Type Of Business:
Human resource consulting and outsourcing company
Expertise:
Project management, executing on objectives and delivering high quality result, and driving; Influencing change throughout in the business.
Major Product/SVS:
Human resource consulting
Hobbies/Sports:
Gardening; Spending time with her two dogs; Cooking
Education Degrees:
Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Keller Graduate School of Management (1998); MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management (1997); Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Human Resource Management, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (1993)
Affiliations Awards:
Project Management Institute
Number Of Years In Profession:
21
Number Of Years In Current Position:
10
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her tenacity, taking a lot of pride in her work, her father, and really great mentors that have helped her along the way.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession when she was hired as lead project manager and worked her way up.
Extended Bio Profile:
There are three major divisions at Hewitt. Ms. Martin is part of the large markets implementations division which is the largest segment of revenue for Hewitt. There are 20 project managers that are responsible for individual projects and she is accountable for delivering all for P and L growth and for guaranteeing high client satisfaction. On a day-to-day basis, she deals with 20 to 25 different implementation projects and a team that are all highly competent in project management discipline. She is also leading an initiative to try to influence project management broader than individual business, initiatives that focus on enhancing overall business success leveraging project management disciplines throughout. She is leading initiative for Hewitt University to try to collect various different ways to use project management across the entire company and synthesize the information to try to put in a place that can be leveraged across the business.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Leading the overall implementation of large benefit projects that focus on project management discipline and processes
Education Certifications:
Project Management Professional
Awards/Honors:
Graduate, Presented by the President of Grainger, Grainger Leadership Development Program