LELAND QUIRK

Woodbury, MN 55125| H: 651-528-6129| C: 612-964-2255| leland.quirk@gmail.com

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Career Overview
Results-driven IT project management executive with 15 years of experience in diverse industries, including retail,
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advanced with PMP certification and Bachelors of Science Degree in Operations Management
from St. Cloud State.
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Program/Project Manager with over 15 years
experience
Project Cost and Effort Estimation
Presentation and Facilitation Skills
Security Project and Data Migration Execution
Led teams of 5 - 40 in both physical and virtual
locations in matrix organizations

Team Development and Leadership

Customer and Vendor Management
Infrastructure Design and Integration
Software Design and Development
Problem Analysis and Resolution
Statements of Work and Change Request Creation

Project Skills
Skills

Experience

Total Years

Last Used

Agile/Iterative Methodologies

Intermediate

2013

Agile/Waterfall Methodologies

Experienced

10

2015

SDLC

Experienced

15

2015

MS Office Suite - Excel, Project, Visio,

OneNote

Experienced

15

2015

Technical Experience
Platforms: MS Windows XP, 2003, NT, 7, UNIX 11, RedHat Linux 5.5, 5.7
Languages: ASP, XML, Java, Java Script, JSP, Visual Basic, C, ProC
Databases: SQL Server 2000-2010, Oracle DBMS 9i, 10g
Software: MS Visual Studio, MS Office, MS Project, Caliber Requirements Management, Crystal Reports,
Clarity, Oracle Developer, Rational Software Architect, WebFOCUS, Erwin, Jira, Toad, CA Professional
Services Automation, MS Team Foundation Server
Work Experience
Principal / Senior Project Manager
09/2010 to Current
Quirk Consulting, LLC
Minneapolis, MN
Prepared and managed project plans while providing status updates to client management. Developed IT strategic vision
and drove key departmental objectives.
Lead Project Manager
International Decision Systems, Inc

04/2014 to 02/2015
Minneapolis, MN

Volvo Financial Services (8000 hours and $2M effort) - Managed custom software implementation on US and
Canada Rapport effort leading configuration, design consulting and testing efforts from construction through
customer acceptance on T&M leasing workflow project. Led team of 12 consultants in 5 different countries.
Introduced best practices in both design methodology and project documentation templates, utilized Earned Value

Analysis and strict budget and scope adherence to correct project delivery configurations.
Fifth Third Bank Lead (6000 hour and $1.8M effort) - Managed custom software implementation for equipment
financing division. Effort included scoping, requirements gathering, design consulting, configuration and testing
from pre-sales through customer acceptance. Led 5 consultants between IDS, Capgemini and customer's IT
team and completed 3 months early. First successful application of default Rapport configuration to rapidly
prototype build and provided future repeatable architecture implementations.
Senior Project Manager
Quirk Consulting, LLC (on behalf of NetApp)

09/2010 to 04/2014
Minneapolis, MN

AT&T (47,000 hours and $8.9M effort) - Led data migration program along with 7 deployment teams (40
engineers, 6 team leads, 8 project managers and 4 business analysts) spearheaded final planning and
implementation of storage migrations for AT&T's enterprise hosting service. At that time, largest project
undertaken by NetApp consuming resources from over 6 time zones and multiple countries that lasted
approximately 14 months. Managed and mentored project managers and program tower leads (each functional
area in the workflow program) oversaw identifying issues, facilitating technical and process solutions and status
summary communication between vendor and client management.
Thomson Reuters (2000 hours and $77K effort) - Managed and led migration planning and implementation of
storage migrations across 3 data centers (5 Petabytes of data) with over 30 business groups. Directed
infrastructure teams to identify requirements and gaps to create migration schedule. Led team on all phases of
execution including stakeholder management, scheduling, scope, budget, change board procedures and
presenting status meetings.
Allstate (500 hours and $37K effort) - Managed current state of insurance client's leased hardware across 6 site
locations and created iterative decommission plans including proper project planning, resource forecasting, and
budgeting of logistics.
Security Benefit (1400 hours and $308K effort) - Delivered key migration initiatives at financial services division
including multiple site data centers. Led storage migration and backup team including project intake,
prioritization, delivery, status reporting and metrics throughout data migration with consideration to business and
government security implementation impacts.
AmTrust (500 hours and $139K effort) - Led team of 5 to negotiate SOW, coordinate iterative project planning,
testing, installation, and cutover tasks into new hardware at both Prod and DR sites.
Ohio Health (200 hours and $56K effort) - Analyzed and directed requirements of medical data compliance,
installation, migration, and deployment of backup devices at 5 health care sites.
Enmax (450 hours and $103K effort) - Led and delivered gap-analysis on energy client's program, recommended
prioritized project documentation and communication for business-driven backup scripts, partner-driven validation
testing and Best Practice capabilities within Oracle and SharePoint. This included building off-shore testing
security capability and fully HA/DR solution with no impact to existing authenticated applications.
TELUS (650 hours and $276K effort) - Managed 13 separate projects and developed program approach to
consolidate communication and drive efficiency. Resulted in delivery of revenue upside and scope revisions to
consolidate similar projects into buckets for improved resource assignment and resolution.
Vera Bradley (300 hours and $97K effort) - Managed the final planning and implementation of retail client's
storage migrations along with software upgrades. Project completed 1 month early and recognized as Success
Story at all-hands meeting for first successful attempt at a rapid deployment cDOT project undertaken by NetApp.
Business Analyst / Project Manager
Target, Inc.

10/2004 to 08/2010
Minneapolis, MN

Target Credit (over 7300 hours) - Managed internal back-office and financial enhancements on over 12 Credit,
Telephony, Change Management and Enterprise Architecture applications. Presented to senior management and
program team with recommendations on Telephony and Credit IVR applications impacted by GLBA, HIPAA, SOX
and PCI security requirements.
Enterprise Architecture (over 3000 hours) - Led internal Repeatable Infrastructure web application delivery on 2
releases. Created an Axure wireframe demo and Use Cases for Design and Traceability. Produced TSD six
sigma process documentation (e.g. requirements, design, functional specifications, release notes, training

guides, test plans, etc.) and technology standards to meet the parameters of performance, reliability, scalability
and costs.
Software Engineer III
Retek, Inc

01/2000 to 09/2004
Minneapolis, MN

Product Development - Drove and prepared analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging and modification of
base and custom applications for RMS, RDM, RIB and RCOM. Spearheaded creation of Consulting Analyst
position for determining client integration eligibility and generating revenue leads for Services team. Led design
and development of multi-tiered Implementation Readiness Training (IRT) Program that allowed for more clients
facing support and dedicated single point of contact development resources during Implementation. IRT program
later rolled out companywide when clients stated their project exceeded expectations and facilitated quicker and
smoother implementations.
Education and Training
Professional Training and Development
Elite Consulting Skills - Total Interaction

2012

Masters Certificate in Business Analysis

University of Auburn
Classes: Introduction to Project Management, Business Process Modeling, Facilitation Skills, Use Case
Modeling, Managing Business Requirements

2007

Masters Certificate in Management

2004
University of Saint Thomas
Classes: Mini Master for Project Management, Adaptive Leadership, Decision Tools for Managers, Mini Master
of Retail Excellence (2003)
Bachelors of Science: Operations Management
Saint Cloud State University
Major, Operations Management; Minor, Computer Science
Certifications
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, Completed 2012
Presentations
Participated in PMI, IT seminars and industry events as well numerous related technology conferences. Deliverables
produced include SOWs, project status reports, executive presentations, identifying and communicating any performance
variances to planned scope, timeline and budget. Utilized earned value analysis and burn rate reports along with project
schedules, requirements and test plan documentation. Additional insights found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lelandquirk.

Accomplishments
"I was surprised at how quickly Leland grasped the nuances of the business and brought a peace of mind to the complex
and difficult delivery work." Bob Mowles Executive, Accenture
"Client resources liked working with Leland because of his ability to prioritize their open issues, set clear expectations
and make deliberate progress against them." David Harrison Owner, DStone Consulting (on behalf of IDS)
"If ever again I have a project which encompasses nearly 100 person years of effort, a massive bet-the-business project,
across multiple continents, involving employees and contract staff from several different companies, and with millions of
dollars and reputations of several companies at stake, I will settle for none other than Leland Quirk to hold the reigns of
control as Project Manager. His direction enabled this project to happen in the most professional and efficient manner."
Joseph Ferguson Professional Services Partner Manager, NetApp