James Kirkpatrick

Experience

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  Cintas

  May 2003 - Nov 2006

  Management Trainee to Service Manager

  Management Trainee 2-year rotation through various production, service and sales positions. Transitioned to Service Manager after rotations.

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  CACI International Inc

  Dec 2006 - May 2015

  Project Manager, Six Sigma Black Belt

  Managed the Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management Integrated Decision Environment (ePLM IDE) Program in support of Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), US Marine Corps and US Army weapon systems and affordability processes. Captured new federal business opportunities and re-competes from initial identification through proposal submittal and post-RFPManaged Lean Six Sigma projects aimed towards re-engineering processes within the NavySupported the CMMI High Maturity Level 5 Engineering Process Group, providing CACI Project Managers and Program Managers statistical analysis on their software development processes in order to improve quality by detecting defects early in the SDLC, preventing defects using root cause analysis and causal analysis and resolution tools, reducing process variation and improving process capabilitySupported the NAVSEA PMO IT office to develop a structured IT System Rationalization approach to research, capture and analyze the functional requirements and system capabilities for 45 Local Shipyard IT SystemsLed the development, coordination and execution of the NAVSEA Project Management Fundamentals Two Week Training Course to provide current and emerging Naval Shipyard Project Team Leaders with a solid foundation in Project Management concepts, processes, and techniques. Show less

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  FTI - Frontier Technology Inc

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2023

  Vice President

  Led FTI's Naval Sector Operations Group with a focus on ensuring our customers' success, bringing FTI's capabilities to new customers, giving back to the community, and developing our employees.

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  Systems Innovation Engineering

  Nov 2023 - now

  Director, Enterprise Readiness IT Solutions