Will Goldschmidt, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Project Manager for the Nevada P20 to Workforce Research Data System (NPWR) and the Virginia Longitudinal Data System (VLDS)

Herndon, Va

Project Manager for the Nevada Statewide Longitudinal Data System, Virginia Statewide Longitudinal Data System, and the Virginia Community College System Workforce Development Quality Initiative (WDQI). Providing strategic direction and client management for CIT Connect. Managing technology resources across a diverse portfolio of consulting and development engagements.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Project Manager for the Workforce Development Quality Initiative (WDQI) I and II Grants.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Providing specific technical and project support to the VLDS Program Management Office. Planning, facilitating and managing VLDS product expansion to State Government. Leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts across a multi-agency, diverse user population spanning agency executives to researchers. Supporting efforts to develop a sustainable long term maintenance and operations plan.

Providing consulting services to the Commonwealth of Virginia and DoD on IT policy and strategy. Providing Project Management services for IT projects across a spectrum of technologies and business areas.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Currently serving as an IT project manager for Virginia’s Longitudinal Data System (VLDS), a multi component application which fuses web, CRM, BI and database technologies to holistically manage research projects involving education, higher education and workforce data. • Responsible for developing project work plans, component work cycle timelines, business processes, test plans and managed matrixed resources for the systems analysis, design specifications, requirements development, QA, system integration and user acceptance testing of the web portal (Umbraco) Content Management System (CMS), Microsoft Dynamics 2011 Customer Relationship Management (CRM), LogiXML Business Intelligence (BI) ad hoc query building/reporting tool components and back-end federated databases, de-identified deterministic/probabilistic matching engine, metadata UI tool, and web-service interfaces, and security authentication/authorization.• Managed design and development of the VLDS system architecture, web service sequence, class, state, process, workflow diagrams, component design specifications, JAD sessions, software code build release management documents, Portal, CRM, Ad Hoc query/reporting tool, Metadata management UI tool user manuals, and user test guides.• Supervised, on a daily basis, a highly technical team of eight business analysts, developers and testers. Developed a lifecycle management process, based on Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server, for requirements, bugs, issues and testing which provided consistent, repeatable and verifiable results. • Responsible for managing and communicating the project’s multi-million dollar budget, two and a half year schedule and scope to executive stakeholders.• Provided project management to the Department of Historic Resources for the improvement of an existing web portal and CRM solution (ePIX), and the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Social Services.

• Led senior Department of Defense Stakeholders, to include Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Veterans Affairs, to formulate a unified strategy and technology approach for a web based solution to meet the needs of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Program. Successfully garnered cross-service support for an electronic Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to support Active, Reserve and National Guard service men and women.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• • Effectively led IT and business executives in the Commonwealth’s Applications Governance Framework, a multi-agency working group of Executive Branch representatives, the General Assembly, and independent state agencies, resulting in the Commonwealth’s first Strategic Plan for Applications. • Provided expert analysis of IT Governance, policy development, business case development and project management for the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) and the Commonwealth’s Chief Applications Officer (CAO).• Responsible for policy and strategic development and implementation of enterprise solutions for human resources, financial management and performance budgeting.• Adeptly led the Virginia Enterprise Applications Program (VEAP) technical team; developing plans for software development, data conversion, unit and system testing, and technical architecture to include system requirements for replacement of the Commonwealth’s legacy enterprise applications.

Branch Head, Department of Defense Information Systems • Responsible for policy development and implementation of Department of Defense human capital resource information systems Branch Head, Manpower Information Field Support• Managed the Marine Corps suite of human capital management systems responsible for 500,000 active duty, reserve and retired personnel. Ensured compliance with public law, Department of Defense and Marine Corps policy. Human Resources Manager, Manpower Management Officer Assignments • Provided direct leadership and career management for 1300+ senior leaders in the administrative, intelligence, logistics, communications, supply, legal, and law enforcement communitiesLogistics Officer • Operations Officer, Transportation Support Battalion,3rd Marine Logistics Group• Company Commander, Transportation Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group• Executive Officer, Combat Service Support Detachment 32, 3rd Marine Logistics Group• Plans Officer, 3rd Marine Logistics Group • Logistics Officer, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division• Combat Cargo Officer, U.S.S. Guadalcanal• Assistant Battalion Logistics Officer, 3rd Marine Division

Ms, Information Technology Management

Ba, Criminal Justice/Police Science