Coretta Somerville, Information Technology Professional

About

Coretta Somerville, Information Technology Program Management Professional

With a background in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering, Coretta brings a unique blend of technical skills and expertise that align perfectly with the evolving landscape of auto manufacturing. Having transitioned into the IT sector early in her career, she gained valuable insights and experience that complement her manufacturing expertise, making her an ideal leader to navigate the industry's shift towards electric vehicle, autonomous vehicle, battery and semi-conductor manufacturing. With over two decades of enterprise and agency information technology experience in Manufacturing, Hospitality, Gaming and Finance, Coretta has progressed from developing applications as a Web/Application Developer, analyzing, re-engineering and documenting business processes as a Business Analyst, leading the development, implementation and adoption of enterprise solutions as a Project Manager and Scrum Master to owning the guided success of large corporate programs by managing multi-million dollar budgets, program roadmap planning and delivery as Program Manager.

Education, Certifications & Professional Development:

Honors graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Lawrence Technological University
Specialization Certificate in Project Management from the University of California Irvine
IBM Program Manager Professional Certification
Scrum Master Certification
Six Sigma Principles Certificate
Systems Engineering and Program Management Certificate

Core Competencies

Coretta's proven toolbox of expertise includes...

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Management of the overall health of related projects:

Long and short-term program roadmap planning
Program budget and resource planning
C-suite level status reporting and presentations
Vendor negotiation and relationship management
Complex issue resolution and risk mitigation

AGILE LEADERSHIP

Leadership of application development efforts using core agile principles as Release Train Engineer or Scrum Lead:

Coaching, PI Planning, SOS, Inspect & Adapt, ART metrics, Retrospectives
Organizing and facilitating agile ceremonies such as sprint release planning, reviews, retrospectives and daily stand-up scrum meetings
Sprint backlog rundown tracking and reporting

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Requirements and process analysis:

Requirements analysis and the creation of business requirements documentation
Process analysis and workflow improvements
RFP creation
Vendor analysis
Drafting and formulating test plans
Creation of test cases, system testing, tracking and remediation activities

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Management of scope, schedule and budget utilizing PMI PMBOK guidelines to deliver successful projects using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies:

Data management and visualization projects
Internet, intranet, proprietary or mobile application development projects
Vendor application integration projects
Cloud application integration projects
Digital transformation projects

PROJECT SUCCESS CONSULTING

Project implementation and adoption strategy planning:

Facilitation of brainstorming sessions to organize project scope, identify technical and adoption work streams and pinpoint key project roles
Drafting a project implementation document outlining the details of your project implementation approach
Monitor success and provide consultation regarding best practices

PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS ANALYST / PMO FORMATION

Development of a delivery process that defines operational delivery:

Analysis of business processes, standards and industry regulations
Development of a work process flow from product request to product release
Integration of controls to ensure quality
Creation of detailed deliverables such as guidelines, process charts and project management templates

PROVEN Program DELIVERY