Experience

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  Gulfstream Aerospace (contract)

  • Savannah, Georgia Area

  • IT PMO Project Manager

    • Feb 2013 - Nov 2015
    • Savannah, Georgia Area

    IT PMO Project Manager - Managed multiple projects to help implement a global SAP system at Gulfstream.- Managed work-plans, staffing profiles, and labor reporting for multiple FRICE projects. - Managed SAP Infrastructure Peripheral projects to define, procure, and implement peripheral equipment needed to support the warehouse management, product support, and quality management areas. - Managed project to improve Company's processes, technology, and procedures to prioritize, track, and remediate cyber vulnerabilities.- Managed overall Program to upgrade Gulfstream's Product Support Call Center operations to utilize the SAP Business Call-Center Management (BCM) system.

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  Cessna Aircraft Company

  • Program / Sr. Project Manager

    • Aug 2006 - Jul 2012

    Program / Sr. Project Manager - Managed SAP project to design, build, and install an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).- Managed SAP / MRO Service Center Modernization project to implement new system capabilities across the Cessna's global network of Service Centers.- Managed ITIL/ITSM project to implement ITIL best practices, provide a proof of concept for future ITIL development, and reinforce the ITIL knowledge of the Cessna IT organization. - Provided mentoring, leadership, training, and best practices to enhance, grow, and improve project management capabilities at Cessna. -

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  Perot Systems Corp

  • Program / Sr. Project Manager

    • Dec 2005 - Jul 2006

    Responsible for managing multiple and concurrent program portfolios within a Program Management Office (PMO) for a global business account. Responsibilities included providing leadership on technical and highly complex infrastructure projects to gather requirements, define/evaluate solutions, and present project proposals to the client. Duties included identifying/securing resources in a highly matrix environment, guiding projects to timely completion with achievement of stated objectives and budgetary constraints, and overseeing work of 3rd party suppliers.

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  USAA

  • Project Manager (contract)

    • Jul 2005 - Nov 2005

    Responsible for leading, managing, and organizing multiple and concurrent Enterprise Business Operations infrastructure projects to accomplish Board of Director priorities. Managed projects that involved building a multi-million dollar high-availability Data Center and Test Lab for Open Systems and IBM Mainframe processing.

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  Cargill

  • Project Manager (contract)

    • Sep 2004 - Jun 2005

    Responsible for planning, organizing, and leading value-added business projects using project management lifecycle methodology to drive project results. Responsibilities included leading application development project teams consisting of internal and offshore resources, managing custom-built and software package implementations, and organizing cross-functional project activities.

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  University of Phoenix

  • Instructor

    • Jun 2003 - Jun 2005

    Responsible for organizing, planning, and instructing Computer Science and Management courses. Planned, developed, and prepared course syllabi, lectures, and course materials. Made student assignments, graded assignments, and provided student progress reports.

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  Koch Industries

  • IT General Manager / IT Application Manager / Sr. Project Manager

    • Sep 1979 - Aug 2002

    Assignments in multiple business divisions including: Chemical Technology division (Engineering/Manufacturing), Agriculture division (Retail/Wholesale Food Products & Services), Hydrocarbons division (Energy/Refining & Marketing), Gas Pipeline division (Energy/Gas Transmission). Responsible for directing business system projects, developing staff, and managing cross-functional teams.

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  American General Life Companies is now part of the AIG Family!

  • Software Developer/Analyst

    • Sep 1976 - Aug 1979

    Developed detailed program specifications, coded, and unit-tested programs.