Blaise Stephanus, MS, PMP, PMI-ACP

Experience

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  Ball Aerospace

  Oct 1981 - Dec 1992

  Project Manager (Cost and Schedule)

  Cost Manager for large spacecraft project and business division. Key member of team that developed new cost schedule control system for large projects. Wrote proposals. Managed team of eight professionals. Ball Aerospace is a leading spacecraft and scientific instrument manufacture. Their products include the parts to fix the Hubbell Space Telescope.• Managed teams from 4-8 professionals• Led over $100 million dollars of pricing for new business for spacecraft, instruments, and study proposals• Prepared division indirect rate proposal Managed division reporting to corporate management• Led proposal team on implementing a one million dollar earn value system for Air Force Satellite Project Show less

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  The S. M. STOLLER CORPORATION

  Jan 1994 - Nov 1997

  Contracts Administrator

  Negotiated and monitored multi-million dollar contracts and subcontracts.• Provide contracts management to support Stoller’s contract with EG&E (who oversaw management of Rocky Flats Environmental Clean-up).• Provided contracts support to other of Stoller’s DOE clients ((Pantex) INEL, etc.)

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  TECHNOLOGY PLUS, INC

  Dec 1997 - Dec 1999

  Director of Technical Consulting

  The company provides pre-sales technology planning and evaluations services, and project management for voice, data, and imaging systems. Their clients include: Denver International Airport, Lucent Technologies, First Data Corporation, University Hospital, North American Title Company, City of Aurora and Boulder, as well as numerous architectural firms.• Oversaw staff of 6 engineers• Authored a 10 Year Telecommunication Plan for Denver International Airport• Provided telecommunication, IT, and smart classroom expertise for Denver Architectural Firms supporting their community college jobs.• Wrote business proposals and managed day-to-day staffing assignments Show less

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  Carter & Burgess

  Dec 1999 - Aug 2000

  Senior Project Manager

  • (Our department moved to Carter Burgess from Parsons Brinckerhoff because of perceived strategic conflict of interest with a more profitable Parsons Brinckerhoff department)• Provided technical project analysis and management to Colorado Region 9 (Durango, Cortez, Pagosa Springs) to aid in implementing high-speed Internet and IP services using DOT highway right-of-way• Provided similar service to other DOT regions throughout the Western United States

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  Enterprise Management Associates

  Sept 2000 - Nov 2001

  Senior Industry Analyst

  • Authored strategic and industry analysis reports on technology and project management. Consulted with senior executives and product managers in the IT industry. This company is like a Gartner Inc.• Authored numerous proprietary research papers and surveys for various IT technologies areas and products• Consulted with vice presidents and product managers to explain bleeding edge research

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  University of Denver

  Nov 2001 - Jan 2011

  Adjunct faculty - University College

  • Developed curriculum and conducted graduate-level courses in Project Management. Developed course content and featured development of a detailed Project Management Plan (sections on scope, schedule, resources, risk, communications, and integration) in Computer Information Science Department.Key Achievements: • Authored graduate level project management course• Taught numerous classes (on-ground) for 12 to 17 graduate students (lecture, workshops, grading)• Prior to University of Denver developed and taught numerous on-line engineering and IT courses for Jones International University and University of Phoenix Show less

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  UNAVCO

  Oct 2003 - Aug 2013

  Project Manager

  Created policies and procedures to govern management of cost, schedule, earned value, change, scope, and risk management of a $250,000,000 program spanning four institutions. Deputy Project Manager (for one institution) implemented cost, schedule, change, and risk reporting and control system management for $100M project. Supervised generation of monthly performance reporting. Authored and coordinated variance and risk reporting narratives utilizing selected senior management personnel content. Managed the operations of a major university subcontract (subaward) and administered budgets to five additional universities. Authored annual funding request to customer/funding agency. Managed a staff of two professionals. Worked closely with customer/funding agency. This included one-on-one and major management presentations. Generated follow-on and new business proposals. Designed and implemented a project information internal web portal for subcontract, project performance, proposal, and change management information. Key Achievements: • Created, designed, and managed project/performance management system for the $250,000,000 EarthScope Project. • Developed and implemented the project management system that reported department/project performance data, risk, and change management for the $100,000,000 PBO Instrument and several smaller projects.• Managed the $2,500,000 Laser Strainmeter Instrument Grant to UCSD/SCRIPPS, which successfully constructed five Laser Strainmeter Instruments. • Administered $5,000,000 of subcontract agreements with various universities.• Provided management oversight and review for various NSF project management review panels including one that approved construction of a $430,000,000 National Ecological Observatory Network.• Created and managed various winning new business proposals.• Created, developed, and implemented internal Web Project Management Portal, for $50,000,000 O&M Project. Show less

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  Neointention

  May 2011 - now

  President/Owner

  Project Manager of the Rapid Access Ice Drill Program (RAID) supporting the University of Minnesota – Duluth (UMD-June 2014 to Present). Manage an eight million dollar fabrication and test subcontract with DOSECC Exploration Services (DES). The RAID instrument has been fabricated and shipped to Antartica (December 2015) on-schedule and under budget! The management includes detailed guidance during the project baseline implementation, as well as, all phases of cost, schedule, EV, risk, change management, and systems engineering (validation and verification/acceptance). Speaker/subject Mater Expert: Develop and present lectures on various aspects of project and risk management (Latest is Project and Risk Management for Colorado School of Mines - February 2016). Other Ongoing Support: Technical editor “PM Crash Course for IT Professionals: Real-World Project Management Tools and Techniques for IT Initiatives” Cisco Press ISBN-10: 158720259X, Certified PMP, Certified PMI-ACP: Services include assessment, proposal support, training, organizational and project risk management (using @Risk quantitative analysis tools) - business continuation. Services can address detailed planning, execution, and closeout support in traditional, agile, or hybrid environments. (www.neointention.com) Show less

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  Dartmouth College

  Nov 2013 - now

  Program Manager

  Provide efficient and effective project and risk management services that drive organizational success. Project manager of the International Drilling Program Office (IDPO). Manage major subcontract (University of Wisconsin) that develops and maintains the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) inventory of scientific ice drills. This includes oversight and approval of the annual baseline plan, risk register, and project and change management procedures. During the annual plan’s execution phase execute active monitoring including on-site visits. Author quarterly and annual IDPO reports to National Science Foundation. Show less