Rene Nakasone

MBA, PMP(R), Project and Program Manager

rn612fe4@westpost.net
(949) 813-6054 or (714) 739-2923
Rene earned her BA degree from UCLA in Mathematics and her MBA from Claremont Gr
aduate School, where she studied under Peter Drucker. Currently, Rene is enroll
ed in a PhD program in Public Safety - Criminal Justice with a concentration in
Homeland Security at Capella.
Rene has 25 years experience with IBM in Project Management and Business Strateg
y consulting. In 1985, Rene joined IBM as a Networking Systems Engineer and ros
e to the prestigious ranks of IBM Scientist. She has managed projects and provi
ded business consulting with numerous accounts including Nissan, Boeing, Kaiser
Permanente, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and Southern California Edison. Rene h
elp to design and train players on the Player Laptop Program for the PGA Tour an
d she also designed the PGA's first intranet. As part of the Media and Sports In
dustry she served as a Senior Client Representative at Disney. Rene was an awar
d winning instructor teaching Flash and Advanced web design at UCLA Extension.
She has been a guest speaker in Japan, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and
with UCI's "Let's Talk Business and More."
Managing Editor PartnerWorld - Senior Project Manager (2008-2010)
- Managed cross-functional teams across multiple geographies
- Developed training program for team comprised of contractors and full time equ
ivalents
- Managed daily inflow of production requests, prioritized and assigned to produ
ction resources
- Ensured production requests adhered to HTML, DHTML, XML, and CSS standards
- Reported weekly to key stakeholders, management, and clients
Field Management Services and Field Resource Solution - Program Manager (2004-20
08)
- Managed deployment of commission and compensation program Management and Execu
tives
- Responsible for Portfolio and Financial account management
- Ran Quality assessments to ensure full compliance with the Project Management
Office
- Risk Management through planning, mitigation, and controls
- Validated, prioritized and incorporated change and problem tickets for overall
project efficiency
- Utilized an Agile Development methodology
- Set up the process for improved territory management and reduction of rework
- Chaired daily Executive management meetings with key Stakeholders to ensure sc
hedule and budget compliance and high client satisfaction
- Incorporated recommended changes from Unit, Systems, and User Acceptance Testi
ng
- Scheduled and deployed User Training updates
- Utilized Earned Value Methodology to track and manage the project progress

Nissan Lead Management Program - Business Strategy Consultant (2002-2003)

- Managed the business intelligence automated reporting project
- Led a large-scale Lead Management program utilizing a custom CRM application s
ervicing 1200 dealers, 300 Dealer Operations Managers (DOM's), 30 Suppliers, and
2 major U.S. divisions
Worldwide Deployment Lead - IBM Sellers Workplace Initiative (2001-2002)
- Led the education, communications, and deployment readiness
- Managed the delivery of the seller portfolio of applications
PGA Tour Player Laptop Program - Scientist (2000-2001)
- Worked with the PGA Tour players to develop a list of key requirements
- Designed the PGA Intranet for training and professional certification
- Developed the Return on Investment study for the PGA of America Intranet.
Senior Client Representative - Media and Entertainment Industry (1998 - 2000)
- Marketing Representative for Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment
Southern California Edison - IBM Consulting Engineer (1995-1998)
- Responsible for systems integration
- Managed networking systems including host and PC communications
Kaiser Permanente - IBM Network Engineer (1990 - 1995)
- Worked with the client to determine networking requirements
- Systems Integration and network technical consultation on key projects
Okinawa, Japan - International Guest speaker (April 1998)
- Keynote speaker at "Materialization of the Multimedia Concept and Venture Oppo
rtunities"
- Panelist for main panel discussion and women's opportunities panel discussion
Technology Guest speaker (1998 - 2000)
- KUCI's 88.9 FM "Let's Talk Business and More" and "Currents" Asian Program
- Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Women's Roundtable of Orange County and WOC
UCLA and Denver University - Extension Instructor (1993 -2000)
- Taught Advanced courses in Flash, HTML, JavaScript, Dreamweaver and Adobe Phot
oshop
- Created online course materials using Flash
Education and Background
* PMP(R) , IBM Certified Senior Project Manager, Project Executive Education
* MBA in Management and Economics, from Claremont Graduate School - Peter Drucke
r School
* BA in Mathematics, from UCLA
Professional Membership and Honors
* Awarded Volunteer Service Award from the President of the US and USA Freedom C
orp 2005
Summary
Industries Aerospace, Automotive, Utility, Healthcare, Sports, Media and Enterta
inment,
Telecommunications, and Education
wwProject Domain
Project Management, Business Strategy Analysis, Financial & Cost Management, Bu
siness Process Improvement, Application Development
Applications MS Office Suite, MS Project, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Adobe I
llustrator
Methodologies WWPMM, GS Methodologies, WSDMM, GWA, EVM, CMMI
Certification PMP(R), IBM Certified Senior Project Manager, Business Strategy Co
nsultant, Project Executive Certification