Project Management

LUTHER E. WOODARD, JR.

E-mail: acr2kl@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 757-***-****

Cellular: 757-***-****

Professional Summary:

15+ years of Project Management and Information Technology Management experience.

Knowledgeable of the government contractual environment.

Extensive experience in consulting and coaching large business accounts, with

an emphasis on change management, risk management, with a strategic

business focus, leading high-performance and goal-focused teams.

Delivering quality solutions on time, within budget for various stakeholders

at multiple levels, navigating the organization, and successfully

completing complex projects under tight deadlines.

Professional Experience:

12/2014-8/2015- Insignia Technology Services, Project Scheduler

Worked as project scheduler for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Access Services (AcS) Development and Integration Support Services contract.

Developed and maintained the Insignia Technology Services project tasks contained in the AcS project master schedule for the entire project life cycle.

Monitored task effort, durations and dependencies for all contract deliverables.

Analyze project schedule and create project schedule reports.

Facilitate project schedule review meetings to communicate schedule to project manager and team leaders.

10/2014-12/2014- Unemployed

Moved from Illinois to Virginia due to family hardship.

6/2010-10/2014- Stefanini International, Project Analyst

Worked as project analyst for IT projects with budgets $500K-$2.5M, with 300+ activities and resources, multiple complexity levels in computer infrastructure, datacenter transformation, budget analysis and departmental planning work.

Coordinated with the business area daily to ensure project stayed within the scope of the project.

Guided projects to completion on schedule and under budget.

Worked with the project team daily to identify risk, incorporate change impacts to the project, monitor quality control and assurance and tracked all project documentation.

Lead plan analyst for IT projects with budgets $500K-$2.5M, with 300+ activities and resources, multiple complexity levels in computer infrastructure, datacenter transformation, budget analysis and departmental planning work.

Planned and controlled functions, including project status reporting.

Coached/mentored 2 plan analysts in project methodology.

Worked as resource commitment analyst for computer infrastructure solution request process.

Facilitated project planning sessions for projects and updated project schedule. Allocated and budgeted all resource requests.

3/2009-6/2010- Unemployed

Released from prior position due to the Great Recession of 2008.

8/2000-3/2009- PM Solutions, Project Planner/Scheduler

Worked as planner/scheduler for IT projects with budgets $500K-$2.5M, with 300+ activities and resources, multiple complexity levels in computer infrastructure, employee compensation and production support work.

Worked on projects that used the SDM and AGILE methodology on projects.

Worked as a Component Planner.

Followed Project Management Institute (PMI) defined project principles, procedures and practices throughout the project.

Coordinated with the business area daily to ensure project stayed within the scope of the project.

Guided projects to completion on schedule and under budget.

Worked with the project team daily to identify risk, incorporate change impacts to the project, monitor quality control and assurance and tracked all project documentation.

Lead planner/scheduler for IT projects with budgets $500K-$2.5M, with 300+ activities and resources, multiple complexity levels in computer infrastructure, employee compensation and production support work.

Planned and controlled functions, including project status reporting and earned value analysis.

Coached/mentored 8 project planners, teams in project methodology, and facilitated company communications for staff.

Facilitated project planning sessions for projects, updated project schedule, led Planner team in converting project management software for IT department.

Allocated and budgeted all resource requests. Managed project tasks, issues, risks, change requests, and quality control reviews.

Training and Education:

Master’s Certificate, Project Management, IT focus, Carnegie Mellon University

Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Old Dominion University

Business Applications - MS Project, Primavera, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint and Lotus Notes

Security Clearance:

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Public Trust Clearance at Moderate Level dated June 30, 2015, MBI (Moderate Background Investigation)

Military Experience:

Retired Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve

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