Palo Alto Networks

Senior Project Manager

Project Success Academy℠

Course Instructor

Velvet Vision

Founder

Raytheon Technologies

IT Project Manager

Fulcrum Technology Solutions

IT Project Coordinator

University of Houston

Program Manager

Project Manager | Helping Women Land Tech PM Roles | your PM bff

In 2024, I noticed something: most mid-career project managers weren’t underqualified. They were under-positioned. They had the skills, experience, and drive, but weren’t landing six-figure project management roles because hiring managers couldn’t see their value.

That realization led me to build the Velvet Vision framework. It helps project professionals position themselves as the obvious hire before they ever apply.

This isn’t resume tweaking or chasing certifications. It’s about clarity, strategy, and execution. My clients stop blending in, start leading with confidence, and step into roles that pay them what they’re worth.

Who I Work Best With:
I work with project managers in the U.S. and Canada who:
• Have at least 3 years of project management experience
• Are ready to step into $100K+ roles
• Want to be seen as leaders, not task managers
• Value clarity, execution, and accountability

This program is not for people who are brand new to project management, unwilling to take ownership of their growth, or looking for a quick fix.

Results so far:
• Clients have collectively secured $313K in salary increases with an average uplift of $44K per person
• On average, clients land offers in 3.3 months (fastest in 68 days)
• ROI consistently exceeds 800%, with some clients covering their investment in the first paycheck

If you’re a project manager in the U.S. or Canada ready to earn more, lead more, and finally get seen, you don’t need luck or endless hustle. You need positioning.

No fluff. No guessing. Just strategy that gets results.

👉 Apply to work with me: https://calendly.com/d/cm7j-vb9-kvr

Yonelly G.

I walked into the interview knowing I didn’t meet half the requirements.

And I could feel the room had already met candidates who "looked better" on paper.

For a moment, I wondered if I was wasting everyone’s time 
(including my own)

So I redirected the conversation.

Instead of defending my gaps, I told them how I lead when things get messy.

And that’s when the interviewer leaned in.

She wanted someone who could steady the work when the plan stopped matching reality.

It became really obvious when I stepped into the role.

The biggest problems were alignment issues and broken communication loops.

Most people lose confidence when they see a job spec they can’t fully match.

But at senior levels, you’re rarely hired for a checklist.

You’re hired for your ability to lead through uncertainty and make progress visible again.

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If we haven’t met — I’m Yonelly Gutierrez.
I talk about the moments, setbacks, and wins that shaped my career, so you can grow with more confidence in yours.

Yonelly Gutierrez

Senior Program Manager | Helping Founders Stabilize Delivery Without Adding Headcount

Most leadership challenges happen with people who don’t report to you.

But few people are ever taught how to lead without authority.

“Can you get everyone aligned?” becomes the real test of leadership.

And many feel stuck because they’re relying on authority they don’t have.

I hear this concern from professionals across roles and seniority levels.

Here are 7 ways to lead without formal authority:

1. Lead with Clear Direction
 ↳ People follow clarity
 ↳ State the outcome before discussing tasks

2. Listen Longer Than You Speak
 ↳ Listening creates instant influence
 ↳ Ask: “What’s your view on this?” and give space

3. Remove Friction for the Team
 ↳ Support builds trust more than authority
 ↳ Spot blockers early and simplify the next step

4. Make Expectations Simple
 ↳ Confusion slows collaboration
 ↳ Keep instructions short and confirm understanding

5. Share Credit Generously
 ↳ Recognition motivates teams to work with you
 ↳ Highlight contributors in meetings and updates

6. Build Relationships Before You Need Them
 ↳ Influence grows through consistent touchpoints
 ↳ Check in without an agenda and offer help early

7. Stay Calm When Things Shift
 ↳ Composure reassures your team
 ↳ Take a breath, focus on solutions, and keep your tone steady

Leading without authority grows easiest when people trust your judgment and your consistency.

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7 Ways to Lead Without Authority

Strong PMs do not stay stuck because of skill.
They stay stuck because their system hides them.

Teams rely on delivery.
But they do not create visibility.

No shared framework.
No consistent feedback.
No common language for outcomes.

Strong PMs do the work.
Leaders never see the impact.

That is a system problem.
Not a talent problem.

When teams build visibility into how they work, everything changes.

Work becomes easier to read.
Communication becomes lighter.
Decisions become faster.

I build those systems.
If your PM team is strong but unseen, DM me.

The first call told me everything.
People talking over each other, frustration leaking through every answer, and a customer who’d clearly had enough.

I’ve walked into tough programs before, but this one felt heavy in a different way.

I stopped taking notes halfway through.
There was no point collecting “updates.”
The issues weren’t in the tasks.
They were in how people were working around each other.

After the call, I started checking in with folks one by one.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱? 
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬? 
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨?

It took about a day to see the pattern.
A bunch of small things pulling in different directions...

-Different definitions of done.
-Priorities that didn’t match.
-Risks everyone recognized but no one wanted to own because it would start another round of blame.

It was drift left alone too long.

I pulled the whole thing onto a single page.
Then I walked teams through it.
(to ensure we're talking about the same thing)

The customer communication needed the same reset.
The tension eased a bit once they knew what to expect from us.

The following weeks weren’t exciting.
Most of it was clearing out old decisions that never really got made.

You don’t notice progress at first.
Then suddenly the calls feel lighter.
People stop hedging.
You hear less contradiction and more “okay, that makes sense.”

Around day 41, the project finally stabilized.

Finally steady enough to move without bracing for the next hit.

Most “red” projects are teams trying to do good work inside a setup that no longer supports them.

Once you fix the setup, the work finds its rhythm.
People do too.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

As a Senior Project Manager Consultant, serving as a strategic partner with Revenue Cycle, Ambulatory and IT stakeholders to deliver value and drive operational efficiency, hospital revenue cycle performance, financial optimization, and EHR/ Epic system upgrades. Creating a positive and innovative atmosphere in leading a dynamic team of professionals and partners to meet and exceed the client expectations.
*Liaison for the successful conversion of Sunquest Lab systems to Epic Beaker modules; Integration of Resolute Professional and Hospital Billing.
*Oversaw development, configuration, and testing of Epic workflows, resolving technical gaps and improving system performance by 25%.
*Supported Compliance & Security: Ensure all implementations comply with healthcare data privacy and security requirements, including HIPAA and data governance best practices. ents in optimized workflows that align with CMS regulations and payer requirements.
*Successfully led a team of 6; PB/HB/HIM analysts, Revenue Integrity, Patient Access leads on various Revenue Cycle projects.
*Lead Community Connect MyChart with Auto Pay (Elavon) Integration in tandem with a Pediatric clinic across 7 offices.
*Collaborating with Functional Stakeholders through Executive core status meetings; evaluation of milestones, risks and decisions to ensure project outcomes are delivered on time and on budget.  
*Hands on involvement in all phases of implementation including, design, build, validation, testing, training, and maintenance
*Facilitated status meetings to provide recommendations/feedback, mitigate project risks, ensure timely deliverables, and facilitate efficient decision-making

Senior Consulting Project Manager - Revenue Cycle 

Strive Consulting, LLC

Program Manager_ Client: Health Care Service Corporation (01/2021 - 09/2021) 
Successfully managed multi-state implementations for end-to-end delivery from RFP to post launch Compliance complex Managed Medicare, Medicaid projects for TX, IL and NM
-Operational lead in Medicare and Medicaid Managed Care programs with direct experience in claims, finance, contract compliance, payment methodology, government relations, provider network, clinical affairs, delegation oversight, and day-to-day operations

Sr. Project Manager_ Client: Grant Thornton (03/2020 - 12/2020)
Led multiple concurrent Infrastructure/Cybersecurity enhancements such as Peoplesoft (HRMS) to Cloud Migration, SCCM Configuration, Microsoft ATP, SDWAN/SASE deployment across domestic and international organizations, delivering measurable outcomes in assessing security risk solutions across a matrixed environment 
• Bridged business requirements with technical solutions, facilitated onshore and offshore team meetings, prioritizing a robust change management practice
• Collaborated w/Infrastructure/Procurement leads during the entire (RFP) lifecycle in lieu of SDWAN/SASE deployment 
• Leveraged Azure DevOps to organize and monitor project Boards and Backlogs, facilitating sprint planning, prioritization, and real-time visibility into team workflows

Program Manager_ Client: Health Care Service Corporation ~ HCSC (04/2019 - 01/2020)
Overall, successfully managed large-scale Enterprise Infrastructure Programs: Network Transformation - Data Center to Cloud Migration, LAN/WAN/WLAN, Application Migration, SDWAN ensuring alignment with business goals, technical requirements, and compliance standards, utilizing hybrid methodologies: Waterfall and Agile, valued at $7 million
- Lead end-to-end projects for infrastructure initiatives, including data center migrations, cloud environment provisioning, and network/server buildouts, removed blockers, monitored progress, delivering status to executive level.

Consultant, Sr. Infrastructure Project Manager 

AIM Specialty Health

Lead multiple complexity implementation projects of AIM's utilization management programs: Radiology, Sleep Management, Cardiology, Oncology, specialty benefits management solutions utilizing Waterfall and Agile methodologies, 
- Served as the primary point of contact for high-profile clients in Radiology, Sleep Management, and Oncology. 
• Partnered with Internal stakeholders including Sales/Client Account Manager to deliver a cohesive customer experience from pre-sales of the engagement all the way through Go-Live/Post Implementation with a 98% on time success rate. 
• Facilitated the implementation process and associated activities, such as stakeholder training, executive reviews, and regular progress meetings to ensure project success and platform adoption
Managed implementations from beginning to end with 98% on time success rate. 
• Managed the day-to-day activities of the Implementation support staff by providing leadership, coaching and mentoring
• Proactively identified and addressed potential churn risks, implementing effective mitigation strategies to ensure customer satisfaction and retention, all while maintaining a high standard of customer care and service

Implementation Manager, Client Services

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas

Information Technology Delivery Assurance (DA) Program @ Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois 
•  Accountable for the successful delivery, adoption of business change management solutions for high visibility corporate Utilization Management Program (eviCore Claims Studio) 
• Collaborating with both internal resources in facilitating and external vendors in evaluating delivery management quality assurance practice and program management
• Provide concise findings/recommendations that will increase awareness to risks/issues and remediation action plans 
• Manage customer relationship by clearly setting expectations, negotiating project scope and timelines, effectively leveraging established governance, preventing escalations by resolving issues and clearing roadblocks to delivery

Consultant, Project Manager 

Hayes Software Systems

Program Manager__Client Chicago Public Schools 
Responsible 

ing the implementation across the 500+ campuses that make up the Chicago Public School system.  Integrate software into inventory and distribution process for school districts.  Contributed to development of RFP, execution plans, and financial forecasts for company’s largest prospect.  Accountable for overall performance and delivery of defined scope(s) of work as indicated by SOW, customer satisfaction metrics and other measures.  Lead point of contact and manages overall customer interface relationship to ensure responsiveness to client needs.  Develops project schedules, determines resource needs, monitors and controls work in progress, facilitates status meetings and ensures that project schedules are met.  Directs and controls activities for the client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met. Interactions involve client negotiations and interfacing with senior management.  Work with entire project team to identify the root cause of an issue, and clearly articulate the cause, the scope of the risk, and ways to mitigate the risk moving forward to all stakeholders within the district.

Program Manager @ Chicago Public Schools 

Step Up nonprofit

Member

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas, W3R Consulting

Project Manager of multiple work-stream ICD-10 Program; managing 4 work groups: Finance Reporting, Customer Service, Provider Applications & Encounters).  Responsible for overall coordination and collaboration across-functional (technical,operational support and leadership) teams to ensure BCBS is positioned for success and ICD-10 compliant by the federally mandated deadline of October 1, 2015. Managing the development of ICD-10 Program utilizing MS Project, Clarity and MS Excel 2010. Responsible for tracking actual performance against planned project performance, analyzing variances, and work with project team to ensure all stakeholder needs are met while maintaining control of the project.

Project Manager, ICD-10 Implementation & Client Commitments

Infogix, Inc.

Project Manager of the Professional Services team. Managed large software and infrastructure implementations for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Managed $1M+ in project budgets over multiple customer contracts. Identified and maintained raid log along with project plan utilizing MS Project.  Project teams consisted of developers, system administrators and testers. Facilitated project meetings, monitored and controlled project progress aligning status reports metrics.

Implementation Project Manager

Presence Health

-Coordinated cross-functional work teams in the development of a successful Accountable Care Entity (ACE) application to the State of Illinois.Coordinated cross-functional work teams in the development of a successful Accountable Care Entity (ACE) application to the State of Illinois.
-Coordinated with program staff to develop new policies, procedures, and workflows for the successful implementation of the ACE.
-Led a cross-functional steering committee in preparing for member enrollment in the new Accountable Care Entity (ACE).
 - Prepared team members for a successful onsite review from the State of Illinois through the development of policies and procedures, marketing materials for enrollees, and a comprehensive plan for implementation of the ACE.
-Facilitate weekly project meetings (Care Management, Quality Integration ,Information Technology, Marketing, Legal & Leadership)...Managing prospective vendors (APEX, Crimson, QNXT) for application interface and integration requirements.

Project Manager, Medicaid Accountable Care Entity

CNA Insurance, TEK Systems

-Worked closely with senior leadership (Actuarial, Finance, IT and Change Management) to drive successful Off-Shore Business Initiative
-Leading an enterprise business process outsourcing initiative focused on leveraging offshore outsourcing to advance strategic capabilities and reduce operational expense
-Identifying projects issues and risks as necessary and work with project teams to bring to resolution

Project Manager - Business Process Re-Engineering

I'm Tracey Harris, a passionate project manager, driven by servant leadership. My expertise lies in seamless integrating of various project management processes. I’m focused on achieving exceptional results in an environment that demands continuous improvement. 

Results-oriented, Passionate Healthcare IT project management professional with extensive experience in multi-faceted projects. Emphasis in global enterprise infrastructure environments and cybersecurity. Major strengths in cross-team projects and on-time, on-budget delivery. A collaborative, innovative individual who fosters a team environment. 

Hands-on experience with: Vendor Management, Microsoft Project, Planview, Data Center Migration, Risk/Vulnerability Management, Cloud Migration, Hybrid Methodologies - Waterfall Scrum/Agile


Career Specialties and Knowledge Areas include:
*Portfolio/Program/Project Management
*Managing projects/programs utilizing the Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid Methodologies 
*Budget Management
*Process Improvement
*Product Management 
*Change Management
*Executive Level Communications
*Vendor Management
*Training & Development 
*Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
*Proficient leadership skills & ability to implement new ideas
*Strong interpersonal skills resulting in exceptional rapport with project team  & clients
* Stakeholder Engagement*Project Governance* Relationship Building
* Issue /Risk Mitigation* Resource Planning *Process Improvements

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