LEADERSHIP

Jeannette L. Collazo, MSMIS, PMP brings more than two decades of stellar project management success and bilingual expertise to her work helping companies institute IT projects, data migration and data center transformation. She established Lurdez Consulting Group (the name Lurdez is taken from her middle name) in 2018 with a vision of offering exceptional project management services as a diversity-driven company that advances young women in the field of information technology.

Originally from Puerto Rico, Jeannette earned her B.S. in Business Administration and her M.S. in Management Information Systems from North Central College before beginning a long and successful career in project management. At Deloitte Consulting, she led many projects for Fortune 500 companies, where she helped companies save millions in IT capital expenditures in and technical support operating costs through Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Policies and Procedures (P&P), standards, processes and guidelines. She has also helped companies recognize ongoing revenue opportunities and managed small and large projects with sizeable staff and multi-million dollar budgets.

Jeannette has experienced the challenges of working in a male-dominated profession, has overcome adversity and is seeking to help young women apply their unique talents to the careers available in IT Project Management.

She is a nationally known motivational speaker and author in Today’s Inspired Latina, Vol. 4, an anthology of stories whose book sales benefit the Fig Factor Foundation, a mentorship program for young girls. Her mission is to help other young girls discover the same opportunities for growth and success that she herself has found in the world of IT.

For more information on Jeannette, visit her on LinkedIn page or jeannettecollazo.com.

“I take ownership of the overall work and participate. That’s what leading a project really means. ” – Jeannette L. Collazo