2840 Louisiana Avenue, Halethorpe, MD  21227 410.991.9270 woodmd@verizon.net

Objective

·               Full time position as a Master Scheduler

·               Current TS/SI Full-Scope Poly

Education

·               Anne Arundel Community College – Computer courses (no degree)

·               Hesser College, NH – Business & Accounting (no degree)

·               Catonsville High School – Academic Diploma

 

Training

·               Primavera P6 R8.2 Administration Training, CDP – Columbia, MD

·               Primavera P6 R8.2 Fundamentals Training, CDP – Columbia, MD

·               Primavera P6v.7 Advanced Training, CDP – Columbia, MD

·               BLUEPRINTER Audit Training

Skills & Abilities

14 years of experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government, most recently as a Master Scheduler II supporting the EPM III program. Experience includes, design, development, and maintenance of detailed, resource-loaded schedules for development, testing, integration, and deployment of operational systems.

Experience

January 2014 – Present (1 year, 10 months): Scheduler 2, ProSync Technologies Group

On EPM III supporting BA1 as a Scheduler Level 2 for BA16, T2E1, I321, I23:

·  Created and revised Integrated Master Schedules. Tracks multiple projects and tasks; and identifies and records the impact of work performed and not performed as scheduled

·  Performs analysis of program schedules to determine dependencies, critical paths, resource conflicts, etc., to analyze performance against technical objectives creating metrics

·  Participates in all aspects of program schedule planning, development, delivery and maintenance

·  Serves as the Primavera 6 Administrator managing accounts; maintained calendar for Primavera training with customers.

·  Developed outline training slides for Fundamental users course for starting a Primavera schedule.

·  Incorporates Resource and/or Cost Loading data into schedules as required

·  Provides and reports schedule changes to higher management

·  Assists in the planning and scheduling to develop technical engineering change proposals (ECPs)

·  Provides implementation of schedule processes that support an overall program Earned Value (EV) Management process

·  Developed customer level metrics, using statistical analysis models and standards as to track progress and achievements from beginning to end

·  Analyzed and prepared metrics (PowerPoint and Excel) presentations which resulted in management metrics reporting, generation and submission

·  Designated the Subject Matter Expert, providing assistance and advise to fellow schedulers in MS Project and Primavera P6 R8.2

 

May 2013 – December 2014 (7 months):  Master Scheduler II, PILAR Services

On EPM II working on the BA9 portfolio on LI21 as a Master Scheduler II:

·  Scheduled over 60 infrastructure projects around the NSAW campus. 

·  Routinely collaborated with Project Managers and Activity Managers to incorporate all schedules into a Master Schedule and provided weekly updates to address progress, milestones, and overarching requirements and objectives for the portfolio.

·  Integrated new schedule information with existing program activity schedules 

·  Utilized Primavera and BLUEPRINTER to provide governance, project-team participation, and project visibility.

·  Used Primavera to track linkages and dependencies between related projects and assist the managers with analyzing the impact and risk associated with these dependencies.

·  Designed, developed and maintained detailed schedules for product build, development, testing, implementation, and integration.

·  Developed and modified schedules for multiple projects and integrated these into an overall Master schedule.

 

 March 2008 – May 2013 (5 years 2 months):  Master Scheduler, L-3 Communications

On EPM II working several different programs.

·  Coordinated and collaborated with Program Management on the integration of multiple project schedules into an overall Master Program Schedule.

·  Maintained the overall Master Program Schedule in Primavera. 

·  Coordinated with Oversight and Compliance Rules Management Group to ensure adherence to version control processes, policies, and procedures; maintained all historic and current FISA documents

·  Assisted with the set-up/modification of an existing web application to capture Configuration Management Items for the IMP to control and validate data input

·  Provided snapshots for BRASSCOIN submissions till no longer required.

·  Provided weekly metrics from data to provide information to Project Managers for program reviews.

·  Compiled schedules for D4 on all the processes and document surge processes.

·  Maintained the schedule product build, staging, testing, and deployment.

·  Developed schedule version control processes, policies and procedures to ensure that they were followed and the project remained on a schedule.

·  Defined and implemented schedule configuration management processes and procedures to manage changes in the requirements and verify proposed changes were systematically considered and impact evaluated by creating and maintaining a database and checklist routinely reviewed with developers, project managers, test engineers, and stakeholders

 

 

January 2005 – March 2008 (3 years 2 months):  Scheduler, L-3 Communications, Titan Group

 

Responsible for MS Project schedules for three programs on EPM II.

·  Developed and maintained detailed, resource loaded schedules in MS Project for two, high-level PMO schedules, each detailed to lower-level activities

·  Routinely coordinated with leadership to support of CBJB and CBS submissions; providing metrics for various reports.

·  Created snapshots of the project schedules to make jpeg files for BRASSCOIN Quad Chart submissions. 

·  Confirmed the NES baseline for HW/SW anticipated to be used. 

·  Submitted Acquisition Security Forms and drafted Baseline Exception Requests.

·  Our group held a conference where I was able to use my earlier experience with NASA Coordinators to help set up our own conference from setting up conference rooms with break-outs, making binders for the white papers, name badges that were for each participant and table tents for the speakers at the table.

 

January 2002 – December 2003 (1 years 11 months):  Scheduler, Northrop Grumman, Oceanic Division

·  Oversaw monthly maintenance of several programs’ Integrated Master Schedules.

·  Responsible for defining and implementing schedule configuration management processes and procedures, developing checklists and data sheets used for reporting of current metrics

·  Responsible for the EV data exports to the Financial Analyst’s for these programs on a monthly basis.

·  Provided the Program Manager’s with snapshots of project schedules, graphs and charts for Program Management Reviews. 

·  Pulled together nine IPT leads schedules into one Master Schedule for a large program.

·  Developed schedule version control processes, policies and procedures and ensured that they were followed.

 

January 1999 – January 2002 (3 years): Senior Staff Assistant/Scheduler, Litton, Amecom (then was sold to Northrup Grumman)

·  Responsible for earned value (EV) status and maintenance of a major program’s Integrated Master Schedule on a weekly basis with monthly delivery. 

·  Maintained the schedule product build, staging, testing, deployment, and integration.

·  Other monthly responsibilities included updating and delivery of the program’s Technical Performance Measurement Reports and the Manpower Charts. 

·  Interfaced with EV reporting and analysis, including large data exports for EV software. 

·  Upkeep of program employees’ access to the program Calendar, coordination/scheduling of meetings and conference calls. 

·  Documented procedures and automated reports wherever possible. 

·  Created policies to ensure version control of schedules and ensured that the processes and procedures were followed.

·  Provided graphs, charts, and assistance with program deliverables (IBR, PDR, CDR) and executive review material as required.

·  Developed instructions and procedures to ensure all program/project schedules were formatted and repository compatible consistently ensuring version control

 

April 1995 – January 1999 (3 years 10 months) Jorge Scientific, Administrative Assistant; Westover Consultants, Office Manager

Worked a contract with NASA putting together all of their big conferences local and across the country. Started off as an Administrative Assistant; left as the Office Manager. 

·  Set up a database for each conference using Apple’s File Maker Pro. 

·  Customized each conference including graphics for name badges and table tents. 

·  Some conferences included a compilation of White Papers which had to be gathered, copied and put into binders for each attendee.

·  Travel arrangements along with hotel accommodations; then expense reports were executed upon completion of travel (including currency exchange when applicable).

·  As Office Manager, including the above, needed to make sure every crate (complete with all materials) for every conference got out of the door on time.

·  Took care of all office equipment, repairs and the ordering of all office supplies.