1. PATRICIA A. SCOTT, PMP
1549 West 99th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60643-2173
Cell: (773) 263-4242
PAScott2217@gmail.com
CAREER SUMMARY
ExperiencedProject ManagementProfessional with overfifteenyearsof experiencemanagingdomestic
and internationalprojects. Seekinganorganizationthatoffersa resultsdriven, fastpacedenvironment.
Skill setincludes:
 LeadingBusinessand InformationTechnologyprogramsthatenhance operational efficiencies,
promote qualityandbuilds clientsatisfaction.
 Successfullymanagingdomesticandinternationalprojectswithbudgetsupto$15Mwithmultiple
work streams.
 Well experienced in establishing and managing project governance processes, Project
Management Office, (PMO).
 Program/project status reporting to stakeholders and senior management.
 Experienced in rescuing “troubled projects” by determining the root cause and developing a
revised delivery schedule.
 Proven successes in functional, matrix or projectized organizations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SeniorProject Manager February 2015 – present
APN Consulting Chicago, Illinois
Managing projects under Deloitte’s Tax Portfolio. Main responsibilities include: Project planning,
executionanddelivery. Budgetmanagement.Issue andRiskManagement. Communicatingwithclients,
senior leadership and internal team members. Typical projects budgets range from $150K to $400K.
SeniorProject Manager October2014 – January 2015
Experis IT Lombard, Illinois
Managed the Proof of Concept Mobile Application development project for The Joint Commission.
Responsibilitiesconsistedof gatheringbusinessrequirements,creating the scope documentandassisting
withscreenflowsandwireframes. Developmentmethodologyconsistedof ahybridof Agile andIterative.
Created and managed the project budget and team resources. Facilitated weekly status update, (issue
and risk management, budget burn rate) to Client and IT senior management. Proof of conceptbudget
$200,000.
Re:SourcesIT (PublicisGroupe) 2008 – 2014
Chicago, Illinois
Program Manager June 2011–May 2014
Oversaw responsibilities for the North American region’s Talent Management applications, HCM
(PeopleSoft), Taleo (Applicant Tracking) and Totara, (Learning Management System).
Maintainedoverall profitandloss(P&L) responsibilityfortheNorthAmericantalentmanagementservices
portfolio.
Responsible forthe ongoingsustainability,growthandtransformationof the Talentapplication
portfolio.

2. Createdandled informationtechnologyplanningprocess:vision,alignmentof ITwithbusinessplans
Directedcommunicationwithseniormanagement, agencyleadersandaccountmanagementvia
steeringcommittees.
Reportedprogram/projectstatusvia “stoplight”scorecard.
Performedvendormanagement.
Taleoprojectsincluded,UKimplementation,DynamicApproval Routing,Onboarding,CustomReports.
Projectmanhours variedbetween 40hours to 14 weeks.
ProjectOrion – program managedeight (8) workstreamsto migrate 150 applicationstoa new
enterprise authenticationsystem. Projectincludeddefiningnew securitypoliciesandprocesses.Project
budget$350,000.
ProjectSlipknot–Co-projectmanagedmobile applicationdevelopment,tasksincluded application
design,developmentandinfrastructure. Projectbudget$150,000.
Projectscopeswere alignedwithclient’sbusinessobjectives,andsuccessfullycompletedwithinbudget.
Strategic Project Manager August 2009 – June 2011
Participatedinenterprise-levelITstrategyanddepartment-leveloperationsmanagement.
As an internal consultant/advisor,interfacedroutinelywithtop-tiercorporate executivesandsenior
departmentmanagersacrossfunctional lines.
Recommendedand/orimplementedhigh-impactinitiativesformeasuring,tracking,andimproving
productivity,businessmatrix,systemsperformance/dataqualityindicators,andproduct
management/progress.
Directedtechnologydue diligenceactivitiesandITassessmentsforPublicisagencies –Razorfish,Digitas,
Rosetta, Pharmagistics,Arista,TouchpointSolutions,ScientificVoice andSaatchi andSaatchi.
SeniorProject Manager January 2008 – August 2009
Managed projectsforthe ApplicationDeliveryteam:Greyhound,Tempro,Sapphire,Onyx,SSLA POC,
Clarityenhancements,DIMECME. Projectbudgetsfrom$10,000 to$75,000
Managed technical developmentteamsthroughthe project(PLC) andsystemsdevelopment(SDLC) life
cycles.
Increased a department’s efficiency(100%) throughautomatingmanual tasks,loweredtotal costof
ownershipby$100K, and cost savingsof over$500K forthe firstyearviastaff reduction(80%) and
“goinggreen”,(nopaperfiles) throughprojectdelivery.
SeniorProject Manager 2006-2007
United States Gypsum Company Chicago, Illinois
Created and executed master project plan and schedule for Oracle ERP implementation.
Resolved project issues, developed and monitored risk management plan.
Reviewed invoice, verified completed deliverables and authorized payment.
Facilitated weekly Project Team and Project Management Office (PMO) meetings.
Managed vendor consultant team, USG functional leads and technical developers.
AssistedQualityAssurance teamwithmaintainingestablisheddefectandrelease management process.
Prepared and submitted project documentation.
Senior Program Manager 2004-2006
Chicago Housing Authority Chicago, Illinois

3. Senior Technical Project Manager 2001-2004
HSBC/Household International Mt. Prospect, IL
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
EDUCATION
MBA (Master of InformationSystemsManagement),KellerGraduate School of Management
BA Sociology,Purdue University
ProjectManagementProfessional Certification –original certificationdate January8,2002
Lean Six SigmaGreenBeltcertification
ITIL 2011 Foundationscertification
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) implementations(PeopleSoftandLawson)
• ProgrammingLanguages:Visual Basic,SQL,HTML, JAVA,andJavaScript
• MicrosoftOffice Products,MercuryInteractive TestSuite
• Team FoundationServer
• SDLC processes:Waterfall,IterativeandAgile Methodologies
• SharePoint
• ITIL experience
CORESTRENGTHS and COMPETENCIES
 ProjectManagement
 Program Management
 ProjectManagementOffice (PMO)
 IT StrategicPlanning
 QualityAssurance
 ApplicationSecurity
 Release Management
 Global Oversight
 VendorManagement
 RiskAssessmentandMitigation
AFFILIATIONS
AcademicAdvisoryCommitteeMember, ITT Technical Institute 2006-2010
Vice-Presidentof Certification,ProjectManagementInstitute–ChicagolandChapter 2002-2004