Resume of Certified Project Manager

Title
Certified Project Manager

Primary Skills
Project Planning, Staffing, Execution and Control * Cross-functional team Leadership * Client Communication

Location
US-VA-Manassas

Posted
Jan-03-08

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Planning, Staffing, Execution and Control * Cross-functional team Leadership * Client Communication * Status Reporting * Problem Solving Skills * Committed to Quality * Risk Management * Team Building * Earned Value Management * Requirements Analysis

* Current Top Secret SCI Security Clearance *

Experience

Computer System Design Architect Staff / Project Lead
Mar 2006 - Present, Lockheed Martin Corp, Manassas, VA.

- Collaborated with leadership from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program management as a member of the Product Direction Team (PDT) to develop the Project Scope and establish the Product Deliveries List for an annual budgeted $12 Million dollar technology refresh for the P-3 Orion multi-mission aircraft. Worked with key stakeholders to draft a clear and concise Statement of Work (SOW) that ensured product deliverables met customer needs.
- Project team analyzed stakeholder requirements to determine project scope and created a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Created cost, time and resource estimates to develop an achievable agile development schedule that established realistic project milestones.
- Planned and executed an expandable, reliable and cost-effective technical design specification that slashed software costs by leveraging existing software code baselines. The merged software baseline provided a flexible total system solution that enhanced commonality across multiple intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.
- Effectively used Earned Value Management (EVM) tools to maintain project oversight. Efficiently utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to preserve a balanced schedule, identify potential risk and track project Schedule and Cost Performance variance (SPI / CPI).
- Utilized sound agile project management methodologies to define and solve complex technical problems with a commitment to quality. Analyzed Problem Analysis and Error Correction reports to maximize test effectiveness, control change and document discrepancies.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, Generated and provided high-level technical briefs on project status to customer program management and senior staff leadership.
- Researched and drafted a comprehensive brief on the Air Acoustic Rapid Cots Insertion (ARCI) process. The brief was presented by program management and customer leadership to the annual National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) symposium, Groton CT Sept 2006.

Project Lead / Airborne Acoustic Intelligence
Aug 1985 - Mar 2006, United States Navy

- Identified, prioritized, managed and directed the worldwide collection requirements for all United States Navy and Allied Air Acoustic intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) assets. Recorded over a 227% annual increase in air-collected acoustic data for inclusion into the National Acoustic Database.
- Researched and generated detailed design white papers to illustrate the conceptual technical outline for a PC based Acoustic Sound Pressure Level (SPL) Workstation. The Documents provided the basis for the project scope and defined the system level requirement specifications to support the implementation of a portable, deployable, cutting edge Fleet solution.
- Served as the primary Navy liaison between the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) during the development, test, installation and successful implementation of a $2.7 million dollar acoustic laboratory.
- Managed $3.5 million in aircraft test systems, laboratory equipment & computer hardware.
- Prepared and provided Pentagon level detailed operational and technical program briefings for the Department of Defense, senior Navy and foreign military personnel.

Prior US Navy positions include:
Intelligence Analyst / Task Force Watch Officer / Training Coordinator / Instructor / Evaluator
Quality Control Manager / Work Center Supervisor / Airborne Acoustic Analyst

Relevant Information
Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer (E-7), Aviation Warfare Systems Operator
10 Point Veteran's preference

Security Clearance
Active Top Secret SCI Security Clearance, Special Background Investigation (SBI), 02 July 2002

Education
Capella University
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology Project Management, degree expected June 2008

University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts, Business Administration

Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)

Continuing Education
Microsoft Project 2003 Proficiency User
Advanced Project Management Series
Six Sigma Training Series
Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) Series
Project Leadership Training Series

Professional Affiliations
Project Management Institute (PMI), Northern Utah Chapter
Systems and Software Consortium Inc. (SSCI)

Skills
Software Applications: Experience with Microsoft Office suites to include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project 2003 and SharePoint; Familiar with Risk Management Information System (RMIS), Telelogic DOORS Requirement Management system and various Configuration Management tools.

Certifications
See above


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