Project Management

Joshua Karpinski

*** ***** **** ( Syracuse, NY ( 315-***-**** (

***********@*****.***

Targeting Mid Level Business Positions

0. University of Kentucky graduate in May 2010 offering a strong academic

background in IT and Business Analytics combined with excellent

internship experience as a Global IS Project/Portfolio Manager.

0. Consistently recognized for great communication skills in global

company and strong problem solving skills in a rapidly changing and

challenging environment.

0. Quickly learn and master new technology; equally successful in both

team and self-directed settings; and ability to communicate and

present ideas to top directors and executives.

Education

University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY Graduated May

2010

Bachelors in Business Decision Science & Information Systems (Analytics)

. Intern of the Year Nominee

. UK Bass Fishing Team

. Student Government Vice President

. UK Running Club

Skills

. SharePoint

. VBA Expert

. Microsoft Office Expert

. Multitasking

. Project Management

. Data Mining

. Problem Solving

. Teamwork

. Leadership

. Communication

.

Certificat Microsoft Office, A+ &

ions: Net + Class Coaching

Certification, NYS

Teaching Assistant

Systems: Windows

9X/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7,

Linux, Mac OS

Databases: Oracle, Access,

Relational Databases

Languages: Visual Basic, SQL, HTML,

Java, VBA, PHP

Software: MS Office, SharePoint

Work Experience

National Grid US - Syracuse, NY

Global IS Portfolio/Project Management Internship

June 2009 to Present

Duties included the development, implementation and maintenance of a new

Portfolio Management process within the Global IS Department. Within this

position I heavily utilized both business and systems analysis skills, as

well as technical expertise in the areas of Microsoft SharePoint, Excel and

Access. I collaborated with Project Managers and Directors in the IT

Department and developed reports on request and on a monthly basis for

Senior Management.

I quickly gained the respect of the many stakeholders and clients I worked

with both here in the US and the UK as well. I mainly worked in virtual

environment among a diverse team of people spread out among several

different locations and time zones (United Kingdom, New York, Boston,

etc.).

I have been retained through the school year at the University of Kentucky

and was issued a company laptop so I can continue to work and maintain the

application and project management process I have developed within the

company.

Selected Contributions:

. Developed application in VBA that interacted with SharePoint to make

new project requests easier and more accurate. Data Accuracy became

100% more accurate and reduced errors and user mistakes by 90%.

Utilized queries, pivot tables, macros, and v-lookup functions within

the Microsoft Office Suite.

. Created securities in application to prevent user errors and poor data

entry to keep similar terms across all lines of business.

. SharePoint Administrator that is responsible for granting permissions

to users and creating general SharePoint layout.

. 80% of all Project and Report requests were completed on-time and

other 20% were finished before deadline. With 100% accuracy and

management approval

Handled over 1,000 individual IS Projects for over 11 different lines of

business in the IS Department.

OCM BOCES Summer School - Camillus, NY

Seasonal Summer Teaching Assistant

July 2008 to August 2008

Taught and educated special education student's basic elementary

skills. Worked in small groups of children from 3rd to 5th grade and

taught them the desired skills that were on the teachers outline for

the day. Also assisted in teaching plans for the week and identified

student's areas that could be improved. I was able to communicate very

well with the children and saw dramatic improvement by the end of the

summer school session.

Proscapes Landscaping - Syracuse, NY

Seasonal Landscaping Foreman

May 2007 to July 2008

I was given small team of 3-4 workers to work on major commercial job

sites. Interacted with business owners and executives to make sure the

work was being done to their standards.

Selected Contributions:

0. Finished 90% of the jobs by the deadline 10% of the jobs were done

before deadline saving the company money.

0. 100% of all residential jobs were done with customer satisfaction.

0. Was asked to work for snow removal during winter. I was called for 2am

wake up if needed. Reported to work 100% of the team and finished job

sites ahead of time 60% of the time. Was then asked to help contribute

with other worksites.

Available for Relocation & Travel

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