Alex Scott, mba, pmp

Scheduler/Planner with seven (7) years of experience within project management and planning. Known for excellent communication, teamwork, and negotiation skills and performing at a high-level in fast-paced agile DOD and IT environments. Expert in MS Project / Primavera / Project Server / SharePoint. Secret Security Clearance.

 

Project Scheduler/Planner

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR for veteran affairs, IRS, and disa

2009-Present

Scheduler on several government contracts where I created, updated, and maintained over 100 project schedules based on the software development lifecycle. Accomplishments and responsibilities include:

·               Configured user account and security permissions, developed dynamic dashboards, and created views and reports for the MS Project Server, SharePoint, and Oracle Primavera P6 environments

·               Initiated and led a 4-month long overhaul process of 20 VA PMAS and ProPath based schedules / IMS to improve schedule health metrics such as network logic, float, and critical path test by using the DCMA 14-Point Checklist

·               Delivered reports including 2 Week Look Ahead, Baseline Variance, Critical Path Analysis, and Project Status

·               Generated briefings (i.e. Milestone Charts) for senior management to show high-level events of various projects

·               Created WBSs for new projects in the planning phase to help identify deliverables and work packages

·               Developed Schedule Management Plans to document processes and procedures

·               Trained Project Managers and other team members on proper scheduling procedures and techniques to improve efficiency

·               Presented baseline changes to weekly change control boards (CCB) for approval

·               Calculated earned value metrics (CV, SV, CPI, and SPI) to track performance progress

·               Provided schedule risk analysis by running 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations through @Risk tool

 

Project Manager

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION (CSC)

2008-2009

PM for an consulting company where I led various IT projects; crashed and fast tracked various tasks in schedule to avoid meeting late deadlines; maintained budgets to prevent cost overruns; met with stakeholders to discover their needs and developed into requirements; identified risks and created contingency plans. Accomplishments include:

·               Managed a 30 member team for a network upgrade at 18 locations to reduce company expenses that delivered on time

·               Led 4-month project to design a network infrastructure at a data center that delivered ahead of schedule and under budget

 

PMP (Project Management Professional) – Project Management Institute, 2012

MBA (Master in Business Administration) – Florida State University, 2008

Bachelors in Business Administration – Florida A&M University, 2007

 

MS Project 2007/2010/2013, Project Server, SharePoint, Primavera P6, Clarity & @Risk

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio)

Agile/Waterfall/SDLC, Training in CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) methodologies