1533 Dundas Street East
Toronto, Ontario M4L 1K6, Canada
E-mail: richard@stilicha.com

• Led large infrastructure projects at the municipal level, optimized project performance, teamwork and reporting. Worked with cross-functional teams (both unionized and non-unionized) on procurement, budgeting, fulfillment and risk planning tasks. Provided everyday support to the Project Management Office and Executive teams, helped them to identify and prioritize issues and make qualified decisions on their future SDLC vision and plans.

• Enhanced client’s ability to deliver multiple projects in a fast paced environment, improved reporting features for Executive management which are helping them to make qualified decisions, tutored Project managers to use Microsoft EPM solution effectively. Reorganized Project Portfolio classification, prioritization and decision processes. Designed and implemented Enterprise Content Management system based on SharePoint Server 2010 to improve document storage, management and workflow within the organization, including data storage and record keeping policies and guidelines.

• Provided PMO and Microsoft Project / Portfolio / SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 consultancy services, including application architecture, change management, support and training for Project and Resource Managers. Created, optimized and monitored detailed project schedules, assisted with task lists and documentation, advised on project risks, issues and constraints, resource assignments and leveling, ongoing project progress monitoring, assisted with enhancing their Enterprise Content Management System based on SharePoint Server 2007.

• Helped company to put their SDLC project management system back on track. Prepared executive reports and implemented MS Project Server 2010 upgrade. Coached and tutored Project managers to use Microsoft EPM solution effectively. Helped with Project Portfolio classification, prioritization and decision processes. Created executive reports on enterprise-wide project performance.

• Provided PMO and Microsoft Project / Portfolio / SharePoint Server 2007 consultancy services, including SDLC, application architecture, change management, support and training for Project and Resource Managers. Created, optimized and monitored detailed project schedules, assisted with issues, task lists and documentation, advised on project risks, issues and constraints, document management, worked with offshore teams on ongoing project progress monitoring, assisted with enterprise-wide time reporting process and resolved non-compliance cases with the Executive Board.

• Provided Executive reporting, Implemented appropriate project controls using EPM while promoted best practices in SDLC project management. Prepared executive reports and assisted in interpreting results. Recommended corrective actions if needed. Suggested and implemented process improvements in areas which were challenged by either cultural or professional issues.

• Provided PMO and Microsoft Project / Portfolio Server 2003 and 2007 consultancy services, including application architecture, change management, support and training for Project and Resource Managers. Created, optimized and monitored detailed project schedules, assisted with task lists, issues and documentation, advised on project risks, issues and constraints, resource assignments and leveling. Worked with cross-functional teams (both unionized and non-unionized) on procurement, budgeting, fulfillment and risk planning / mitigation tasks.

• Performed periodic schedule variance analysis and prepared variance reports for Executive Board. Prepared executive reports and assisted in interpreting results. Recommended corrective actions if needed. Designed and implemented Enterprise Content Management system based on SharePoint Server 2007 to improve document storage, management and workflow within the organization, including data storage and record keeping policies and guidelines.

• Led corporate Project Management Office. Defined PMO standards, applied PMI methodology to company’s processes. Overseeing major infrastructure projects through their complete lifecycles including initiation, planning, execution, and closing. Liaised with Business Units throughout the project life cycle to ensure projects are completed on time and that they meet the defined requirements and budgets. Workopolis achieved the leading market share of Canadian job sites within the last 4 years.

• Created structured Project Management Office for Workopolis. Redefined company’s structure, established employee’s roles and responsibilities within the PMO. Changed company’s management style from traditional to projectized. Successfully completed 83 medium and large scale projects, ranging from $65,000 to $2,300,000 each, most of them concurrently, in multiple project portfolio environments. Planned and managed Microsoft Project Server 2002 installation for 15 employees of Workopolis’ PMO.

• Management of project process and resources, including budget and schedules from definition through design and development to implementation, testing and closure. Creating project charters and detail project plans, project tracking and control management, project status reporting. Conducting project reviews with project teams and clients.  Responsible for establishing and tracking project goals, identifying milestones, deliverables and deliverable due dates.

• Successfully completed 21 medium and large projects, ranging from $250,000 to $2,500,000 each, most of them in multiple project management mode. All projects, assigned to me were delivered within the timeframe and on budget. Participated on company’s process management change, in compliance with PMI standards. Achieved recognition for excellent ability to manage projects in “fast track” mode.

• Outsourced by InterWay, as consultant-specialist, reported to Compaq Slovakia National Manager.  Analyzed, defined and implemented e-commerce applications for company needs such as on-line sales, dynamic WWW pages and active user interface.

• Led the Compaq e-Commerce Project  Team – team of Internet professionals which produced the complete solution for Compaq Non Stop On-Line Business, e-commerce project valued at $1,500,000 (USD). In 1999 Compaq Slovakia received Compaq Global Award for this project and the web presentation was recognized for its excellence as “The Best Compaq WWW in 1999”. This application increased Compaq sales by 61%.

• Telenor Nextel is Norway's leading Internet provider with seventy percent market share of the residential dial-up market and fifty percent market share of the business market.

• Performed market research on company’s penetration to the local Internet service providing in Slovakia, investment planning  and preparation of business acquisitions of local companies in order to become the No. 1 player in the market by number of clients. Managing partners’ and resellers’ relations and retail chains for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets of the company. Planning, preparation and realization of marketing and public relation campaigns for Telenor (Nextra) on the Slovak market.  Shortly after its penetration to the Slovak Internet market Telenor (Nextra) became, with the help of efficient marketing campaigns and acquisitions of local companies, the No. 1 player in the market with 35% annual growth.