thomas lees

In this customer-facing role, was responsible to ensure that the company’s key revenue customers meet revenue goals more predictably through the proactive application of Program Management disciplines over company/customer interactions. Primarily responsible for active management of the combination of company and Customer efforts toward those common success criteria, from concept to customer production release to reduce development risk, accelerate development, reducing time to money.

As Functional Manager, responsible for resource planning across department ensuring adequate program staffing as well as for establishing and maintaining a functional program structure. Responsible for the consistent execution and reporting of Programs in order to deliver on individual program goals and for the development, measurement, and execution of department goals related to the Programs and the CPM functional group.

Built a Project Management organization from the ground up, implementing best-known methods, processes and tools to achieve state of the art Project Management. Drove organization and individuals toward a best in class operational level through mentoring and coaching resulting in resource improvement including PMP Certifications. Instrumental in growing the business to $4M a year through pre-sales contract efforts and solid project execution. Management responsibility for department resources and project execution in support of overall company goals.

Responsible for the management and development of a multi-location organization of 25 project management personnel. Responsible for the execution of all projects with combined revenues of $20-30M per year. Responsible for planning and executing the integration of PMO methodologies and practices across all divisions, including training, methodology integration and organizational restructuring. Held primary accountability for the consistent execution of all projects across divisions to established Project Management methods.

Program Manager for a Military Satellite production project as well as leading edge test equipment projects, leading an overall team of 50+ personnel. Responsible to lead issue resolution through cross functional and cross-company teams. Responsible to author and present project presentations to key stakeholders including internal senior management and high-level military personnel. Responsible for all areas of project execution, including requirements management, cost and schedule management, and team leadership from proposal to delivery.

Responsible for the establishment, extraction, and analysis of all project data to drive project improvement for several multi-million dollar government contracts. Responsible for establishing WBS structures, cost baselines, and analysis of cost progress utilizing Earned Value to improve the execution of projects. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of extremely complex multi-functional project schedules utilizing critical path and PERT methodologies.

Responsible to improve company-wide project execution by assuming responsibility for execution of multiple software development projects and the management supervision of a team of project managers. Drove improvement of overall project performances by institution of personally developed methods of execution. Involved in each project through issue management, resource management, and customer relationship management. Supervised several Project Managers providing mentorship, employee development and compensation practices. Responsible for the development of department and company methodologies.