Project Management Human Resources

I possess management and technical abilities that have yielded success in all of my endeavors. Whether managing 130 employees and consultants or small groups of technicians, I have successfully formed effective and motivated teams that accomplish goals while maintaining high morale. These accomplishments were achieved by effective planning and communication, energetic direction and implementation of tasks, and an adherence to total quality management of all levels of activity. Based on the qualifications listed in the position the following requirements are found within my resume:

• Over 26 years of proven leadership experience as a committed servant-leader, refined communication skills, effective stakeholder engagement, and a very strong record of project and program management success

• Extensive experience in management of institutional, state, and federal resources management to include budget, program efficacy reporting, human resources, grants and contracts administration, audit, and compliance

• Over 25 years of direct experience in leading and supporting organizational development, change management, and capability maturity.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kind Regards,

Chad Daniels

Experienced Leader in Project, Program, and Performance Management 1004 Carlton Park Drive, Flowood, Mississippi 39232 Tel. +1-601-***-****

Email **********@*****.***

Skills and Experience Summary

Administration

• Experienced Senior Leader

• Budget Planning/Formulation and Management

• Personnel Management and Administration

• Experienced Recruiter/Hiring Manager

• Facilities Management

Project Management

• PMP (1998), Portfolio Management, Senior Project Management

• Construction/Facility Renovation Projects as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and product owner

• Application Development and Implementation (Waterfall, Agile variants, Azure DevOps)

• Public Exhibitions Projects

• Stakeholder Engagement

Process and Performance Improvement

• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt

• Continuous Improvement

• Total Quality Management

• Risk Management

Organizational Development and Improvement

• Institutional Development Planning and Implementation

• Change Management Project Leadership

• Strategic Planning / Continuity of Operations Planning

• Leadership Development

• Senior Leadership Engagement

• Recruiting and Onboarding Improvement

Program Management

• Grants and Contracts Management

• Communications and Public Relations (Corporate, Museum, Government)

• Training Program Lead (Continuous Improvement, Applications, Customer Service, Museum Work)

• Fundraising/Membership Development

• Public Records Digitization and Access Management

• Museum Exhibitions and Publications

• Public History (Museums, Oral History, Archives) Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• MS Office, Teams, Project, Visio, SharePoint

• Graphic Design (Adobe Creative Suite, Corel Draw)

• Many applications used by the US Army and US Air Force

• Museum development and project management consultation Teaching

• Over 20 years of University/College Teaching Experience (History and Political Science in adjunct capacities)

• University certified to Teach Graduate-Level Courses in Public History

• Broad Experience in Archival Research (State, National, and International)

• Academic Advisement

SUMMARY

I possess management and technical abilities that have yielded success in all of my endeavors. Whether managing over 130 employees and consultants or small groups of technicians, I have successfully formed effective and motivated teams that accomplish goals while maintaining high morale. These accomplishments were achieved by effective planning and communication, energetic direction and implementation of tasks, and an adherence to total quality management of all levels of activity.

WORK EXPERIENCE

October 2024-Current

Contracts Administration Business Coordinator, University of Mississippi Medical Center Assigned to perform as and support the development of business coordinator role for UMMC Contracts Administration. Responsible for capturing current state of operations and support development of future state operations both in process and technology (new contracts management system). Responsible for the entire lifecycle of contracts within a portfolio of assigned hospital departments. Requires a high level of skill to manage and negotiate the business terms of contracts. Involved in all steps of planning, conducting, and documenting initial contract negotiations. Performance of post-contract administration activities, including tracking major provisions, ensuring both internal (UMMC) and vendor compliance with contractual requirements, tracking expiration and renewal dates, and monitoring contract cost. Advise hospital departmental leadership on the contracts within their purview and provide business support and guidance to internal and external business teams on UMMC goals and objectives. Departments assigned: UMMC Cancer Institute, Radiation Oncology, Trauma Management, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Pharmacy.

November 2019-September 2024

Bureau Director II (IT Manager II), Mississippi Department of Education 2019-2021, 2022-2024. Director (Bureau Director II), Office of Project and Performance Management, Mississippi Department of Education. Serves as Director of the Mississippi Department of Education's Project Management Office leading the implementation of the new state student information system and other applications development projects. In this capacity, also lead the Applications Development Team. Also lead development and implementation of performance metrics for the Office of Technology and Strategic Services, for project performance, data collection and analysis, information technology training programs, infrastructure and security functions, service desk, and research and development. Leads change management and workplace culture improvement efforts for replacement of the Department of Education's data collection and analysis system. Conducted a change readiness assessment for a major agency-wide initiative, instituted a change management program, initiated and supported process and continuous improvement efforts, and customer service- oriented practices. 2021-2022 Temporary Performance Improvement Assignment. Director (Bureau Director II) School and District Support, Office of Federal Programs, Mississippi Department of Education. Led the Consolidated Federal Programs responsible for administering over $300 million in federal education funds annually as well as pandemic relief and preparation grants totaling a similar amount. Duties involved working directly and closely with the U.S. Department of Education and Mississippi school districts and schools (both public and private) as well as management of 20 program staff. Accomplishments: Instituted an office-wide continuous improvement program; improved workplace culture conditions, led the development of performance metrics and reporting for several programs, new and revised policies/guidelines related to processes, and instituted customer service training and metrics (internal and external). Chad Daniels

Experienced Leader in Project, Program, Performance, and Change Management 1004 Carlton Park Drive, Flowood, Mississippi, United States Tel. +1-601-***-****

Email **********@*****.*** Linkedin Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/chad-daniels-b0962115/ October 2017-October 2019

Director of Administration, Vermont Agency of Education 2018-2019. Director of Administration, Vermont Agency of Education, Montpelier, Vermont. Directed all operations activities for the Agency, to include leading lean/continuous process improvement projects; heading the implementation team for the agency's new grants management system; significant contracting responsibilities; lead on asset reporting and audits; responsible for internal controls for state reporting; served as the Agency hiring manager, led the Agency committee for review and development of standard operating procedures, the continuity of operations plan, and was place in charge of relocating the Agency from Barre, Vermont to the capital city, Montpelier. Regularly worked directly with the Vermont Secretary of Education on special projects, conducted agency-wide communication, and lead a significant inter-agency and federal government-level communications and coordination efforts. Served on the agency senior leadership team.

2017-2018. Assistant Division Director, Federal Education and Support Programs, Vermont Agency of Education, Barre, Vermont. Served as deputy to the Division Director over federal grant and child nutrition programs. Directly led the Consolidated Federal Programs (CFP) team, tasked with supervision of the federal education grant directors and staff. Also served as the ombudsman for equitable services to independent schools. As CFP team leader, substantially improved the overall efficiency of the federal programs team, developed improved training for district personnel related to federal requirements, and improved the working relationships between the team and school districts. These accomplishments led to my promotion to Director of Administration for the Vermont Agency of Education. October 1999-October 2017

Division Director II (Museum Director), Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Director, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Mississippi Military Department (National Guard), Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The principal role of this position was to develop, establish, and manage a new, state-of-the-art museum of military history for the State of Mississippi. Duties included, but were not limited to: formulation and implementation of the museum’s institutional development plan, special programs development with private, state and federal organizations, oversight and conduct of public relations and fundraising, budget formulation, staffing, contracting and general administration; design and execution of historical research plans; exhibit planning, including graphic design, technology components, topic and artifact selection; duties required frequent interaction with media, senior military officers, business leaders and elected state and federal officials.

• Four-fold increase in both staff size and institutional funding from private, federal and state sources from 2001-2014. Established vibrant volunteer and internship programs. Consistently increased annual visitation ranking the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum as most visited National Guard- operated Museum in the United States and ranks third among all US Army Museums. Established one of the best artifact conservation programs recognized in the Southeastern United States and initiated a large-scale archival digitization and online publication project.

• Successfully secured funding for and managed four major facility expansions and completed on time and within budgetary limits. Created partnerships and positive working relationships with other public history and academic institutions regionally, nationally, and internationally.

• Awarded the Mississippi Distinguished Civilian Service Medal in September 2017 by Governor Phil Bryant.

March 1997-September 1999

Program Manager, Management Information Systems, Sunbeam-Oster Corporation Program/Project Manager, Management Information Systems, Sunbeam-Oster Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida. Managed implementation program for a $55 million dollar JD Edwards business operating system at seven domestic and two foreign production and distribution sites. Responsible for the effective direction of 130 employees and consultants and driving the implementation effort schedule. Also performed corporate communications duties relating to the progress of the project. Duties required frequent travel and refined interpersonal communication and organizational skills. The project was completed within time and funding limitations and exceeded expectations.

June 1989-June 1997

Information Systems and Mission Support Specialist, Mississippi Air National Guard Technical Sergeant, 186th Aerial Reconnaissance (later Air Refueling) Group, Mississippi Air National Guard, Meridian, Mississippi. Served as an aerial photography specialist 1989-1992 and as an information systems and administrative specialist 1992-1995. Supported the implementation of Total Quality Management in the unit from 1992-1993. Selected as the aide to the Deputy Base Commander, 1993-95. Duties required Top Secret security clearance.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

Twenty-six years of project and program management experience; PMP (2002), project leadership experience in Waterfall, Agile, and Kanban Methodologies

Total Quality Management, Change Management, Green Belt, Six Sigma/Continuous Process Improvement Senior Leadership, Strategic Planning, Conflict Management, Organizational/Institutional Development Certified Public Manager, Administration, Budget Formulation/Management, Asset Controls Leadership and Staff Development, Performance Management, Team Building/Workplace Culture Improvement, Human Resources Management / Recruiting, Retention, and Onboarding Management Customer Service Leadership and Performance Management Organizational Communications and Public Relations Teaching and Training Program Development and Implementation Records Digitization and Public Information Access Communications and Public Relations, including engagement with local, state, national, and international media Advanced skills and knowledge of computer information systems, including publishing, graphic design, presentation and database computer applications including MS Office, MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Power BI, Visio, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Corel Draw, JD Edwards Business Operations Systems, PastPerfect, and many programs developed for specific use by the United States Army and Air Force. Consultation services for dozens of historical and museum development projects Contributor to three published historical volumes and two published articles EDUCATION

M.S. Political Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1998 M.S. History, University of Southern Mississippi, 1995 B.A. History, University of Southern Mississippi, 1993 LANGUAGES

English (Native Speaker), German (Intermediate), French, Danish, and Swedish (Reading Intermediate) MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Mississippi Economics Council. Leadership Mississippi, Class of 2008. Organization for state leadership development sponsored by the Mississippi Economics Council.

National Guard Bureau Museum Advisory Committee, Regional representative on the National Guard Bureau Museum Advisory Committee, served as Committee Chairman from 2015-2017 Mississippi Historical Society, Mississippi Bicentennial Commission (2015-2017) Kentucky Historical Society, Order of Kentucky Colonels (2009) Netherlands Royal Military Flying School Commemoration Committee, 2009-2017. Developed and led annual commemoration for Dutch military personnel interred in the only foreign, US-allied military cemetery in the United States (Cedarlawn Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi). Attendance included senior Dutch diplomatic and military officials as well as American and Indonesian military equivalents. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Southern Mississippi

• Department of History. Taught HIS 605 Public History graduate seminar required for the Graduate Certificate in Public History for Masters of Arts History graduate students.

• Department of Political Science. Taught American Government (100), Comparative Politics (200), and World Politics (300) courses for undergraduates.

Pearl River Community College, Humanities Department

• Taught American Government (100) and Comparative Politics (200) courses for undergraduates. SELECT COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SUPPORT

Vermont Marble Museum, Proctor, Vermont. Served as a museum development subject matter expert, 2018-2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Salute to the Military, Biloxi, Mississippi. Annual Event Steering Committee Member, 2012- 2017 70th Elbetag Commemoration, Torgau and Leipzig, Germany. Served as an advisor for exhibits and events commemorating the first linking of American and Soviet troops at Torgau, Germany in April 1945. National D-Day Museum (now known as the National World War II Museum), New Orleans, Louisiana. Opening Ceremonies Planning Committee, 2000-2001

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