March 2014
Dear Hiring Manager,
In response to your
need for experienced documentation professionals, I offer my qualifications
for review. Thank you for your time in considering my and for a response.
There are many aspects of my career experience from which an agile, growing
organization could benefit. Below is a summary of how my experience and
skills are a good fit for this significant and interesting position.
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Typical
Requirements:
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I offer:
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Degree or experience
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Although not degreed, I have many college
course hours related directly to technical writing and illustration,
project management and have earned a PMP credential.
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Excellent Interpersonal Skill
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A mature, motivated, communicative, and
disciplined consensus builder with a positive, can-do attitude who
functions with a sense of urgency towards the customer’s bottom line and
the team’s productivity.
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Project / Program Management Skills
Project Management Office
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Over a decade of experience managing
applications development IT projects, with an emphasis on Planning
(requirements, risk analysis) and Monitoring (baseline performance, earned
value) Phases
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Assisted in the creation of four Project
Management Offices (PMOs); develop PM methodology processes and
documentation; participated in teams influencing decisions related to
Project Management Information Systems (PMIS), project repository
technology and
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Professional Experience
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Over thirty years of unique business experience
utilizing technology
o Several Fortune 100 companies (including
Fortune 1)
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Fifteen years as a successful independent
consultant
o Technical Writing and Illustration / Web /
Video Production
o Two decades of Project Management
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Enterprise IT Implementation Skills(AMS / CAFM
/ EDMS / ERP / PLM)
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Mgmt. Experience
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Experience managing matrix teams (up to thirty
team members) and influencing without direct authority, with budgets from
$15K to $5M.
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While having a firm
grasp of the tools, processes, and deliverables is crucial, I possess the
tangible, yet hard to quantify assets of common sense, courtesy, and
dependability. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my experience,
skills, and interests will positively the organization’s successes in the
areas of project management, helping develop PM resource competency and building
repeatable processes that make a difference.
Best regards,
Gary Johnson
Quality
doesn't cost...it pays!
Gary Johnson, PMP
2 Cawdor Cir.,
Bella Vista, AR 72715
Email: grj@visualverbs.org
Phone: 479-685-1667
Possessing a
passion for customer service, communications, and content management, I am a
strategic planner with tactical problem solving skills which can help an
organization manage the present, plan the future, and document the process.
Professional Experience
Bentley Systems, Inc., Professional
Services,
Bella
Vista, AR, 11/2011-present
Project Manager
Managing extraordinarily resourceful cross
functional teams of software engineers and technical consultants assist
external customers implement mission critical technology solutions, in
primarily cloud based managed service projects. Also responsible for
assisting the PMO develop (write and edit) Bentley Solutions Methodology
(BSM) reference documentation.
Walmart Stores, Inc., Information Systems
Division
(ISD),
Bentonville, AR, 7/2007-10/2011, Technical Expert / Project Manager
Recruited to ISD to standardize the HW/SW
and design processes of complex CAD graphics tools for all Walmart Divisions,
manage projects (with Corporate Communications) to develop instructional
programs and deliver web-based User and Operations reference material for the
standard platform across all divisions.
Visual Verbs, Based in Tarrant
County Texas, with projects nationwide, 12/1992-06/2007
Owner, Consultant; Technical Writer and
Illustrator / Editor
· Wrote, designed and
illustrated User / Operator / Service documentation projects for complex
thermo luminescent diagnostic medical devices, and project management
services as a consultant for Abbott Laboratories Diagnostic Division, in
Irving, TX.
· Lead the project to
upgrade the data center systems of the Southwest’s premier mapping firm,
Mosher-Adams (subsidiary of Charles Franklin Newberg, Inc.), OKC, OK.
· Lead a project to
implement a Facilities Management tool for Charles Franklin Newberg,
Incorporated, in Milwaukee, WI, to manage all truck stop retail fuel and
convenience store properties in their portfolio.
Real Estate Mapping Services, Inc., Richmond, VA,
10/1990-10/1992
IT Systems Manager / Project Manager
· Managed technology
assets / systems for a Real Estate acquisition firm.
Hankins and Anderson, Inc., Richmond, VA,
07/1987-09/1990
IT System Manager
· Supervised CAD
department staff and maintained the integrity of a 3 office LAN system in one
of the east coast’s largest, full service, consulting architectural /
engineering firms.
Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX,
05/1977-06/1987
Technical Writer / Illustrator / Editor /
Project Manager
· Held progressively
responsible technical and project management positions
that improved the quality of technical publications, corporate communication
and training departments at the former electronics giant, at the advent of
digital technologies.
Education
· Project Management:
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Project
Management Professional (PMP) Certification #1614607, PMI, 2013
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Program
Management Series (95 combined contact hours)
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PM301,
Walmart University, Bentonville, AR 2011
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PM201,
Walmart University, Bentonville, AR, 2010
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PM101,
Walmart University, Bentonville, AR, 2009
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6 Sigma
White Belt, Wal-Mart University, Bentonville, AR, 2008
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Introduction
to 6 Sigma Green Belt, Wal-Mart University, Bentonville, AR, 2008
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Project
Leader Series (PLS), Wal-Mart University, Bentonville, AR, 2007
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Foundations:
SDLC Project Management, Northlake College, Irving, Texas, 2006
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Project
Manager Boot Camp, Brookhaven College, Richardson, Texas, 2000
· Career Development:
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Dale
Carnegie, High Impact Presentations, Bentonville, AR, 2008
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Dale
Carnegie Breakthrough to Success Course, Bentonville, AR, 2008
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Writing
for Business, Franklin-Covey, Bentonville, AR, 2008
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Walton
Institute, Wal-Mart University, 2008
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Birkman
(LSG, Components), Wal-Mart University, Bentonville, AR, 2007-2008
· Technical:
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Adobe
Premiere and Adobe After Effects, Northlake College, Irving, Texas, 2006
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Foundations:
Instructional System Design II (ADDIE), Northlake College, Irving, Texas,
2005
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Foundations:
Instructional System Design I (ISD) Northlake College, Irving, Texas, 2004
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HTML
Programming, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas, 2002
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MCSE,
Core Curriculum, NT4.0, Learning Path International, Dallas, Texas, 1997
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Video
Post Production Technologies, John Tyler College, Richmond, Virginia, 1990-91
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Graphic
Design, John Tyler College, Richmond, Virginia, 1989
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Instructional
Design, John Tyler College, Richmond, Virginia, 1987-88
· Primary Education:
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Journalism/Communications,
Valencia College, Orlando, FL, 1975-77 (no degree)
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Graduation,
Lyman High School, Longwood, Florida, 1976
Technical Skill / SW Inventory
Adobe: Acrobat,
Framemaker, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker, Photoshop, Premiere / After
Effects, Streamline, Type Manager, AutoDesk: AutoCAD (through release
2010), AutoCAD LT, Architectural Desk Top, ADT Building Systems, Land
Development Desktop, Revit, CAD Overlay VIZ, 3DS, Revit Architecture, MEP,
Structure, AutoLISP, FlexLM License Management Tool, SAM Reporting, Bentley:
eB, Microstation, ProjectWise, Computer Associates: Clarity PPM, Open
Work Bench, Corel: Draw, Photopaint, Designer Technical Suite 12 (formerly
Micrografx Designer), MGX Picture Publisher, Deneba: Canvas, Macromedia:
Flash 5, Microsoft: Office Suite (thru 2010); Access, Excel,
Powerpoint, Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Visio, Word, Right
Hemisphere: Deep Creator, Deep Exploration, Deep Server, Retail Link,
TechSmith: Camtasia, UGS: Team Center, Visual Mockup, Microsoft
Operating Systems through Windows 8, Microsoft Network Operating Systems
(NT4.0, Server 2000-2003, Active Directory, TCP/IP, IIS, DHCP, DNS, WINS) Novell
Netware, Network administration (MS, Novell, Linux), PC hardware support and
maintenance, HTML programming, web-site development, HTML Generators
(RoboHelp, Doc-to-Help), Web Content Management Systems (WCMS), Drupal,
Joomla, and Moveable Type.
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