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Ferdinand V. Kibic

ac12lx@r.postjobfree.com *** Rolling Hills Road McLoud, OK 74851 cell: (405) ***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/ferdinand-ferd-kibic-8a9819

Executive Profile

Experienced IT/Implementation Project Manager with proven ability to plan, direct, control and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Experienced managing large teams and organizations using proven leadership skills and tenacious attention to detail.

Demonstrated success in balancing the needs of various stakeholders, customers, end users, and technical teams. Comprehensive experience in project planning, budgeting, resource allocating, and implementing effective cost controls. Comprehensive public sector experience at the Federal, State and Department of the Navy System and Material Command levels.

Effective, client focused professional with combined experience in IT program/project management, network implementation, release management, process improvement, training, marketing, quality assurance, call center and sales/customer service background. A motivated leader in driving results, maintaining and exceeding deadlines, cross functional communication among the business and IT, project and testing management, and bridging the gap between both the operations and IT sides of the business. Command of Software Life Cycle Management, System Implementation Management, Release Management, Process Improvement, Client Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Agile/Waterfall Methodologies, Test Management, directing projects using business and management principles including ISO9000, TQM, benchmarking and production methods; organized and able to effectively reengineer policies and procedures following PMBOK project management methodology.

Education

United States Naval Academy: Bachelor of Science, Management/General Engineering

University of Maryland: Master of Science, Software Engineering

U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University, Masters Military Science

Software, Programming Languages, Applications & Technologies

Implementing Cloud solutions, networks and System Implementation management, strong command of computer network fundamental and hardware configuration, working methodologies of server operating systems, TCP/IP concepts, protocols, and services, network security, troubleshooting, and electrical concepts

C++, C#, Java, SQL, Visual Basic, .NET, Visual Studio, AWS, ESRI, ArcGIS and QGIS

Master level proficiency in MS Office Suite, OneNote, MS Project Server

Agile methodology, Rally Agile Software Development Management Platform

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and RF principles, systems, and concepts of operations

Xpient, Retalix Mobile POS, MS BI, EMV Technology, Oracle Hyperion

User experience (UX), user experience design (UXD) and user acceptance testing (UAT)

4 years’ experience using Axure, JIRA, SharePoint

GUI and OOD development

Multilingual: Spanish, Tagalog (Filipino), Mandarin Chinese, and Arabic

Formal Six Sigma training

Employers

U.S. Census Bureau Washington, D.C. Metro Area

IT Project Manager May 1, 2016 – present; Full Time (FT/40 hrs. per week)

Senior level (GS-14) technical expert performing agile project management of multiple IT projects under the Census Bureau’s Information Systems Office. Currently assigned as Project Manager for four major enterprise scale projects:

oGeographic Information System software application development project that will enable tribal, state, and local governments to easily view and edit all of the Census Bureau’s spatial, address, and attribute data for 12 different 2020 Census geographic partnership programs via Web-based access.

oCensus Bureau-wide IT Microsoft Ecosystem Roadmap Development project developing a business centric operating model by creating and executing an enterprise strategy, architecture, roadmap, master plan and master schedule.

oApplication Programming Interface (API) project designing web and mobile apps that allow new users to explore and learn more about America's changing population and economy by making key demographic, socio-economic and housing statistics (open data) more accessible than ever before; and developing a suite of services providing selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau to specific types of users

oDevelopment of an enterprise application for automating and managing acquisition lifecycle of IT software, hardware, licenses and services.

Initiate, develop and manage project objectives, build project requirements, monitor progress, oversee and mitigate risks and coordinate project costs, time and scope.

Manage and monitor project activities and resources and implement/maintain quality assurance processes in Agile software environments.

Deliver presentations and briefings on all aspects of projects to senior level officials. Lead phase, milestone, and final project reviews.

Work closely with end users, business technologists and stakeholders to understand and prioritize business goals and information needs, and then develop system requirements and design specifications. Gained working experience working in Linux environment on Amazon AWS.

U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC

Agile Project Manager March 2016 – May 2016; Full Time (FT)

Agile Project Manager in the Do Not Pay Business Center, Debt Management Services, Bureau of the Fiscal Service where I guided the development of software development toward a long-term vision using shorter solutions and agile methodology.

Collaborated with Business Analysts to ensure Bureau’s product vision remained aligned across all products (internal and external).

Developed, maintained and demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of business and technical environments.

Consulting with technical and non-technical team members, creating a bridge of understanding between the two groups.

Was uniquely qualified to oversee Do Not Pay agile development efforts working with remotely located Fiscal Service and Federal Reserve development teams; promoted from GS-13 to GS-14 within 2 months.

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Oklahoma City, OK

Project Manager July 2009 – February 2015; FT

As a State of Oklahoma employee was dual tasked as both a Project Manager and Asst. Director of Operations managing 24/7 day-to-day electronic toll collection operations and a mix of integrated technology, business processes, maintenance and upgrade of statewide IT systems including electronic tolling systems, hardware (including lane controllers, high speed networks, input/output devices, fiber, firewalls, optics, frame relay circuits, routers, switches, repeaters) and development of software applications. Managed highway construction projects throughout Oklahoma which included progress schedule preparation, material management, site coordination, subcontractor management and liaison with onsite project representatives. Additional responsibilities included providing assistance with pre-construction, compliance, planning and execution, and preparing estimates and construction documents.

Led a PCI DSS implementation project to update and upgrade the toll system secure network, protect cardholder data, implement a vulnerability management program, implement hardened access control measures, regularly monitor and test networks, and maintain an information security policy.

As project manager led IT staff, engineers, architects, vendors and consultants in developing and implementing strong IT solutions to optimize toll system hardware configuration and improve system redundancy and performance. Led project calls, assessed requirements and gaps, mitigated risks and provided guidance on optimal configuration options to optimize speed and efficiency of network system for turnpike fiber installation and other communications needs throughout the organization including the customer service center, mobile communications, fiber optics, and telecommunications circuits. Escalated implementation issues to team and/or cross-functional teams.

Provided technical vision to project teams, managed Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, and led software development teams to meet systems development metric goals.

Introduced and implemented agile development practices for appropriate projects leading to its adoption as development methodology of choice at the Authority; successfully used historical data to convince executive management to migrate future projects to agile methods; developed Project Plan for major application migration project. Championed the use of agile Scrum methodology to tackle a complex toll system lane controller upgrade. Established a process of iterative planned releases to improve teamwork and ensure on time/on budget accomplishment.

As construction project manager planned, organized and managed construction development of toll roads, toll plazas, and other toll-related facilities and infrastructure. Responsibilities included design and blueprint review and analysis of projects, preparation of construction documents, drafting RFIs and RFPs, bidding, negotiations, subcontractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budgeting, code compliance, project development, and quality control.

Presided over requirements gathering and focus groups for ERP implementation; developed user documentation and scripts for usability testing and system training. Reported to Director of Operations; responsible for technical integrity, implementation, and successful delivery of technical solutions for state agency and worked with dotted line responsibility to the IT Director. Prioritized tasks and developed schedules for every project; supported business development including identifying opportunities, drafting RFPs and directing Task and Change Order processes, and planning/estimating development work. Reviewed and enhanced technical documentation to include functional and system designs with a determined customer focus facilitating technical solutions that enabled customers to achieve their business visions. Guided technical work applying strong communication skills, problem-solving skills, and best practices knowledge.

HNTB Corporation Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Oklahoma City, OK

IT Program Manager March 2006 – June 2009; FT

As contractor IT Program Manager Team Lead on assignment to Oklahoma Turnpike Authority performed duties of both Project Manager and Asst. Director of Operations. Oversaw 24/7 electronic toll collection operations and a mix of technology, business process, maintenance and upgrade of statewide IT systems including electronic tolling systems, hardware and development of software applications. Managed highway construction projects throughout Oklahoma which included progress schedule preparation, material management, site coordination, subcontractor management and liaison with onsite project representatives. Additional responsibilities included providing assistance with pre-construction, compliance, planning and execution, and preparing estimates and construction documents.

Developed Capital Plan and Implementation Roadmap for the following projects: server/network development; a secondary data center: hardware optimization and redundancy improvements; frame relay circuit upgrade; upgrade of legacy data circuits; upgrade desktop operating system at HQ to Microsoft Windows XX; upgrade of switches in statewide network; fiber plants for Creek Turnpike and Indian Nation Turnpike; upgrade remote network enclosures; upgrade desktop Office clients to newer version of Office; placement of new fiber hut on Muskogee Turnpike to support Desktop to VDI conversion; upgrade network to layer 3; implementation of a new VPN solution and implementation of a new proxy solution installation of computers, printers, and other electronic devices, network engineers design and install local area networks, and wide area networks.

Developed and implemented KPIs used to monitor and subsequently improve performance of the electronic toll collection system to levels that exceeded expectations and achieve heights never before realized with the system.

Led project to develop and manage security for IT functional areas (data systems, network, and applications) across the enterprise. This included development, implementation, and enforcement of security policies and procedures; selecting and deploying technical controls to meet specific security requirements and ensuring that security configurations were maintained. Collaborated with business units to identify security requirements using risk and business impact assessments, assisted in the coordination and completion of information security operations documentation, developed strategies and plans to enforce security requirements and addressed identified risks. Reported residual risk, vulnerabilities and other security exposures including misuse of info assets and noncompliance.

Booz Allen Hamilton McLean, VA

Project Manager October 1991 – March 2006; FT

Performed project management and systems engineering of technology transfer projects to foreign allied governments under the Navy’s Foreign Military Sales Program. Led transfer and upgrade projects for ships, complex electronic equipment suites, weapons systems, IT infrastructure, and IT technical support to various foreign navy clients, and provided business solutions on all logistics, operational, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) issues.

Led installation and checkout projects as lead systems engineer for Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and was the primary point of contact for the Navy acquisition agency.

Project engineer for 10 foreign military sales projects. In charge of shipyard production repair work on ships being sold to foreign allies. Oversaw all aspects of the shipyard production and was responsible and accountable for the performance of production staff for safety, quality, cost, and scheduling including the administrative functions needed to support ship’s operations.

Project Manager for a project to develop integrated, user-friendly care management software application that provided flexibility to support the specific needs of case, utilization, disease and population health management programs. Led follow on project to help healthcare client install and implement the new software system and instruct users in converting patient records from paper to electronic database in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements.

United States Navy San Diego, CA, Norfolk, VA, Charleston, SC, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA

Surface Warfare Officer May 1980 – November 1991; FT

Achieved rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as second in command of a guided missile destroyer.

Credited with maintaining full combat readiness of complex electronic weapons systems and radar suites, improving self-sufficiency and systems integrity during high tempo operations and distant logistics lines; oversaw micro-miniature repair of electronic circuit boards. Was handpicked to provide leadership and technical guidance in skillfully directing 3 different ships through industrial overhauls at the department head and executive officer levels.

Planned, managed, and guided the functions and tasks assigned for the electronic maintenance and Configuration Management (CM) of shipboard radars and weapons systems. Controlled engineering changes for their software, hardware, and documentation.

Shipboard Production Manager for 3 major shipyard overhauls Oversaw all shipyard work; resolved technical issues before they impacted work progress; interacted with various shipyard leads and teams; provided reports on scheduling, progress, material tracking, and production work; maintained positive relations facilitating two way communications between shipyard management and ship’s company; ensured workforce compliance with OSHA and mandated safety, quality, and environmental policies. Demonstrated command of engineering standards, sound engineering practice, industry codes, applicable government codes, laws, regulations, rules and the ability to understand the scope of work as defined by construction drawings, specifications and contracts.

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