Michelle Uhden	402 Circle Lane ◦ Arlington, MN  55307		[Send email using
form at bottom] ◦ (507)581-1793

Dynamic Project Coordination
Motivated Project Coordinator with over 10 years project management experience.
Excellent communicator and problem solver with demonstrated ability to promote a
positive work environment. Effective resource manager with ability to evaluate
and monitor timelines and milestones.  Successful motivator and mentor.


Areas of Expertise

•  Clarity Power User	•  Creative Problem Solver
•  Decisive Leader	•  Strong Analytical Skills
•  Team Player		•  Relationship building
•  Communication Skills	•  Project Management
●  Resource Management	●  Budget Administration


Professional Experience

Dahl Consulting (Target Corporation)

Project Coordinator (Aug 2007 – Jun 2009):  Provide high level support to Target
Technology Services in developing and maintaining portfolio, program and project
plans by gathering requirements at phase and task level, resource assignments and
creating timelines.  Provide recommendations to project managers regarding all
aspects of project, project resources, financials and metrics.   Process and
procedure expert; PMO best practice expert.  Multiple Share Point site
administrator.


Ensemble Consulting (UnitedHealth Technologies)


Senior Project Manager, PMO Consultant (Feb 2007 – Aug 2007):  Participate on
PMO team to manage the development of process and procedure for all aspects of a
newly forming Management Information Center (PMO.  Manage work intake process,
master project list development and status reporting.  Responsible for the
development, analysis, preparation and presentation of all metrics ranging from
compliance reporting to actuals/forecast with respect to capitalized time and
budget.  Developed, created and maintained project repository and Share Point
website.  Project management mentoring.  


Analysts International, Inc. (Target Corporation)

Project Coordinator (2005 – 2007):  Manage multiple project plans for several
development areas.  Project review board reporting and metrics responsibilities. 
Manage expenses for $6 million project; manage and coordinate financials for 8-10
other projects.   Responsible for creating and establishing new project
coordination process and procedures.  Extensive resource and time management. 
Develop and maintain project and resource schedules.  Provide project metrics. 
SEI and project portfolio tracking at the division level.  Process and procedure
expert; PMO best practice expert for my division.  Member of various teams.  

CBSA

Administrative Coordinator (2004 – 2005):  Professional and successful
coordination of extensive prospective and existing client meetings.  Responsible
for purchasing and tracking multiple budgets.  Demonstrated successful vendor
purchase negotiations.  Coordination of multiple projects and provided extensive
reporting.


UnitedHealth Group/UnitedHealth Technologies

Administrative Project Coordinator (2002 – 2004):  Supported multiple project
managers by managing work plans, project team time tracking and metrics
reporting.  Participated in all project assessments, responsible for all
individual and overall corporate systems project scorecards used to access the
success of all corporate programs and projects that were being managed by
employees and contractors; built and redesigned project websites.  Responsible
for monthly forecasting of contractor and employee expenses, salary, and travel
expenses and time tracking for capitalization purposes as well as corporate
application service level performance tracking and training expenses.

Business Analyst/Project Coordinator (1999-2002):  Capture data and voice
systems performance data, analyze and create metrics in multiple media formats. 
Coordinate, facilitate and scribe for high level presentations.  Coordinated
change management requests.  Utilized extensive reporting system including SQL,
Crystal reports, excel and intranet web portals. Database administrator,
extensive trouble shooting expert.  Prepared and distributed
validation/verification reporting to management on intranet portals.  Maintained
service level agreements.  Webmaster for multiple Intranet websites as well as
the creation, redesign and maintenance of websites.  Responsible for the
coordination of multiple technology and corporate projects through meeting
planning, coordination and facilitation database maintenance, documentation and
presentation creation.  


Technical Skills

◦ Clarity Power User – Web and Workbench
◦ Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
◦ Microsoft Outlook
◦ Office Communicator, Sametime
◦ Share Point Administrator
◦ VPMi