Sean Howard

F

Principal Consultant

Five Waters Consulting LLC

Dec 2025 - Current (5 months)

Expert IT Project Management for high-stakes eCommerce delivery • Delivery Governance: Established an independent consultancy providing senior-level oversight for enterprise digital initiatives, focusing on scope protection and margin integrity. • Technical Translation: Acting as the primary liaison between technical leads and executive stakeholders to convert complex blockers into clear, data-backed business decisions. • AI Integration: Implementing AI-driven productivity workflows to streamline status roll-ups and documentation, reducing administrative overhead to focus on strategic project leadership.

Senior Project Manager

Blue Acorn iCi

Jan 2024 - Nov 2025 (1 year 11 months)

As a Senior Project Manager at a leading digital experience company, I spearheaded initiatives for global brands focused on enhancing customer experience and commerce solutions. - PMO Leadership: Introduced and standardized new project management tactics that were adopted corporate-wide, significantly improving process consistency across the PMO. - Financial Control: Managed end-to-end project financials, strictly monitoring schedule variance and scope to ensure on-budget delivery for enterprise eCommerce solutions. - Platform Delivery: Led the deployment of complex digital experience solutions across Adobe Commerce and Adobe Experience Platform, heavily leveraging JIRA and Confluence to maintain transparency with stakeholders. - Clien

O

Senior Principal Consultant

ORACLE | Oracle Commerce Consulting

Jun 2018 - Nov 2023 (5 years 6 months)

A

Senior Project Manager

Alpine Consulting, Inc.

Jul 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year)

• Project Rescue: Took over a distressed project mired in ill-defined requirements and cost overages; redefined the scope, established contingency plans, and led the team to a successful launch. • B2B Implementation: Managed the end-to-end lifecycle for Magento B2B implementations for retail and manufacturing clients, overseeing P&L and global resource allocation.

L

Senior Project Manager

Lyons Consulting Group

Apr 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 3 months)

• Record-Setting Delivery: Served as Project Manager for the largest single-client implementation in the firm's history. • Portfolio Management: Managed a diverse portfolio of eCommerce engagements for multinational consumer goods companies, overseeing staffing, risk assessment, and budget adherence. Additionally, leveraged my experience in financial services while managing the Salesforce Commerce Cloud project, where I coordinated integrations with payment services providers, ensuring seamless transaction processes and enhancing the overall eCommerce experience. This role required a strong focus on project governance and stakeholder management, further solidifying my expertise in IT project management and organizational change management

O

Managing Principal Consultant

ORACLE | Oracle Commerce Consulting

Jun 2015 - Apr 2016 (11 months)

O

Senior Principal Consultant

ORACLE | Oracle Commerce Consulting

Jun 2012 - May 2015 (3 years)

• Revenue Growth: Served as Program Manager for a greenfield eCommerce SaaS site in Latin America, resulting in a 600% increase in revenue. • Vendor Management: Directed a massive software implementation involving 40+ sub-contractors across three vendor partners, coordinating seamlessly between on-site and offshore teams. • Stakeholder Management: Acted as the primary liaison between Executive Sponsors, Creative Agencies, and technical teams to translate business requirements into technical execution. • Agile Facilitation: Led daily scrums, iteration reviews, and requirements workshops to ensure the integrity of the implementation schedule. Additionally, leveraged my experience in financial services while working with Oracle, where I int

Project Management Principal Leader

CSC

Aug 2009 - May 2012 (2 years 10 months)

• Security Clearance: Maintained a Top Secret security clearance to support sensitive federal projects and secure data environments. • Budget Optimization: Produced just-in-time learning titles for a 1,500-user base, delivering the project 31% under budget. • Large-Scale Training: Managed multi-state, instructor-led IT training for 6,700 federal employees involving 13 instructors across three time zones over nine months.

M

Director of Operations

MCM LEARNING, INC.

Jan 2005 - Apr 2009 (4 years 4 months)

• Operational Leadership: Oversaw day-to-day corporate operations and an extensive contractor network for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. • Quality Assurance: Led learning development teams, ensuring strict adherence to project timelines and quality standards for medical and automotive industry clients.

About

Detail

Timeline

Résumé