Mike Blackwell
**** *** ****** *****, ******, Texas 75033 972-***-****
acf70s@r.postjobfree.com
Proven leader with demonstrated success as Chief Operating Officer, Program
Manager, Project Manager and Business Development Manager. Over 23 years
of combined corporate management and military leadership experience.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Versatile project and operations manager responsible for the success of
numerous multi-million dollar projects.
. Recruited to turn around a business that had become laden with
inefficacies and lost focus on being profitable.
. Led multiple projects simultaneously worth $47M, involving direct
supervision of internal teammates as well as dozens of vendors and
subcontractors in support of a $1.4 billion contract.
. Reduced project costs by securing independent analysis for validation of
scope, costs and schedule.
. Conceptualized and created the Project Management Office from the ground
up, for accounts worth approximately $95M annually.
Results-oriented leader adept at leading subordinates, managing cross-
functional teams and projects.
. Lead Marines under my command while in the United States and deployed
around the world.
. Leader of Integrated Product Teams (IPT) of up to 30 internal and
external members.
. Facilitated the entire product life cycle from engineering, purchase
order management, equipment delivery, logistics, installation, test,
verification and customer acceptance.
Dynamic, customer facing professional with a solid combination of business
acumen and political savvy.
. Honored with letters of commendation from two US Government customers for
exemplary professionalism.
. Planned, prepared and facilitated quarterly status reviews with customer
executive teams.
. Meet regularly with industry experts to discuss the resolution and
mitigation of operational issues common to all organizations and
projects.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Operating Officer, CPF Texas 2013-Present
. Lead staff responsible for Human Resources, Marketing, Business
Development, Process Improvement, Event Planning and Information
Technology.
. Established a comprehensive strategic plan documenting and organizing the
current way we do business so we could identify opportunities of
implementing best practices.
. Developing structure for growth through acquisition of another firm.
Director of Operations (Chiang Mai, Thailand), Ministry Essentials /
Pioneers International 2010 - 2013
. Responsible for all operational activities of the organization worldwide.
. Taught Bible, English and life-lessons to underprivileged and
incarcerated youth in a cross-cultural setting.
. Raised financial support for both our ministry and family to remain fully
funded while overseas.
Program Manager, Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems 2005 - 2010
. Delivered 100% of assigned projects under budget and on schedule.
. Lead projects both internationally and domestically worth $10M on
average.
. Primary point of contact for all contracts with the South Korean and
Japanese governments.
Project Manager / Business Development Strategist, The Boeing Company 2002 - 2005
. Successfully brought 27 commercial airports into compliance with a post
9/11 congressional mandate in under 120 days and under the established
$45M budget, a task deemed 'impossible' by management.
. Selected by senior management as successor to the Regional Manager.
. Executed the duties of either Capture Manager or Proposal Manager for
domestic and international contracts valued up to $200M.
. Led a cross-functional team in developing a Risk Assessment Methodology
for airports and other critical multimodal transportation infrastructure.
Program Manager, Alcatel 2000 - 2002
. Developed and implemented processes where they did not previously exist,
yielding a more efficient use of time and resources for the entire
department.
. Facilitated the development, fielding and support of a $3.5M dollar pilot
program, the cornerstone of a contract with revenue expected to exceed
$120M over three years.
Vice President of Operations, The Center for Personal Finance 1999-2000
. Established CPF initial web presence as a part of an integrated marketing
campaign.
. Contributed to revenue goals by developing prospects into new clients.
Helicopter Pilot / Operations Officer, United States Marine Corps (Captain) 1991-1999
. Aircraft Commander with over 500 missions, 1500 flight hours and served
as a flight instructor for multi-aircraft missions.
. Responsible for all manpower issues including training, human factors
engineering and survivability of Marines working under my command.
. Prepared and presented daily operational readiness briefings to the
squadron Commanding Officer.
. Managed a flight hours and flight training program that contributed to
over 10 years of 'accident free' flight hours, landing the squadron award
recognition by the Commanding General.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
. Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2011-2012)
. Araya Language School, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2012), Speak basic, conversational Thai
. Program Management Institute (PMI) 40 hours of instruction (2008)
. National Management Association / Boeing Leadership Association (2005-2010)
. Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas, Masters Coursework in Biblical Studies, 1998
. Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, Bachelor of Arts, Business Management, 1991