CHANCE D. WARD, PMP
St. Louis,MO
Summary
Dynamic and motivated professional with a proven record of generating and building relationships, managing projects from concept to completion, designing educational strategies, and coaching individuals to success. Skilled in building cross-functional teams, demonstrating exceptional communication skills, and making critical decisions during challenges. An adaptable and transformational leader who can work independently and develop opportunities that further establish organizational goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wide Area Network Project Manager
Bayer
02.2024 - Current
- Logistics scheduling of WAN/LAN components(warehousing/asset management)
- Scheduling and ordering of WAN/LAN components and services with providers;
- Provide timely updates to stakeholders on WAN/LAN orders and activities;
- Conducted regular progress reviews, adjusting timelines as necessary to ensure on-time project completion.
- Collaborated with Verizon and other major network providers to design, optimize, and implement wide area network (WAN) solutions, ensuring seamless connectivity, performance, and scalability across multiple locations
Field Service Engineer
Epredia
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Hours per week:50
- Provides installation support, preventative and corrective maintenance, modification, and repair of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical instruments in the Epredia portfolio
- Manage service call scheduling, parts inventory, and administrative responsibilities
- Responsible for customer relationship management, written documentation of service activities, and effective interaction and communication with internal technical support personnel, manufacturing, and sales
- Provides periodic reports to management, including compilations of customer complaints, trend analyses, and suggestions for improvement
- Provides on-site product installation and customer training
E-6/IT1/Master Training Specialist/Leading Petty Officer
Navsubcol
01.2019 - 02.2023
- Master Training Specialist: Develop, manage, and maintain curriculum to maintain the highest standard of effective and efficient instructional delivery and train and guide instructors on upper-echelon instructor technique
- Subject Matter Expert for Electronic Warfare systems, including the AN/BLQ-10 ESM suite and Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR)
- Instruction and evaluation of electronic warfare operations and system employment for critical mission success
- Course Supervisor: Developed and maintained curriculum utilizing systematic curriculum development methods for nine communications/electronic warfare courses, ensuring curriculum was relevant and current with publications and fleet requirements
- Facilitate over300 hours per year of laboratory training for first-accession sailors
- As the client platform security officer for NAVSUBCOL, performed backups, system checks, virus scans, and tampering checks on COMSEC systems and materials
E-5/ETR2/Electronics Technician
U.S. Scranton SSN756
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Operated and maintained electronic equipment for detection, tracking, recognition and identification, communications, communication security, Electronic Warfare (EW), General Purpose Test Equipment (GPTE), personal computers, and auxiliary equipment
- Operated, monitored, and controlled Information Systems (IS) supporting the Worldwide Telecommunications Network
- Safeguarded classified materials
- Operated and repaired ultra-high frequency (UHF), very high frequency (VHF), and very low frequency (VLF) systems and radar systems
- Technically proficient in systems records, computer and network components installation, antenna system repair, network security tools, and workstation software configuration
- Technical Expert in Communication Systems and electronic warfare systems onboard
- Coordinated and provided direct testing support to the Intermediate Maintenance Facility in San Diego, CA
- Direct responsibility for ordering over3 million dollars in parts and supervision of installation onboard, ensuring all equipment was working with100% efficiency
Education
MBA -
University of Connecticut
Master of Science -
University of Maryland Global Campus
12-2024
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Mississippi State University
10.2021
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)-Project Management Institute-May 2024
Master Training Specialist-United States Navy-Jan 2021
Timeline
Wide Area Network Project Manager
Bayer
02.2024 - Current
Field Service Engineer
Epredia
02.2023 - 02.2024
E-6/IT1/Master Training Specialist/Leading Petty Officer
Navsubcol
01.2019 - 02.2023
E-5/ETR2/Electronics Technician
U.S. Scranton SSN756
01.2016 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Mississippi State University
MBA -
University of Connecticut
Master of Science -
University of Maryland Global Campus
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