Christopher Porter 4122 Post Road Cumming, Georgia 30040 (404) 889-0974
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
15+ years of program/project management and leadership Maintains excellent vendor/customer respect and rapport Performance and profit oriented
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Technology Management, 1993 Southern College of Technology, Marietta, Ga.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Technology, 1978 Southern College of Technology, Marietta, Ga.
EXPERIENCE
Anverse, Inc., Cartersville, Georgia2000- Present Project Manager, Construction
Management of design, development and construction of the following projects:
Booth Western Art Museum-Expansion$14 Million 40,000 square foot expansion Tellus Science Center$23 Million 130,000 square foot science museum Booth Western Art Museum$24 Million 80,000 square foot state of the art museum Cherokee County Art Center$1.2 Million 35,000 square foot renovation Carroll Non-Profit Center$6 Million 40,000 square foot 3 story office building
Defined and executed the following phases during all these projects: Created an inhouse General Contractor Coordinated design efforts with architect, and all engineering disciplines Contractor selection and scope of work management during the design/build phases Statement of Work and bid package creation for contractors Review, selection, and negotation of bids Management of risk by closely monitoring and controlling projects and related change orders.
Prestige Cable, Cartersville, Georgia1999- 2000 Project Manager, Digital Launch
Management of complete digital launch throughout corporation:
Coordination of all vendors (weekly schedule and action item reviews) Selection of operation personnel and related training Leadership of marketing effort as related to digital launch Providing status to owners Direct report to COO
Firearms Training Systems, Suwanee Georgia1999-1999 Program Director
Director of all programs sold within the pacific rim Responsible for schedule, revenue, and product performance
Self-Employed, Program Management Consultant1997-1998
Alpha Technologies, Program Manager Management of Telecom Power Applications (Fiber Power Nodes) Fiber In the Loop (FITL) Applications
World Wide Site Development, Inc., Program Manager Roswell, Georgia Management and coordination of Cellular Site installations Implementation of scheduling and cost control methods into a start up company
Antec, Power Guard, Norcross, Georgia1997-1997 Program Manager Program Manager for UPS system used by Cable Television Industry Principal program interface to BellSouth
Tracor Aerospace, Austin, Texas1993-1997 AEL Defense Industries/Cross Systems Division, Alpharetta, Georgia Program Manager Program Manager on USN/USMC platforms utilizing the AN/AVS-7 Heads Up Display product line. Created Budgets, Schedules, and interfaced with customer Significantly improved relationship with customer, by delivering systems on time. Daily interfacing with off shore supplier of major components used at the system level. Negotiation of multi-million dollar contracts Coordination of internal efforts; Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Contracts, and Marketing.
Atlan-Tech, Inc., Roswell, Georgia1992 - 1993 Program Manager Employment while in graduate school Development and control of projects associated with irradiation equipment. LORAL Information Display Systems, Atlanta, Georgia1984 - 1991 Manager, Engineering Staff engineering position, reporting to Vice President of Engineering. Manager of an engineering department, simulation equipment development. Prepared and monitored department overhead budget. Prepared and presented personnel reviews for my department. Lanier Business Products, Atlanta, Georgia1983 - 1984 System Engineer System Engineer of office automation equipment.
LORAL Electronic Systems - Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia1979 - 1983 Senior Electronics Engineer Entry level Engineering position Circuit card designer for memory cards and CPUs. Responsible for design and development of special test equipment.
|