(555) 012-7491

Dallas, TX

Daniel Kaufman

Senior IT Project Manager

Results-driven IT Project Manager and Scrum Master with 8+ years of experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in the delivery of enterprise software, cloud migrations, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. Adept at bridging executive business strategy and technical execution across Agile, Scrum, and Hybrid methodologies. Track record of directing multi-million-dollar program portfolios ($12M+), cutting sprint delivery cycle times by 35%, and maintaining a 96% on-time, within-budget completion rate across complex multi-vendor engagements.

Projects

Enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) Modernization

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

Project Manager

Directed the enterprise-wide rollout of Okta SSO and multi-factor authentication across 8,500 corporate users. Coordinated identity policy alignments, vendor support escalations, and employee change management webinars, completing adoption with zero unplanned network outages.

Global Payment Gateway Integration

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

Project Manager

Governed the technical deployment of a multi-currency payment orchestration engine across 12 international storefronts. Led PCI-DSS compliance audits and partnered with security architects to achieve 100% regulatory approval prior to go-live.

Work experience

Senior IT Project Manager

Mar 2022 - Present

Horizon Enterprise Solutions

• Dallas, TX

Steer a $14M enterprise digital transformation and cloud migration portfolio, directing 4 distributed cross-functional teams comprising 32 software engineers, DevOps specialists, and QA engineers. Led the end-to-end cloud migration of 18 on-premises enterprise systems to AWS, meeting all critical security milestones 4 weeks ahead of schedule and delivering $320,000 in first-year operational savings. Re-engineered agile delivery frameworks, transitioning engineering squads from ad-hoc waterfall sprints to structured two-week Scrum cadence; increased sprint velocity by 38% and reduced escaped defect rates by 44%. Managed comprehensive vendor procurement workflows, negotiating master services agreements (MSAs) and statements of work (SOWs) with 6 third-party SaaS vendors, lowering annual contract expenses by 18%. Championed transparent executive reporting by designing real-time Jira and Power BI delivery dashboards for C-suite stakeholders, improving milestone transparency and cross-departmental alignment. Mitigated scope creep across concurrent release cycles by establishing a rigorous Change Advisory Board (CAB) review process, saving an estimated 350 developer hours annually.

Skills

AgileScrumKanbanScaled Agile (SAFe)WaterfallCloud Migrations (AWS/Azure)JiraConfluenceAzure DevOpsEarned Value Management (EVM)

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Jan, 2022

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Jan, 2020

Scrum Alliance

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Jan, 2023

Project Management Institute (PMI)

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Jan, 2021

Amazon Web Services

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management

Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

University of Texas at Dallas