Michael Davis

Hyattsville, MD - 443.741.0038 - michael83davis@yahoo.com

 

Profile

Scheduler with SIX years of experience within project management and strategic planning. Knowledgeable in the following software: MS Project, Project Server, and SharePoint.

 

Career Experience

Project Scheduler

Government Contractor for the IRS, Census Bureau, Commonwealth and CSC

2013 to Present (Contract Ending)

Scheduler supporting various Engineering/IT projects at the IRS and Census Bureau; crashed and fast tracked various tasks in schedule to avoid missing deadlines; maintained multiple releases using Agile methodology; met with stakeholders to discover their needs and developed into requirements.

·         Created and maintained schedules in MS Project and Primavera and crashed and fast tracked activities to avoid late deliveries and meet changing needs and requirements of senior management

·         Generated a baseline variance report and perform analysis on the schedule health

·         Met with stakeholders to discover their needs and developed into requirements and WBS

·         Resourced loaded and leveled schedules with feedback from project managers, in regards to budget and scope

·         Advised project managers of various levels on proper scheduling techniques and practices

·         Analyzed schedule for proper use of dependencies, critical path, and maximum duration times

·         Created views and reports for the SharePoint environment

 

Project Manager/Project Scheduler

RPS and DCPS District Schools

2009 to 2013

PM/PS for the DCPS district where I led various Engineering/IT projects; maintaining budgets to prevent cost overruns; met with stakeholders to discover their needs and developed into requirements; and identified risks and created contingency plans. Accomplishments include:

·              Created schedule for the design and development phase of the construction of an elementary school with technical experts including Architects

·              Led project to create and install Engrade software at 50 locations that delivered ahead of schedule and under budget

·              Managed project team for an audio visual upgrade at 50 locations to keep equipment from being outdated that delivered on time

·               Developed the project management plan for DCPS to upgrade all the computers in the district.

 

Technical & Software Skills
Microsoft Project 2007/2010; MS Project Server / SharePoint; MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio); Primavera P6

 

Education
Bachelors in Elementary Education – Florida A&M University