Project Manager Management

Leanna Maria Kaiser, MBA, PMP

e-Mail: ******.******@***-****.***

Cell: 651-***-**** ( FAX: 651-***-****

** - **** ****** **, ********, MN 55363

PERFORMANCE

Manager with more than 25 years experience in the highly-regulated defense

industry with a proven record of accomplishment in diverse managerial and

technical roles, from Information Technologies and Knowledge Management to

Engineering Analysis and Project Management. Broad range of experience

dealing with all organizational levels, domestically and internationally.

Pioneer in the introduction and successful use of a wide variety of

technology integration techniques ranging from internet technologies to

collaboration environments. Employ knowledge management techniques to

enable an organization to find and leverage its own internal resources,

both people and information.

CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota (1983)

MBA, Information Management Concentration, University of St. Thomas,

Minnesota (2001)

Certified Knowledge Manager, International Knowledge Management Institute,

Wash. DC (2006)

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management

Institute (2009)

Information Technologies Infrastructure Library (ITIL V3) Certification

(2010)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAE Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota

June 1983 - May 2010

Manager, Knowledge & Research Engineering & Performance Excellence

Departments

2006 - 2010

. Enable web collaboration workspace (SharePoint 2007) deployment,

governance structure, roles, education and training, site design and

features customization.

. Lead the knowledge and research services team, providing access to

external resources via the library staff, and enabling access to internal

people and data via directories and indexes.

. Manage the $2 million budget to support these efforts.

. Incorporate business process modeling as a knowledge management service,

along with the library, research, and business intelligence services

activities that primarily support business development and engineering

activities.

Engineering Project Manager, 2001 - 2006 Engineering Department

. Managed special projects to deliver information and technical resources

to the desktops of designers and engineers. These efforts were formally

recognized as "knowledge management" activities when the department

realigned in 2006. Examples include:

. Process improvement and enhanced usability or access to critical

engineering data.

. Developed and deployed a common parts selection system; coordinated the

consolidation of a materials properties database. Monitored and

reported on utilization of these systems.

. Managed the department's intranet site as a primary communications

device.

Leanna Maria Kaiser 651-***-****

IT Project Manager, 1997 - 2001 Information Technologies Department

. Grew the internet technologies group from a part-time interest to a

thriving group of technical wizards who regularly develop and deliver web-

based systems to the division, the corporation, and to customers.

Developed and retained the technical staff with high-demand skill sets

. Managed the capital acquisition and budget processes.

Engineering IT Project Manager, 1993 - 1996 Information Technologies

Department

. Coordinated and led a technical resource group, supervising a small team

and matrixing technical talent from within the IT department in support

of customer special projects.

. Implemented on-site Product Data Management (PDM) server to support a

business subcontract with another prime contractor.

. Deployed special Internet connections and developed new security

processes.

Applied Mechanics Engineer, 1988 - 1993 Applied Mechanics Department

. Performed technical analysis and engineering in support of Engineering

department projects. Expert in creating animation of analysis results.

. Developed processes to certify parts made on a $1 million numerical

control (N/C) machine for the Quality Assurance department. This 7-month

effort resulted in cutting inspection time to less than 20% of previous,

and moved the inspection activities directly to the N/C machine operator.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. Active in the Twin Cities Knowledge Management Forum.

. One of two graduate MBA students selected to develop the structure and

curriculum for the University of St. Thomas advanced MBA in e-commerce.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Desktop Computing: Personal computer systems, including applications for

office and analysis use: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,

Project

Collaboration / Document Management: SharePoint MOSS 2007, Stellent /

Oracle UCM

Security Certifications: International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Technical Background:

Programming: HTML, UNIX shell scripts, FORTRAN, BASIC, Perl

and XML

Software applications and web-based technologies for reporting,

spreadsheets, graphics, databases and search engines

Networks: TCP/IP and Internet-based services: file transfer, remote

sessions, e-mail, web browsing, domain name services (DNS), http

proxy/caching server, log file querying and reporting, authentication

and encryption security services.

TRAVEL / LOCATION

Willing to travel, work multi-sites, virtual and in-person. Have current

passport.

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