Rhonda B. Reece
Program Manager at 4FRONT Engineered Solutions
- Role
- Program Manager at ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rhonda B. Reece
18 years of engineering + over 5 years of technical program experience to enact change for products and organizations. Self-motivated; eager to contribute diverse talents to deliver technology improvements in the cloud and achieve targeted business and technology goals. Excellent soft skills for building relationships with internal and external customers, peers, and all levels of management. Thought leader and visionary who guides and motivates organizations to meet their short- and long-term goals to ensure business growth in revenue and product innovation.ACHIEVEMENTS• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems LDA - Decreased technical spend by 80% from $2.4M/yr to $300K/yr: implemented a new development strategy for the technical teams. Collaborated with sales to close 18 sales (pre-launch) using “voice of the customer” activities + market needs strategies. Won first industry award for the organization, 2021 MHI Best IT Innovation Award for the 4SIGHT Connect Digital Gate product. Global Microsoft M365 liaison across North America & Europe to aid in change adoption across all global business segments.• Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Reduced software maintenance cost by $190K & yearly maintenance fees by $40K. Reduced testing cycles by 80%. Outcome: Sped up product release to customers.• Caterpillar Financial Services - Recognized for increasing IT effectiveness by 30%+ decreasing testing cycles by 50%; improved software release time, saving $250K+ by recommending an in-house software solution instead of purchasing. Youngest Malcolm Baldrige preparation committee member (awarded 2003).• Cross-departmental/organization collaborations – Executive leaders, Global Executive boards, Engineering, IT, Legal, Marketing, Product Development, Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Customer Experience, and Global business segments. • Industry articles – Featured in the MHI Magazine (March 2021) article Women: Succeeding in Supply Chain.
Experience
Program Manager
Jan 2021 — Present · Carrollton, TX, US
Overseeing the development of programs for the 4SIGHT division to ensure it supports the organizations main objectives and goals. Develop budgets and plans for the programs, monitoring projects to ensure goals are met.Manage gathering voice of the customer feedback of programs. Devise vision and strategy for the division and its programs.
Education
Fisk University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science and Political Science
1998 — 2002
Lipscomb University
Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering
2013 — 2014
University of Phoenix
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Technology Management
2004 — 2006
Skills
- Java
- Ruby
- Php
- Six Sigma
- Quality Assurance Best Practices
- Quality Assurance
- Recruiting
- Jira
- Research
- Mercury Quicktest Pro
- Program Management
- Business and IT Integration
- Software Automation Engineering
- Quality Assurance Architect
- Sql
- Public Speaking
- Systems Analysis
- Fitnesse
- Strategic Planning
- Xplanner
- Microsoft Office
- Tortoise Svn
- Malcolm Baldrige
- Management
- Team Building
- 6 Sigma Green Belt
- Bottom Line Improvement
- Project Management
- Software Engineering
- Vbscript
- Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
- Business Analysis
- Software Development
- Alm
- Software Quality Assurance
- Mingle
- Leadership
- Customer Service
- Javascript
- Html 5
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