Dwight S. Bivins Jr
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Accomplished Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) overseeing multiple vendor contracts with FAC-COR Level II certification, proficient in acquisition package development and contract management. A Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over a decade of project management experience and an additional five years in program management, handling up to 10 related projects while collaborating with junior-level project managers and executive-level stakeholders. Complemented by certifications in Security Plus, Networking Plus, and PMP. A dedicated Management and Analyst Program committed to providing strategic insights for informed decision-making and program planning. Talented Management and Analyst Program driven to contribute useful information to strategic decision making and program planning with effective diagnostic analysis. Proficient in IPP and offering 4 years of experience with ITCT Sharepoint App at Internal Revenue Service. Highly organized, efficient and detail-oriented professional.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Management and Program Analyst
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
12.2019 - Current
- Review and approve payment of contractor's invoices ensuring their accurately align with completed contract Deliverables
- Managed in excess of 30 million dollars in contracts
- Work with program offices to create and gain stakeholder approval of new acquisition packages
- Utilizing Share Point tools such as IT Contract Tool and DocIT to manage acquisition package data and project artifacts
- Manage project scope development and creation to meet agreed upon requirements
- Work with contract vendors to review, submit, and manage background investigation packages to complete onboarding
- Ensure contract compliance and maintenance IAW established methods and standards, providing vendor scorecard completion for accurate quarterly feedback.
Project Manager
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
10.2019 - 12.2019
- Management of multiple IT software projects related to modernization and system upgrades
- Utilized Agile Project Management principles
- Management of Operations and Maintenance software releases
- Managed large software system risk to resolution, providing updates to stakeholders
System Deployment Program Manager
Motorola Solutions Inc
01.2009 - 10.2019
- Of multiple large-scale nationwide federal government projects, developing Project Plans, Risk Management Plans, Stakeholder Management Plans, Work Breakdown Structures, and Project Scope of Work ensuring each project completed ahead of schedule and below budget
- Improved project margins by 15% through labor hour improvement, and locating process improvement efficiency areas to manage further project savings
- Working with project budgets exceeding $10 million in revenue
- Provide oversight and delivery of each task and milestone within the Work Breakdown Structure for completion of all contract deliverables, and billing milestones along with successfully functioning as liaison between Motorola, sub-contractors and the customers
- Achievement Highlights:
- Received a multimillion-dollar IT Communication Project for an Air Force installation already in the implementation phase with problematic issues
- Through creating a sound Project and Communication Plan, the project finished with a 10% margin improvement
- Given an in-process multimillion-dollar IT Communication Program in the implementation phase for the Air Force Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command with Stakeholder and Budget management issues, I aligned customer expectations, created and received approval of a contract change order adding an additional $300K to the budget.
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team
Systems Technologist
Motorola Solutions Inc
03.2007 - 01.2009
- Provided expert technical assistance for System Integration of communication systems
- Managed large-scale projects, involving scheduling resources and interaction with customers to complete system integration, testing and customer sign-off
- Resolved complex technical issues that other technologists were unable to solve and ensured the project completion was on time and within the projected budget.
Systems Technician
Atlanta Communications Company
08.2005 - 03.2007
- Performed field level system repair of land mobile radio communication equipment
- Maintained and repaired 2-way radio communication systems for emergency centers throughout Atlanta and surrounding cities.
- Supported IT end-user concerns using troubleshooting and root cause analysis to resolve issues
- Enforced safe job site and maintained compliance with company safety, OSHA and customer-specific safety standards
Flight Test Instrumentation Technician
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Performed mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation installations for the C-5 program
- Assisted engineering installing and calibrating accelerometers, string potentiometers, strain gauges, pressure transducers, and thermocouples for the C-5 program
- Manufactured, analyzed, repaired, and tested of F/A-22 Throttle Controls, and Side Control Sticks
- Assisted engineering in the design, development, and production of test equipment for new avionics systems.
- Used information in technical diagrams, schematics, and manuals to understand operations and make successful repairs
Communication Navigation System Specialist
United States Air Force
01.1990 - 01.1997
Skills
- Project Management Project Lifecycle IT/Electronics
- Quality Assurance Cost Control & Budgeting MS Project
- Agile Methodology Project Scheduling Integrated Fin System (IFS)
- Risk Management, Requirements Gathering, Procurement for Public Sector
- Waterfall Methodology, Information Assurance, Comp TIA Network Plus
- Network Management Applications, HP 2600 Network Switches, HP Network Routers, HP Generation 9 Servers, Juniper SRX1400 Gateway, Juniper EX Series Switches, Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Contract Negotiation Expertise
- Global and Regional Collaboration
Timeline
Management and Program Analyst
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
12.2019 - Current
Project Manager
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
10.2019 - 12.2019
System Deployment Program Manager
Motorola Solutions Inc
01.2009 - 10.2019
Systems Technologist
Motorola Solutions Inc
03.2007 - 01.2009
Systems Technician
Atlanta Communications Company
08.2005 - 03.2007
Flight Test Instrumentation Technician
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
01.2003 - 01.2005
Communication Navigation System Specialist
United States Air Force
01.1990 - 01.1997
Master's Degree MBA - Project Management
Keller Graduate School of Management
Master Certification Project Management -
The George Washington University School of Business
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Phoenix
Education
Master's Degree MBA - Project Management
Keller Graduate School of Management
06.2019
Master Certification Project Management -
The George Washington University School of Business
02.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Phoenix
12.2013