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Nationally, Main Target Area Northern Nj

Provide process improvement consulting, and assessment readiness support, for CMMI and PMBOK process areas, and related industry best practice topics. Value Propositions: (1) Engineer effective process environments, using industry best practices and practical experience; (2) Integrate related levels and groups for efficient cross-functional engagement; (3) Meld process, project, and program management elements for meeting long and short term objectives.Ideal fit assignments: improvement program set-up / tune-up, improvement infrastructure role training; PMO / process group operational support; process related problem solving; and integrating lifecycle stakeholder management practices.

World-Wide, Based Out Of Princeton, Nj

Provide process improvement, consulting, and assessment services to development / engineering / project managment organizations of all sizes and types. Specialities include policy, process, procedure development; SEPG and PMO start-up and operations support; and topic specific needs support for CMMI and PMBOK process areas such as Project Management, Requirements Management, Quality Assurance, Subcontractor Management, etc.

Nationally, Main Target Area Northern Nj

Plan, implement, and support revitilization of CMMI-based process improvement programs for government, commercial, and not-for-profit organizations. Provide full range of consulting services according to capabilities and needs of clients in CMMI level 2 and 3 process areas and related engineering support disciplines. Main customers this period were Army Lifecycle Software, major telecommunication, and insurance industry organizations. Primary outside consultant for a major client improvement initiative. Responsible for supporting in-house process and project management roles with improvement strategy, planning, policy development, process definition, template creation, training development, roll-out, and process user mentoring.

Mount Arlington, Nj

Planned and supported process improvement programs, policy development, program management, strategic problem solving, and a variety of staff level functions for Army software development and engineering groups and officials.

Course Completion Certificates, Software & Systems Process Improvement

Managing Technical Change; Consulting Skills Workshop; Capability Maturity Model (CMM); Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Basic.

Software Engineering

Selected courses

Course Completion Certificates, Contract Management; Acquisition Management

Commandant's List for Management Defense Acquisition Contracts

Bs, Engineering Physics / Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Campus Crusade for Christ, Central Action Group, Intramural sportsExtra courses in Industrial Arts to supplement.