Summary & Qualifications

Ryan Endres, is a well seasoned project manager/leader with more than 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical / biotech / healthcare industries. He has a proven track-record of using best practices to lead cross functional projects while improving and impacting corporations through the redesign of processes and utilization of enterprise technology solutions. Ryan is ready to bring his skill set suitcase to your organization!

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Science, Microbiology
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse / PMP
Project Management Institute
Masters Certificate, Project Management
University of Wisconsin, Madison / Six Sigma Yellow Belt
University of Wisconsin, Madison
CSM, Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance

EXPERIENCE

Healthgrades

Healthgrades provides hospitals with a business intelligence and communication platform required to reach, educate and motivate a change in behavior among patients and physicians.

Director of Project Management (November 2012 – October 2016)

  • Lead initiative in reducing our project backlog by 75% and reducing project durations by more than 50% through the implementation of Agile methodologies, team cross-training, improved client-facing processes, automated testing and a positive team environment.
  • Agile Coach/Product Owner - supporting squads.
  • Oversaw a portfolio of over 50 client projects managed by 9 project managers.
  • Supervised, mentored and determined the training needs the Project Management staff.
  • Built tools and templates to help manage/monitor the portfolio and resources.
  • Worked with other departments to improve inefficiencies.
  • Managed portfolio of projects using Microsoft Project, Team Foundation Server, Workfront (admin), and Salesforce.com.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services – Hospital and Healthcare

HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses.

Implementation Manager/Senior Project Manager (April 2011 - October 2012)

  • Oversaw a portfolio of over 30 projects managed by 6 project managers.
  • Built tools, templates and SharePoint sites to help manage/monitor the portfolio.
  • Assisted in training new project managers and project team members on project management methodologies and tools.
  • Managed several high profile technology projects with budgets from 100k to over 2 million dollars involving teams of 10-50 employees.
  • Managed client relationships including the management of upper level client delivery relationships & representing the organization to customers.

University of Wisconsin Madison • 2004-March 2011

Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC)

The FPRC interprets ophthalmic images for clinical studies with academia and pharmaceutical companies.

Manager, Project Management Office (2005-March 2011)

Developed and maintained a PMO; hired, supervised, mentored and determined the training needs of 10 Project Managers and 8 support staff members. Managed mission critical projects. Provided leadership, direction, risk management strategies, process improvement, communication plans and developed an operational structure for the organization. Analyzed data to communicate portfolio performance across the organization and to external customers. Developed and monitored project specific budgets.

• Created a PMO from the ground up to monitor the organization’s portfolio.

• Evaluated and implemented new technologies to increase productivity and decrease new timelines by 30%.

• Asked by Executive staff to take on mission critical projects to lead the organization to adopt new digital workflows.

• Monitored portfolio which included 35 clinical trials ongoing in 41 countries.

• Reviewed current clinical storage methods and came up with a solution to reduced clinical storage costs by 87%.

• Partnered with multiple departments to develop optimized workflows.

• Created Sharepoint sites to monitor the portfolio.

• Example projects I lead while in this position: Created a digital workflow tracker. Created a web portal for worldwide clinical sites to submit digital photos and allowing clinical monitors to review them (used Agile methodologies to manage the project). Created a digital issue workflow /notification system; managed multiple worldwide Clinical trials.

Medical School – Institute on Aging

Senior Project Manager (2004-2005)

Served as the primary contact and worked with clinical staff and vendors to identify and implement efficient and effective solutions. Coordinated a clinical trial with over 1500 subjects, MIDUS (Midlife in America), conducted at three sites (UW Madison, UCLA and Georgetown). Developed and managed budget; created a system for tracking billing expenses and specimens. Completed QA reviews on data collection. Wrote/reviewed sections of grant proposals. Developed SOPs.

  • Created and maintained project databases and website to communicate project information and documentation to the project team.

Walker Downey and Associates, Verona, WI

An evidence-based product safety and development consulting company providing strategic solutions for clients in the healthcare industries.

Senior Project Manager; Co-Founder (2004-2011)

  • Recruited by the President after working with him on a project at another company.

PowderJect Vaccines, INC., Madison, WI • 1998-2004

PowderJect was a rapidly growing pharmaceutical company headquartered in Oxford, UK, with facilities located in Europe and the US. The Madison facility was focused on needle-free delivery of vaccines. It was one of the world's largest vaccines companies with over 1000 employees in 2003.

Project Manager (2001-2004)

R&D projects involved bringing novel DNA vaccines (including partnerships with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and USAMRIID) to Phase I clinical trials using the needle-free PowderJect delivery device.

  • Received an award/bonus in 2003 for being the “Innovated Employee of the Year”.
  • Lead cross functional projects for assay development and medical device development.
  • Developed and implemented tools and systems to improve the project management process, such as templates, databases and websites for managing multiple complex projects, which led to increased project and team efficiencies.

Project Coordinator (1998-2001)

Managed multiple projects for R&D department. Worked with all aspects of concept product production: research, assay development, stability, quality control, regulatory, toxicology and development of medical devices.

  • Asked by Vice President to represent company at meetings and conferences to promote capabilities after 6 months of employment.
  • Developed SOPs for stability, toxicology and clinical studies.

SPECIALTIES

Project Management, Six Sigma, PMBOK, PMO design and operations, Portfolio management, Organizational behavior and development, Benchmarking and Metrics, Strategic and Business Planning, Continuous Improvement, Communications and Change Management, Business Process Improvement, Workflow automation, Team Leadership and Development, SharePoint, Workfront. Mentoring / Building / Empowering Teams, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Agile software development

Membership in Societies

Elks Club

Project Management Institute

Social Media Director: Jan2015-present

VP of Finance: Jan2014-Dec2014

Director of Finance: Jan2013-Dec2013

AWARDS

In Business Magazine, Madison’s 2009 Top 40 under 40

Publications

  • D. Chen, M. Burger, Q. Chu, R. Endres, C. Zuleger, H. Dean, L. Payne. Epidermal powder immunication: cellular and molecular mechanisms for enhancing vaccine immunogenicity. Virus Research. 103 (147-153). 2004.
  • Chen, D.; Endres, R.; Maa, Y. F.; Kensil, C. R.; Whitaker-Dowling, P.; Trichel, A.; Youngner, J. S.; Payne, L. G. Epidermal powder immunization of mice and monkeys with an influenza vaccine. Vaccine. 20(21-22): 2830-2836. 2003.
  • Chen, D., R. Endres, C. Erickson, Y-H. Maa, and L. Payne. Epidermal powder immunization using non-toxic bacterial enterotoxin adjuvants with influenza vaccine augments protective immunity. Vaccine. 20(21-22):2671-2679. 2002.
  • D. Chen, K. Weis, Q. Chu, C. Erickson, R. Endres, C. Lively, J. Osorio and L. Payne. Epidermal Powder Immunization Induces both Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte and Antibody Responses to Protein Antigens of Influenza and Hepatitis B Viruses. J. Virology, 75(23): 11630-11640. Dec 2001.
  • D. Chen, S. Periwal, K. Larrivee, C. Zuleger, C. Erickson, R. Endres, L. Payne. Serum and Mucosal Immune Responses to an Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine Induced by Epidermal Powder Immunization. J. Virology, 75(17): 7956-7965. Sept. 2001.
  • D. Chen, C. Erickson, R. Endres, S. Periwaland, Q. Chu, C. Shu, Y. Maa, L. Payne. Adjuvantation of Particle-Mediated Epidermal Immunization. Vaccine, 19(20-22):2908-2917. March 2001.
  • D. Chen, R. Endres, C. Erickson, K. Weis, M. McGregor, Y. Kawaoka & L. Payne. Epidermal vaccination by a needle-free powder injection technology: Enhanced immunogenicity and efficacy of influenza vaccine in mice. Nature Medicine, 1187-1190. Oct 2000.

Abstracts

  • R. Endres, D. Chen, S. Periwaland, K. Larrivee, C. Erickson, L. Payne. 2001. Mucosal Immunity to Influenza Virus Induced By Epidermal Immunization with a Powder Formulation. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. March 31-April 4.
  • R. Endres, C. Erickson, K. Weis, K. Larrivee, S. Bhargava,C. Croke, Q. Chu, D.Chen. 2000. Epidermal Powder Immunization of Influenza Vaccine Protects Heterologous Challenge in Mice. 100th American Society of Microbiology Meeting May 20-26.
  • C. Erickson, R. Endres, K. Weis, C. Shu, Y. Maa, D. Chen. 2000. Epidermal immunization delivers vaccines to the Langerhans cell rich Epidermal Layer of the Skin. Abstr. International Symposium of Combination Vaccines. At Bethesda MD, February 2-4.
  • L. Payne, C. Erickson, R. Endres, K. Weis, S. Bhargava, K. Larrivee,D.Chen. 1999.Epidermal Immunization by Powder Injection in Mice: Promises for Safer and More Efficacious Vaccines. 39th ICAAC September 26-29.
  • D. Chen, W. Swain, C. Erickson, R. Endres, K. Weis, J. Fuller, Y. Kawaoka, L. Payne. 1999. Skin Administration of Powdered Vaccines is a Safe and Effective Way of Vaccination. Abstr. p. 61 in The Second Annual Conference on Vaccine Research. Bethesda Maryland. March 28-30.