Robbie Mac Iver

Current

Founding Member at APLN Houston
Owner/Principal Consultant at softwareDecisions

Past

Senior Project Manager at SYSCO Corporation
Senior Project Manager at SYSCO Corporation
Senior Project Manager at SYSCO Corporation

Senior Project Manager at Schlumberger (Contract)
Project Manager/System Architect at Schlumberger
Senior Consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

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Robbie Mac Iver’s Summary

PMP certified IT project manager and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) adept at bringing business and technology teams together to create and implement innovative solutions to complex business opportunities. Diversified experienced in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from requirements discovery through product deployment. Results-oriented leader with a proven track record of delivering successful projects by communicating, coordinating, and integrating all aspects of the project. Industry experience includes manufacturing, energy, supply chain, inventory management, medical claims, accounting and payroll.

Robbie Mac Iver’s Specialties:

* Project Planning and Management
* Business Process Analysis and Definition
* Requirements Discovery and Management
* Use Case Analysis
* Agile Methods
* Iterative & Incremental Development (IID)
* Rational Unified Process (RUP)
* Scrum
* Risk Management
* Facilitation
* Communication

Robbie Mac Iver’s Experience

Founding Member

APLN Houston

(Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2008 — Present (2 months)

Organizing an Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) chapter for the Houston area with the purpose of promoting the growth of agile practices in Houston, sharing real world experiences with agility, and providing a networking forum for like-minded professionals.
Owner/Principal Consultant

softwareDecisions

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

softwareDecisions is a Texas Limited Liability Partnership offering Information Technology consulting services in the greater Houston area. softwareDecisions is dedicated to making software development and integration efforts succeed by addressing the right requirements, focusing on the right priorities, and building the right relationships.
Senior Project Manager

SYSCO Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SYY; Food & Beverages industry)

May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)

Provided project management and business process analysis consulting services to the Program Management Office in support of a multi-million dollar supply chain centralization initiative:
* Defined an Agile project management process to bring suppliers into the national supply chain network by more effectively adapting to the varying levels of complexity and uncertainty presented by individual suppliers. Conducted workshops with the PMO and senior management to implement the new project management process resulting in a clearer understanding of business processes and goals, increased team accountability, and improved focus on business value objectives
Senior Project Manager

SYSCO Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SYY; Food & Beverages industry)

May 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 2 months)

Provided project management and business analysis consulting services to the Program Management Office in support of a multi-million dollar supply chain centralization initiative:
* Conducted business process workshops to identify process improvement opportunities, clarify organizational accountabilities, and define automation requirements to improve supplier adoption for the regional distribution centers. Led cross functional team employing iterative and incremental techniques to build a central data repository and web-based productivity tools to support the improved business processes.
* Led cross functional effort to plan a major release upgrade of the mission critical replenishment and demand forecasting package software. Established clear accountabilities and communication with the 3rd party vendor and facilitated the definition of the upgrade process and team responsibilities. Coordinated gap analysis deliverables to ensure clients custom functionality was preserved.
Senior Project Manager

SYSCO Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SYY; Food & Beverages industry)

April 2005 — December 2005 (9 months)

Provided contract project management consulting services in the Program Management Office in support business applications migration to an IBM hosted data center.
* Led migration requirements discovery and planning efforts.
* Defined and executed repeatable processes and procedures to ensure the successful migration of critical business applications with minimal risk to the business.
Senior Project Manager

Schlumberger (Contract)

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

June 2004 — April 2005 (11 months)

Provided project management consulting services.
* Improved customer satisfaction by overseeing relationship with principal supplier and establishing a formalized working relationship with the vendor’s technical team. Coordinated technical requirements, established clear and consistent communications processes, and managed internal and external expectations of the vendor/supplier relationship.
* Led a transition program to set up new software engineering team. Consulted on organization strategy, team organization, and the development of best practices for commercial concerns and managing team priorities. Mentored team leads on software development processes, and building positive customer relationships.
Project Manager/System Architect

Schlumberger

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

2000 — 2004 (4 years)

Led technical teams to develop identity management solutions incorporating the use of smart cards. Defined solution offerings for managed security services.
* Increased product quality and customer satisfaction for the Smart Card User Kit allowing deployment of 400K seats in Fortune 100 global enterprises resulting in sales of $4.2M.
* Managed team of 5 professionals within a budget of $750K to evaluate and select the Security Information Management (SIM) technology partner to maximize network security for the Athens 2004 Olympic games.
* Improved the usability of the Card Issuance System (CIS) by managing a team of 3 professionals within budget of $300K to re-develop and deploy the web-based application.
* Defined the solution architecture and cost estimates to transform the Schlumberger Enterprise Management Centers into Security Operations Centers capable of providing Managed Security Services.
Senior Consultant

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

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

1987 — 2000 (13 years)

Provided technical consulting services in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Cap Gemini's ISO 9000 certified PERFORM methodology.

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Robbie Mac Iver’s Interests:

Process improvement, iterative/incremental techniques, agile project management, software development, golf, photography, classical music, piano

Robbie Mac Iver’s Groups:

Project Management Institute (PMI)
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
AgileAlliance.org
Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN)
ScrumAlliance