Jake Willis
Project Portfolio Manager - Pmo @Nelson Labs
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WORK HISTORY
Project Portfolio Manager - Pmo @Nelson Labs
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Nelson Labs is the leading global provider of laboratory and medical device testing. I manage the Project Management Office. I am responsible for actively managing and overseeing all company projects, key initiatives, and project teams. This includes resource utilization and the day-to-day execution of the company project portfolio through the PMO. My primary duties are to: align the project portfolio goals and objectives with company strategic objectives and revenue goals, advance the Project Management Office (PMO) and ensure the established project management processes are utilized, train new project managers/teams, teach and lead project management culture (including Agile), work with all project teams to ensure projects are efficiently managed & completed to Product Owner/client specifications, and consult with department managers to establish and improve process/project management and throughput within their departments. I directed the successful adoption and implementation of Scrum/Agile Project Management methodologies, framework, and processes company wide.
EDUCATION
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
Accounting B.S., Accounting
SKILLS
ABOUT JAKE WILLIS
15+ years of successful global project portfolio, project team management, and end-to-end business operations management experience. I am adept at aligning project portfolios with company revenue goals, strategic objectives, and driving the effective implementation and execution of key initiative projects. I am experienced in building and advancing robust project management office governance, protocols and methodology to support and sustain effective project execution and business process improvement. I work with cross-functional project teams and departments on day-to-day project portfolio execution as well as to establish and improve processes, project tracking, communication, hand-off, and throughput. I am passionate about improving processes that will help individuals and teams achieve success. I am a champion of Agile Project Management methodologies & implementations and the positive transformational impact it brings to individuals, teams, and organizations.
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