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| Desired Industry: Business/Management |
SpiderID: 14756 |
| Desired Job Location: Chicago, Illinois |
Date Posted: 8/15/2007 |
| Type of Position: Contractor |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Join a company with major growth potential and a commitment to excellence
Find an opportunity that can utilize my diverse interests and capabilities
Attain a position with personal growth potential
Experience:
Overall Background
An industry-acknowledged expert in Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM), with significant experience in management and leadership positions in structured project management environment using multi-functional project teams.
Summary of Qualifications
- Founded a successful consulting company, specializing in implementing innovative business management tools and techniques in diverse industries. Interacted at executive level of companies.
- Certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and by Microsoft as a Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Expert in Microsoft Project.
- Expert practitioner in enterprise project and program management (EPM/PPM) techniques and tools, with success in several international corporations.
- Program and project management experience for numerous government agencies and several large commercial firms (including United Defense-Limited Partnership and Ford Motor Company).
- Successfully managed projects in several diverse industries (information technology (IT), software development, new product development, manufacturing, business process engineering, training development, and construction).
- Managed program, project and contract budgets ranging in size from $50k to $5.4 million. Successfully implemented budgeting cost controls in order to avoid overruns on projects, leading to significant savings. Developed and presented monthly financial reports.
- Developed processes and procedures, and managed projects under guidelines meeting Levels 2/3 standards prescribed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI).
- Supervised, trained and evaluated staffs ranging in size from 2 to 165 in up to 17 different skill categories at one time. Coordinated all related training activities and conducted performance evaluations.
- Planned and controlled many military operations, including the overseas deployment of 55 units (6,000 personnel, over 500,000 tons of equipment) during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
- Wrote contract solicitations using various contracting methods. Negotiated contracts valued up to $4 million. Evaluated vendor performance. Resolved conflict between vendors and customers when required.
Career History
- Aisling Consulting LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, 2005-Present
- Program Planning Professionals, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000-2005
- La-Z-Boy, Inc., Monroe, MI, 1999-2000
- Vector Research, Incorporated, Ann Arbor, MI, 1992-1999
- US Army Reserve (Major, USAR, retired), 1992 - 2005
- US Army (Major, Active Component), 1974-1992
Education:
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, B.S., General Engineering
with concentrations in Management Sciences and Civil Engineering
Operations Research/Systems Analysis Military Applications Course (graduate
level Industrial Engineering course of study)
Affiliations:
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Founder/Former President, PMI Huron Valley Chapter
Microsoft Project Association (MPA, formerly MPUG) - Member
International Association of Project and Program Managers - Member
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