Project Manager Management
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David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP
Senior Marketing Program Manager, Project/Program Quality & Risk Management Leader/Specialist, Pro Bono Program Speaker
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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Current
Pro Bono Project/Program Management Education Consultant and Speaker at LeaderHelper
Lead Instructor for Project/Program Management Education and Training at LCS International, Inc.
Past
Public Speaker on Project/Program Management Training and Development at LeaderHelper
Senior Consultant
Professional Services Development at NEC Unified Solutions
Program Director and Consultant
on Leadership/Management Development at LeaderHelper
Program Advisor and Public Presenter on Quality Assurance Programs at LeaderHelper
Senior Instructor for Project/Program Management and Team Leadership at UC Irvine
Chapter President and VP Marketing at Project Management Institute (PMI) PMI-Dallas Chapter
Lead Instructor for Project/Program Management and Team Leadership at SMU School of Engineering and Computer Science
Senior Instructor for Project/Program Management and Team Leadership at SMU Cox School of Business
Program Manager for Content and Vendor Management at Texas Instruments - Education & Productivity Solutions Group
Director
Operations North America (Interim) at De La Rue Cash Systems North America (formerly Currency Systems International, Inc
.)
Consultant
for Spares Forecasting & Project Management at Currency Systems International, Inc. (acquired by De La Rue Cash Systems)
Principal, PMO North America & Project Management Instructor/Trainer at Fujitsu-ICL Systems, Inc
.
Executive Consultant and Senior Advisor
to Supply-Chain Executives at LCS International, Inc
.
Resultant
(Consultant & Advisor to Executive Management Teams) at Thomas Group
Interim President / CEO Consultant & Advisor
to The Board of Directors at Accurcast, Inc
.
Manufacturing Services Manager
(Southwest Region) at Coopers & Lybrand Management Consulting Services
Vice President
Manufacturing/Operations and Quality Management at Holmberg Electronics, Inc
.
Staff Design Engineer and Project Manager
for Lean Production Program at IBM Corporation
Internal Planning Consultant
for Robotics and Product Manufacturability at IBM Corporation
Production Control Administrator
- New Product Development Program at IBM Corporation
Inventory Control Specialist and Lean Production Program Coordinator
at IBM Corporation
Project Manager
for Process Improvement at Control Data Corporation
Inventory Analyst
for Part Master Location at John Deere Company, Inc
.
Consultant & Scheduling Systems Project Leader
at Alexander Proudfoot
Production Manager and Quality Manager
at Rosemount Engineering
Aircraft Maintenance Controller & Drill Team Commander
at U.S. Air Force
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Education
The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
Harvard Business School
University of Minnesota
-Twin Cities
Normandale Community College
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David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP s Summary
Senior marketing program manager consultant/advisor and professional instructor specializing in project/program risk management, delivery quality improvement, supply-chain management, and disciplined project/program portfolio management.
Advisor; consultant; program manager and consulting advisor for new product development, quality improvement, program design, and project/program portfolio management teams.
PMP certification instructor for corporate project management education and training.
Experience:
.. Board Advisor Services
.. Board Coaching
.. Board Leadership
.. Education Programs
.. Executive Advisor Services
.. Executive Coaching
.. Government Program(s)
.. Marketing Program(s)
.. OPM3 Consulting
.. PMO Advisor Services
.. PMO Consultant Training
.. PMO Consulting Services
.. PMO Director Coaching
.. PMO Instructor Training
.. PMO Leadership / Management
.. PMO Quality Assurance
.. PMO Quality Control Services
.. PMO Quality Director Coaching
.. PMP Certification Program Instructor
.. Program Management Consultant
.. Project Integration Management
.. Project Scope Management
.. Project Time Management
.. Project Cost Management
.. Project Quality Management
.. Project Human Resources Management
.. Project Communications Management
.. Project Risk Management
.. Project Procurement Management
.. Project Management Consultant
.. Quality Assurance Program Management
.. Program Presentations on Management Ethics
.. Public Speaking on Management/Leadership
.. Strategic Planning Advisory Services
.. Strategic Planning Consulting
.. Value Analysis Program Management
.. Value Engineering Program Management
David J. Lanners
MBA (Harvard), CFPIM, CIRM, CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE, PMP
12140 Larchgate Drive
Dallas, TX 75243-5053
Office: 469-***-****
Cell: 972-***-****
Email: abp0gx@r.postjobfree.com
Website: www.linkedin.com/in/leaderhelper
Twitter: twitter.com/leaderhelper
David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP s Specialties:
Marketing Program Manager PMO Operations Director Coach Consultant PMP Project Program Leadership Management Advisor Coach Director Instructor Trainer Project Program Management Consultant Director Project Program Management Leader Project Program Systems Integration Manager Project Program Change Management Leader Project Program Cost Quality Manager Project Program Communications Manager Project Manager Program Manager Project Program Risk Manager Project Program Operations Consultant Manager
David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP s Experience
Pro Bono Project/Program Management Education Consultant and Speaker
LeaderHelper
(Non-Profit; Management Consulting industry)
September 2009 Present (1 year )
Delivering public and private education/training to executives and other professionals leveraging LinkedIn and other social media for enhanced communication and productive relationships.
2010
Public Presentations
.. Career Jump-Start at FUMC - Richardson, TX - LinkedIn Rankings
.. Preston Trail Job Network Frisco, TX 29-second Introductions
.. Career Alliance Networking Group - Allen, TX - LinkedIn Rankings
.. DFW Sales & Business Dev Plano, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. CSN Network Group - Fort Worth, TX - LinkedIn Rankings
.. Preston Trail Job Network Frisco, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. Preston Trail Job Network Frisco, TX Guide to Ethical Influence
.. Human Resources Network Group Southlake, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. CSN Info Tech Network Group Southlake, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. CNG at First Baptist Church of Lewisville, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. Careers-in-Motion at Watermark Dallas, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. CareerCare at St. Andrew UMC Plano, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. CSN Engineering Network Group Dallas, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. DFW Sales & Business Dev Plano, TX 29-Second Introductions
.. Architects & Designers Network Dallas, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. Workforce Solutions of Texas McKinney, TX LinkedIn Rankings
2009 Public Presentations
.. Career Jump-Start at FUMC Richardson, TX LinkedIn Rankings
.. Careers-In-Motion Dallas, TX Guide to Ethical Influence
.. Bright Zone Jobs Ministry Frisco, TX Pro s Guide to LinkedIn
.. North Dallas / Plano Career Focus Group LinkedIn Rankings
.. DFW Sales & Bus. Development Group Plano, TX Influence
.. Carrollton CMG Carrollton, TX Guide to LinkedIn Rankings
.. Preston Trail CMG Frisco, TX Guide to LinkedIn Rankings
.. Career Management Group Lewisville, TX Ethical Leadership
Lead Instructor for Project/Program Management Education and Training
LCS International, Inc.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
April 2001 Present (9 years 5 months)
Delivered project management advice and services to improve project manager performance, program manager performance, and portfolio manager performance.
Identified opportunities for productivity and quality improvement through multi-department business process re-engineering.
Developed a comprehensive value-chain market assessment for a nation-wide I.P. based time-critical data collection service for the new business development division of a very large telecommunications company that documented their risk and potential returns.
Guided reorganization of a large privately held final assembly & fulfillment center into three semi-autonomous operations in less than six months while coordinating layout of the facilities for smooth material flow, efficient storage and flexible shipping options.
Orchestrated the rescue of a Canadian high-pressure aluminum die-casting company with 325 employees and sales of $35 million by improving its Q-1 rating 27 points to retain its largest customer and secure $4.5 million new sales as interim president.
Public Speaker on Project/Program Management Training and Development
LeaderHelper
(Non-Profit; Management Consulting industry)
May 2002 October 2009 (7 years 6 months)
Delivered high-quality education and integrated training to a broad array of professionals to help them improve their leadership and program/project management capabilities.
2009 Public Presentations
.. DFWQAA Meeting Frisco, TX Guide to Ethical Influence
.. ASQ Annual Conference Dallas, TX Fearless Leadership
.. ISM Regional Conference Plano, TX Fearless Leadership
.. Southlake Focus Group Southlake, TX PMP Exam Prep
.. DFW Sales & Bus. Development Group Plano, TX LinkedIn
2008 Public Presentations
.. ISM Regional Conference Plano, TX Guide to Ethical Influence
.. The Institute for Supply Management Dallas, TX Leadership
2007 Public Presentations
.. CareerConnection - McKinney, TX Pro's Guide to Influence
.. National Contract Mgmt Assoc. (NCMA) - Fort Worth, TX
.. CareerConnection IT-SIG, Project & Program Leadership
2005 Public Presentations
.. DeVry University Commencement Speaker Sharing Your Joy
.. Technical Club of Dallas Technical Leader's Guide to Influence
.. National Contract Mgmt. Assoc. (NCMA) Dallas, TX
.. Women Business Owners of Denton County Leadership
2004 Public Presentations
.. CareerConnection Big Tent Meeting Management/Leadership
.. Lone Star Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Fort Worth, TX
.. American Prod. & Inventory Control Society (APICS) Dallas, TX
2003 Public Presentations
.. Assoc. for Software Engineering Excellence (ASEE) Leadership
2002 Public Presentations
.. Southern Methodist University (SMU) Industry Advisory Council
Senior Consultant Professional Services Development
NEC Unified Solutions
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
August 2008 March 2009 (8 months)
Delivered project management education to improve project manager performance, program manager performance, and portfolio manager performance.
Helped executives get maximum benefit from our investment in communications technology. Served as PMO Consultant and Advisor to Portfolio Management executives for enterprise customer managed services engagements and related technical professional services.
Coached project managers and led teams of technical professionals in development and delivery of world-class unified (voice, data, and video) communications solutions to Fortune 100 clients and other large organizations throughout North America.
Developed cost comparison (ROI) models to evaluate financial savings from using Hosted Intelligent Voice Response (IVR) Systems in high-volume environments with high variability in call volume.
Developed and delivered a 35-hour on-site Project Management Boot Camp to more than 40 technical professionals -- resulting in the most significant quarterly increase in the number of certified (PMP) Project Management Professionals in the company's history.
Delivered PMP prep classes that saved the company more than $75,000 in training costs and enabled the company to adopt the PMBOK Guide Standard from PMI at least eight times faster than would otherwise have been possible.
Program Director and Consultant on Leadership/Management Development
LeaderHelper
(Non-Profit; Management Consulting industry)
February 1999 September 2008 (9 years 8 months)
Delivered project management education to improve project manager performance, program manager performance, and portfolio manager performance.
2008 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Project Management Institute (PMI) SW Ohio Symposium
2007 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Project Management Institute (PMI) Houston, TX Symposium
.. Project Management Institute (PMI) Phoenix, AZ Conference
.. Project Management Institute (PMI) Dallas, TX Symposium
2006 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Project Management Institute (PMI) Dallas, TX Symposium
2005 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Project Management Institute (PMI) Austin, TX Program Mgmt
.. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Dallas, TX
2004 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Nat. Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Regional Symposium
.. American Marketing Association (AMA) Dallas, TX
.. CareerConnection IT-SIG, Project / Program Leadership / Mgmt
.. Nat. Contract Management Associations (NCMA) - Fort Worth, TX
.. Project Management Inst. (PMI) Dallas, TX "The OPM3 Model"
2003 Public Speaking Appearances
.. American Council of Independent Labs (ACIL) Project Mgmt
2002 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Brookhaven College (DCCCD) Project / Program Project Mgmt
.. University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Project / Program Mgmt
.. Richland Community College (DCCCD) Project / Program Mgmt
1999 Public Speaking Appearances
.. DeVry Institute of Technology Project / Program Management
.. LeTourneau University Project / Program Management
.. University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Project / Program Management
.. Amberton Univ. Project / Program Management / Leadership
Program Advisor and Public Presenter on Quality Assurance Programs
LeaderHelper
(Non-Profit; Management Consulting industry)
September 1996 April 2008 (11 years 8 months)
Delivered project management education to improve project manager performance, program manager performance, and portfolio manager performance.
2008 Public Speaking Appearances
.. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Southwest Conference
2005 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Association for Software Engineering Excellence (ASEE) Dallas, TX
.. Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Dallas, TX
2004 Public Speaking Appearances
.. American Society for Quality (ASQ) Dallas, TX Conference
.. Society for Technical Communications (STC) Dallas, TX
2003 Public Speaking Appearances
.. Richland Community College (DCCCD) Project Quality Management
2002 Public Speaking Appearances
.. University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Project Quality Management
1997 Public Speaking Appearances
.. American Society for Quality (ASQ) Dallas Section Meeting
1996 Public Speaking Appearances
.. University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Operations Auditing
Senior Instructor for Project/Program Management and Team Leadership
UC Irvine
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2003 October 2004 (1 year 4 months)
Developed and delivered advanced on-site courses in Capital Budgeting, Project Cost Management, and Leadership for Senior Project/Program Managers to senior managers for a Dallas-area defense contractor as an integral part of a PM certificate program offered by UC-Irvine.
Selected reference material and structured team exercises using case studies to introduce frameworks for situation analysis and simulate senior-level decision-making challenges. Consistently received top instructor evaluations from participants in the program.
Chapter President and VP Marketing
Project Management Institute (PMI) PMI-Dallas Chapter
(Non-Profit; Program Development industry)
February 1998 April 2004 (6 years 3 months)
Joined the chapter Board of Directors in 1998 when we had 761 members and 116 certified (PMP) Project Management Professionals which represented approximately 15% of our chapter membership. By August 31, 2003 we had grown to 2,562 members and 1,176 certified (PMP) Project Management Professionals which represented approximately 46% of our chapter membership.
Led the seven-member Board of Directors for five years that grew our chapter membership by 236% and the number of chapter (PMP) Project Management Professionals by 914% while lowering monthly meeting prices and prudently managing expenses to avoid a dues increase of any kind.
Joined the chapter Board of Directors in 1998 when we had only a few hundred dollars in the bank, and upon my retirement from the Board of Directors in the Spring of 2004 we had accumulated a surplus of more than $25,000 to carry the chapter forward.
Served ten months as VP Marketing before being elected President in November 1998, and re-elected in 1999, and 2001 for two-year terms.
Lead Instructor for Project/Program Management and Team Leadership
SMU School of Engineering and Computer Science
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 2002 September 2003 (1 year 4 months)
Recruited virtually all of the classroom instructors for a 75-hour project management certificate program sponsored by the SMU School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Identified a pool of more than 130 project management practitioners who had expressed an interest in serving as a team instructor. Consistently received top instructor evaluations from students in the program.
Served on the Industry Advisory Council for the School of Engineering & Computer Science to guide program development and ensure that project management course content was current and relevant.
Senior Instructor for Project/Program Management and Team Leadership
SMU Cox School of Business
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
April 2000 June 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Developed and delivered a 16-hour (two-day) project management seminar for the executive education division. Served as the only instructor for this program in project management leadership. This project management series was the most successful seminar series in the history of SMU Cox School of Business.
Guided refinement of the entire program as the "Fundamentals of Project Management" course ran several times a year over its 3-year life and attracted more than 350 attendees. Topics included PMO management, portfolio management, program management, and project management.
Program Manager for Content and Vendor Management
Texas Instruments - Education & Productivity Solutions Group
(Public Company; TXN; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
December 2001
May 2002 (6 months)
Managed communications with suppliers to reduce elapsed time for new product development for classroom products and educational content by more than 50%.
Developed audit procedures to ensure that well-defined corporate policies regarding capital expenditures are more easily followed, thereby significantly reducing financial risk.
Director
Operations North America (Interim)
De La Rue Cash Systems North America
(formerly Currency Systems International, Inc.)
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2001
December 2001 (6 months)
Directed North American operations leadership team and installed spares budgeting metrics to meet global delivery commitments while maintaining emphasis on quality and cost reduction.
Integrated formal value engineering practices into high-volume spares (replacement part) design to shorten cutter production cycle time by 85% and reduce unit cost by 41%.
Consultant for Spares Forecasting & Project Management
Currency Systems International, Inc
. (acquired by De La Rue Cash Systems)
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2001
June 2001 (3 months)
Developed a spare parts forecasting model to minimize the cost of ensuring compliance with competitive service level agreements and prudently deploy $1,500,000 global spare parts inventory around the world to support a rapidly growing number of installed systems.
Assisted senior management with assessment of strengths and weaknesses in operations support areas and project management processes to minimize disruptions in new equipment production and shorten the time required to install new systems at customer locations.
Principal, PMO North America & Project Management Instructor/TrainerFujitsu-ICL Systems, Inc
.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2000
March 2001 (1 year )
Designed and directed implementation of all project management initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & control, and closing policies and procedures for a $20 million portfolio of programs and projects.
Developed a resource planning and tracking framework for the retail systems design and implementation project teams to ensure that bottleneck resources were available to meet scope requirements for all mission critical POS installations in North America.
Designed and led timely development of a world-class project status monitoring system for the rapidly growing POS systems, e-Business, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) divisions of a $50 billion global high tech company.
Executive Consultant and Senior Advisor
to Supply-Chain Executives
LCS International, Inc
.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
March 1988 March 2000 (12 years 1 month)
Managed development and early implementation of a job-shop project control system that reduced average work-order completion time from 41 days to 16 days for a large manufacturer of custom designed equipment employing more than 1,100 technicians.
Directed multi-site logistics and coordinated development of site preparation schedules for relocation of a 300-employee manufacturing company including engineering design, product assembly, system test, and administration from North Carolina to Texas.
Created and installed a process capability monitoring system that enabled a powdered-metal products company to sustain production with 60% less raw material on hand.
Directed development and implementation of material handling and inventory control systems for the U.S. distribution center of an international telecom company.
Resultant
(Consultant & Advisor to Executive Management Teams)
Thomas Group
(Public Company; TGIS; Management Consulting industry)
January 1996 July 1996 (7 months)
Developed and implemented creative solutions to long cycle time problems for major clients within the framework proposed and sold by Thomas Group to save clients millions of dollars.
Interim President / CEO Consultant & Advisor
to The Board of Directors
Accurcast, Inc
.
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry
)
February 1989
August 1989 (7 months)
Orchestrated the rescue of a Canadian high-pressure aluminum die-casting company with 325 employees and sales of $35 million by improving its Q-1 rating 27 points to retain its largest customer and secure $4.5 million new sales as interim president.
Manufacturing Services Manager
(Southwest Region)
Coopers & Lybrand Management Consulting Services
(Partnership; C&L; Accounting industry)
May 1986
February 1988 (1 year 10 months)
Managed implementation teams and developed technical support programs for the Southwest regional manufacturing and information systems consulting staff installing Enterprise Requirements Planning systems.
Directed implementation of facility-wide applications of "Just-In-Time" (JIT) manufacturing practices for the largest production site of a major telecommunications company.
Designed production lines to minimize material handling and provide maximum process quality control capability to reduce total cost-of-quality 60%.
Managed an Enterprise Project Management system and Enterprise Requirements Planning systems implementation program ahead of schedule and under budget for a large aerospace manufacturer.
Vice President
Manufacturing/Operations and Quality Management
Holmberg Electronics, Inc
.
(Public Company; TEL; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry
)
May 1985
August 1985 (4 months)
Directed 300 production employees and professional support staff with annual sales of $25 million in high-quality connectors from two assembly plants, one plating plant and a distribution center.
Orchestrated a customer-focused improvement in product quality that earned the company qualified supplier status from two large customers and increased sales by 20%.
Implemented a team management approach which eliminated a layer of supervision and shortened response time to customers by 70%.
Directed implementation of a control system with an integrated total quality improvement program to reduce manufacturing cycle time by 94% for standard products.
Staff Design Engineer and Project Manager
for Lean Production Program
IBM Corporation
(Public Company; IBM
; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 1984
April 1985 (6 months)
Developed and maintained short-interval production schedules used to manage interdependent tasks for electrical engineering, mechanical design, and software development teams.
Developed computer models used to study economic effects of world-wide sourcing options on manufacturing site selection decisions for major product lines to reduce costs at least 20%.
Internal Planning Consultant for Robotics and Product Manufacturability
IBM Corporation
(Public Company; IBM
; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1984
October 1984 (8 months)
Managed new product development, robotics and material-handling programs to enhance manufacturability of new computer products for global markets. (Promoted to Staff Engineer.
)
Production Control Administrator
- New Product Development Program
IBM Corporation
(Public Company; IBM
; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1983
February 1984 (5 months)
Designed, installed and coordinated use of an innovative "dock-to-line" inventory control system that improved inventory turns more than 300% on mid-range products, thereby improving profits more than $10 million.
Inventory Control Specialist and Lean Production Program Coordinator
IBM Corporation
(Public Company; IBM
; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1983
September 1983 (4 months)
Directed the efforts of new product administration, SPD headquarters, schedulers, production center management, procurement, parts analyzers and industrial/manufacturing engineering to implement new JIT production practices. (Promoted to PC Administrator.)
Project Manager for Process Improvement
Control Data Corporation
(Public Company; CDC; Computer Hardware industry
)
April 1981
August 1981 (5 months)
Developed structured design of experiments to collect data from new product production operations and used analysis of variance information to rapidly improve production yields, thereby saving the organization more than $600,000 per quarter and enabling the organization to establish itself as the market leader for personal computer storage devices in the early 1980 s.
Inventory Analyst
for Part Master Location
John Deere Company, Inc
.
(Public Company; DE; Machinery industry
)
April 1977
March 1981 (4 years )
Developed and implemented new parts-handling procedures to reduce order-filling costs.
Developed and installed a unique method for determining optimal locations for each inventory item to reduce the seasonal variance in labor requirements, thereby improving profits by $280,000 annually.
Improved overall labor efficiency for the facility so significantly that the distribution center survived nationwide restructuring of the replacement parts distribution organization.
Consultant & Scheduling Systems Project Leader
Alexander Proudfoot
(Public Company; MMC; Management Consulting industry
)
November 1975
March 1977 (1 year 5 months)
Designed and directed implementation of reliable shop floor control systems. Developed effective manpower planning and control systems.
Created and implemented an integrated scheduling system which reduced production delays in a client's stamping department by 86%, thereby improving the client's profits more than $600,000. (100% travel throughout the U.S.)
Production Manager and Quality Manager
Rosemount Engineering
(Public Company; EMR; Industrial Automation industry)
June 1974
September 1975 (1 year 4 months)
Managed two-shift operations in the glassing, machining, assembly and electronic-testing areas. Stream-lined production operations and introduced training programs to improve labor efficiency.
Designed and implemented equipment modifications to reduce errors, rework and scrap, thereby improving profits more than $900,000. Reduced work-in-process inventory by 75% and production lead-time by 66% while increasing output.
Success required special ability to assess the effects of all early-stage processes on subsequent operations. Within this period, department rejects dropped to levels consistently below 2.5%, the department maintained 100% schedule compliance while operating at 75% of budgeted cost, and the 23 persons assigned to the area established the best combined attendance record in the company.
Aircraft Maintenance Controller & Drill Team Commander
U.S. Air Force
(Government Agency; Defense & Space industry)
February 1968
March 1974 (6 years 2 months)
Directed maintenance operations on all avionics and electrical systems for three squadrons of combat aircraft in Thailand.
Managed all repair and upgrade operations for voice communication systems on all U.S. Air Force aircraft stationed in Japan.
Supervised rebuilding of sixteen radio test stations to ensure a prudent balance between preventive maintenance and immediate response to emergencies.
Commanded a squadron precision drill team that placed first in public competition.
(Clearance: Secret-Crypto.) Honorable Discharge.
David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP s Education
The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
Ph.D
. Candidate, Management Information Systems Project Operations Leadership Management PMO Organization Development, 19881989
One of four Ph.D
. candidates awarded a University Merit Fellowship in 1988.
Activities and Societies:
Advisor on design development of UTD's project/program management curriculum. Independent project/program management consultant advisor coach for the UTD project/program management leadership team to help them with their efforts to get accreditation from the Project Management Institute for UTD s graduate program in project management. Pro bono guest speaker to assist UTD leadership with promotion of its project/program management curriculum especially in the DFW (Dallas, Texas) area.
Harvard Business School
M.B.A
., Operations Executive Consultant Advisor Management Leadership Program Management Project Management, 1981 1983
Admitted to HBS immediately upon graduation from the UofM, and sang bass in a barbershop quartet at Harvard.
Activities and Societies:
Management Consulting Club, Creative Leadership Forum co-founder, non-profit organization program director, and pro bono advisor to non-profit organization executive board and Chief Executive Officer. Encouraged by Harvard Business School instructor serving CEO as executive board member and director for a local high-tech manufacturing company, I led a ten-week independent operations audit program as a project management consultant and advisor to the company s CEO and executive leadership team.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
B.S.B
., Business Operations Project Management PMO Technology Management Project Program Director Management, 1979 1981
Concurrent with full-time work.
Activities and Societies:
Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma (national business honor society) for academic excellence. Completed multi-disciplined general management program in record time by managing a project with a PMO-style program/project scheduling system. As pro bono CEO advisor/consultant to adjunct faculty in the school of management, I developed creative solutions on CEO consulting projects. Scheduling algorithms I developed for engineering/manufacturing client are still being used for master parts location projects.
Normandale Community College
A.E.S., Business Operations Project Management PMO Technology Management Project Program Director Management, 1977 1979
Graduated with 4.0
(Highest Honors)
Activities and Societies:
By enrolling in advanced courses that satisfied requirements in multiple programs, earned both Associate in Elective Studies and Associate in Arts degrees in record time. During one period was enrolled full-time in a program at Normandale College while also being enrolled full-time in a program
at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. What made the portfolio of academic programs and homework projects a CEO-level challenge was that I was also working full-time at John Deere.
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Advisory Consultant Training Development Board Management Leadership Coaching Dallas DFW Texas United States Leadership Executive Consultant Leadership Training Management Leadership Education Training Organization Leadership Development PMO Advisor Consultant Skills Training PMO Consultant Trainer Management PMO Director Consultant Skills Training PMO Director Management Development PMO Director Management Education PMO Director Management Training PMO Leadership Education Development PMO Leadership Knowledge Development PMO Portfolio Manager Education Training PMO Project Program Consultant Training Project Operations Management Consulting Project Program Director Education Training Project Program Quality Assurance Knowledge Project Program Quality Control Knowledge Project Program Manager Development Project Program Manager Education Training Project Program Manager Leadership Skills Project Program Manager Management Project Program Portfolio Management
David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP s Groups:
Board Member Program Advisor Trainers
Dallas DFW Texas United States Leaders
Executive Consultant Leadership Trainers
Global Management Program Leaders
Leader Coaching Program Developers
Leader Education Program Developers
Leader Training Program Developers
Operations Advisor Director Coaches
PMO Advisor Director Instructor Trainers
PMO Consultant Management Coaches
PMO Director Manager Consultants
PMO Director Manager Developers
PMO Director Manager Educators
PMO Executive Leadership Advisors
PMO Operations Advisor Coaches
PMO Operations Manager Advisors
PMO Organization Development Coaches
PMO Portfolio Manager Developers
Project Program Consulting Coaches
Project Program Management Developers
Project Program Management Educators
Project Program Management Leaders
Project Program Organization Developers
Project Program Portfolio Consultants
Quality Control Knowledge Developers
Quality Improvement Consultant Educators
Risk Reduction/Quality Assurance Leaders
Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
Mensa
Executive Suite
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
PricewaterhouseCoopers Alumni
Carlson School of Management
American Society for Quality
Mensa - Official 'Linked M's' SIG (USA)
Project Manager Alliance!
Project Management Link - www.pmlink.org
Intertel
Global Program and Project Networking Group (9400+)
Project Manager Networking Group
Consultants Network
PMI Credentialed PMPs
Normandale Community College Alumni
Harvard University Alumni
APICS The Association for Operations Management
Alexander Proudfoot Employees & Alumni
CXO (CEO, COO, CKO, CFO, CMO, CAO, CVO, CDO, CRO, CLO, CSO & CTO) Community
University of Texas at Dallas Alumni (2700+ members)
NEC
SharePoint Users Group
Certified Project, Program & Portfolio Managers
PRTM
Thomas Group and Alumni
University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) [over 1000 members!]
PMO - Project Management Office
Harvard Business School Alumni
St. Andrew CareerCare - Plano, Tx
APICS CPIM Professionals
Southern Methodist University
Fujitsu Companies
Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Honor Society Recognizing Business Excellence
ASQ - Dallas Section 1402
Linked Strategies
PMI OPM3 Special Interest Group (SIG)
DFW IT Professionals
St. Jude Career Alliance (St. Jude Catholic Church, Allen, TX)
HBS Class of '83 - Section G
Top Recommended People
The Linked CXO / President, CEO, COO, CIO, CTO, MD, VP, Director 's
Star:Jobs Professional Career Center
Watermark Community Church Careers In Motion Ministry
MIT Enterprise Forum Dallas Chapter
Executive Career Center
DFW Career Focus Group
PMI Dallas Chapter Members, Alumni, & Friends
Official PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) Group
David Lanners, CFPIM CIRM CMQ/OE CQA CQE PMP s Honors:
DeVry Institute Commencement Speaker,
Distinguished Service Awards (Numerous),
PMI National Award for contributions to OPM3,
PMI Dallas Chapter President (Three Terms),
PMI Dallas Outstanding Leadership Award,
Security Clearance - Secret Crypto (USAF)
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