MICHAEL P. BURTON, PROJECT MANAGER
812-***-**** - *******@********.*** - http://linkedin.com/in/mpburton
Experience
Project Management Office (PMO) Manager, Software Development
Author Solutions – Bloomington, Indiana - 10/09 to Present
• Lead company into Scrum software development methodology
• Deploy nine new Salesforce-based publication imprints and migrate two from legacy platforms
• Execute continually refreshed portfolio of up to 20 concurrent high-priority projects
• Direct IT Developer, IT operations, finance, marketing, sales, and production resources
• Staff and direct Enterprise Project Management Office including resources in Cebu, Philippines
• Translate executive strategic objectives into on-time deliverables
PMO Manager, IT Network Infrastructure
Intel Corporation – Portland, Oregon - 03/07 to 10/09 (Moved to Indiana for family)
• Directed $10M Capital / $8M Expense IT Network Operations project budget
• Coordinated governance control with senior staff driving projects to closure
• Created and directed Network Infrastructure Project Management Office
• Implemented Human Capital Management for technical training assessment
Project Manager, Global Network Management System Deployment
Intel Corporation – Portland, Oregon - 03/03 to 03/07 (Promoted)
• Deployed $1M network management system into the US, Israel, India, Russia, China, Costa Rica
• Directed in-house developers to design and update network management suite
• Integrated two external vendors into internal network tool suite from RFI to post-production
• Created with stakeholders requirements and scope of work documents
Senior Network Engineer, Infrastructure
Intel Corporation – Portland, Oregon - 05/00 to 03/03 (Promoted)
• Project manager for site-wide (seven campuses, fifteen thousand users) network upgrades
• Engaged Business Unit & Department Managers identify project scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Developed, designed, and implemented complex Intranet/Enterprise network architectures
Network Engineer, Infrastructure
Portland State University – Portland, Oregon – 08/98 to 05/00 (Hired by Intel)
• Upgraded and maintained infrastructure of an 8000-node university campus network
• Designed and built 700-node network as part of a Greenfield construction project.
• Managed student staff and apprentices
Network Specialist, Infrastructure
Indiana University – Bloomington, IN – 7/97 to 8/989 (Moved to Oregon)
• Programmed and installed Cisco routers and HP switches in campus network.
• Provided first-level network troubleshooting on 45,000-node network.
MICHAEL P. BURTON, PROJECT MANAGER
812-***-**** - *******@********.*** - http://linkedin.com/in/mpburton
Education
Masters of Engineering (MEng), Technical Project Management (Omega Rho)
Portland State University – Portland Oregon – 10/05 to 10/07
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Theatre & Drama
Indiana University – Bloomington Indiana – 08/93 to 08/97
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP 943374) – 05/07
Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation – 05/08
Cisco Certified Network Associate – 03/01
Skills
Project Management
Requirements: Experienced working with executives, senior management, and other stakeholders turning needs into formal requirements documented in a scope of work, then breaking the scope of work down into discreet action items, which are used both in Scrum and Waterfall (classic) project management.
Scrum: Experienced setting up user story backlog with customers, running sprint pre-planning, planning, and demonstration sessions, running kanban meetings with developers.
Waterfall: Experienced running software development lifecycles, project lifecycles, scope of work documents
General Project Management: Experienced in using work breakdown structures, responsibility interface matrices (RACI model), risk management tracking, earned value management, PERT scheduling analysis, GANTT charting, manual critical path analysis. ITIL Change, Configuration, and Release control systems.
Personnel Management
Interviewed, hired and directly managed employees. Built long-term working relationships with personnel in China, Russia, Israel, Pacific Rim, EU, and Central America. Created customized training packages with a mixture of formal, informal, and on-the-job training. Created Project Manager Mentor program with incentives for mentors when their mentees succeeded. Participated in Intel’s exhaustive personnel “ranking and rating” yearly evaluation process.
Tools and Software
Expert with all Microsoft offerings, including Project, Sharepoint, and Visio.
References Available Upon Request