Program Manager Project
Resume:
Barry M. Inman
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Cell: 313-***-**** Home: 313-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***
Over 25 years’ experience in project, development, design, implementation, operations and management of personnel as well as data, voice and video communications.
Managed and contributed to a multi-million-dollar revenue growth through advancement and improvement in technology, cost savings initiatives and quality improvement programs.
Managed multi-million-dollar international terrestrial, satellite and video communication technology projects.
Served the community as a publicly elected school board member on the Taylor Board of Education. Participate in several annual community events.
Experience:
Sony Corporation USA
1. Responsible for retail technical service
oTelevisions, VCR's
oService lead
oCustomer satisfaction
2. Responsible for professional customer representative for 6 states resulting in increased product sales based on customer technical support during and after the sale.
Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan)
FORDSTAR Manager, Dealer Network and Video and Distance Learning 1994 to 2009
Responsible for project management in the development, design, implementation, installation and operation including personnel, program scheduling and maintenance. FORDSTAR is considered the largest private network in the world.
1Project and Program Manager for FORDSTAR U.S.
o Developed financial business case
o Developed and managed a team for technical evaluation
o Written Vendor Statement(s) of work
o Developed and wrote contract(s) for the chosen technology
o Working with the internal team, developed timeline for the technology Implementation
2Technology designer for the single operator studio presently used within Ford Motor Company
o 18 Studios in operation throughout North America
3Presently manage the technology within the studio facilities
4Responsible for central encoding and remote site maintenance management
o Over 5000 sites in North America
5U.S. Project Manager for the implementation of FORDSTAR of Canada
o Negotiated and implemented contract for terrestrial TV1 circuit from Toronto studio location to Dearborn
6U.S. Project manager for development, design and implementation for FORDSTAR of Mexico
o Managed on site installation of encoding system and studios
o Developed rollout schedule and testing procedures
o Train personnel in the operation of the facility
7U.S. Project Manager for the design and implementation of FORDSTAR of Australia
o Managed on-site installation of encoding and control systems and studios
o Responsible for training in the operation of the facilities
o 144 sites in Australia and New Zeeland
8FORDSTAR Program Manager for the development of warranty and quality programs
o Initiated new technology for dealership warranty claims resulting in one international team patent and four patents pending.
o Cost savings of over ten-million-dollars In the first full year of operation
o Nominated for the highest technology award given to Ford Motor Company employees
9Developed Policy and Procedure manuals for operational personnel
o Architecture Control Review
o Application Control Review
o Annual system review and update
o Annual Security and Control assessment
10Manage FORDSTAR operational personnel
o Hiring
o Training
o Scheduling
11Project and Program Manager for major technology upgrade in 1998/1999 for video encoding and decoding within North America
12Program Manager for Ford Motor Company Global Standards for Distance Learning
13Project and Program Manager for upgrade in 2004/2005 for video encoding and decoding within North America
o Moved from an analog facility to SDI
14Presently working with Ford of Spain and Ford of Turkey for distance learning development
o Requirement documentation
o Business case
o Financial analysis
15Technology Program Manager working with Ford US Marketing and Sales to develop IP terrestrial solution for two video projects to dealerships
o Consumer Television (CTV) – General Information in dealership waiting rooms
Requirements documentation
Technology
Business case
o Ford dealer Television (FTV) – Timely and specific information to Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships and their employees
Requirements documentation
Technology
Business case
Ford Communications Network, Manager, Engineering 1984 -1994
Responsible for the development of studios, production facilities, transmission and launch of Corporate Communications for Ford Motor Company.
1Project manager for the development and design for a multi-million-dollar facility for live and post production video for Ford Motor Company's corporate communication
o Development of technology
o Financial analysis
o Implementation
o Operational personnel
Hiring and scheduling
o Policies and Procedures
o Security and Control
o Facility management
2Project manager for the transmission of this single channel system to remote sites
o Encoding/Decoding and transmission technology
Work SOW, contracts and Purchase Orders
o Negotiated contract with local public broadcasting station for uplink use
o Worked with FCC to develop transmission path and licensing
o 340 Corporate sites across North America launched in 1988
Education and Certification
Schoolcraft College, Livonia Michigan
Associate in Electronic Technology June 1978
Henry Ford Collage, Dearborn Michigan
Business Management June 1998
George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management
Managing Information Technology Projects December 2002
George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management
Project Leadership, Management and Communications July 2003
University of Michigan, Dearborn Michigan
Attend in 2003 and 2004 – BS/Masters Program
John F. Kennedy, School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts
Executive Programs-Labor Management January 2004
Consumer Driven Technology Award
FORDSTAR Launch August 1995
1Hold 4 US patents in communications technology
- One of these patents was accepted as an international patent.
2Nominated for the 'Henry Ford Technology Award'
36 Sigma Greenbelt Certified
4Ford Motor Company Certified Interviewer for new employee hiring
5Member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers since 1984
6Certification in ‘First Responder” – January 2009 –American Red Cross.
7Certified and licensed to teach adult and teen drivers education but the State of Michigan in March 2013
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