Project Manager Management

RUSTY AUSTERMAN, pmp

**** *. ****** ***, ********, AZ 85286

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Senior Project/Program Manager

Senior-level Project/Program Manager with extensive experience in leading

and managing over 100 projects across a 15-year period for Fortune 200

organizations within several high-tech industries (IT, electronics,

semiconductors, finance, and aerospace). Utilize process training and

experience to create, manage, and improve processes.

Consistently recognized for the ability to get the job done and an

excellent communicator.

Selected Highlights

> Personal project on-schedule and on-budget success rate of greater

than 60% compared to industry average of less than 25% (Source:

PMI).

> Created and managed 3 separate Project Management Offices (PMO)

[Avnet. Philips, and Motorola]

> Direct responsibility for rollout of $25M hardware and software

upgrades for 2,500 users across 1,450 branches. [Countrywide]

> Led global project teams across North America, Europe, and Asia.

[Avnet, Philips, and Motorola]

Areas of Expertise

( Process Improvement ( 6-Sigma Green Belt

( Financial Analysis

( Earned Value Management (EVM) ( New-Product Lifecycle

( Team Leadership

( Project Portfolio Management (PPM) ( MS Project Server

( PMO Management

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Avnet, Inc. Phoenix, AZ

Senior Program Manager 01/2007 -06/2010

Managed a diverse team of 9 individuals (5 technical and 4 non-technical)

in the Printed Circuit Board organization.

> Planned, developed, and implemented prototype and production process

flows that improved product time-to-market by 20%, first-time product

success by 33%, and 15% resource utilization improvement.

> Increased sales from $3.2M to $4.5M (40%) between 2007 and 2009.

> Managed the successful release of 15 projects across a 24-month

timeframe.

> Provided primary management of PCB subcontractors and customer

interfacing and price quoting.

> Provided global PMO responsibilities for: SharePoint Administrator,

Project Server 2003 to 2007 migration and Administrator

responsibilities for 1800+ users, SOX Liaison, PMO governance and

Portfolio Management for 25 Project Managers, maintained monthly

metrics and scorecards and led monthly PMO meetings for the corporate

CIO and 35 senior managers globally.

Independent Project Manager Contractor

08/2004 - 12/2006

eFunds Corp. - Phoenix, AZ

Senior Project Manager 09/2006 -

12/2006

PM responsible for eFunds largest ($17M) Oracle re-platforming initiative

involving platform implementation, re-hosting, data conversion, re-

architecting, and process reengineering.

> Facilitated business requirements and developed project charter,

project plan, and project schedule.

> Project sidelined early due to pending acquisition.

Countrywide Finance - Chandler, AZ

Senior Program Manager 11/2005 -

09/2006

Direct PM responsibility for rollout of $25M hardware and software upgrades

for 2,500 users across 1,450 branches.

> Managed 5 office coordinators and 20 technicians in the field

performing hardware and software upgrades.

Honeywell - Tempe, AZ

Senior Project Manager 04/2005

- 11/2005

Deployment of $15M SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to 1,500

Aerospace IT users across 8 sites.

> Primary responsibility for tracking user requirements, coordination of

configuration, and end-user testing.

> Focused on Finance, Logistics, Procurement, Order Management, and

Quality SAP subject areas.

American Express - Phoenix, AZ

Senior Project Manager 08/2004 -

03/2005

Managed the deployment of Voice Recognition hardware and software in the

Corporate Travel IT organization. Collaborated with cross functional teams

to manage multiple deployments across 12 sites and 2,000 clients.

> Matrix-managed 15 Subject Matter Experts at 6 sites within the US.

> Utilized Method/1 software development lifecycle and project plans to

successfully deploy deliverables.

National Semiconductor Phoenix, AZ

Sr. Project Manager 08/2002 -07/2004

Managed the new-product development for PC notebook and monitor

column/source driver LCD-TV applications.

> Managed and released 4 new complex projects with both hardware and

software deliverables across 24 months.

Philips Tempe, AZ

Sr. Project Manager 01/2001 -07/2002

Led a cross-functional team of 32 individuals around the globe on

encryption/security new-product development.

> Managed and released 5 new projects with both hardware and software

deliverables across 18 months.

Motorola Tempe, AZ

Sr. Project Manager 05/1995 -01/2001

Spearheaded projects in Motorola's standard-cell, ASIC, and embedded-DSP

organizations.

> Provided primary PM role on 30 projects across embedded DSP, ASIC, and

standard-cell product lines.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona ( M.A., Organizational Management

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona ( B.S., Electronics Engineering

Technology

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Masters Certification in Project Management - George Washington University

School of Business

6-Sigma Green Belt trained and experienced

Orange Belt Certification in MS Project Professional - International

Institute for Learning (IIL)

Blue Belt Certification in MS Project Server - International Institute for

Learning (IIL)

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