Engineer Mechanical Engineering

David D. Gardener

*** ****** **** ***** ( Cary, NC 27513

919-***-**** ( **********@**.**.***

Qualifications Summary

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER / IT SPECIALIST

A seasoned professional with an extensive range of skills as industrial

engineer, financial analyst, programmer, cost estimator, business planner,

program manager and operations support. Programming skills and mechanical

engineering education combined with a strong work ethic assure on-time

delivery. Skilled in performing Learning Curve Analysis, Regression

Analysis and PERT (critical path method).

Technical / Computer Skills

Software: Programmer with PL/X, C++, REXX, APL

Operating Systems: Windows, OS/2, host VM and MVS

Database: Lotus Notes 5 Data Base Administrator, and ITSAS, a DB2 security

application

Spread sheets, word processors and presentation: Lotus Symphony, Lotus

Smart Suite, and Microsoft Office, BookMaster, PROFS and Foils5.

Highlights of Professional Experience

IBM - Research Triangle Park, NC and Lexington, KY 1969 to 2009

WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS (1999-2009)

. Saved over $150K/year using only 5% of work time by monitoring expenses

for an 800+ person organization. Solely possessed access to expenses for

entire organization.

. Monitored compliance to ITCS300 and ITCS104 for 800+ people with 9000+

machines via ITSAS (internal DB2 database) and Hyperion reports, exceeding

compliancy standards

. Coordinated space for 350 people: moved 378 people in one year, including

210 on the same day. Controlled physical security for this group as well.

(Badge reader, cipher locks, and keys)

. Initiated process for maintaining roster and monitoring staffing changes

via spread sheets, resulting in maximum efficiencies regarding space

coordination, cost reduction and head count analyses

. Solely responsible for gathering and consolidating inputs for $150M

budget from over 60 managers. Assisted with MSDN licensing and other

software orders. Identified surplus machines to minimize capital

expenditures.

. Developed process to administer worldwide internal access to web sites

via BlueGroups, which provided access to information for internal audit

purposes.

. Created a process for streamlining the collection and tracking of

management approval at various levels on expense, staffing, capital and

travel via a database.

Plan Coordinator / Financial Analyst (1993-1998)

. Established collection process for cost centers, which reduced tool costs

by $22M. In 2 years and reduced administrative staff from 34 to 6

. Developed annual technical plan for modifying 28 software tools which

saved $22M in the annual cost of these tools by these modifications as

implemented by 17 divisions on Lotus Notes DB or BookMaster

Programmer (1987-1993)

Key member of team that supported an internal tool which monitored test

case coverage resulting in higher quality code by maintaining current

version and re-writing in a higher-level language that was easier to

maintain

. Tracked reported problems to assure resolution by team in timely manner

by giving one on one focus in assisting customers with their problems to

resolution

. Made enhancements to support new complier releases and fixed bugs in

70,000 lines of old code written in PL/X-370, PL/1 and Assembler, enabling

the tool to be available to other users within IBM

. Implemented automated testing of the tool via CVF/WITT to maximize output

of the tool

. Rewrote user guides to contain enhanced graphics and to be compatible

with APA printers

Early IBM Experience: (1969 - 1987)

ATTAINED GRASS ROOTS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AS INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER,

PHASE ESTIMATOR, PROGRAMMER AND STRATEGIC PLANNER AND HONED SKILLS IN

ESTIMATING IMPACT OF POTENTIAL COST-REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND PROJECTING

FUTURE PLANNING CYCLES USING SPECIALTY TOOLS AND BUSINESS INDUSTRY

KNOWLEDGE. LEAD COST ESTIMATOR OF MAIN FRAME COMPUTERS AND LINE

PRINTERS.

Education & Training

MS Industrial Engineering, Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY

MS Mechanical Engineering, Montana State University - Bozeman, MT

BS Mechanical Engineering, Montana State College - Bozeman, MT

Selected Community Leadership & Involvement

. Scouter: Venturing Advisor, Scoutmaster &/or Assistant Scoutmaster, 1986

- Present. Currently have 25 co-ed youth in Venturing Crew, 130 in Troop

. Monthly 'Down East' missions with Genesis United Methodist Church 1998 -

Present

. Led Apex, NC Outreach Service Project (youth) to repair a home, 2008; re-

roof a home 2009

. Katrina Relief; Pass Christian, MS, Oct. 2007 & Oct. 2006: plan Nov. 2009

for one week

. My church in Lexington, KY built two homes for Habitat for Humanity: one

week each.

. Adult leader of Methodist Youth Fellowship starting fall 2009

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