Christopher J. DelGardo, PMP

ac4j2f@r.postjobfree.com

512-***-**** Houston, TX

www.linkedin.com/in/Chris-DelGardo

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Project Management Professional with extensive leadership experience at the senior level. Twelve years of international experience with major capital projects on 6 continents, with a focus on project management, risk management, value realization, and organizational development, with frequent engagement with senior management teams of Fortune 50 clients.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE

• Developed, refined, executed, trained, and audited PMO-related processes for small- to major capital projects in multiple owner and contractor organizations

• Conducted training on the Chevron Project Management System to Chevron PM professionals.

• Conducted probabilistic analysis on Primavera schedules for use by C-suite executive funding decisions

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT / PROCESS IMPROVEMENT / INNOVATION

• Executed internal software project with process improvements to reduce Dell prototype delivery times from Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) by 90%.

• Executed a point-of-sale optimization project, reducing manager’s weekly financial reporting workload by 75%.

• Developed user requirements and conducted user acceptance testing during SAP rollout for inventory management within Dell’s manufacturing facility.

• Developed and implemented multiple updates of proprietary route optimization software via Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for Waste Management.

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING & CONSULTING MANAGEMENT

• Led probabilistic risk analysis on the Primavera schedules of over 350 major capital projects worldwide, including several of the largest energy sector giga-projects in the world.

MULTI-UNIT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

• Launched startup telecom company and developed operations team organizational capability as we grew by 1000%.

PROJECT LEADERSHIP

• Generated $12.5 million in annual OPEX savings in WM’s Midwest group.

• Led a geographically dispersed project team of logistics engineers to achieve annual target seven months early.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• ADVANCED PROJECT SOLUTIONS Sugar Land, TX: Aug 2005 to Apr 2017

o SENIOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Provided risk and project management support for major capital projects and project management organizations.

• Audited major capital projects and provided risk-based contingency analysis to C-suite executives to enable final investment decisions.

• Led 400+ major capital project ($25MM to $40B) engagements with multicultural teams on 6 continents

• Conducted training on the Chevron Project Management System to Chevron PM professionals (one of only three non-Chevron personnel worldwide certified to do so).

o MANAGING DIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC

Opened the APS Asia-Pac office in Singapore in 2010 to better serve capital project clients in the region.

• Developed and implemented Asia-Pac strategic engagement plan, enabling a 3x growth in client engagements conducted within the region.

o ENGINEERING QUALITY, RISK AND ASSURANCE MANAGER

While serving as Project Director, Asia-Pacific for APS, I was seconded to our partner company EDG to aid in opening their Asia-Pac engineering office. Served as the Quality, Risk, and Assurance Manager for the FEED contractor of a $1.7 billion project based in Singapore.

• WASTE MANAGEMENT Houston, TX: Feb 2002 to Aug 2005

o DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER / LOGISTICS MANAGER

Deputy Program Manager for execution stage of the WasteRoute Project, using proprietary GIS software to optimize routing of collection vehicles across all business units in North America (US and Canada).

• Launched several release versions of WM’s proprietary WasteRoute software suite. Developed system requirements, monitored development, and managed UAT with Independent Software Vendor (ISV) to ensure 100% reliability and on-time delivery.

o PROJECT MANAGER – MIDWEST AND CANADA GROUPS

Managed the WasteRoute Project in the Midwest and Canada groups. Provided project management, mentoring, and training to geographically dispersed team of Logistics Engineers, Field Consultants, and Fleet Operations Managers.

• Led change management initiatives for all Business Units within the Midwest and Canada groups.

• Generated $12.5M in annual savings for Fleet operations in Midwest.

• Led Midwest team to exceed 2004 annual production goals seven months ahead of schedule in mid-Q2.

• Developed waste flow internalization plan for Gaithersburg, MD district, with annual savings of $960,000.

• DELL COMPUTER Round Rock, TX : Feb 1998 To Feb 2002

o ANALYST – PROTOTYPE ENGINEERING SERVICES

Inventory control analyst for Prototype Engineering Services, Dell's rapid prototype delivery group. Provided key interface between Independent Hardware Vendors (IHV) and Dell’s design engineers.

• Launched customer interface software package, and implemented six sigma process improvements to reduce Dell motherboard prototype delivery times by 90% (reduced from 2 weeks to 1 day)

• Planned, developed, and executed the Client Project Group’s Engineering Services PESO / MTrack development project, converting existing paper-file tracking of Test & Measurement Equipment (TME) materials to an online database, decreasing process time by nearly 200%. This project impacted approximately $25M worth of Dell TME inventory, spanning multiple lines of business and reducing transactional workload of each.

• Planned, developed, and executed the Client Product Group’s Engineering Services Customer Support site on the Dell Intranet using Dell’s BPI (Business Process Improvement) methodology.

EDUCATION

• Park University

o Bachelor of Science – Management / Information Systems

o summa cum laude

• Austin Community College

o Associates of Science - Mathematics

KEY STRENGTHS

• Program Management

• Project Management

• Operations Management

• Hardware and Software

• International Consulting

• Process Improvement

• Quality Management

• Corporate Training

• Risk Management

• Strategic Planning

• Financial Analysis

• Project Controls

• Expatriate

• Logistics

• Veteran

• GIS

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

• US ARMY, OFFICER

o CAVALRY PLATOON LEADER 2/278th ACR

US Army Airborne School

US Army Armor School (Commandant’s List)

US Army Cavalry Officer’s Course

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

o PMP #1388822

• National Eagle Scout Association

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