TIJAN REDMON, PMP, CSM, CSPO

Silver Spring, MD ad38ww@r.postjobfree.com 561-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Creative, vigilant, adaptive team contributor with over 20 years of leadership and management experience as a project coordinator, project lead, project manager, scrum master, and program development consultant. Analytical, professional, and skilled in managing and empowering people, and training teams. Adept at developing policies, procedures, detailed timelines, and project proposals across matrixed organizations including operations, services, business development, and PMOs. A collaborative communicator focused on building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, promoting synergies and efficiencies across business lines, and enhancing profitability through comprehensive business approaches and change management. PMP Certified. Scrum Master Certified. Scrum Master Project Owner Certified. SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Project Management

Project Coordination

Strategic Planning

Forecasting

Training and Development

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Public Speaking & Presenting

PMO Development

Project Scheduling

Backlog Refinement

Change Management

Conflict Management

Team Building

Data Analytics

Agile Methodology

Product Owner Framework

Scrum Framework

Stakeholder Engagement

Qualitative Analysis

Quantitative Analysis

Communication Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECF Engineering Consultants, West Palm Beach, FL April 2019 – April 2023 Project Manager/Coordinator/Scrum Master

Coordinated and managed 22 projects with a combined budget of $9,500,000.

• Managed all phases of the project life cycles including initiation, planning, execution, budgeting, and monitoring and controlling by leveraging Agile methodology for projects ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. Sample projects:

o Engineering, design, and build projects for substation automation platforms for transmission and distribution substations for solar farm and gas storage facilities. This project included networking substation IEDs for SCADA, local annunciation, local Distributed Control System, protection functions, and data acquisition local/remote to establish a fully operational smart facility using state-of-the-art technology. o Managed a team of 6 Construction Leads who supported Substation Projects in tasks such as Minor Site Development including clearing; trenching; installation of poured & pre-cast foundations; and installation of fencing and landscaping. Conduit; Raceway; Junction Box and associated support installation. Cable and fiber pulling, testing, and terminating. Installation of equipment grounding. Installation of both low and high-voltage equipment. Basic Rigging and Lift Plan development.

• Developed, maintained, managed, and reported data analysis for over 120 projects and tasks bi-weekly, resulting in over $500,000 identified on projects as not yet invoiced, leading to the recoupment of revenue to the company.

• Served as Scrum Master for multiple teams utilizing the framework including Scrum ceremonies to establish and coach Scrum theory to multiple project teams, removing and preventing impediments to team progress while helping team members become self-organized and productive, thus increasing the value and quality of our work.

• Accountable for establishing Agile methodology and Scrum framework. Coached Scrum teams that created and delivered updated interdepartmental policies and procedures which met stakeholder expectations and increased employee productivity by an average of 2.5 hours per employee per week, business development team that increased organizational business by 11%, and communication team that built an organizational communication structure impacting inter-departmental team communication and organizational morale.

• Product Owner for a team that created an internal pull communication system (including hyperlinks) to connect all departments to Organizational Process Assets and Enterprise Environmental Factors for internal analysis, reporting, and proposal writing.

• Prepared qualitative and quantitative analysis and internal project documents such as issue logs and lessons learned from post-event debriefs to aid in long-term and future project planning.

• Developed project and task scheduling for multiple departments. Key Accomplishments:

• Prepared the winning bid for Charging Station Design, resulting in the company being awarded Lead Engineering firm. The company led charging station development within 4 regions and 12 states for NextEra Energy performing the feasibility study, engineering, and design phases of these projects.

• Designed, developed, and implemented the firm’s Project Management Office. Created the policies, procedures, and best practices for multiple departments housed in the Organizational Process Assets Repository. This organizational improvement initiative streamlined the onboarding and training of employees in numerous departments, decreased training hours, and increased resource productivity while decreasing the overall organizational turnover rate.

F3NIX (Phoenix) Coaching Consultants, West Palm Beach, FL June 2014 – April 2019 Program Development Consultant

• Initiated, planned, executed, monitored, and led educational programs for public and private schools and for-profit and non-profit organizations.

• Collaborated with executives and support activities associated with organizational design, team effectiveness, employee engagement, and strategic communications.

• Fostered positive client relationships to help identify new business development and funding opportunities.

• Provided comprehensive business and financial analysis to various organizations to help them make informed decisions, enhance their financial position, and achieve their goals.

• Developed business cases, cost-benefit analysis, and financial analysis for businesses and educational programs.

• Prepared communication plans among public, private, and federal government stakeholders.

• Prepared and implemented strategic plans and career development curricula.

• Conducted regularly scheduled meetings to ensure programs and projects operated within the guidelines of stakeholder expectations and maintained the overall team pace and production.

• Developed and mentored cross-functional teams to align project plans and deliverables by encouraging cross- functional operations and attention on outcomes and deliverables. Career Source of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL January 2011 – June 2014 Program Manager

• Led the team that developed, implemented, and managed plans and proposal submissions to State, Federal, and non- federal sponsors and funding agencies with varying policies, restrictions, and deliverables as related to high school matriculation, college track, and workforce pipeline development, starting in the grades 9-12 space for Title I schools.

• Established and managed a network of schools in the Palm Beach County School District to expose students to employment and educational opportunities post-graduation, including the Skilled Technical Workforce, armed services, colleges and universities, and apprenticeship programs. Established optimal working relationships with high school teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, and principals for effective outreach activities tailored to their specific environment.

• Monitored project performance, including budgets, staff time and effort reporting, and cross-organizational deliverables as required.

• Maintained current and accurate data on program outcomes, such as the number of participants, events; demographic information, and other progress metrics such as the number of students on track to graduate, entering college/university, entering the job force, or entering the armed forces.

• Developed and presented weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting for budgets and financial reports for the program to state, local, and federal stakeholders.

• Developed cost-benefit analysis and procurement plans for resource acquisition of $250,000 of laptop computers and software for four college and career centers.

Key Accomplishments:

• The program has continued for over 12 years with the graduation rate skyrocketing from 58% to 91% and impacting over 100,000 students.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Sociology

Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy Durham, NC Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

Member, Duke Alumni Association

Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated

Mentor, Men of Tomorrow (M.O.T.)

Past Master, Thurgood Marshall Lodge #121, PHA F&AM Past Excellent High Priest, Dan Aaron Chapter #203 Holy Royal Arch Masons, PHA F&AM Past Thrice Illustrious Master, Walter Johnson, Jr. Council #13 Royal and Select Masons, PHA F&AM Past Eminent Commander, Fort Pierce Commandery #69, Knights Templar, PHA F&AM Past Illustrious Potentate, MASUD Temple #69 Shrine A.E.A.O.N.M.S. AWARDS

MASUD Temple #69 – Noble of the Year (2022)

ECF Engineering Consultants - Motivational Guru Award (2022) Fort Pierce Commandery #69, PHA – Templar of the Year (2021) ECF Engineering Consultants - Out of the Box Thinker Award (2021) Walter Johnson, Jr. Leadership Award (2020)

ECF Engineering Consultants - Motivational Guru Award (2020) Walter Johnson, Jr. Lodge #765, PHA – Mason of the Year (2019) Project 12—Recognized as One of Palm Beach County’s Most Influential Men (2016)

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