Charles Williams
Senior Project Manager
Sun Prairie,WI
Summary
Being a solution-oriented professional, I am seeking an opportunity to lead as a Project Manager and support the planning and execution of activities for developing quality products as per end-user requirements.
As a progress-focused professional, I have proven excellence in accomplishing 100% of project targets by proficiently coordinating activities. My expertise entails removing team and project impediments by ensuring Scrum pillars: adaptation, transparency, and inspection. I am skilled in opening communication channels for effective roadmap planning, tracking milestones, and product backlog management, ensuring alignment with timelines and budgetary limits. I drove actionable insights to support data-driven and logical decisions by creating documentation, user stories, acceptance criteria, and flow diagrams to communicate project requirements.
Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4040
4040
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Project Manager - Campus Readiness
UW-Madison
05.2023 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Project Fellow
TransUnion
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Conduct meetings with the internal team, consultants, and contractors to assess potential risks and formulate mitigation strategies to meet quality and timeline goals
- Determine project resources and staffing needs and coordinate for on-time acquisition and allocation, complying with budgetary limits
- Monitor project delivery process and recommend improvements to facilitate timely completion of deliverables
Project Manager
Department of Defense
10.2018 - 09.2022
- Reviewed project specifications, scope, feasibility reports, and strategic plans to establish timelines, workflow, and team/individual objectives
- Accurately estimated the resource quantities and labor requirements for (60) DOD construction projects valued at $11,436,000
- Performed research for sourcing better raw and finished materials and negotiated contract terms such as quality, prices, and delivery with the contractors and subcontractors
- Analyzed the potential risks and coordinated with the suppliers, senior/associate engineers, and technicians for value engineering, end-to-end technical guidance, and performance tracking
- Designed various controls to improve cross-functional processes and workforce quality to eliminate unwanted costs by preventing incidents/delays
- Monitored project cash flows by assessing summaries of cost exposure and commitment for different functional components, contract amounts, billings, and account payables
- Maintained and analyzed database, prepared several reports and presentations on project budget, projections and actual cost variances, schedules, key issues, and safety
- Monitored and adjusted the resource deployment to address the financial constraints and gaps in materials availability
- Briefed the stakeholders on cost, contract compliance, units of work completed, incremental milestones, and adjustments made
Skills Trainer/Observer/Coach (OC/T)
United States Army
11.2018 - 09.2020
- Formulated and implemented Covid-19 Safety guidelines for worksites to ensure team safety during medical readiness project and formed workgroups for complete implantation of SOPs
- Planned and conducted battalion-level training and external evaluations (EXEVALS) for Rotational Training Units (RTU) and Mobile Medical Battalion
- Supported Combined Situational Training Exercised (CSTX) and Extensive After-Action Reviews (AAR) to help increase team competencies
Senior Human Resource Manager / Detachment Sergeant
United States Army
10.2010 - 11.2018
- Monitored military recognition, insurance, assignment/reassignments, performance appraisals, promotion, enlistment/reenlistment, extension, separation, and retirement of 52 personnel
- Oversaw local force management initiatives and onboarding to identify and recruit qualified individuals
- Managed administration of annual budgets, operation/logistic funds, formal/ancillary training, JQT and PME
Education
MBA - Business Administration - Project Management
University of Arkansas Grantham
Little Rock, AR05-2017
Bachelor of Science - Multidisciplinary Studies
Grantham University
Lenexa, KS 05.2001 - 05.2015
Associate of Arts - Multidisciplinary Studies
Grantham University
Lenexa, KS06-2015
Skills
Project Management
Process Improvement
Monitoring & Reporting
Relationship Building and Collaboration
Database Management
Critical Thinking & Analysis
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Compliance Management
Relationship Building
Independent & Teamwork
Team Training and Development
Supervision
Strong Written and Verbal Communication
Multitasking and Workload Prioritization
Troubleshooting
Time Management
Inventory Management
Documentation and Record Maintenance
MS Office Suite
Wisconsin Transmittal Letter System
Rally Software
Digital Training Management System (DTMS)
Defense Travel System (DTS)
Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS)
Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment System (ADPAAS)
Reserve Career Management System (RCMS)
Evaluation Entry System (EES)
Medical Readiness Portal (MEDPROS)
Project management
Project planning
Project planning and development
Project tracking
Cross-functional collaboration
Occupationaldevelopment
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance, 2022
- Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
- Product Owner Safe
- Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP)
- Project Management Foundations: Lessons Learned, Train the Trainer, Change Management Foundations
Professionalattributes
- Possess strong leadership and organizational skills and knowledge of agile-scrum practices to facilitate continuous process improvement.
- Competent at fostering communication and facilitating meetings for determining obstacles and tools to develop products within the set timelines.
- Keen attention to detail and specification, and have expertise in quick decision-making to resolve problems.
- Ability to guide the teams and link internal/external stakeholders using superior interpersonal skills.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
HybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing4-day work week401k matchTimeline
Project Manager - Campus Readiness
UW-Madison
05.2023 - Current
Project Fellow
TransUnion
09.2022 - 11.2022
Skills Trainer/Observer/Coach (OC/T)
United States Army
11.2018 - 09.2020
Project Manager
Department of Defense
10.2018 - 09.2022
Senior Human Resource Manager / Detachment Sergeant
United States Army
10.2010 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Science - Multidisciplinary Studies
Grantham University
05.2001 - 05.2015
MBA - Business Administration - Project Management
University of Arkansas Grantham
Associate of Arts - Multidisciplinary Studies
Grantham University