Kyle Smith
Fort Cavazos,TX
Summary
Motivated Project Manager with over two decades of experience leading small to large-scale projects of high complexity. Experienced in Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies. Proven ability to build, lead, coach, and mentor top-performing teams in high-stress environments. Asymmetric thinker with exceptional analytical skills. Effective communicator, relationship developer, and negotiator. Proven conceptualization and problem-solving ability with a desire for process development and improvement. Adaptable leader with a winning matters attitude.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Fort Cavazos
TX , US Army
07.2021 - Current
- Senior Project Manager for 20 separate and distinct projects from initiation through closing that improved organizational performance by over 20%.
- Facilitated knowledge and workload management to ensure timely planning and execution iterations were maintained and enhanced.
- Led and mentored the project team to be critical thinkers and develop their ability to self-organize more effectively.
- Managed all project risks and subsequent response plans while ensuring risk transparency at all levels.
- Restructured and standardized processes for the organizations specialized teams that improved performance baselines by over 30%.
PROJECT MANAGER
Fort Liberty
NC , US Army
02.2018 - 06.2021
- Managed 3 high-risk hybrid projects involving over 250 personnel that validated a critical strategic capability for the organization.
- Initiated, planned, and executed a strategic agile project comprised of a 50+ personnel cross-functional team from 4 distinct and separate organizations that successfully mitigated catastrophic risks at the national level.
- Identified resource gaps and implemented a resource leveling plan that provided an additional 20+ hours of weekly resource allotment, and reduced planning timelines by over 50%.
- Primary training for the organizations specialized skills program that consisted of 4 separate skillsets and over 100 employees.
- Effectively built and maintained relationships between the organization's functional teams, USSOCOM units and foreign partners.
- Created an environment that prioritized learning new ways to accomplish goals to constantly drive the organization towards improving its processes.
PROJECT AND OPERATIONS MANAGER
Fort Drum
NY , US Army
07.2014 - 05.2017
- Developed and supervised the training and talent management of over 400 personnel across several organizations of varying missions and geographical locations.
- Designed and led an experimental training course for the U.S Army Course; increasing graduation rates from 75% to 97% and has since become a Program of Record for the U.S Army.
- Project manager for the organization's certification program that maintained a >95% readiness rate by ensuring the scope of the certification aligned with the organization's objectives.
- Implemented effective change management across the organization under extremely time-constrained circumstances.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Management -
American Military University
06.2023
Skills
- Project Planning
- Knowledge Management
- MS Office and Project Management Software
- Oral and Written Communications
- Risk Management
- Waterfall and Agile Methodologies
- Critical Thinker
- Adaptability
- Creative Problem Solver
- Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Websites
Certification
- Project Management Professional, PMI, 09/2023
- Agile Certified Practitioner, PMI, 11/2023
- Risk Management Professional, PMI, 12/2023
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, International Six Sigma Institute, 02/2023
- Certified Scrum Master, LearnQuest, 11/2022
Timeline
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Fort Cavazos
07.2021 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER
Fort Liberty
02.2018 - 06.2021
PROJECT AND OPERATIONS MANAGER
Fort Drum
07.2014 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Arts, Management -
American Military University
- Project Management Professional, PMI, 09/2023
- Agile Certified Practitioner, PMI, 11/2023
- Risk Management Professional, PMI, 12/2023
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, International Six Sigma Institute, 02/2023
- Certified Scrum Master, LearnQuest, 11/2022
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