Ken Wasko MBA, PMP

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jul 2003 - Mar 2014

  I developed, prioritized, and executed a $41M annual training budget for 33 organizations and 10,000+ employees which resulted in the highest level of participation within the Navy Reserve by an average of 10% Fiscal Year 13. I established a safety program section into the regional audit program and provided focused customer support with the development of training aids and quarterly teleconferences to achieve a 97% training completion rate, a 55% increase, the highest training percentage recorded in the organization’s history.

  • Assistant Director of Operations and Training

    Feb 2010 - Mar 2014

  • Director of Safety

    Sept 2009 - Mar 2014

  • Director of Training

    Feb 2009 - Sept 2010

  • International Pilot - C-130T

    May 2006 - Sept 2010

  • Offsite General Manager - Sicily, IT

    Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Assistant Director of Maintenance

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Division Manager

    May 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Student Naval Aviator (Flight Student)

    Jan 2004 - May 2006

  • Assistant to Naval Science Instructor

    Jul 2003 - Dec 2003
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  Atwood Oceanics

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  Workforce Planning Supervisor

  I designed and managed the process for biannual reviews on 1300 key positions in the Operations department which led to an 80% decrease in the time required for conducting reviews and implementing promotions.

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  Layer 3 Communications

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2022

  I established a PMO while overseeing and directing business projects to successful completion with a constant eye on identifying and taking advantage of opportunities to maximize/increase profitability. Constantly encouraging innovation to processes with a willingness to accept calculated failure as a learning opportunity. Direct all aspects of professional services delivery including oversight of Project Management, Engineering, and operations teams. Lead interdepartmental collaboration to define, prioritize, and develop projects. Develop and utilize resource roadmap to proactively determine resource requirements based on forecasts from Sales staff and technical capabilities of the Engineering team. Led adoption of Microsoft Teams in response to the pandemic and new customer engagement requirements. Show less I was the first project manager in the company's 11-year history in the Western Region and with zero IT project management experience, I established and cultivated a culture built on proven project management processes and methodologies. Developed and implemented KPIs, project dashboards for real-time customer reporting, and ongoing risk analysis during the project life cycle with a consistent 50% decrease in implementation time. Assisted with building strategic partnerships with customers using clear communications and engaging directly with engineers, account managers, other B2C vendors, and customers with focuses on "getting better together." Show less

  • Manager of Project Management - Western Region

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2015 - Dec 2021
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  Agilent Technologies

  Jul 2022 - now

  IT Project Manager - Global Project Management

  Program/Project Manager for global replacement of company DNS & DHCP services and IPAM, SDWAN refresh, SASE assessment/evaluation, and Cisco to HP/Poly MS Teams phone transitions. Sites numbered at roughly 72 world-wide. All projects required leadership and coordination of cross functional teams globally and had hard deadlines for completion due to contracts expiring. Responsible for all regional and site-specific change management requirements/approvals. High proficiency in Smartsheet as a project management tool developed. All dashboards were all built in Smartsheet allowing upper management and global cross functional teams access to real-time updates of progress and ensure on-time tracking towards completion. Management of all projects through Smartsheet project management tool to include approvals, tasks, schedule, risks, etc. Utilized automation to extrapolate data from sources outside of Smartsheet into Smartsheet for manipulation and use on the dashboard. Show less