EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 25 years of experience in project management methodologies and tools working in defense acquisition, information technology and automotive industries.  Specializing in Scheduling, Earned Value Management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Risk Management roles.  Extensive experience with Microsoft Project & Microsoft Project Server, Primavera, Open Plan Professional and Milestones Professional as well as other office and project management applications.

COMPETENCIES

·   Project Management (25 yrs.)

·   Program Management (12 yrs.)

·   Integrated Master Scheduling (25 yrs.)

·   Risk Management (15 yrs.)

·   Earned Value Management (5 yrs) ·   Financial Management (7 yrs.)

 

CERTIFICATIONS

• Project Management Professional (2000)
• ITIL Foundations (2005)
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (2010)

 

SUMMARY OF SKILLS, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES:

Scheduling Software: Microsoft Project (25+ yrs.), Microsoft Project Server (5 yrs.), Primavera (2 yrs.), Open Plan Professional (4 yrs.)

Presentation Software: Milestones Professional (13+ yrs.), Microsoft Office (25+ Yrs.)

 

EXPERIENCE DETAILS

Brian Matthews Project Management Consulting

Plasan North America (NA), Grand Rapids, MI (Remote)   09/2023 – 12/2023

 

• Provided scheduling technical expertise and analysis to Plasan NA, a tier 2 supplier of amor components to AM General, the tier 1 supplier to the United States Army and Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Program
• Developed the high-level milestone and detailed Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) from contract award to the Tier 1 supplier’s Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for the production of the amor assemblies required for integration into AM General’s JLTV manufacturing process
• Other responsibilities, in addition to developing, maintaining and analyzing the program IMS included; identifying and documenting schedule risks, performing critical path analysis and creating documentation to allow the Project Manager to assess program status
• Developed high level schedule briefings for program leadership and the AM General customer

 

Major Accomplishments:

Developed a logic based integrated schedule from incomplete task list for the development of Plasan NA’s amour assemblies for the JLTV produced by AM General.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Associate, Secret Clearance          04/2009 – 03/2022

Troy, MI

 

Project Manager Maneuver Combat Systems, 06/2019 – 03/2022

• Provided scheduling technical expertise and analysis to the ACAT I Project Manager Maneuver Combat Systems (PM MCS) Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) acquisition program
• Performed strategic and tactical planning for the Mid-Tier Acquisition Rapid Prototyping (MTA-RP), Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD), Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Full Rate Production (FRP) phases of the program
• Developed the high-level and detailed Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for the OMFV program, integrating the prototype development efforts of the industry contractors, Government test agencies, system engineering and logistics functional groups as well as the program’s development of Milestone acquisition documentation
• Developed and maintained the detailed IMS and high-level milestone schedules for the EMD, LRIP and FRP phases of the OMFV program
• Other responsibilities included; identifying and documenting schedule risks, performing critical path analysis and creating documentation for the Project Manager to assess program status
• Developed and presented high level schedule briefings for program leadership, the Program Executive Office (PEO) and US Army offices
• Developed Product Manager Office Course of Action drills and presentation updates by creating milestone charts, high level schedules and other acquisition briefings in Milestones Professional and PowerPoint slide decks for leadership

 

Major Accomplishments:

Developed Milestone documentation schedule templates to be used by PM MCS and PEO GCS programs as a starting point when developing program schedules.

 

Product Director Army Watercraft Systems, 09/2015-06/2019

• Provided technical expertise and analysis to the ACAT III Army Watercraft Systems (AWS) acquisition program, Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) MSV(L)
• Performed strategic and tactical planning for the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD), Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Full Rate Production (FRP) phases of the program
• Provided expertise contract request for proposal (RFP), assisting in the development of the Statement of Work (SOW), several Contract Deliverable Line Items (CDRL) and Attachments
• Planned and supported the execution of Department of Defense (DoD) 5000.2 acquisition processes for Milestone B documentation.
• Developed the high-level and detailed Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for the program, integrating the prototype development efforts of the industry contractors, Government test agencies, system engineering and logistics functional groups as well as the program’s development of Milestone B and C acquisition documentation
• Developed and maintained the detailed IMS and high-level milestone schedules for the EMD, LRIP and FRP phases of the MSV(L) program

 

Major Accomplishments:

Performed as the AWS lead for the Internal Operating Budget effort and regularly assists other programs within AWS with their schedules, resource loading and development of high-level schedule presentations.

 

Joint Program Office Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, 04/2009-01/2016

• Provided technical expertise and analysis to the ACAT ID Joint Army and Marine Corp tactical ground vehicle acquisition program, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
• Performed strategic and tactical planning for the Technology Demonstration (TD), Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD), Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Full Rate Production (FRP) phases of the program
• Planned and supported the execution of Department of Defense (DoD) 5000.2 acquisition processes for Milestone B and Milestone C documentation
• Developed the high-level and detailed Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for the program integrating the prototype development efforts of the industry contractors, Government test agencies, system engineering and logistics functional groups as well as the program’s development of Milestone B and C acquisition documentation
• Developed and maintained the detailed IMS and high-level milestone schedules for the LRIP and FRP phases of the JLTV program
• Performed schedule risk assessments (SRA) utilizing Polaris, a Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) developed tool, on both the prime contractor and Government program schedules to develop schedule risk reports for JLTV leadership to advise program leadership on schedule performance, forecasted finish dates and the activities that require risk mitigation
• Matthews also participated in and led process improvement initiatives for the U.S. Army JLTV Program as a subject matter expert in IMS and provided input into improvement of process and tools for the Schedule Data Integration Process Black Belt project

 

Major Accomplishments:

He led a Schedule Risk Analysis – Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Project for the US Army.  The project achieves an annual cost savings of $4K, an operational cycle time reduction of 63% and a 91% reduction in project defects.

Teamed with two Booz Allen Decision Analytics and Engineering & Operations colleagues to develop Intellectual Capital (Integrated Critical Scheduling Methodology), earning a finalist award in Booz Allen’s 2012 Ideas Festival competition.

 

Hewlett Packard / Electronic Data Systems, Project Manager          10/1997 – 12/2008

• Managed project scope, schedules, critical path, earned value, issues, risks and budget using PMI, General Motors (GM) System Development Process (SDP), and EDS’ project management methodologies and tools
• Created, managed and operated program processes, procedures and standards for the GM Global Business Services Global Finance Indirect Material Solution (GFIMS), EDS GM Security Office and GM North America Sector Service Agreement (GMNA SSA) Program Management Offices (PMO)
• Managed a team Designers and Developers upgrading OnStar applications to operate on new application and database servers to increase OnStar’s functionality and reliability
• Performed risk analysis on subproject schedules and integrated approved schedules into the master release schedule.

 

Major Accomplishments:

Managed a global team of Database Administrators and Developers to replace BMC software with Computer Associates (CA) and IBM applications, providing $800,000 annual cost savings to GM. 

 

PCI, Inc, Project Analyst              06/1996 – 10/1997

Modern Engineering, Program Planning Analyst                           10/1994 – 06/1996

General Dynamics Land Systems, Proposal Development Analyst 08/1991 – 10/1994

Permanite Sealing Materials, Sales / Application Engineer   06/1986 – 07/1991

Schlumberger Offshore Services, Senior Field Engineer               01/1981 – 05/1986

 

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Finance & Business Economics, Wayne State University, 1988

BS Applied Engineering, Michigan State University, 1980