Christina Fischer6816 Independence Ave., #304, Canoga Park, CA 91303 • 818-855-3861 • chrismfischer0824@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Business Administration/Project Manager Professional with significant experience in coordinating

multimillion-dollar projects using PMI© management skills and knowledge areas. Served as point person for managers, team members, clients, and vendors to ensure effective lines of communication. Monitored and controlled Stakeholder Communications schedules, Procurement Planning and schedules, Project budget reporting. Soft skills in communication, with continued focused on strengthening relationships while providing comprehensive services. Possesses excellent leadership skills, problem-solving abilities, and accustomed to situations requiring a high-level of confidentiality.

Career highlights include identification of upcoming, new compliance fees, saving Prudential Consultants $10,000. Lead procurement activities with Prudential Consultants saving company $30,000 on an $800,000 budget.

Strategic development of Procurement Planning for PMI© LA-Chapter Business Plan. Academic background focuses on Business Administration (Operations, including capital investment

functions for project justification, MCCS cost account assignment and performance reporting), Information Technology, and Project Management.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Management: Strong Stakeholder Communication skills, Scheduling tools include Gantt, PERT network diagrams for task and resource alignment, performance analysis reports, and presentation templates.

Technical Proficiencies: ERM Software (Enterprise Resource Management), Access (Database Software), Visio (Network Design Software), MS Project (including network diagrams and budget reports), Share Point and Outlook 365, Access, and Visio, Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft One Note, familiarity with Salesforce, and currently working on Information Technology Management skills toward a Master’s Degree.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master’s Degree Program, Information Technology/Project Management 2/ 2016 – 8/2018Colorado Technical University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 4/2013 - 12/2015Colorado Technical University Colorado

Graduated: Magna Cum Laude Concentration: Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager 6/2016 - PresentPMI- LA Chapter

Apply PMBOK best practices to various projects as assigned by the Program Manager

Current Assignment:

Project Manager: Procurement Business Plan Development

o Write the Business Plan Charter, and Execute Plan.o Control Procurement Management Business Plan folder, and all documents.o Generate Reports to Program Director for process approvalso Create SOPs following the Procurement Plan.o Create project tools to Monitor and Track schedule (MS Project, Network Diagrams, etc).

Coordinated the Mid-Year Strategic Planning Meeting. o Scheduled task requirements leading to completion of milestones.o Work with virtual team in Google Drive, setting Calendar events, meetings, Gantt

scheduling, etc.o Coordinated procurement, supplies, and equipment as per resource breakdown schedule.o Responsible for the acquisition of all resource requirements.o Arrange, coordinate, and monitor (minutes) team meetings.o Closed projects (survey and analysis, lessons learned).

Project Manager 5/2015-8/2015Self-Employed Granada Hills, CA

Planned: resource procurement, worked breakdown schedules, stakeholder communications including status and budget reporting. Technology usage included Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Word, Share Point, Office 365, a cloud-based business records management system, Quicken and Microsoft Money.

Created and distributed work breakdown schedule and updated reports through Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.

Procured events, contracted negotiations and administration. Set schedules and work packages, and monitored and controlled schedule. Coordinated marketing activities for property; marketing surveys and responses. Submitted weekly reports of marketing activity to sponsor.

Program Director/Project Coordinator 6/2014-6/2015Sea Save Foundation Malibu, CA

Assisted Director of Operations in coordination of activities between four project managers, including social media writers and editors, bloggers and art work contributors, and project managers using the Google Drive environment.

Assisted Communications Manager in approval process of research materials used by bloggers for weekly publications, calendared and controlled editorial schedules for the submissions and approvals of work from bloggers, illustrators, and Operations Director, and arranged conferencing meetings.

Assisted Director of Operations in soliciting and onboarding volunteer participants for social media and events management.

Created online Operating Manual (referred to by Sea Save as the ‘Playbook’) within Google Doc environment.

Project Coordinator 5/2012-1/2013Prudential Consultants Los Angeles/Oxnard/San Francisco, CA

Coordinated schedules for time sensitive events. Created, supervised, and maintained efficient use records management system relating to project

intellectual properties, government related compliance matters, legal documents, and purchase orders and invoices, and budget reporting.

Worked with procurement budget, including purchase orders & invoice approvals. Managed procurement for project

Assisted Project Manager in contract documentation of Statement Of Work (SOW), Request For Product Specification Information (RFI), Request For Products (RFP).

Uploaded plans, schedules, input sponsor information, start and end dates, arranged and input pre-bid meeting dates, selected prospective bidders using on-line share point site.

Issued awards and assisted in final contract arrangements and produced physical contract, including final Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS).

Coordinated Compliance Issues with Governing Agencies Reviewed and advised on human resource procurement contracts. Created, updated and circulated budget analysis reports.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCEVolunteer 2013-2014MEND San Fernando, CA

Volunteer 2010-2011Chatsworth Community Enhancement Committee Chatsworth, CA

Volunteer 2010-2011Northridge East Neighborhood Community Association Northridge, CA

VolunteerDarby Middle School 2004 – 2005

Christmas Gift and Fund Raising Project Lead; identified a family within the community who desperately needed assistance, and fulfilled their Christmas with proceeds from project.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Northridge, CA 2002-2004 School Fund Raising Events such as magazine sales, achieving 1st place in sales for 2002. School Festival, managing a game kiosk for a 3 to 4 year, increasing profit of festival activity.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPSProject Management Institute 1/2015-PresentProject Management Institute Los Angeles Chapter 1/2015-Present