David Olds Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

o Promoting the project management profession through the planning and coordination of events, as identified by the chapter board, designed to enhance and expand the skills and knowledge of project managers.o Overseeing event presentations and inviting key influencers from the industry to participate in chapter meetings.o Preparing contingency programs to be used for emergencies.o Obtaining information on future guest speakers for publicizing events.o Working with the VP of Marketing to promote the chapter’s meeting and event schedule (preparing the program and meeting notices for publication and distribution)o Working with the VP of Communications and Director of Social Media in updating the event calendar and social media postings.o Working with the VP of Professional Development to develop and implement career enhancement programs to increase member value.o Coordinating meetings to avoid conflicts with other ETPMI professional development events.o Ensure proper payment processing and that meeting attendees are properly accounted for.o Developing and maintaining individual member participation lists and working with other Board members to determine areas of interest of Chapter members. Monitoring and reporting requirements, participation levels and general membership feedback. Providing input for the yearly Chapter reports to PMI.o Managing all physical arrangements for each Chapter meeting and coordinating the facilities' requirements of other officers.o Providing information and guidance to members and non-members on re-certification in the context of PMI.• Attend Board of Director’s meetings, including the annual workshop.

Knoxville, Tn

Assist VP of Programs• Lead chapter meetings in the VP of Programs absence.• Attend Board of Director’s meetings, including the annual workshop.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Successfully guide IT projects through governance processes from inception through deployment, such as intake approvals, contract approvals, gating processes, alignment meetings with business and IT executives, internal review boards, leading project team meetings, and post-production support readiness.Review project proposals, requests and data to help determine time frames, funding needs and limitations, work plans to accomplish the project, and staffing requirements of available and unavailable business and IT resources for project phases.Identify milestones and required activities and tasks and ensure internal and external stakeholders understand these and deliver upon these through ongoing tracking and communication that you create and facilitate.Coordinate end-to-end project deployment plans and tasks including support transition documentation and awareness, functional and user-acceptance testing, end-user training, and organizational change management (OCM) plans.Lead or facilitate discovery sessions with business and IT stakeholders to define and refine project scope, requirements, or other needs.Gather, document and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) and value objectives in writing with the project sponsors and leaders. Ensure these are tracked and that a plan for measurement is in place. Support, collaborate with, and build relationships with IT solution owners, product owners, business owners, project team(s), vendors, and other stakeholders.Establish project governance and communication plans in alignment with project sponsors and leaders. Modify these plans as needed throughout the project to ensure progress persists.Identify, manage, and mitigate risks. (e.g., financial, external, performance, technical, etc.).Create, maintain and ensure ongoing understanding and alignment of project artifacts including charters, resource plans, detailed project plans and phased schedules, budgets and status updates.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

*Remote Position*Provides leadership and direction to the functional team so that tasks and activities are coordinated for project scope control, quality control, communication management, change control management, risk management and issue management.Adopts internal delivery methodologies (ITIL, Agile, Kanban) with measured success criteria to deliver continuous, iterative value.Adopts best practices (ITSM/ITIL) for improved support & servicing.Establishes and monitors program priorities, objectives, and procedures, determining area objectives, targets of service, and resource needs allocation.Manages and oversees short, long-term and/or multiple complex projects.Develops project scope, cost estimates, human resource requirements, work plans, time schedules, communication plans, and makes work assignments to meet project or program objectives.Develops and maintains records, prepares reports, and composes correspondence relative to the work.Serves as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders/users concerning requests, standards, and other program and project matters.Provides input on project team member performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.Coordinates work activities by scheduling staff assignments, setting the work priorities, and directing the work of assigned employees, including vendor or contractors.Identifies staff development and training needs and ensures that training is obtained, when necessary.Rationalizes redundant tool investments & defines investment & cost reduction strategies

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Team Member Relations (Timeclocks, PTO, Individual Touch Base)• Performance Appraisals and Growth Plans / Career Pathing• Expense Report Approval for Field Analysts• On boarding process for New Hires• Project follow up and status updates• Improvement Plan for Implementation Process• Liaison for Store Management regarding implementation rollouts• Approval for scheduling Team Members for Field Work• Store Opening / Conversion Pass Off Process• Controlling Travel Portions of P&L

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• Escalated Support for Team• Field test new technology rollouts• PM of new Project Rollouts• Perform Pre-site conversion surveys• Trainer for Field Techs (on site and remote)• Approval for department documentation / processes• Provide direction to Team Members, vendors, contractors• Equipment Order Requests

Knoxville, Tn

Senior Store Systems Analyst • Second level troubleshooting support • Major role in new project rollouts• Perform Pre-site conversion surveys• Process/Procedure Training during Store Visits• Maintain department documentation / processes• Advanced Fuel Systems Knowledge• Advanced Network setup knowledge• Understanding of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit• Provide technical direction to Team Members, vendors, contractors

Store Systems Analyst • Store Opening / Conversion Lead• Troubleshooting skills, break/fix repair knowledge• Support for designated team for store openings / projects• Knowledgeable of StorePoint Software• Basic Fuel Systems Knowledge• Basic network setup knowledge• Provide direction to on-site Team Members, vendors, contractors• Keep timelines and schedule, communicate changes• Emergency Response troubleshooting for stores• First Level Troubleshooting Support• Lead for Minor Project Rollouts• Documentation Edits and Verification• Store Technology Organization

Knoxville, Tn

Assist the I.T. manager with issues throughout the zoo. Fixed or replace printers, routers, POSs and PCs for other departments. Upgrade XP systems to Windows 7. Main project given during the externship was to get a count of printers for all departments, research new printers online, and had vendors come in and give quotes on cost of replacement. Presented my project at the end of externship with other students in other departments to show what I have learned.

Alcoa, Tn

Installed fire alarm, security, data, nurse call, telecom, fiber, AV, and CCTV systems.Pull wire, install devices, and test system before handing over to customer. Trained customers on how to use systems.Updated blueprints when scope of worked was changed. Updated contractor and salesman daily on the progress of job and documented in a journal or e-mail.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Management

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Network Systems

Activities and Societies: ALPHA BETA KAPPA- National Honor Society Highest Honors and Perfect AttendanceClasses ranged from Operating.

Certification In Electronic System Technician, E.S.T. (Electronic System Technician)

Activities and Societies: Bars and Stars Club- Highest Honors Perfect AttendanceOne class per 4 weeks and included fire alarm, security.