Dax  Miller
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   [Send email to request phone number] 30.2605 (C)

  3835 W. 4th St.
  Waterloo, Iowa 50701

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Innovative, energetic project manager with excellent coaching, evaluating and
communications skills. Nearly 5 years experience with a proven ability to set
effective priorities and implement decisions to achieve organizational goals.
Driven to succeed by using strategy-focused planning and builds team morale by
proactive, effective leadership. Embraces challenging assignments and motivates
team to think outside the box.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Critical Path Method
Interative and Incremental
PMP - PMBOK 2010
Process Modeling
SDLC
Agile Project Management
Resource Leveling
Virtual Project Management
RUP Method
Waterfall model
CCPM
Flexible Product Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager                                         2005-Present
The VGM Group, Inc		Waterloo, IA
Successful reforming and virtualization of marketing and product information
systems for VGM. Coordinated many Vendor outside team projects (30+). Responsible
and provided for initial planning stages to completion and delivery stages of
multiple projects across various functional areas.
 Led many outside vendor projects utilizing a cross-functional team to
accomplish goals and objectives. Travel to meet vendors and discuss coordination
between company and outside stakeholders.
HealthCare Patient Care Coordinator, Rx Specialist        2005
HomeLink                                                  Waterloo, IA
Rx Specialist - Database and Proprietary software manager. Managed several
projects in the Rx Dept; namely the imputing prescriptions and database
management. Projects effectively eliminated work on queue and brought department
out of backup. Help set-up more efficient ways of handling data management and
processes. Familiarity with proprietary software similar to Centricity EMR and
Centricity Enterprise.
Insurance Claims Specialist/ Marketing Assistant        2002-2004
Van G Miller Insurance 		Waterloo, IA
Responsible for management of trust operations and accounting. Managed a staff
of seven responsible for the accounting of security settlements, principal and
income receipts, tax reporting for agency and trust accounts, statement
generation and tax return preparation. Prepared annual trust operations budget.
Upgraded technological systems, improved customer statements, implemented online
customer report access, and timely asset valuation.
Assistant Manager                                       2000-2001
Movies America & Tanning Salon		Waverly, IA
Staffed the store by hiring, developing, disciplining, and terminating team
members per company standards. Recognized for excellent leadership and
motivational abilities. Ensure the proper inventory controls, merchandising, and
cash controls while raising profits by 22% from last year.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
STRATEGIC PLANNING / INITIATIVES

 * Transitioned project through careful planning to incorporate green-friendly
procedures such as paper reduction. Resulted in recognition by management and
increased project enlistment by over 400%.
LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS
 * Led a team to work with several cross-functional departments and incorporated
multiple concerns, goals, and objectives unique to each department's interest in
the project. Resulted in securing the confidence of each department and
completing deliverables at the appropriate time in a manner accepted by each
department. The project was done 2 months earlier than the initial projection and
the team received recognition for project compliance.
DECISION MAKING & LIAISON
 * Communicated both sides of the argument in a project scope disagreement and
help management define an appropriate compromise. Resulted in a compromise by
management that allowed the team to satisfy both requests, saving the company an
additional 20% on the budgeted costs of the project.
INNOVATION AND EVALUATION
 * Brainstormed solutions after several major breakdowns had delayed a project.
Resulted in a solution that was different from standard procedures for the
company.  The innovation was successful. Subsequently, another project could be
completed in the same process, saving the company an additional $4k per month.

Skill Sets
Technical
 * MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS BizTalk, MS
Dotnet
 * Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, CS3 suite, iContact, WebEx, Netspoke,
Google Analytics
Business
 * Strong communication (verbal & written), Presentation, Liaison, eLearning,
Strategic Planning
 * Managerial, Adaptive Learning, Business Acumen, Vendor Vetting, Customer
Service
Project Management
 * PMP certification (2010), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile
Project Management
 * RUP, Human Interaction Management - (agile, interactive, incremental, and
phased approaches)
 * Technical Project Management, Remote Projects, Six Sigma, Training, Online
Projects

EDUCATION

Master of Project Management / MBA, Project Management
Jones International University
Centennial, Colorado
BBA, German and International Business
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA