Resume of Laura Leff, PMP

SUMMARY

An innovative Project Manager with over ten years of hands-on experience and success in all areas of product and software development. A self-starter with a passion for challenge, creativity, quality, and motivating people to achieve results. Areas of expertise include:

Requirements gathering

System design

Process engineering

Vendor evaluation & selection

Managing internal/external development

System testing

Training and documentation

System maintenance/troubleshooting

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Project Management and Leadership

Vendor Selection and Negotiation

Process Engineering

Communication, Documentation, and Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

(Fortune 50 retail company)
     Director, Vendor Management Office
2006 to present
(Electronics/General technology company)
     Senior Project Manager, Developing Technologies (Contract)
   
2005

(Biotechnology company) 
     Senior Project Manager, Procurement and Corporate Information Technology
     (Contract) 

2003 to 2005

(Telecommunications company)
     Senior Project Manager, Investigative Engineering
2001 to 2003
(Satellite telecommunications company)
     Manager, Network Planning and Development Engineering 
2000 to 2001

(Wireless telecommunications company)
     Manager, Network Planning and Development Engineering 

1998 to 2000

     Project Engineer  1996 to 1998
     Technology Analyst  
1993 to 1996
(Biotechnology research company)
     Clinical Systems Analyst
1991 to 1993

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

M.B.A., Finance/Economics, Indiana University

B.S., Mathematics, Minors in Business and Radio/TV/Film, Purdue University

P.M.P. (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Authored a book on vendor selection and management (currently awaiting publication).

Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who 2005-2006 Edition.

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Founded and grew a non-profit organization devoted to the research and preservation of classic media; membership is currently over 1,900 people in 19 countries. Organized a conference in cooperation with the National Comedy Hall of Fame and the Museum of Television and Radio, featuring discussion panels, show recreations, screenings, and professional entertainment.

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