Project Manager Six Sigma

Martin Gildea

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Summary of Qualifications

Dependable, detail oriented engineering manager with 15+ year’s technical project management

experience.

Managed and performed cross-disciplinary research and development, technology innovation, synthetic

and strategic thinking for numerous government and commercial entities.

Directed technical and administrative professionals, developed and led cross-disciplinary teams, managed

projects, proposals, and internal budgets.

Expertise in the application and analysis of sensors to measure stress, strain, vibration, and temperature.

Managed/operated an environmental analytical laboratory including an HP 5890 gas chromatograph.

Managed a materials testing laboratory with a custom built load frame capable of simultaneous confining

pressures of 58,000 psi and axial loading of 750,000 lbs.

Comfortable with fast-paced multifaceted projects. Excellent organizational skills and able to delegate

tasks as appropriate.

Strong inter-personal skills and ability to coax team consensus amongst conflicting egos and priorities to

complete tasks on time and on budget.

Quality focused; currently working towards Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Accomplishments

Improved machine instrumentation projects to upgrade data acquisition / software user-interfaces

resulting in higher resolution data and more intuitive user experience.

Successfully managed data collection and statistical analysis of groundwater contamination data in

accordance with Federal guidelines to ensure regulatory compliance. Authored statistical

evaluation report for submission to State regulators.

Managed all aspects of a successful technology development project to create scaled 3-D digital

terrain models utilizing photogrammetry for DOD funded explosive affects tests.

Managed EPA-funded environmental clean-up experiment at Hill AFB, Logan UT. Demonstrated

steam-injection technology; subsequently selected as one of two most promising technologies for

DNAPL contamination clean-up.

Professional Experience

Group Leader, Engineering Manager

January 2005 to April 2013

Applied Research Associates, Inc. – Randolph, VT

Group leader for ARA's Geotechnical Mechanics and Material Testing group. Managed day to day

operation of the lab and test engineers

Managed extensive research and development of innovative geotechnical and environmental

technologies, in situ measurement techniques, and geographical information systems (GIS)

implementation.

Project manager on the design/build of accelerated pavement test machines; large, complex test

machines for evaluating concrete pavements and bridge decks.

Project manager for the modification and operation of a rotary percussion rock-drill rig used to

collect in situ rock properties for geotechnical site characterization.

Substantial experience fielding a wide variety of test and measurement instrumentation, automated

data collection, and processing systems for characterizing environmental and weapons effects test

sites.

Responsible for 3D-modeling of sub-surface geology and chemical contamination plumes.

Staff Engineer

October 1993 to January 2005

Applied Research Associates, Inc. – South Royalton, VT

Project manager for the development and evaluation a laser-induced fluorescence sensor for

environmental site characterization. Directed field activities, performed data processing, analysis,

and reporting.

Participated in the research and development of improved, post-attack, airfield repair techniques.

Directed field activities and data processing during explosive-effects/slope-stability testing at a

submarine-hull testing facility located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Conducted calibration studies as part of the Hanford Nuclear Test Facility Tank Cleanup Initiative.

Managed a Federally-funded technology comparison at Hill AFB, UT.

Project Manager

January 1989 to October 1993

Groundwater Technology, Inc – Albany, NY

Managed multiple monitoring and remedial maintenance contracts for major oil companies.

Developed proposals, managed budgets, scheduled field activities, and maintained regulatory

compliance.

Implemented Federal guidelines for statistical evaluation of data to ensure regulatory compliance.

Prepared and ensured compliance with State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)

permits.

Interfaced with clients and local/regional State and Federal regulators.

Managed field activities conducted under Level-B health & safety protocol.

Education and Training

Humboldt State University 1989

Bachelor of Science-Environmental Resources Engineering

Emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering

U.S. Navy Deep Sea & Salvage School 1981

Pearl Harbor Naval Base, HI, USA

Scuba & Hard Hat Diving Certification

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (In Progress)

Pyzdek Institute

OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training

OSHA 8 Hour Supervisor Training

Affiliations

ASCE Geo-Institute

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