KENNETH HOWARD TAYLOR 3567 Ivy Place, Syracuse, Utah 84075 (801) 414.5256 taylor.kenneth@comcast.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFILE OVERVIEW Seasoned, versatile, and goal-driven project management professional, skilled at overseeing new or existing business, operational analysis, business relations, and company profitability. Equipped with a track record of conceptualizing and initiating superior customer service, technique improvements, and cost-effective plans. Highly organized with proven ability in implementing strategies essenti al to elevate work efficiencies and enhance overall operations. Expert at teach ing others and fostering good team relations, fostering a positive work environm ent and establishing rapport with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds. Powered with a great work ethic and commitment to excellence. Currently completi ng Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. CORE COMPETENCIES Project Management and Administration Master Scheduling Operational Streamlining Performance Maximization Network Management Refurbishment Projects Tactical Planning and Execution Conflict Resolution CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Earned the George M. Low Award for demonstrating exceptional performance and unparalleled dedication in developing a new PC computer program that saved 1,600 work hours monthly; facilitating five work centers to manage own problems that significantly enhanced all centers productivity; and pioneering the long-term project master schedules for Thiokol Space Shuttle Project that determined neces sary materials, facilities, and manpower ten years into the future. Developed numerous initiatives that cut costs and optimized efficiency a nd productivity of every division. Authored, built and programmed a computerized control system that saved 30% of the cost over the previous inventory control system, which expedited airc raft refurbishment process by 20 working days. Initiated and executed programs that reduced late submittals on the Peac ekeeper Missile Project contract by 95%, minimized data submittal tracking time by 120 man-hours a week, and saved mainframe processing time by more than 40 hou rs per month. Effectively saved the government $56M in replacement costs by troublesh ooting two different parts. Displayed proactive involvement in the successful and early delivery of the safety controls switch test console. Utilized remarkable research skills in representing the Prime Team durin g the Aging and Surveillance testing of electronic parts at Columbia Research La boratory (CRL) facility in Pennsylvania. Gathered numerous Letters of Recognition from several key management per sonnel: Cliff McFarlane, David Fox, Norrene Jee, Janene Gandee, Leo Seebert, Stu

Flood and also Delphia Thomas. Expressed ideas and provided recommendations to successfully finish a Si x Sigma project, which led to receiving a Mission System Employee Back Pat Award . Accepted the Back Pat Certificate in 2000 for providing scheduling suppo rt for parts replacement project. Gained the Northrop Grumman Mission System ICBM Project Timely Award in 2004 by rendering exemplary performance, efficiency, and commitment to company v alues. Obtained a Timely Award Nomination in 2005 for proficiently analyzing an d orchestrating the resolutions of issues in a testing and assessment final repo rt. Accepted a Mission Systems Employee Appreciation Award in 2005 for suppo rting companys initiatives. Attained numerous Employee Appreciation Awards for providing professiona l assistance, service quality, and high-level relationship management in 2006. Acquired very positive comments from multiple Air Force customers along with a Mission Systems Employee Appreciation Award in 2007 upon creating and pre senting data analyzing customer equipment to the Air Force Reliability Scoring P anel. Received the Back Pat Award in 2008 by exerting collaborative efforts to the customer while customer was undergoing a very detailed investigation. Accomplished the development of a new test program in collaboration with colleagues, receiving the Back Pat Award and Team Recognition Award. Experienced tutoring various engineering, computer, and math classes, in cluding Engineering Physics, Strength and Materials, Statics, Dynamics, Applied Fluid Power, Calculus, College Algebra, Chemistry, Fortran, Basic and Scheduling .

RELATED EXPERIENCE Northrop Grumman Corporation ~ Clearfield, UT - Systems Engineer 4 / Project Management 2004Present Renders engineering support for defense equipment (Minuteman III Missiles). Wor ks closely with various Air Force Systems Project Officers, Managers, Engineers, Equipment Specialists, and Item Managers as well as Contractor personnel from T eaming Contractors and Integrated Product Teams. Elevates performance and effic iency in collaboration with Systems Engineers and various Prime Team members fro m Aerospace Fortune 500 Companies. Assists in engineer compatibility testing in partnership with several PhDs in Physics and Engineering. Coordinates flight t est and Minutemen III Missile issues, conducting analysis on flight hardware. on. Identifies discrepant hardware for replacement and repair. Takes charge in coordinating and maintaining system integrity and functi

- Project Management / Master Scheduler 19992004 Rendered strategic project planning and scheduling to support business and proje ct management projects under a government contract. Assisted various project m anagers in handling project, producing appropriate critical path method schedule s, techniques, resource loading, networking, and analysis. Prepared and present ed presentations to upper-level management and customers. Ensured that products were manufactured and delivered within time and bu dget constraints. Developed and implemented a program that monitors all tasks on the compa ny schedules for changes and possible company impact. Generated companys integrated master schedule by obtaining and incorporatin

g customers schedules. ATK/Thiokol Corporation ~ Promontory, UT - Master Scheduler / Assistant Project Manager 19871996 Planned and coordinated long-range schedules for load-leveling facilities and ma npower to be utilized by top management for efficient budgeting and scheduling. Drafted comprehensive reports that were submitted to NASA and given Cong ressional approval. Remarkably reorganized the scheduling tracking process that saved 120 ho urs on contract data submittal tracking monthly. Wrote program that transferred data from old mainframe into new mainfram e, saving a minimum of 50,000 man-hours of data input processing time. - Assistant Project Manager / Network Administrator 19841987 Took charge of preparing project schedules and action orders as well as monitori ng supplies and materials for availability and status. Oversaw and maintained a ll contract data requirements and submittals for the company project. Comprehens ively analyzed numerous engineering change requests and configuration change boa rd modifications for approval. Played multi-faceted roles as project manager and network administrator simultaneously, which streamlined the entire company operations while reducing c osts. Conceptualized, built and ran a computer network that successfully enhan ced the companys efficiency. Mentored all company administrative assistants with focus on the effecti ve usage of companys computers and application software that eventually decreased e mployee work hours. Significantly saved company time and dollars through computer hardware a nd software troubleshooting. Worked closely with all customers in identifying various computer proble ms while ensuring service quality.

OTHER EXPERIENCE Technical Support Engineer: 19961999 ~ Asante Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT Head Electronics Engineer: 19811984 ~ Ogden Air Logistics Command, Hill Air Force B ase, Ogden, UT

EDUCATION & TRAINING Bachelor of Science in Physics with Emphasis in Electronics and Math Weber State University ~ Ogden, UT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING SIX SIGMA (GREEN BELT) CERTIFICATION MICROSOFT COMPUTER SYSTEM ENGINEER (MCSE) TRAINING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRAINING AMERICAN PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL SOCIETY (APICS) CERTIFICATION (PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIFE CYCLE TRAINING) DOD MAINTAINABILITY AND RELIABILITY TRAINING WRITING OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Linux Users Group ~ Network Administrators Professional Society

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY Applications Software Primavera (Master Scheduling with Resourcing and Earned Value) ~ Realtime Schedule Packages ~ Microsoft Project ~ AMS Schedule Publisher ~ Quicknet Professional and Others ~ Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project) ~ Lotus 1-2-3 ~ dBASE III+ ~ Symphony 2.2 ~ Freelance Harvard Graphics ~ WordPerfect ~ Windows Operating Systems XP, 2000, 95, 3.1 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Training Excel Expert Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Windows NT 4.0 Supporting Windows 95 Base-DOS Windows and Networking Essentials Core Technologies of Microsoft Exchange Server Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Serve Enterprise Programming Languages Fortran 4 ~ Visual Basic ~ MATLAB Mainframe Programs COPICS (MRP) ~ Project II (Mainframe Scheduling) ~ QMF Q uery (Database Language) ~ Attachmate Mainframe Gateways Networking Software Novell ~ Windows 4.0, 2000 ~ Linux Other Training Classes Acquisition Management ~ Introduction to Tech Management ~ Air Force Technical Orders ~ Maintenance Factors ~ Effective Staff Briefings ~ Introduction to Configuration Management