'After' Resume: Lawrence Jones

 

LAWRENCE JONES, PMP

4466 County Road
Rochester, New York 7777

Phone: 518-997-0002
E-mail: lawrencejones@aol.com


Senior Engineering Manager

Project Management ▪ New Product Development ▪ Project Design and Portfolio Management

Accomplished Senior Engineering Manager with extensive multi-industry experience developing products in the aerospace, semiconductor and fabricated metal products environments. Trench-hardened expert in managing cross-functional teams developing new products and maintaining the business project portfolio. Skilled at orchestrating the product engineering development process from idea formation to product launch and through life-cycle management. Holds PMP Certification from PMI, Master's Certificate in Project Management and ABC Co. Senior Project Manager Certification. Strong ability to "see the big picture" led to re-engineering the product development processes at large corporations and small companies, reducing time-to-market for new products by 66%. 

■ Competitive Product Analyses
■ Product Prototyping & Testing
■ Business Process Improvement
■ New Business Development
■ Technical Services Support
■ Training & Development

3-time winner of ABC Co.'s  Manager's Excellence award in product development teamwork and process


Professional Experience

Excellent Manufacturing Company, Rochester, NY (2002 - 2004)
Technical Services Manager - Engineering Department
Project Manager for all new product development activity for $65M window sash balance fabrication firm. Supervised a department of six engineering designers, model makers, and technicians tasked with supporting the design, prototyping, and launch of new products.

■ Led product development teams through concept initiation, design and development, prototyping, manufacturing and product launch. Launched 13 new products and product improvements over the span of 18 months.

■ Created and implemented company-wide New Product Development process, bringing structure and discipline, enabling Excellent to reduce time-to-market for new products from 18 months to 6 months.

■ Developed and coordinated Excellent's Product Portfolio Management process. Maintained the prioritized list of 60+ new products considered for development; counseled senior management on product selection.

ABC Co., Buffalo, NY (1996 - 2002)
Project Manager, Product Life-Cycle Management Team- Networking Technology Division (2001-2002)
Led a 12-member cross-functional team in the development of high-performance microprocessors, generating $44M revenue annually. Responsible for developing the annual business plan and maximizing the product's profitability by managing cost, schedule and customer expectations.

■ Created an aggressive, results-oriented business operations team that cut development expenses by $3M while driving customer satisfaction up 20% to record levels.

■ Won the support of manufacturing executives for a risky, but lucrative, multi-project wafer business offering that simplified the customers' ability to prototype inexpensive designs and boosted division yearly revenue by $1.8M.

Leader of Project Management Center of Competency - Microelectronics Division (1999-2001)
Led 15 of the division's most experienced project managers in the development and deployment of project management best practices and recommended processes.

■ Adapted corporate procedures for product development and project management methods by developing streamlined, usable techniques that demonstrated a tangible return-on-investment for project management training.


 
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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