Wesley Potts, PMP

Program Director at WillowTree
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Credentials

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
    Purdue University
    Apr, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Kanban Management Professional
    NextUp Solutions
    Mar, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Data Center Certified Associate (DCCA)
    Schneider Electric
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA)
    United States Air Force
    Jan, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel
    ContactPointe
    Jan, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • CSA Standard C22.2 No 236-05
    Emerson Network Power
    Jun, 2010
    - Nov, 2024
  • Designing for European Conformity (CE) Safety Compliance
    Emerson Network Power
    Jun, 2010
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project Management Professional
    Project Management Institute
    Nov, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Sep, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® 5 DevOps Practitioner
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Feb, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Smartsheet Product Certified User
    Smartsheet
    May, 2019
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Program Director
      • Dec 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Aircraft Mantenance Accessories Flight Superintendent
      • Jul 2021 - Present

      Maintenance leader focusing on $60M KC-135 aircraft. International experience in high-pressure, fast paced environments with limited support structure and ambiguous tasking. Manage “up” to advise senior personnel on project schedule, risks, and estimated time to completion. Provide guidance and coaching to junior members to ensure career goals align with organizational objectives. Lean out maintenance efforts to reduce average cost and personnel requirements.

    • Aircraft Maintenance Production Superintendent
      • May 2019 - Jun 2021

    • Aircraft Maintenance Craftsman/Supervisor
      • Dec 2009 - May 2019

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Program Manager
      • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

      Program Manager responsible for infrastructure, application development, and process improvement projects serving the 1.32M residents of Franklin County, Ohio. Raised the bar by developing an agile project management method to visualize and manage work items using Microsoft suite: MS List + Planner + Teams to improve clarity, drive out risk, and boost on time project delivery. Led cross functional efforts with engineering, finance, and operations to conduct new server deployments, create 3 websites, and clarify networking activities at new $360M facility. Spearheaded "lift-and-shift" efforts to move applications and storage from local data centers to AWS cloud hosted facilities. Show less

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Manager
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2020

      Executed new product development, operational readiness, and construction of edge and hyperscale data centers at a $4.4B global organization. Established custom CREO engineering software architecture to leverage 3D computer aided design (CAD) as single source of manufacturing truth; saved 1-3% annual engineering hours = $400k/yr. Personally visited customer installations in VA, TX, CA, WA to ensure customers were well supported during infrastructure deployments. Managed work at a $100M+ subsidiary focusing on cooling equipment ranging from 200 - 600 kW capacity; avg. project size $3 - 5M. Worked cross-functionally with engineering, purchasing, finance, and service to standardized components, leveraging economies of scale and driving down cost. Enthusiastic risk taker; built products out of atypical prototype materials to compress project design timeliness. Show less

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Data Center Audit Project Lead
      • Aug 2012 - Dec 2016

      Lead mechanical engineer focusing on heat rejection products & client reporting. Award winning development of microchannel coils for use in the data center environment. Rapidly responded to "customer first" initiatives to increase quality and improve customer satisfaction. Worked cross functionally and internationally to conduct design reviews, accelerate prototypes, and ensure production readiness. Frequented global data centers in the US, Canada, and EU to review infrastructure and make recommendations for improvement, reliability, and energy efficiency. Drafted detailed publications to present to data center managers and CIOs outlining recommendations coupled with cost/benefit analysis. Show less

    • Mechanical Designer/Design Engineer
      • Jan 2007 - Aug 2012

Education

  • Central Michigan University
    Master of Science (MS), International Administration
    2012 - 2015
  • Ohio University
    Bachelor of Science - BS
    2002 - 2006
  • Community College of the Air Force
    Associate's degree, Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
    2014 - 2018

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