Project Manager Management
Resume:
JERRY E. BUCHANAN, P.M.P.
Tampa, FL 33624
**********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I am an assertive, self-motivated professional offering solid interpersonal
skills and proven leadership ability. My current experience as a project
manager (www.fwcrcd.org) has strengthened my skills in focus and
discipline. Along with project team members, I excel in efficiency and
communication. Utilizing proper project management tools such as team-
focused brainstorming sessions, I am an organized professional dedicated to
achieving results.
EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Florida West Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council, Ellenton,
Florida
2008 - Present
Field Operations Project Manager
Oversee advanced technology infrastructures related to irrigation
monitoring devices
Facilitating construction and environmental projects with a budget of
$11.5 Million
Reduced costs by thirty percent with well-managed planning and
procurement decisions
Coordinate on-site activities and manage relationship with contractors
to ensure projects milestones are met
Collaborate by information technology in a virtual team environment with
online interaction tools
Treasure Coast Exteriors, L.L.C., Stuart, Florida
2007 - 2008
Assistant Project Manager
Managed field mitigations and enhancements to 1,275 existing structures
Supervised twenty-four employees skilled in aluminum alloy construction
labor
Prepared and distributed daily status reports as a project management
tool to maintain schedule
Maintained project control with quality and construction inspections
State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation,
Tampa, Florida
2005 - 2007
Investigator Specialist II
Prepared scheduling timelines for interviews with Subject of
investigation
Recovered monies for victims by utilizing effective mediation strategies
Consistently among the top ten percent for production in the state
Met simultaneous deadlines
Conducted 2,600 inspections and enforced compliance by issuing 260
citations
Tracked license status through proprietary intranet system
Acted as field representative and liaison to licensed individuals within
the Department
JERRY E. BUCHANAN, P.M.P.
4315 Shadberry Drive
Tampa, FL 33624
**********@*****.***
EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Florida Army National Guard, Baghdad, Iraq and Tallahassee, Florida
1997 - 2004
Specialist/Team Leader
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom to fulfill one year deployment
to Baghdad, Iraq at the outset of combat operations.
Went on 730 combat patrols and IED investigative missions.
Supervised four subordinate personnel in order to efficiently accomplish
daily missions
Selected to train team of 9 Iraqi Coalition Forces to help defend
against insurgents
Observed and adhered to combat skills, civil authority assistance, and
strict discipline under combat conditions
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Project Management Professional certificate
Project Management Institute, 2010
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Florida State University, 2002
Additional courses in Accounting and Auto CAD
University of South Florida and Saint Petersburg College, 2006 - 2008
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Microsoft Office applications (Word, Visio, Power Point, Excel, Outlook)
AutoCAD design software
Microsoft Project
Basecamp for Project Management
Leadership
Problem Solving
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