G. A. Mitchell

Certified PMP with 17+ years in Information Technology positions of escalating responsibility. Experienced executive with a proven track record of conceptualizing and orchestrating business solutions in highly dynamic environments: leading people, process improvement and implementing technologies to deliver solutions.

G. A. Mitchell’s Specialties:

Project/Program Management, CIO/Strategic Planning, Change Management, Liaison, IT Audit, SOX, HR/HRIS, Systems/Internet security, Identity Management, ERP Implementation

G. A. Mitchell’s Experience

Sr. Project Manager/ PMO Director

ACS, Inc

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

PMO Director for the Medicaid Management Information System Projects and Third Party Liability Projects. Sr. Project Manager
Interim Consultant

The Fennimore Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Interim Consultant - Manufacturing and Supply Chain
VP Communications & Director Information Technology

PMI HR SIG

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

Vice President of Communications/Director Information Technology for professional organization, the Project Management Institute Human Resources SIG. 450+ Members in 40 countries. Responsible for leveraging technology for the purpose of developing and delivering communications to engage the membership in continuing education and skills development, certification pursuits, networking, knowledge sharing and the promotion of Project Management in the arena of Human Resources.
Senior Project Manager

ACS, Inc.

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

Senior Project Manager
Senior Consultant

Brooksource

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

July 2005 — January 2006 (7 months)

Senior Consultant
Project Manager

Synectics/Hospira

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HSP; Medical Devices industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

 Manage activities and people associated with Finance, Tax and Treasury ‘Dis-Synergy’ projects (Abbott Laboratories’ divestiture of Hospira). Develop conceptual level requirement definitions, solution delivery and conversion/transition plans. Proactively supports the production environment by tracking management activities. Responsible for the ongoing systems needs of the client/user community.
IT Auditor

JacksonWabash

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
IT Auditor

Robert Half

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2004 — December 2004 (2 months)

It Audit. Sarbanes-Oxley Complaince & Remediation.
IT Project Manager

Accenture

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACN; Information Technology and Services industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)

Inside Consulting supporting internal Intellectual Capital and Systems. Remediation Audit Manager for Security Enhancement Program. Test Lead-Strong Authentication Project. Project Manager-eRecruiting.
Director Information Systems

DePaul University

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Dual roles reporting directly to the VP of Information Services: Director - Information Services and Technical Team Lead/Program Manager for the DePaul University PeopleSoft ERP implementation (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Human Resources, Benefits, Asset Management and Student Administration: Student Records, Recruiting/Admissions, Financial Aid, Academic Advisement). Role-based security for over 23,000 students and 2800+ employees across five campus sites
Managed staff of 15. Coordinated team efforts, facilitated decision-making and mentored subordinates. Liaison to Advisory Committee and university departments. Facilitated joint team efforts. Managed project and supervised budget; allocated, scheduled and monitored resources. Provided decision support for issue management and resolution. Production support. Primary Contributor to strategic planning processes and policy development for the IS Division.
Senior Principal Consultant

Oracle Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Information Technology and Services industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years)

Proejct Manager - Oracle Government(State and Local). Serviced cleints - Chicago Public Schools, City of Detroit, Municipality of San Juan Puerto Rico, Governement of the Cayman Islands and Trinidad.
Senior Implementation Consultant/Project Manager

TCT/Aris

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1994 — 1997 (3 years)

Senior Implementation Consultant and Project Manager
Senior Staff Specialist - Benefits

United Airlines

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; UAL; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

1987 — 1994 (7 years)

G. A. Mitchell’s Education

DePaul University

BA , Sociology/Mathematics , 1971 — 1975
The Latin School of Chicago

1970 — 1972
Northwestern College

Health Infromation Technology 2009
Californa Coast University

MBA , Business Administration , 2006
DePaul University

Undergraduate Certification , Computer Science
DePaul University

Graduate Certification , Computer Science
Illinois Institutes of Technology

Graduate Studies , Information Systems Management

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G. A. Mitchell’s Interests:

Water Sports Equestrian CMM training Oracle Jr. DBA Certification Certification – Artificial Intelligence, DePaul University Certification – Computer Science, DePaul University Certification – Executive Systems, DePaul University Oracle Master: Application Implementation Team Member Oracle Master: Extension for Application Developer, Developer/2000