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Project Manager Customer Service

Location:
Richland, WA, 99354
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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Robert Leigh Pritchett, MSCS, CTE

Former MCSE, RCDD

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

Richland, WA 99354

1-509-***-**** (Home) or 1-509-***-**** (iPhone)

Skype: macCompanion Email: **********@************.***

IT Infrastructure Supervisor

Hanford Nuclear Reservation, 13 years – all locations in technical support, maintenance

and engineering – with "Q" Clearance.

Project Management, 9 years – 3 on Hanford site, 5 with SCM and Tetra Tech A&E Firm,

1 with Christensen Electric, including SOWs, Technical Specifications, Drawing packages,

etc. for bids.

Manage a team for over 8 years in producing a monthly trade magazine.

SUMMARY

Results-oriented IT professional with experience and proven track record in designing,

implementing and managing projects in software development firms, documentation

management, web site development, network infrastructure design, product reviews, testing and

evaluations. Proven strengths in meeting goals and producing bottom-line team efforts.

Web Design and Maintenance Systems Analysis and Design

Network Infrastructure Design and Internet Telephony Evaluation

Development High Tech Maintenance

Publishing and Editing Project Management

Tools of the Trade

Microsoft Office, Adobe Master Collection Creative Suite CS4, Nemetschek Vectorworks 2009,

ConceptDraw Office, Neo Office and other apps as needed. iPhone, MacBook Pro 17" with latest

Mac OS X and Crossover (for Windows-only apps).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Site Director for Pure Energy Systems Network - April 2008 – March 2009

Site support duties. Content research and management. Forum support for New Energy

Congress. (Close to 25 million page views for all PESN websites.) Also creating videos for

YouTube and Google.

Treasurer for the SEENetwork.

Established the Solar Energy Consultants Group (LinkedIn).

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Created the 3-Rivers Synergy Centre and established the Alternative Energy User Group 2007

– Present (President).

MPN, LLC, Richland, Washington

http://www.maccompanion.com 1996 - Present

Owner, Consultant, Publisher.

Built the company into a trusted source for computer-industry related reviews for hardware

manufacturers, software developers, book publishers and training programs.

Oversee assignments for product reviews to 15 volunteer staff for publication of monthly

magazine with close to 2 million page views per month. Also participated in a weekly

Podcast through iTunes.

Provide consulting services to businesses and individuals that migrated to the Macintosh

platform and sell value-added products through online affiliates.

Provided Telecommunications project management, both Inside and Outside Plant fiber,

copper and fiber-to-the-desk.

Ran Quality Control for the Bonneville Power Administration fiber run between Seattle, WA

and Portland, OR in what is now called NOANet. Also taught courses in infrastructure

design.

InStar Corporation, Kennewick, WA 2003 - 2006

Managed software documentation and developed online customer self-help program that

reduced the Customer Service call-rate and helped improve insurance agency

management’s “paperless office” environment to be one of the best Insurance Agency

Management software providers in the industry. Helped establish the best reputation in

client satisfaction and retention with Insurance Agencies.

Provided content and content management for website and software releases, company server

customer service support area, bi-monthly magazine, certify insurance carriers and Rating

Vendors with the Insurance Agency Management software.

Handled software update distributions.

Technology Marketing Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut

http://www.tmcnet.com 2001

Technical Lab Analyst and Article Editor for 4 trade journals and website.

Reviewed and wrote articles regarding various Internet Telephony hardware and software

applications for TMC technical journals (some telecommuting involved) and website.

Interviewed companies on-site (even outside the US) and published results.

SCM Consultants, Kennewick, WA 1996-2000

Telecom Project Manager.

Provided estimates, project management, design and consulting for such facilities as the Walla

Walla State Penitentiary Telecom Upgrade and school districts in Hermiston, OR,

Morrow County School District, OR, Pasco and Richland, WA, including systems

installations.

Provided all aspects of Concept, Design, Planning, Bidding, Estimating, Installation, As-

building and Maintenance. Some System Administration. Also provided content and

maintained a Telecommunications and Technology website.

Worked with private businesses such as Charter Communications for the Richland I-LAN for

the city of Richland, WA and various businesses in Kennewick, WA

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Christenson Electric, Portland, Oregon

http://www.christenson.com/ 1996

Telecom Project Manager.

Taught and trained structure wiring and low voltage courses in Portland, OR.

Project managed telecommunications upgrades at the HP facility in Corvallis, OR.

Provided Quality Assurance for the Eugene, OR School District infrastructure.

Bidding, Estimating, Installation, As-building and Maintenance.

Boeing Computer Services, Richland, Washington

http://www.hanford.gov/ 1982-1995

Project Manager, Network Tech, Office and Computer Equipment Tech.

Project management, planning, design/engineering for both multi-million dollar Inside and

Outside Plant projects (including fiber-to-the-desk) for many government and contractor

facilities (required security clearance). Senior Computer Systems Analyst work,

feasibility studies.

All aspects of Design, Bidding, Estimating, Installation, As-building and Maintenance.

Computer Technician and Office Equipment Technician work: Provided services to all office

equipment installation, maintenance and upgrades such as personal workstations

(including all electro-mechanical pre-computer systems, i.e. typewriters, copiers,

calculators, shredders, etc.), mainframe peripherals, all computers and computer

networks.

Held “Q” Security Clearance for all of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington

http://www.cwu.edu/ 1978-1982

Computer Network Tech. Office Equipment Tech.

Maintained all office equipment including reprographics, IBM typewriters, mainframe

terminals and networks.

Provided Computer Systems Analyst work as part of the Computer Services department.

EDUCATION

Masters of Science, Computer Systems, City University, Bellevue, Washington

http://www.cityu.edu/

Focused on systems analysis and development, computer network installation and support.

Bachelor of Arts, Administrative Management, Minor in Data Processing, Central

Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington

http://www.cwu.edu/

TRAINING

Loss Mitigation Professional – Loss Mitigation Institute 2004

http://lossmitigationinstitute.com

Short Sale – Vision Investing Group 2007

http://www.visioninvesting.com

Apple Product Professional 2006 - Present

http://www.apple.com

Computer Telephony Engineer (CTE), Cyberstate University, CTI Institute

http://www.worldmind.com/media/text/clients/cyber/cyber.html

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Former Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Wide Area Network

http://www.microsoft.com

Former Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), BICSI and RCDD

LAN Specialist, BICSI

http://www.bicsi.org/

Devry Institute Electronics

http://www.devry.edu/

Also have various certifications from Infrastructure cabling manufacturers and management

training courses.

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