Mike Smith

About Mike Smith

Throughout my over 20-year career, I have established a reputation as a transformational leader who is driven by challenge, undeterred by obstacles, and committed to furthering standards of excellence. My expertise encompasses all aspects of Strategic Planning/Implementation, Acquisition Management, OEM/ODM Product Development, Project/Program Management, New Business Development, Portfolio Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Supply Chain Management, Budgeting/Forecasting, and Team Leadership/Coaching. Further, my ability to build consensus among executive teams and stakeholders to promote transparency and influence positive change has been repeatedly proven.My career history demonstrates my outstanding communication and leadership skills as well as my reputation for being organized and dependable. Further, my record of leadership in the diverse organizations has resulted in measurable benefit to companies like PSI Services and Logitech.Please note the following highlights from my career.• Strategic thinker and resourceful professional with over 20 years’ experience leading multi-disciplined project/program operations from concept to conclusion within agreed time and budget in diverse organizations. • Strives to leverage technical and PM skills to communicate with internal/external executives and respective teams for effective collaboration and consensus. • Demonstrated capacity to translate project requirements into actionable plans for teams to follow and introduce technology solutions to meet changing needs of organizations and dynamic business environments. • Notable success in portfolio management program delivery from strategy to execution. • Deep understanding of current market trends, best practices, product development, full software development lifecycle, and new launch. • Elite communicator able to transform strategic ideas into reality through close co-ordination with stakeholders. • Ready to launch project management skills in a high-profile organization that appreciates professionalism and commitment.I am always interested in connecting with fellow professionals. Connect with me today!

Experience

1. Vice President of Pmo

   PSI Services LLC

   Dec 2015 — Present · Vancouver, WA, US

   Hiring as director of program management for establishing and promoting PMO functions I direct all company\'s operations, including PM, account, and resources management, and business/software development. Reporting to CEO and CFO on monthly basis I provide strategic guidance, direction, roadmap, and vision to business top leadership teams on strategic projects as part of Enterprise portfolio. Developing client award roadmap and daily execution reviews as required I collaborate with business development and account management.Some of my key milestones are following:• Maximized more than $50M revenue annually through Project Management onboarding of over 60 clients in first year heading PMO.• Carried out oversight/structure for company\'s enterprise strategic projects with worth of more than $10M over two-year by coordinating on EPMO model.• Setup PMO organization, streamlined Jira processes as enterprise development tool, uniformed PM tools, deployed dashboarding/reporting systems, and applied governance reviews with interacting with executives to make sure effective prioritization.• Acted as expert for all clients onboarding activities, liaising with Business Development and Account Management for formulating client communication strategies.

Education

• University of Arizona

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Operations Management

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Quality Assurance
• Odm
• Consumer Electronics
• Competitive Analysis
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Leadership
• Product Launch
• Product Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Team Leadership
• Mobile Devices
• Pricing
• Product Planning
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Vendor Management
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Product Development
• Engineering Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategy