Lawrence W. Frakes, PMP

110 Gilbert Lane 

Madison, AL 35758 

256-651-0702, knox73@yahoo.com

Present Responsibilities: Project Management Consultant and troubleshooter for Smith and Associates LLC, supporting an oil and gas industry construction project in Northern Alberta using Primavera P6 schedule management software.

Education:

·         MBA, concentration in Automatic Data Processing, Florida Institute of Technology, March 1984

·         MSBA, Boston University, September 1981

·         BA, Music, Knox College, June 1973

Project Management Professional Training:

·         Artemis Network Planning, Information Processing, and Graphics, Métier Management Systems, 1986

·         Technical Writing Seminar, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1986

·         Micro-Frame Project Manager for Windows, Micro-Frame Technologies, 1998

·         Earned Value Management Seminar and Instructor’s Course, Humphreys and Associates, 1999/2000

·         Function Point Analysis, KSJ & Associates, 2001

Certification: Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, since December 2006

Work Experience: Smith & Associates, QinetiQ/WESTAR/ELMCO, QTEC, KSJ & Associates, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Boeing, Computer Sciences Corporation, CAS Incorporated, the US Army Missile School, and other military assignments.

Project Management: Over twenty years experience performing project management, schedule development, risk analysis, and earned value management duties during the development phases of a variety of defense and NASA space, weapons, information technology (IT) programs, or oil and gas industry construction projects.  Presently supporting an oil and gas industry construction project in Northern Alberta.  Previous assignments include the US Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems PMO, the NASA Next Generation Launch Technologies program, National Missile Defense SETAC and Lead System Integrator programs, Defense Integrated Human Resources System, (DIMHRS) Joint Computer Aided Logistic System (JCALS) Workflow Manager, International Space Station, and lead scheduler duties on command and control systems, land combat missile system equipment, and guided munitions.  Built and implemented schedule networks using project management software ranging from PC products such as Microsoft Project for Windows, Microframe Project Manager, Open Plan, Primavera, and Artemis 7000 up through minicomputer-based, programmable software. Integrated groups of networks to support resource leveling, to support quantitative schedule risk analyses, and to provide program-wide management visibility.  Provided instruction in project management.  Participated in the initial development of Teledyne Brown’s SCRAM risk analysis software for use with Microsoft Project for Windows, and used the prototype version to perform risk analyses for client companies.  Interfaced project management and scheduling data between Artemis and other midrange project management software, and also with a variety of spreadsheet and database management packages.  Wrote and reviewed investment management documentation such as the Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD), and participated in economic analysis planning and life cycle cost estimating activities for IT systems impacted by the Clinger-Cohen Act and IITRA.

Systems Development Consultant and Manager: Nine years of parallel experience as System Administrator/ Engineer/Coordinator on shared VAX and Hewlett-Packard minicomputers and for networks of PCs, Macintoshes, and workstations, and as a project management consultant for major systems development efforts.  Developed documentation such as CARD, CBA, AOA and other investment management documentation. 

Logistics Management: Over ten years experience in missile materiel management and supply/logistics management as a commissioned officer in the US Army Ordnance Corps, as a Logistics Training Instructor in civil service, and as a logistics engineer on joint service compartmented munitions programs for combat aviation and land combat platforms.  Over three years of command experience, including a 40-man missile maintenance detachment supporting land combat and air defense missile systems at Fort Knox, Kentucky and in a five state support area.   Commanded a 285-man collection, reclamation and evacuation company supporting the entire US V Corps in Germany.  Pioneered an innovative approach to retrograding unserviceable, reparable materiel that remains in use today.  Served as maintenance controller for a general support maintenance battalion supporting a dam construction project, and as Maintenance Operations Officer of a company supporting an armored training brigade.  Served as administrative officer for the Army's largest line maintenance battalion, managing 1450 soldiers organized into six companies.  Member of the Missile Panel at the 1985 Logistics System Program Review.  Represented the Missile School as a briefer for two worldwide Logistics Instructor Conferences at Fort Lee, Virginia.

Technical Training and Training Management: Instructor in earned value and project controls, Microsoft Windows, Windows applications, and Artemis Schedule Publisher software for a Microsoft solution provider. Missile Branch Chief and Assistant Division Chief: supervised 15 instructors providing missile and logistics training to commissioned, warrant and non-commissioned officers.  Coordinator/principal instructor for a 230-hour wholesale logistics course for Army officers in the missile or munitions specialty.  Course included management information systems, R&D, procurement, inventory management, maintenance management, and financial management at Department of Defense level and below. Managed and conducted training in advanced soldier skills and technical tasks related to missile and mechanical maintenance.

Computer Hardware and Software Experience

·         Hardware: VAX 6210, HP1000, PC workstations, and Macintoshes.

·         Operating Systems and GUI: Microsoft Windows 7, XP Professional & Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, JCALS, VMS and the Macintosh Operating System.

·         Applications: Primavera P6, Microsoft Project Professional 2010, PERT Chart Expert, Milestones Professional, Microsoft Office, custom analysis applications in Visual Basic for Applications, Micro-Frame Project Manager for Windows, Risk+, @Risk, Artemis 6000, 7000 VAX, 7000/386; 7000 for Windows, Open Plan, and a variety of other business software.

·         Languages: Artemis P1 and P2, Visual Basic for Applications, FoxPro, dBase programming

Honors and Awards: NASA Group Achievement Award for the RS-84 Project Integration Team, 2004.  QTEC Star Award, 2002.  Commendation letters from the Army Acquisition Executive and the US Army Logistics Center, Fort Lee, Virginia, 1987 and 1992.  Army Commendation Medal, 1979. Department of the Army Exceptional Performance Award and Commendation for civil service, 1985.

Security Clearance: Secret