Seth Gillespie

Responsible for multiple large, cross-functional projects within multiple global data centers. Manage and direct the activities of high profile local and global projects to deliver within schedule and budgetary goals. Deliver IT projects consistent with strategic development objectives. Significant Projects/Accomplishments include: • Executed successful data center relocation and application migration project in FY 2010. • Launched reinvigorated, multi-data center, cross-functional disaster recovery program. • Resolved company-critical network latency issue with the coordination of multiple teams.

Developed enterprise project management systems and processes across a wide range of customer interfaces, including those specific to migrations and functional upgrades of EPM 2003/2007/2010 production, development and beta environments. • Worked around incredible deadlines to manage software infrastructure updates affecting thousands of employees. • Launched an operations and enterprise wide documentation project to facilitate issues, risks and customer requests. • Proactively engaged technical and business stakeholders to better understand specific needs and deployment timelines. • Responsible for real-time, highly visible customer requests and troubleshooting within tight turnaround times. • Participated in critical decision making processes within enterprise project management practices, scoping and support. • Authored first-ever best practice documents, procedures and workflows for the benefit of project and portfolio managers.

• Championed the first successful implementation and rollout of an Enterprise Project Management system. • Provided best practices, training and policy within selected Project Management Office (PMO) accounts. • Worked with multiple groups in the coordination of software and web-based projects from concept to go-live. • Actively and successfully managed several internal and external IT projects in a high pressure environment. • Managed risk through proactive planning, team participation and mitigation assessment from start to finish. • Planned, directed and coordinated activities of software and hardware deployment projects to ensure that goals and objectives were accomplished within the agreed time frame, quality and budget requirements. • Used both traditional and non-traditional project management tools and techniques for project success. • Worked with team members to coordinate software deployment life cycles and release schedules.

As a key Northern California Deployment Project Manager was responsible for multi-million dollar hardware & services contracts for a nationally recognized billion-dollar organization. • Held responsibility for a successful eight month, multi-million dollar hardware and services contract. • Negotiated, managed and deployed required mission critical technology and services initiatives. • Partnered with clients on needs, guided proposals to approval and implemented solutions with success. • Generated nearly $1M in new revenue within the first four months on the job by being flexible and goal oriented.

• Successfully assisted in a four month relocation contract for a progressive technology-focused company. • Was a key contributor in the success of day-1 network and infrastructure access for hundreds of employees. • Created a master Project Plan, authored first of its kind project documents, workflows and process maps. • Produced digital dashboards for management, including quality project documentation and detailed minutes. • Led multiple technology initiatives at the fast paced Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm and LucasArts campuses. Coworkers commented: "Wow, we never did that before," "I could really see the positive results of your planning," and "Your presentation skills are awesome."

• Managed and implemented local and global software projects including requirement specifications gathering. • Led cross departmental IT projects that focused on the consolidation of services, systems and resources. • Successfully led, planned, documented and scheduled multiple high-priority projects; both large and small. • Reduced overall implementation time through standardized project management methodologies. • Collaborated with internal and external groups for cross-platform development and system-wide upgrades. • Facilitated processes that involved the effective use of detailed planning, scheduling and communication. • Fostered conflict resolution to successfully manage cultural change relating to process improvement. • Provided leadership to team members in addition to positive management of stakeholder expectations. • Championed numerous software projects through initiation, change control and retirement.

• Recommended and developed multiple large scale enterprise databases for Pfizer’s research sites. • Led in the management of software development and quality efforts on each system deployed. • Managed growing business needs by implementing hardware and software solutions within the time constraints given, the limited resources available and with high quality results. • Improved project success through gathering and translating business requirements into systems specifications to meet the combined needs of the business group and the IT department. • Led efforts in the documentation of software installation scripts, testing and execution deliverables.

PhD (ABD) in Organization and Management (Specialization in IT Management)

MBA in Technology Management

Continuing Education in Business Management

Continuing Education in Project Management

Continuing Education in Information Technology

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology
Activities: Phi Alpha Delta: KU Pre-Law Fraternity

Minor in Economics