Joseph D. Stawski

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, 94404 | josephstawski@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in josephstawski/

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | PRINCIPAL PROGRAM MANAGER | SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER | SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER | MANAGER OF OPERATIONS

Experienced program manager adept at optimizing systems, enhancing integrations, implementing business intelligence platforms, and improving operations. Demonstrated success integrating best practices into PMOs and aligning people, processes, projects, and technology with organizational goals.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management | Agile Methodology | Program Planning | Strategic Direction | Business Analysis

Presentation And Facilitation | SDLC Principles | Stake Holder Communication | Risk Management |

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Google, Sunnyvale, CA 10/2022 ??? Current

Engineering Program Manager II

Worked closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and cross-functional teams to drive completion of complex projects through concept development and planning phases.

Achieved a remarkable 50% acceleration in project scoping by implementing a structured approach during the concept development phase.

Significantly increased the pace of project quick wins by 30% through exceptional prioritization and seamless cross-team alignment.

Streamlined project planning by 25% through the implementation of an efficient feedback gathering process, resulting in better project plans.

Visa, Foster City, CA 10/2019 ??? 10/2022

Technical Program Manager

Led and delivered agile and waterfall-based projects collaborating with globally distributed developer, architecture, and product teams. Partnered with technology and product stakeholders to monitor execution of program and project level scope.

Successfully prevented international clients from incurring $700k in losses by establishing effective project governance and risk management, resulting in significant revenue savings for the clients.

Drove a 35% increase in organization-wide Scaled Agile adoption through expert leadership and proficiency in Agile best practices.

Enhanced PMO project compliance by an impressive 55% YoY through the successful implementation of effective process improvements.

USAC, Washington DC, DC 03/2014 ??? 09/2019

Senior Program Analyst / Data Manager

Managed implementation of data science and analytics projects within a Scrum Team working on a business intelligence initiative.

Boosted program data mart development by 25% through streamlined cross-functional team alignment and management.

Revamped reporting and data cleansing processes by 100% through innovative automation solutions.

Improved analytics work intake process throughput by 50% through innovative application of Kanban concepts.

Reduced POC development time by 50% through the creation of a baseline solution for the development team to utilize.

Folio Investing, McLean, VA 10/2009 ??? 11/2014

Senior Operations Analyst

Documented processes and procedures for three functional teams and monitored and controlled projects that optimized their business processes

Improved financial risk management resulted in a successful initiative, saving the company $295k in secured debit.

Improved cash settlement efficiency by one day through process analysis and recommended actions.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, (MA) International Commerce, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Bachelor of Arts, (BA) Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Certificate: Computer Programming, Montgomery College - Rockville, MD.

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified SAFe 5.0 Agilist (SA)

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (6S)

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

ITIL v3 Foundation (ITIL)

Agile Certified Professional (ACP)

Visa Payments Management Lab (VPM)