Deidra Lynn Jones, PMP, ACP, CSM, FCCM

I am a highly-motivated IT project professional with over 18 years of experience in the areas of project management, leadership and communications with a concentration in the areas of training and developing the frameworks, tools, processes, templates and best practices to support successful IT and cross-functional projects. Proven record of success in leading diverse technology projects as a Project Manager and Business Analyst within a Project Management Office (PMO) for over 4 years. Dedicated to life-long learning and development both personally and professionally. I am driven to assist organizations in maturing their project delivery methodolgies with objective of delivering projects with more transparency and increasing project management skills and knowledge within the organization.

Work Experience

  • Enterprise Project Manager Florida Department of Transporation As Enterprise Project Manager, I am responsible for leading a team of project management consults in delivering Transportation Technology projects which adhere to the requirements of Rule 60GG-1 and 60GG-2.

  • Senior Information Technology Consultant Department of Economic Opportunity Reponsible for successfully overseeing the management and execution of of Information Technology (IT) projects, as defined within the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOX) 6th Edition, beginning with the project Initiation and procurement phase and ending with the project charter.

  • IT Project Manager/Scrum Master Department of Highway Safety Reponsible for managing several types of IT projects, from medium-to-large levels of difficulty, within the constraints of scope, schedule, and cost. Ensured that monthly and weekly status reports were developed which communicated to the appropriate governance body key project information that included project schedule status, project budget status and resource hours spent to date on the project.

Education and Certifications

MSIT Graduate School
Anticipated Class of 2023		 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
B.S. Public Relations
Florida A&M University 		06/1996
Tallahassee, FL
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner
Project Management Institute		 06/2019
Tallahassee, FL
ITIL Foundations Certification 07/2017
Tallahassee, FL
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance		 04/2016
Tallahassee, FL
Project Managment Professional
Project Management Insitute 		06/2014
Tallahassee, FL
Certified Public Manager
Florida State University 		06/2003
Tallahassee, FL

Awards

  • Named ToP 10 Young Trainer 2012 by Training Magazine
  • 2012 Davis Productivity Award Winner for developing digital training program
  • 2020 TaxWatch Productivity Award Winner
  • FDOT Employee of the Quarter January 2021 through March 2021

Skills

  • Skilled in communications, training, writing, and Microsoft Software Applications
  • Skilled in planning and organizing projects using Agile and waterfall methodology
  • Able to inspire and motivate project team during tough times
  • Skilled in conflict resolution and problem solving
  • Solid understanding of applications development, data management, cloud services migration and/or management and transformational technologies
  • Experience in project delivery methodology used to establish project management and oversight standards