Engineer Project Manager

NORMAN P. DORN, PMP

**** **** *****,

College Park, MD 20740

PROJECT LEAD / SR. COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER

Project Management / Planning / Design Process

Testing & Simulations / Systems Engineering

Best Practices / Lean / Cost Control

RFPs & RFQs / Telecom / Embedded Systems

Team Building

Resourceful project manager and engineer with

experience for top firms including The Louis

Berger Group, Boeing and Bell Labs. Contributions

in R&D/new product development, reengineering

processes to improve efficiency

and developing fixes/workarounds to hold down

costs and save time. Can contribute immediately

by:

-Rapidly analyzing requirements and defining

project scope

-Developing data-driven recommendations for sound

decision-making

-Utilizing Kaizen, Kanban and Lean concepts as

platforms for efficiency

-Isolating technical problems and developing low-

cost solutions

-Managing projects to completion on-time and on-

budget despite obstacles

Analytical and calm under pressure, I have a

disciplined approach to the execution of project

plans. Energize teams with clear objectives,

benchmarking and rewards for top performance.

I received a BS degree in Physics from Carnegie

Mellon University and an MS

degree in Physics from the University of

Pittsburgh. Awarded a PMP Certification from the

Project Management Institute in 2009. Top Secret

clearance. Member, IEEE and BICSI. Senior Member

of Instrument Society of

America.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Uncovered costly telecom design flaw. Contractor

on $500M Defense Information

Systems Agency (DISA) overlooked key design

element during initial construction phase.

Identified and proved cabling workaround to avoid

costly reconstruction. Received DISA approval for

reengineering and saved $18M.

Developed network enhancement for improved fault

tolerance. Relocation of WMATA Operations Control

Center provided opportunity for improvement of

fault tolerance. Devised inexpensive network

enhancement to provide for multiple, co-equal

operation control centers. Improved both system

reliability and

disaster recovery.

Saved $2M+ on testing at Bell Laboratories.

Testing of Remote Measurement Systems (RMS) had

been neglected. Produced requirements, design and

cost estimates for creating new external test

environment. Surprised management by

having new testing jigs operational within two

months.

Implemented client-server fix to save Boeing

$40M. Company was replacing mainframe with

client-server system to improve parts delivery to

assembly line. Volume testing showed parts loss

during production of shop orders.

Designed, developed and installed series of

system fixes that eliminated parts loss.

Managed emergency installation of VoIP system.

Urgent relocation of a Washington Metro Area

Transit Authority operation required fast

turnaround of new telecom system. Identified

qualified 8(a) vendor with technology that met

operational needs. Successfully installed Metro?s

first-ever VoIP system.

CAREER HISTORY

IT/Communications Engineer, The Louis Berger

Group, 2008-2010. As Consultant,

collaborated with US Army Corp of Engineers staff

on telecommunications build-out for new one

million sq. ft. Defense Information Systems

Agency (DISA) headquarters. Contributions in

problem-solving and cost reduction.

Project phase now complete.

Sr. Communications Engineer, Washington

Metropolitan Area Transit Authority,

2002-2008. Project management for multiple

infrastructure projects encompassing new and

renewed enterprise communications systems and

applications. Improved reliability and

responsiveness of systems while

reducing operating costs.

Testing Program Designer, Bell Laboratories,

1984-2001. As contractor served as designer,

developer and construction team leader for

several stress test environments for new

telecom/electronics products. Developed new

testing systems and provided training for team

members to maintain test environments.

Earlier: Scalability Consultant for Boeing

Commercial Airplane Group, and

Member of the Technical Staff at Bell

Communications Research. Started my

career with Westinghouse Electric as a Systems

Engineer.

Personal: Lead an active lifestyle and enjoy

jogging, amateur radio, bowling

and chess.

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