Robert Turner

7817 Peal St.  · New Orleans, LA 70118

Phone:  (504-251-7575)  ·  roturn@gmail.com

OBJECTIVESeeking a challenging Management, Consultant, Analyst, Program Management or Project Management position in which my job experience and MBA education can be applied and add value to a team. While I have an extensive back ground in the IT Field, my skills and experience are not exclusive to IT.  I am looking for a position that can take advantage of my solid communication skills, problems solving skills, and significant work experience; and where a high level of enthusiasm and creativity will be of value.

 

 

 

Summary of Qualifications

 

OVERVIEW              Extensive experience and studies in Information Technology, Business Management and Management Information Systems. Solid project management background experience throughout the entire life-cycle of an IT project, including scope, development, vendor management, deployment, training and support.

 

COMMUNICATIONExcellent speaking, writing, and IT capabilities, well-developed communication skills demonstrated through extensive team interaction, the ability to design and produce effective presentations, quickly learning new technical information, training of new employees, group speaking, and production of detailed reports.

 

COMPUTER SKILLSKnowledgeable and skilled in various applications, including:

Microsoft Project, Primavera, Milestone Pro, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Visio, Risk Exchange, Microsoft Office

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EDUCATIONMaster of Business Administration; 2007

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS; New Orleans, Louisiana

Major: MBA

Honors: GPA 3.4/4.0

 

Bachelor of Science Degree; 2002

                                       UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS; New Orleans, Louisiana

                                       Major: Business Management Minor: Management Information Systems

                                       Honors: 3.2 / 4.0 GPA, Dean’s List (Several Semesters)

Activities: Served as 2002 President of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) UNO Chapter

 

Certified Cisco Network Associate, CCNA; 2002

HERZING COLLEGE; New Orleans, Louisiana

 

CLEARENCE              DOD Clearance

¨       Inactive Secret Clearance                            20/35 PDUs completed

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CERTIFICATIONSDAU Certifications

¨       Currently Working on Program Management Level 1

o     Completed SYS 101

o     Scheduled to complete ACQ 101 by July 2013

ITIL Foundations V.3

¨       December 2010

 

                                       Project Management Professional (PMP) *Not completed to date

¨       20/35 PDUs completed

¨       4500 + Hours of Project Experience                             Analyze and improve internal processes

 

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EXPERIENCE             Master Scheduler May 2012 to October 2014

ICI Services - Tri-Star Engineering, New Orleans, LA

¨       Advise Program Managers on PMW240 (DOD) Lifecycle Requirements

¨       Develop and manage IT project schedules through their entire lifecycle, including planning and initiation, scope, scheduling and execution.

¨       Develop Earn Value for purpose of cost projecting budgets.

¨       Manage multiple Integrated Master Schedules for the Navy’s PMW 240 Software Portfolio both locally and with virtual teams

¨       Manage reporting deliverables to corporate, including charts and dashboard reports

¨       Analyze projects for risk and scheduling issues and provide detailed reports to management for all ongoing concerns that will affect the project both in time, scope, and money

¨       Track all required artifacts and technical documents required during the lifecycle

¨       Create schedule processes for entire organization

¨       Work with project lead, competency leads, and vendors to create and update project files

¨       Provide project status deliverables for all technical events 

                                      Site Sustainment Analyst: April 2008 to May 2012

Jacobs Engineering, New Orleans, LA

¨       Provide direct Asset Management support for the Marine Forces Reserves HQ

¨       Assists in preparing government required deliverables for technical refresh to vendor

¨       Analyze and improve internal processes

¨       Analyze fiduciary reports to ensure IT budget is maintained and maximized 

                                       IT Project Manager: April 2006 to April 2008

                            POOLCORP; Covington, LA

¨       Project Manager for all major IT projects for a Fortune 1000 company

¨       Track and manage all project related tasks for Infrastructure and Software Development Groups Develop

¨       Project budgets and manage direct costs within the budget of project

¨       Seek, negotiate and manage vendor accounts for specific projects and infrastructure support

¨       Coordinate all IT related tasks for moving and new branches

¨       Involved with implementing project management to the entire organization

¨       Implemented the use of SharePoint as a valuable tool for the entire organization

¨       PM for the full integration of two recently acquired companies into PoolCorp’s network

¨       Create solid business processes and practices for use in daily operations using standards Six Sigma and ITIL.

¨       Implementation of IPT into the PoolCorp network

                                       Site Coordinator; August 2004 to April 2006

NAVY MARINE CORE INTRANET/ NORTHROP GRUMMAN & REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS

¨       Provide support as the on-site Project Manager for a team of analyst.

¨       Serve as the direct Point of Contact to on-site customers.

¨       Develop, assign and track required tasks to team members, with extensive use in Microsoft Project

¨       Prepare the 8^th Marine Core recruiting District for transition to the NMCI Network

¨       Create site orders for accounts and hardware to be approved by the Marines Core

¨       Apply technical expertise to assist in defining, analyzing, validating, and documenting complex operating environments, states of technology and current engineering processes

                                       Exchange / System Administrator; 2004 to August 2004

                NMCI/TEKSYSTEMS; New Orleans, Louisiana

¨       Maintain and troubleshoot 21 Exchange 5.5 servers in a Windows NT environment.

¨       Maintain user access for over 20,000 users; duties include but are not limited to creation, modification and deletion of NT user accounts and Global Address Listing (GAL).

¨       Administer and monitor the tape backups of all servers on the MARFORRES (Marine Forces Reserve) domain, including the 21 Exchange 5.5 servers, seven MFRC File servers, and five Legacy servers.

¨       Maintain access to all public folders on the MARFORRES domain.

 

                                       Desktop Support Specialist / Help Desk; 2003 to 2004

             NAVY MARINE CORE INTRANET (NMCI)/TEKSYSTEMS; New Orleans, Louisiana

¨       Provide local and remote technical support to over 17,000 WINNT/2000 computers on the Marine Core Reserves Intranet.

¨       Handle Tier 2 System Administration requests.

¨       Support the transition to the Marines’ new network.

 

 

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             IT Contractor; 2003

VARIOUS COMPANIES; New Orleans, Louisiana

¨       PC Technician, TekSystems/EDS – Configure and stage over 11,000 new Dell computers for the Navy at the Naval Activities Support Center in New Orleans, LA.

¨       PC Technician, SmartSource – Upgrade over 200 computers at McDonald’s regional distribution office to Windows XP.

¨       PC Technician, ARC – Provide technical support and installation for over 400 new Dell computers with Windows XP at two OXY Chemical plants.

¨       HP Engineer, ARC/Hewlett Packard – Install and configure tape backup and server for New Orleans area Wal-Marts and Sam’s Clubs.

¨       Telecom Drive Tester, Mycom/Adecco – Assist engineers in testing and verifying AT&T’s new GSM cellular network in and around the New Orleans area.

 

Network Infrastructure Technician; 2002 to 2003

ENTERGY/SAIC/ADECCO; New Orleans, Louisiana

¨       Monitor WAN’s, switches and servers on Entergy’s entire computer network.

¨       Provide Tier 3 support for IT infrastructure.

 

Independent Information Systems Cnsultant; 2001 to 2002

SELF-EMPLOYED; New Orleans, Louisiana

¨       Build custom computer systems, set up small-office networks, and install and configure print servers and file servers for individuals, small businesses and corporations.

 

Sales / Technologies Consultant; 2000 to 2001

OFFICE DEPOT; New Orleans, Louisiana

¨       Advise customers in the purchase and configuration of computers, cell phone technology, printers, and office machines.

¨       Rebuild, repair and update floor-model computers.

 

References Available Upon Request