Managing Member/Owner, KEMH LLC
Reno, Nevada Area
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- Managing Member/Owner at KEMH LLC
- Past
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- Program Manager at ipsh! (subsidiary of Omnicom)
- Sr. Project Manager at Perficient
- Sr. Associate IT/Project Manager at RSM McGladrey
- Consultant at Quantum Consulting & Placement (now Tech-Pro)
- Principal Consultant/President at Software Engineering Services, Inc.
- Consultant at Maxim Group
- Site Manager/Senior Consultant at Keane Inc
- Analyst at Andersen Consulting
- Technical Writer at 3rd Dimension Systems
- Copy Editor/Staff Writer at The News-Enterprise
- Contributing Writer at USA WEEKEND Magazine
- Education
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- University of Saint Thomas
- University of Virginia
- University of Michigan
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Karen Michael’s Summary
An experienced IT leader, I have ensured the success of multiple high-visibility, enterprise initiatives with national and international scope, including regulatory and compliance requirements.
I've often been brought in when teams are struggling, helping teams to remove obstacles to deliver results and bring projects to successful conclusion.
Below are two quick webcasts about my certified company and me:
- KEMH LLC Overview:
http://kemhllc.mobi/KEMH_LLC_Video.mp4
- My Credentials:
http://kemhllc.mobi/Karen_Hofmann_Credentials.mp4
Karen Michael’s Specialties:
-Certified Scrum Master (CSM) / Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
-Business Process Management
-Enterprise Strategy & Planning
-Mobile Marketing & Integrated Strategies
-Software Development Life Cycle
Karen Michael’s Experience
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Managing Member/Owner
KEMH LLC
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
KEMH LLC provides technology and management consulting nationwide.
Mobile Website: www.KEMHLLC.mobi -
Program Manager
ipsh! (subsidiary of Omnicom)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2008 — February 2009 (10 months)
Previously, an Engagement Consultant at ipsh.
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Sr. Project Manager
Perficient
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PRFT; Computer Software industry)
September 2007 — January 2008 (5 months)
Strategy and planning consultant at Fortune 100 - Fortune 1000 clients.
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Sr. Associate IT/Project Manager
RSM McGladrey
(Public Company; HRB; Accounting industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
Conducted Agile Project Management in the Portfolio Management Office with distributed teams.
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Consultant
Quantum Consulting & Placement (now Tech-Pro)
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
December 2001 — September 2006 (4 years 10 months)
Consultant at 3M Company.
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Principal Consultant/President
Software Engineering Services, Inc.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
September 2000 — April 2004 (3 years 8 months)
Consultant via Minnesota-registered S-Corporation for clients: 3M Company, IEEE-USA, and SedTec LLC.
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Consultant
Maxim Group
(Computer Software industry)
June 2000 — August 2000 (3 months)
Consultant at Carlson Companies.
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Site Manager/Senior Consultant
Keane Inc
(Public Company; KEA; Computer Software industry)
July 1996 — May 2000 (3 years 11 months)
Site Manager and Consultant at 3M Company.
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Analyst
Andersen Consulting
(Computer Software industry)
May 1995 — July 1996 (1 year 3 months)
Change Management Analyst for airline accounting software.
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Technical Writer
3rd Dimension Systems
(Accounting industry)
September 1994 — April 1995 (8 months)
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Copy Editor/Staff Writer
The News-Enterprise
(Newspapers industry)
November 1990 — April 1994 (3 years 6 months)
Wrote and edited stories for the award-winning daily.
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Contributing Writer
USA WEEKEND Magazine
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 1991 — November 1991 (1 month)
Cover Story: “After The Storm”, USA Weekend, 11/8/1991-11/10/1991, Contributing Writer, credit page 7 as Karen Michael, Elizabethtown, KY.
Karen Michael’s Education
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University of Saint Thomas
M.S. , Software Engineering , 1998 — 2001
With an object-oriented specialization for my M.S., I designed and coded a TF-IDF search relevance ranking engine and a distributed execution manager and local execution managers against heterogeneous relational databases. I easily acquire new technologies and business domains, applying standard software engineering frameworks and standards, and I have worked with multiple, scalable technologies on diverse platforms, often planning and executing the integration.
I have two working principles:
-If you cannot diagram a concept, you don't understand it. This is where knowing UML and having a whiteboard come in handy.
-If you understand the overarching standards and frameworks, you can easily apply industry best practices to new business domains and technologies. -
University of Virginia
B.A. , English major, Classics minor , 1987 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Dean's List
International Host
Summer Language Institute in Spanish
Casa Hispánica
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University of Michigan
Summer Study Abroad in Italy , Art History & Humanism , 1988 — 1988
