A Few Projects I've Managed
Follow Me Printing
Print control project resulting in $350,000 savings over 5 years (49% reduction in b+w printing & 62% reduction in color printing).
Approximate hours: 1350
Room Reservations
Upgrade of old reservation system for all campus spaces.
Approximate hours: 1100
BenSoft
Creation of a professional development and IT certification test center with serving the outside community.
Approximate hours: 1400
Cyclical Reporting
Development of multi-department cycle reports to aid in enrollment, admissions, and retention.
Approximate hours: 200
JD Edwards
Brought on when documentation project was 8 weeks behind schedule. Took over project and completed by original due date.
Approximate hours: 640
BenU 2020 Strategy
IT portion of the organization's five-year strategic initiative project.
Approximate hours: 120
Enterprise Training System
Implementation of an enterprise training/development platform and professional development program.
Approximate hours: 80
Helpdesk Ticketing
Small-scale project to bring helpdesk ticketing system upgraded to a supported version.
Approximate hours: 40
CMS Replacement
Vendor search project for replacement of enterprise content management system (CMS).
Approximate hours: 80
About Me
Hey, look at that – you found me! Thank-you for taking the time to check out my portfolio and credentials; I really do appreciate it.
It’s too easy to become interested or captivated only by the process of project management without taking the time to learn about the person behind the effort. But can we really keep the process and the PM separate? I don’t think so and, I’ll bet, you don’t either – otherwise you wouldn’t be here, right?
In the meantime, who am I? I am a transplanted Canadian, having moved to Chicago in 1998 from Vancouver. The original reason for moving here has now been consigned to the annals of history; a reason no longer of any interest other than to be a starting point for where I am now.
In addition to being a technical project manager, I am a second-degree black belt in Goju-Shorei Karate and the head instructor at two of the Kids Karate Club program locations here in the Chicagoland area. I’m also an avid cook!
I’ve been fortunate to have spent my career in IT and come from the “soft side” of IT; the IT department’s “people person” (aka “unicorn”) that you’ve often heard about but rarely see. The one who enjoys speaking – and working – with people from various departments and roles. That’s one of the factors that has made me successful in my PM and CIO roles.
I hope you find some of the projects I’ve worked on and have listed here to be both of interest and relevance. Don’t forget to click the “Resume” link in the upper right and I hope you find that I am a good match for your organization.
Oh, and please follow me on Twitter (@DadAintHip) and Instagram (@robdomaschuk).
Expertise
Professional Skills
- Project Management
- Project budgeting
- Requirements gathering
- Strategic partnerships
- Vendor management
- Forecasting
- Audience analysis
- Product roadmapping
- Social media strategy
- Leadership
- Coaching and mentoring
- Departmental budgeting
- Executive communication
- Departmental roadmapping
- Staff training & development
- Documentation
- Video development
- Screen casting
Technology Platforms and Applications
- Project Management: MS Planner, Trello, Asana, MS Project
- Communication/Collaboration: Webex, Zoom, MS Teams, Slack, Cisco Teams, MS Groups, Jabber
- Presentation: MS Sway, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Prezi
- Content Management: WordPress, PaperThin
- Documentation: Word, FrameMaker, Visio
- Creative: Photoshop, InDesign, PremierPro, Spark, Audition, Camtasia Studio
- E-Commerce: Woo Commerce, Authorize.net
- Other: Office 365, Google Analytics, PaperCut, Excel,