Project Manager Quality Assurance

James Mark Hindman

James

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Experience

Consultant, Challenger Global Business Consulting-USA, Sugar Land, TX, Mar 2012- Current

Consultant,

Consulting on US Government contracting procedures and project based assignments. Project

Consulting

examples: Quality Assurance Manager for a construction project at Fort Bliss, Texas. Responsible

examples:

for development of processes and procedures for: purchasing, safety, and pre- cast concrete

for

manufacture. Another project is the current assessment of a Bahraini Training Facility for potential

manufacture.

upgrades of the HVAC and HEPA filtration system following a short site visit.

Live Fire Program Manager, Laser Shot, Stafford, TX, Dec 2009 – Mar 2012

Laser

Program Manager Live Fire for the Marine Corps Home Station Military Operations in Urban

Terrain (HS-MOUT) program of record. The estimated value of the program is 40 million for Live

Terrain

Fire Shoot House and Urban village construction. These projects included: a 10 million dollar

Fire

Shock Absorbing Concrete (SACON) Military Operations in Urban Terrain village, and several

Shock

SACON grenade house projects in Hawaii and North Carolina. Functions include pricing, review of

SACON

project documentation, delivery order planning, and execution. Develop companywide processes

project

and procedures for construction safety and quality assurance. Additional functions included

and

assessment and design of training facility upgrades for a variety of clients.

assessment

Range Support Program Manager, Tug Hill Construction, Fort Bliss, TX, May 2009- Oct 2009

Business Development for the leader in US Army training range construction, with specific tasks in

the review and development of bids, bid strategy, and site review tasks. Assist in determination of

the

bid approaches at project locations in CONUS/OCONUS. Review project plans, drawings, and

bid

specifications to assist in defining the construction schedule. Provide operational range subject

specifications

matter expertise to the company.

Master Planner (Contractor SME), Parsons Corporation, Fort Bliss, TX, Apr 2007- Apr 2009,

Develop the Fort Bliss Range Complex Master Plan, a multi-year range construction program

Develop

consisting of over 40 range projects that were validated in Army Range Requirements Model.

consisting

Assisted in the development of DA1391 project justifications, and the review of project

Assisted

documentation (drawings and specifications) to insure the goals for best value were achieved.

documentation

Provide range subject matter expertise (SME) to the USACAS Battalion, examples of SME data;

Provide

provided a range staffing guide based on forecast construction, assist with development of Fort

provided

Bliss range maintenance manual, and assist with the bi-annual Installation Status Report (ISR)

Bliss

that is assessment of all real property assets in accordance with a standard metric. These

that

standard metrics are the basis for grading the facility and reflect sustainment, maintenance, and

standard

repair requirements. The metric is a basis for prioritizing funding for recognized upgrades and

repair

replacement repairs.

replacement

Contract/Project Manager, National Ranges Company, Safat, Kuwait, Jan 2001 – Mar 2007

Contract/Project National

Assumed the entire Project Manager responsibility and profit performance for long term US

Government Operations and Maintenance Contract valued at $1.4 M per year. The facility

Government

included training ranges, a power plant, water system for a workers camp and training barracks

included

complex, maintained grounds and roadways. Coordinated a multinational team of workers which

complex,

included USA, Kuwaiti, as well as third country nationals. Closed the contract after six years of

included

error free Operations and Maintenance performance of the gunnery training complex and received

error

a CENTCOM certificate of performance. Additional project manager responsibilities included the

Additional

design, installation, vendor analysis, and contract procurement for a three range complex within

design,

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the NRC commercial shooting range facility. The project included the selection of weapons and

ammunition, and the establishment of safety and security items for the facility. Coordinated

ammunition,

installation services to open on time. Provided inspections of the construction for the payment of

installation

work.

Projects Manager, Saudi Electronic Target Systems, Riyadh KSA, Jan 1998 – Jan 2001

Saudi

Primary accomplishment of the performance of an annual US Government Operations and

Maintenance sub-contract worth $2M annually. The contracts covered a diverse facility operations

Maintenance

in 4 separate locations. The main training complex facilities consisted of a training barracks area

in

with power plant, water and sanitation system, multiple support buildings and grounds. Completed

with

four range target equipment installation projects, all within the scope of time and budget. These

four

projects averaged $1 million dollars each and required supervision of a diverse installation crew of

projects

internal and external laborers. Developed the strategic business plan to enable this small target

Developed

equipment factory to compete regionally and against global competitors.

Project Manager, Saudi Development & Trading, Tabuk, KSA, Jan 1997- Jan 1998

Saudi

Responsible for the execution of an Operation and Maintenance sub-contact valued at $1.5M with

the prime US Government Contractor. Designed and developed work processes and procedures

the

for all phases of contract execution under the Quality Assurance Plan. Responsible for the

Responsible

development of proposals for construction and repairs required for the range and the associated

development

support camp buildings and equipment.

Project Manager, Saab Smaaland Project Venture, (a joint venture of Saudi Development &

Saab

Trading and Saab Training Systems of Sweden), Tabuk KSA, 1996 - 1997.

Trading

Responsible for execution of a 26 million-dollar Construction Project under DFAR inspection

clause criteria to support M1A2 Abrams Tank Training. Enforced strong internal controls over the

clause

design, the ECP (engineering change order) program, the item procurement, and sub-contract

design,

management processes saving both investors $1.5M. Developed the Quality Inspection Plan to

management

meet the contract Inspection Clause Criteria. Provided monthly project reports and updates to the

meet

customer.

US Army command and staff positions in personnel, logistics, training and operations.

US

Education

Education

Master of Arts Degree, Personnel Management, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant,

MI. Additional Masters level courses in, Marketing, International Marketing, and Finance

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science, Gannon University, Erie, PA.

Bachelor

PMP, OSHA 30 hour Construction Safety, CPR/First Aid.

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