Christopher Porter
4122 Post Road
Cumming, Georgia 30040
(404) 889-0974
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
15+ years of program/project management and leadership
Maintains excellent vendor/customer respect and rapport
Performance and profit oriented
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Technology Management, 1993
Southern College of Technology, Marietta, Ga.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Technology, 1978
Southern College of Technology, Marietta, Ga.
EXPERIENCE
Anverse, Inc., Cartersville, Georgia 2000- Present
Project Manager, Construction
Management of design, development and construction of the following projects:
Booth Western Art Museum-Expansion $14 Million
40,000 square foot expansion
Tellus Science Center $23 Million
130,000 square foot science museum
Booth Western Art Museum $24 Million
80,000 square foot state of the art museum
Cherokee County Art Center $1.2 Million
35,000 square foot renovation
Carroll Non-Profit Center $6 Million
40,000 square foot 3 story office building
Defined and executed the following phases during all these projects:
Created an inhouse General Contractor
Coordinated design efforts with architect, and all engineering disciplines
Contractor selection and scope of work management during the design/build phases
Statement of Work and bid package creation for contractors
Review, selection, and negotation of bids
Management of risk by closely monitoring and controlling projects and related change orders.
Prestige Cable, Cartersville, Georgia 1999- 2000
Project Manager, Digital Launch
Management of complete digital launch throughout corporation:
Coordination of all vendors (weekly schedule and action item reviews)
Selection of operation personnel and related training
Leadership of marketing effort as related to digital launch
Providing status to owners
Direct report to COO
Firearms Training Systems, Suwanee Georgia 1999-1999
Program Director
Director of all programs sold within the pacific rim
Responsible for schedule, revenue, and product performance
Self-Employed, Program Management Consultant 1997-1998
Alpha Technologies, Program Manager
Management of Telecom Power Applications (Fiber Power Nodes)
Fiber In the Loop (FITL) Applications
World Wide Site Development, Inc., Program Manager
Roswell, Georgia
Management and coordination of Cellular Site installations
Implementation of scheduling and cost control methods into a start up company
Antec, Power Guard, Norcross, Georgia 1997-1997
Program Manager
Program Manager for UPS system used by Cable Television Industry
Principal program interface to BellSouth
Tracor Aerospace, Austin, Texas 1993-1997
AEL Defense Industries/Cross Systems Division, Alpharetta, Georgia
Program Manager
Program Manager on USN/USMC platforms utilizing the AN/AVS-7 Heads Up Display product line.
Created Budgets, Schedules, and interfaced with customer
Significantly improved relationship with customer, by delivering systems on time.
Daily interfacing with off shore supplier of major components used at the system level.
Negotiation of multi-million dollar contracts
Coordination of internal efforts; Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Contracts, and Marketing.
Atlan-Tech, Inc., Roswell, Georgia 1992 - 1993
Program Manager
Employment while in graduate school
Development and control of projects associated with irradiation equipment.
LORAL Information Display Systems, Atlanta, Georgia 1984 - 1991
Manager, Engineering
Staff engineering position, reporting to Vice President of Engineering.
Manager of an engineering department, simulation equipment development.
Prepared and monitored department overhead budget.
Prepared and presented personnel reviews for my department.
Lanier Business Products, Atlanta, Georgia 1983 - 1984
System Engineer
System Engineer of office automation equipment.
LORAL Electronic Systems - Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia 1979 - 1983
Senior Electronics Engineer
Entry level Engineering position
Circuit card designer for memory cards and CPUs.
Responsible for design and development of special test equipment.
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