1. Lisa Bradley
Cell: (303) 335-6062
Email:bradleyL163@hotmail.com
PMO DIRECTOR
Innovative PMO Manager with over 11 years of experience developing and executing IT strategies in alignment of
corporate objectives. Accomplished leader and business partner who collaborates with other executives to use
technology to transform and simplify business processes while delivering measurable results. An energetic leader
with a passion for people development, a track record of recruiting and retaining top talent and a demonstrated
ability to effectively lead and work in a highly matrixed environment.
Career marked by building high performing teams that deliver results.
Demonstrated success delivering projects on time, within scope and budget.
Managed projects ranging from $50k to $4M leveraging Agile, PMI, Six Sigma, and
world-class best practices.
Consistently improved business processes while reducing costs.
Core Competencies:
• Strategic and Business Planning • PMO & Project Management
• Building high performing teams • Change & Risk Management
• Global Vendor Management • Structured Methodologies
• Process Improvements & Best Practices • Large Scale Deployments
• Budget & Cost Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CPI Card Group, Inc. August 2015 - Present
PMO Director
Responsible for establishing a global PMO by setting the vision and strategy while establishing a
Project Portfolio that increases the transparency of CPI projects across multiple sites in the US,
Canada and UK. Increasing our business partner’s success through effective project
management and sharing best practices in order to build capacity in our teams so they are more
effective in their jobs.
Notable accomplishments:
• Positioned CPI to make better decisions through the establishment of a Global Project
Portfolio and a project selection/prioritization process.
• Driving a more satisfied customer experience and reduced project costs by leveraging
standard project management processes.
• Created a culture of project success throughout CPI by:
o Building out our PMO SharePoint site to include methodologies/tools/templates
for other business units to leverage.
o Providing project management training to business units to enable them to be
more effective at their jobs.
2. Lisa Bradley
Cell: (303) 335-6062
Email:bradleyL163@hotmail.com
Staples, Aurora, CO May 2014 – August 2015
Project Services Manager
Responsible for establishing the PMO strategy and increasing the transparency and delivery of
the Project Portfolio across the customer service organization spanning three contact centers
and 3,000 front line associates. Direct PMO teams to develop high-quality programs that solve
business problems and provide tangible results.
Notable accomplishments:
• Enabled the PMO to reach a higher level of maturity through building a team of Senior
Project Managers and implementing consistent standards and methodologies.
• Empower and mobilize project managers through innovative, exemplary, and reliable
direction. Nurture an idea-sharing environment, encouraging and embracing both positive
and skeptical input in order to brainstorm best practices, harvest resources, and plant new
seeds for ongoing organizational growth.
• Established and institutionalized Agile practices across the unit, resulting in product
introduction times which have been dramatically reduced.
• Enhanced knowledge management systems to improve communication and transparency
across the units.
• Provide continuous oversight over the standards and methodologies to drive consistency
across the project portfolio.
• Leverage IT as a strategic partner to drive business value in reducing average handle time.
Colorado Department of Education (CDE), Denver, CO January 2009 – May 2014
PMO/Project Manager
Built solid relationships across the department which provided visibility into all the strategic
initiatives. Managed the IT Project Portfolio as well as multiple individual projects. Ensured
projects were initiated, prioritized, managed and aligned with CDE’s strategic initiatives.
Managed projects that impacted multiple business units and ensured collaboration to reduce
duplicity in work. Set up processes for managing projects in a streamlined fashion.
Notable Accomplishments:
• Successfully delivered the $4M Data Pipeline project resulting in an upgraded system that
collects data on over 1 million students from 180+ school districts. This project was
developed by both onshore and offshore teams in India.
• Successfully delivered $900K Educator Identifier project resulting in tool that connects
teacher data to student outcomes. This was and continues to be a highly political project
with many stakeholders to manage.
• Established a project management methodology for the Information Management Services
Unit.
3. Lisa Bradley
Cell: (303) 335-6062
Email:bradleyL163@hotmail.com
Department of Regulatory Agencies, Denver, CO September 2004 – January 2009
Applications Manager/Project Manager
Managed 13 personnel (Programmers, Business Analysts, System Analysts, Database
Administrator, and Testers) accountable for the on-going maintenance, development and
implementation of projects for 2 call centers supporting over 600 employees. Challenged to
improve responsiveness, increase quality of work as defined by quicker development times and
fewer software defects, and integrate disparate technologies.
Improved quality and responsiveness by aligning IT team with business units to develop business
expertise.
Managed small to mid-sized IT projects ranging from $50K - $200K. Ensured projects are
delivered within expected timelines, budget, and remained in compliance with DORA policies
and State/Federal law. Assessed risk impact on projects and implement mitigation strategies.
Notable Accomplishments:
• Implemented a web-based system that automates the collection of premium taxes
exceeding $170 million for the Division of Insurance saving them significant resources used
to manually intake the monies.
• Implemented the Physician Profile web application for the Division of Registrations. State
laws require profiles on physicians be collected and posted on the public website, therefore
allowing Colorado citizens to search potential physicians for any disciplinary actions taken
against a physician.
• Reduced the cost of processing documents filed in litigation suits by implementing an
Electronic Filings system for the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Prior to implementing
this web application, the PUC accepted filings in paper form which most filings exceeded
100 pages. This web application automated the entire process and saved the PUC as well as
the public thousands of dollars in paper printing.
• Created a project management culture throughout DORA by establishing policies and
strategies that define how projects are initiated, planned, controlled, executed and closed.
• Provide project management consulting services to executives, division directors and staff
that include, developing time and cost estimates for projects; allocating resources to
adequately support DORA’s business goals and objectives.
Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO November 2000 – September 2004
Web Developer
Responsible for the end-to-end process of defining requirements, developing, testing and
implementing web applications that impacted over 180 school districts in Colorado.
Notable Accomplishments:
• Implemented the Student October Automated Data Exchange data collection system.
4. Lisa Bradley
Cell: (303) 335-6062
Email:bradleyL163@hotmail.com
• Assisted in the design and development of the Records Integration Tracking System that
replaces the social security number as an identifier with a uniquely identifiable number.
• Enhanced the School District Financing and Auditing system that allocates annual monies to
over 180 school districts in Colorado.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
• BS, Management Information Systems and Business Administration, University of Phoenix
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from Project Management Institute
(PMI)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Member of Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Vice President for the Colorado Information Managers Association (CIMA)
