Who I am … Global Engineering Project Manager; PMP certified, Registered Professional Engineer Award-winning team leader, coach, and mentor with extensive experience in every phase of Project Management from proposal preparation to project execution to project close and resolution of warranty issues. Supervised engineering teams and installation contractors. Excellent track record in project schedule, budget, risk, and scope management. Strong scope, risk and schedule manager with the ability to work well with all levels of project teams across divisional lines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Awards and Recognition … Awarded 4 ‘Golden Gobs’ for unsolicited customer praise with SmartSignal. Closed projects under budget for 12 consecutive years with United Conveyor. Achieved 95+ % customer satisfaction with United Conveyor. Awarded patent #4,932,985 for new electro-mechanical device with Midwest Power. What I do … Manage electro-Mechanical project teams plus Controls, IT, and Software Project Managers from project conception through proposal preparation, management acceptance, design, fabrication and assembly, installation and commissioning including sub-contractor specification, selection, and work site supervision. Put my feet in the customer’s shoes and see things from their perspective. My management style is collaborative; letting team members exhibit strengths while helping them develop new abilities. How I add value … Perform Budgeting and CPM scheduling, controlling scope, schedule, and budget Manage project teams Establish Resource assignment & leveling methods Develop and implement standard project status reporting tools Manage product development projects Negotiate and secure site permitting Execute projects from $5 thousand to $32+ million Successfully interface with Customers, contractors, and consultants in North America, Europe, and Asia A bit about Project Management … A wise man once said that Project Management was 80% Project Management skills developed over a long period of time and 20% engineering knowledge easily learned in a short while.

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Dave Parta, P. E., PMP
Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.linkedin.com/in/daveparta
+1-630-297-2899
DLParta@UMich.edu
Senior International Project Manager
CAREER SUMMARY
Award-winning team leader, coach, and mentor with extensive experience in every phase of Project
Management from proposal preparation to project execution to project close and resolution of warranty issues.
Supervised engineering teams and installation contractors. Excellent track record in project schedule, budget,
risk, and scope management. Strong scope, risk and schedule manager with the ability to work well with all
levels of project teams across divisional lines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
SKILLS
 Ensuring complete communication at all levels is the prime objective of the best project managers.
 Team leader, coach, and mentor in every phase of Project Engineering and Management from proposal
preparation to project design, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning to project close
and resolution of warranty issues.
 Project schedule, budget, risk, and scope management and control
 Works well with all levels of project teams across divisional lines and internationally
 Verbal and written communication skills
 Client relationship building
 Engineering problem solver and strategic innovative thinker
 Cross cultural interaction
 Multiple concurrent projects
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
 Awarded 4 ‘Golden Gobs’ for unsolicited customer praise with SmartSignal
 Closed contracts under budget for 12 consecutive years with United Conveyor
 Achieved 95+ % customer satisfaction with United Conveyor
 Awarded patent for new device with Midwest Power
WORK EXPERIENCE
WestSpring International, Naperville, IL Ongoing
Principal / Managing Director
General Project Manager on consulting assignments in the Project arena.
 Perform Budgeting and CPM scheduling, controlling scope, schedule, and budget
 Manage project teams
 Establish Resource assignment & leveling
 Develop and implement standard project status reporting tools
 Owner’s Engineer of Record
 Negotiate and secure site permitting
 Perform Project Engineering
 Execute projects from $5 thousand to $32+ million
 Successfully interface with Customers, contractors, and consultants in North America and Asia

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TGW Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI 2015 to 2016
Senior Project Manager in the System Integration Group for this Global Automated Storage and Retrieval
Systems firm.
 General Project Manager for a $25 million automated storage and retrieval Distribution Center.
 Primary interface with customers.
 Managed project budget and spending.
 Facilitated communication at all levels.
 Coordinated craft labor efforts, managed contract changes, facilitated permit issuance.
 Defined and managed scope, schedule, and quality.
 Monitored and documented project status.
Fortna, Inc., Reading, PA 2013 to 2014
Project Director in the Material Handling Services Group for this Global Distribution Logistics firm.
 Negotiated separation of building permit from equipment permit with local authorities.
 Managed scope, schedule, and quality.
 Oversaw general contractors.
 Crunched installation schedules to meet early completion deadlines.
 Obtained competitive vendor pricing.
Commissioning Agents, Inc., Indianapolis, IN 2012 to 2013
Commissioning Engineer/Project Manager for this global provider of engineering, automation, technical
and consulting services that support manufacturing operations and capital project delivery primarily in the
Pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
 Managed team of contractors in overall re-certification efforts; scheduled workload and tracked
progress.
 Interfaced with Client firms and with Client construction subcontractors.
 Managed overall project effort expenditures.
 Work with facility personnel to maintain safety protocol and operation and maintenance
procedures.
 Commissioned new pharmaceutical equipment.
GE / SmartSignal Corporation, Lisle, IL (SmartSignal purchased by GE in 2011) 2008 to 2012
Senior International Project Manager for this predictive analytics firm. Subject Matter Expert for Power
Industry electro-mechanical devices and Project Management techniques and practices. Implemented the
first application of our products in the wind turbine industry. Implemented the second through tenth nuclear
power applications in the company’s history resulting in reduced maintenance costs. Extensive experience
in implementing fleet wide software applications in Europe, North America, and Asia.
 Brought formalized project management techniques to the firm utilizing Microsoft Project software
and PMI best practices resulting in streamlined operations and lower overall resource hours per
project.
 Trained and mentored Chinese partners in project management techniques resulting in successful
partnerships.
 Instituted cost reduction measures across standard processes within the firm resulting in increased
efficiency.
 Was awarded the first ‘Golden Gob’ for unsolicited client praise for building relationships; won four
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Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Rockford, IL 2004 to 2008
Schedule & Risk Manager in the PMO for one of the largest global suppliers of advanced aerospace and
defense products. Member of cross-divisional Project Management Office. Secret security clearance.
Maintained program schedule status and performed variance analysis to determine overall impact to the
programs and the organization. Recommended alternative corrective courses of action. Performed ongoing
critical path and earned value analysis on several large defense programs. Managed risk through formal
processes. •Analyzed project Scope Change request impacts and identified management options. Monitored
product development lifecycles and recommended corrective actions in light of schedule and cost variances.
 Successfully developed and implemented a process for creating and maintaining Integrated Master
Schedules for large multi-site programs, integrating with Earned Value Management Systems [EVM].
 Co-authored the standard on how programs will be managed within the organization with specific
emphasis on planning, executing, reporting and controlling, risk management, time management, and
scope management.
 Created and presented Microsoft Office Project software training within the firm. Mentored less
experienced associates.
 Developed and documented standard project management processes in support of CMMI Level 3
certification.
 Developed and implemented standard Work Breakdown Structure applied across the entire business.
International Management Consultant, Naperville, IL 2003 to 2004
Various consulting assignments in power generation, material handling, fundraising, and business organization.
Consultant to CEC Power, an agency of the Chinese government. Associate with retail and commercial tool
rental operation affiliated with The Home Depot.
United Conveyor Corporation, Waukegan, IL 1990 to 2003
Senior International Project Manager for this world leader in coal solids material handling process systems
and equipment. Over a 13 year span, achieved a positive budget variance on closed contracts every year due
largely to effective scope control and schedule management. Successfully interfaced with all levels within our
organization and customer organizations.
 Developed proposal scope of work, budget, cost estimate, equipment specification, installation procedures
and drawings, commissioning procedures.
 Ensured compliance with applicable codes.
 Performed Budgeting and CPM scheduling
 Established Resource assignment & leveling methods.
 Developed and implemented standard project status reporting tool for senior management.
 PM of choice for furnish & erect projects.
 Successfully interfaced with Customers,
 contractors, and consultants in North America and Asia.
 Completed projects on time and 4+% under budget annually over a 13-year period.
 Achieved 95+ % customer satisfaction.
 $1,200,000 project performance savings.

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Other experience
Midwest Power Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL
Wore multiple hats for a firm specializing in rebuilding and upgrading electrostatic precipitators, a clean air
technology.
Project Manager – Managed and scheduled all field projects where we supplied craft labor. Planned
resource usage and availability. Interfaced with site customers. Negotiated with construction trade unions.
Product Development Engineer / Manager – designed and developed patented products with AutoCAD.
Quality Control Engineer / Manager – developed and implemented statistical analysis methodology
resulting in higher quality products.
Uniroyal Chemical Company, Joliet, IL
Project Engineer for this chemical manufacturing firm. Developed plant-wide energy efficiency protocol.
Revised new process line siting to meet flood plain restrictions.
Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, IL
Had multiple assignments for this firm specializing in generating fossil electric power.
Project Engineer – Developed and managed $13 million electrostatic precipitator furnish and erect
contract. Interfaced with corporate budget committee.
Project Engineer – Managed switchyard improvement projects in live yard.
Construction Manager – Completion, close-out and claim settlement for a $1 Billion fossil-fueled power
plant.
Construction Engineer – Restored fire protection systems contract from 1 year behind to on-time
completion of the contract. Completed systems verification, start-up, and commissioning. Trained
operators in equipment use.
EDUCATION Masters Degree in Project Management – Keller Graduate School of Management
Masters Degree in Business Administration – Loyola University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – The University of Michigan
Dale Carnegie Course – Presentation Skills graduate
Lean Six Sigma trained – Chicago Deming Association
REGISTRATION Project Management Professional
Registered Professional Engineer
Licensed Private Instrument Pilot
Licensed Amateur Radio Operator
Secret Security Clearance (inactive)
MEMBERSHIPS Project Management Institute – Director Emeritus – member – committee member
Naperville Flying Club - President Emeritus – member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers – member
The Alberta Professional Engineers, Geologists & Geophysicists Association – past member
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY Microsoft Project, MS Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook.