Jeffrey B. Davis   PMP, MSPM

10012 64th AVE S, Seattle, WA. 98178   Cell: (206) 409-0634   Email: Tiger28760@Comcast.net

Qualifications Summary

 

Highly regarded Program and Project Manager with proven success and experience in developing complex technology projects.  Jeff is the Project Management Office leader for a major corporation Information Technology division.  Recognized as a leader in Project Management Office development, with experience spanning manufacturing, engineering and software development projects. 

 

Areas of Expertise:

 

·         Project Management

·         Software Development Life Cycle

·         Project Management Office Development

·         Project Governance Procedures

·         Portfolio Management

·         Project Start-up Facilitation and Coaching

 

Employment History

 

Dendreon                                                                                                    2004 - Present

Manager-IT Project Office                                                                                                            

·         Implemented Information Technology Project Office, developing project management procedures for this rapidly growing bio-technology firm.

·         Deployed portfolio management processes for IT systems, bringing focus and cost effectiveness to IT activities.

·         Project manager for the selection process of ERP and other enterprise systems.

·         Implemented risk management for bio-technology development projects. 

 

 

PACCAR Information Technology Division                                            1999 - 2004

Senior Project Consultant                                                                                        

·         Designed and deployed project management disciplines, resulting in substantial software development cost savings.

·         Significantly improved Information Technology Division productivity and on-time performance by implementing portfolio management practices.

·         Developed and deployed Information Technology project management processes and metrics.

·         Implemented IT Project Management Offices both in the United States and Europe.  Sustained the PMO through multiple business cycles.

·         Coached IT senior management in metrics-based management of projects.

·         Developed the first integration of an Information Technology project management stage-gate process with Design For Six Sigma (DFSS).

·         Performed IT project audits, improving project quality and performance, including Capability Maturity Model (CMM) assessments.

·         Develop and deliver project management and project portfolio management courses at six different corporate sites in Europe and North America.

·         Project Manager for multi-division Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Proof of Concept and Implementation projects.

 

Motorola-Seattle Cellular Design Center                                                                        1999   

Contract Project Manager-Volt Engineering Services                                                                                                                   

·         Developed project plans for TDMA wireless products.

·         Integrated IC’s, software, PCB’s and hardware design and development into phased-build project plans.

 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes                                                       

Manager-Airline Customer Introduction Schedules-737/757 Engineering                        1994 to 1999

·         Directed 20 project managers assigned to Boeing 737 Next Generation integrated product teams developing project plans and reporting status for parts, plans and tools.

·         Created integrated engineering schedules for all Boeing 737 and 757’s.

·         Performed factory floor Lean Manufacturing studies leading to substantial cost reductions. 

 

Manager-Production Process Redesign                                                                                1992 & 1994

·         Lead the Cross-Functional team evaluating ERP software.

·         Developed software requirements definition and functional specifications.

·         Defined systems requirements and drafted system standards.

·         Designed Master Production Schedules (MPS) software test scenarios.  

 

Systems Manager-Boeing/JAMCO Project – Tokyo, Japan                                                  1991 & 1992

·         On-site Program Planning administrator for portions of the Boeing 777 program in Japan.

·         Negotiated resolution of engineering and production issues.

·         Coordinated with Japanese software vendor on requirements and functional specifications for vendor ERP system.

·         Investigated software conformity to ERP standard model and contractor requirements. 

 

Supervisor-Master Production Schedules & Systems Analyst                                    1985 to 1991

·         Project Manager for the development of the 777 Automated Master Schedule Systems.

·         Supervised team of programmers and analysts.  Directed system analysis, design, code and testing for scheduling information systems.

 

Education, Certification and Training

Masters of Science, Project Management - City University

 

Bachelor of Arts, Economics - Washington State University

 

·         Project Management Professional Certification, Project Management Institute

·         Extended Relational Analysis Data Modeling

·         MVS/VS, Unix-C, Oracle RDBMS

·         Oliver Wight MRPII & MPS

·         COBOL & Fortran programming

·         Systems Analysis & Design

·         Advanced  Quality System (Six Sigma)

 

Software Skills

Microsoft Project 2000, 2002 and 2003 Server Edition, Pert Chart Expert, WBS Chart Pro, Mind Manager, QuantumPM Schedule Auditor,  Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Visio, Windows  98, NT, and XP operating systems

Professional Affiliations

·         Project Management Institute (PMI)

·         PMI Risk Special Interest Group

·         Project Management Office Roundtable - Founder and Moderator

·         Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG)