Dirk K. Nelson – Project Director PMI ID: ******

+1-720-***-**** adurnm@r.postjobfree.com Career Summary: Outstanding John C. Maxwell styled leadership successfully complementing $750M+ projects, using PMBOK methodologies for controlling: staff, schedules, budgets, risks, scopes & vendors; achieving profits and teams

Experiences

Years

Last Used

Expert in Analysis, Business, Engineering, IT, Manufacturing and TQM/6-Sigma

20

2022

Project / Program Management / Leadership: Aerospace, Franklin/Covey, Military

18

2022

Exceptional Communications: written & oral reports, executive briefings

15

2022

Project plans, status reports, communication logs, PM Tools, WBS

14

2022

Overseas Operations: Ireland, Nepal, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Asia, Mexico

11

2022

IE, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, 5S, 3P, A3, PCDA, CPM

10

2022

Budgets, Agile, Kanban, Scrum, Waterfall, ERP and Supply Chain/Vendor Mgt

8

2022

SR OPERATIONS ANALYST CONS – GEORG FISCHER 9/19/22–10/28/22 Little Rock, AR

oAnalyzed/solved operations plastic injection molding manufacturing for factory layout redesign, taking a 19-machine space into a 32-machine expansion plan over 3 years

oInterviewed key stakeholders, lead multiple workshops for team assisted layout-design

oAnalyzed present/future capacities, Continuous Improvement, Industry 4.0, and IoT options

PROGRAM MANAGER CONSULTANT – TECOMET 5/31/22 – 7/8/22 Boulder, Colorado

oAnalyzed/solved operations of plastic knee replacement manufacturing with 4 shifts at 7 days

oTasked with solving machining, handling, documentation, training and anything else to get the new medical product line production levels and yield levels to a profitable level

IT PROJECT DIRECTOR CONSULTANT – ANTHEM– 4/4/22 – 5/25/22 Remote

oAnalyzed marketing channels for strategic planning of centralizing operations, integrating personnel, processes (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Salesforce, Jira), technical tools with controls

oGroup leader for created a capacity model for projecting staffing and work capacities

oDeveloped IT Security for PHI/PII data for HIPAA, and other software with SDLC & ITIL

PROGRAM SITE MANAGER CONSULTANT – STRYKER 2/6/22– 3/4/22 Cork, Ireland

oToured, analyzed operations of Tullagreen and Macroom sites for bring on 15 to 25 engineers

oInterviewing, hiring, organizing, building and leading the teams while interfacing with both local and international management to support shoulder and hip replacement manufacturing

oDeveloped an understanding of international logistics and support staffing

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANT – STRYKER 7/6/21– 1/5/22 Portage, MI

oManaged, organized, planned, implemented and documented continuous improvements

oCritical thinking and problem-solving skills, evaluating data to implement improvements

oWork on multiple projects in simultaneously, with attention to details and ergonomics

oLeveraged lean manufacturing and supply-chain management with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Agile and Sprints, performing Value stream mapping/earned value management

oAnalyzed and improved JIT material handling, storage, warehouse and robot welders

oKaizen continuous improvement, with sprints, daily scrums, using Prince 2

oCreated a variety of detailed reports effectively informing management and production

SENIOR CONSULTANT – BUSINESS NAVIGATORS / IIB 8/8/07–2/23/21 Denver, CO

oLead Projects, created and managed: Business Requirements, Scope, WBS, Costs, Human Resources, Risk, Stakeholder (internal/external), ERP Communications, Time & Quality

oGuided clients through challenging FDA/ISO approval processes and IT Projects

oGuided global supplier selection/sub-contracts for medical devices, using 6-Sigma & PMBOK

oUsed MS Project for project control including in aiding program schedules and cost estimates

oLead construction projects, On-line Learning, and legal paperwork processing

oTraveled to Asia supporting clients on manufacturing operations

TEACHER – COMMUNITY COLLEGES & FRANKLIN-COVEY, 1/8/00–5/23/04 Colorado

oTaught electronics, video and computer programming

oCreated lesson plans/lead leadership classes ”The Seven Habits of Highly Success People”

SENIOR IT PROJECT / PROGRAM MANAGER – QWEST 9/98 – 8/99 Denver, CO

oProject portfolio management of over 80 projects, with cost controls & conflict management

oLead development/deployment of Telephone, Cable, Internet service over twisted wire pair

oBrought in a new $640M call-center 90 days ahead of schedule, s earning $90M, coordinated with vendors, project and budgetary oversight: simultaneously managing 50 other projects

oBuilt/maintain relationships, with all levels and organizations of Qwest for team performance

oLead many software development and implementation projects, using SDLC

oDirected E-commerce, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems and Internet Security projects

SENIOR PMO IT PROJECT MANAGER – MCI SYSTEMHOUSE 2/97 –12/98 Denver, CO

oDirected PMO start-up; interviewed, trained, managed staff and business development

oThe clients’ interface, defined scope, schedules, resources, resolved issues, met expectations with well used lines of communications for follow-up and no surprises, while traveling over 50% (domestic and internationally) leading projects worth over $15M

oLead multiple international software and implementation projects, with SLAs and KPIs

ANALYST/PROJECT MANAGER CONSULTANT – QUANTUM 2/94 –7/95 CO-Spgs, CO

oAnalyzed manufacturing, data collection and supply chain operations internationally and then created an (UNIX) integrated global computerized ERP (MRP/TQM) with KPIs and dashboards for controlling the progresses, implementing worldwide, saving $7M/month

LEAD MANUFACTURING ENGINEER – LORAL 2/92 – 09/93 Colorado Springs, Colorado

oAssumed the manufacturing leadership for the USAF $632M contract

oPerformed capital equipment justification, factory design, starting operations in 2 weeks

oRecruited, trained and lead the manufacturing, industrial, quality engineering teams

oSchedule time critical production – testing based upon my PERT chart with risk mitigation

oEnsured project meet the requirements established in the proposal, including monitored supply chain management, logistics and certification testing

oCompleted the USAF’s missile launch consoles ahead of schedule winning a $4M bonus

SR. SYSTEMS ENGINEER – MARTIN MARIETTA 6/89 – 7/91 – Denver, Colorado,

oLead the team of systems engineers conceptualizing designs and configurations, creating Interface Control Documents (ICDs), interfacing with all engineering departments, satellite manufactures, launch sites, C-Level USAF and other agencies during program development

oSigned the Mission-Good-To-Go documents as the person responsible for 33 Titan IV mission launches, each a successful launch, based upon cross functional team management

SR. AVIONICS ENGINEER – MARTIN MARIETTA 4/86 – 6/89 – Denver, Colorado

oWrote and updated $480M of technical contracts: Statements of Work (SOWs) (FARs), and managed avionics sub-contractors’ programs by interfacing with engineers and managers for R&D, manufacturing, and testing/certification of airborne avionics:

oReviewed launch telemetry for analyzing performance of avionics systems

oTraveled to the manufacturers providing validation and verification of design, manufacturing, testing, and qualification test units

oAll subcontractors were scheduled with our Primavera.

SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER – MARTIN MARIETTA 10/84 – 04/86 Denver, CO

oManaged manufacturing engineers, supported production with process plans with time standards, tooling, approved engineering and design changes, with Test/V&V

oLead the Material Review Board, developing/processing Discrepant Material Reports

oReviewed and updated Blueprint/Engineering drawings upgraded the MMU

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER – MCDONNELL DOUGLAS ELE 1/83 – 9/84 St. Charles, MO

oTrained engineers, while supporting production operations, and root cause analysis

oCreated last time buy strategies and reviewed/approved engineering drawings and updates

oVerified that design level requirements of the FAA and the DOD were met

oNegotiation team member for the company on the new union contract negotiations

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER – MOTOROLA SEMI-CONDUCTOR 2/81 – 11/82 Phoenix, AZ

oImproved process operations(molding/assembly) reducing costs by over $150,000 a year

oWrote an accounting computer program, also design and modified plant layouts

oInstalled both Six-Sigma & Participating Management Program (PMP)

oCoordinated production operations and change management in 12 foreign countries

oPlant Safety/OSHA/EPA Engineer, this chemical plant had over 20K workers

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER – MOTOROLA GOVT ELEC 12/79 – 2/81 Scottsdale, AZ

o Created ground controls consoles along with aircraft systems for flying drone fighter jets (Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake), including detailed testing and certification

oDesigned a new plant layout, material flow, testing lab and a repair center for field returns

AVIONICS TECHNICIAN – US AIR FORCE 9/ 74 – 9/78 Blytheville AFB, AR

o Selected from over 100 airmen to participate in leadership training and lead over 100 male and female avionics trainees for 6 months at Chanute AFB, ILL.

oAssigned to Blytheville AFB, test/maintenance/upgrade of avionics systems for B52s, KC135s and other aircraft that support the highest security clearances for nuclear weapons

oSelected for a mobility team to receive additional military training in 12 minutes in preparation for global deployment

oSelected for a unique team of all types of ground support cross-training team

oSupervisor for 18 months as the avionics maintenance squadron third shift

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PMP PREP CLASS CERTIFICATE – University of Syracuse

7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE / CORPORATE INSTRUCTOR – Franklin Covey

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE – Capgemini

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE – Martin Marietta & McDonnell Douglas

Deployment Planning, Project Engineering Management, Project Risk Analysis & Mgmt., Security Systems, Systems Requirements, Systems Design, Systems Integration

MANAGEMENT THEORY / PARETO PRINCIPLE / SIX SIGMA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Juran Institute /Deming Institute

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS – Martin Marietta/McDonnell Douglas/Motorola

CAD, Contract Law, Data Processing, Hazardous Materials & Environmental Law, Investment in Excellence, Lasers, Logistics, Management Supervision, Manufacturing Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Pre-Planning, MRP, MRPII, Robotics, Six-Sigma, Technical Writing

INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY – University of Missouri Medical School

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY (Graduate Studies) – Washington State University

B.S. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY – Southern Illinois University

AVIONICS INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS – United States Air Force

LEADERSHIP TRAINING – United States Air Force

GERMAN PROGRAM – The University of Nebraska at Kearney in Munich, Germany

EAST / WEST STUDIES – Frei Universität West Berlin

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 4-year certification

IT SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Teams, Microsoft Project, SQL, Outlook, ADA, Basic, Cobol, UNIX, Abode Suite: Visio, Final Cut PRO, Artificial Intelligence, HTML, PHP, Data Processing

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