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Dave Gage

@davegage

Enterprise project manager at First Guaranty Bank who established its PMO and improved visibility across 30+ initiatives.

United States

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At First Guaranty Bank, I built the enterprise project management practice, establishing structured intake, prioritization, and governance. I also developed Monday.com-to-Power BI reporting pipelines that gave leaders near-real-time visibility into risks, dependencies, and delivery health.

At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, I led cybersecurity, identity, network segmentation, and collaboration projects across concurrent initiatives. I built automated reporting with Power BI, SQL Server, and Azure DevOps, increasing executive project visibility by 25% while reducing meetings by 80%.

Earlier, at Amedisys, Inc., I managed an $8M billing transformation program and introduced Agile practices. My experience also includes designing and delivering home-health software platforms at MMS and building project and reporting systems at Petro Marine Engineering.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Enterprise Project Manager

First Guaranty Bank

Oct 2025 - Jan 2026 (3 months)

Built the bank's enterprise project management practice, establishing structured intake, prioritization, and governance. Managed core banking projects and developed Monday.com to Power BI reporting pipelines for C-level visibility.

Project Management PMO Monday.Com Power BI Reporting Governance Prioritization Work Intake

Senior Program Manager / Technical Project Manager

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

May 2013 - Sep 2025 (12 years 4 months)

Led cybersecurity, IAM, IGA, and network segmentation projects across 20+ concurrent initiatives. Built automated reporting with Power BI, SQL Server, and Azure DevOps, increasing executive visibility by 25% and reducing meetings by 80%.

Program Management Project Management Cybersecurity IAM IGA Network Segmentation Power BI SQL Server Azure DevOps Scrum Agile AI Builder Power Platform Risk Management Dependency Mapping Resource Models

IT Project Manager

Amedisys, Inc.

Oct 2008 - May 2013 (4 years 7 months)

Led strategic software initiatives across clinical and billing platforms, managing an $8M billing transformation program. Introduced Agile practices and earned Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to optimize IT delivery workflows.

Project Management Agile Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Vendor Management Stakeholder Engagement Clinical Systems Billing Systems

Director – IS & Enterprise Reporting

Petro Marine Engineering

Built unified project/reporting systems reducing administrative overhead by 30%; administered networks and hardware to eliminate vendor costs.

Project Reporting Network Administration Hardware Management Cost Reduction

IT Project Manager

GCR & Associates

Supported Louisiana Secretary of State corporate systems modernization and contributed to CMMI Level 2 certification through standardized processes and documentation.

Project Management CMMI Process Standardization Documentation