Les Foley, MBA, MA, PMP

837 South Main Street, Apt 128 - Euless, TX 76040

Cell: (817) 201-7976
Personal E-mail: lfe250a6@westpost.net

Experience, education, and certifications in project management and project mana

gement office (PMO) operations. Currently supporting 24 project/program manager
s in two divisions via training, coaching, and mentoring in project management b
est practices. Previous military and civilian positions as a manager and leader
. Hands-on Microsoft Project 2003 schedule experience with Lockheed Martin's Jo
int Strike Fighter Program. Former Air Force officer and Master Instructor at t
he USAF Officer Training School for four years.
PMO Certified MBA, General Business MS Office 2003/7
PMP - Proj Mgmt Pro MA, Computer Data Mgmt MS Project 2003
CPM - Cert Proj Mgr MPM, (30 hours to date) Strong Comm Skills
Grad Cert in Proj Mgmt 4-Year USAF OTS Instr Myers-Briggs: ENTJ
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Elbit Systems of America, LLC Fort Worth, TX 2006 - P
resent
PMO Analyst 2008 - Present
One of three people selected to establish a program management office for the
company. Creating and teaching classes in project management (pm). Continue to
write / update pm company procedures. Made significant contributions to the Fo
rt Worth Operations site attainment of CMMI Level 3. Promoting membership in the
Project Management Institute and pursuit of the PMP and CAPM certifications wit
hin the company.
Program Planner 2006 - 2007
Created numerous project management company procedures (CPs), templates, and f
orms in support of EFW's attaining Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
Level 2. Also worked with the Human Resources Department on creating their stra
tegic and tactical plans, CPs, etc. for the CMMI appraisal.
Conducted voluntary, 12-week, after-hours Project Management Professional (PMP
) certification examination prep classes-seven out of eight students who took th
e PMP exam passed the 4-hour, 200 question test.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Fort Worth, TX 2002 - 2006

Engineering Planner Senior for Maintenance Support 2004 - 2006
Created and managed a 2,400 line Microsoft Project schedule for the $350 milli
on maintenance support effort of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Responsible for
six additional schedules across the Autonomic Logistics spectrum.
Monitored schedule status through weekly collection and entry of earned value
data. Presented weekly schedule status to internal managers and Government cust
omer counterparts.

Cost/Schedule Analyst Senior for Supply Chain Management 2002 - 2004

Created a 4,000 line Microsoft Project schedule for the Supply Chain Managemen
t Integrated Project Team that received repeated praise for its detail and adher
ence to published criteria.
Maintained a $71 million budget for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Supply Chain
Management team leads that helped them manage their areas of responsibility.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. Irving, TX 1993 - 2002
Service Support Analyst
Managed special projects, collected data, researched and analyzed trends, conduc
ted special studies, prepared reports and charts.
Hand-picked project manager for a $1,000,000 hardware upgrade project for 30 d
ealers nationwide. Completed the project on time, within budget, and exceeded co
rporate management expectations.
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Keller Graduate School of Management Irving, TX Sep - Nov, 2001
Adjunct Professor for Project Management
Taught Project Management Systems (PM586) in the evening: Introductory course c
overing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Work Breakdown Structures (WBS),
Statements of Work (SOW), project selection techniques, network diagramming, co
nflict resolution and PERT / CPM.

Nouveau Eyewear, Inc. Dallas, TX 1990 - 1992

Information Systems Specialist - Network Administrator 1991 - 1992
Handled all computer-related issues-Novell LAN installation and maintenance, pur
chased hardware and software, developed and maintained databases, trained 20 emp
loyees on computer curriculum.

Manager of Inventory, Products, and Services

1990 - 1991
Managed all aspects of receiving, storing and shipping of products. Maintained i
nventory and shrinkage control, supervised four employees, conducted employee tr
aining and wrote annual performance evaluations.

Education
MBA, General Business; Amberton University; Garland, TX; GPA 4.0
MA, Computer Data Management; Webster University; St. Louis, MO; GPA 3.7
MPM, Project Management; Keller Graduate School of Management; Irving, TX (WIP 3
0 hours to date); GPA 4.0
BS, Business Administration and Economics; Culver-Stockton College; Canton, MO;
GPA 3.6
Certificates
Project Management Office Certified; ALLPMO Network, Inc. Fort Mill, South Carol
ina
Project Management Professional (PMP); Project Management Institute (PMI); Newto
wn Square, PA
Certified Project Manager (CPM); Project Management Leadership Group (PMLG); Atl
anta, GA
Graduate Certificate in Project Management; Amberton University; Garland, TX
Professional Development
Advanced Program Management (PM587); Keller Graduate School of Management; Ft Wo
rth, TX
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI); v1.1; Ft Worth, TX
Earned Value Management Systems; Humphreys and Associates, Inc.; Orange, CA
Advanced Data Usage; Humphreys and Associates, Inc.; Orange, CA
Project Management Integration Fundamentals; Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; Ft Wor
th, TX
Earned Value Management System Tools; Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; Ft Worth, TX
Critical Path Methodology; Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; Ft Worth, TX
Associations
Project Management Institute (PMI)