1. Lee Margolis, PMP
690 Amboy Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
732-809-6468
SUMMARY
Highly motivated individual with many years of IT Senior Management and Team Leadership experience and a proven
track record for driving business process change. Focused on understanding the business needs to lead the selection and
implementation of a large range of technologies to support business growth and re-engineering processes and strategies to
allow for business transformation.
Strong background and experience in Program and large project management and oversight from solution conception and
selection to final implementation, while managing cost and time goals within plan to provide for a successful outcome and
quantifiable business technology cost reduction and overall business efficiencies.
Specialties: Management Consulting, Process Reengineering, PMO, Program/Project Management, Back office operational
processes and implementations of supporting technologies, Contract Negotiation, Vendor Management, SDLC, QA, Cost
Estimating, Budgeting.
• Experienced, Certified Project Manager offering 18 years of success with all phases of technology projects: Rich
experience derived from involvement with over 200 projects
• Highly proficient in all aspects of SDLC having excelled as a tester, quality analyst, business analyst, project
manager, methodologist, director, and thought leader in quality assurance, quality process assessment, project and
testing management, corporate management, methodology development, and training.
• Business strategist: Experience managing multimillion-dollar projects and aligning business goals with technology
solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
• Excellent communicator: Leverage technical, business, and financial acumen to communicate effectively with
client executives, business project teams, IT staff, administrative staff, vendors, attorneys.
• Full Knowledge of Microsoft Suite of Products: Project Server, SharePoint, Visio, Access, PowerPoint, Exchange,
Outlook, Office.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Management:
PMBOK Project Management
Methods and Processes
Project Scheduling
Costing & Budgeting
Risk Analysis
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution,
Clear Communication and Reporting
Enterprise-wide Implementations
IT Project Lifecycle:
Requirements Analysis
ROI Analysis
Project Scope Consensus Building
Custom Software Development
Systems Engineering
System Migrations/Integrations
Testing/QA/Rollout/Support
Value-Added Leadership:
Contract Negotiation and Management
Strategic Project to Business Goals
Cross-Functional Supervision
Team Building & Mentoring
Client Relations & Presentations
Business & IT Planning
Vendor Management
Executive Presentations
RFP/Vendor Selection Process
EXPERIENCE
THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY 2010-present
Director Program Management
• Responsible for directing strategic IT initiatives either directly or via the management of other project managers,
ensuring that large and complex and/or multiple projects are implemented on time, within budget and meet
customer expectations. 40 - 60 IT projects per year.
• Utilize and apply professional project/program management and strong leadership practices, principles and skills
to effectively manage direct and indirect reports in a matrix management/cross functional environment.
• Administrate and negotiate all IT contracts
• Execute and maintain program management processes and disciplines in the areas of: program schedule and
quality management; communications management; human resource management; cost management; procurement

2. management; risk / issue management; change management; software quality management, and IT department
financial management.
• Manage implementations and coordinate with executive management of vendors, contractors, and consultant
organizations supporting the delivery and maintenance of IT systems.
• Actively participates in annual and strategic budget planning.
THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY 2002-2010
Sr. Project Manager
• Project management of a portfolio of multiple simultaneous IT projects across business functions and technologies
including
o PeopleSoft upgrades
o Document management (OpenText)
o Broadcast traffic and Ad Sales systems (WideOrbit, Xytech, MarketEdge)
o Database marketing and campaign management applications (Acxiom, SSPS)
o Time and Attendance (Workbrain, Infor)
o Injury tracking and customer relationship applications
o CRM (Microsoft Dynamics)
o Digital asset management applications (Cumulus)
• Liaison with Legal Department re: IT contracts
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 2000-2002
Sr. Project Manager
• Implement POS system for The Wiz
• Manage PeopleSoft upgrade for Madison Square Garden (Hired as full time employee.)
SPHERION TECHNOLOGY 1998-2000
National Director of Methods and Processes
• Develop proprietary methodologies for Project Management, Software Quality Assurance, Structured Software
Application Testing, Establishing Project and Program Management Offices
• Conduct Software Quality Management and Project Management process assessments
SPHERION TECHNOLOGY 1995-1998
Sr. Software Quality Management Consultant
• Dun and Bradstreet: Manage Y2K quality assurance program
• Republic National Bank: Y2K test lead
• Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette: Manage CRM vendor selection process, PeopleSoft Y2K testing, Asset
Management Y2K testing
• Corning Clinical Laboratories (Now Quest Diagnostics): payroll system tester, developed and implemented
Software Release Management process
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 1994-1995
Second Vice President - EDP Auditor
ETHICON (Johnson & Johnson) 1991-1994
Senior Operations Analyst
Education
• Graduate Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
• Rutgers University, Bachelors Degree Newark, NJ
• PMI-Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)