Robert W. Atchison

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Metairie, LA 70003

Mobile 850-***-****

ac1hot@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

Program and Project Management /Business and System Analyst / Network Analyst-Consultant

Capable of working with all levels of personnel with polish and tact. Expert experience with government related projects, software, hardware, database development, wireless communication deployments and general business/business process project management. Knowledgeable in PMBOK principles, workflow auditing, business continuity, manual writing, RUP/Scrum Agile development and technical training.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT/BUSINESS ANALYST

Management of development, re-engineering and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) efforts. Extensive experience in large-scale management of software application development as well as the analysis and design of development, test and production environments.

RFI, RFQ, RFP generation, responses and management.

Contract Management, Planning Management, Scheduling Management, Quote Generation and much more. Generation of contract solicitations, RFI, ITN, RFP.

Versatile training expertise in SalesForce, Prism, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Visio, MS Project, SharePoint Server, database administration, SQL server basics, custom software, ERP software, CRM software and much more.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

University of California-Irvine-Certificate of Completion

Project Management.

Western Michigan University- Bachelor of Science 2001, Kalamazoo, MI

Major-Communications-Communication Technology/Mass Media Communications.

Minors-English, Public Relations, Journalism.

State of Florida-ITLC

Project Management Training Certificate 2013.

Business Analyst Certificate 2013.

Database Administrator Certificate 2013.

EXPERIENCE

Field Representative, 1/02/2016 - Present

Nielsen Media Research - New Orleans, LA

Responsible for the metering and installation of equipment capable of capturing broadcast coding for analytics data.

Broadcast and cable metering and engineering.

Source installation and process knowledge, (AT&T Uverse, Cox Cable)

Technology, entertainment device, cable set top box, streaming devices, internet capable computer and device installation and metering techniques.

Coax, fiber, copper, twisted pair termination and maitenance.

Full configuration and deployment of specialized data capture systems.

Field office planning and management.

Demographic data capture and compliance.

Independent field area management consisting of over 30,000 panelist and 500 square miles.

Experience with customer outreach, public relations etc.

Telecommunications Project Manager/Quality Control Supervisor 08/01/2014-01/02/2016

Universal Communications, LLC Olathe, KS

Project manager for multiple projects for outside plant and inside plant projects.

Responsible for planning, scheduling and managing fiber optic cable projects.

First line point of contact for AT&T to customer base and sub-contractors.

Buried cable/construction, excavation, termination and testing.

Jobsite supervision and quality control. Involved all planning and execution of cable installation in conjunction with existing utilities, new burial and to home fiber optic.

Experience with work zone project management, utility regulations and in plant installation.

Experience with customer outreach, public relations etc.

Telecommunications Fiber Optics Analyst/Consultant 06/21/2015 - 07/03/2015 (Simultaneous to Universal Communications, LLC permanent employment)

Advent Services, LLC Tallahassee, FL

Memphis VA Medical Center fiber optic and access point project. (Two week contract)

Responsible for the planning and execution of fiber optic line installation, switches, AP hardware, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Federal contract initiative for Wi-Fi connection as required by new program requirements.

Pre-project to post mortem project management, site survey, analysis, installation, configuration, and deployment.

HIPAA standards, Federal and employee security standards/regulations etc.

Program Manager/System Analyst Consultant 06/01/2014-08/01/2014

Morris Allen & Associates, Inc.-Tallahassee, FL

Program manager/System Analyst for new large scale database integration.

SalesForce integration, administration (minor development) and training.

Prism Compliance Management web portal database integration and development.

Data analysis and conversion (SQL).

Deployment and Testing.

Access Point system installation.

Site survey.

Network engineering.

Communication system deployment and testing.

Systems Development/Database Project Manager and Trainer I-01/01/2013-06/01/2014

Independent Consultant-Tallahassee, FL

Created and implemented SalesForce database.

SalesForce Administrator

Project Manager for State of Florida departmental database efforts.

Functionality and user requirements analysis.

Business process analysis and re-engineering efforts.

Interactive media management.

Contract management, proposal management, RFI, RFQ, RFP generation (reply).

Internal technology training.

Technical manual development.

Project Manager/Training Consultant-11/16/2011-03/18/2012-Tallahassee, FL

Responsible for the development of workflow process mapping, system centralization utilizing ERP software, CRD software and accounting software.

Proposal management, proposal process creation and standardization including boilerplates, bid/no bid procedures, intercompany proposal management between departments and vendor management processes for proposal processes, site Surveys, FCC compliance and much more.

Project Manager/Systems Training Consultant-03/16/2010-06/17/2011

AireWire, Inc. /North Florida Broadband Authority (NFBA) PMO-Tallahassee, FL

Project manager for large broadband network throughout multiple counties for the State of Florida. The North Florida Broadband Authority was created using Federal Stimulus Grant money with the target of providing broadband to areas in Florida where it has been limited. The project is intended to allow new business and existing to flourish in a challenging economy.

Responsible for Master Schedule Creation with over 300 tasks within several separate sub-plans for deployment to over 200 worksites.

Responsible for creating a fully functional PMO with new equipment, software and staffing.

Regular duties of reporting, logistics, budget management, schedules, team assignments and more.

Project Manager/Training Consultant-12/01/2009-03/15/2010

Elbit Systems of America/Talla-Com Industries, Tallahassee FL

Responsible for all activities and planning for a large-scale product recall and retrofit. Detail of project is limited due to the sensitive nature of program.

Duties Include: Master Schedule creation, resource management, and schedule management, build material planning, logistics, budget (correlation with previously established budget for effort) and much more.

Salvage efforts on all customer service related functions prioritized and prepared through my project including customer retrofit schedules according to the customer matrix I created using data relevant to each customer.

BDA/Business Development Manager/Trainer – 12/2008-12/2009

Elbit Systems of America/Talla-Com Industries, Tallahassee, FL

Responsible for all aspects of process management, process re-engineering, CRM implementation (Salesforce).

Contract management, proposal management, RFI, RFQ, RFP generation (reply).

Product management.

Responsible for scheduling and planning for all proposals under $1,000,000.

Lead business development manager for all foreign business and domestic prospecting.

Responsible for over $30,000,000 in new/new business since February 2009.

Vice President of Business Development Consultant-IT Services/Sourcing

Global Information Services, Inc., Consultant 01/2007-01/2008 Tallahassee, FL

Business process analysis and resource realignment.

Creation of a business development department, operations process and company plan..

GSA Schedule 70 Contract creation and implementation.

Resource realignment of internal departments to create a more efficient business process.

Project initiation and contractor negotiation.

1099 Consultant.

Program Manager/TAR/Project Manager/End User Trainer 01/2005 1/2007.

Datamaxx Applied Technologies, Inc., Tallahassee, FL

Pre-Project Work including; Systems Consulting, On-Site Demo Team Coordinator. Manage large scale IT projects created by contractual agreements between Datamaxx and various Federal, State and local governments with a primary focus on the law enforcement/public safety sector.

Adherence of the guidelines set forth within the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) for all project management activities when applicable.

Deployment of wireless applications/systems, new message switching systems and the Omnixx™ software application in a statewide capacity in support of state or municipal government contracts.

Project plan (Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)) development through the use of Microsoft Project.

System acceptance and test plan development for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Oversight of all project team members and sub-contractors (average team size = approximately 8-40 staff members).

RFI and Request for Proposal RFP management.

Program Management for 14 state and federal agencies:

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