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Streamwood, IL 60107
PROJECT MANAGER
* Over 15 years of proven project management and technology experience;
* Exceptional team building, communications, and interpersonal skills; and
* A work history that shows that I am versatile and able to troubleshoot complex problems.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Presented with company-wide awards twice while leading technical teams and managing technical projects.
* Led technical support teams during over 30 reactor physics test programs and provided individual technical support in another 40 reactor physics test programs. Each reactor physics test program involved around the clock coverage for 6 to 10 days with a team size of 4 to 7 people while aboard a submarine or a land-based nuclear reactor prototype.
* Established, prepared, and implemented training plans for reactor physics test program.
* Redesigned data reducing application software to better meet the needs of users and significantly improve test execution.
* Trained coworkers and Navy staff on technical requirements and objectives of reactor physics tests including directing extensive briefings and dry runs.
* Analyzed test data using MS Excel, SAS Statistical software, and customized FORTRAN programs.
* Prepared detailed engineering test procedures and test reports, which confirmed proper nuclear reactor design and/or demonstrated design limitations.
AWARDS:
1991 - Management Award for outstanding coordination of an aggressive physics test program
1999 - Team Award for demonstrating exemplary teaming in replacing a flux wire counting system
WORK EXPERIENCE:
PROJECT MANAGER
(Mountain Ltd. / AT&T – Hoffman Estates, IL 2007 to Present)
* Managed Project Lightspeed for AT&T as a contractor. Managed two of the five Midwest states including change management of fiber to the node projects. Used MS Excel and Access to manipulate and monitor progress.
QUOTING MANAGER
(National Plastics and Seals, Inc. -- Lake Zurich, IL 2004 to 2007)
* Prepared quotes for clients, requested quotes from vendors, entered sales orders and purchase orders, expedited orders, and ran daily production meetings for this small plastics distributor. Proficient in order entry and order processing using PolyLogic software. Used MS Excel to estimate material, labor, and freight costs for quotes and material yield for parts from standard sheet sizes.
DEPARTMENT MANAGER
(Sears Hardware -- Lake In The Hills, IL 2002 to 2004)
* Managed lawn and garden department retails sales and retail sales employees. Serviced customers regarding tools, hardware, paint, household, lawn, and garden products. Used computer technology to check inventory for customers, customer checkout, and perform annual physical inventory.
APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER
(InStep Software -- Chicago, IL, 2000 to 2002)
* Developed web and desktop applications for this software consulting organization of 30 people. Clients included design, telecom, process, and power companies.
PROJECT ENGINEER
(Lockheed Martin Corporation, Martin Marietta, General Electric -- New York State, 1984 to 2000)
* Awarded twice by the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) general manager while helping this organization of 3000, mostly technical professionals, achieve its goal of successfully designing and developing nuclear reactor technology for the Navy as part of the Naval Reactors Program. My contribution included developing desktop application software, managing technical projects, leading technical teams, manufacturing support, analyzing test data, and preparing reports and procedures.
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
(Sargent and Lundy Engineers -- Chicago, IL, 1979 to 1984)
* As a Mechanical Engineer in Project Management Division, I Designed and implemented mechanical procurement specifications and organized, coordinated and monitored project related programs. In all, I was assigned to two coal-fired and two nuclear power plant projects. One program I coordinated was a process piping support design for a nuclear power plant.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering - GPA: 3.4
University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
Focused on Mechanical Engineering and Power Plant Engineering - 1979
Computer Science Courses - GPA: 3.5
State University of New York at Albany - Albany, NY
Completed selected computer science courses focused on C++ - 2000
Computer Science Course - GPA: 3.0
Elgin Community College - Elgin, IL
Completed Java Programming Course – 2001
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
* Completed an intense six-month training program (Naval Reactors Nuclear Power Engineering School - focused training that included: electronics, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering training)
* Business Writing Course - 1990
* Effective Presentation Course - 1991
* Project Management Course - 1994
* Team Effectiveness Training - 1997
* Covey "Seven Habits" Training - 1998
* High Performance Operations Training - 1999
* Meeting Facilitator Training - 1999
* Measurement Uncertainty Course - 1999
COMPUTER SKILLS:
* MS Excel
* MS Outlook
* MS Access
* Schedule Publisher and MS Project (project management software)
* Windows Operating System
* MS Visual SourceSafe
* MS Visual Studio
* C, C++, Java Programming Languages
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Inactive Confidential
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