Developed a comprehensive value-chain market assessment for a nation-wide I.P. based time-critical data collection service for the new business development division of a very large telecommunications company documenting their risk and potential returns.
	Guided reorganization of a large privately held final assembly & fulfillment center into three semi-autonomous operations in less than six months while coordinating layout of the facilities for smooth material flow, efficient storage and flexible shipping options.
	Directed multi-site logistics and coordinated development of site preparation schedules for relocation of a 300-employee manufacturing company including engineering design, product assembly, system test and administration from North Carolina to Texas.
	Managed development and early implementation of a job-shop project control system that reduced average work-order completion time from 41 days to 16 days for a large manufacturer of custom designed equipment employing more than 1,100 technicians.
	Orchestrated the rescue of a Canadian high-pressure aluminum die-casting company with 325 employees and sales of $35 million by improving its Q-1 rating 27 points to retain its largest customer and secure $4.5 million new sales as interim president.
	Created and installed a process capability monitoring system that enabled a powdered-metal products company to sustain production with 60% less raw material on hand.
	Managed a major new business systems selection and implementation program ahead of schedule and under budget for a large aerospace manufacturer.
	Orchestrated a major improvement in product quality that earned qualified supplier status from two large computer manufacturers and increased sales by 20%.
	Restructured product flows and improved machining methods to increase yield from 88% to 97%, thereby improving profits $2.6 million for a precision instruments manufacturer.

For example:

Acronym		D e f i n i t i o n
A C		(ACWP) = Actual Cost of Work Performed
A C W P		Actual Cost of Work Performed (recognized cost)
B A C		Budget At Completion (total budget)
B C W P		Budget Cost of Work Performed (earned value delivered)
B C W S		Budget Cost of Work Scheduled (earned value expected)
C A M		Cost Account Manager (cost performance control point)
C A R		Contract Approval Review  (What is in the contract?)
C C B		Change Control Board (for all baseline changes)
C P I		Cost Performance Index = ( EV / AC )  or  ( BCWP / ACWP )
C P M		Critical Path Method (du Pont)
C P R		Cost Performance Report
C S ** 2		Cost/Schedule Control System
C S S C		Cost Schedule Systems Criteria (DOE)
C V		Cost Variance = ( EV - AC )  or  ( BCWP - ACWP )
C V %		Cost Variance % = ( CV / EV ) * 100  or  ( CV / BCWP ) * 100
E A C		Estimate At Completion = ( AC + ETC )  or  ( ACWP + ETC )
E A C		Estimate At Completion = ( BAC / CPI ) if ETC is not provided
E T C		Estimate To Complete = ( EAC - AC )  or   EAC - ACWP )
E V		(Earned Value)  or  (BCWP) = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
E V R		Earned Value Report
F T E		Ful1-Time Equivalent (employees)
G E R T		Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique
G F E		Government Furnished Equipment
I P S		Integrated Project Schedule ( IPS <= Tiers II & III )
L O E		Level of Effort (no measurable discrete accomplishment)
M R		Management Reserve (budget not designated for specific tasks)
O B S		Organization Breakdown Structure
P E R T		Program Evaluation and Review Technique (Polaris)
P M B		Performance Measurement Baseline
P M C S		Project Management Control System
P M O		Project Management Office
P S N		Project Summary Network (Gantt chart with dependency arrows)
P V		(Planned Value)  or  (BCWS) = Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
R A M		Responsibility Assignment Matrix ( WBS & OBS )
S C		Schedule Correlation = (Cum Sched Variance) / (Current Period PV)
S O W		Statement of Work
S P I		Schedule Performance Index = ( EV / PV )  or  ( BCWP / BCWS )
S V		Schedule Variance = ( EV - PV )  or  ( BCWP - BCWS )
S V %		Schedule Variance % = ( SV / PV ) * 100  or  ( SV / BCWS ) * 100
T C P I		To-Complete Performance Index = ( BAC - BCWP ) / ( EAC )
V A C		Variance At Completion = ( BAC - EAC )
W B S		Work Breakdown Structure

 

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