Cal Pfahl, PMP
abnvse@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Objective
To secure a Senior Project Management position.
Project Management Certification
Certificate obtained from University of Washington July 1997. Achieved a Masters Certificate from George Washington University
through ESI in October 2000. Achieved Project Management Professional (PMP) certification June 2006.
Employment History
I have worked for the Boeing Company for 34 years. My background is diverse and company wide. The last 10 years have been in a
Project Management role in the IT organization. Eleven years have been as an estimator/cost analyst in the commercial, aerospace, and
defense portions of the company and eight years collectively as a Program Planner in Major Outside Production and Manufacturing
Engineering Business Management. The balance has been as a Contract Administrator, Industrial Engineer Methods Analyst,
machinist, or special assignments. Was a member of the Boeing Project Management Interest Group.
Skill Inventory – Team leadership Team building Mentoring
Planning Risk Management Integration
Scheduling Estimating Negotiation
Facilitation Communication Process focused
2003 - 2009 IT Business Solutions – Project Management
Senior Project Manager serving the Boeing enterprise and Computing and Network Operations (CNO)
Projects Supported in 2008 to 2009:
Team leader for a multi-year project in support of a Tier I initiative called Boeing IT Reliability Program- Assigned
responsibility for all CNO applications to be documented in Boeing Systems Encyclopedia (data base), assessed for
criticality and availability, develop disaster recovery plans, access control plans, asset compliance reports, and
implement them into the compay event mangement system and produce availability metrics.
Team leader for W2K8 Certification Testing for CNO Windows Servers – Work with component owners for all
required contents of upcoming upgrade of the W2K8 operating system for all infrastructure servers. Coordinate
vendor deliveries and testing for successful certification. Built a tracking tool to document all compenents and
progress to completion.
Projects Supported 2007:
Team leader for Voice Over IP Deployment for SW Region and El Paso – Implementation of a common
infrastructure and support processes to install VOIP phones. Team worked with local vendors to procure and install
hardware.
Team leader for Boeing IT Skills And Project History Data Base – In support of a proprietary program in VA, a
system intended to document critical IT skills and associated work history that can be used to engage and utilize the
resources for bid and proposal input for revenue generating opportunities for CNO.
Projects supported in 2006:
Team leader for Employee Giving Web Page– Technology insertion for enterprise use for Boeing Employees to
donate to various company giving programs (Employee Community Fund, Gift Matching, Disaster Relief, Special
Appeals). This entails working with a COTS vendor, HR Systems, Total Access, SSGa with significant integration.
Team leader for Grant Making for 3rd Sector Agencies – 3rd Party public web access to services for managing grant
application data, an enterprise solution.
Team leader for Secure Hard Drive for International Travelers – Implemented Puget Sound pilot in Laptop Service
Centers to provide loaner hard drives for traveler production laptops for duration of trip. Extension to enterprise will
be coordinated in consonance with Dell transition of desktop services.
Team leader for Desktop Services Intiatives – Multiple projects designed to enable desktop technicians become more
efficient at providing their services, which in turn allowed fluid resource reallocation to areas with increased activity.
Projects supported in 2005:
Team leader for Computing Security Assessment Integration – Integration of the multiple computing assessment
process to become common and share one tracking system with repository.
Team leader for Subsidiary Access Model Study – Determine methods of access between all subsidiaries and
provide recommendations for future access setups to accommodate risk appropriately as well as mitigate favoritism.
Team leader for Capability Assessment Process Development – Documentation of processes and implementation of
a new system to support the Enterprise Computing Assessment process group.
Program manager for Integrated Defense Systems Division (IDS) Material Cost Management System –
Implementation of an integrated group of projects designed to redesign and automate processes performed
throughout IDS procurement cost analysis support functions. Managed the project office accountable for success of
the integration and success of these projects. This project was 2 years in duration.
Projects supported in 2003/2004:
Team leader for Integrated Technology Services (ITS) People Capability Maturity Model – Lead a team chartered to
implement a strategy for ITS for improving the maturity of people processes in an integrated fashion.
Team leader for Commercial Aviation Systems (CAS) Business Continuity Model – Assess issues with infrastructure
support processes and recommend solutions to improve availability for line of business applications within the CAS
business unit.
Team leader for IDS Material Cost Management System – As stated above
Team leader for Enterprise Account Provisioning – Establishing a common process for issuing
/manageing/terminating user computing access accounts throughout the enterprise.
Additional History:
2000 – 2002 Service Delivery Management – Project Management
Project Manager serving the Boeing enterprise.
Projects supported in 2002:
Technical Information Exchange (TIE) - A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA – Compaq & Palm) to carry event
management system data and keep track of employee time records while out on computer restoration calls. Benefits
were more efficient restoration services and more accurate metrics.
Just In Time Toner (JITT) - The other project is deploying a print toner monitering and replacement service to
infrastructure printers. It is known as Just In Time Toner (JITT). This was a collaborate effort with the SSG/BCA
teams. Benefits are reduced inventory costs and increased customer satisfaction.
Projects supported in 2001:
Team leader for the relocation of 120 servers and closure of the Company Offices 2-31 building server room in
support of the Server Center Consolidation Initiative designed to put all servers in a hardened data center. We were
given 11 months to complete the project. My team committed to complete it in 6 months and was successful in
meeting their target.
Revived a dormant team from 6 months of inactivity to finish off the definition of common processes of site
technicians performing computing relocation services and publish them on a web page. This effort was very
beneficial in facilitating the Boeing Quality Management System process documentation project launched shortly
thereafter.
1999 - 2000 – Boeng Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG)
Define, Control and Configure (DCAC) Program – Software Installation
BCAG Manufacturing Engineering (ME) DCAC Issues Committee Chair – In support of a company conversion
to a new sofware deployment for product definition and material resource management, was responsible for
developing and monitering ME DCAC implementaton plan, managing the issues, and facilitating them into
prioritization and resolution.
Project Manager for Sustaining Process deliverables in response to requests for changes of production processes
deployed through the final phase of DCAC.
Project Manager for development of the project plan for ME process deliverables in support of Airplane Product
Integration.
BCAG ME representative on the Design Engineering Sustaining Issues Resolution team.
BCAG ME representative on the Define Sustaining Transition Steering team.
777 Division – Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
1997 – 1999 Project Manager – Twin Aisle Manufacturing Engineering DCAC Implementation
Responsible for Program Planning and Control function which included building the implementation plan (based on
GSIM), schedule, business plan, status tools/reporting processes, and issue tracking. Represent 777 Manufacturing
Engineering on the North Site, 777 Operations/QA, 777 Production Engineering, BCA Manufacturing Engineering
Implementation managers, and BCA Define Leadership team. Responsible to ensure the plan was integrated at all
levels and provide consultation to the team(s) for corrective action due to deviations to the plan or revision of the
statement of work.
1993 - 1997 Program Planning Administrator - Manufacturing Engineering Business Management
Performed several assignments concurrently in support of an organization with over 400 people as follows:
Make\Buy Representative - Provided direction for following policies and strategies for products to be built in-
house versus procured from outside suppliers. This involved developing new processes and training plans/materials
as well as implementation of these processes and training plans. This also encompassed residing on the Division
Committee for internal decisions. This committee additionally supports the offset program in support of company
sales to international customers. My responsibility was to identify appropriate hardware for offering and any
associated technical issues.
Interdivisional Work Authorization Coordinator - Responsible for documenting, coordinating, and authorizing
statements of work and administrative agreements for products and services procured from other Boeing divisions.
Department Business Plan Steering Team member - Key player on a team responsible for steering the department
CQI teams for development of new processes.
CDS Team Leader - Lead a team chartered to improve our production scheduling process for first article non-
recurring activities. The objective was to align the activities performed with a cross-divisional document and pursue
commonalty with multidivisional participation. This team was also responsible for administration of the data base
and the on-going performance of the process.
Mechanical Handling Equipment Committee Chairman - Chaired a committee of cross-divisional membership
responsible for developing plans for shipping hardware from major suppliers to the factory including the definition
of tools. This committee authorized the plans and tool designs developed by the suppliers.
Materiel Division – Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Major Outside Production (MOP)
1992 - 1993 Program Planning Administrator
Responsible for coordinating customer requirements and program directive implementation into the MOP supplier
base. Representative on various cross-functional quality improvement teams focused on reducing cycle time and
business process waste by using lean phylosophies and tools.
1991 - 1992 Special Assignment
CAD/CAM & Electronic Communications Focal. Responsible for identifying and defining business processes
impacted or new processes required as a result of system incompatibilities. Resided on a committee that set policies
and resolved issues involved with transmitting the data in a usable and cost effective manner.
1990 - 1991 Contract Administrator – Major Outside Production
As a Design Build Team member on the 777 program, managed a participant contract with a co-located foreign
supplier supporting the 777 airplane program. The supplier specialized in engineering and manufacturing of
composite airplane structure.
New Airplane Division – Boeing Commercial Airplanes
1989 - 1990 Finance Cost Accountant - Estimator
Lead estimator for new airplane program and derivative studies performing Design to Cost analysis for new
manufacturing processes and materials. Projects covered were for the 777 program prior to go-ahead.
Responsibilities included being a Design Build Team member on a NASA composite fuselage study contract that
was in cooperation with several other aerospace companies. Provided cost analysis results and recommendations to
NASA in a quarterly report distributed across the US.
Boeing Aerospace & Military Divisions
1986 - 1989 Finance Cost Accountant - Estimator
Developed cost proposals for government new business/technology programs and change proposals for composite
manufacturing, information systems, satellites, missiles, fighters, ground support, submarines, transportation
vehicles, and engineering computing.
Boeing Aerospace Division
1983 - 1985 Industrial Engineer - Manufacturing Estimator
Assigned to the central new business estimating group. Supported all programs on a loan basis for new business
proposals with manufacturing estimates for all product lines and spares.
Fabrication Division – Boeing Commercial Airplanes
1979 - 1983 Industrial Engineer - Estimator/Methods Analyst
Performed manufacturing estimates, load capacity analysis and manufacturing plan reviews for cost effectiveness,
committed first article flows and engineering change support. Developed detail estimates for 737, 747, 757, 767
machine and composite parts.
Machinist in A3250
1973 - 1979
Training ITIL V3
Masters Certificate in Project Management delivered by ESI.
University of Washington Certificate for Project Management
Seattle University Mechanical Engineering program (first year completed)
Over 500 hours of Boeing training courses related to Project Management, Process Management, Quality,
Communication, Problem Solving, and Leadership.