William (Bill) Paradis, PMP

Experience

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  Martin Marietta

  Jan 1986 - Oct 1992

  Developed, maintained, analyzed, program planning logic network schedules utilizing the PC based Open Plan software planning software tools. Responsibilities included reporting schedule status to management for a large U.S. Navy contract; and maintained the key program milestone lists and status that required management attention on in order to execute the master plan as well as delivering final products on time. Other responsibilities included providing planning inputs and preparing schedule reports in accordance with the contractual performance measuring systems requirements. Show less Lead Planning focal point for engineering change proposals (ECPs) for major production and development projects. Prepared departmental inputs for the development and cost estimating for final engineering change proposals. Prepared and presented schedules during change review sessions with the customer. Other job responsibilities included the detail production planning associated with the production activities going on within the project. Coordinated requirements for shipboard retrofit field change implementations with hardware subcontractors once ECPs were approved by the customer. Show less

  • Planning Administrator

    Jul 1991 - Oct 1992

  • User Group Systems Specialist

    Oct 1990 - Jul 1991

  • Planning Analyst/Planning Specialist

    Jan 1986 - Oct 1990
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  Erie Insurance Group

  Jan 1987 - Jan 2009

  • Insured

    Jan 1987 - Jan 2009

  • Insured

    Jan 1987 - Jan 2009
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  CSC

  Oct 1992 - Oct 1995

  Technical Specialist

  Responsibilities included planning and scheduling the efforts required to develop, build, test, and launch the TRMM spacecraft developed in-house at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. This included the spacecraft, five major instruments, and the ground and science data information system. Maintained key areas of the project schedule and reported schedule status along with the associated risks to project management. Oral and written communications required included but were not limited to schedule presentations, schedule review meetings, one on one interviewing, three levels of schedule reporting, network diagrams, total slack summaries, and various risk reports. Show less

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  Science Applications International

  Oct 1995 - May 1997

  Sr. Schedule Analyst

  Lead schedule analyst assisting the U.S. Army with the planning and scheduling of a major acquisition program. This Headquarters office supported the development and operation of facilities and equipment required to destroy chemical agent filled munitions within the nine U.S. chemical weapon stockpiles and all known non-stockpile locations. Also included, was a research and development project to develop alternative methods of disposing chemical agents, an emergency preparedness project, and a cooperative threat reduction initiative providing engineering and technical support to the Russian Federation. Responsibilities included working closely with the technical experts at headquarters and at the field sites to gather necessary schedule information, develop scheduling methodologies, maintain current programmatic and working schedules, conduct schedule analyses, and prepare presentation material for the government senior staff. In addition to direct support provided to the government, schedule support was required to both the contractor briefing support and the acquisition reporting teams to ensure accurate schedule information was being provided to the public, the U.S. Department of the Army, and to the U.S. Congress. Show less

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  Middle River Aircraft Systems

  May 1997 - May 1998

  Planning Administrator

  Stand-alone planner on a start up Low Rate Production program fabricating and assembling aircraft wing components for the V22 Osprey Aircraft. Duties included developing and maintaining the program master plan and internal operating plans; setting priorities throughout the plant as needed; providing the program and senior management a set of pertinent metrics in order to clearly assess the true status and overall health of the program. Other duties included interfacing with the customer as required to report schedule positions and relay status and special requests back to the program as needed. Duties outside the program included the planning activity required to coordinate proposal activity along with developing the necessary work breakdown structures, Basis of Estimates, and narratives. Show less

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  CSC

  May 1998 - Mar 2000

  Schedule Manager

  Responsibilities included planning and scheduling the efforts required to develop, build, test, and launch the polar orbiting environmental satellites for the NASA program office. This included providing schedule oversight activities at key contractor sites to audit schedule activity and evaluate risk areas. Maintain an integrated schedule and web site complete with automated multi-level schedule Gantt charts and logic network plots used by the management staff during program reviews with management, center management, or NASA headquarters. Show less

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  Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

  Mar 2000 - Nov 2005

  Lead Program Planning & Control Analyst

  Responsibilities included leading the planning, scheduling, EVMS, and cost follow activities on the Joint Strike Fighter Radar SDD program. Leading a team in the development and maintenance of a critical path schedule, establishing the associated budgets, work authorizations, and the work break down structure were the basic duties. Reports included weekly EVMS reporting, monthly CPR and schedule deliveries to the customer. Other duties included controlling charge numbers, trouble shooting unusual costs, and training IPT leads the principals of EVMS. On a yearly basis; duties included coordination of the comprehensive cost and schedule estimates and supported EVMS compliance audits. Software tools used included: MS Office, MS Project, Winsight, MPM, and SAP/Project Systems. Show less

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  Northrop Grumman - Electronic Systems

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Schedule Lead
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  CSC

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2009

  Schedule/EVMS Lead

  Responsibilities included leading the planning, scheduling, and earned value management system activities on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Observatory project at NASA. This included supporting the project with schedule related analysis, the development of an integrated mater schedule complete with lower level detail schedules. As EVMS lead, responsibility included helping to lead the IBR process for the project with supplier companies, train the technical community on the topic of EVMS, and support the NASA EVMS focal council as required. Stretch assignments include training and mentoring junior level planners on other NASA missions, helping the new full time EVMS lead set up an EVMS system. Growth activities included attending MPM's regional users' group meetings, Scheduling website at GSFC, and speaking at the NASA PM Challenge training programs. Show less

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  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Schedule Manager for NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Project. Overall management for the schedule.

  • GPM Schedule Manager

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  • GPM Schedule Manager

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
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  ASRC Research & Technology Solutions

  Apr 2009 - Dec 2014

  Schedule Manager

  Current responsibilities include leading a small group of the planning/scheduling specialists in the planning/scheduling activities on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) project at NASA; valued at +$1B. This includes supporting the project with schedule related analysis, the development and maintenance of an integrated mater schedule complete with lower level detail schedules. Stretch assignments include training and mentoring junior level planners on other NASA missions. Growth activities include the continuing development of the GSFC scheduler's website, speaking at various scheduling training courses at GSFC, Conducting Lunch and Learn scheduling presentation; and speaking at the yearly NASA PM Challenge on occasion. Schedule/EVMS Lead Show less

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  ASRC Federal/Inuteq

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  The NASA PACE Mission Schedule Manager

  Lead the Planning and Scheduling Activities for the NASA PACE Mission.

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  Lentech, Inc.

  Jun 2017 - now

  Landsat 9 Schedule Manager

  Lead the Planning and Scheduling Activities for the NASA Landsat 9 Mission.