Project Coordinator / Project Manager

PHILIPPE M. WOODRUFFE

**** *********** #** **** *****, Texas 78645• 512-***-****• **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL GOAL PROJECT MANAGER / COORDINATOR

CAREER SUMMARY

A certified Project Management Professional with more than 15 years Engineering support experience both in public and private sector with expertise in the design, development, and delivery of cost-effective, high-performance solutions to meet challenging business demands.

ACHIEVEMENTS ON PROJECTS

• Quicklime Project- Mar 06 to Oct 06 with monitoring until Apr 07. ) The Texas Department of

Transportation (TxDOT) performs Tex-600-J, “Lime Testing Procedure” to test the quality of the quicklime. Successfully accredited a new vendor after effectively validated the results of comparison test between TxDOT method versus the ASTM method in eliminating contaminates.

• The Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Mar 05 to Jan 06. Evaluated project feasibility, defined and communicated full scope and possible risks, developed project outline and documented lessons learned and project records of the database project called LIMS, a TxDOT’s standard log data.

• Fly Ash Chemistry Project- TxDOT’s Instrumentation Laboratory. May 02 to Dec 02. Led and managed a team in the development of calibration program needed to quantify the chemical composition of fly ash and carbon content.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science in General Business, Excelsior College, Albany, NY 2007

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified through Project Management Institute (PMI), 2007

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Microsoft Project 2007, 2008

Project Management Certified, CompTIA Project +, 2009

Grant Proposal Writing, Fort Hays State University, 2010

Certificate in Project Management (CIPM), (PMA) Project Management Associates, 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering Technician II, Texas Department of Transportation Austin, TX May 2002 to Present

• Achieve quality assurance by applying various cement and chemical lab techniques and procedures

• Correlate data using MS Access and the Material Control System (MCS)

• Implement and administer new data and procedures into the Laboratory Information Management System(LIMS)

• Communicate with vendors on a daily basis

• Create and execute project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

• Effectively communicate project status, issues, and/or concerns with executive management, team members, and Project managers

• Ensure timely completion of project

• Project documentation from project initiation to project closure

• Prepare and deliver reports regarding project status and implementation

• Provide quality assurance to project deliverables

• Develop and review contract and budget requirements in support of complex projects

• Perform sensitive duties, including internal equipment audits, investigations, preparation, justification, and monitoring

Thin Films Specialist, Motorola Austin, TX Sep 1998 to May 2001

• Administered product wafers through a variety of thin film processes

• Performed process control on Varian 3180s

• Performed as project team member, minimizing defects for the Engineering Department

• Trained new personnel to operate and troubleshoot thin film processes on Macintosh computer hardware and semiconductor instruments

Business Services Specialist Intern, Motorola Austin, TX May 1998 to Sep 1998

• Maintained and updated office files/records, logs, suspense systems, and a wide variety of automated systems in support of personnel

• Maintained records and inventory of materials, supplies and equipment

• Reviewed, prepared and negotiated applicable program purchases for service, office materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and monitored all applicable contracts

• Prepared special reports and presentations

• Assisted with layout design of publications and documents

• Checked production of work to verify customer and supervisor specifications were met

• Planned, prepared, and coordinated special meetings and technical/non-technical conferences

• Researched and assisted in writing technical papers for publication

Yield Enhancement Support Technician, Motorola Austin, TX Aug 1997 to May 1998

• Consolidated daily maps on defects for engineer analysis

• Accomplished in-line scanning electron microscope analysis

• Provides quality assurance to project deliverables.

• Communicated project status, issues, and/or concerns with executive management, team members, and Project managers

• Tracked changes and issues regarding the project and ensures changes are updated and issues are addressed

• Ensured timely completion and meets deadlines of project

• Project documentation from project initiation to project closure

Lead SEM Lab Technician, Motorola Austin, TX Jul 1995 to Aug 1997

• Supervised team of 3 technicians and assigned work as needed

• Performed electron dispersive spectroscopy and failed bit map analysis on various projects dealing with identifying defects

• Used image overlay software and a gas-assisted etcher

• Constructed silicon samples through decorative etching, polishing, thin film coating, and wafer cleaving

• Analyzed test wafers for monitoring/improving process techniques and wafers with low yield

Diffusion Operator, Motorola Austin, TX Aug 1992 to Jul 1995

• Performed silicon wafer processing through several stages using highly advanced processing equipment

• Analyzed and communicated technical specifications to the engineering and management departments

• Employed standard FAB/clean room maintenance for everyday operations

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Austin Texas Chapter of the Project Management Institute, Member Jan to Apr 2009

Sergeant (E-5) - Texas State Guard

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