Barry Clark

Bothell, WA 98012

Phone: (425) 306-2221 (cell)  •  Email: barry.e.clark@outlook.com

 

Project Management & Finance Professional

PMI - Project Management Professional · Project Master Scheduler · Finance

Six Sigma Green Belt · Microsoft Certified

 

Seasoned project management professional leveraging 20+ years business experience.  Demonstrated success in integrated project scheduling, work breakdown structure creation (WBS), earned value management (EVM), project metrics reporting and process improvements.  Broad expertise in finance and aerospace and software development program management, financial forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis and project management methodologies.  Highly effective in maintaining productivity and team cohesiveness, ensuring on time, within budget projects. Excellent scheduling and project management skills.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

n       Project Management

15 years cost accounting and project management experience including government (FAA/VA) program management practices and processes.

Project development including cost/benefit analysis, master schedule development and monitoring, stakeholder analysis/risk analysis, project resource planning, loading and reporting.

Responsible for international projects utilizing project management methodologies, processes and procedures.

15+ years’ experience utilizing Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio).

n       Financial Planning and Scheduling

15+ years developing budgets/ forecasts / financial analysis, variance analysis and data mining. 

Produced Cost Performance Reports (CPR) generated from cost accounting applications.  Ad hoc reporting utilizing Excel, Access, etc.  Excel power user.

12+ years participating in proposals and development of SOW/Scope/WBS/ applicable to the Integrated Master Plan (IMP); creation and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

15+ years direct experience in developing and maintaining integrated master schedules for both government (FAA/ VA) and non-government contractors.

Report generation including schedule variance, status of project relative to baseline and identifying critical path. Other metrics include EAC and SPI/CPI, CV/SV, BEI, and scope change.

 

TOOLS/ SKILLS
n       Microsoft Project 2003-2010 (MS Project Certified)	n       PMI Project Management Methodology
n       Primavera P6	n       Lean/ Six Sigma Greenbelt – Various Six Sigma Tools
n       Microsoft Project Server	n       MS Excel power user – pivot tables, vlookup, charting
n       Microsoft Office Suite	n       SAP
n       Milestones Professional	n       DOORS Engineering Database
n       Microsoft Visio	n       Lotus Notes

 

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

n       7Delta – IT Contractor for Veteran’s Affairs (VA)       April/2012 - Present

Gathered schedule status and updates, analyzing and reporting project critical path and various weekly reports including detailed schedule, past-due, look-ahead, baseline variance, and adhoc reports.

Identified project schedule risk and incorporated risks into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) 

n       Systems Made Simple (SMS) – IT Contractor for Veteran’s Affairs (VA)       Oct/2009-May/2012

·         Created and maintained the Chief Business Office (CBO) Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), including creating management level views of summaries, progress, baseline data, and milestones for all integrated projects.

·         Created and maintained CBO IT schedules; reporting on key cost/ schedule metrics, i.e. Baseline Execution Index (BEI); gathered schedule status and updates, analyzing and reporting project progress, critical path and various weekly reporting, including 2-week look-ahead, past dues, etc.

·         Wrote detailed documentation for the VA CBO scheduling process including creation of process maps.

·         Created IT schedules; gathered schedule status and updates, analysis and reporting project critical path and various weekly reports including detailed schedule and 2-week look-ahead reports.

n       L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Contract working with SM&A)          2009-2009

·         Responsible for updating/ maintenance of the JCA (Joint Cargo Aircraft: C27-J) Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for monthly CDRL submission.

·         Creation and maintenance of consolidated MS Project schedule for multiple aircraft during Phased Depot Maintenance (PDM), tagging key milestones to Milestones Professional software schedules.

·         Responsible for updating and maintaining Compass Call program C-130 aircraft during scheduled maintenance; reporting on key cost/ schedule metrics, i.e. CPI/SPI, CV/SV.  Creating and maintaining manpower charts for Compass Call aircraft resources in Excel.

·         Main focal of a hand-picked scheduling team tasked to document the overall scheduling process including creation of process maps.

n       NAVERUS, INC.                                      2008-2008

·         Responsible for internal and external projects utilizing project lifecycle processes from initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closure. Responsible for company-wide resource forecasting and loading in the project tracking application I developed in Excel.

·         Ensured all required project documentation be developed and maintained in accordance with policy, procedures, and methodology.

·         Successfully integrated Subject Matter Experts and other project personnel assigned to the project team, including all stakeholders.

·         Successfully managed and tracked project costs, resources and milestones, reporting status to upper management on a regular basis.

·         Created and maintained Master integrated schedule of entire project portfolio. This gave senior management a quick view of the entire project portfolio, allowing for future work planning.

·         Developed project plans from initiation through closeout utilizing PMI project management methodologies. Projects included all company internal projects, Panamanian Airlines and Peru/Chile Airlines projects. Project development included cost/benefit analysis, master schedule development and monitoring, stakeholder analysis/risk analysis, project resource planning, loading and reporting.

·         Created budget/forecast templates and led the project forecasting efforts tracking planned vs. actual project costs for all revenue and non-revenue projects. Identified over/under allocated resources and spotting over/under-spent projects, and was the primary tool in keeping projects on time and on budget.

·         Maintained weekly project status reports and stop-light chart on project health (budget, schedule, resources, issues, etc.).

·         Process Improvements - interacted with V.P.’s, Program Managers and Directors analyzing work-flows utilizing six sigma methodologies (Process Maps) - identifying methods to improve and streamline the proposal process.

n       HONEYWELL, INC.                                                    2006-2008

Responsible for control on projects through detailed planning and communication among team members and customers; maintained traceability to business strategy, resource coordination, and transparency to performance & results.

Created project work breakdown structures (WBS) for master and integrated engineering schedules, schedule monitoring and reporting, resource planning, support for risk analysis & budget forecasting.

Performed earned value management (EVM), variance analysis, estimates at completion (EAC) and performance metrics for various avionics programs, including weather radar, EGPWS, TAWS and TCAS.

Created, monitored and updated project financial data (budget/cost) in Excel charts that we used in monthly program reviews, key project metrics reporting.

Maintained weekly project status reports and stop-light on project health (budget, schedule, resources, issues, etc.).

Request for Proposal (RFP) – mapped Statement of Work (SOW) data for avionics to proposals including cost/benefit analysis.

n       LOCKHEED MARTIN (Govt. Contractor for FAA)         1996-2005

Project management support including master work breakdown structure (WBS) creation, master project schedule creation, monitoring and controlling, critical path analysis, project resource forecasting, loading and balancing.

Reimbursable Project support including drafting Agreements, Statement of Work (SOW) creation, compiling scope data, project master schedule development, monitoring and controlling and resource loading/analysis.

Created project financial and milestone reports for senior FAA management drawing data from MS Access database.

Created, monitored and prepared cross-functional FAA budget for special projects associated with the 2002 winter Olympic Games held in SLC, Utah. Prepared quarterly financial expenditure reports and charts for senior FAA management.

Ad hoc data mining and analysis reporting, primarily FAA expenditures and schedule variances.

Produced Schedule and Cost Performance Reports (CPR) for Quarterly Program Reviews.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

n       Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance; Weber State University

n       Project Management Professional (PMP)

n       Project Management Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

n       Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) – MS Project

n       Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) – Visual Basic

n       Agile Project Management Boot Camp (March-2011)

n       Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified (Honeywell - 2007)

n       Project Management Institute (PMI) – Member; PMI Puget Sound Chapter Member

POSITION HISTORY

n       Project Planner, 7Delta

n       Project Manager/ Planner, Systems Made Simple (SMS)

n       Associate, SM&A, Inc.

n       Project Manager, Naverus, Inc.

n       Senior Financial Program Planning and Control Analyst (PP&C), Honeywell

n       Senior Financial Program Analyst, Lockheed Martin

CLEARANCE

Secret – Inactive

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