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DENNIS
OUELLETTE

PROJECT MANAGER

SCRUM MASTER

Years of experience

20+

Projects done

368

Clients

89

Jira

99%

Confluence

95%

Photoshop

97%

PowerPoint

95%

WordPress

95%

Figma

80%

My latest projects

MERKLE | ALPHA SOLUTIONS | ACCENTURE | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | THOMSON REUTERS

ALPHA SOLUTIONS / STATE OF WYOMING

Project Manager

ACCENTURE / citi

Content Developer

Merkle / ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS

Project Lead

PROJECT RICOCHET / STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Project Manager

EducatioN & Experience

2022

Project manager – xcentium

● Responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget
● Monitored budgets, resource allocation, timelines, and other key metrics to ensure project milestones are met
● Facilitated meetings with stakeholders to ensure effective communication about projects
● Developed and maintained a project schedule and keeping it updated as the project progresses
● Managed clients at all phases of the project, including establishing expectations, responding to questions, and resolving issues
● Worked with clients using Sitecore for content management

2021-2022

project lead – merkle

● Responsible for overseeing the work of other project managers and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.
● Developed high performing team, removed impediments, and resolved issues and dependencies
● Facilitating ceremonies from backlog refinement, planning, daily touch point, demo and retrospective. Conducted meetings with stakeholders as needed.
● Managed project in all phases from Requirement gathering to design, solutioning, development, UAT Testing and deployment
● Worked with clients using AEM for content management

2020-2021

project manager – alpha solutions

● Partnered with other business and technology teams to represent Sitecore CMS and ecommerce related concerns and develop appropriate solutions to business challenges.
● Interfaced with cross-functional team members, including creative production team, web development and systems managers, business partners, third party vendors, and other Project Managers as needed.
● Maintained an understanding of the complexities of the client’s digital strategy requirements and how CMS and ecommerce capabilities (taxonomy, hierarchy, metadata, templates, components, etc.) support that strategy.
● Create maintenance plans/timelines, project plans/timelines, plan summaries and production requirements documents.
● All projects Agile compliant e.g., daily scrum, planning, retros, etc.

2019

project manager – project ricochet

● Built a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving
● Worked closely with the Product Owner to ensure product backlog is visible and prioritized towards business value
● Facilitated various Scrum events such as: Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives
● Empowered the team to be self-organized

2018-2019

technical project manager – poe

● Technical Manager responsible for design, taxonomy, implementation, and integration efforts for client business WordPress CMS and ecommerce (Shopify) solutions
● Used Google Analytics on digital channel data, and use these insights to personalize experiences, drive better ad spend, and monetize content
● Analyzed A/B test results and formulate recommendations

2015-2018

cms developer – accenture/citi

● Partnered with other business and technology teams to represent TeamSite CMS related concerns and develop appropriate solutions to business challenges.
● Interfaced with cross-functional team members, including creative production team, web development and systems managers, business partners, third party vendors, and Project Managers as needed.
● Maintained an understanding of the complexities of the client’s digital strategy requirements and how CMS capabilities (taxonomy, hierarchy, metadata, templates, components, etc.) support that strategy.
● Adhered to maintenance plans/timelines, project plans/timelines, support plan summaries and production requirements documents.

2014-2015

internet consultant – texas instruments

● Web analytics infrastructure; data collection, site tracking tactics, tools, technical integration, and reporting
● Creates custom reports and dashboards by pulling data from different sources and presents them to internal customers and management team
● Use Google Analytics on digital channel data, and use these insights to personalize experiences, drive better ad spend, and monetize our content as well as creating personalized visitor experiences
● Edit content using Sitecore CMS for 2 websites in 10 languages
● Continuously improve taxonomy, data capture and analytic capabilities to create a competitive advantage

2010-2013

digital project manager – thomson reuters

● Supported product launches for five accounting marketing lines of business via various solutions including web content & translations on a WordPress platform, social media content strategy, email marketing, analytics and SEO, printed marketing collateral, events marketing, video production and even producing ads for the Times Square Jumbotron.
● Complied with international legislation & standards: ADA, WCAG, Section 508
● Managed and coached seven direct reports: schedules, performance reviews, hiring, etc.
● Daily/weekly scrum and all associated ceremonies as well as meeting with marketing managers on a weekly basis

My services

01.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Certified ScrumMaster and Project Manager. Over 15 years of Project Management

02.

WORDPRESS

Installed over 200 installations of WordPress

03.

photography

Started out as a 35MM photographer and videographer.

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