Tim Howard

About Tim Howard

A certified PMP and Scrum Master that has a strong ability to clarify business requirements that create process improvements and enables optimize business processes.* Business strategist; plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains.* Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.* Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Known for the ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

Experience

1. Sr Project Manager

   Cargill

   May 2014 — Present · Wichita, KS, US

   Led 1 to 6 project teams simultaneously, a project can be Agile and/or Waterfall in their various stages of the project lifecycle. Led agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures.Led teams across diverse countries and cultures with broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments.Prepared and presented project schedules, staffing model, commitment costs and vendor contracts.Managed budgets of up to $8M and cross-functional teams of up to 15 resources (developers, programmers, analysts, risk analysts, and network specialists).

Education

• Oklahoma City University

  MBA, International Business / Marketing

  1992 — 1996

• Kansas State University

  BS, Business Mgmt / Computer Science

  1978 — 1982