David McManus

Experience

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  United States Navy

  Oct 1992 - Jan 2000

  US Navy Submarine Division Manager & Instructor

  Fire Control/Arctic Operations Lead Instructor, Naval Submarine School: Managed the curriculum, development & implementation of instruction given to submarine officers entry level through Commanding Officer in computer based targeting, weapons employment & Arctic operations. Coordinated the SW development, implementation & testing of a computer training aid. Resulted in improved student proficiency and a 40% reduction in classroom hours.Submarine Division Manager, USS Sand Lance (SSN-660), Managed 9 nuclear-trained technicians in the operation & maintenance of nuclear reactor instrumentation, the electrical distribution system and sonar systems.Command Watch Officer directed the operation, maintenance & testing reactor & weapons systems on a nuclear submarine. Supervised and organized the team in hazardous operations underneath the Polar ice pack, including surfacing the ship through the ice, and for a simulated submarine rescue with 5 NATO countries. Reduced cycle time by 50%. Show less

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  IBM Global Services

  Feb 2000 - now

  Senior Project Manager

  Operations Manager- State Enterprise Data Warehouse Medicaid Reporting• Managed the data systems upgrade project. • Served as the liaison between Client Business Units and organizational IT Support• Managed the daily operations and operational staff across the various tool sets in use to support the account• Coordinated operational turnover prior to PROD Release deployment• Represented IBM in cross-vendor meetings related to operational activities.• Ensured and provided reporting to the client covering Incident Management, Resource utilization for modifications and changes and performance to contract service levels.• Manage SLA requirements (monitor, process change requests, escalation)• Backed up the Account Manager, Technical Director, Systems Platform Manager, Quality Manager, Security Manager, Training Lead, Report Writer Lead as needed• Coordinated, drafted, and reviewed all project documentation for annual updates as required (Operations Management Plan, Change Management Plan, etc).Financial Analyst & Project Manager:•Senior PM for the IBM Project Office at a large public school system. Responsible for all financial aspects of a series of projects. Coordinated resource allocations with over 60 resources.•Business Development: Identified new opportunities and led proposal development teams to write the contracts and the pricing models. •Competed detailed revenue forecasts, tracked and maintained contract cost, revenue and gross profit for 25 different contracts. Exceed target gross profit margin targets.•Procured services, software & hardware annually. Identified, assessed, evaluated and negotiated pricing and contracts with vendors. •Risk Management: Managed risk for the entire project portfolio. Assessed risk issues with Technical Team Leads and developed mitigation strategies and risk management plans for the portfolio. Budgeted and allocate funds to correct risk events. Show less

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  US Navy Reserve

  Jan 2001 - Nov 2017

  Captain

  Served in various positions in the US Navy Reserve including:-Training Officer, US Fleet Forces Command NCAGS Enterprise, Norfolk, VA -Chief Staff Officer: Navy Reserve NATO Allied Command Transformation, Detachment Atlanta -Commanding Officer: Navy Reserve Total Force Navy Casualty -Operations Officer and leadership instructor: Navy Reserve Center for Personal and Professional Development Southeast-Commanding Officer: Navy Reserve, Navy Security Forces at Naval Air Station Meridian, MS. -Assistant Training and Manpower officer: Navy Reserve Navy Personnel Command -Operations Officer: Navy Reserve Commander Submarine Squadron TWENTY Show less