Peter Connolly, MBA, PMP

Chattanooga, TN

• Stepped back from full-time employment to focus on family responsibilities while maintaining professional currency through certification, continuing education, and volunteer leadership.
• Completed the Project Management Certificate (Gener8tor Skills Accelerator) and continuing education in cloud deployment, advanced SQL, and agentic AI tools.
• Served in elected chapter leadership roles with PMI Chattanooga (Vice President, Professional Development; Vice President, Membership) and completed the United Way of Chattanooga Emerging Leaders program.

Chattanooga, TN (Shaw acquired Tricycle Inc. in 2017)

• Led successful delivery of 50+ enterprise IT and digital marketing projects using Azure DevOps for sprint planning, backlog grooming, and execution, resulting in a 20% increase in website traffic and a 15% improvement in B2B conversion rates.
• Managed digital marketing contracts for 35 enterprise clients, ensuring on-time delivery of website builds and maintaining an average customer satisfaction rating of 4.8/5.
• Supported Agile development workflows through Azure DevOps pipelines and repositories, reducing project completion time by 25% and increasing client retention by 30%.
• Streamlined SDLC workflows and documentation using Azure DevOps dashboards and wikis, reducing bug leakage to system integration testing by 40% and accelerating delivery timelines by 20%, generating approximately $200K in annual cost savings.

Chattanooga, TN

• Led the Agile intellectual property transfer initiative following acquisition by Shaw Industries, reducing transfer time by 20% and saving an estimated $100K in project costs.
• Directed enterprise-wide migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, coordinating cross-functional teams and business units during the Shaw acquisition to unify communication, file sharing, and productivity tools; ensured seamless adoption through training, change management, and phased rollout strategies.
• Implemented Agile delivery practices that increased team productivity by 30% and reduced development cycle time by 15%, accelerating delivery of key milestones.
• Collaborated closely with 3–5 cross-functional team members to define project goals, plans, and success metrics, ensuring alignment and successful outcomes.

Chattanooga, TN

• Managed an 8-month, $50K Agile project with a 3-member development team to deliver a B2B SaaS application streamlining customer image, logo, and icon uploads, improving customer satisfaction by 18%.
• Led end-to-end delivery of a 7-month, $25K Agile project overseeing 2 developers to build a B2B SaaS application visualizing SSRS customer sales data, improving reporting efficiency by 15 minutes per query and optimizing resource utilization for ~12% cost savings (approximately $50K annually).

Nashville, TN

• Applied Agile software development practices, modern front-end technologies, and domain-driven design principles to build one front-end and one back-end web application.
• Collaborated with 3–5 team members to define requirements, align project goals, and deliver intuitive, user-focused applications.

Chattanooga, TN

• Founded and operated a small business, managing over 1,000 client relationships through CRM practices while maintaining 100% customer satisfaction.
• Recruited, hired, trained, and led a team of five employees, increasing operational efficiency by 10% year-over-year.

Chattanooga, TN

• Acted as a liaison between eight technical startups and eight lead mentors, facilitating communication and alignment to meet customer and business needs.
• Guided startup teams in defining product vision, project timelines, and resource plans, resulting in 100% project completion and business plans pitched to 300+ investors.

Chattanooga, TN

• Increased company revenue by $200K annually through strategic initiatives, revenue-generating activities, and effective risk mitigation.
• Created project timelines, managed stakeholder expectations, and defined KPIs to ensure successful delivery and alignment with organizational objectives.