WAYNE J. RICHARDS

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Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456

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

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

Email: acrhwf@r.postjobfree.com

Email: acrhwf@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL Work at home or on the job site 20-40 hours per week allowing me to use my well-developed

OBJECTIVES analytical, organizational, written and verbal communications skills and maturity supporting enterprise level federal, State and local government entities, businesses and/or educational institutions as a Management Analyst, Program Manager, and/or Program Director.

SUMMARY: Currently retired from federal civil service and the US military. Over 37 years of management, project analyst, and program management experiences. Demonstrated leadership, competence and proven success in understanding consumer requirements, project analysis, planning, and operations, training and education, and organizational skills. Adept at providing leadership in large multifaceted organizations with diverse cultures, ethnic groups, and backgrounds.

EXPERIENCE:

July 2012-November 2014 Suffolk, Virginia

Joint Staff J6

Acted as Senior Analyst

Responsible for the integration of systems and technology solutions

Ensured new systems being developed were properly documented in doctrinal publications

Coordinated with Department of Defense educational institutions to ensure curriculum updates for the new technology were being implemented

Developed distance learning and individual training programs to ensure optimum reach and understanding of new systems for military and civilian professionals

Controlled project requirements, scope, and change management issues.

Worked on diverse problems requiring evaluation of identifiable factors. Present alternatives, solutions, or strategies, considering client requirements and capabilities.

Monitored the project(s) milestones, deadlines, and due dates and inform senior leadership of any potential risks and issues that might impact meeting the deadlines.

Led and managed project planning, scheduling, and reporting activities.

June 2006 – December 2012 Suffolk, Virginia

Transition and Implementation Branch Chief

US Joint Forces Command

Responsible for ensuring that materiel and non-materiel solutions derived from Joint Experimentation (JE) and/or Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTD) were meeting validated capability requirements and being institutionalized across the force.

Directly supervised 10 Transition Case Officers (TCO) in performing their duties.

Acted as Chair of the Joint Transition Working Group in support of the Director, Joint Staff

Responsible for facilitating the institutionalization of capability solutions into Doctrine, Leadership and Education, and Individual Training programs

Worked with leads to support resource management, stakeholder relationship building and manager/interaction, and facilitated cross-work-stream and development integration.

Coordinated program/project requirements through analysis of client need documents such as vision and scope, program road map, and business requirements documentation.

Integrated and used project management methodologies

June 2003-May 2006 Norfolk, Virginia

Program Manager

Branch Chief Capabilities Division, Joint Requirements and Integration Directorate,

US Joint Forces Command

Managed and coordinated the $12.5M Machine Foreign Language Translation Systems (MFLTS) program in the development, assessment, and fielding of automated language translation technologies.

Established the Machine Foreign Language Translation Systems (MFLTS) program office

Managed the four year MFLTS program valued at 12.5 million dollars

Developed, assessed, and provided automated language translation technologies to the user community

Planned and lead team members to stay on task, documenting information and synthesizing decisions

Mentored the team’s junior staff and assisted them through onboarding process, and provided instruction and guidance for conducting their tasks if requested.

Communicated with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner, delivering clear requests for information

Coordinated program/project requirements through analysis of client need documents such as vision and scope, program road map, and business requirements documentation.

Planned schedules, monitored, and reported on activities and dependencies related to the project, including integration/development

Develop, review or analyze project management documents to include but not limited to Project charters, Program/Project Management Plans and supporting Plans, Risk Management Plans and responsibilities matrix, etc.

Participate in discussion with development and business team in different phases of System and Software Development Life Cycle specifically in Requirements, Testing, and delivery.

June 1999-2003 Norfolk, Virginia

Requirements Division Chief Capabilities Division, Joint Requirements and Integration Directorate,

US Joint Forces Command

Responsible for the development of the requirements generation process.

Assisted the Joint Staff J8 in transitioning the Requirements Generation Systems Process

Established the roles, responsibilities, and operating process for the Functional Capabilities Board (FCB)

Cataloged and documented materiel and non-materiel requirements

April 1997 – 1999 Norfolk, Virginia

Information Systems Program Manager

Verizon Communications Federal Network Systems L.L.C.

Responsible for the management and implementation of information technology solutions and writing of the Combat Identification (CID) Capstone Requirements Document (CRD)

Coordinated C4I planning meetings and Novel scene management demonstrations in both the states and abroad (through the Site Coordinators).

Facilitated the approval process for program office plans and information technology architectures related to experimental rehearsals and demonstrations.

Provided early identification of US Atlantic Command communications policies, plans, and schedules which drove adjustment of the Joint Countermine information technology program plans.

Interfaced with the Commander Joint Task Force to identify exercise information technology milestones that the program office must meet.

March 1996 - April 1997 Norfolk, Virginia

Division Chief and Course Director, Joint Command,

Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)

Responsible for the overall development and implementation of C4I instruction to senior-level officers and equivalent DOD civilians.

Led division of senior level military instructors, assisted by a civilian support staff, providing instruction in telecommunications doctrine, capabilities, planning, management, and procedures.

Formulated the strategic direction for the development of joint telecommunications curriculum that consisted of more than 150 hours of instruction and resulting in the course being highly praised by attendees and sponsors.

Consistently achieved budget objectives by planning and implementing a budget program worth over 1.5 million dollars that supported marketing, recruitment, documentation and logistics for course operations.

September 1995-March 1996 Norfolk, Virginia

Instructor / Curriculum Writer Joint Command and Control Communications Course

Primary responsibilities included providing Joint C4I instruction to senior grade officers and civilian equivalents.

Produced significant savings for the government by managing the acquisition, installation, maintenance, and operation of over $750 thousand dollars of audio visual equipment and computer hardware and software.

Commended by the National Defense University, Washington D.C. for implementing technological advances in distance learning using video teleconferencing technology resulting in being able to provide training to more people, saved cost in travel and time of employees being away from participating companies.

Fostered relationships with leaders in industry involved with advanced technologies such as asynchronous transfer mode multiplexing, dynamic bandwidth sharing and global broadcasting which led to a dynamic curriculum design.

July 1992-September 1995 Norfolk, Virginia

Chief, Joint Telecommunications Plans and Operations Division

Principal staff officer responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of integrated networks in support of Department of Defense operations directed by the President of the United States.

Created a training and job assignment program where over 650 personnel were employed in Haiti and supported telecommunications operations.

Formulated the strategic plan that was successfully used for implementing a $25 million telecommunications architecture consisting of both military and commercial systems such as long haul transmission facilities, fiber optic cable, local and wide area data networks and complexed switching devices. The operation was a total success.

Forged vital alliances with major commercial telecommunications companies resulting in a multimillion-dollar contract and 25% cost savings for the Department of Defense.

June 1990 - July 1992 Frankfurt, Germany

Chief, Operations, Training and Security Division

Managed and supervised a functional staff responsible for operations, training and security of telecommunications, records management, audio-visual media, and data-processing support for an organization of over 900 personnel.

Established a positive employee /employer climate which encouraged all the members of this organization to develop to their fullest potential.

Provided protected information services around the clock over high-speed satellite and microwave platforms to customers that spanned over 11,000 square miles with zero reported compromises or illegal access to the network.

Managed the efficient operations and productivity of over 85 telecommunications and information systems facilities in support operations in Europe whereby operational downtime of systems was less than 2%.

September 1988 - June 1990 Kirchgoins, Germany Chief, Communications Operations Division

Responsible for the planning, installing, operating and maintaining of C4 systems that included video, data and voice services covering over 10,000 square miles in Europe.

Served as the telecommunications planner and network architect for an organization consisting of over six major headquarters that included long haul transmission facilities and switching systems which resulted in the successful relocation and continuity of operations of large organizations.

January 1985 - September 1988 Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.

Chief, Communications Branch

Responsible for managing personnel and staff and the developing of communications instructional materials

Created innovative techniques and programs that produced over 500 graduates and trained personnel that subsequently performed tasks associated with telecommunications planning.

May 1977- Aug 1985

Company Commander 1982-1985

Battalion Logistics and Supply Staff Officer 1980-1982

Platoon Leader 1977-1980

Focus areas included:

recruiting and staffing

organizational departmental planning

performance management and improvement systems

organization development

employee onboarding, development, needs assessment, and training

policy development and documentation

employee relations

company-wide committee facilitation

company employee and community communication

compensation and benefits administration

employee safety, welfare, wellness and health

EDUCATION: M.A. Human Resource Management, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California;

B.A. Education, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia;

Graduate of Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University Norfolk, Virginia; Graduate Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Graduate of the Army Procurement Course; Graduate of the Defense Acquisition Transition Managers Course; and completed the Program Management I Professional Certification program

ADDITIONAL Possessed Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance National; Member Retired Officers INFORMATION: Association; National Member Armed Forces Communications Electronic Association

Detailed knowledge of Enterprise Management Systems; Knowledge of Windows and proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, and MS Project. Strong knowledge of Tivoli product suite, Lotus Learning Space, Raptor firewalls, and Visio.

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