Ipek Canbolat

New York, NY 10021 (917) 847-0175 (m) -- Ipek_canbolat@hotmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/ipekcanbolat IT Project Management professional with outstanding record of accomplishment for providing technology solutions that meet demanding time restraints and exceed expectations. Expertly develop scalable solutions that dramatically improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability with a demonstrated ability to define and map project scope, specifications, project timeline, resources, and requirements from point of planning through production in both traditional and Web-Based business environments. Possess outstanding communication skill, excellent leadership skill and analytical, articulate and diligent in project management. Areas of Expertise and skills Methodologies

Process and Practices

Tools/Software

SDLC Agile/Scrum Waterfall

Full Life Cycle Project / Program Management DR Management Planning/Tracking of Software Development Projects Project / Program Scheduling & Scope, Problem Isolation / Root Cause Analysis Six Sigma Knowledge

MS-Project, MS-Office SharePoint 2007- 2010 SQL Visual Studio 2008, SharePoint Designer 2007

Project Team Management

Remote Team Management Mentoring and Team Leadership Vendor / Stakeholder Relations

Languages

XHTML, CSS, Javascript RPG ILE, RPG/400 COBOL,CLP, JCL, TSO, QFM

ERP

JD Edwards, LANSA, LAWSON ALDON Change Management Career Summary

Guardian Life Insurance Company, New York, New York Project Manager/Business Analyst

02/2007 10/2011

Managed all aspects of the project lifecycle, from inception through deployment. Built credibility, establishes rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels. Maintained continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and made recommendations to modify the system to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent. Effectively collaborated with clients to develop project ideas, documented detailed requirements, and provided translation between business needs and system capabilities. Fostered a strong collaborative relationship with Customer Service Unit, Claims, New Benefits Medical and Dental group, various teams in Finance Department, Legal Department, and IT. Analyzed the business processes related to automation initiatives. Identified and evaluated potential opportunities to improve the business through the use of technology. Transferred knowledge of applications to technical staff to ensure a continuity of support for end-users. Looked beyond the surface to identify needs and issues. Provided the linkage between the business and technology groups through relationship management. Managed the Project Standardization and Migration roll-out for the Production Support team and the Vitria team, including off-shore partners. Prepared, updated, and reviewed inventory spreadsheets and Application Matrix to ensure that all team members are included, have or obtain the correct hardware and software. Managed offshore team, ensuring that their migration went smoothly. Verified that every team member had successfully migrated to the (then-new) Windows XP. Collaborated with offshore team in India, Project Standardization and Migration Team, Desktop End-User Technologies Department, IT Asset Management / Deskside Services, Chief Architect, Vitria team, and Production Support team. Disaster Recovery - Coordinated all Group IT activities related to major DR testing and Business Continuity. Took responsibility and consistently met the commitments assigned by Guardian Corporate Security Office. Overseen coordination and integration of communications and activities across multiple functional lines. SharePoint 2007, 2010 - Organized Web Page requirements gathering sessions with departmental SMEs and IT personnel and translated business requirements into functional requirements. As SharePoint Subject Matter Expert provided guidance, supported and resolved issues. Developed procedures and guidelines for SharePoint usage. Set up and provided day-to-day end-user support through email, desktop, and telephone support in a highly collaborative team environment. Created and conducted end-user training through how-to guides, tips and tricks, live and recorded presentations. Deployed and customized, Master Page, collaborative and publishing site collections, sites, web parts, document libraries, lists, views and custom workflows.

Harry Fox Agency Inc., New York, New York Project Manager 03/2003 02/2007 Managed E-Commerce Web-Base projects that directly reduced resource and transaction costs for clients and internal organizations. These included Electronic Signature capabilities, Web-Based Document Management, and Paperless License requests and Processing. Provide efficient and convenient services for publishers, licensees, and a broad spectrum of music users, met and tested with the external clients to support the ongoing and new projects. rd Managed and led various internal and external team members, consultants and 3 party vendors, challenging them to create effective solutions that are both flexible and cost effective. Proven ability to keep the team on-track to deliver within established time frames. Developed and enhanced relationships with internal and external clients, ensuring their understanding of the features and benefits of new paperless licensing and eSignature systems. Effectively communicated with External Clients and all levels of IT management, peers, users, and outside consultants on numerous projects from inception through training and deployment. Coordinated testing activities with QA manager, UAT with internal and external clients. Led the design and implementation of the solutions for multiple projects. Designed system processes with flexibility to support future enhancements. Created all relevant project documentation including: project description, project plan, business requirements, design, test plan and test cases, lesson learned. MERCK New Jersey JD Edwards Fixed Asset Consultant 05/2002 05/2003 Interfaced with business process owners to obtain a complete understanding of their needs and assist them with process improvements. Analyzed and documented existing company processes, and evaluated the impact that proposed changes may have on other business areas. Translated business needs and reporting requirements into logical software design. Led the conversion and integration between JDE and Oracle, writing programs to support JD Edwards financials, Fixed Asset and GL. Diagnosed issues, developed test cases, executed scripts, and recommended appropriate modifications. Universal Music Group/Polygram New York Financial Systems Business Analyst/Project Manager 12/1996 06/2000 Led the JD Edwards financial ERP package implementation from the SAP Financial system. Implemented the JD Edwards Non-Stock Purchase order from PC-based PO system. Prepared test cases for QA and UAT and functional design. Designed pre implementation analysis and post implementation support. Created feasibility studies including analysis and full life cycle development. Wrote functional application design, documentation, and user manuals and trained users on JD Edwards functional and technical side. Managed financial integration between Universal and Polygram. Prepared AS400 sizing documents, wrote new interfaces, and helped Seagrams Shared Services with Address Book and AP analysis. Coordinated and tested Fiscal Year Date Pattern changes in the middle of the fiscal year. Prepared 1099/1042. Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group, DRT New York Consultant 02/1994 11/1996 American Bible Society--Client Analyzed, designed and coded/ modified JDE programs and wrote documentation for JD Edwardss modules Address Book, Inventory, Purchasing and Sales Order Processing. Analyzed, designed and wrote interface between IMA (Information Management Associates, Inc.) Customer Service package and JD Edwards. United States Navy Exchange Command and Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation--Client Utilizing the Lawson package designed, created and tested financial reports. Analyzed and deciphered existing operating statements and determined how they could be replicated using the Lawson package. Trained users to create an ongoing independent operation. Previous Work Experience: Loehmanns Inc. - New York Senior Programmer/Analyst Irvine Ranch Water District - California Senior Programmer/ Analyst Education: Oakland Community College Graduated with Honors PMI Classes

10/1992 01/1994 11/1989 07/1992 Associate Degree in Computer Science GPA: 3.97/4.00