Rodney Wells

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Marion, IA *****

Home: 319-***-**** acrb59@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Professional program/project manager with proven results in managing new products, overseeing operations, and cultivating key client relationships within both commercial and government sectors. Experienced in all phases of project management.

CERTIFICATIONS / FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

PMP Certification

WBS Project Management

Earned Value Management

ITIL Certification

Risk Assessment

Software Development Lifecycles

Certified Advanced Facilitator

RFP Government Negotiations

CMMI Process SEI Level III

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IBM, Dubuque, IA 2010 - Present

Project Manager

Managed IBM application and infrastructure projects in support of customers. Worked with customer project managers, IBM technical staff, vendors, and IBM account teams to insure on-time deliverables of IT projects. Worked with the following clients:

Michelin Tire Company. Worked with architect to develop requirements, resources and schedule plans.

Disney Corp. - Managed the RFS (Request For Services) Process in support of Disney Corp.

WellPoint Inc. – Managed sever and application deployment for Citrix Xenapp upgrade.

Hertz - Managed PCI compliance upgrade project for customer applications

ING – Managed IT upgrades in support of financial services and systems..

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix 2001 – Present

Adjunct Faculty

Taught on-line classes and tutored in business and math in Undergraduate and MBA programs.

Facilitated graduate-level classes in Project Management in the Business Environment and Technological Environment and Strategic Implementation and Alignment.

Tutored undergraduate students in math on local on-ground campus.

Facilitated the following undergraduate classes: Skills for Learning in a Technological Age, Supervision and Leadership, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Project Management, Strategic Planning and Implementation, and Operations Management.

UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, Phoenix 2013 – Present

Adjunct Faculty

Taught classes in business in the Undergraduate and MBA LIFE programs.

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the following: Macro/Micro Economics, Principals for Finance, Principals and Managerial Accounting, Risk & Operations Management.

Rodney Wells

5285 Winslow Road

Marion, IA 52302

Home: 319-***-**** acrb59@r.postjobfree.com

HEWLETT-PACKARD (EDS), Palo, IA 2009-2010

Project Manager / IT Supervisor

Managed Software Developer and Infrastructure team under contract for Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant. Supervised IT maintenance, new development, test, coordinated with contractors; as well as budgets and new business opportunities.

•Technical staff supervisor and project lead for all IT activities within the Organization.

Lead effort for plant compliance to Fleet Requirements for NAP-501 Software Quality Assurance Standard

ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA, Rock Island, Ill 2006 - 2009

IT Solutions Supervisor

Managed software development team for Insurance organization. Coordinated all project maintenance, development, test, customer integration activities; as well as budgets and new business opportunities.

Technical staff manager and project lead for all IT Projects within the Organization.

Developed and implemented formal methodologies and tools, to include: Requirements Definition, Change Management, Test Planning, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, and Application Replacement and Retirement.

Mentored and provided training for Business Analyst in the following areas: Requirements gathering, Impact Assessments, and Use Cases.

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Cedar Rapids, IA 2001 – 2007

Adjunct Faculty

Taught in the traditional classroom and the distance learning (TV) programs

Taught various courses and seminars in the Business and IT Department and the Distance Learning Department. Courses taught: Principles of Supervision, Management, Principles of Marketing, International Marketing, HR Management, and Human Resources. Seminars taught: Employment Seminar, Effective Presentations, and Inventory Control.

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, Coralville, IA 2005 – 2006

Project Manager 2006

Coordinated all project maintenance, development, test and customer integration activities, as well as, new business support for customer requests for proposal.

Provided financial and technical performance status for the Program Staff.

Maintained all maintenance contracts and vendor licensing as vendor Point of Contact.

Worked on the SEPG (software engineering process group) to integrate new data collection tool that helped reduce processing costs by approximately 15%.

Implemented new configuration management process to make documentation and data more easily available to project and program staff. This standard was adapted division-wide.

Developed improved workflow procedures, thereby earning recognition from the company Quality Assurance Team for increasing departmental efficiency. Process was developed and used thorough-out the organization.

Engineering Manager Homeland Security Department 2006

Managed departmental engineering staff. Provided engineering technical expertise on all department-wide proposals.

Rodney Wells

5285 Winslow Road

Marion, IA 52302

Home: 319-***-**** acrb59@r.postjobfree.com

SPACE COAST COMMUNICATIONS INC, Melbourne FL 2001 – 2005

Program / Project Manager 2004-2005

Managed subcontractor engineering JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio Support) Contract. Managed engineering personnel. Provided project management for software development effort.

Defined project requirements for a software radio resulting in Thales Group’s initial JTRS Software Requirements Specification.

Collaborated wth the project team on the implementation of a software process that enabled the organization to achieve a CMMI Level II certification.

Oversaw project development compliance with all prime contractor and government regulations.

Researcher / Technical Writer 2001-2004

Authored technical papers on modems, antennae, radios, and waveforms related to their applicability for Software Radios for the JTRS Joint Program Office. They were used for technology selection.

ROCKWELL COLLINS, Cedar Rapids, IA 1985 – 2001

Project Manager 1995-2001

Consistently met contingency dates, delivery dates, and accomplished early customer deliveries by successfully leading diverse teams.

Successfully developed and implemented a new GPS receiver (MAGR) by coordinating teams across organizational divisions.

Analyzed and managed project risk using SEI risk management techniques, which helped reduce project costs by an additional 10%.

Systems and Software Engineer 1985-1991

Responsible for software development lifecycle for GPS interfaces to include: requirements, design, code, test, implementation, integration, verification, customer delivery, and customer acceptance test.

Successfully developed software for RS422 interface that enabled GPS product to become standard UK military GPS receiver.

Created the Navy 1553 ICD for the Military 1553 Interface Design Document, which was used as the government standard for all Navy GPS implementations.

EDUCATION

MBA, Management, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

BA, Computer Science, University of Texas, Austin, TX

BS, Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Secondary Education, Mt. Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA

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