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Led complex IT and business projects from end-to-end, with strengths in budgeting, vendor management, stakeholder alignment, and driving predictable delivery.
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Managed multimillion-dollar programs, improved forecasting accuracy, and built scalable PMO practices that support strategic goals.
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Master’s in Information Systems and the PMP certification, with growing expertise in Agile and hybrid delivery.
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In 2020, I launched DanRiveraPMP.com to share practical tools and financial-management insights for project professionals.
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I'm Dan Rivera, a PMP-certified Project Manager with over 10 years in the field
What I Bring to Projects...
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Project Management
10+ years leading enterprise-wide technology initiatives across insurance, financial services, and global operations. Proven ability to deliver complex, multi-team projects, manage $1.5M+ budgets

Recognized for strengthening project predictability through AI-enabled delivery frameworks that improve forecasting accuracy, accelerate documentation, and reduce delivery risk
AI Enabled Frameworks

Budget Management
Managed a portfolio of $1.5M+ enterprise technology projects, coordinating internal teams and two external vendors to deliver regulatory, financial, and operational capabilities on schedule

Vendor Management
Enhanced vendor accountability through AI-assisted SOW, milestone, and financial analysis, identifying risks earlier and reducing schedule deviation.

Leadership
Project Management is about leading teams to achieve the organization's strategic goals. It's not just using the latest tools.

Stakeholder Management
Produced executive-level dashboards providing delivery status, risks, and decision requests, improving PMO transparency and governance discipline.

Successful Projects I've Managed
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Claims Platform Migration and Compliance Upgrade
Led cross-functional claims, finance, IT, and vendor teams to migrate legacy workflows into Guidewire ClaimCenter, eliminating manual processes that caused compliance gaps and financial mismatches. Delivered accurate claims reporting, faster adjudication, and a stable platform supporting regulatory readiness across North America.
Reinsurance Accuracy and Financial Controls
Partnered with finance, actuarial, and engineering teams to integrate Prevail for automated reinsurance calculations, replacing error-prone spreadsheets. Improved financial accuracy, reduced close-cycle delays, and ensured audit-ready data by coordinating complex interfaces across underwriting, operations, and third-party vendors.
Portfolio Oversight and Delivery Reliability
Transformed a $1.5M+ project portfolio by implementing executive dashboards and AI-assisted vendor oversight. Unified metrics across Agile teams, exposed early delivery risks, tightened SOW and milestone accountability, and reduced schedule variance while giving leadership near-real-time insight into velocity, cycle time, and RAID trends.
At Honeywell, led multi-region teams to modernize regulatory compliance systems, coordinating engineering, finance, and IT to eliminate manual reporting gaps. Improved audit readiness, reduced compliance cycle time, and strengthened governance across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
Global Compliance Modernization
Decommissioning and Cost Reduction
Directed a global engineering and vendor team to retire legacy reporting platforms, achieving $250K in annual savings. Consolidated analytics into modern dashboards, reduced licensing overhead, and ensured uninterrupted reporting for business units transitioning off Business Objects.
SAP / Tableau Forecasting and Executive Insights
Built enterprise forecasting models using SAP and Tableau, improving budget accuracy and reducing variance for executive planning cycles. Delivered dashboards that clarified delivery risks, resource gaps, and decision requests—elevating PMO transparency and leadership confidence.
