JOE M.

GROUSSMAN, PMP
(425) 651-2356
jg2035ca@westpost.net
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Extensive Presale and Post Sale Cradle to Grave Experience ... Program Planning
& Management ... Financial & Risk Management ... Cost Control ... Entire Project
Life Cycle Management ... Contract & Customer Negotiation ... System Integratio
n & Implementation ... Cross-Team Management & Scheduling ... Quality Managemen
t & Control ... Technical Presentations ... Customer Relations Strategic Sales .
.. Process Reengineering ... Vendor Relationship Management ... Site Development
Management ... Excellent Communication Skills ... Accountable For Large Multi-m
illion Dollar Projects
CAREER SUMMARY
Accomplished PMP Program Management professional with extensive in-depth experie
nce providing vision, collaborative synergy and strategic focus in achieving sys
tem integration and implementation of complex and customized technology solution
s, including LMR Wireless Voice, Wireless Data, and VoIP Infrastructure, Site an
d Tower development, Microwave, and Subscriber management.
Decisive results-oriented self-starter leader and out-of-the-box thinker with a
strong technical aptitude tied to a solid understanding of the bottom-line and w
ith demonstrated expertise in creating, analyzing and applying Project Managemen
t Institute fundamentals (PMBOK) to the solution of complex problems. Insightful
and perceptive thinker who thrives at solving unforeseen and unanticipated risk
situations, so that each process and technical resource can be managed to its m
aximum ability.
Role included personally performing civil improvement site walk inspections, sit
e and tower development, interviewing stakeholders and end-users for needs asses
sments, identifying training needs, managing equipment orders and delivery, over
seeing factory and on-site system inspections, identifying data-base requirement
s, conducting coverage evaluations, establishing maintenance contracts, subcontr
actor and internal personnel activities and all project activity scheduling.
Adept communicator and team builder who works collaboratively to effect timely c
ustomer solutions, accurately define program/project scope, recommend feasible a
nd cost-effective approaches, and ensure effective and accountable execution. Pr
ior Clearances: Top Secret and Crypto-Intelligence.
EXPERIENCE
Sr. Consultant- Project Manager
(6/2009 - 10/09) Federal Engineering Resources, Inc. - Contractor
Provided direction and leadership to the Department of Homeland Security- Bay Ar
ea Urban Area Security Initiative group (UASI) by recommending designs and imple
mentation plans for their regional San Francisco Bay Area 700MHz Interoperabilit
y Communication System project for use by the 10-County Public-Safety agencies a
nd regional/State responders during major disasters.
Program Manager
(3/2007 - 5/2008) Land Mobile Radio Division / WFI / LCC International, Inc.
Provided direction and leadership to the LMR Re-banding Program Team in the crea
tion of their Presale Proposal-Preparation Of Estimates (POE) to re-band custome
r's existing national 800 MHz Conventional and SmartNet communication systems as
 part of the mandated FCC 800 MHz Public Safety and SMR systems separation re-ba
nding initiative.
Senior Project Manager
(11/2003 - 3/2007) Contract Fulfillment Department / Zetron, Inc.
Provided direction and leadership in all presale activity, and post sale design
and implementation phases of customized LMR (ISO-9000) Acom voice, VoIP, and E-9
11 infrastructure projects throughout the US, as well as selected international
opportunities. Directly accountable for the customer relations, hardware and sof
tware product implementation and the managing of projects while adhering to the
company's ISO-9000 requirements.
* Accountable for all internal cross-functional personnel and large-subcontracto
r activities and schedules, maintaining project budget and margins and represent
the project team at client meetings; obtain buy-in from Senior Management for a
ll key project plans, commitments, and requirement changes including resource ma
nagement plans, road maps, quality assurance plans, budgets, detailed schedule p
lans, executive-level status reports, and scope changes.
* Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining project plans, inclu
ding configuration management, risk management, issue management, and communicat
ion plans.
* Major projects included:
- Interoperable Dispatch Center communications for Walt Disney World, Florida.
- Interoperable Emergency Radio and E-911 Dispatch Centers connecting Fresno reg
ion.
Program Manager
(8/1988 - 11/2003) Systems Integration / Western Division / Motorola, Inc.
Commercial Government Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS)
Provided program leadership as well as Six Sigma principles to highly customized
LMR Conventional, SmartZone, Astro wireless voice, and data projects, including
SCADA, throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Accountable fo
r maintaining project margins while managing project scope, life-cycle, and succ
essful customer satisfaction. Received two Motorola Project Excellence Awards in
2002.
* Accountable for the complete quality, financial, and cycle time project succes
s while attaining a high level of customer satisfaction throughout the pre-sale,
post-sale planning, site development, system implementation, acceptance, and th
e closure phases of the each project. Personally initiated solutions for projec
t schedule delays resulting in shortened durations during the implementation pha
ses and average overall 15% increase in profit margins.
* Major projects included:
- Additional Major Projects in Government, Commercial, and Public Safety sectors
include: Internal Revenue Service/Border Patrol, Dept. Of US Army- Yuma Proving
Ground, Montana Highway Patrol- statewide Mobile Data System (PMDC), British Pe
troleum, Southern California Rapid Transit-Monorail, Boeing Company, State of Wa
shington Corrections.
CERTIFICATIONS | AFFILIATION | TRAINING
Master's Certificate- Project Management
George Washington University-ESI, Washington DC, 1999
Certification Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute, 2003
Member Project Management Institute (PMI)
Puget Sound Chapter, 1996 - Present
Professional Development: Leadership and Human Relations, Practical Project Skil
ls, Seven Basic Habits For Highly Effective People, Fundamentals of WIMAX Techno
logy, Virtual Team Management, System Integration, and Rapid Assessment & Recove
ry of Troubled Projects.