DOUGLAS J. WATTS
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EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________
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TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Athens, GA
May 2007
Master of Business Administration (MBA), GPA 3.9
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, LA
May 2001
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, GPA 3.5
Minor: Mathematics
CERTIFICATIONS______________________________________________________________
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PMI Project Management Professional (PMP): Number 1345803
July 2010
CompTIA Security +: Number COMP001007652787
August 2008
ACTIVE CLEARANCE: SECRET
EXPERIENCE__________________________________________________________________
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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, Quantico, VA
2007-Present
Information Technology Manager, Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned
(2009-Present)
. Led a team in the management of information technology systems, to
include software development and lifecycle management for unclassified
and classified systems; improved the development process to include
defining requirements, designing, coding, testing, and releasing new
versions.
. Obtained a working knowledge of system software to include VMware ESX
3.5, Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008, Internet Information Services
(IIS), Adobe ColdFusion 8, Microsoft SharePoint 2007, Tumbleweed
Desktop Validator, Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 (and the Structured
Query Language), Autonomy Idol Enterprise Search, Vovici Survey
Workbench, and L-Soft Listserv.
. Provided staff advice to the Director, Marine Corps Center for Lessons
Learned (MCCLL) and department heads on the optimum implementation of
hardware and software required to support the Marine Corps'
information system (IS) for lessons learned.
. Maintained the system authority to connect and operate on the Marine
Corps Enterprise Network (classified and unclassified) and monitored
compliance of security policies and patches.
. Managed the funding and procurement of computer hardware, software,
and services for MCCLL.
. Oversaw the planning and virtualization of servers using VMware ESX
3.5 to reduce hardware, power, and cooling requirements.
. Planned and supervised the migration and upgrade of survey software,
ensuring increased data collection and integrity capability,
increasing the value of the organization's intellectual products.
Systems Administration/Engineering Team Lead, Marine Corps Center for
Lessons Learned (2008-2009)
. Supervised system administration of classified and unclassified
information system servers; maintained a high level of system
availability for users throughout the US and overseas.
. Submitted purchase requests and orders for computer hardware,
software, and services for MCCLL.
. Designed and built an inventory control application using Microsoft
Access.
. Maintained and issued technology support equipment.
. Installed and configured software updates to comply with information
security policies and patches.
. Managed the IT help desk; troubleshot all software and hardware
issues.
Program Analyst, Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned (2007-2008)
. Built knowledge collection plans, interviewed personnel, and analyzed
findings for operational studies in Iraq (deployment cycle and health
services).
. Trained Lesson Managers on process of compiling, submitting, and
researching observations and recommendations using the Marine Corps'
lessons learned information system.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, Camp Pendleton, CA
2001-2005
Finance/Supply Officer, Brigade Service Support Group-1, 1st Force Service
Support Group
. Assigned jobs of increasing responsibility, including Finance/Supply
Officer and Logistics section head.
. Oversaw budgeting and spending of $2.1 million for Fiscal Year 2004
resulting in expenditures being processed on time and within budget.
. Maintained accountability of equipment spread over a wide geographic
area and valued at $20 million.
HIGH TECH COMPUTERS INC, New Orleans, LA
1998-1999
IT Technician
. Built desktop computers; installed hardware including motherboard,
CPU, memory, and disk drives.
. Loaded operating system and other software onto new computers.
. Setup, maintained and upgraded customers' workstations.
. Received, tested, maintained, and distributed inventory.
SOFTWARE
SKILLS______________________________________________________________________
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Experience with:
. Microsoft Office, to include Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, and
PowerPoint
. Microsoft Project
. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (and the Structured Query Language)
. Microsoft Visio
. Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008
. Tumbleweed Desktop Validator
. VMware ESX 3.5
. Vovici Survey Workbench
. Autonomy Idol Enterprise Search
. L-Soft Listserv