Project Manager Management

Tommie Thompson

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TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER / IT OPERATIONS MANAGER / IMPLEMENTATION EXPERT

Requirements Definition / Turnaround Management / Technology Deployment /

Process Improvement / IT Auditing

/ E-commerce / Quality Assurance / Change Management / IT Process

Optimization & Automation

Extensive Fortune 500 Implementations: I have been fortunate to enjoy a

very satisfying and successful career that has included serving in key

positions with well-known firms including Sprint/Embarq, JPMorganChase,

Assurant Benefits, DineEquity/Applebees, US Cellular, and Conagra Foods in

providing IT Management and Technical direction/solutions. Worked in

collaboration to provide solutions for MSN, Yahoo, Reuters, Weather

Channel, Infospace, Washington Post, Rand McNally, Traffic.com, MySpace, E!

Entertainment, CBS, Hearst, Fox, Mapquest, and Golf Channel. Career Track:

Professional growth through such positions as Project Engineer, System

Analyst, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Program Manager, and Business

Consultant (Many different management and technical roles simultaneously).

Full Lifecycle Manager from Requirements Definition to Project Closeout:

Over the past 16 years, my skills have been utilized in all phases of

projects both large and small. I have performed frequently in managing

and/or performing in the phases of Requirements Definition, Design,

Development, Testing, Implementation, and Project Closeout. I have had

huge success in managing cost, schedule, and performance of countless

project endeavors.

Proven Record - Across all major corporate functions: I am very

knowledgeable in all areas of Executive Management and how different

business units communicate with each other. I have developed and managed

many cross-functional and interdepartmental projects insuring that all

needed capabilities were provided and all management was satisfied with the

final products.

Managed Multi-Million Dollar Military, Governmental and Commercial Budgets:

My career has given me the opportunity to manage budgets in many different

environments. I feel that this makes me a greater asset and better enabled

than most to handle unforeseen budgetary situations.

Excellent communicator with all levels of employees (from CEO level to

developers): I have been utilized quite frequently as a "translator" of

requirements from upper management to the technical staff. Subsequently, I

can take those tasks and determine "work units" for the technical staff to

complete. I can also perform these tasks myself as necessary.

B.S. - Electrical Engineering - U.S. Air Force Academy

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Selected Achievements & Skills

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o Orchestrated the combination and consolidation of all networks and

applications for the Applebees - IHOP merger. Managed and coordinated

APPLEBEES Project Management and Infrastructure teams (2008-2009) in

combining all interfaces, applications, and data stores with those of

IHOP as a result of a recent merger and rebranding effort. Created

new Active Directory topology, File Share Consolidation, Email

Consolidation, and VMWare conversions to give a unified networking

environment for the two separately-run business units. Connected

TerraData SAN to the networks & Dell Blade Servers for a shared VMWare

and data warehousing application. Developed common naming standards

and common process integration, optimized and simplified current

procedures, and determined which servers could be "virtualized" to

improve uptime and reduce maintenance. Created project plans and

various reports to convey tasks and efforts that were required for

success to non-technical management personnel.

o Responsible for moving/migrating $50 Million in servers/applications

to Embarq Data Center from many countrywide locations (Approx. 435

servers). Managed all efforts of 35-person team and 20 external

vendors (2006) to facilitate necessary migration and testing support.

Verified functionality of all applications once migrated to the final

destinations. Reported status to Director/VP management on a weekly

basis.

o Directly responsible for the development of the new "heart and brains"

of the bus communication structure, weapons control, and surface

deflection of the Air Force F-16 jet aircraft. Supervised all

hardware and software technical efforts of 120-person contractor

engineering team and four development contracts valued at $500 million

(1992-1997). Evaluated proposals, prepared specifications, reviewed

test planning, and recommended corrections/modifications to

development effort where required. Related concepts and status to AF

Generals on a weekly basis. Established excellent working

relationship and worked very closely with contractors to produce

specified product within specific cost, schedule, and performance

barriers which resulted in overwhelming success in record time and

over $50,000,000 under budget.

o Skills: Exceptionally strong written and verbal skills. Highly

personable and capable of working with all levels. Proficient in

solving problems and implementing solutions under tight deadlines.

Hands-On manager and capable of efficiently managing all levels of

budgets. Can be very technical-can code, build databases, set up

networks, build and integrate new applications, etc. Loves learning

new technologies.

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Career Overview & Company Exposure

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o (Time Off) - (2009) Father passed away. Took care of his affairs.

Volunteered at Non-Profit for Windows Server builds.

o Intronic Solutions LLC - Project Manager (2006-2009) (Clients:

DineEquity, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Conagra Foods)

o K-Force - Project Manager (2000-2006) (Clients: Embarq, Assurant,

Seaboard, Applebees, JPMorganChase, Sprint)

o Computer Technology Associates - Project Manager (1999-2000)

o Electronic Telecommunications - Project Engineer (1997-1999)

o U.S. Air Force - Program Manager (1992-1997)

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