Kenneth “Tony” Aldrich, PMP

Austin, TX. 512-***-**** (Cell)

acq0no@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaldrich

PROJECT MANAGER

Extensive experience in the technology industry focused on delivering competitive results. Excel at effectively managing customer expectations, building relationships, leading global teams and consistently delivering projects on time, within scope, and meeting or exceeding budget constraints. Additional strengths include:

• Significant experience interfacing with global customers and leading geographically dispersed teams.

• Proven project management, problem solving, and troubleshooting abilities.

• Demonstrated understanding and application of LEAN thinking and methodologies.

• Extensive expertise in customer survey generation and analysis to drive requirements definition.

• Skilled in Business Process Mapping and process improvement.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications suite including Project and SharePoint.

• Fluent in German and a working knowledge of Spanish. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Scrum and Agile Essentials

• Organizational Systems Improvement

• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

• CompTIA Network+ Certification

• CompTIA A+ Certification

EXPERIENCE

Cooper Consulting, Austin, TX 2014 – Present

Business Analyst Activities – Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Board of Nursing

• Actively leading iterative stakeholder meetings, resulting in the precise capture of all required processes.

• Accurately developing current state maps and documentation that illustrate existing business processes.

• Regularly ensuring that all current state processes are accurately mapped in future state documents.

• Methodically generating clear, concise process documentation to guide software developers. Project Manager – Texas Department of Transportation

• Clearly identified and drove improvements to data validation models, resulting in a measurable increase in test accuracy and 50% reduction in time to complete.

• Fostered relationships on behalf of TxDOT's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) team, resulting in improved vendor and inter-team communication.

• Increased efficiency through the development of Excel formulas to correlate several thousand rows of data originating from multiple sources, used for correlation of end-user to computer type. Loblolly Consulting, Austin, TX 2013 – 2014

Project Manager – Texas Department of Transportation

• Systematically planned and oversaw the statewide rollout of over 7,700 new end-user systems for TxDOT.

• Improved business processes to achieve goals of budget adherence, alignment of system type to user role, on-time product delivery, and high customer satisfaction.

• Ensured project health through data analysis and, when necessary, course-correction based on results.

• Regularly interfaced with vendors to coordinate and confirm the ordering, scheduling and timely delivery of components.

Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX 2000 – 2012

Project Manager (2008 – 2012)

Project Management and Logistics

• Actively led and mentored global project teams consisting of 15 – 25 people throughout the project lifecycle.

• Innovated new processes for gathering and tracking project requirements, resulting in improvement of communication between management, customers, stakeholders and project teams.

• Improved validation test time by 10% per test cycle through synchronization of global logistics.

• Reduced project costs by 15% through long range planning, analysis, load balancing, and budget exercises. Kenneth “Tony” Aldrich Austin, TX. 512-***-**** (Cell) acq0no@r.postjobfree.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaldrich Global OEM Validation Coordinator (2005 – 2008)

Server/Workstation

• Drove the installation, bring up, and training of teams for server validation labs in AMD’s Taipei and Shanghai facilities. Significantly reduced cost and time to market for our OEM partners.

• Proactively coordinated a large volume of projects within the Server Segment in the U.S., Asia and Europe.

• Consistently nurtured and maintained relationships with global partners to ensure a smooth project lifecycle.

• Communicated test status, failures and their impact, and possible solutions to OEM customers. Senior Compatibility Test Technician (2000 – 2005) Client and Server/Workstation

• Prioritized multiple projects based on schedule and customer need.

• Accurately maintained test status reporting, failure logs, and issue reporting mechanisms.

• Regularly collaborated with engineering teams to root-cause and resolve customer issues.

• Verified AMD design compatibility with several OEM configurations. MILITARY

United States Army, Aschaffenburg, Germany 1986 – 1990 Lance Missile Crewmember

• Entrusted with duties and the delegation of authority as a junior Non-commissioned Officer (Specialist/E4).

• Contributed to the success of Nuclear Surety Assistance Visits conducted by 7th Corps (Europe) and the Department of Defense.

• Received an Army Good Conduct Medal representing 4 years of exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity.

• Awarded an Honorable Discharge.

EDUCATION

Colorado Technical University, Austin, TX (Online)

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

• Concentration in Project Management

• Magna Cum Laude – GPA: 3.84

University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

• Associate of Arts in General Studies

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