Kent Weeks has over 15 years of experience as a project administrator and analyst at QUALCOMM, where he currently manages a $100 million capital budget for test teams. He has excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Previously, he worked as a software tester and provided administrative support. Weeks holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.
Experienced Project Manager eager for new opportunities to assist companies in achieving higher productivity and efficiency through office, manufacturing and daily activity automation.
Familiar with ERP systems, Lean and 5 Sigma methodologies. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
See my LinkedIn resume for more information.
Experienced Project Manager eager for new opportunities to assist companies in achieving higher productivity and efficiency through office, manufacturing and daily activity automation.
Familiar with ERP systems, Lean and 5 Sigma methodologies. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
See my LinkedIn resume for more information.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Program / Project Manager with a successful record of managing full project life-cycle initiatives. Expertise includes a combination of both Application Development and Infrastructure experience. I’ve acted as both developer and then App Dev PM while with the State of Missouri. I rate my SDLC experience as an 8/10 as I personally did VB development and acted as the PM for entire application delivery from development through SQL and into production. An exceptionally strong Program / Project Manager with the following qualifications:
• PM experience covers product planning, scheduling, testing, change management, implementations and ROI analysis
• Successfully managed projects for domestic and international corporations including BP, State of MO-DOR, Salton/Toastmaster
• Recognized for surpassing corporate and customer expectations for quality and focus by configuring, implementing, training, mergers and acquisitions
• Experienced in handling projects in rapidly changing functional, procedural and engineering environments including international offshore (Brazil, Columbia, UK, Trinidad, Argentina, Mexico) testing/development teams
• Provides disciplined, assertive, tactful leadership to resolve challenges in an efficient, cost-effective manner
• Skilled in developing and maintaining strong customer relations and fostering cohesive, consensus-building project team interactions
• Recognized for being a highly-motivated, self-directed, enthusiastic project manager with a positive, creative attitude for balancing schedules, costs and priorities
• Recognized as an “idea leader” with flexibility to handle assignments with analytical test equipment and to develop quality assurance best practices/processes
• Excels in developing and maintaining project plans without being dependent on technical resources for input.
• Successfully transitioned to a portfolio of 65 projects International with a blend of waterfall and agile teams with ~$75 million budget. Overseeing multiple vertical project managers, business analyst, functional analyst, and working with the communications team. All in a ~2 month onboarding to the account.
• Apply communication strategies to engage International-level stakeholders in order to understand product objectives, customer service processes, development teams, and define strategies for opposing developing techniques to timely and with budget constraints. Supports SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) as the “Release Train Engineer.
• Manage the flow of value through the program and value stream Kanban’s to increase outlook into new work and into the work flow. Establishing connections among the Portfolio, Journey mapping, value stream, and programs levels.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Program / Project Manager with a successful record of managing full project life-cycle initiatives. Expertise includes a combination of both Application Development and Infrastructure experience. I’ve acted as both developer and then App Dev PM while with the State of Missouri. I rate my SDLC experience as an 8/10 as I personally did VB development and acted as the PM for entire application delivery from development through SQL and into production. An exceptionally strong Program / Project Manager with the following qualifications:
• PM experience covers product planning, scheduling, testing, change management, implementations and ROI analysis
• Successfully managed projects for domestic and international corporations including BP, State of MO-DOR, Salton/Toastmaster
• Recognized for surpassing corporate and customer expectations for quality and focus by configuring, implementing, training, mergers and acquisitions
• Experienced in handling projects in rapidly changing functional, procedural and engineering environments including international offshore (Brazil, Columbia, UK, Trinidad, Argentina, Mexico) testing/development teams
• Provides disciplined, assertive, tactful leadership to resolve challenges in an efficient, cost-effective manner
• Skilled in developing and maintaining strong customer relations and fostering cohesive, consensus-building project team interactions
• Recognized for being a highly-motivated, self-directed, enthusiastic project manager with a positive, creative attitude for balancing schedules, costs and priorities
• Recognized as an “idea leader” with flexibility to handle assignments with analytical test equipment and to develop quality assurance best practices/processes
• Excels in developing and maintaining project plans without being dependent on technical resources for input.
• Successfully transitioned to a portfolio of 65 projects International with a blend of waterfall and agile teams with ~$75 million budget. Overseeing multiple vertical project managers, business analyst, functional analyst, and working with the communications team. All in a ~2 month onboarding to the account.
• Apply communication strategies to engage International-level stakeholders in order to understand product objectives, customer service processes, development teams, and define strategies for opposing developing techniques to timely and with budget constraints. Supports SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) as the “Release Train Engineer.
• Manage the flow of value through the program and value stream Kanban’s to increase outlook into new work and into the work flow. Establishing connections among the Portfolio, Journey mapping, value stream, and programs levels.
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1. Kent Weeks
5730 Erlanger Street
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 334-5765
kent.weeks@gmail.com
PERSONAL SUMMARY
Project Administrator
A results driven, self-motivated and resourceful project analyst with an in depth understanding of all
aspects of project coordination and implementation. Organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks
with the appropriate focus. Possesses excellent communication skills, utilizing a corporate approach to
solving problems. Serves as liaison between different global departments in order to maximize the
efficiency and success of project teams.
EXPERIENCE
Project Analyst, Engineering Operations, QUALCOMM, Inc. San Diego, CA | 1998–2003 & 2005–
present
Capital Budget | 2007–Present
Managed and tracked Capital Budget of $100 million+ for Qualcomm Consumer Test Teams;
responsible for tracking Capital Budget for 90+ Test Teams in San Diego, San Jose, India, China,
Japan, Taiwan, and Germany.
• Collaborated with Department Leads and Program Managers in collecting Fiscal Year Capital
Budget input from over 90+ domestic and international departments
• Effectively streamlined the reconciliation process, ensuring the Test Divisions Capital Expense
budget was in-line with Finance budget; this automated process reduced reconciliation by 24+ man-
hours per month
• Advised International Points-of-Contact in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Shanghai, and Taiwan –
outlining processes to effectively manage Capital Expense Tracking
Ordered & Tracked Qualcomm manufactured Test Equipment | 2007–Present
Ordered Qualcomm manufactured equipment (i.e. Test Base Stations, Modem Test Platforms, etc.) for
all domestic departments within Test Division
• Allocated/Tracked Qualcomm manufactured equipment for all Domestic and International
departments within multiple Test Organizations using Internal Equipment Tracking tools (SmartAlloc,
Rapid Response, and 4–Week Build Plan)
• Performed weekly reconciliations to ensure records sync with Rapid Response Tracking tool
• Worked with Demand Analyst to prioritize/expedite orders to meet project deadlines
Supported Mobile Test Phones/Accessories requirements for Test Teams | 2005–2011
Supported 270+ engineers with ordering & tracking Mobile Test Phones and Accessories
• Successfully partnered with key cross-functional leaders to develop and execute a strategic plan for
tracking Internal Hardware purchases as evidenced by a savings of $1.6 million in its first year of
implementation
• Created database for tracking Test Accessory purchases and ownership, empowering all teams to
track purchasing and locate Test Accessories, as well as provided valuable input for future spending
and planning
• Provided Hardware Status Reports on request
2. QA Process, Software Test, Kyocera Wireless Corporation | San Diego, CA - 2003–2005
Software Test, User Interface Test Team | 2003–2005
Served as an integral member of the User Interface Test Team – testing user experience & functionality
on mobile test devices
• Managed the creation of customer requirement tracking documents
• Created user test cases/scenarios using product specifications, customer requirements, feature
definition documents, and other high-level requirement documents
• Produced necessary documentation and procedures to guarantee customer compliance/acceptance,
and worked with design and manufacturing to guarantee a successful transition to the factory
Senior Secretary/Associate Project Analyst, QUALCOMM, Inc. San Diego, CA | 1998–2003
Provided administrative support to Mobile Phone Systems Test Team
• Answered, screened and transferred inbound phone calls for Director of test team
• Maintained supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed
supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Handled requests for information and data for management teams
• Resolved administrative problems and inquiries from team members
• Scheduled meetings & tracked calendars for executives
EDUCATION
• University of Phoenix, Bachelors of Science in Information Systems - 2008
• Media Sciences Institute, Associates Degree in Audio/Recording Engineering