Mike Steich

About Mike Steich

PMP - Playing a key role in the planning, implementation and business thought leader process for industry leading, technology-focused companies. Provides information tools critical to aggressive business growth, performance turnarounds and productive operations. Plans and leads design, debugging, installation and maintenance of software applications and systems widely applied by employers and major customers to significantly improve business performance in transportation logistics, healthcare, supply chain, financial management, sales, purchasing and manufacturing sectors. Multi-product, multi-market experienceSpecialties: Achieving challenging goals quickly and cost effectively. Rapid, accurate analysis. Assessing, acquiring and integrating leading edge technologies. Leading rapid growth. Managing large budgets. Strengthening customer and vendor relationships. Motivating teams. Authoring major business plans. Revitalizing organizational performance.

Experience

1. Program Management Office Lead and Technical Project Manager

   R&r Express, Inc

   May 2023 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Developed and rolled out company-wide PMO policies, processes, and procedures, improving governance and consistent delivery across all business units. • Established project standards, toolsets, and milestone tracking, ensuring successful and on-time delivery of strategic initiatives. • Assigned and oversaw personnel tasks, clarifying roles and responsibilities to increase accountability and boost project completion rates. • Led the rollout of the PMO framework and products, unifying fragmented project oversight and enhancing transparency and stakeholder confidence. • Directed technical delivery and stewardship of enterprise data platforms, modernizing data ecosystems and implementing unified access layers for human and AI/automation consumption. • Accountable for end-to-end delivery of foundational data capabilities, including global data registration, access, and enrichment, ensuring seamless integration and governance. • Collaborated with engineering, product management, and business stakeholders to define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmaps, translating technical requirements into business value. • Empowered cross-functional teams by setting clear priorities, managing team backlogs, and negotiating trade-offs to optimize delivery across multiple sprints and initiatives. • Maintained transparency and alignment with executive leadership and cross-functional teams, providing regular updates on progress, challenges, and operational impacts. • Drove adoption of modern data architecture patterns and championed best practices for data access, cataloging, and integration. • Leveraged Agile methodologies and program metrics to deliver high-quality features, enhancements, and platform improvements, supporting multiple products within the data ecosystem.

Education

• Penn Trafford High School

  Diploma, HS Diploma

  1983 — 1987

• Waynesburg University

  MBA, MBA - Applied Sciences

  2001 — 2003

• Grove City College

  BS, Computer Systems, Mathematics and Business Administration

  1987 — 1991

• Grove City College

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science

  1987 — 1991