Ken Paul Kerth **** California Ave Long Beach, Ca 90807 562 h 428-8865 c, 212-3445 ******@*******.***
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Career Data in Program Management / Project Controls, cost / schedule and more is pulled into one document with
education, experience and skills over my entire career to address all possibilities. Currently maintained, skills &
knowledge span decades on many memorable projects & programs in multiple industries with major accomplishments
in all aspects Associations Involved with. References & Associations, Job Titles & Work Associates, Programs &
Projects on request.
This document (MS word) KPK 0115 SUM EQ EA CH IDD SA contains:
(1) 0115 EQ EA Initial Statement, Qualifications Skills, Education/Schools, Cert’s/Training, Military 1.75 pgs
(2) 0115 CH SIDD Summary Chronological Resume History Work separated, by date, 1.3 pages
(3) 0115 SA Summary Professional Recognized Work Efforts (Commendations by type & co.) 1.25 pages
0115 EQ EA Initial Statement, Qualifications, Technical Skills,
Education/Schools Certs/Training Military
Following review of personal assets, re-establishing community & professional connections & personal
business involvements seeking to come out of retirement. I am financially & technically secure with an
objective to contribute multifaceted expertise to knockdown obstacles, installing a sense of value to both employers &
employees be it full time, part time, short/long contract or consulting ventures, for profit or not & capable of decades of
further service. Knowledge, skills & accomplishments span a wide variety of industries & professional
involvements with the able to secure added security, additional professional certifications & education on my dime,
High tech & major industries experience/education in integrated & enterprise project mgmt, program controls, &
evaluation, accomplished under multiple portfolio techniques in Aerospace/Defense, Construction – Infrastructures,
Power, Industrial, Renewable Energies & Transmission From concept, procurement, design, build, capital selloff &
turnaround/maintenance, efforts include domestic, international & subcontract mgmt & support at all levels for in devours
from microelectronics to Dams & deep sea to deep space. With a Knowledge of all principles & concepts, including
APICS, PMI, SCADA, & Sigma Six, recognitions have been gained facilitating Scope, Change, Integration, Budget,
Finance, Time, Personnel Training, Issues & Risk, as Analyst, Trainer, Manager & Team player at all levels achieving
performance results & improvements, savings, revenues & awards, in service & community.
conducted efforts though knowledge of Ethical/Legal aspects of relations, including SOX, with proven flexibility &
adaptability to business conditions. Engaged in mgmt of Bil$ & XXXM$ Projects & personnel in remote & urban
settings, with smart technology & controls across integrated project teams (IPT’s), discipline & skilled personnel,
resource leveling & evaluation. Included here coaching, mentoring, training, intelligent integration & communications
data, application of theory & concept of operations, ie. Lean/+, Six Sigma, Kaizen & ability to pickup any other concept.
Professional & Expert Engagement with internal customers & external supply/chain SM&P conducted under
all authorization types & reporting. Internal & external reviews, audits & analysis conducted with corrective
recommendations, mitigation, risk, workarounds, fault tree anomaly, systems, test, & quality at program & project levels,
as well as, functional/product configuration & audit control (FCA/PCA) analysis upon closures & turnovers. From the
SEP & SOO to SOS/FOS to SOW & WBS development efforts engaged including Contract, Subcontract– Inventory-
Property-Facilities & PPA’s, Production MRP & MRPII aspects, In command inside & outside of the normal box.
Demonstrated expertise in development & planning of systems in all program types, including proposals,
negotiations reviews & consulting, with knowledge of all standards & processes (ASME, ANSI, ISO, etc). Abreast of
all State, Federal Regulations Acts, & procedures, legal & licensing requirements, Training support provided in
sciences, math, business,& finance demonstrating expertise in program mgmt, operations & IT, with experience &
knowledge of all applications. Accomplishments extend to such areas as C4ISR & communications, manufacturing,
logistics, quality, testing, commissioning, delivery, maintenance, exercising key judgment & decision making on NASA,
DOD, DOE, DOT & commercial programs in expanding & contracting environments establishing & promoting positive
conditions.
Accomplished Expert in estimating/analysis in all life cycle (LCSP/LCMP/LCCR) sustainment, cost, mgmt &
reporting from systems & design, software, mfg, test & support, providing problem solving & documentation to all
phases BM/CM, Subcontracts from inception (product, site & customer) to closeouts. Environments assessed include
all families of systems in DOD, DOE, DOT source & distribution types, & NASA. PMI & APICS principles addressed in
Mfg, Production, Engrg & Matl Resources Planning. Reporting has included GFP, CFP, MFP equipment, All
Program levels & IPT Analyses levels experienced from proposal reviews, IBRs & TRAs, to Logistics & secured
reporting (monthly & quarterly), CSSR, CPR, CFSR, with CDID, FAR, DFAR, ITAR & TINA evaluations, documentation &
executive reports.
SME in developing, Implementing & maintaining Project Controls, performance measurement,
program/project integration, design standards & processes, cost/schedule tracking & evaluation . Project
Controls development & maintenance provided for PMS/PES, WBS, IMP, IMS, as well as, RUP/EUP & RLP leveling
inclusion, IPS plans, budgets, cost & labor evaluations. Additional earned value EVMS to BOE, CAA, CAM, & CCN
Management, PMB, NASA, DOD, DOE & DOT metrics,(such as OSTP, DCMA - DCAA & OFC offices), critical paths
(CPM), computational & risk potential/mitigation in RMP (P), (S) & (C) elements, SPI & CPI, TCPI, TPMs, VAR/EAC
analyses, with budgetary, & CSPR status at all levels, CDRL/SDRL docs included.
Comprehensive Expert at Use/Operation of IT computer systems & types & operation (SCADA systems etc),
including IBM Lotus Cognos, HP, MS (All Project, Office suites, Visio, Publishing, Visual Basic, & etc.), Oracle-
Primavera suites versions (P3-P6)-Program Planner- Suretrak, Deltek suites (including Costpoint, Open Plan, Corba,
Winsight & MPM-EPM), & Artemis suites, Milestones Professional, & risk tools ( etc: Pert+, Pertmaster, Monte Carlo
technic) & Data Warehousing, SAP suites, ERP, WEMS, Sharepoint, Inventory, Adobe & HP suites. Applications
established with multiple integrated networks,up to 100K tasks under multiple program elements & business operations,
for Mgmt summation & cost reporting levels 1 thru 5, HMI & MMI (on all platforms) PLCs, RTUs, ( Networks LANs,:
using TCP/IP, SQL, XML etc.). Projects & Proposals have involving Risk, Cost, Contract, Planning, Finance &
Accounting, Analysis & Bus/ Project Intelligence, with a mastery of all & any future possibilities.
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Cum Multi-tasked Skill Years
Program / Project Planning/Cost Control Development & Administration EVMS 15yrs ea
Construction / Facilities Planning & Administration Mgmt. Systems & Performance Dev. 13yrs ea
Bidding, Proposal Dev. & Contract Admin. Mfg. & Procurement Management & Control,
Computer Systems Development, Installation, Operation & Management 11yrs ea
Operational Auditing, Oversite Reviews, Licensing & Contractual Litigation Reviews
Financial Analysis, Estimating & Accounting Property Mgmt. & Office Systems Control
Systems Engrg Dev. & Support, Instructor & Trainer for Educational & Professional Dev. 06 yrs ea
Business, Marketing, Advertising & Sales Mgmt, Entertainment. 06 yrs ea
Education, Schools, Cert’s & Training, Military
• 1 Cal State University LB, Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engrg. BSME, grad,
• 2 Cal State University LB Bachelor of Science Industrial Mgmt Engrg. BSIME, grad
• 3. Long Beach City College Associate of Science Engrg. ASE, grad
• 1. Cal State University LB Certification Program Power Technologies & Energy Conversion, 70’s
• 2. Fullerton College, Certified Network Administrator & Engineer, Fed JTPA, 90”s
• 3. American Mgmt Institute, Project/Business/Technical Mgmt, Humpherys & Assoc, Plng/EVM 80’s
• 4. USC, Certified Program Systems Cost Estimating & Analysis, ICA/AACE & SMC, 2000 thru 80’s
Business Personal & Private Efforts 2014 thru 70’s
1. Program & Business Mgmt, Personnel Supervision & Performance Evaluation,
2. Cost/Schedule Control & EV Performance Measurement Systems, Computer Systems Design/Utilization,
3. Total Quality Mgmt & Assurance, Mfg & Material Control Systems Agile & Concentric,
4. System Engineering 5. Economic - IT & Security Awareness 6. Contract/Subcontracts Mgmt
7. Mgmt Professional / Business Training: Courses, Seminars & Workshop Programs
8. Personnel Mgmt, Development & Training 9. Computer programming
Military: Veteran United States Marine Corp – Reserve Training & Support:
Infantry Armorer, Supply, Armory Mgmt, Combat Encounter Trainer
United States citizen, California Native with current passport
0115 CH SIDD Summary Chronological Resume Work Efforts History
Current Economic Downturn Efforts
5/1/12 – current. Retirement. Professional Associations, Community & Private Business Development
12/4/11 – 4/30/12. Job dev., search & rvw. Region, local, & community support. Private Business Orgn.
7/22/10 – 12/3/11, Individual Personal Assets dev. & Business dev,consultant, Professional & Community
organization support, Six Sigma & PMI. APICS & Green BPI Job development training, assistance & search
11/15/09 – 7/21/10 Paid Vacation & Layoff compensation period, Business functional reviews Association’s (Program
Management.& Project Controls development), and job development training & search, Pacific Gateway/WIA,
1-2 Last Full Employment Efforts
1.1. 9/12/03-11/13/09 Direct Boeing Corp. Huntington Beach, CA (reason for leaving reduction in force Layoff),
12+ service awards, Rate $40 to $48hr EVM, Planning level 1 thru 6 and rptg on multiple programs, including
proposals, logistics mfg, and testing
Contract/Direct & Lead Planning & Mgmt; EVM earned value, & Instructor, IDS;
Program Sr. Planning Mgmt, IDS and on loan to Boeing/ULA; Master Functional Planning Mgr, IDS on loan FCS
- C4ISR & GMR Programs; Program Master Proposal Planner, on loan HB Advanced Systems;
HB/BCA Enterprise Mechanical Management support; Functional Boeing Planning Mgmt.; NGC joint CEV Boeing
Northrop/Grumman.
1.2. 1/22/03- 9/11/03 initial as *contract services 1.2 Chipton Ross at Boeing Rate $36hr
Last Effort Staff Development Plnr Lvl 4: Ship Guidance Component repairs & upgrades Proposal UK & US
All Efforts included rptg program/finance VAR/Risk elements at all levels. Multi-Tasked efforts
2.1.1 3/15/02-12/20/02 Principal Technical Services Inc @ JE Merit, El Segundo CA (project completed)
$37hr
Office & Site cost and schedule; SOS/SOW/WBS EVMS at level 3-6 & logistics & proposals CARB3 Refinery
programs; on site coordination Shell contactor organizations and Jacobs scope work.. w/rptg at all levels
2.1.2 9/27/99-11/5/99 Principal Technical Services Inc at Jacobs Engrg Cerritos, CA (short limit effort) $35hr
Contract services Project Controls Mgr; Proposal SOS/SOW/WBS dev. Project controls, cost/schedule & EVM
Refinery project upgrade; w/establishment rptg
2.2 11/8/99-3/14/02 Strategic Business Solutions Inc. at Hughes Space & Communications/Boeing ISS El
Segundo, CA (projects completed), 3 service awards. $43 to $45hr
2,3 5/20/96-9/15/99 Construction Engineering Services; sub to Syrius Research at Aliied Signal
Aerospace/Honeywell & others Torrance CA (projects completed) NASA & supported orgn awards $40hr
3.0 Previous Economic Downturn Final Efforts
10/14/01-03/14/02 Professional & Business Training consultant casual support
2/1/94-5/1/96 Assessment, Prep. & Training thru JTPA Novell Network Administrator & Engineer
5/1/91-6/12/98 Law Offices of Norma Scott, Anaheim, Ca (casual support exchange)
Research& Analysis: Paralegal assistance Codes, Laws State/Federal - Case construct
3 Prior Economic Cycle Full Employed Efforts
3.1 4/30/84 * 1/29/94 Northrop/Grumman Corp Electronics Systems Div.; Hawthorne, Ca
(Reduction in Force Layoff) TAP recognition awards 7 of 10 years, last $30hr
Last Project Mgr level 3, Program/Finance Rptg at all lvls. Multi-Tasked Assignments
Division Planning Mgr, and Staff Lead; Divisional consolidation PM & Planning & Mfg lead; Project Planning
Supervisor, Proposal .Planning on loan Advanced Technology, Light Rail LA-Vegas, & MTA Metro development
*3.2 1-8/84. 4-6/86, 11/88 Decision Mgmt Co Inc,, Anaheim Ca, during time at Northrop PT Casual
Contract services Consultant off time support for; Construction Claims assessment Planning & performance California
and Louisiana State Regulatory Commission Design, Build & Startup-Nuclear Audits
4-5 Initial non aerospace defense Full Economic Cycle Employed Efforts
4.1 8/73-4/84 Bechtel Corp; LA Power Div, Norwalk, Ca FT (Reduction in Force Layoff)
w/ @All Orgns & Lvls Corporate, Div. Project/Program Rptg completed, multi-yr service awards
4.2 *12/75-4/76 Brown & Root Inc, Houston, TX; company, site loan at site South Texas NGPS &
reservoir FT (returned to Bechtel LA Power Div (joint effort ok.))
Site Cost, Project Controls, & Scheduler; for Site Development stage
5.1 1/73 - 8/73 C F Braun, Alhambra, Ca : FT
Sr. Planner; Refinery Engineering for site Edmonton, Canada, Braun Site EPC Control facilities expansion
5.2 7/70-12/72 Owen Corning Fiberglas Construction Services, Industry, Ca: FT
Sr. Administer Depts. & Assistant Sites Superintendent; service awards
working planning, manpower coordination, EVMS, Estimating, Bidding & Proposals Mgmt, Associate supervisor LA
and OC Mechanical, cold & tank storage dept projects, plant safety & crafts,. Claims coordination & resolution for
Mechanical ARCO/B of A Towers LA & Queen Mary LB
5.3 7/69-7/70 Coxwells Incorporated & Sammons & Sons, LA Ca : FT
Assistant to Chief Engineer - Industrial Planner, Bidding & Estimating Mgr
0115 SA PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNIZED, WORK EFFORTS
• Mgmt Systems Controls & Performance Bidding, Proposals Licensing, Litigation
Commendations:
Aerospace/Defense:
> Boeing; Alternate TPS – Boeing Phenolic Ablator (Orion heat shield), Proposal Program Planning
> Boeing-Northrop/Grumman; CEV Crewed Exploration Vehicle Proposal Elect-Systems, IT&E
> United Launch Alliance; Delta /Atlas Payload/Shield Proposals, Estimating, EV, cost/rate Dev.
> Allied Signal Aerospace, NASA; International Space station Power Arrays and Environmental Systems
> Northrop/Grumman; Peacekeeper program mgmt and planning. supervision & codes Dev.
> Northrop/Grumman; Project Control Systems Multi-Divisional Reviews and Assessment
Infrastructures:
> Northrop/Grumman Bombardier; Light rail, MTA & Metro proposals Dev., EV Estimating, Planning & graphic
> Salt River Project; construction & outage planning & supervision bring units on line ahead of schedule &
under budget, Navajo Generating Station
> Korea Electric & Bechtel Power Companies; project control, client instruction, and proposal coordination of
fossil & nuclear power programs Republic of South Korea.
> R.M. Parsons; analysis & resolution of $20M claims dispute Trona chemical plant project.
> Louisiana Public Service Commission; Evaluation & rate study, Waterford II/Grand Gulf NGPS.
> Owen Corning Fiberglas; Mgmt & bidding Commercial & Cold Storage, Admin refitting Queen Mary, and
turnaround ARCO/BofA towers & plaza $50M loss to $150M plus project.
• Operational Auditing, Oversite Reviews & Controls Commendations:
Aerospace/Defense:
Boeing; GMR performance audit zero defect & Enterprise BAC Design Performance/Planning
> Allied Signal Aerospace; International Space station Contract, FCA,PCA Functional & Product audit reviews,
Environmental Product Development planning.
> Northrop/Grumman; implementing & demonstrating (C/SCS) Cost Schedule Control Systems Criteria
effectiveness & resource interfacing DOD program audits Peacekeeper, ROI Project & Division Mgmt, Client
Small Businesses Assessment
Infrastructures:
> Northrop/Grumman; divisional consolidation EMD Anaheim & ESD Hawthorne planning. program mgmt,
finance, & engineering, 175 employees, 15 organizations, & 600 major pieces of equipment and depositions.
> Westinghouse, Georgia Power, & Bechtel; estimating & assessment of requirements compliance analysis &
installation status 250,000 ft nuclear pipe program, Vogtle NPGS
> Bechtel Corp. BEC/H&CF/World Bank; estimating & analysis of projects Metrorail Brazil & Venezuela,
Power plants Argentina.
• Program / Project Planning / Cost Control Dev., Admin., Analysis, Estimating & Acctg, &
Training Commendations:
Aerospace/Defense:
> Boeing; project controls & cost/schedule training development. & computer tools instruction
> Boeing: Manufacturing planning. Contracts/Subcontracts Admin & Analysis Govt and Commercial.
> Hughes Space and Communications; project mgmt & controls computer tools instruction and support.
> Allied Signal Aerospace; Space station, Environmental Product Dev., Manufacturing & test planning.
Infrastructures:
> American Association of Cost Engineers; development of professional standards, membership instruction, &
educational contributions (project controls, planning & cost).
> Bechtel Energy Corp. President; development support for generic fossil fuel & standardized nuclear power
plant projects.
> Korea Electric Company; Transfer of Technology Program project mgmt & controls, personnel dev.
> Fluor Corp, American Association of Cost Engineers, & CSULB; instruction & curriculum development
support construction management program.
> C.F. Braun; $10M facilities expansion management, planning & evaluation/subcontract control.
• Manufacturing, Procurement, Computer Systems Mgmt & Control Commendations:
Aerospace/Defense:
> Boeing Defense systems, composites Manufacturing Delta and X-37 programs
> Northrop/Grumman; program development & planning support & implementation $2M (C-PIOS)
Contract/Production & Inventory Optimization Systems / Mfg Resources Planning MRP-II systems.
> Lockheed Martin Space Systems; Subcontract Procurement Mgmt Control Implementation.
Infrastructures:
> Northrop/Grumman; development, integration, procurement, and installation support of network LAN &
systems improvements $250M.
> Bechtel Power Corp LA Div.; development of integrated engineering CAD system & systems, evaluation &
planning support NRC environment requirements Palo Verde NGPS.