Ron Kennedy PMP

• I was the first project manager to work for Delta Dental of Arizona, and I was recruited to create and operate a functional PMO.
• Lead department-wide IT-focused enhancement within our operational ecosystem.
• Facilitated and led the project to relocate our corporate headquarters from Glendale to Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Managed projects to launch new healthcare-related products within the dental and vision health industry.
• Lead project teams dedicated to strategic imperatives to meet metrics for projected business growth.
• Primary liaison for Delta Dental of Arizona's technology partner, Delta Dental of MI, who operates the DDAZ ecosystem. I track system enhancements, security updates, active system defects, and quarterly development hours.

· Assigned to handle Immigration related projects for Intel inc.

· Lead project manager for Intel’s intranet employee website redesign.

· Liaison project communications, presentations, and project updates between firms.

· Manage bi-monthly risk analysis for all immigration projects.

· Manage cross-functional collaboration for internal and external project resources.

· Managed Data Center projects across numerous functional organizations (Customers, Vendors, Security, Network, Platforms, Database, Client Services, Storage, Application Architecture, Operations, Support, Disaster Recovery)

Coordinated communications between application teams, SME’s and leadership.

o Implemented project management software including Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and Fusion to track and update direct reports.

· Prepared spreadsheets, updated manifests, and raid logs tracking project risks.

· Organized and administered meetings for application teams, software engineers, and upper management.

· Coordinated design meetings and decisions across multiple internal departments and teams.

• Collaborated on risk analysis for multiple IT infrastructure projects.

• Lead cross-functional teams from project scope definition through implementation
• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated them to other team members
• Consulted on scope development within product backlog for release planning using Agile methodologies.
• Created communication channels using PMI standard communication formulas.
• Monitored timelines and flagged potential issues to be addressed
• Analyses business processes and provide solutions for IT system improvement.
• Manage and coordinate the project team to keep the project processed on schedule.

• Managed marketing projects that ranged from $25,000-$50,000 from initiation to close.
• Managed all in-house marketing functions to include social media, SEO-focused web content, and corporate brand marketing strategy.
• Designed promotional and sales materials to include corporate identity, retail sales catalogs, print and display advertising, corporate communications, special event advertising and design, packaging, point of sale, direct mail, and sales presentation.
• Developed mobile fitness application over the course of 4 months with a budget of $70,000.
• Lead projects for wellness supplement development and distribution using Microsoft Project and Waterfall methodologies.
• Spearheaded corporate wellness projects working targeting medium to large scale business with a minimum of 500 employees.