Project Manager Management

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Michael Matheus, **** N Allen Ln, Ellettsville, IN 47429 Phone:

812-***-**** ******.****@*****.***

Type of Position Desired

Any position commensurate with my skill set, preferably Project or

Program Manager

Strengths

Leadership, organization, management, total customer focus, quality-

driven, process analysis and improvement, excellent written and oral

communication skills, coordination of diverse project assets, can-do

team player, team facilitator, problem solver, go-to person for

special projects, multi-lingual (fluent German, conversational French

and Spanish), attention to detail, highly proficient with Microsoft

Office suite of applications.

Education (degrees and seminars)

. Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,

1983

. Associate of Arts, Indiana University, 2006

. Quality, Productivity & Competitive Position seminar by W. Edwards

Deming, 1990

. Essentials of Lean Manufacturing workshop, 1996

. Customer Survey Development seminar, 2002

. Six Sigma training, General Electric, 2000

. Six Sigma training, Cummins, 2012

Notable Accomplishments/Awards

. U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal

. U.S. Air Force Achievement Medal

. U.S. Air Force National Defense Medal

. Armed Forces Commendation Medal

. Distinguished Graduate, USAF Air Weapons Controller Training School

. Top Academic Honors, USAF Air Weapons Controller Training School

. Test Engineer of the Year, USAF 3246 test Wing

. Researcher, Author, and Presenter, Investigation of a Sonic Denial

System, Second International Congress on Recent Developments in Air-

and Structure-Borne Sound and Vibration, Auburn University

. USAF Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP)

certifications:

Program Management

Test and Evaluation

Systems Planning, Research, Development Engineering

. Six Sigma green belt certification - General Electric

Experience

. Program Manager, Cummins Turbo Technologies (2011 to 2013)

- Led global cross-functional new product introduction automotive

turbocharger programs from inception to launch, with teams in the US,

UK, and India, for various internal engine business customers and five

manufacturing sites.

- Determined schedule and drove team efforts to meet deadlines.

Maintained communication with client through all project phases via

weekly integration meetings. Led global teams of up to 60 members to

meet upper management review deadlines, and presented milestone

reviews to Management Review Group.

- Successfully launched Seahawk/Dragon, the largest midrange

automotive turbo program to date, with Chrysler as the major customer.

Drove design and supply chain operations for over 75 new and unique

turbo components.

- Organized programs for efficient execution; evidenced by having

leadership responsibilities for 10 concurrent turbo programs. Teams

consistently lauded for outstanding support of internal engine

customers.

. Owner/Operator, Virtuoso Consulting, LLC (2007 - 2011)

- Managed start-up of management consulting company.

- Performed project management and business development consulting

for diverse businesses. Researched and developed new clients for

local high technology company, garnering over $250,000 in additional

annual revenues.

. Entrepreneur (2004 - 2007)

- Managed various start-up projects for self and client companies.

. Programs Manager, Belcan Corporation, Advanced Engineering &

Technology Division (2001 - 2003)

- Responsible for project management of over 30 outsource aerospace

engineering programs for Rolls-Royce and NASA.

- Managed schedule, cost, and quality of multi-million dollar, multi-

faceted projects with diverse project teams, from proposal through

project completion. Maintained communication with client through all

project phases. Developed innovative MS Excel cost and schedule

spreadsheets linked to central dashboard showing overall status of all

projects via critical management indicators.

- Provided process improvement training and team facilitation for

local office resulting in enhanced quality of deliverables,

significantly increasing customer satisfaction.

- Drove ISO 9000 certification for local office as on-site integration

manager. Obtained certification in minimum time, well under corporate

timeline. Earned Internal Auditor certification.

- Selected as corporate representative to train and improve project

management at satellite offices, resulting in improved fiscal and

scheduling processes that provided for increased customer

satisfaction.

- Responsible for all local office bid and proposal preparation

resulting in over $30 million of work. Frequently requested by

corporate to assist with high-dollar proposal preparation and risk

analysis, including a successful $500 million effort.

. Business Team Leader, General Electric, Appliance Division (1999 -

2001)

- Led 140-person Materials, Packing, and Warehousing team in a

unionized manufacturing environment.

- Achieved 80% drop in OSHA recordable injuries, 60% drop in Variable

Labor and Overhead costs for savings of $66,000 per year, and 46% drop

in lost manufacturing starts for $77,500 cost avoidance over prior

year.

- Developed innovative first-ever internal customer surveys to poll

peers for process improvement suggestions. Utilized six sigma

principles of Voice of the Customer, Critical to Quality flow-down for

Vital Variables, and Control Plans. Results were sustained

improvement ratings, improved performance, and increased efficiency.

. Owner/Operator of a franchise Home Inspection Service (1996 - 1999)

- Managed all aspects of start-up company. Increased sales by 30% per

year while simultaneously reducing costs by 10%.

- Developed innovative electronic spreadsheet to improve report

preparation efficiency. Continual quality evolution of product and

inspection skills garnered consistent praise by customers.

. Officer, United States Air Force (1983 - 1996)

- Project manager for world-wide Air Force Institute of Technology

doctoral programs and Harvard Research Fellows, among others.

Streamlined management procedures; was consistently lauded for

excellent service.

- Selected for highly coveted Education With Industry program,

assigned to Georgia Tech Research Institute. As special assistant to

the Director, aided in defense project management, organized and

facilitated a Process Improvement Team effort that dramatically

improved on-time completion of milestone deliverables. Analyzed multi-

functional technical program activities to identify source of cost

overruns; revealed root cause by developing and conducting staff

management surveys incorporating creative problem-solving techniques.

All recommendations were implemented by management, resulting not only

in cost overrun problem elimination, but additionally saving the

organization $44,000 annually by identifying wasteful processes.

- Initiated formation of senior Total Quality Management team for the

Air Force Institute of Technology. Personally advised Division

Commander. Improved metrics in every category.

- Served as Deployment Commander for a mobile radar air combat unit of

40 vehicles and 99 personnel in Germany. Planned, scheduled, and

coordinated movement, set-up and supply of operations, logistics,

communication, bivouac, and security. Designed a more efficient site

layout, decreasing set-up and operations-ready time by more than 20%.

- Developed extensive streamlined operations and training programs as

Chief of Operations that earned "Best in Command" honors during

theatre command inspection.

- Served as operational advisor for extremely high-level classified

red team.

- Participated in U.S. Combined Operations in Saudi Arabia as Officer-

in-Charge of the Combined Operations Center. Transmitted classified

reports directly to Joint Chiefs of Staff. Participated in highly

classified activity during Desert Storm.

- Personally briefed U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz during his

visit to the South Korean tactical defense command center.

- Directed U.S. Air Force flight and ground tests of developmental

prototype defense systems as Research and Development Munitions Test

Engineer. Led live-fire acceptance tests. Developed methods of

testing for multiple USAF prototype programs. Identified test

requirements and parameters, and developed flight profiles and

detailed air crew briefs. Scheduled, planned, and coordinated all

support and operations activities. Routinely combined test profiles

to save over $50,000 to $100,000 of test funds per program.

- Authored eight Department of Defense Technical Reports.

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