Janet Astwood

My name is Janet Astwood and I am a IT consultant and senior project manager. My experience includes managing small, medium and large projects . I have served in various roles from beginning to end of the product development cycle including developer, BA, QA and leader. I coach and mentor sponsors, clients, and project team members and develop tools, templates, tips and techniques to streamline and improve any size project, process or team. I have experience leading global teams, utilizing various project management methods and approaches. I prefer a holistic approach, do what makes sense and is right at the time. Janet Astwood Contact Information LinkedIn http://es.linkedin.com/pub/janetastwood/9/5b3/3bb Google+ http://google.com/+JanetAstwood Remote.com https://remote.com/janet-astwood Upwork https://www.upwork.com/freelanc ers/~014b27088d2e859ce3 Skype jlastwood Carrer de Portbou, 54, 4, Barcelona, 08028 Home: - Mobile: - Canada: - VIES Vat: ESY-W - A good project manager plans in order to understand the work to be accomplished. First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination. –- Napoleon Hill photo: The thinking bull, Artist: Josep Granyer i Giralt (Barcelona,-), Barcelona, Spain Janet Astwood - Portfolio Client Nexibeo Industry Web Development Role Project Management Overview Review specifications, assign and monitor the work of the design/development teams and maintain communication with the client. Technology Drupal, Wordpress, Mobile Apps, Set top box, Angular.js, AWS. Janet Astwood - Project Client Elance client Industry Utilities Industry Role Business Process Consulting Overview IT Process and Technology Assessment. Review the IT technology, people and processes and recommend areas for improvement to increase quality and reduce time. Technology MSSQL, PHP, AWS, Kanbantool, iMacros Janet Astwood - Project Client iAppraisal, Inc Industry Real Estate Marketing Role Portfolio Management Overview Managed large project from start to finish including talent acquisition, requirements, development, operations, vendor management, client support. Technology AWS, Angular.js, Percona DB, Sphinx, Python, PHP, Wordpress, FDPI, Adobe Acrobat Pro, RETS. Janet Astwood - A good project manager communicates efficiently — they say a lot in few words. They do not hold 30 minute meetings when they could communicate the same thing with a well thought-out email. “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything” –- Thomas Sowell photo: Bell, Montjuic Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain Janet Astwood - Project Client Mortgage Planner Inc Industry Business/Marketing Role Managed project from start to finish, including selecting vendor, gathering requirements, oversee development and business acceptance testing. Overview Development of a mobile application for IOS including prototype using native and framework technologies (PhoneGap). Technology IOS, PhoneGap, RSS, .Net, SQL Server Janet Astwood - Project Client Mortgage Planner Inc Industry Business/Marketing Role Manage vendor deliverables, gathering requirements, oversee development, business acceptance testing. Overview Development of a CRM for mortgage advisors. Technology AWS, .Net, Windows, SQL Server, HTML email. Janet Astwood - Project Client Mortgage Planner Inc Industry Business/Marketing Role Manage vendor deliverables, gathering requirements, oversee production, business acceptance testing changes. Overview Production of a full color four page variable print magazine Technology Adobe Indesign, Adobe Incopy, PTI FusionPro Janet Astwood - A good project manager has high-quality training, an evolved set of skills and a constant need to improve themselves. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. -— Steve Jobs photo: Statue of Liberty in Dark Bronze, Arus Library, Barcelona, sculptor Manuel Leal i Fuxà, 1894 Janet Astwood - Project Client One Cup Coffee Industry E-Commerce Role Recover project in trouble, new staffing, talent acquisition, management of team including designer, developer. Training of team and managing of migration of data. Overview E-commerce site with subscription service. Technology Woo-commerce, Woo-subscriptions Janet Astwood - Project Client Keith Lloyd Couture Industry E-Commerce Role Recover project in trouble, talent acquisition, management of development project. Training of team and managing of migration of data. Overview E-commerce site Technology Woo-commerce Janet Astwood - A good project manager monitors and controls the project so that potential problems are identified in a timely manner and corrective actions can be taken. “It is useless to desire more time if you are already wasting what little you have.” -— James Allen photo: Clock, casa de pages, Parque Natural del Montseny, Spain Janet Astwood - Consulting Client The Brunswick Group Industry Managed Services Role Technical Writing, IT Consulting Overview Improve the content/documentation and operating procedures. Technology SAP, Azure, Windows, SQL Server Janet Astwood - Consulting Client Appen Butler Hill Industry Internet SEO Role analyst. Search engine Overview Improve the results of the client search engine by evaluation of pages and sites. Technology Windows, IE, SEO, Alexa rankings, Windows Scripting Janet Astwood - Project Client RBC Industry Financial Services Role Manager Senior Project Overview Large Program to upgrade Microsoft Exchange, Office, Sharepoint and Windows across the enterprise. Technology Windows 7, Windows Server, Microsoft products. Janet Astwood - Portfolio Client RBC Industry Financial Services Role IT functional/project manager call center systems. Architecture, QA, Business requirements. Overview Management of incident, change, problem, and service desks across the enterprise. RBC has presence in more than 37 countries. Technology HP Service Center, Oracle, DB2, Websphere, Infoman. Data warehouse (Oracle BI, Teradata, Crystal Reports, Webfocus Janet Astwood - Portfolio Client RBC Industry Financial Services Role IT Functional/Project manager enterprise data center systems. Development, QA, Architecture. Overview Management of all products related to data center operations worldwide. Technology Netview/Openview, Tivoli Framework, Omnibus, Webtec, SNMP, IP, DNS, Hardware management, Perl, Databases (Db2, Oracle, Sybase). Janet Astwood - A good project manager provides the motivation team members need to help bring a project to successful completion. Project management can be defined as a way of developing structure in a complex project, where the independent variables of time, cost, resources and human behaviour come together.”-– Rory Burke “ photo: Castellers in front of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain Janet Astwood - Public Speaking Project managers communicate with upper management and outside vendors and clients as needed. In fact, proactive communication is one of a project manager's most important functions. I participated in the founding of the global Tivoli Users group, and took every opportunity to share the work of the team with partners and peers. Janet Astwood - Certifications Overview PMP and ITIL certified practitioner PMP demonstrates that you are capable of performing at the highest level in the field of project management. ITIL certification demonstrate that indicates individuals have demonstrated a knowledge about terms, processes, and other aspects of IT Infrastructure Library. Janet Astwood - Recommendations My recommendations include former staff, clients and business partners. Project managers oversee the individual tasks that move a project toward completion, so its ultimate success or failure depends in large part on the project manager's competency. Janet Astwood - A good project manager develops and utilizes repeatable templates that are specific to the industry they're dealing with. This allows project plans to become very thorough and highly repeatable, with the specific intent to increase quality, lower delivery costs, and lower time to deliver. ‘"Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end; then stop.’”— Lewis Carroll photo: Barcelona Labyrinth park. Janet Astwood -