Matrix Technologies, Inc.

Facilitating team 
through a reinvention effort to improve processes, procedures, and modernize capabilities. 

Leading programs for business continuity and improved lessons learned across cross-functional teams.

Department Manager, Custom Software Development Team

Collaborative project management. Part of a small team that introduced and modeled adaptive methodologies and collaborative tools/techniques to larger organization. 

Project and program management proficiency with tools like Miro and Azure DevOps have resulted in improved collaboration efforts for the organization.

Sr Project Manager / Scrum Master

PMI Western Lake Erie Chapter

Rewarding experience as volunteer board member. Led efforts to migrate to an improved chapter website. This resulted in improved communications, more flexible management of events & meetings, and the ability to charge for PDD’s directly from the site.

VP Communications, Board Member

JP Training & Consulting LLC

Side gig providing training and services related to improving team collaboration and performance.

Founder

Southern Design Services, Inc.

Was part of a team that developed a business case and received approval to implement a more adaptive and agile approach for a pilot project to improve operational equipment efficiency for operations. Then served as scrum master on the team to bring the vision to reality.

Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master 

Sunrise Windows & Doors

Led end-to-end IT operations, projects, development, and support at a mid-cap manufacturing firm, overseeing a three-person IT team. Spearheaded diverse projects, including infrastructure enhancements, ERP upgrades, packaged software deployments, and software development.

IT Manager

Owens Corning

Demonstrated project leadership to navigate projects for global teams through successful project delivery. Highlights include: Leading the manufacturing system work-stream of OC's largest green-field new plant project, and interim leader of manufacturing work-stream of a critical SAP deployment project in Russia throughout testing and cutover preparation during a colleague's medical leave.

Lead Project Manager

Provided leadership through a growth period of a manufacturing center of excellence, focused on manufacturing system support in 70+ global plants, provided by external offshore service provider. Led contract negotiations for a 4-year contract extension which enabled further growth and improved profitability. Additionally oversaw the MCOE project portfolio, fostering seamless integration with IT, Finance, and various Manufacturing teams.

Program Manager

Award winning (Ambition Achievement Finalist), certified (PMP), global project manager, for a Fortune 500 company. Projects ranged from custom software development, off-the-shelf software deployment, infrastructure deployment, to mergers & acquisition projects.

Global IT Project Manager

Sofo Foods

Established the inaugural IT department for a regional food distributor, orchestrating a modernization effort across critical business systems and infrastructure. Aligned IT strategy with corporate objectives. The transformative initiatives redefined customer service, enhancing both online and in-person interactions. Led recruitment, supervision, and professional growth of a skilled IT team, overseeing three direct reports. Overall responsibility for hardware, software, networking, phone systems, and the company's online presence.

Implementation lead for business systems and infrastructure modernization project at facilities around the US. Coordinated efforts between implementation team, corporate team, and facility leadership.

Project Manager

ProMedica Health System

Performed systems analysis, project management, help desk support, and training services in a healthcare environment. Developed and taught the first Microsoft Windows training classes at the hospital. Responsible for centralizing the IT help desk, which resulted in boosted first-call resolution from 20% to 60%, freeing up department system analysts for more strategic projects.

Senior System Analyst

Tem-Cole

As an IT department of one, I provided systems analysis, ERP system maintenance programming, support, and project management for a small-cap manufacturing company. My role involved coordination with various departments to ensure seamless operations.

Systems Analyst/Programmer

Organizational Change Enthusiast | People Leader | Connector | Advocate for Job Seekers

Hi, I’m Jeff Panning and I love to learn. 

I've been in interesting positions throughout my career where I had the opportunity to exercise my ingrained curiosity and learn something new. 

I am currently interested in learning and exploring in three main areas.

1. The future of Project Management.
2. Virtual Team Collaboration.
3. Artificial Intelligence.

I stopped posting to LinkedIn consistently 4-5 times a week in early January 2025.
I've never felt so free. 
It was getting to be more of a chore to come up with regular posts.
I want to post when I have something interesting to share.
Algorithms, Impressions, Reactions be damned.

I hope you will join me in this journey.
Here's how to reach me if you want to chat in more detail.

Email: Jeff.Panning@bex.net
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