Carla Brannon

· Led the Supreme Court of Virginia to implement the first Power BI on-premises and cloud-based solution.

· Led the initiative to migrate data from legacy platform to new cloud architecture.

· Proactively managed:

o Near real-time analytical reports and executive dashboards.

o Analytical data visualizations and data insights with business goals.

o System integrations, software installation, and Power BI Azure tenant configuration.

o Data Analysts, Data Engineers, Database Administrators, and Network teams.

o Architecture: SQL server, SQL database, Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Gateway server, and Azure.

o Data extraction, transfer and load (ETL), and data modeling, data security.

· Managed vendor deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.

· Mentored and coached Kanban team through Agile ceremonies, project planning, initiation, execution and closeout.

· Presented timely written and oral status reports to directors and stakeholders.

· Performed risk analysis, developed contingency plans, and implemented change control.

· Developed Waterfall project plan, schedule, scope, and change management.

· Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.

· Created master data for the data warehouse. To manage ADM food products.

· Architecture included: AWS and DataStage.

· Mapped the master data sets including:

o Data modeling

o Extract, transfer, and load (ETL) data.

o Data migration and integration into the master data warehouse.

· Coordinated Data Analyst and Data Stewards to document the data governance glossary and procedures.

· Managed DevOps team and Jira / Agile tasks to meet scope, schedule, and budget.

· Created the Waterfall project plan with work break-down structure.

· Furnished project progress and performance updates to stakeholders and PMO leadership.

· Delivered solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality, timeline, goals and objectives.

· Managed a million-dollar budget, reviewed costs, vendor invoices, and updated cost analysis.

· Facilitated meetings with internal teams, stakeholders, and contractors.

· Maintained strong partnerships with teams, stakeholders, and contractors.

· Identified SAFe Agile process gaps and recommended corrective actions to realign PMO.

· Managed Agile Scrum and Kanban teams to upgrade the Cisco architecture.

· Led SAFe Agile practices across 15 teams. Served as Release Train Engineers (RTE).

· Documented SAFE Standard Operating Procedures and trained teams on SAFE ceremonies.

· Monitored portfolio, epic, and story progress with Agile Scrum and Kanban teams. Tracked progress in Jira.

· Presented roadmap status reports updates to PMO management, Director, and Stakeholders.

· Achieved $60,000 cost-savings by shutting down system services not in use.

· Managed software customization and integration into the Oracle Fusion supply chain management (SCM) system.

· Loaded customer and product data into the data warehouse management system (WMS).

· Customized software application workflows.

· Upgraded inventory workflow screens, product count, order, and replenishment.

· Managed million-dollar budget, cost analysis, created cost tracking reports.

· Guided vendors and Agile Scrum teams through design, build, testing, deployment, and handoff.

· Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.

· Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.

· Directed changes to project scope and cost. Implemented change management to keep project on track.

· Developed comprehensive project plans, identifying risks and mitigation strategies for timely completion. Monitored project progress in Jira.

· Transformed the organization to a master data management (MDM) / Oracle platform.

· Directed activities to extract, transfer, and load (ETL) supply chain customer and product enterprise data.

· Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.

· Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for initiatives.

· Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or work streams.

· Guided Data Architects and Modelers to create the data architecture and data models.

· Managed Data Analysts and Data Architects to create business intelligence dashboards and analytic reports.

· Led Agile epics and Waterfall cross-functional teams to implement complex systems for the e-commerce websites.

· Created the project plan, maintained scope, schedule, and large-scale budgets.

· Reported performance and quality metrics. Generated and tracked change orders.

· Developed solutions to project risks and issues.

· Created PMO Standard Operating Procedures and automated project templates.

· Coached, mentored, and trained Project Managers