Gerald E. Jones

abn9wr@r.postjobfree.com

**** ***** ******

Santa Monica, CA 90405

310-***-****

IT Project Manager / Consultant

PROFILE Exceptionally strong cross-functional communicator and

motivating team lead. Master situation analyzer and rapid-response

organizer. Easy to work with. Strong win-win negotiator. Comfortable with

top-management client-facing roles. Explain business needs and management

objectives to technical team - and report technical challenges back to

management and stakeholders in clear lay language. Depth and breadth of

experience in all phases of business development and product/ application

development lifecycles, including traditional large-scale SDLC and agile

development for prototyping and modular projects. Experience with enabling

enterprise applications for Web and mobile. Familiar with organization and

technical challenges of migrating legacy apps into the cloud. Author of

business and technical books including How to Lie with Charts and Project

Management Professional (PMP) Certification for Dummies.

Government clearance: SECRET (active)

Subject-area and industry knowledge in automotive, aerospace, mobile

computing, electronics, retailing, entertainment, digital media production,

education, healthcare, accounting and finance, and IT, including software

development and Web project management, as well as SAP Change Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Consultant / Owner - LaPuerta Consulting, Santa Monica, CA (Jan 2002 -

Dec 2010 [excluding time at MCT]; April 2012 - Present)

. Perform detailed IT project planning, including win strategies, work

breakdowns, and bids

. Support large-scale IT proposal projects in various roles as Proposal

Manager, tech writer-editor, IT subject matter expert

. Develop both creative content and technical implementation of Web-

based systems and multimedia publishing projects. Recent consults:

MILVETS / Synchron LLC (June 2012 - Present) Proposal Manager / IT SME on

bid for $100M 5-yr US Treasury IT services contract. Also DHS FEMA

Electronic Document Imaging/Management Services project analysis for

Veteran Owned Service Disabled contractor

Mission Critical Technologies, Inc. (August 2012 - Present) IT Planning -

Projects for National Institutes of Health (NIH), USAID, GSA, Navy Seaport-

E, and NASA Ames and JPL

Manager IT Projects and Proposals - Mission Critical Technologies, Inc., El

Segundo, CA (Dec.2010 - April 2012) -IT project planner and analyst for IT

and engineering services firm bidding multimillion-dollar US Government,

commercial, and healthcare contracts

. Identified and tracked new opportunities for bidding on task orders

for multimillion-dollar IT project and staff-augmentation contracts

. Developed technical solutions for Web-based deployment with PC and

mobile GUIs and large-scale enterprise database and back-end

processing (SQL)

. Performed detailed project planning as basis for technical solution

and costing including: Work Breakdown Structure, EVMS planning, risk

assessment, definition of team technical roles, level of effort (LOE)

estimation, deployment strategies, needs analysis

. Supervised agile proposal and business analysis teams. Example

engagements:

Warner Bros. TV MIS (Nov 2011 - Feb 2012) Burbank - Planned enhancements to

ClearTrack custom application for tracking music licensing / IPR assets for

episodic TV production. Business analysis of workflows for Features, WT

Music, Interactive, Home Video, Telepictures

USDA Grand Canyon Vegetation Database Development Project (July - Sept

2011) Performed detailed work breakdown, timeline, schedule, and level-of-

effort (LOE) estimates for this major SQL systems initiative to catalog and

report on all species of vegetation in the national park

NASA Ames (Feb 2011 - Apr 2012) Consulted on in-house performance

evaluations for IT professional and scientific / engineering contractors

onsite at Ames Research Center. Compiled and evaluated technical self-

assessments for contractors, including metrics for outstanding

achievements, such as development of STAR Web-based scheduling system,

prognostic algorithm development for aeronautics, green-building monitoring

initiative Sustainability Base, and various research grant applications

Toyota / University of Toyota (Nov 2011 - Apr 2012) Conducted research and

project planning to propose mobile- and tablet-based Web distance learning

solutions for internal continuing education.

IT Consultant / Owner - LaPuerta Consulting, Santa Monica, CA (Jan. 1, 2002

- Dec. 1, 2010). Independent IT and media consulting practice [excluding

1.5 years as W2 employee of MCT above]

. Conducted business and systems analyses, legacy systems assessments,

and prepared reports and recommendations to senior management of

client companies

. Led project teams under both SDLC and agile models

. Created and deployed instructional designs, led training, beta

testing, cutover, and workaround phases. Example engagements:

Wellpoint Anthem (Jan - Aug 2010) - Served on Deloitte Administrative and

Change Management business analysis and instructional design team on

companywide upgrade from legacy Perot Systems Medicaid database. Business

functions: business analysis, process flowcharting, SME interviews,

documentation writing, documentation editing, graphics editing, project

management, online publications management, user acceptance testing

planning and administration

Northrop Grumman Information Systems (Multiple ongoing engagements since

Jan. 2002) - Capture and IT proposal development for several major

aerospace contracts. Worked closely with pricers and schedulers in

preparation of IMP/IMS and Cost volumes, including updating large, complex

spreadsheets and MS Project WBS charts. Good grasp of engineering concepts

and business mission. Business functions: Past performance research and

analysis, contract compliance, terms and conditions, Work Breakdown

Structure, schedule and budget, cost accounting, technical writing,

graphics creation, diagramming, editing, international team building, media

project management

The Walt Disney Company (Jul - Oct 2006; Feb 2007 - Aug 2008) - Served on

IBM Change Management team for Disney Integrated Supply Chain Management

(DISCO) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) transition for corporate

accounting and finance professionals. Designed, developed, and deployed

department-wide training programs centering on a corporate transition from

JDEdwards and AS400 legacy systems to SAP FICO. Selected, developed, and

deployed online certification exam software. Conducted critical evaluation

of certification test pilot program results, including modifications to

testing policy and strategies. Developed and led staff training sessions

focusing on team building, morale, interpersonal communication, and SAP

Change Management. Business functions: international trade, international

finance, business analysis, systems analysis, instructional design, credit

analysis, open availability, accounts receivable, collections, financial

reporting, instructional software design, website development, contract

compliance, team building, project management, technical writing and

editing, documentation, public speaking, presentation design

Raytheon (May 2004 - Jun 2005) - Implemented new liaison function between

the in-house Media Solutions department and the Corporate Communications

department, providing customer relations between executives and all

multimedia, graphic arts, and video services at headquarters. Performed

needs analysis, work order initiation, budgets, technical detailing of

projects, project management, delivery, and quality assurance. Business

functions: account management, schedule and budget, cost accounting, team

building, project management, website development, technical writing and

editing, graphics production, international trade shows

Comco, Inc. (Feb - Aug 2002) - Served as outside director of IT for this

specialized manufacturing company, creating and chairing its IT steering

committee. Recruited and hired new permanent IT director

Vice President, Product Development - The Reynolds Group / RA Media,

Burbank, CA (1995 - 2002) - Software/hardware vendor, CGI systems for

retail signs and displays. Responsible for enterprise software development,

including custom large-scale database-driven sign and label printing,

specialty digital printing, and distributed digital television. Supervised

staff of 19, plus outsourced software development vendors, including

offshore team

. Supervised product development, software and hardware, for CGI and

multimedia systems

. Contracted with two offshore development vendors and one domestic

hardware systems integrator

. Enforced controls for versioning, quality, budget, and schedule

. Supervised customer support (Help Desk) and onsite training / support

. Developed plans for product launches and branding

. Developed and elaborated innovative product concepts, including IP-

based digital television distribution plans. Product lines/brands

included:

Episys, Ltd. (Royston, UK), lead subcontractor, including international

contract negotiation and compliance with U.S. and UK laws, in the highly

competitive vertical market of retail information systems, signs, posters,

labels, and point-of-purchase electronic displays. End-user clients

included Sears, Federated Systems Group (Macy's), May Co., and Linens 'N

Things (system scale $500K - 3M). High-level (IT director, CFO) customer

contact and presentations, especially related to sales-support functions

R A Media, Inc. (point-of-sale digital TV), Targeted Digital Networks (IP-

delivered venue-specific TV, including the InnRoom Shopping Network for

Wyndham Hotels) and prototype airport lounge TV distribution for Southwest

Airlines

WhamTech, Inc. (Google competitor for terabyte database search engine, now

involved in Homeland Security projects, including DNA search and matching)

HANDS-ON TECHNICAL SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS

SAP R/3 FICO, MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Apple

iLife suite, Microsoft Project, Visio, RoboHelp, Adobe Acrobat

Professional, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel suite, Microsoft Frontpage and

Expression, Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, WordPress, Blogger, Final Cut,

Sony Vegas (video and audio editing), CushyCMS, Article Manager (for Web),

SnagIt, SEO, Yahoo Sponsored Search, VerticalResponse email, Constant

Contact email, MailChimp email, Yahoo sponsored search, Google Adwords,

HTML, XML, XML style sheets. Proficient on both Windows and Apple

platforms. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Earned Value Management Systems

(EVMS), ITIL, CMMI, Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), RAD, Agile /

Scrum, Waterfall development methodologies

PRESENTER AND SEMINAR LEADER

Seminars Developer and presenter of the following professional-development

sessions for IWOSC, Disney, and clients: How to Lie with Charts, Writing

Articles for Trade Magazines, Professional Collaboration, Story

Development, Promoting Yourself as an Author, Blogging for Fame and

Fortune, Financial Proofreading, Lost at Sea / Lost on the Moon (team-

building games and negotiation skills)

Public Speaking (partial list) Featured speaker, Association of Proposal

Management Professionals Bid Con 2012; Keynote speaker, Genentech

Operational Excellence Conference, June 2009; Presentations before Sears IT

Steering Committee, Santa Monica City Council, California State Parks &

Recreation Commission

EDUCATION

. B.A. with Honors, Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) Major in the

College of Letters, an interdisciplinary program in literature,

history, and language, with strong emphasis on written and verbal

communication skills

. Additional coursework at Sorbonne, Paris. Read, speak, and write

French

. Continuing Education, UCLA School of the Arts Courses in writing, as

well as digital media development, budgeting, directing, and

production

Book Author (partial list):

. PMP Certification for Dummies (Wiley)

. Real World Digital Video (Peachpit/Pearson)

. Digital Filmmaking for Teens (Thomson/Cengage)

. 24P: Make Your Digital Movies Look Like Hollywood (Thomson/Cengage)

. Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements (Wiley)

. Murphy's Laws of Excel (Sybex)

. How to Lie with Charts (Sybex)

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