1. Gayle Parent
651-239-7972
14790 Dundee Ave, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Gayleparent@ymail.com
Professional
Profile
Accomplished IT professional with more than 32 years providing results oriented
leadership. Motivated with the technical expertiseand business acumen necessary to
translatebusiness requirements and objectives into scalablesuccessful system
solutions.
 Project planning,development & team building
 Define & articulateprojectstrategies leveragingcritical and creativethinking
 Strong analytical skills
 Excellent listeningskills,businessprocessmapping
 Flexible,dedicated team player
 Solid ability to prioritizeand multi-task
Professional
Accomplishments
Project Management
 Experience in driving businessand technology projects meeting objectives
 Led daily Agile/Scrumplanningmeetings defininggoals
 Broad experience in a leader rolewith modified waterfall methodology
 Monitored timelines and flagged potential issues to be addressed
 Delivered communication to stakeholders regardingproductgoals and progress
 Coached and mentored staff members includingperformancereviews
 Directed planning,budgeting, vendor selection and quality assuranceefforts
Business Analysis
 Established compatibility with third party software products by developing
program for configuration or business process change
 Coordinated with system partners to finalizedesign and confirmrequirements
 Mapped process activities to desireoutcome to rectify operation inefficiency
 Assess the impact on current business processeson users and stakeholders
 Critical evaluation of complexities and rootcauses

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Work History March 2016 – Current
ConsultantProjectManager, Hollstadt& Associates
March 2008 – June 2015
Program Manager, Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
February 2007 – March 2008
Project OfficeManager, Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
June 2003 – February 2007
Group Leader, Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
March 2000 – June 2003
Business Analyst,Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
March 1999 – March 2000
Senior System Analyst,Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
March 1995 – June 1997
System Analyst,Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
March 1995 – January 1997
System Administrator,Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
November 1990 – March 1995
Systems Operations Lead, Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
March 1986 – November 1990
OfficeManager, Reliakor,Eden Prairie,MN
March 1985 – March 1986
Computer Operations, Target Corporation,Minneapolis,MN
Education Technical Diploma,StPaul College
St Paul,MN