Project Manager

Thomas Pentony

Senior Project Manager

301-***-**** **************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/thomaspentony

OBJECTIVE: to provide project management expertise, people-oriented, operational leadership, and outcome-focused strategy, management, and execution to help a values-based organization better accomplish its mission.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Senior project manager with 20 years’ experience managing numerous, complex projects on time and within budged to help organizations and senior leaders accomplish strategic objectives. Proven track record in operational leadership, project management, outcome-focused strategic development and execution, and people-oriented team building, development, coordination, and leadership.

Elevated staff engagement through implementation of organization-wide objectives and key results.

Increased annual membership growth by over 180% in a single year.

Grew digital engagement on marketing platforms annually by over 160% for three consecutive years.

Reduced Navy’s costs for meeting operational requirements by over $20M.

Increased Marine Corps operational readiness by aligning $54M in investments with strategic priorities.

As a Navy SEAL, led successful combat operations in support of the Global War on Terror.

EXPERIENCE

FCF CHURCH Frederick, MD 2011-2020

Executive Pastor Director of Marketing and Communications Director of Youth Programs

Managed multiple, simultaneous projects and strategically led teams and operations that enabled a 3,000-person church to clarify and exceed membership, participation, marketing, and revenue objectives.

Increased departmental effectiveness by building, developing, and leading high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams of both paid staff and volunteers.

Developed, implemented, and conducted leadership training for groups of 10 to over 200.

Recognized by senior leaders for elevating staff engagement and quantifiable departmental effectiveness through the successful implementation of organization-wide objectives and key results.

Established organizational structure and clarity through the planning and execution of HR plans and policies.

Increased annual membership growth by over 180% in a single year through strategic development and execution of membership processes and communication strategies.

Grew digital engagement on marketing platforms annually by over 160% for three consecutive years through the development of overarching communications and marketing strategy and leading a professional marketing team through project execution.

Increased youth participation by over 100% in a single year through strategic development and executive leadership over a 40-person team of paid staff and volunteers.

Outperformed other churches in the region in charitable giving and sought out for insights and recommendations regarding communication strategies.

Doubled group participation across the organization through the development and execution of effective communication strategies and efficient organizational processes.

Highly competent and engaging communicator, presenting to audiences of over 500 and sought out by groups, coaches, and business leaders.

SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS Alexandria, VA 2006-2011

Senior Defense Analyst

Comprehensively managed multiple complex projects, from initiation to closing, that enabled senior decision makers to define objectives and optimize for mission success.

Provided solutions to senior Navy and Marine Corps decision makers that helped align investments with strategic priorities through the development and leadership of comprehensive cost-benefit, operational, policy, and budget analysis.

Provided senior clients with security solutions through threat-based risk assessments and analysis conducted across numerous sensitive sites by multi-disciplinary teams of modelers, engineers, and security specialists.

Helped establish the Navy’s Irregular Warfare Office through collaboration with senior leaders and stakeholders to develop an operational framework and policy.

Reduced Navy’s costs for meeting operational requirements by over $20M through the development and leadership of an analytical project executed by a team of engineers and subject matter experts.

Developed and led cost-benefit analysis that increased Marine Corps operational readiness by aligning $54M in Command and Control investments with strategic priorities.

Responsible for fostering collaboration across Department of Defense organizations and stakeholders to build consensus around innovative solutions to strategic problems.

US NAVY 2001-2006

SEAL, Lieutenant

Responsible for the training and development of a SEAL platoon for deployment in support of combat operations. Represented Naval Special Warfare interests on the Chief of Naval Operations staff.

Ensured platoon surpassed training objectives and developed professionally during a year of pre-deployment training.

Ensured mission success through the development of innovative tactics, techniques, and procedures in response to novel mission requirements.

Successfully built and led collaborative tactical planning with joint and multi-national forces.

Led multiple successful combat operations that required leadership over and complex coordination with multi-disciplinary forces and teams.

Influenced senior decision makers regarding Naval Special Warfare requirements on the Chief of Naval Operations staff.

Fostered collaboration in support of innovative solutions among stakeholders for revising Navy regulations for premeditated personnel parachute operations and policy.

EDUCATION

Project Management Professional Certification (in progress)

Expected Date of Completion: November 2020

Master or Arts in Religion

Concentration, Christian Leadership

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

2007-2010

Bachelor of Science, Anthropology

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

1998-2001

CLEARANCES: Previously held TS/SCI, Q (2006-2011)

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