Ron Giddings
Midlothian,VA
Summary
Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. 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
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Agency Information Technology Resource (AITR) / PM
Department of Motor Vehicles
04.2006 - 08.2024
- Oversee DMV/VITA MOU service levels and act as liaison between project managers, project teams, business groups, for DMV, and worked other state agencies.
- Mitigated project risks by closely monitoring progress and adjusting plans as necessary.
- Established strong relationships with clients, vendors, and stakeholders to facilitate smooth project execution.
- Oversaw successful completion of projects within allocated budgets, ensuring financial efficiency.
Service Level Director
Virginia Information Technologies Agency/DMV
10.2004 - 04.2006
- Manage 57 VITA personnel assigned to DMV, ensuring IT infrastructure and service continuity.
Manager of UNIX Group
Department of Motor Vehicles
01.2000 - 01.2004
- Managed UNIX team supporting 72 Customer Service Centers and over 100 UNIX servers.
Lead System Engineer
Department of Motor Vehicles
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Technical lead on DMV projects, responsible for WAN, UNIX, printers, terminals, and wireless devices.
Sr. Technical Consultant
Timebridge Technologies/VA DMV
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Supported DMV's IBM AIX Series1 replacement project as a UNIX mentor.
Systems Engineer
Dynatech Integrated Systems
01.1995 - 01.1997
- Technical lead on projects, installing and configuring LAN networks and serving as TCP/IP Networks administrator.
Application Engineer
Intergraph Electronics/Dazix
01.1989 - 01.1995
- Provided pre and post-sale technical support for Intergraph's CAD, CAM applications.
Field Engineer
Convergent Service Company
01.1988 - 01.1989
- Repaired and replaced hardware for Convergent Systems and rebuilt UNIX servers after hardware/software issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology -
DeVry Institute of Technology
Columbus, Ohio05.1988
Skills
- Project Management
- Budget Development, Tracking & Forecasting
- Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning
- Team Building
- Vendor & Contract Management
- Cost Savings Initiatives
- Staff and Infrastructure Management
- Project Scheduling
- Training and mentoring
- Cost Control
- Program Management
Military Service
United States Air Force, Security Police, Phoenix, AZ, 6/22/79 - 6/22/83
Professional Highlights
- Project Manager for installing over 400 printers to DMV's Customers Service Centers.
- Implemented manager for Thin Client technology across DMV's Customers Service Centers.
- Saved DMV over $500,000 annually in maintenance costs.
- Led project to replace Series 1 machines with UNIX servers in 75 DMV Customer Service Centers.
- Upgraded over 100 UNIX servers to be Y2K compliant.
- Developed procedures to reprogram SUN Hostid prom and upgrade DMV's older UNIX servers to 64bit
Certification
- Certified Project Manager, VITA
Timeline
Agency Information Technology Resource (AITR) / PM
Department of Motor Vehicles
04.2006 - 08.2024
Service Level Director
Virginia Information Technologies Agency/DMV
10.2004 - 04.2006
Manager of UNIX Group
Department of Motor Vehicles
01.2000 - 01.2004
Lead System Engineer
Department of Motor Vehicles
01.1998 - 01.2000
Sr. Technical Consultant
Timebridge Technologies/VA DMV
01.1997 - 01.1998
Systems Engineer
Dynatech Integrated Systems
01.1995 - 01.1997
Application Engineer
Intergraph Electronics/Dazix
01.1989 - 01.1995
Field Engineer
Convergent Service Company
01.1988 - 01.1989
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology -
DeVry Institute of Technology
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