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Management Project

Location:
Salinas, CA
Posted:
April 08, 2015

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Joel Bradley King MBA PMP CA

Phone: 831-***-****

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

Objectives

PMI trained MBA/PMP seeking PMO/Project management and governance position with functional leadership responsibilities

which include program funding, risk management, problem solving, planning and organizing.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Held project management responsibility for over $100 million capital and $500 million expense project budgets; provided analysis and insight that

ensured proper and efficient use of funds and adequate return from investments. Devised risk /issues tracking and mitigation strategies. UAT leadership &

direction.

Created and directed Earned Value Management Program reporting systems for large IT clients.

Successfully managed various Finance/Operating PMO Groups, including project management, financial reporting and control, planning, forecasting,

revenue recognition, and capital expansion. Delivery of projects on time and within budget. Managed and controlled planning processes.

Co-project leader in design and implementation of PeopleSoft General Ledger package that realized annual cost savings of over $250,000 dollars thru

increased financial information transfer and improved decision making.

Created automated systems to support development of monthly product line P&L's that highlighted revenue and expense variances, standardized

formatting and improved efficiency, decreasing month end turnaround time by 35% providing more detailed information as well as the capacity for ad hoc

queries. Expert at annual/strategic budgeting and planning.

Devised standard operating metrics in Oracle 11i for comparison, trending and forecasting monthly operating expenses and revenues that realized savings

of as much as $75,000 monthly due to more timely and consistent decision making. Decreased operating expenses by over 10% through improvements in

expense visibility and reductions in the use of temporary workers and overtime.

Created Monthly/Quarterly Sarbanes Oxley 302/404 Compliance project management and reporting system. Assisted process owners in documenting

internal controls for new or revised processes in accordance with the company's documentation standards discussing strategies on material weakness

remediation.

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

O 10 yrs. experience Project Reporting packages o Project Change Management Control

O Microsoft Project Server Expertise o Risk management and Vendor problem solutions

O Creation/management of key performance metrics o Contract responsibility systems development

Experience

The KING CONSULTING Milpitas/Monterey, Ca. Contract

Resume: Joel Bradley King MBA PMP CA

Program/Project Manager, Business/Financial Consultant

2004 – Ongoing

Special expertise in PMO and financial program management, schedule and cost management, risk and Issues control, skilled contract negotiator

and vendor relationship management. Systems improvement and implementation. FP&A reinvention and best practices in project management and

business operations. Expert business case developer. Earned Value Management SME. Change management and control expertise. MS Project

Server/ CA Clarity project software tools. SDLC, Waterfall and Agile “Lite” methods. SIT/UAT direction.

Significant Clients: Granite Construction, Kaiser Permanente, Humana, Pacific Scientific, Philips Medical, Business Objects, Cisco, Symantec,

Dole Foods, River Ranch Production Co., Texaco Refining and Marketing.

Skills

• Polished and accomplished program management professional, MBA/PMP with 10 years proven cross-functional

expertise in the areas of PMO financial-project management, risk management, planning, resource allocation, systems

development and analysis.

• Expert contract management and vendor relationship facilitator.

• Exceptional team leadership skills (Extremely proficient in project team leadership, mentoring and motivation), and

continuing process improvement.

• Seasoned governance, risk and compliance control systems and process creation

• Direct financial and project management and department development, expert at driving prudent revenue growth/cost

containment, and offering counsel to key decision makers. Instrumental in achieving significant cost reductions and

revenue/profit improvements through financial reengineering, team building, and leadership expertise.

• Earned Value Management systems development and reporting expertise.

• Consistently employs an energized, participative management style encouraging motivation, teamwork, approachability,

cultural empathy, empowerment and accountability.

• Combined expert visionary, strategic, and tactical financial expertise with strong qualifications in all areas of finance and

accounting that produce bottom-line results and financial strengths

• Proven track record in understanding new technologies, focusing on continuous improvement, and reengineering business

processes. Expert knowledge on MS Office including MS Project 2010 server and professional.

Granite Construction Inc. Watsonville, Ca. _2014 – 2015

Internal Accounting reporting enhancement projects Internal reporting and related

process improvement team project member. External reporting process support.

Cognizant-Kaiser Permanente. CS Bio, Pleasanton, Ca.

_2013 – 2014 Contract IT

Project Track Management-Program Cost Control/Finance) Contract IT Project Track Manager-EFP&A redeployment program National Planning

Tool deployment for Group PMO/Finance and detail project plan manager including all program oversight. Emphasis on project cost control thru

efficient monitoring of deployed resources time, specific vendor contract control and expert utilization of Earned Value Management techniques

for schedule, budget and change management control. Project reporting thru creation of monthly KPI dashboards. Creation and update of each

project estimated costs to complete and end schedule delivery.

Rose International-Kaiser Permanente. CD Bio, Pleasanton, Ca.

_2011 - 2013 (Program

Management Office-IT / Finance) Business Consultant/IT Finance Project Leader Contract Finance/Project Manager for PMO/IT Group, Vendor

Management,Creation of PMO Cost and Schedule reporting packages for multiple active projects. Deployment of Earned Value Management

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reporting system. Developed baseline KPI metric system to track project cost variances. PMO reporting upgrades.

Pacific Scientific Corp. Hollister, Ca. 2007 -

2010 Business Unit

Controller/Group Finance Lead/Project Manager (Program Portfolio Project/Financial Management) Managed portfolio of over 45 active projects

with detailed emphasis on cost management and schedule delivery. Creation of monthly portfolio reports which highlighted key project metrics

and related variance explanations.

Other related experience: TEXACO/MONTERREY

RESOURCES, Bakersfield, CA Sr. Project

Analyst/Project Manager-Accounting Supervisor. Ten years exploration and refinery & marketing company experience. Managed key division

capital and maintenance related projects including both production fields and refinery division expansion and process improvement. Responsible

for Program functional General Ledger, monthly close and variance write-up; created financial statements and supervised a program accounting

and project staff; led special projects in acquisitions, divestitures and financial management. Shared SEC reporting with Division CFO, Also

responsible for issuing Month Reporting Packages.

• Served as team member on special projects in business expansion and acquisitions by providing review of potential acquisitions that

accurately evaluated the financial feasibility of the proposed acquisitions.

• Selected to complete due diligence reviews for business expansion and acquisitions as well as to play a major role in strategic business

improvement projects; instrumental to a $150 million acquisition by performing due diligence review and coordinating with investment

bankers for incremental cash.

• Played a key role in the design and implementation of improved accounting information systems that updated software and automated

manual systems, decreasing turnaround time by 35% and provided more detailed information as well as the Capacity for ad hoc project

related queries.

Education / Professional Certifications:

Project Management Institute

Project Management Professional # 1586656

AMA I&II Program Coordinator - Certificates -60%Completion of Program Mgt. Certification (PgMP)

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, MALIBU CA

Master of Business Administration - emphasis- Financial Mgt. & Strategic Planning Dean’s List 3 Quarters

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE, ILL

Bachelor of Science - Accounting / Finance Dean’s List 4 Quarters

Other training

Certified Contract Negotiating Skills

IT / Management Controls –AMA IT Program Audit (trained COSO/COBIT audit)

AICPA Training IAA Level I & II Audit Certification - SOX / Business Continuity-Disaster Recovery

Various CPE’s in Program Management, IT Project Risk Management, Finance, and Project Scheduling

Program management and US GAAP on-line training coursework 2008 thru 2014

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