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Marcus Reid

Program Manager

Steering multiple projects to one outcome

Email
[email protected]
Phone
+1 206 555 1346
Linkedin
linkedin.com/in/marcus-reid-program

Program manager with twelve years in technology delivery, the last six running programs of related projects for a software company in Seattle. Holds the bigger picture across many moving parts — aligning multiple projects to one strategic outcome, managing dependencies, budgets and risk, and keeping a dozen teams pulling in the same direction. Delivered a multi-project program on time that launched a major platform, and recovered a program that had been slipping. Manages programs and project portfolios, aligns teams and dependencies, owns budget and risk, reports to executives, and drives delivery. Strategic, organised and calm under pressure. Looking for a senior program-manager role with a company delivering complex, high-stakes initiatives.

Personal

Location

Seattle, USA

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Notice Period

2 months

Date of Birth

1989-09-12
Personal Skills

Strategic Thinking

Organisation

Calm Under Pressure

Leadership

Communication

Technical Skills
  • Program Management
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Dependency Management
  • Budget & Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Delivery Leadership
  • Governance & Reporting
  • Agile & Waterfall
  • Program Recovery
  • Executive Communication
Languages

English (US)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Spanish

Limited Working Proficiency
Work Experience

Seattle Software Company

Program Manager January 2018 to Present

Hold the bigger picture across many moving parts, keeping a dozen teams pulling toward one strategic outcome.
Delivered a multi-project program on time that launched a major platform, and recovered a slipping program.
Align multiple projects and their dependencies, so work across teams fits together rather than colliding.
Own the program budget and risk, spotting and heading off the problems that could derail the whole initiative.
Report to executives clearly, giving leadership an honest, useful view of progress, risk and decisions needed.
Drive delivery across teams, removing blockers and keeping everyone moving toward the same end goal.

US Technology Group

Project Manager June 2011 to December 2017

Managed software projects end to end for a technology company, building delivery experience over years.
Led teams, plans and budgets to deliver projects, developing the breadth a program role demands.
Learned project delivery, risk and stakeholder management on the job across more than six years.
Gained the certification and track record that led into a program-manager role of my own.
Education

University of Washington

Bachelor — BSc in Information Systems (August 2007 to May 2011)

Degree in information systems covering technology, project delivery and business, with a placement. The programme built the technical and delivery foundation managing technology programs requires. It led directly into project work.

Project Management Institute

Bachelor — Program Management Professional (PgMP) (January 2015 to June 2016)

Advanced program-management certification covering portfolio, governance and delivery at a senior standard. It validated program-leadership competence. It supported running complex, multi-project programs to time and budget.
Highlights

Delivered a platform program

Delivered a multi-project program on time that launched a major platform. Coordinating many teams and dependencies to land a big launch on schedule is exactly the high-stakes delivery a program manager exists for.

Recovered a slipping program

Took over and recovered a program that had been slipping behind. Turning a troubled program around takes clear-eyed assessment and steady leadership, and is some of the hardest, most valuable work in delivery.
Certifications

Program Management Professional (PgMP)

Project Management Institute (June 2016 to Present)

Advanced program-management certification covering portfolio, governance and delivery at a senior standard, which validated program-leadership competence and supports running complex, multi-project programs to time and budget.
Platform Program

Platform Launch Program

Program Manager (January 2021 to December 2021)

Led a multi-project program to build and launch a major platform, aligning a dozen teams, dependencies and budgets, which delivered the platform on time and met its strategic goals across the business.
Activities & Interests
Smoking
Ski
News paper
Baking
Historic places

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