John Dudek, M.B.A., P.M.P.

Experience

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  Lenscrafters

  May 1996 - Aug 1999

  Lab Technician
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  US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser

  Sept 1999 - Aug 2004

  Electronics Technician

  Maintained and repaired communication, radar and navigation systems. Includes HF, UHF, and Sat Comm systems, surface and air search 2D and 3D radar systems. As a work center supervisor managed maintenance scheduling system.

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  US Navy

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2023

  Senior Enlisted Leader, NR NAVWAR Unmanned Maritime Systems Pillar. Manage mission readiness, program development and training, across the Unmanned Remote Operated Vehicle program, Unmanned Surface Vessel Program, Unmanned Ariel Vehicle Program, and Unmanned Underwater Vehicle program, in support of NAVWAR and fleet autonomy requirements. Provide administrative guidance and training to Enlisted Sailors as well as Junior Officers. Managed the academic progress of a 1,000 student intigrated learning environment. Conducted academic review boards, graduations, and cirriculum changes.

  • Senior Chief Petty Officer

    Sept 1999 - Aug 2023

  • Apprentice Technical Training Student Coordinator

    Aug 2004 - Nov 2008
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  NIPSCO

  Feb 2009 - now

  Manages the resource requirement for a $200M per year electric infrastructure modernization portfolio and a $200M per year gas infrastructure modernization portfolio. Responsible for long range strategic planning, resource coordination and risk identification/ mitigation. Plan and manage work plan for a 70 member construction workforce and 200k hours per year. Develop project execution schedules, peer review schematics and engineering packages, manage\submit circuit outages, and ensure meeting and/or exceeding required Capital/ O&M financial targets. Lead and manage a talented team of bargaining unit professionals. Provide seamless support to multiple electric operations and engineering departments ensuring a safe working environment, resource planning, budget management, administrative functions, and contractual compliance. Design, install and maintain communications and control systems for Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Experiance in analog and digital microwave communication systems, multiplexing systems, power line carrier systems, SCADA systems, and fiber optics. Lead Communication and Control Engineering Group in managing of NERC compliance information and Lead Audit representative for the Group. Appointed the Lead in implementing the Group's migration to the CASCADE Asset Management System.

  • Manager Internal Resource Plan - Project Control

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Planning Leader - Power Delivery

    Oct 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Area Supervisor, Construction Structures- Power Delivery

    Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Communication and Control Engineer

    Feb 2009 - Apr 2015