Project Manager Engineer

R. - Résumé**** Seminary Road, Apt ****-S, Falls Church, Virginia

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Tel.: 703-***-****

E-mail: jcanard(at)cox.net

SUMMARY: Background combines diversified experience in administrative

services, personnel and logistics management, court enforcement procedures,

and success in roles requiring diverse public relations skills. 10 years

experience at the Circuit Court level; 20 years experience on active duty

in the U. S. Army, over four years in facilities and logistics management

and five years in personnel management. Exceptional strengths include:

MISSION oriented, results producing, "team player" who is a doer. Highly skilled organizer and manager of people and systems. Excellent writing and oral communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE: RETIREMENT - February 2003 to PresentOFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (OA), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

(ACF) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) June 2002 to February

2003 ADMIN SUPPORT SPECIALIST (SECURITY OFFICER)

Managed physical security in a 10 story office facility employing in

excess of 2,000 employees. Provided supervision and coordination between

ACF and a 13 person contract Guard Force manning four primary guard stations.

Manager of the facility access control system which includes ID Card processing,

access control operations at 60 entry points and managing an approximate

4,000 record database involving the personnel entering the facility on

a routine basis. Recent accomplishments include upgrading an existing

swipe card access control system to a proximity card reader system for

the 60 entry points and issuing over 2,300 new ID Cards to facility employees.

FEDERAL OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (OCSE), ADMINISTRATION

FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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February 1999 to June 2002FACILITIES MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Managed all aspects of operations, maintenance and repair of an office

facility providing workspace for 250 employees in a high rise office building

complex. Tasks and accomplishments included the management of the facility

telephone system, Local Area Network computer system, and physical plant

furnishings and support systems. Planed for and supervised a team of various

technical and trade craftsmen from other agencies in accomplishing daily

work requirements. Analyzed new requirements, developed plans and procedures,

and followed up with coordination to accomplish all required tasks.

Major accomplishments included planning for, and overseeing the renovation

of 13,000 square feet of office space on the 2nd floor which provides

a work space environment for sixty-two (62) employees of various grades

levels up to GS-15. Designed and supervised the construction of three

(3) automated conference rooms employing multi-media audio/visual equipment

and integrating video conferencing with electronic whiteboard and projector

presentation video displays.

Managed physical security and safety for OCSE. Maintained two security

stations at primary entrances to the OCSE office space on the 2nd and

4th floors. Supervised the issuing and renewal of ID Badges for all agency

employees. Processed reports and conducted informal investigations on

security incidents and reports of thefts and assisted the Federal Protective

Agency with their investigations. Maintained the facilities to comply

with all security and safety requirements established by regulation.

Principal operator and manager for videoconferencing in OCSE. Operated

a network of many Videoconferencing units located in the headquarters,

10 regional offices and numerous outside agencies that interface with

OCSE on a daily basis. Arranged for and conducted all major video conferences

with outside agencies for the Commissioner's office.

Performed a myriad of tasks for the operations and management of the

Commissioner's office. Principle staff officer responsible for organization

charts, preparation of special application items, and daily time management

through an automated process. Principle task involved analyzing, evaluating

and interpretations of current policy and procedures and the development

of new procedures for the efficient operation of the OCSE office environment.

FEDERAL OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (OCSE), ADMINISTRATION

FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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January 1997 to February 1999CONSULTANT Provided private sector advice in implementing new federal initiatives.

Program Specialist for two major projects; the "Big8" Initiative,

involving working with the states with the highest child support caseloads,

to develop projects and procedures that resulted in increased child

support collections and dramatically improved the lives of thousands

of children; and the METRO Project, which involved working with all

jurisdictions surrounding Washington, DC to develop compatible and comprehensive

procedures so that child support cases can be worked across jurisdictional

boundaries resulting in the successful collection of child support and

improvement in child support program performance.

Principal manager for videoconferencing in OCSE. Operates a network

of 35 Videoconferencing units located in the headquarters, 10 regional

offices and eight IV-D Program Director offices. Coordinates and conducts

video conferences with outside agencies.

Served as principal manager for videoconferencing in OCSE. Developed

and operated a network of videoconferencing units located in the headquarters

and throughout a number of agencies working with OCSE. Served as a member

of the Electronic Team (E-Team) which advised management on solutions

to issues and problems involving all forms of audio, visual, and computer

equipment to include the agency presence on the Internet and management

of the Local and Wide Area Networks. Was the operating manager

for three electronic mail "ListServ" systems. Instructor for Professional

Development Training involving teaching classes on Microsoft's Word,

Excel, and PowerPoint programs, Beyond Mail and Internet/Intranet Operations.

LOCKHEED MARTIN, IMS - 1996

DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER, Criminal Justice Services Division Interim Project Manager for startup phase of contract to provide

Probation Case Management Services, involving electronic monitoring,

telephonic reporting and delinquent collections, for the County of Los

Angeles (California) Probation Department.

Managed execution of project implementation plan. Member of project

design team; assisted in formulating the project design and developing

specifications. Developed specific operating policies and procedures

for project systems operations.CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND - 1986

- 1995

CHIEF, Office of Fines and Costs Enforcement - 1989 - 1995 Managed office pursuing collection of costs ordered by the Court

in adult criminal and civil cases through litigation and enforcement

measures.

Increased collections threefold, over several years. Pursued tens

of thousands of delinquent cases and collected in excess of $10 million

over nine years.

Hired, trained, and supervised office staff. Completed 150 to 200

legal and administrative actions daily while supervising six managers

and administrators.

Testified in Court on behalf of the State. Conducted conferences,

seminars and briefings for high level Federal, State and local officials

on conduct of the collection program.

Coordinated and scheduled numerous activities with and for the Court

involving judges, attorneys, all parties in the case, and associated

outside agencies involved in court cases. DEPUTY CHIEF, Adult Collection and Judgment Restitution Program - 1986

- 1989 Formulated, implemented and managed aggressive collection program

within the Court resulting in a marked increase in financial collections.

Developed and operated a data base computer system, to include writing

the software to track the collection activities on delinquent Criminal

and Civil Court cases.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - 1985 - 1986

Restitution Education, Specialized Training and Technical Assistance

Program (RESTTA) CONSULTANT on Juvenile Restitution Programs for the 7th

Judicial Circuit of Maryland Conducted major study on Court's needs in Office Automation and Data

Processing Activities to establish a collection program for the Circuit

Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Established software programs and hardware equipment to automate

the management function of newly created Adult Collection and Judgment

Restitution Program.

MILITARY

SERVICE: Colonel, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers.

Summary - 28 year Military career, 20 years active Federal Service -

Primary area of experience in operations and training. Served as Facilities

Management Officer in two major commands. Formulated all plans and executed

all matters pertaining to the operation and maintenance of facilities.

Coordinated all construction matters, served as Contracting Officer and

Contracting Officer Representative on specific contracts, procured supplies

and special equipment, organized and supervised facilities operations,

and providing technical guidance and assistance for support activities.

Served as an Instructor in the US Army Engineer School. Spent seven years

in overseas assignments in Korea, Italy, Germany, and Vietnam. Served

in combat in Vietnam for 21 months as a Company Commander, Battalion Operations

Officer, and Assistant Engineer at the Brigade and Division level. Served

final five years on Active Duty as Deputy and then Director of Personnel

for the District of Columbia Army National Guard.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - 1982 - 1985

DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL and MILITARY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICER Managed all requirements pertaining to personnel actions, records,

administrative plans, and personnel policies and procedures for 2,500

person organization.

Supervised and directed 12 Personnel Managers, Data Processing Managers,

Recruiting and Retention Managers and Unit Technicians.

Budget Director and Manager for Personnel Operations portion of State

Operating Budget amounting to more than $1 million annually.

Developed and maintained automated data processing systems to accomplish

administration and records keeping functions. Directly involved in bringing

on line the "SIDPERS" personnel automated system implemented by the

National Guard Bureau.

FORMAL

EDUCATION/

TRAINING: Courses Completed Graduate, U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth,

Kansas. Military Police Officer Orientation Course, U. S. Army Military Police

School. Instructor Training Course, U. S. Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir,

Virginia. Post Engineer Management Course, U. S. Army Schools, Europe. Work Plant and Construction Course, U. S. Army Schools, Europe. Nuclear Weapons Employment Course, U. S. Army Engineer School, Fort

Belvoir, Virginia. Engineer Officer Basic and Career Course, U. S. Army Engineer School,

Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

OTHER RELATED

EXPERIENCE:

Knowledgeable on DOS, UNIX and CICS operating systems and experienced

in numerous software packages, to include: word processing (WordPerfect,

Word and others), Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Project, several

data base management programs, spreadsheets (Excel and MultiPlan), graphics

and special application programs.

Experienced in Web Page design for the Internet using Hyper Text Markup

Language (HTML) and Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming code.

A certified user of the Maryland Criminal Justice Information System

(CJIS) and the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer

systems.

Held a TOP SECRET clearance, with BI completed, during period of active

military service.

HOBBIES: Golf, computer programing, reading, music, camping, cycling, and working with youth groups.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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