McIntyre

IT Project Management Specialist @Sun Life

Kitchener, ON, CA

Concurrently managed approximately 2-3 medium size IT infrastructure projects Managed stakeholders and maintained good relations with internal and external collaborators across multiple business unitsEnsured proactive and effective communication at all levels of the project, both verbally and in writing (i.e. creating weekly, bi-weekly and monthly status reports sent to senior executive audience)Defined the mandate of an infrastructure program/project, as well as its scope, in collaboration with the program/project sponsorsProactively divide the project into achievable tasks and maintained integrated project plans by identifying deliverables and dependenciesInitiated project start-up activities, maintained dashboards on a periodic and progressive basis throughout the program/project, and ensured the right communication channels are in place between project collaboratorsDeveloped, enhanced, and organized process assets (templates for schedules, agendas, budgets, checklists, resource capacity, etc.)Scheduled and lead Agile and Non-Agile project meetings, ensured applicable collaboration tools (i.e. Jira) were up to date, tracked action items and encouraged teamwork to complete assigned tasks, monitored risks and escalated when neededMaintained SharePoint sites, internal information repositories, and project budgetsAnticipated problems and difficult situations, taking the necessary steps to resolve them

Carleton University

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Major Sociology, Minor Psychology

Sheridan College

Post-Graduate Certificate Program, Human Resource Management