Project Manager
Resume:
Jason Dickens
Spring, TX ***88
************@*******.***
EDUCATION
BAS, Business Administration, 2002 AAS,
Aerospace Maintenance Tech, 2001
Mount Olive College Community
College of the Air Force
Mt. Olive, NC Goldsboro, NC
3.2 GPA
EXPERIENCE: 1/2012-Present - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Project
Coordinator
1/12 - present -- ES Central Project Coordinator: Coordinates project
activates and schedules resources for the States of Texas. Louisiana,
Oklahoma and Colorado.
. Revamped status reporting procedures; reduced project status meetings
from five hours to under two hours
. Vision Resource Manager; using Vision software manages over 40 employee
resources, builds labor schedules, tracks project budgets, labor and
expenses
05/06 - 12/11 - Kelly Engineering:
Southern Research Institute- Project Coordinator
. Worked with lead engineer using MS Project to produce schedule, contacted
vendors, directed technicians and ordered parts, this ensured the project
didn't lose funding and reached its goals, earning bonuses for upper
management.
. Used MS Access to build a training and certification electronic database;
tracked over fifty employees, kept records up to date, easily accessible,
this saved physical space by having all records available from any
computer
. Managed respirator program, ordered and maintained all PPE, made sure
employees were fitted with respirators to safely work in hazardous
breathing environments, preventing work stoppages
. Manager of shipping and receiving; designed inventory control system and
eliminated the problem of lost client assets, worked with on site clients
to properly and safely ship hazardous material
Sales Associate- Design Team Manager
. Top ten percent of over one hundred salespeople in delivered sales first
month on the job
. Top salesman in August 2009
FMC Technologies- Project Coordinator
. Took charge of a project work package avoiding a drilling rig shut down,
when the lead abruptly left the project, this project was at risk for
liquidated damages that were avoided
. Managed cost, schedule, and scope of sub-sea oilfield service equipment
to be delivered to Brazil adjust to a shortened schedule without
compromising performance
. Set up off site assembly facility to seamlessly handle increased demand
thus avoiding over one million dollars in liquidated damages
4/94 - 5/06 -- United States Air Force:
Acquisitions Officer
. Lead 20 member team to design an innovative "just in time" tool
procurement process, saving an estimated $5,000,000 by greatly reducing
acquisition cost, improving production line schedule, reducing aircraft
repair time and dramatically lowering material lead time
. Coordinated and directed the emergency repair of aircraft parts
preventing production line work stoppages
. Selected to serve as U.S. liaison to the European Air Forces to develop
program plans including, funding, scheduling, & configuration control
concerns for over 2000 aircraft and integrate USAF and foreign nation's
repair functions
Air Force Base Engine Manager/Propulsion Technician
. Supervised augmenter and exhaust nozzle crew assembling, repairing and
ordering of engine parts
. Managed a library of 500 manuals updating maintenance procedures,
ensuring crews had accurate procedures, increasing safety for maintenance
crews and reducing chances of aircraft losses
. Crew member producing three Total Accumulated Cycle time change engines,
requiring complete tear-down and build-up having no anomalies detected
during post maintenance testing
Additional Information:
Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Excellent presentation and negotiation skills; ability to present in front
of an audience
Strong client management skills, including interpersonal skills, ability
to build rapport
Mechanical and technical aptitude
Familiar with half facepiece and SCBA respirators
Certificates/Training:
PSMJ Project Management Boot Camp
Essentials of Project Management (Villanova University)
Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Certified
Certified Acquisition Professional, (Specialty of Program Management)
DIAWIA Level 1
Engineering Boot Camp (FMC Technologies)
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