Jonathan Konkel
Project Management/Project Coordinator
La Crosse,WI
Summary
Veteran Senior Project Manager/Coordinator with 20 years of aligning diverse teams into laser-focused task forces. Committed to helping project participants reach maximum potential while meeting all deadlines and exceeding all goals. Adept at balancing strengths and weaknesses of individuals and teams to generate ceaseless momentum towards business objectives. Extremely eager to take ownership of complex projects through application of careful management and thoughtful supervision. Proponent of all-inclusive oversight to achieve exceptional results. Expert at exploiting multidisciplinary teams to eliminate intra-project skill deficits. Creates close-knit, successful workgroups through personable interactions and attentive administration.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Senior Faculty Advisor/Project Coordinator
National Foreign Language Center
Riverdale, MD
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Functioned as primary liaison between production and senior management staff, leading seamless coordination between teams.
- Oversaw 120 projects, maintaining high levels of quality and producing excellent results.
- Provided weekly progress reports, updating senior leadership and stakeholders on overall project development.
- Handled daily risk management and change management duties on 120 projects with active liability concerns.
- Set up and administered weekly project management team meetings to align support staff priorities with management goals.
- Followed up on change orders to ongoing projects, confirming necessary alternation completions occurred on time.
- Identified and adapted to project dependencies, altering strategic prioritization.
- Drafted and presented operations and delivery policy change proposals to senior leadership.
- Managed all administrative and logistical functions for all assigned language projects.
- Managed team structure, billable hours, and strategic realignments.
Content Development Specialist
Kaplan Professional
La Crosse, Wisconsin
12.2019 - 09.2020
- Completed accurate and polished formatting in line with publishing standards prior to submission.
- Managed competing deadlines with efficiency.
- Consulted with editors to shape content and eliminate any errors.
- Played instrumental role in creative planning and review sessions, working with resourceful team to elevate quality of content and designs.
- Input and strengthened content through proofreading and editing.
- Rewrote and reorganized content to better position products and services.
Petty Officer First Class
United States Navy/Navy Reserve
07.2000 - 08.2020
- Mentored and supervised over 1000 joint service personnel, providing positive guidance for professional and personal development.
- Directed collection, organization and application of intelligence and combat data to enhance safety and operational success.
- Integrated intelligence activities into other military operations, plans and programs.
- Prepared and delivered daily investigative reports and briefings.
- Handled administrative requirements, maintained records and submitted operational reports.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 09.2013 - 12.2015
Associate of Arts - Chinese
Defense Language Institute
Monterey, CA 01.2006 - 05.2007
Associate of Arts - Russian
Defense Language Institute
Monterey, CA 10.2000 - 10.2001
Skills
Document management
Risk management
Project Tracking Database Technology
Production Oversight
Meeting support
Project Management
Administrative coordination
Reporting skills
Schedule Management
Affiliations
National Language Service Corps
Timeline
Senior Faculty Advisor/Project Coordinator
National Foreign Language Center
11.2020 - 12.2021
Content Development Specialist
Kaplan Professional
12.2019 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
09.2013 - 12.2015
Associate of Arts - Chinese
Defense Language Institute
01.2006 - 05.2007
Associate of Arts - Russian
Defense Language Institute
10.2000 - 10.2001
Petty Officer First Class
United States Navy/Navy Reserve
07.2000 - 08.2020