LAWRENCE JONES,
PMP
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■ Championed the concept
of a division Project Support Office (PSO) accepted by
senior management as the answer to workload challenges.
Won funding for 4 dedicated project support personnel.
PSO was credited as a key contributor to the success of
the division's most significant projects and has since
been used as an ABC corporate model.
Project Manager, New Product Development Teams - Advanced
Personal Technology Division (1996-1999)
Deputy Project Manager for five semiconductor product
teams. Orchestrated the activities and priorities
of project team members; initiated and maintained
communications, change control, and risk management
processes.
■ Developed on-line tools
for project communications, change control, and risk
management adopted as the standard for use by 70 project
teams in the division.
Commissioned
Officer, United States Air Force, (1983 - 1996)
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida (1992-1996)
Instructed college juniors and seniors in the study of
leadership, management, and national security policy.
Supervised the student-run leadership-training program
for over 100 officer candidates. Screened and selected
candidates for officer training and scholarships.
■ Innovative and
effective teaching style won acclaim from students and
university officials. Acknowledged by department head as
`best teacher' in the detachment. Graduates consistently
excelled in competing on a national level, earning prime
job assignments and awards.
■ Hand-picked by national
headquarters as one of six out of 144 university
programs to pilot a revamped National Security Policy
curriculum.
Deputy Program Manager, Space Systems Division - Orange County
Air Force Base, California (1988-1992)
Engineering Test Program Manager for satellite tracking
station upgrade. Led four engineering officers in
tracking station development during deployment to
extremely remote locations worldwide. Orchestrated all
test planning and execution activity associated with
returning sites to operational readiness.
■ Mitigated the impact of
schedule disruptions using innovative test streamlining
procedures. Each of the ten 3-month installations was
brought back online ahead of schedule.
Systems Analysis Engineer, Aeronautical Systems Div. - Washington Air Force
Base, Seattle (1983-1987)
Responsible for improving the productivity of an
1800-person engineering organization through
identification of automation requirements, development
and proposal of solution, and procurement of
workstations to perform complex engineering analyses.
Education and
Training
■
Master of Science, Systems Management - Air Force
Institute of Technology
■ Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering -
University of Colorado
■ Master's Certificate in Project Management -
Lehigh University, 1998
Professional
Development
■
Recertified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
through the Project Management Institute, 2002
■ Certified as ABC Co. Senior Project Manager, 1999
■ Certified Level III Program Manager, Level II
Development Engineer, and Level I Test Manager
in Air Force Acquisition Professional Development
Program
■ Chapter President, Project Management Institute Hudson
Valley Chapter 2000, 2001
■ Former US Air Force Officer with Secret Security
Clearance