Project Manager Management

Che Donavon David Davis

Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil / +55-51-891*-**** / *******@*****.*** / https://br.linkedin.com/in/chedavis

Avionics Electronics Engineer / IT Senior Project Manager

Over 10 years of leadership, management and engineering experience, including full Work Center responsibility, 22 direct reports, maintaining 12 F/A-18’s and 12 F-14’s in a flight ready status at all times, and ensuring all programs, i.e ESD. Laser, FLIR, Publications and Training, were kept in an audit ready state at all times. While in the US Navy, I was trained in both Intermediate (I) and Organizational (O) Level maintenance, obtained a Collateral Duty Inspector certification for three work centers [Electronic Technicians (AT’s), Electricians Technicians (AE’s) and the Line Shack] as well as becoming the SME for troubleshooting, reading wiring diagrams and schematics and delivering unparalleled quality work.

QUALIFICATIONS OVERVIEW:

Operations Leadership

oDirectly responsible for 21 direct reports including all aspects of training, mentoring and career guidance. Apply a hands-on, participatory approach to team management that celebrates employee success and provides ongoing feedback and improvement.

oSolid experience and proven success in managing complex Programs and Projects, cross-functional teams, and multi-million dollar budgets. Directly responsible for the success of four Programs and seven projects while collaborating with other application teams in four or more countries.

Strategic Planning & Execution

oFlawlessly managed and executed planned maintenance for 12 F/A-18’s and 12 F-14’s while absorbing any unforeseen maintenance to support a rigorous flight schedule and guarantee that our missions were successful.

oDirectly interacts with Business, Development, Test and Business Analyst teams to ensure programs and projects were aligned and would exceed customer expectations. Held directly accountable to guarantee the programs/projects were advancing within scope and on, or under, budget.

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILL AREAS:

ESD Management

Laser Training Management

Safety & Quality Control Standards

Empolyee Training & Mentoring

Procurement & Purchasing

ERP

Scrum / Agile

Estimating and Bidding

Crisis and Emergency Management

Financial Forecasting & Analysis

Team Building and Leadership

Scope Management

CRM

Time Management

Integration Management

SDLC

Regulatory Compliance Adherence

Quantitative/Qualitative Analysis

Risk Management

Cost Management (Budget)

Communication Management

Stakeholder Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AGCO do Brasil – Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (August 2015 – Present)

IT Senior Project Manager (2015 – Present)

Hold full project responsibility managing three projects both national and international. Working with Finance, Manufacturing and Sales/Marketing teams to supersede customer expectations.

Salesforce – Sales/Marketing Project – National – Implementing Salesforce in AGCO do Brasil for phase 1. Challenged with a limited budget and time so managing the scope is of the utmost importance. Workshop held with Vendor, AGCO Business team and Analysts to close the scope. Worked closely with Business to mitigate the language barrier and will deliver this project ahead of schedule.

FIFO Argentina – Finance Project – International – Managing the development, test and analyst teams here in Brazil while meticulously managing the Business team in Argentina. Working with a short deadline, complicated system limitations, low budget and communication risks. Schedule regular meetings and keep in constant touch with all project resources, including the Business team, to ensure alignment throughout every phase of the project. This project will be delivered within schedule and budget.

Teamcenter – Manufacturing Project – International – Managing a multi-geographical project to implement and standardize production lines. We are challenged with multiple impacted areas, infrastructure changes (both physical locations and hardware demands), and a limited budget. Holding workshops and regular meetings with Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and Logistics to align requirements, demands, impacts, risks and schedules. I will have the infrastructure set up on time and interface work started ahead of schedule.

Dell Brazil – Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2013 – 2015)

IT Senior Project Manager (2013 – 2015)

Manage four programs in Finance with a combined budget of $12M as well as more than seven projects as the project manager under these programs. Utilizing both Scrum and Waterfall methodologies I was able to get my Certified Scrum Master certification, ITIL v3 training as well as utilize other methodologies such as Kanban.

TaxSPED Program – Managed a team of six people at a minimum and was responsible for managing Vendors and other interlock teams for estimates, impacts, and status reports to upper management. Schedule, development and test alignment were crucial for this project as the dependency with the other applications had a direct impact on my schedule and budget. This program involved Business requirements for process improvement, automation as well as governmental compliance projects.

Sustaining Program – This program involved all other applications/interlocks other than Synchro and I managed all Business requirements to be delivered under this program. Ensuring that interlocks and vendors were engaged early, risk analysis, impact analysis, schedules, budgets and resource allocation all were key elements in successfully managing this program.

Compliance Program – Managing projects that included Synchro as well as other application interlocks to deliver on budget and schedule Business requirements to meet or exceed government laws stipulating various financial guidelines.

Synchro Upgrade – Managing vendor development to upgrade the Synchro application three versions so that it would be up to compliance standards with the Brazilian government. There were other Compliance programs/projects that were directly dependent on this one.

IBM Brazil – Hortolandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2009 – 2013)

IT Project Manager, Financial Information Warehouse – Ledger Reporting (FIW-LR) (2012 – 2013)

FIW/AIW/TIW Team Lead Brazil (2012 – 2013)

IT Project Manager, AT&T (2011 – 2012)

Canada HW Customer Support Representative (CSR) (2009 – 2011)

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project/Certification (2009 – 2011)

Managed a team of five developers located in three countries with a budget of more than $2M to implement process improvements, compliance requirements and automation for Canada, Brazil and the United States. Acted as the Finance Brazil Team Lead to resolve issues amongst geographical teams, mitigate risks and improve communication.

Delivered innumerous projects ahead of schedule and under budget.

Performed all financial reports and budgeting including forecasting, planning and weekly actual reports for more than 30 projects.

CFlex Ltda – Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2008 – 2009)

IT Project Manager & Quality Assurance Manager (2008 – 2009)

Managed the biggest project in the company with 13 developers, 6 testers and multiple analysts with Rio Tinto, Australia; and a budget of more than $20M. Implementing all aspects of the product customization, client requirements, hardware infrastructure and interfaces. Extremely complex project with more than 600 user requirements, 1000 use cases, 1000 test cases and the creation of entirely new processes.

Mitigated communication issues with the language barrier.

Managed daily meetings with the customer and weekly meetings with the project team to ensure all risks were mitigated, all issues closed and to fix any bugs found.

Project divided into iterations and I was responsible for taking two developers with me to Australia to deliver each iteration. Oversaw the implementation in customer production directly with the customer, assisted in customer testing and incorporated on the spot bug fixes.

IBM Brazil – Hortolandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004 – 2008)

Business Partner Support Operations (BPSO) US and Canada Process Owner/Lead (2007 – 2008)

BPSO Installation Team Focal Point/Team Lead (2005 – 2007)

Software Installation CSR (2007)

Point of Sale (POS) CSR (2006)

US Hardware Installation CSR (2005 – 2006)

Hourly Service Invoice Billing CSR (2004 – 2006)

Process owner for 9 processes for Canada and the United States. Considered the SME for all processes and responsible to train and mentor the 26 members of the team utilizing the processes, as well as managers and upper management.

Manage projects with sound problem-solving techniques and solutions orientation.

Monitor and evaluate process execution, trends and root causes, business performance, and business controls to promote client satisfaction and achieve operational results.

Writing, maintaining and actualization of the nine processes including all MLP’s and DLP’s as necessary.

Final decision maker in declining or approving exceptions to the process after thoroughly investigating the situation and analyzing all impacts.

English Teacher – Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004 – 2013)

Open English – Online School (2013)

Private Classes (2004 – 2013)

English Conversation Class School (2009 – 2010)

English Language School – (2004)

Almost nine years teaching English in companies, schools and giving private classes. I’ve had more than 200 students over the years and had the pleasure and satisfaction of seeing my students grow and become fluent in English.

United States Navy – El Centro, California (1992 – 2003)

Work Center 280, Aviation Electronics Technician (AT), Supervisor, El Centro, CA (2001 – 2003)

Work Center 320, Troubleshooter – Atsugi, Japan (2000 – 2001)

Work Center 280, Aviation Electronics Technician – Atsugi, Japan (1995 – 2000)

Work Center 280, Aviation Electronics Technician – Point Mugu, CA (1995)

Line Shack – Point Mugu, CA (1994)

Security Patrol Detail – Point Mugu, CA (1994)

Aviation Electronics Technician “A” School – Millington, TN (1993)

Electronics Nuclear Power School – Orlando, FL (1993)

US Navy Boot Camp (1992-1993)

Managed 21 direct reports to support a rigorous flight schedule, perform planned and unplanned maintenance, and ensure all shop programs were kept in an audit ready state for 12 F-14’s and 12 F/A-18’s. Managed all training of all team members and assigned daily tasks based on skill level, knowledge and flight demands.

Maintained shop programs such as ESD, Laser, Publications, Training and Safety.

Collateral Duty Inspector for three work centers: Aviation Electronics Technicians (WC 280), Aviation Electricians Technicians (WC 220), and the Line Shack.

Qualified for both Intermediate (I-Level) and Organizational (O-Level) maintenance on both the F-14 and F/A-18 aircraft.

oI-Level: Maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs done at the component level.

oO-Level: Maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs done at the “box” level.

Expert with wiring diagrams, schematics, wire repair and troubleshooting.

Use of various testing equipment such as multi-meter, oscilloscope, and equipment for testing radar, antennas and weapons release systems among others.

Technical Proficiencies

Electronic’s Systems:

APG – 71 Radar, ALR – 67, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), Weapon’s Delivery Systems, Mission Computer Systems, KY – 58 Secure Speech, FLIR, Laser, Heads Up Display (HUD), Wiring Diagrams, Schematics, Multi-meter, Oscilloscope, Calipers, Various Test Equipment for F-14 and F-18 aircraft.

Software Applications:

Clarity, GPS, JIRA, Changepoint, MS Project, Microsoft Office Suite

Education & Courses

Post Graduate Degree, MBA in Project Management

Anhanguera, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008 – 2009

Master of Science in Electronics Engineering

Ashwood University, USA, 1998

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering

Ashwood University, USA, 1996

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance Org, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 2014

Professional Courses

ITIL v3

F-14 “A” School

F-18 “A” & “C” School

Corrosion Control School

Business Acumen Teleseries: Leadership and Organizational Skills

Introduction to Process Excellence

Process Excellence: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Education

Environmental and WW Control Aspects

Leader Foundation Nomination Bin

Building Effective Mentoring Partnerships

Languages

English – Native

Portuguese – Fluent

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