Project Management

Mark Brahn

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Project management experience including migrations of hardware and software plus software upgrades program wide. Work with multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) locally and remote sites, partners, subcontractors and the customer. Hold current Top Secret clearance. IT Lead for Data Center expansion and consolidation projects between facilities department, construction contractors and IT personnel for program. Demonstrate dedication to program and project customer satisfaction, deliveries and relationships going forward. Previous Simulation Lead responsibilities focused on project requirements and deliveries.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management

Data Center Operations

Windows Servers and Workstations

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Office products

Serena Dimensions 9.x, 2009R2

Microsoft Project

VERITAS backup

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Fort worth, Texas

Engineer Sr. Staff 2007 to 2012

Lead for project involving multiple departments and disciplines across multiple sites. Created and managed schedules involving multi-year efforts. Interface with partners, subcontractors and our customer on a regular basis. Work with Sr. Management at remote sites to identify and schedule qualified personnel to meet project schedule requirements. Work with IPTs to report status to management and customer as project Hardware Integrator.

• Implemented program wide asset management plan for migration project as Hardware Integrator

Documented hardware and software across the program to create asset baseline

Encompassed in-house, partners and subcontractors sites

Created database to track all computer hardware to be migrated

Minimized downtime for critical systems used for program deliverables

Enabled rapid metric reporting for Sr. Management and Customer

• Managed 3rd party hardware maintenance and parts suppliers

Utilized supplier relationships to identify unique parts to minimize system downtime

Located suppliers for replacement/remanufactured (non-OEM) obsolete parts

Minimized cost and response times for Subcontractor maintenance

• Managed migration Risks and Solutions through mitigation and contingency planning

Project risks varied according to when and if each individual risk was realized

Time estimations were days to unknown

Cost estimations were from $Ks to potentially $Ms

Mitigation plan identified potential points of failure and documented proactive solutions to minimize program impact during project Period of Performance (PoP)

Created Contingency plan to document process to handle risk once realized during or beyond project PoP

Unique assets identified for expediting repairs/replacement of system failures in both Mitigation and Contingency plans

• Led effort to create and maintain program wide document “Project Roadmap” describing multi-year project that spanned multiple contracts

Project has spanned 5 years and 3 contracts – project PoP ends in 2014

Document was delivered on-time and cost as defined in Contract Deliverable Required Line (CDRL) item

Project Roadmap documented individual IPT migration processes

Identified tool migration activities per IPT and cross IPTs

Estimated cost and timing for migration activities used in Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

Document was revisited annually for process correctness and completions

• Led research for hardware emulation

Emulation has saved the program $M in one of multiple sites

Wrote white paper for justification and approval by customer

Evaluation, testing and ultimately customer approval was completed within 6 months

Emulation is now used in-house, and at subcontractor sites

• Led internal funded hardware migration project

Project justification approved by leveraging from larger contract funded migration project

Used asset management plan and Project Roadmap to identify dependencies between projects

Developed project scope and schedule by involving all known stake holders

Interfaced with IPTs to identify manpower estimates and tasking levels for project schedule

• Support user community with Serena Dimensions configuration management (CM) software as well as interfacing with other products

Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems

Fort worth, Texas

Team Lead/Systems Administrator Sr. 2002 to 2007

Lead for closed environment Data Center operations. IT Lead for Data Center expansion and consolidation project between facilities department, construction contractors and IT personnel for program. Technical Team Lead responsible for servers and desktop systems, as well as day to day operations for multiple closed environments. Interface for new security requirements for all systems on multiple networks. Lead system administrator for all Windows platforms on program closed networks.

• Data Center Operations Lead

Maintained maintenance requirements on all servers

Vendors, manufacturers and other suppliers

Scheduled personnel for PM down time and coordinated with IPTs and users

Interfaced with facilities for repair and maintenance (HVAC and electrical power)

Implement and enforce Automated Information Systems (AIS) security policies as required

Interfaced with sub-contractors for connectivity on multiple closed networks

• Data Center Expansion and Consolidation Lead

Main Point of Contact (POC) for all existing and proposed system requirements

Defined and maintained power and HVAC needs for existing and proposed equipment

Coordinated network moves within center with minimum impact to program

Coordinated all IT changes proposed to program management for review and approval

$1.2M Project was completed on time without impact to any program deliveries

• Technical Team Lead for servers and desktop operations

Responsible for all desktop deployments to users

Coordinated software and system upgrades

Scheduled all server and desktop refreshes

Coordinated with program security to update any AIS security requirements

Supported server applications including Lotus Domino Sametime and Microsoft Exchange

Computer Sciences Corporation

Fort worth, Texas

Systems Administrator Sr. Staff 1991 to 2002

Lead for all Data Center operations and communications for multiple closed environments. Lead for both local and remote computer facilities for closed environments. POC for closed area Y2K update project. Lead for program as AIS IT security POC on initial closed program.

• Data Center Lead for multiple closed environments

Manage replacement parts for all systems to reduce cost and minimize

Operation of all systems (servers and workstations) including UNIX, VMS, Apple’s and PC’s

System maintenance and contracts on systems including local and remote sites

Responsible for all backups, storage requirements, repairs and upgrades

Coordinate and perform multiple moves for local and remote site Data Centers

Included multiple programs, users, software (SW) and hardware (HW) and sites

IT facility requirements, system integrity and network configuration

• POC for Y2K in the closed areas for all platforms

Coordination of all patches required for all platforms

Software upgrades

Licensing requirements and upgrades

• AIS Security Lead for closed area

POC for program inspections by customer

Wrote Information Technology (IT) portion of System Security Procedures (SSP) for program and received Certificate of Commendation from the Department of Defense (DOD) in 1992

General Dynamics

Fort Worth, Texas

Software Engineer Sr. 1982 to 1991

EDUCATION

MS in Project Management

Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University - 2011

Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Science and Mathematics

University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) - 1982

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