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
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
IT Project Manager
Bayer
Creve Coeur, MO
02.2024 - Current
- Partnered 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.
- Managed logistics scheduling and asset management of WAN/LAN components, including warehousing and deployment.
- Coordinated and scheduled WAN/LAN component orders and service requests with providers to meet project timelines.
- Conducted regular progress reviews and adjusted schedules as needed to ensure on-time project completion.
- Delivered timely status updates to stakeholders regarding WAN/LAN orders, activities, and implementation progress.
Field Service Engineer
Epredia
St Louis, Missouri
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Provided installation support, preventative and corrective maintenance, modification, and repair of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical instruments in the Epredia portfolio
- Managed 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
- Provided periodic reports to management, including compilations of customer complaints, trend analyses, and suggestions for improvement
- Provided 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
Education
MBA - Finance/Managment
University of Connecticut
01-2026
Master of Science - Project Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
12.2024
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Mississippi State University
Skills
Client relations
Risk management
Scope management
Cross-functional collaboration
Project planning and development
Project scheduling
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)-Project Management Institute-May 2024
Timeline
IT 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
MBA - Finance/Managment
University of Connecticut
Master of Science - Project Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Mississippi State University
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