Project Management Life Cycle
Resume:
William Marc Whitford
Laurel, MD 20708
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Professional Summary: A highly motivated project management professional with over 20+ years of experience in managing projects throughout the life cycle, including procurement, schedule planning, EVM, template development, and projected staffing required for new projects. Worked with team leads to define milestones, durations, deadlines, and timelines. Develops and maintains project schedules in compliance with GAO best practices, collects and processes schedule updates, performs analyses, and leads project planning efforts that support client requirements.
Government Clearance, Education, and Certifications
Education
Clarkson University, Potsdam NY
Potsdam, NY
Bachelor of Science: Industrial Engineering and Computer Science
1975
Trainings And Certifications
●Public Trust, issued by the FAA since 2019
●Member of Project Management Institute
●Military Officer Training including: US Navy Nuclear Power School, Aviation Officer Candidate School, Naval Flight Officer School, Advanced Electronic Warfare Training, Division Officer Training, PARPRO Navigator.
●Naval Flight Officer (NFO), completed 150 combat missions in the EP-3B in the Pacific and returned to Pensacola become a Naval Aviation Training Instructor.
Software Proficiency
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Server, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, SteelRay, SSI Tools
Employment Experience
Project Scheduler – Space Metrics Inc
Washington, DC
Client: FAA
March 2019 - April 2025
Led an interdisciplinary team to define and develop new schedules for SWIM projects.
Coordinated inputs from the team leads to create and update a baselined SAFA, S2D and STDDS, and other SWIM schedules.
Performed schedule analysis and reported on progress based on weekly schedule update sessions with team leads.
Prepared SteelRay Comparison Reports, Driving Path Reports using SSI Tools, Critical Path Reports, Key Milestone Reports, and Weekly Status Collection Reports.
Prepared work package analysis supporting earned value monthly reports using Deltec Cobra.
Performed quality control analysis prior to uploading the monthly and current schedules to SharePoint for sharing with teams and FAA management.
Director of Business Development – MOC1 Solutions Inc.
Washington, DC
June 2018 – March 2019
Prepared technical proposals submitted by a DC-based small, disadvantaged, woman-owned small business, prepared proposed timelines, and prepared example schedules.
Prepared the technical response and proposed solutions for proposals for agencies including the USGS, VA, NOAA, DOL, NIH, USAF, DOT, CBP, Treasury, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and DHS.
Master Scheduler - STG Inc.
Washington, DC
Client: Security and Exchange Commission
July 2017 - Jan 2018
Provided scheduling support to perform an industry best practices analysis of up to 18 project schedules for projects over $1 million.
Prepared project schedules utilizing resource loadings, supported Earned Value Management (EVM), tracked variances (CPI/SPI)
Improved cost controls and produced detailed analyses of all schedules.
Provided detailed EVMS reports (as required by GAO) for senior leadership to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting.
MS Project Server 2016
Master Scheduler – Aveshka Inc.
Washington, DC
Client: BARDA @ Health and Human Services
Jan 2013 - Feb 2016
Supported the Zika Virus Mitigation Program; BARDA coordinates the programs to manage the execution of multiple antiviral detection kits and the procurements to explore alternative development strategies.
Prepared an integrated schedule to encompass competitive procurements for cost-effective approaches to detect and confirm Zika virus infections and to develop parallel contracts to produce vaccines for almost 250 million people. This approach became the strategy to prepare for other potential pandemics (Covid-19).
Prepared Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to map to specific procurements to address all phases of the competitive procurement of testing agents, vaccine development, and production facilities.
Prepared high-level milestone reports using Milestones Professional and OnePagePro, and Project Server 2019
Senior Project Scheduler – DC&M Associates
Client: Under Armour
Baltimore, MD
July 2016 – Sep 2016
Subcontractor to SAP America supported the $150 million replacement of the Financial Management System at Under Armour in Baltimore, MD.
Prepared a new Financial Management System fully resource-loaded schedule that resulted in a 30K+ line project schedule.
Updated the Financial Management Services schedules to accurately reflect the status of SPI/CPI across the agency.
Working with the task leads, utilized EVMS to ensure that resources were properly aligned to track the schedule and cost performance.
Developed a Supply Chain System schedule with over 15K+ lines to prepare for a worldwide distribution system.
Senior Project Scheduler – Edmond Scientific Company
Client: Defense Health Agency
Fairfax, VA
Feb 2015 – May 2016
Produced training materials for DHA, i.e., produced an internal briefing: “How to Use SteelRay” to demonstrate schedule comparisons and DCMA 14 Point Analysis.
Reviewed all 25 production project enterprise-wide schedules on a weekly basis and updated the status on resource-loaded schedules.
Performed EVMS analysis and reporting on all schedules weekly.
Performed schedule analysis on MS Project Server 2013
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