I’m R. Mikki Smith-Vanterpool, PMP — a senior technical program and portfolio leader turning enterprise priorities into governed programs, aligned teams, executive visibility and measurable business value.
My lane is where strategy meets execution: portfolio direction, governance, roadmaps, decision rights, financial stewardship, risks, dependencies, executive communication and organizational alignment. I enable engineering, product, data, operations and vendor teams to do their best work without confusing technical leadership with being the individual contributor.
Standardized governance across 20+ initiatives, strengthening KPI visibility, escalation paths and delivery controls while improving reporting-cycle efficiency by 30%+ and reducing delivery variance by 20%+.
Directed up to five concurrent enterprise IT and data analytics initiatives and governed delivery against a $22.7M project/portfolio budget baseline, connecting technical progress, financial considerations, risks and dependencies.
Enterprise transformation, portfolio governance, executive decision support and technology-enabled change.
Current frontline perspective into regulated operations, enterprise applications, risk, compliance and digital customer workflows.
Enterprise IT/data programs, portfolio financial oversight, UAT, release readiness, governance and executive reporting.
Technology delivery, cloud/contact-center implementation, SDLC, compliance, testing and operational readiness.
Project Management Professional (PMP) • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) • AWS Cloud Practitioner • Lean Practitioner • Licensed Personal Lines Insurance Professional
Jira • Salesforce • Smartsheet • Microsoft Project • Power BI • Tableau • SharePoint • ServiceNow • Visio • AWS • Microsoft Dynamics • CRM Platforms • PMO Dashboards
Open to senior program, technical program, portfolio, PMO and director-track leadership opportunities.