Walter Hackett, Pmp, Csm Email & Phone Number

Mclean, VA, US

• Serves as a project manager leading IT projects in the OCIO for the Patents business unit at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Coordinates with critical partners to plan and implement software deployments.
• Served as deputy project manager for the Utility Patent Number Expansion (UPNE) project, a major USPTO initiative to expand the patent number field in 51 legacy systems to accommodate the issuance of patent 10 million.
• Served as deputy project manager for Patent Transfer Inquiry (PTI), a software modernization project impacting the 8,000+ users in the patent examining corps by providing them with an updated tool for initiating.

Alexandria, Virginia, US

• Examined patent applications classified in the operations research technology covering optimization, project management, data analysis, and logistics. Received promotion and bonuses due to successfully balancing.
• Prepared detailed reports containing rejections based on federal intellectual property statutes. Using persuasive technical writing, established clear records to document patentability decisions.
• Investigated inventor claims by performing extensive research. Developed queries using Boolean and proximity operators to search various databases to identify references for supporting rejections.
• Interpreted legal opinions from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit courts to determine their applicability to inventors' patent applications.
• Facilitated meetings with intellectual property stakeholders to discuss patentability issues.

New York, NY, US

• Supported the State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs’ ConsularOne business transformation effort to modernize passport application processes.
• Created acquisition and contract documentation such as Performance Work Statements, Source Selection Plans, and Quality Assurance and Surveillance Plans.
• Used Microsoft Visio to develop “as-is” and “to-be” process models in Unified Modeling Language (UML), including business process modeling notation diagrams, activity diagrams, use cases, sequence diagrams, and class.
• As project scheduler, used Microsoft Project to develop a robust schedule detailing the tasks, durations, and dependencies for the agile development project. Facilitated meetings with matrix-level stakeholders to.
• Developed technical reports to document the outcomes of key project discussions and decisions.
• Critiqued contractor’s logical design artifacts, including System Design Specifications and System Design Documents. Identified gaps in contractual compliance and technical design.

Mclean, VA, US

• Served as a Senior Analyst for a Coast Guard PMO. Contributed to the successful completion of technical reviews and milestone events for the client, and the award of four contract option periods for the firm. Promoted.
• Supported data migrations from the project’s legacy IT systems to the enterprise’s new SharePoint environment. Aligned organizational needs to SharePoint’s functionality and identified gaps. Defined functional.
• Solved information security and SDLC requirements for the project’s legacy IT system. Led stakeholders in establishing policies to satisfy DHS and NIST security controls. Successfully maintained “Authority to Operate”.
• Led requirements management efforts. Developed and maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix using DOORS. Successfully resolved several DHS traceability audits allowing the project to proceed on schedule. Served as.
• Led risk management activities: Facilitated discussions between SMEs from matrix organizations. Analyzed risks for impact to project objectives and maintained risk register. Developed risk mitigation strategies..
• Authored project deliverables: Risk Management Plan, Project Management Plan, Business Case, Contingency Plan, Analysis of Alternatives, and IT Security Plan. Documents became benchmarks for approving documents for.

Washington Navy Yard, DC, US

• Spearheaded project management and engineering tasks for producing Navy assets, resulting in on time and under budget delivery of assets meeting client requirements. Presented at quarterly quality reviews to senior.
• Participated in Lean/Rapid Improvement Events that successfully improved processes by reducing bottlenecks, costs, and labor requirements. Created standard workflows that reduced variations in manufacturing processes.
• Performed a staffing analysis resulting in a five year projection of the organization’s staffing needs. Evaluated location of resources, construction schedules for 12 ship classes, project phase in lifecycle, personnel.
• Developed detailed cost estimates for production projects factoring in available resources, labor costs, and material costs. Initiated sole-source and competitive procurements while conforming to Federal Acquisition.
• Completed inspections over 60 classified and non-classified systems for naval supply vessels. Facilitated resolution of discrepancies and escalated risks to appropriate management levels.
• Managed project schedule data and developed a matrix to capture traceability to its source. Developed an enterprise master schedule of over 60 acquisition projects with 360 events spanning 15 years.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Maximized yield of the company’s armature product by 50% by overhauling acceptance criteria.
• Led project for establishing the first website for the supply chain’s quality group.
• Populated data into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Managed agreements with suppliers regarding part qualifications, first article inspections, discrepant materials, supplier deviation requests, and inspection plans.
• Facilitated communications between engineers, inspectors, suppliers, manufacturing, and customers.
• Developed plans of action for new manufacturing issues. Maintained various databases using Microsoft Access. Referred to quality documents and technical drawings. Participated in Kaizen Events and lean manufacturing.

Bs, Industrial And Systems Engineering

Ms, Systems Engineering