CHARLES WADE

Raleigh, NC, *****

301-***-**** adkmux@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/charles-wade-87585994/

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Manager and Military Veteran with a Secret Security Clearance and over 15 years of proven experience in leadership, project management, and process optimization. Possesses a comprehensive background in management, training, and data analysis. Career supported by a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, graduate certificate in Project Management, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, and pursuit of a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate.

Project Management

Lean Six Sigma

Risk Assessment

Vendor Negotiations

Process Improvement

Cost Analysis

Training and Development

Data Analysis

Performance Management

OVERVIEW OF KEY ATTRIBUTIONS

Project Management – Executed project forecasts, and monitored workload for teams of 4 - 25 military and civilian personnel in multi-phase projects. Developed project plans, and controlled each aspect of PMI standards of cost management, quality control, stakeholder engagement and closure.

Budget Management – Decreased operating budgets for 6 shore installations by $4M+ and created programming that allocated budgets for multiple Naval ships. Monitored equipment and assets on ships ranging $20M+ to ensure all were in working order to prevent delay in operations or premature replacement of equipment.

Risk Assessment – Prepared project management documents to create standards that increased security measures. Analyzed and applied concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and trends in operational security. Continually monitored equipment and organizational standards to ensure the safety and security of all assets and personnel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nutanix Corporation Durham, NC 2020 - Present

Project Coordinator, FRS Contractor

Provided direct coordination for setup and implementation of hardware/software for 400+ new and existing customers in the US and Canada for Nutanix Hyper-converged infrastructure storage.

Initiated meetings with customers, consultants, and team members to determine logistics, and best methods for product implementation and configuration

Tracked and coordinated customer installation orders using NetSuite application to monitor and control projects from initiation to completion

Performed project close-out by drafting project closure documents for customer sign-off, and subsequent revenue recognition

Facilitated weekly and ad hoc zoom conferences with customers and management to maintain positive communication and customer satisfaction.

Performed weekly review of project milestones to ensure revenue projections of $1.5M were attainable each quarter

CHARLES WADE PG. 2

Whitney, Bradley & Brown Consulting Reston, VA 2014 - 2020

Navy Manpower and Training Analyst, Pentagon Contracting

Led the analysis, formulation and forecasting of personnel requirement instructions for 12 classes of Naval ships.

Built effective demand management, demand shaping and service level assessments and reporting processes; provided oversight into the validity of workload forecasts with accounts and in-process workload

Ensured the accuracy of demand and review trends in volume and skills mix; presented a summary of findings and recommendations to management

Navy Manpower and Training Analyst (cont’d.)

Directed a team of 6 personnel in the development of Aegis Class ship requirements manual in support of the Navy Manpower Analysis Center

Created programs that allocated budgets for ships and reduced the operating budgets for each class by $3M+ each year for 5 consecutive years and reduced budget by $12M per fiscal year

Liaised with multiple surface and shore-based Naval warfare commanders to secure critical data pertaining to updates and modifications of shipboard equipment and weapons systems

S & K Global Solutions Bremerton, WA 2010 – 2014

Project Manager

Managed the implementation of a web-based program for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Prepared initial project management documents and tools that included project plans, training, security, transition, and quality management plans; performed best practice standards that mitigated risks

Maintained control of the budget and timeline that led to projects completed ahead of designated deadlines

Supervised the completion of a 60% network upgrade within 12 months; developed project schedules and project artifacts that included risk mitigation strategies to ensure project success

Led 6 software developers to create an animated portal for transport and rotary wing aircraft for the FAA

Developed, updated, and tracked multiple project deliverables, to include project management plan, lessons learned repository, and quality management plan

EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) Purdue University 2018

Project Management Graduate Certificate Capella University 2017

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science Troy University 2010

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