Mr. Anthony David works as one of a NEPTA Senior Program Administrator and Project Manager, managing multiple programs and projects. Having a complete understanding of the PMP project lifecycle, his duties include • Managing all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives • Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes • Managing a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business • Providing on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones • Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously • Reporting on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities • Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence • Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization • Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project • Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings • Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews • Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership • Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs • Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices • Manage project scope and changes • Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders • Act as an internal quality control check for the project • Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution • Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration or litigation, as needed • Support formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract • Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services • Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues • Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders • Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel • Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders • Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project and program team, analyze results and troubleshoot problem areas • Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle • Identify and develop trusted adviser relationship with project and program stakeholders, sponsors and university stakeholders • Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program team • Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication • Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards