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Project Manager Quality Assurance

Location:
Gardner, MA
Posted:
October 24, 2012

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Dominic Kidwell

Email: *********@********.***

Address: * *** *****

City: Gardner

State: MA

Zip: 01440

Country: USA

Phone: 978-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 60

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DOMINIC KIDWELL

978-***-**** * 9 Ken Drive, Gardner, MA 01440 * *********@********.***

PROJECT MANAGER / PROCESS ANALYST

Core Competencies

* Entrepreneurial Vision * Strategic Action Planning * Client / Vendor Relations & Training

* Teambuilding / Leadership * HR Operations Oversight * Project Planning / Management

* Superb Communicator & Coach * Improving Confidence & Morale * Polished Presentations

* Performance Metrics / Measurement * Process Analysis / Improvement * Empowering Others

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

* Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with solid experience using Six Sigma to delivering measurable improvement results for clients and employers, completing leadership sponsored projects, and driving internal productivity and morale.

* Highly organized, people-oriented professional with the natural leadership capabilities to support organizational objectives for growth and profitability by consistently setting and surpassing all individual and team goals.

* Skilled analyst experienced in conducting: Research Analysis, Project Analysis, Descriptive Analysis Predictive, Correlation Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, Factorial Analysis, and Content Validation Analysis.

* Exceptional coaching talent combined with the vision and ability to lead employees to achieve and maintain peak performance levels, which result in rejuvenated business growth, improved morale, and increased revenues.

* Gifted listener, superb leader; able to uncover the unspoken desires and hidden talents in businesses and their employees drawing them out in a positive, non-critical manner and moving them forward in leaps and bounds.

* Technical proficiencies include: Ronin; SPSS; Windows 98/XP/Vista; MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook; Internet Searches/E-mail; Social Networking.

* Current-Active Secret Security Clearance.

FORMAL EDUCATION

M.A. - INDUSTRIAL / ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

TULSA UNIVERSITY * Tulsa, OK * 1995

B.A. - HONORS PSYCHOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS * North Dartmouth, MA * 1992

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

BLACK BELT CERTIFICATE NATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL * Falmouth, MA * 2007

MANAGER (Captain, Company Commander of 160 soldiers) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD * Braintree, MA * 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WAVEMARK - Littleton, MA

FIELD OPERTIONS PROJECT MANAGER (IT) 6/2012-10/2012

* Determined time requirements and resource allocation to each project phase; established work plan for each phase of the project; coordinated activities of personnel to ensure the project progressed on schedule and within prescribed budget; prepared status reports and modified schedule or plan as required; coordinated project activities with healthcare organizations in accordance with regulatory or internal policies; coordinated intra and inter departmental matters to expedite projects; facilitated the solutions associated with designing, implementing, leading, and completing projects.

* Established and maintained contacts with internal and external stakeholders to provide information, garner acceptance and support of the project plan, ensured that the project met customer needs; chaired project-related planning meetings. Actively drove process improvement activities related to projects, installations, repairs and overall business activities.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - Camp Phoenix - Kabul, Afghanistan

BASE SUPPORT GROUP EXECUTIVE OFFICER (BSG XO) 3/2011-3/2012

* Second in command; tracked and coordinated all construction projects, billeting/office space moves under direction of Base Support Group Commanding Officer (BSG CO). Coordinated execution of the camp strategic construction plan; integrated construction and contracting directives from BSG CO, and updated the Weekly Construction status report.

* Synchronized assets from other units with the project COR and integrated Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) for oversight on contracted and Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) projects. Organized weekly BSG Huddle, managed BSG staff and approved Camp Phoenix access badges as directed, and continuously advised BSG CO on daily camp operations in support of his ability to effectively lead the organization.

* Drafted and published SOPs, MFRs, MOAs and other policies per BSG CO directives, composed `Phoenix All` camp email distribution messages, performed command duties in the absence of the BSG CO. Collected and organized data on incoming units requiring office space, billeting, parking space, IT requirements, and any other special needs.

UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL - Shrewsbury, MA

PROJECT DIRECTOR (Research & Evaluation) 8/2009-9/2010

* Directed project lifespan, managed strategic aspects, which included database management and client consultations to obtain research requirements, develop designs, present models and submit survey-fielding updates.

* Simultaneously directed multiple projects, successfully managed competing priorities, and achieved established goals within tight deadlines despite overlapping schedules. Interacted effectively with a wide range of internal/external customers, maintained quality assurance and control on all project activities and deliverables throughout project lifespan.

MANAGEMENT INSIGHT TECHNOLOGY - Southborough, MA

PROJECT MANAGER (Operations) 2/2008-2/2009

* Developed project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risk identification, brand positioning, promotions testing, contingency plans and allotment of resources for each phase through entire project lifespan. Conducted client needs analysis, developed system designs, presented proposed models, designed media-research project survey instruments, and completed all projects on time and in budget.

* Generated comprehensive, meaningful technical documentation-reports, detailed results tables, and other materials in support of providing viable recommendations regarding multivariate analysis projects. Led team in use of SPSS to perform descriptive, multiple regression, and factorial analyses of survey, demographic, and test data with superb results in terms of consistently high client satisfaction, retention and loyalty rates.

Selected prior experience

PROJECT TEAM LEADER (Quality Improvement) NEWCO INTEGJ LLC-Kosovo (2006-2007)

RESEARCH ANALYST (Clinical Quality Management) TUFT`S HEALTH PLAN-Watertown, MA (2004-2006)

PROJECT ANALYST (Pharmaceutical Internet Survey Mgmt) NOP WORLDWIDE-Andover, MA (2001-2004)



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