Brian Duke
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PROGRAM MANAGER
Results oriented Manager who develops and mentors teams for highly
successful implementations. Successful delivering Government and
commercial programs while building repeat business. Programs consist of:
Industrial Operations, analysis and construction management, Supply Chain
Systems, Warehouse Management Systems, IT / VOIP, Software Development and
Deployment, Department of Defense and Government programs.
Successful management of programs up to 2.1 billion dollars
EXECUTIVE WITH THE FOLLOWING CORE COMPETENCIES
. Proven history consistently exceeding corporate and global
business objectives
. Owner's sole decision-making executive business manager on
programs up to $250 Million
. Financial authority accurately forecasting budgets while
validating changes to meet revenue goals
. Firm executive mitigating program risk while driving
client / owner issues to closure
. Provides absolute clear and concise project reports for C
level and board member presentations
. Government contact for multiple programs of varying
security levels - - Air Force, Army, TSA and the FAA
. Staff coordinator of consultants for some of the largest
commercial and government clients
. Successfully directs multi-national, union, non-union
staff, as well as, the clients and their consultants
. Mentors department teams and plans program strategies
while promoting earned value management
. Extremely dependable and visionary operations and business
leader throughout the venture life cycle
. Excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership and
mentoring skills
PARTIAL CLIENT LISTING
Department of Homeland Security - TSA Nielsen Media Research
K-Mart corp.
Department of Defense - Army, Air Force American, Delta, NWA,
United... Wal-Mart
Port Authorities NY/NJ, Miami The Boeing Company
Target
United Parcel Service BNP & Associates, Cage Inc.
Columbia Sports
United States Postal Service Turner Construction
Amazon
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DDG and Associates - Canton, GA 2006 -
Present
Principle- Project management firm specializing in; Distribution and
Warehouse System Design, Global Supply Chain Consulting, Construction
Management, Design/Build, Engineering, Master Planning, Site Analysis, IT
and VOIP Implementations, Feasibility Studies for Government and Commercial
Entities.
> Global contracts manager in facilities management reducing labor costs
for a world renown companies by 45% while increasing order processing
rates by 40%. Management of Engineering, R&D, Project mgrs., Finance
and Sales.
> Created and executed employee feasibility time study program
increasing employee efficiencies by 30%
> Modernized facility automation, IT and streamlined corporate processes
while outsourcing redundant tasks, saving $ 950K annually
> Implemented an inventory control system reducing on site parts by 1
million dollars
> Streamlined IT scope for an 18% reduction in design time and
installation while increasing program compliance and processed to
reach corporate standards in 18% of the time
> Renegotiated corporate service agreements saving 22% through
competitive analysis programs
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES - Marietta, GA 2004
- 2006
SR. PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGER - Distribution systems and logistics
manager for one of the world's leading turnkey integrators and express
parcel systems. Vanderlande Industries specializes in automation,
logistics, communication, IT, High Speed Distribution and Air Facility
Security Screening Systems.
> Senior Manager for airport logistics, software, and security screening
implementations throughout the USA
> Reduced engineering and implementation time 11%, by outsourcing
gaining 9% additional profitability
> Streamlined IT scope for an 18% reduction of design and installation
time
> Business manager for all current and future budget forecasts and
project change orders
> Analytically managed cross functional teams to reduce implementation
time for project scope up to 25%
> Efficiently manages, product procurement, risk assessment, engineering
reviews, contracting, sub-contractor risk assessment, scheduling,
program implementation, and the program close-out phase
SIEMENS USA - Novi, MI / Salt Lake City, UT / Orlando, FL / Grand Rapids,
MI 2001 - 2004
SR. PROJECT MANAGER - SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS, AIR CARGO and SECURITY for one
of the world leaders of supply chain system providers, data collection, IT
data vaults and high tech security.
> Nationally recognized by Siemens for superior implementations
performance and client relations within the government sector, medical
programs, and warehousing supply market
> Sr. Manager of Department of Defense Programs - secret clearance for
IT programs throughout the USA.
> Lead engineering, contracting and budget efforts for high security
government cargo and rail programs
> Surpassed departmental goals for profitability and forecasting results
six straight years by 8-30%
> Reduced sales estimating time by 14% by using matrix tools while
mentoring each project team
SITE PROGRAM MANAGER - DISTRIBUTION and POSTAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS 1999
- 2001
> Exceeded department profitability goals each quarter completing
projects in 80% of the allocated time.
> Created and presented program reports in support of technical review
meetings for the West Coast team.
> Reduced equipment testing periods and project risk by promoting in-
house checklists.
> Increased employee opinion survey statistics by 8%.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - Midwest Region
1986 - 1999
SUPERVISOR OF PROJECT and INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING for the world's largest
package delivery company and the leading global provider of specialized
transportation and logistics.
> Time Studies program manager for union and non-union corporate staff
increasing task efficiencies by 18%
> Retrained local 698 efficiency rates by 7% by implementing the time
study findings immediately.
> Managed union, non-union and contractors in highly automated material
handling sortation and building systems increasing productivity by 23%
with mentoring in computer enhanced scheduling
> Key member on facility design team as a successful installation
manager in the Midwest United States
> Commissioning and 'go-live' manager promoting 5% more cost effective
start ups in (4) new facilities
Education Professional
Associations
MBA Candidate, Kettering University - Operations Management Project
Manager Profession Institute
BSME Manufacturing Engineering - Lawrence Tech. University NARI &
NKBA Construction Council
Automation Engineering and Robotics - Oakland Community College Dale
Carnegie Instructor
PMI - Project Management Professional PMBOK and - Candidate SAP Users
Council, ISO 9000, QS 9000
SUPPLY PROGRAM MANAGER EXPERIENCE
Material Handling Conveyor Environmental Other
Warehouse distribution systems Underground storage tanks
Automotive distribution centers
Parcel and mail distribution systems Fuel station design / install
Fiber optic, DX, Telecommunication
Cargo distribution / storage Automated flow control
Department of Defense IT programs
Baggage systems - airports Fuel farm installation IT program
manager - FAA control rooms
Automated storage and retrieval Environmental clean up
Telecommunication call center roll-out
Air Facility Electrical Commercial
Building
Building demolitions and expansions 24-13,200 volt layout & design
Building erection and demolition
Project engineer air facilities 24-13,200 volt installation Big box
and high rise
Project manager airport ramp expansions Greenfield electrical
installations Cooler, chiller and paint buildings
US Air Force Base clearance - Secret Emergency Power Generation Fueling
stations and clean up
Intrusion detection & imaging systems Uninterruptible power systems
Biometric security systems - Access control