John Mark Williams

About John Mark Williams

An IT Portfolio and Business Relationship management professional who incorporates the technical discipline of IT with the liaison aspect of my role. I enjoy working with business partners and vendors; embracing challenges while overcoming obstacles; maintaining prioritization of a pipeline of projects for creating new capabilities in support of business goals and opportunities.I am an excellent relationship builder who is known for building collaborative cross functional groups across organizations to deliver complex technical solutions for the long-term while maintaining quality and service KPIs, all with an eye towards enabling growth, continuous improvement and a positive work environment.My greatest satisfaction comes from assisting business partners in effectively assessing technical solutions for business opportunities within their ever-changing business channel. When successful, they gain technical capabilities and improvements that assist them in reaching their objectives.One of the greatest compliments I’ve been paid in this role was being told that I had the unique ability to communicate opportunities/solutions at a high level with business partners while also being able to discuss them at a detailed level with technical teams. I have been recognized for my ability to be seen as a team member and trusted adviser for a business unit, while always supporting the technical team performing the work.My leadership roles have had me breaking down silos within organizations, improving solution assessments and the project mix within a portfolio while supporting the IT service needs of multiple business units. To me, it is all about teamwork, communication and the employee engagement.Contact me at w••••••••@gmail.comSpecialties: Facilitation, leadership, product improvement prioritization, capital project planning, IT project governance, coaching, resource leveling, capacity planning, collaboration, cross functional teams, assessments, proposals, cost benefit analysis, risk mitigation, SDLC, SAP, BI, CA Agile Central (Rally), CA PPM, HRIS, Microsoft Office, SharePoint.

Experience

1. IT Portfolio Management

   Progressive Insurance

   Sep 2023 — Present

Education

• University of Central Oklahoma

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

  1986 — 1986

• University of Oklahoma

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management

  1980 — 1984

Skills

• Microsoft Sql Server
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sdlc
• Process Improvement
• Pmo
• Business Intelligence
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Product Management
• IT Strategy
• Sharepoint
• Software Development
• Erp
• Program Management
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Vendor Management
• Visio
• Business Analysis
• IT Management