James Bates, Pmp, Pmi-Scp Email & Phone Number

Eagle River, Alaska, US

BIG promotes business improvement by partnering with our clients to unlock the hidden potential in their organization. We work with our clients to quickly find the root cause of common business problems from strategies to outcomes and apply best practice solutions to enable potential for cost savings, create a customer-centric culture, reduce waste.

Anchorage, AK, US

I serve in a part-time role as and Adjunct Professor. Typically one night per week. Develop and Teach advanced electives for the UAA Master of Science in Project Management program. Elective PM694V is Organizational Project Maturity and Improvement, PM694S is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and PM650 is Information Technology Project Management including Agile.

Anchorage, AK, US

CURRENT: Serve as Past President as an advisor and consultant. Still passionate about the PM profession and will continue to champion the mission and vision for Alaska. PAST: President and other Part-time Board and Operational Roles. Coordinated and managed chapter education activities, created budget. Schedule and manage PMI credentialed preparation.

Anchorage, Alaska, US

A transformational servant leader privileged to serve a diverse cross-functional team of professionals in providing indispensable value to our customers in the form of, Managed IT Services, Project Management, Consulting, Cyber-security, and Cloud Services. Company Integrator accountable for P&L results, business plan execution, and leadership team.

I serve in a part-time role as a managing Board Director for Proof Development and as its Chief Information Officer. Proof Development is a real estate investment group focused on building assisted living facilities in Alaska. The "Baby Boomers", which represent our market focus, represent 77 million. Ten thousand turn 65 every day. Four thousand turn 85.

Juneau, AK, US

• "Alaskans serving Alaskans" ~ As the Chief Information Officer for the State of Alaska; lead, direct, and serve the most awesome team of talented technology professionals providing core enterprise information.
• Backup & Recovery Services
• Data Center Operations and Facilities
• Database Administration
• Enterprise Applications
• Infrastructure Services - Contractual

Part-time sole proprietorship consulting to select clientele including City Government, Health Care, Transportation, and non-profits.IT Consulting Services, IT Project Management, ITSM(ITIL), Six Sigma, IT Strategy, Process Design/Improvement, IT Security and Governance - ISO 27001 prep

As a Sr. ITSM consultant I deliver "knock your socks off" service to Plexent's broad customer base. Delighting customers by applying 29 years of diverse work experience, a high level of personal professionalism, and Plexent's feature rich itDNA® intellectual property to their “every-day” IT Service Management challenges and projects.Contributed to and/or.

Anchorage, AK, US

Started working for ANTHC as an external consultant and contractor in 2000 while with EMA. Trained employess in IBM O/S 400 and started set-up of redundant highly available midrange computing systems for a core hospital billing system.Was hired direct in 2001 as a Sr. Systems Administrator and continued with the hospital billing system project as the tool.

As premiere IBM Business Partner, provided IT Consulting and Technical Services to diverse customer base. Needs assesments, system(hardware/software/operating systems) configuration/design, install, set-up, and support, programming, training, network and security design, implementation and support, conversions and upgrades, patch management, service desk.

• Established corporate office Materials department for largest “bush” commuter airline in Alaska.
• Cut spending by ~ $250,000 in first year and started liquidating ~ $500,000 in surplus inventory via ILS and by incorporating best practices for Just in Time Inventory Control and Economical Reorder Quantity.
• Managed all purchasing and inventory functions, shipping, expediting, and surplus sales for 28 aircraft, support vehicle fleet, hangars, office buildings and staff for five remote stations and corporate office.
• Interviewed, hired, and managed all staff for materials department.
• Created computer network for corporate office.
• Developed Purchasing / Inventory database and program in MS Access

• Systems Analyst / Project Manager 1992 – 1994Inventory Specialist / Buyer 1990 – 1992
• Promoted quickly from Inventory Specialist, to Senior Buyer, and finally to my first IT job as Project Manager, while working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Managed and Coordinated all aspects of a multi-million dollar IS project. Developed project plan and Statement of Direction. Responsible for Project Team of up to 30.
• Co-developed RPG Tool Tracking program with Software Vendor.
• Integral part of FAA Repair Station project team.
• Prepare for Department of Defense inspections related to transportation contracts for Aleutian Islands

• Work Sales Counter providing lumber and hardware sales.
• Responsible for all purchasing and inventory control for ½ of retail store.
• Managed paint department.
• Conducted Material Take-Off bid responses to contractors for residential home packages.
• Won highest monthly sales yield employee award 8 times in 18 months. Winner 3 consecutive months with a 33% average net profit margin

• Provided Counter Sales Services in Auto Supply / Services store chain.
• Managed: o Swing shift sales and service crew (up to 6 FTEs). o Store inventory control o Daily production paperwork o Bank deposits and cash reconciliation o Customer relations

• Wasilla, AK Retail Manager 1986 – 1988 Anchorage, AK Warehouse Manager 1982 – 1986Anchorage, AK Warehouseman 1980 – 1982
• Promoted quickly from Warehouseman to Warehouse Manager. Worked into Retail Management.
• Purchased store inventory. Participated in buying trips, inventory mark-up, store sales, promotions and advertising. Managed retail crew, store close procedures, and bank deposits.
• Responsible for seasonal inventory control of Alaska’s largest sport fishing outlet and multi-department store. Managed warehouse staff; hiring, firing, scheduling, performance reviews, and disciplinary action for up.
• Managed freight receiving, rotation, pricing and stocking for 1.5 million inventory items and about 75,000 SKUs.
• Negotiated freight contracts for all shipping to Alaska from lower 48 states and international ports of call. Comprehensive knowledge of /CWT commodity shipping and consolidation. Reduced freight costs by 8% average by.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Cert, Lean Six Sigma

Master Cert, Business Analysis

Master Cert, Project Management

Hs Diploma, Hs Diploma