Guillermo "Bill" Ravelo is a transitioning service member with over 10 years of experience in special operations, management, and IT project management in the United States Army. He has a background in Agile, SDLC, Waterfall project management and holds certifications in Professional Scrum Master and ITIL foundations. Ravelo has an MBA expected in May 2017 from Syracuse University and is currently seeking new opportunities leveraging his technical and leadership skills gained through military service.

1. Guillermo “Bill” Ravelo
917-246-1283 • billravelo@gmail.com •Linkedin Profile
Transitioning Service Member with vast experience in Special Operations, Management and IT Project
Management. Drives understanding of business processes through intellectual curiosity utilizing data and user
stories to provide lasting solutions. Known as a collaborative servant leader who demonstrates ability to learn and
adapt quickly in a changing business environment.
Technical Skills
MS Project 2013, MS Office Suite, Clarity PPM, Python, VBA, Information Assurance, Visual Studio, MS Share Point,
Six Sigma Green Belt
Professional Certifications
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), 2014
Working on ITIL Foundations, expected December 2014
Professional Experience
Senior Project Manager, UNITED STATES ARMY, Fort Leavenworth, KS 2005-present
Responsible for the analysis and development of work, resource, risk and contingency planning for small to large
scale projects. Successfully applied Agile, SDLC, Waterfall, and project lifecycle management methods. Managed
vertical, linear and matrixed local and global project teams consisting of 4-85 members.
• Managed over 40 unmanned aerial vehicles; planned over 6000 flights in more than 13,000 flight hours providing
critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance critical for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Recognized for leadership during 10 combat deployments.
• One of 120 selected participants of the highly competitive 2014 Goldman Sachs Veterans Career Summit.
• Co-developed a collaborative globally deployed Microsoft SharePoint portal integrating 10 cross -functional
teams delivering immediately accessible market intelligence to 2,500 users.
• Created a mass and social media campaign in Afghanistan reaching over 250,000 citizens and aiding local
reporting of enemy activity while simultaneously protecting the populace.
• Managed stakeholder relationships and Scrum Daily meetings with 20 internal and external stakeholders to
define mission goals, objectives, deliverables, plans, resources and success indicators.
• Sitting member of U.S. Army mobile application development committee leading to product development for
over 300,000 end users.
• Identified and improved three clients business process by integrating 10 data points, analytical software and
visualization tools increasing operational efficiency by 25% in a seven-day period versus estimated 15 days.
• Facilitated and delivered ERP software deployment in 10 days with zero budget cost-saving $500K in outsourcing.
• Administered large-scale strategic displacement of 3,300 employees and $50M of equipment cost-saving $500K
and delivering two months under schedule.
• Wrote a military newspaper article detailing Afghani police unit achievements reaching 25,000 readers.
• Influenced Managing Director to employ Scrum methodology in a military environment demonstrating a daily 5%
incremental business operations increase in three-day period in comparison to month long expectation.
• Led the development of a global MS-Access relational database to enhance intelligence tracking of 1,500 data
points increasing efficiency by 20%.
Education
Syracuse University, WHITMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Syracuse, New York
Master of Business Administration, Student, expected May 2017
Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
B.S. in Health Care Management, May 2013
MILITARY AWARDS
Bronze Star x 5, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Ranger School graduate
PERSONAL INTEREST
Veteran Mentor Network Linkedin Group Veteran Advisor, HIV/AIDS patient support, Scuba Diving, Spanish