Project Manager Management
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West Linn, Oregon *****
503-***-**** cell
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Diane G Stockton, MBA, PMP
Distinguishing Qualifications
Certified Project Management Professional-2005, Expiration August 2012
Over 10 years of business, program and project management to meet objectives and goals
Budgeting, forecasting, and financial data analyses experience to control risks
Analytical, organizational, and problem solving experience to effect change, drive profit and growth
Planning, development and implementation experienced of systems, agency, programs, project, financial, marketing, business plans and strategies
Strong oral and written communication skills, media presentation experience including: television, radio, news print, agency presentations, and third party stakeholders
Experienced in the development and implementation of management systems, program rules and policies, long- and short-term goal development, evaluation, and improvement to effect efficiencies and performance
Implementation of organizational actions to achieve compliance with requirements, administrative rules and regulations
Experience in mediating complex and controversial business and regulatory issues with industrial and municipal clients
Education
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
• Professional Development Center - Certificate in Advanced Project Management
• Master of Business Administration, Minor in Finance & Marketing
• Bachelor of Science – Chemistry, Minor in Mathematics
Professional Memberships/Certifications
• Dual citizenship in USA and Canada
• Project Management Institute Member (PMI)
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
Professional Experience
Present – Volunteer Work
Financial Director of New Children’s Ministry
•Establish non-profit status; develop fund raising opportunities, and outreach opportunities.
•Project management, development and design, planning, risk control and execution.
2007-2009 C-TRAN, Development Division, Vancouver, Washington.
Development Manager
•Organize, manage, motivate, and lead staff to achieve agency program goals and objectives for planning and capital development endeavors. Evaluate staff performance and provides direction, guidance, and reward/discipline actions.
•Develop, analyze, and evaluate alternative system plans, participate in studies, and recommend programs for planning and development options. Developed department and capital budgets.
•Project Manager for completed $16,000,000 capital project and negotiated and secured over $750,000 in reimbursements from third party stakeholders and legal counsels, based on documenting financials and historic contract data. Efficient in Microsoft Project and other software programs.
•Teamed with regional, bi-state and project partners to achieve and implement objectives and goals.
2005-2007 Department of Human Services, Drinking Water Program, Portland, OR
Interim Section Manager Environmental Occupational Epidemiology
•Program manager, administer and provide leadership for five administrative programs under the environmental occupational epidemiology section of the Oregon Department Human Services. The programs include: environmental public health tracking; Pesticide Poisoning Prevention Program; Oregon Worker Illness and Injury Prevention Program; Environmental Health Assessment Program; Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance.
•Create and implement program goals and objectives for the units. Responsibilities also include management, recruitment, performances appraisals, rewarding or disciplining staff, addressing issues and resolving problems.
•Provide policy direction, advice and consultation to the Director, Deputy Directors, Division Heads, Region Managers, and other management staff regarding program project issues.
Data Management and Compliance Assurance Unit Manager
•Manage, recruit, and direct the operations of the Unit. Conduct performance appraisals; implement reward or disciplinary actions, and implement database and training for staff and external agencies.
•Manage program and projects to meet federal regulatory and grant financial requirements. Direct modifications needed to meet compliance with new regulations, analyzed program needs and proposed regulations for impacts to the program, convey design requirements internal IT staff or contractors, and oversee compliance with program needs and resources.
•Turned the program around to meet federal requirements and established the model for other states on how to restore a failing program.
•Negotiate with legal staff, internal and external customers to resolve complex issues.
•Determine the impacts to the agency of proposed federal and state legislation and policies; develop strategies to minimize risks.
•Direct development of new state regulations as needed to meet new federal program requirements, manage the state rule adoption process and federal approval of state rules.
2003-2004 Shapiro & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR
General Manager/Principal in Charge
•Lead, manage and recruit professional and support and IT staff of a multi-state natural resources consulting firm. Negotiate contract terms and conditions, and endorse contractual obligations on behalf of the organization. Clean up financials and secure new business to keep office viable until closure.
•Project manager for multi-disciplinary teams of natural and cultural resource and technical experts, sub-consultants, and internal and external stakeholders to perform capital project development, permitting, and construction, environmental, remediation/construction, and transportation-related projects.
•Negotiate with legal, regulatory and permitting agencies and financial institutions on behalf of clients, and communicate relevant information to third party stakeholders.
•Prioritize issues and provide advice to corporate management on broad financial, contractual, marketing, and personnel related matters. Develop, establish, implement, and monitor corporate policies and procedures across disciplines.
•Create and communicate strategic plans to clients, regulators, and stakeholders.
1997-2003 Stockton & Associates, Inc., West Linn, OR
President/Project Manager
•Initiate, negotiate and monitor capital project contracts, scopes, budgets, and schedules from project inception, through lessons learned and project closure.
•Project Manager for multi-disciplinary teams of resource and technical experts, consultants, and internal and external stakeholders to perform capital project development, permitting, and construction, environmental, remediation/construction, and transportation-related projects.
•Identify and mitigate areas of relative risk on capital projects. Draft technical and regulatory reports, letters of findings, records of decision, etc. based on project analysis of findings and historical research.
•Provide technical and senior review of plans, environmental permits, and specifications for contracts.
•Negotiate with regulatory and permitting agencies and financial institutions on behalf of clients, and communicate relevant information to third party stakeholders.
•Monitor projects for compliance with policies, statutes, rules, permit conditions, and local requirements. Propose exceptions to policies and statutes through the public process.
•Fiscal and budget responsibility for firm, financial and schedule tracking and monitoring of projects.
Early Consultant Career Achievement Overview
1995-1996 CH2M HILL, Inc., Portland, OR - Senior Project Manager
1994-1995 Kennedy Jenks, Portland, OR -Senior Project Manager/Senior Consultant
1992-1994 EMCON Northwest, Portland, OR - Regional Marketing Manager/Project Manager
1979-1992 Oregon Cutting Systems/Blount, Milwaukie, OR - Project Manager/Chemical Engineering Manager
Project Management
•Market and business development, manage consulting services and staff, create resource plans and managed budgets for operations and capital projects. Establish programs for major consulting firm and managed capital projects including initiation, planning, execution, control and closure phases.
•Project manager for multi-disciplinary project teams with permitting and regulatory issues. Managed client’s regulatory aspects of operating facilities in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico; developed and implemented capital project strategy for two manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico including multi-million dollar remediation construction project.
•Develop strategic plans for and approved by multiple regulatory jurisdictions and third party stakeholders. Implemented and successfully completed projects and strategic plans meeting multiple goals and objectives.
Technical Legal
•Expedite regulatory investigations and restoration projects to reduce overall project cost and minimize financial risks.
•Research rules and regulations in 48 United States and three Canadian Provinces for a fortune 100 client for integrations into business policies and objectives to minimize cost risks and improve corporations’ compliance image.
•Coordinate and communicate with IT, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Customers, etc. to implement projects.
•Develop written training documentation for clients to assist in attaining and maintaining compliance with cross-jurisdictional rules and regulations. Develop and integrate regulatory-mandated programs into the firm’s overall business plan. Negotiated regulatory issues with foreign governments and US agencies.
Communications
•Communicate and negotiate capital project contractual issues and risks with internal and external customers.
•Spokesperson for complex regulatory risk issues; communicated risks, negotiated the agreement and implement agreement actions. Spokesperson for contamination release and impacts multimedia event; role included making presentations and providing news briefs to national and local television networks, radio interviews and written press releases.
•Presented data and information, risk impacts, root cause, and facilitated resolutions to minimize and control risks.
•Chaired governmental agency task force committees to develop rules and regulations.
•Created presentations and provided training at seminars, private firms, and universities.
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