Project Manager Management
Resume:
HENNON GILBERT, JR. MBA, PMP
**** ***** ******, **** ***** Texas 76110
+1-817-***-**** day; +1-817-***-**** evenings; +1-817-***-**** wireless
***************@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/hennongilbertjr
Précis Summary
Over a decade’s worth of experience in firms ranging from Start-up to Fortune-50
BBA (Marketing)
MBA
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Functional in Spanish
Member of numerous transcontinental work teams
Superlative oral and written communications skills – to all levels of the enterprise
Experience in travel to/working in Europe and Latin America
Experience in these job responsibilities:
o Program Management Office
o Project Management
o Program & Project Reporting
o Financial Management & Reporting
o Training Delivery
o Candidate interviewing / assessment
o Procurement & Supply Chain Management
o Subcontractor Management
Across these functional areas for these firms:
o IT (Telecom) – Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks & Wipro Technologies
o HR & Training (Aerospace Defense) – Lockheed Martin
o Procurement / Supply Chain (Aerospace Defense) – General Dynamics
o Procurement / Merchandising (Retail) – Macys California
Using these tools:
o Windows and Apple platforms
o Microsoft Office Suite, Lotus Notes, Sharepoint
o Virtual Presence tools (including Netmeeting, Skype, conference bridges, etc.)
Significant accomplishments:
o Member of several transcontinental work-teams.
o Managed a transcontinental migration of numerous Lotus Notes databases from their heritage environment to new environment.
o Managed cutover of two heritage ERP systems into a single system.
o Managed regional deployment in the western hemisphere of two separate global programs, each of which had multi-million-Dollar / Euro impacts on employer’s cost structure.
o Founding member of a the Americas region PMO for Nokia Information Management.
o Created and maintained group performance metrics for a variety of projects and initiatives of Nokia’s mobile phone factory in Fort Worth, TX.
o Designed and developed a training program for new hires on the SAP R/3 system.
o Developed and implemented training programs for new department and regional initiatives. Edited and published end user training manuals and related job aids in support of the SAP R/3 system implementation noted above.
o Supported regional implementations of MS Outlook / Exchange in San Diego, CA, and Puebla Mexico.
o Developed business relationships with subcontractors in support of the SAP R/3 deployment team’s objectives.
o Compilation, editing & publication of monthly account-wide newsletter.
o Responsible for all financial management, consulting, analysis and reporting to the Vice President of the Resources and Services function (R&S) of Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Ft. Worth, TX.
o Developed, monitored and reported performance on the R&S $130 million indirect overhead budget.
o Managed, analyzed, tracked and reported the R&S function's various authorized staffing lines – including direct, indirect and contract labor.
o Responsible for all aspects of financial and business management of the Training and Organization Development department of a Fortune 50 aerospace-defense contractor's flagship tactical military aircraft business.
o Negotiated, administered and managed multiple subcontracts with numerous vendors of goods & services.
o Allocated annual overhead budgets at various levels.
o Fulfilled the annual responsibility for deriving the optimal spread of the multi-million dollar total company training budget.
o Conducted all analysis and reporting of departmental performance to various monthly direct and overhead budgets, as well as projected costs at completion of the total company training overhead budget.
o Charged with formulating recommendations for controlling actuals to conform to projections.
o Developed, analyzed and implemented department-wide analytical information systems for financial, cost/price analysis, and personnel management.
o Developed cost projections & consulted in various risk assessments.
o Responsible for the corporate-level negotiation of a multi-million-dollar proposal for providing web-based training services to the entire Lockheed Martin corporation.
o Completed both PMP certification and MBA degrees while working full time.
o Never been fired or laid off...zero months unemployed at any time during post-university career.
o Philmont Ranger
o Eagle Scout
HENNON GILBERT, JR. MBA PMP
1829 Sixth Avenue, Fort Worth Texas 76110
+1-817-***-**** day; +1-817-***-**** evenings; +1-817-***-**** wireless
******.*******@*****.***; ***************@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/hennongilbertjr
EXPERIENCE
02/10-
03/12
Project Manager – Wipro Technologies
Member of a transcontinental work team. Previous assignments included support of the NSN and Farmer’s Insurance, Inc. accounts and Project Manager at British Petroleum in Chicago, IL. Currently holding the role of IT Project Manager for the Capital One Finance account in Richmond, VA, for five high visibility projects. Responsibilities include facilitating the definition of project scope and objectives, coordinating all aspects of assigned projects, ensuring adherence to project schedule and budget, and acting as the single point of contact between project resources, internal clients, IT and Business side management and other cross functional departments. Also responsible for stakeholder communications and change control / management.
12/08-
01/10
Cutover Manager & IT Project Manager
ERP Consolidation – Canada & Columbia
Nokia Siemens Networks, Inc.
Member of a transcontinental work team. Responsible for cutover tasks in migrating two heritage ERP systems from the NSN parent-companies – Nokia & Siemens - into the single NSN ERP system. The first cutover was in Canada. Subsequently responsible for a similar effort in Columbia as the IT Project Manager.
1/07-
11/08
Project Manager
Various short-term IT projects
Nokia Siemens Networks, Inc.
Leader of a transcontinental work team with members located in Dallas, Boca Raton, Florida, London, Helsinki and Munich. Among other efforts, successfully managed the migration of several dozen Lotus Notes databases from their heritage Siemens company servers in Boca Raton FL to new a host environment in Finland. Responsibilities included but were not limited to: Managing the project’s scope, cost, schedule, quality, stakeholder expectations and communications to all levels of the enterprise from the Steering Group to End Users, contractual issues / legal implications, subcontractor management, and ensuring all project deliverables exceeded the minimum level of stakeholder expectations.
1/05 –
12/06
Americas Regional Deployment Project Manager
Global Output Device Program (GOPD)
Nokia, Inc.
As a member of a transcontinental Deployment Project team spanning all countries in which Nokia had an operating presence, charged with overall management responsibility within the Americas Region for all aspects of this trans-national Deployment Project of Nokia’s Global Output Device Program (GOPD.) When fully realized, this Global program saved Nokia in excess of one million Euros. This role included responsibility for managing the regional Deployment Project’s budget, resources, schedule, quality, communications, and execution of project deliverables in support of the Global Program, as well as managing stakeholder relationships and expectations at all levels of the enterprise, from the Steering Group to End Users. In-scope countries within the Americas Region included Canada, USA, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil and other South American countries. The objective of the various regional Deployment Projects of the GOPD Program was the implementation of a unified global solution encompassing the ownership and management of all printers, FAX devices, scanners and other document-generating devices into a single, turnkey, cradle-to-grave solution. This solution encompassed sourcing, procurement, placement, delivery, maintenance (provisioning of paper, toner, etc, and repairing breakdowns, etc,) ownership accountability, and end-of-life upgrade / replacement of all in-scope devices in every Nokia office in all countries in which Nokia had a presence.
12/03 –
12/04
Americas regional Deployment Project Manager
Voice Transition (VoTran) Program
Nokia, Inc.
Member of a transcontinental Deployment Project team spanning all countries in which Nokia had an operating presence. Charged with overall management responsibility within the Americas Region for all aspects of this effort which saved €750,000.00 / year. This was a component of the trans-national deployment of Nokia’s Global Voice Transition Program (VoTran.) It included operational responsibility for managing the Americas regional deployment project’s budget, resources, schedule, quality, communications, and execution / delivery of all project deliverables in support of the Global program, as well as managing stakeholder relationships and expectations at all levels of the enterprise from the Steering Group to End Users. In-scope countries within the Americas Region included Canada, USA, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil and other South American countries where Nokia operated. The objective of the deployment project of the VoTran Program was the implementation of a single, global solution encompassing the delivery of all voice communication tools and services, including mobile and fixed-line telephony as well as conference bridge facilities for employee use in all countries where Nokia had a presence.
05/00 –
12/03
Program Office Reporting
Program Management Office (Americas)
Nokia, Inc.
Was integral member of the team that launched the Nokia Americas region Information Management – Program Management Office (PMO.) Responsible for providing support, training and consultation on Nokia’s program & project management methodology, as well as the prescribed processes and tools to all regional program and project managers throughout the Information Management function of Nokia’s Americas region. Solicited, compiled, edited and published weekly and monthly status reports to management on all regional programs and projects.
11/98 -
05/00
Training & Quality Systems
IM Applications Deployment (Americas)
Nokia, Inc
Responsible for a variety of projects and initiatives as a member of Information Management / Applications Deployment's Training & Quality Systems team throughout the SAP R/3 implementation at Nokia’s mobile phone factory in Fort Worth, TX. Included among these were training, analysis of customer evaluations and integration testing. Created and maintained group performance metrics. Designed and developed a training program for new hires on the SAP R/3 system. Developed and implemented training programs for new department and regional initiatives. Edited and published end user training manuals and related job aids in support of the SAP R/3 system implementation noted above. Supported maintenance of the team’s web page. Also supported regional implementations of MS Outlook / Exchange in San Diego, CA, and Puebla Mexico. Developed business relationships with subcontractors in support of team objectives.
10/97-
10/98
Financial Manager / Budget Consultant to the VP
Resources & Services
Lockheed-Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems
Responsible for all financial management, consulting, analysis and reporting to the Vice President of the Resources and Services function (an omnibus function which included Information Management, Facilities, Office Services, Security, Environmental Safety & Health, and all of the traditional HR departments including Management Relations, Labor Relations, Training & Organization Development, EEO/AAP, and Employee Benefits as well as a number of other collateral support functions.) Tasks included developing, monitoring and reporting performance on the function's $130 million indirect overhead budget. Also included was all management, analysis, tracking and reporting of the function's various authorized staffing lines – including direct, indirect and contract labor.
10/90-
09/97
(1) Sr. Financial Analyst
(2) Financial Specialist
(3) Business Manager - Training / Organization Development
Lockheed-Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems
Responsible for all aspects of financial and business management of the Training and Organization Development department of this Fortune 50 aerospace-defense contractor's flagship tactical military aircraft business. Responsibilities included negotiation, administration and management of multiple subcontracts with numerous vendors of goods & services. Allocated annual overhead budgets at various levels. Recurring annual responsibility for deriving the optimal spread of the multi million dollar total company training budget. Charged with all analysis and reporting of departmental performance to various monthly direct and overhead budgets, as well as projected costs at completion of the total company training overhead budget. Also charged with formulating recommendations for controlling actuals to conform to projections. Involved with the development, analysis and implementation of department-wide analytical information systems for financial, cost/price analysis, and personnel management. Interfaced with the Finance, Accounting and Procurement areas on asset / property management and accounts payable and receivable. Developed cost projections & consulted in various risk assessments. Responsible for the corporate-level negotiation of a multi-million proposal for providing web-based training services to the entire corporation.
11/89-
10/90
Financial Analyst,
Management Development department
General Dynamics, (Fort Worth Division)
Responsible for all financial analysis and business management for the Management Development section of the Training & Development department. Duties initially included the scheduling and administration of all training courses within the management development, professional skills, and mandatory supervisory training curricula. Early duties included allocating all resources among various courses, ensuring adequate materials were available for all courses; administration of all purchase orders and accounts payable. Additional duties included facilitation and delivery of elements of the supervisory training curriculum (Zenger Miller FrontLine Leadership) and participation in periodic assessments of employee applicants. Researched, created and submitted the recommendation for all equipment necessary to stock a new training facility.
3/87-
11/89
Buyer - Specification Controlled Equipment.
General Dynamics, (Fort Worth Division)
Responsible for the procurement of high-dollar, technically complex specification controlled items for the F-16, and a separate classified project. Duties included solicitation of bids, selection of sources, proposal analysis, subcontract administration, fact-finding and negotiation of subcontractor proposals. Responsible for the administration of over $25 million in purchase orders in 1987. Achieved over $500,000.00 cost savings in 1988. Secret Clearance.
6/86-
2/87
Assistant Buyer - Domestics.
Macy's California, San Francisco
As Assistant Buyer for two departments, responsible for analysis and disposition of all defective merchandise returned from 22 branch stores. Implemented a merchandise disposition system which was designated the standard for all other departments to utilize. Placed purchase orders with suppliers and directed the distribution of incoming merchandise among the branches based on historical sales data.
APPLIED SKILLS / DIRECTED EXPERIENCE
• Program / project management
• Team member of numerous transcontinental work teams
• Experience in scheduling & conducting meetings for participants in 3 or more time-zones
• Training instruction, delivery and platform skills
• Superlative oral and written communications & follow-up skills
• Financial management, forecasting, consulting, budgeting and reporting experience
• Unique data research & information handling skills
• Unparalleled organization skills -- the creation of order from chaos
• Personnel management and leadership experience
• Candidate assessment and interviewing skills
• Meeting facilitation skills
• International travel experience to numerous countries in Europe and Brazil
• Functional in Spanish
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)
Project Management Institute
EDUCATION
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Texas Christian University
Concentration: Financial Management
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Texas A&M University
Major: Marketing
HONORS and DISTINCTIONS
Eagle Scout w/ Bronze Palm;
Distinguished Student - Texas A&M University
Sul Ross Scholarship recipient - Texas A&M University
REFERENCES & SALARY HISTORY / REQUIREMENTS
Available on request
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