Discover Financial ServicesProject Manager
Nov. 2004 - Jul. 2010Worked on the spin off of Discover Financial Services from Morgan Stanley in 2007. Set up Discover Financial Services’ Treasury department including banking relationships and systems, transitioning all banking relationships from Morgan Stanley to Discover Financial Services. Aided in creating the Corporate Finance Program Management Office. Implemented and direct the Corporate Services PMO, which includes Audit, Corporate Communications, Corporate Finance, Law, Operational Risk, and Treasury. Worked on Corporate Services projects, assemble project teams, capture business requirements, and ensure all project documentation is complete and compliant. Monitored 50+ projects and managed approximately 10 projects including: Managed the project and implementation of a Treasury Workstation, Sungard Avantgard, for the Treasury Department adhering to all Discover Project Methodology and standards often interacting closely with Technology, third party vendors, Procurement and Contracts. Managed and implemented a company wide Customer Service Representative Performance Management Tool (MyView) project from Request for Proposal to post-implementation support. Was responsible for all aspects of Project Development Life Cycle on all projects utilizing a matrixed work group. Assembled the project team and lead them through requirement specifications, technical design, coding, planning and executing integration and user acceptance testing, and implementation of projects. Was responsible for establishing an accurate and comprehensive project plan and ensuring all milestones were met. Ensured all projects met minimum documentation standards for compliance as defined within the corporate internal development lifecycle methodology. Successfully managed timelines, deliverables, scope, budget and work groups.