1. Patty Gorchynski, B.A., PMP
Executive Program Manager
Stockholm, Sweden
+46 070 793 3749 gorchynski@se.ibm.com
PROFILE:
I hold the highest level of IBM Certification as an Executive level Program Manager, also certified by
PMI. My seventeen years of experience as an IBM technology professional in mission critical and
customer satisfaction driven environments has been applied to global clients in banking, government,

2. oil and gas, utilities, industrial and chemical industries. I have worked/lived in 6 countries around the
globe working with IBM customers.
I specialize in the leadership and management of complex global programs and large outsourcing
contracts; Transition and Transformation Programs. I have a proven track record of success with
complex organizational environments – out/insourcing, joint ventures, partially owned entities, third
party vendors, government, mergers/acquisitions, international conglomerates and regulated
environments such as banking and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. My strong teaming
skills are key to my collaborative success with clients and IBM teams achievements.

3. HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over 17 years of IT Project, Program and Portfolio Management leadership experience in
Canada, Nordics (SE, DK, FI), US and UK
• Certified by PMI (Project Management Institute) and at the Executive Level by IBM
• Proven track record in Project, Program and Portfolio Management, with specialty in complex
and troubled projects and programs.
• A long history of successful program leadership with ‘A’ list customers. Successful in
delivering application development, vendor package implementations, upgrades, migrations,
infrastructure, integration and outsourcing transition/transformation programs.
• Strong communication and customer relationship skills across cultures and all levels.

4. • Proven success with complex organizational environments – outsourcing, in-sourcing, joint
ventures, partially owned entities, third party vendors, government, mergers/acquisitions,
international conglomerates and regulated environments (experience with banking and
Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance).
• Willing to travel
• Consulting Skills
o Program setup, leadership, management and delivery of complex IT programs;
o Stakeholder management and communication planning;

5. o Project Office setup: project/portfolio management, dashboard reporting, governance,
vendor management;
o Budget and administrative management, handover management;
o Facilitation of RFP responses, project charter development, risk assessments, lessons
learned;
o Independent Project Reviews and Audits preparation.
o Mentoring and coaching all aspects of Project Management to all levels of teams;
o Alignment of projects to business strategy/requirements and priorities;

6. o Project Management custom training topics including project lifecycle, planning,
governance, project deliverables management, risk/issue management, status reporting,
orientations, estimating, scheduling and work breakdown structures.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (last few assignments):
o Jul 2015 – Oct 2015: Goteborg, Sweden – Engagement Transition and Transformation
Program Manager - new opportunity

7. o Nov 2013 – Jul 2015: Stockholm, Sweden – Transformation Program Manager
o Leading Global Transformation for Global Industrial leader including (Sandvik) System
management, Data Centre migration, HR people transfer and End User Computing. A total
portfolio of 30 T&T Projects with a budget of 40M US. Leading team of 140 Global resources.
o Jan 2013 – Nov 2013: Helsinki, Finland – Transition Program Manager for Postal and
Distribution Service company (Itella)
• Lead full Application and Infrastructure outsourcing project including HR transfer of 123 staff,
offshoring to India, infrastructure build and data center relocation workstreams. Engaged from
the engagement/sell phase and then on through set up and implementation of Transition.

8. o May 2011 – Dec 2012: Stockholm, Sweden – Transformation Program Manager for a
leading Nordic Bank (Nordea).
• Led team of 85 full time and 35 part time team members in a Program delivering mainframe
upgrade, invoicing update project, new reporting solution based on Cognos, ISM/Maximo and
Process re-engineering implementation to ITILv3, configuration management database
implementation, global resourcing outsource to delivery centres in Ireland, Bruno and Czech.
• Responsible for all aspects of Program leadership and delivery including planning, staffing,
directing, tracking/controlling, reporting and commercial/financials.

9. • Responsible for directing the program in co-operation with the customer team members
including third party vendors.
o Jan 2011 – May 2011: Goteborg, Sweden (Philadelphia, Shanghai) – Program Manager
for a leading Steel Machine Parts manufacturer (SKF), responsible for set up of Global Program
Management Office supporting Global Exit Mainframe program and supporting projects.
o Sept 2008 – Jan 2011: Copenhagen, Denmark – Program Manager for a leading Nordic
Bank (Nordea) dual site data center build, relocation and environment transformation program
for Capital Markets.

10.  Managed the set up and execution of the program to clean out 2 existing data center sites,
rebuild the sites to required specifications.
 Completed environment transformation and relocation. Program also included projects to
upgrade security, internal processes to meet new requirements in the Capital Markets area.
 Included 12 program tracks with 25+ subprojects, over 150 core staff, $40 M budget.
o May 2007 – Sept 2008: Copenhagen, Denmark – Transformation Manager for a leading
Danish payment banking company (PBS) on a full scope IT outsourcing deal.
• Responsible for management of delivery for all projects in the Transformation Program
including onboarding of transferred staff, mainframe/midrange relocations, network solution

11. and implementation, disaster recovery, service management (process design and
implementation), and asset management. Program includes 25+ projects and 65 staff).
o May 2005 – May 2007: Stockholm, Sweden - Deputy Transformation Manager for a
leading Nordic Bank (Nordea) full scope joint venture outsourcing.
• Responsible for management of delivery for all projects in the Transformation Program (25+
projects, 140 staff, 4 Nordic countries, $50 M budget). Transformation included: Creating
new duel data centres, build of new network and support infrastructure, migrating and
consolidating over 4000 Open Systems, Help Desk Consolidation, Desktop Optimisation, ISV

12. Software Conversions, NT 4.0 Upgrade (+30000 systems), Security Standardization,
Systems/Server Management upgrades/standardization, Asset Management and Process
Improvement.
• Responsible for leadership on troubled projects within the Program.
• Responsible for the continuous improvement of project management maturity and
enhancement of project delivery quality. Provided orientations, coaching, and consulting to
Project Managers. Initiated PM training program.
• Responsible for management of risk/issues for the Transformation program (regular risk/issue
reviews on all projects and escalation with the customer).

13. • Responsible focal point for all internal and customer audits. (IBM business compliance,
external audits and project/Program reviews).
• Responsible for resourcing and recruiting for the Program.
• Responsible for Transformation scope and delivery planning jointly with the customer
(Alignment of projects to contract, scope, business strategy, and priorities).
o Mar 2004-May 2005: Stockholm, Sweden - Projects Portfolio Manager for leading Nordic
Bank (Nordea).
• Responsible for establishing and implementing Portfolio Management plan for over 70
initiatives (took over 70 ‘in flight’ projects from the customer) in Transition phase of

14. outsourcing deal. Conducted project reviews to rationalize, optimize and make
recommendations on project portfolio.
• Responsible for establishing and institutionalizing project management processes and
methodologies within the account. (set up project controls, measurements, standardized
reporting processes at all levels).
• Responsible for establishing ‘in-house’ project management mentoring/training program.
(fostering skill development through mentoring, newsletters, training workshops).
• Responsible for PMO setup, cultural adaptation, maturity development, processes, dashboard
reporting, governance, stage gates, effective templates and standards.

15. PREVIOUS PROJECTS/EMPLOYMENT (further detail on request):
 Open65 – Transition/Transformation Program Manager (Goteborg, Sweden 2015)
 Sandvik – Transition/Transformation Program Manager (Stockholm, Sweden – 2014/15)
 Itella – Transition (Helsinki, Finland – 2013)
 Nordea Bank – Transformation (Stockholm, Sweden – 2011/12)
 SKF – PMO + Exit Mainframe Program (Goteborg, Philadelphia, Shanghai – 2011)
 Nordea Bank – Capital Mrkts Comp. Cr Build (Copenhagen, Denmark – 2008/11)
 PBS – Transition/Transformation (Copenhagen, Denmark – 2007/8)
 Nordea Bank – Transition/Transformation (Stockholm, Sweden – 2004/7)

16.  Imperial Chemicals – Infrastructure/migration (London, New York – 2003/4)
 Alberta Treasury Br. – AMS outsourcing, App development (Canada – 2001/2)
 TransCanada Pipelines – Y2K (Calgary, Canada – 2000)
 Nova Gas Transmissions – Outsourcing, migration (Canada – 1997/99)
 Royal Bank of Canada employee – IT Manager (Calgary, Canada - 1987-97)
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
• PMI (Project Management Institute), 2002
• IBM Executive Level Certification – IBM internal curriculum, 2002
• Masters Cert. Project Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2000

17. • Telecommunications Diploma, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, 1997
• Masters Environmental Design, Planning (1 yr), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1985
• Architecture Diploma, Assiniboine College, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, 1984
• Bachelor Arts Degree, (Economics, Math), Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada, 1983
REFERENCES and complete work history available on request