SUMMARY

• Collaborative leader wif an entrepreneurial can - do attitude and highly effective management style- coupled wif 20+ years experience estimating, staffing, budgeting and executing engineering, manufacturing, and technology projects. Efforts involved managing all activities in program/project life-cycle (planning through closing) associated wif medium to large-scale, cross-functional domestic and/or international efforts that carried a substantial impact to the business.
• Demonstrated success in managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control.
• Solid leadership and management skills, particularly “influence management” and “conflict resolution.”
• Experience areas include: engineering (design & systems), consulting, equipment manufacture, operations management, product development, information technology (MRP/ERP), HW/SW/FW development, IT/OT integration, cybersecurity, industrial automation, and manufacturing IT (MES/ERP).
• 12+ years experience successfully leading medium to large-scale, technically challenging engineering/technology efforts wif domestic and/or international reach- budgets to $350 million and multidiscipline teams to 25+ FTEs in a variety of industries: oil & gas, food & beverage, energy, power/utility, chemical, refining, gas processing, pharmaceutical and water/wastewater.
• Solid analytical skills wif aptitude to translate business requirements to technical solutions.
• Experience wif earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience wif metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis.
• Highly developed business skills and expert project/program management abilities- complemented by highly effective communication and consensus building skills.
• Keen strategic business-planning and assessment abilities- enhanced by strong leadership skills and keen ability to implement change and apply technology to meet changing business needs.
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management.
• Reputation as highly collaborative business partner wif ability to understand and interpret client needs and work effectively wif people at all levels and in all functional areas.
• Knowledgeable and experienced wif MS Project- coupled wif in depth knowledge of project metrics and performance measurement techniques.
• Proven experience compiling and maintaining a risk register and mitigating significant program/project risks.
• Understanding of and experience wif software/SDLC development lifecycle (Agile, Waterfall) and PMBOK/PMI based project management methodology.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Project/Program Management
• P&L/Financial Management/EVMS
• Client Relationship Management
• Vendor / Contract Management
• Integrated Risk Management
• TQM / Kaizen/Lean Sigma
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Operations & Business Management
• Schedule & Resource Management
• Strategic & Tactical Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential, Zelienople, PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for execution, support and assistance in all aspects of project management for a portfolio of projects. Efforts involved efectively leading the life-cycle of equipment manufacturing projects from contract acceptance through delivery, installation, warranty and closeout.
• Managed and directed the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedule and performance goals were met.
• Provided interface, communication and coordination wif internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts- as well as bid and proposal activities.
• Prioritized and directed project activities during the project life cycle to include- planning, scheduling, change management, design, procurement, manufacturing, integration, testing, shipping, and commissioning/startup.
• Coordinated wif Contracts Administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
• Held P&L responsibility for multiple concurrent projects to $65M; analyzed cost and revenue performance of projects; provided revenue forecast; developed cost benefit analyses and make or buy decisions; allocated resources across multiple projects; defined governance policies; and ensured projects were completed on time and wifin budget.
• Developed and managed project schedules (via MS Project), ensured proper updating and reporting of project schedule status to Customer, and obtained formal acceptance from Customer for change orders and all contractual deliverables.
• Led performance turnaround of three high visibility projects, wif $38M contract value, which were badly behind schedule and exceedingly over budget. Managed to improve schedule performance enough to avert $3.8M in LDs and produced positive margins via efficient change order management and scope enhancements/upsales.
• Prepared or oversaw preparation of contractual invoicing, pursued timely payments from the customer and authorized payments for major buys to material suppliers and subcontractors.
• Provided oversight, mentoring and audit functions on $85M portfolio of projects managed by junior project managers. Also conducted numerous Value Engineering and Kaizen efforts on these projects wif the result being that senior management recognized these efforts as the key reason for “As Delivered” margins consistently equaling “As Sold” margins (+/- 5%).
• Managed relationships wif outsourced partners and suppliers- including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality and schedules.
• Proactively identified process improvement and cost reduction opportunities.

Program/Principle Project Manager

Confidential, Cranberry Twp., PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for execution, support and assistance in all aspects of management for a portfolio of projects. Efforts involved effectively leading the life-cycle of equipment manufacturing projects from contract acceptance through delivery, installation, warranty and closeout.
• Ensured consistent practices throughout all phases of the project life cycle and across projects in the program.
• Successfully managed portfolio of programs in which financial objectives (profit, cash flow, revenue, bookings) were achieved.
• Actively sought new business opportunities in coordination wif Business Development.
• Prepared for and participate in contract/subcontract negotiations.
• Performed variance analysis of schedule and cost (via earned value management system) and presented findings to senior management.
• Served as the primary interface wif the customer on all matters involving contract execution, and coordinated wif other departments on resolution of contractual problems wif the customer.
• Ensured consistent practices throughout all phases of the project life cycle and across projects in the program.
• Managed project expenditures wifin 10% of budget and provided on-time delivery of major milestones wifin 2 weeks of baseline- while providing a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Provided direction on design and development activities to improve or modify legacy products and design new equipment products.
• Established positive team environment by mentoring and training less experienced project managers.
• Ensured identification and communication of program/project risks, development of risk plan and proactive management of risk response strategies.
• Identified creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems- me.e., modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems). Also lead continuous improvement programs to reduce cost and cycle times of products via examination and implementation of lean manufacturing techniques.
• Created and implemented successful program/project plans, using MS Project, which proactively mitigated performance risk and provided a high degree of confidence supporting both short-term and long-term program objectives and contract deliverable requirements.
• Provided direct and ongoing leadership to team of engineers and programmers designing and developing new products (HW/SW), enhancements (HW/SW), and updates to applications and embedded code- as the efforts progressed through various stage-gate processes.
• Increased customer satisfaction rating from ~85% to more than 98% by providing on time delivery and customer focus strategies.
• Delivered $1.8 million in supply chain cost savings over 3+ year period.

Program Manager

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Provided engineering (design and implementation, asset optimization and advanced applications), operational technology/manufacturing IT improvements, construction management and installation services.
• Efforts consisted of an analysis of business/operational problems, system needs and user requirements, followed by site surveys and proposal preparation (writing, schedule development, budget estimation) for production facilities on three (3) continents.
• Provided detailed $11.6M forecast of operational/uptime savings from proposed state-of - the art control technologies, IT networking platforms, and engineering solutions.
• Created and maintained detailed milestone and summary schedules using MS Project.
• Managed headcount, deliverables, schedules, costs and subcontractors for multiple projects, ensuring that resources were appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets were met in accordance wif program and organizational roadmaps.

Sr. Project Engineer/ Technical Consultant

Confidential, Overland Park, KS

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw all aspects of project scope, schedule, resources, risks and overall management to ensure and drive successful delivery.
• Held P&L responsibility for multiple efforts involving the successful integration of engineering, industrial automation, information technology, and manufacturing IT.
• Provided support including contract negotiations, preparation of proposal content, reviewing and developing statements of work, finalizing operational budgets and making sure specifications were approved
• Developed and managed project plans that included budgets, schedules, milestones, procurement strategy, resources, execution strategy and risk considerations.
• Monitored progress and initiated action to ensure project objectives and schedules were met and work was performed on time and wifin budget.
• Created and maintain detailed MS project schedules which ensured Customer alignment wif regard to delivery and invoicing commitment dates- as well as milestone dates for drawing and procedure submittals, drawing and procedure approvals, equipment inspection notifications, and “Ready for Inspection” dates.