Charles Walter
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
In his 20+ years as a senior IT professional, Charlie has always had a passion for project management. He has managed IT and Operational projects ranging from multi-year system rewrites to large-scale facility build-outs. He is proficient in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Charlie believes his job is to make the team better—through clear leadership and accountability, professional project management, and strong communication.
Project Highlights
Expertise
Work Experience
COO
CoreMedia Systems
- Transformed company to Agile.
- Developed the design, technical architecture, and directed the implementation of a complete rewrite of the company's software suite.
- Launched three new strategic business partnerships.
- Managed daily bugs and enhancements using agile processes.
- Facilitated strategic planning sessions to drive innovation.
COO
CCG Marketing Solutions
- Transformed organization to Agile.
- Implemented enterprise warehouse management system (WMS).
- Restructured IT organization and trained new leaders.
- Delivered organizational accountability training and KPIs.
- Tore down internal silos and created a cohesive senior management team.
- Project managed the relocation of a 120,000 square foot high-security warehouse.
CIO North America
WPP GroupM
- Led the applications development team including business intelligence, business process management, customer relationship management, and project management.
- Led the operations team including procurement, help desk, regional infrastructure and ops, and product support with an operating budget of $42 million and capital budget of $3 million.
- Directed the development of a 3-tiered digital data management platform.
- Headed Microsoft Dynamics AX general ledger implementation.
- Managed the rollout of 3rd party enterprise software to 150+ buyers.
- Delivered 10% operational savings through a program of process improvement, systems enhancements, workflow implementation, and user training.
Product Director
MediaOcean/DDS
- Directed and project managed the design and build of a first-to-market commercial talent administration system.
- Facilitated business strategy meetings to determine product direction.
CIO
Starcom MediaVest Group
- Led the facilities build out for a new office for GM Planworks.
- Directed and project managed the implementation of a client data hub coordinating across several software companies and twenty creative, media, traffic, and bill/pay agencies.
- Managed the migration of Chicago-based bill pay operations to New York shared services group.
- Managed 30 man-year Y2K remediation project delivered on time and under budget.
- Developed client-funded, multi-dimensional business intelligence tool to consolidate cross-media plan and actual data.
Senior Programmer
Sara Lee Corporation
- Completed the corporate conversion to client server GUI environment from VAX/Oracle.
Programmer Analyst
Chicago Title and Trust
- Created a DEC System to capture, store and retrieve document images using Sony Optical Jukeboxes.
Senior Consultant
Accenture (Andersen Consulting)
- Consulted on projects in healthcare, airline transportation, and logistics modeling.
Project History
Warehouse Management System (WMS) Implementation - Phase I
Took over a long-delayed conversion from a homegrown system to a 3rd party WMS system. The agile team delivered in 6 months.
Digital Data Management Platform
Implemented a digital data management platform to centralize the acquisition, aggregation, and analysis of agency data.
Microsoft Dynamics AX General Ledger Integration
Created a new G/L, T&E, and purchasing system, and integrated with 3rd party transactional buying system.
Direct Response SaaS System - Phase I
Complete Agile rewrite of client software suite including technical architecture, UX design, build, QA, and user testing.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH
Certifications
PMI-ACP
Project Management Institute (PMI)
PMI PMP Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute (PMI)
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