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Requesting help reviewing resume - master resume for IT work
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I have recently moved to Tampa, Fl area and still looking for employment. Has been about two months and have gotten couple of interviews, but no call backs. One company indicated they were dependent upon future proposal coming through...
Revamped my horrendous first resume and I am asking for opinions on this revamped version. I consider it more of a master resume to draw from in customizing to a particular job announcement. Note: I have eliminated the leading personal information from the beginning. Thanks!
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PROFILE:
Multiple years experience in managing system engineering projects, gathering and validating requirement sets, and management of cost, schedule, and performance factors on project.
Multiple years experience in first level supervision of IT system managers. Experienced with managing staff schedules; evaluate performance; counsel and develop employees.
Multiple years experience in maintenance of computer operations, data backups, data management, and process improvements.
Outstanding abilities in organization of information, key issues, management of resources, executing schedules, and identifying risks and issues with technical projects.
Strong oral and written communication skills; especially in preparing technical briefings.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Requirement management
System deployments/tech insertion
Customer engagement (concept refinement, requirements development,
capability documents)
Supervision and team leadership
EXPERIENCE:
System Engineer
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Reston, VA – August 2002 - July 2009
Project leader for several system engineering projects delivering new IT systems for imagery and geospatial data exploitation.
Managed and executed multiple in-house process improvement projects focused on requirement processes.
Successfully managed schedule, cost, and performance areas of the project; customer requirements; budget management; and risk management.
Evaluated contractor technical proposals, ECPs, and cost estimates on relevant system segments.
Evaluated new capabilities or tech insertion proposals for integration to enterprise architecture.
Created statements of work, project plans, and operational concept documents.
Worked with external customers in other Federal Agencies to develop and refine conceptual design and requirements for new capabilities or systems in their architectures.
Currently DAWIA certified in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering Level 2.
Team Supervisor
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), Bethesda, MD – October 1998 – August 2002
Managed 15-person system management and engineering staff.
Maintained staffing schedules; evaluated employee performance; counseled employee career development planning, and managed training needs and budgets.
Implemented agency and intelligence community visions and strategic plans into daily operations; tasked and monitored work projects, action items, etc. to team members and assessed staffing levels in relation to organization’s mission requirements.
Organized and led daily meetings with groups of end users to discuss current operational issues and systematic problems.
Senior Production Engineer
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), Bethesda, MD – April 1997 – October 1998
Accomplished technical expert managing and improving production processes (new and existing), troubleshooting, software maintenance and configuration issues.
Successfully managed and developed several engineering projects for automating manual mapmaking workflows and products. Deliverables included training materials and operations procedures.
Participated in engineering project to migrate several UNIX based systems (150+ workstations, 10+ servers) to Windows platform. Developed requirement set, site testing plans, acceptance criteria.
IT System Administrator/Manager
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), Bethesda, MD – February 1996 – April 1997
Maintained system operations, hardware and software configurations, user access, and mission support activities (data backups/retrievals, troubleshooting, printers, etc.).
Successfully delivered, installed, and tested new software baselines.
Successfully managed operations on several UNIX based cartographic computer systems.
EDUCATION:
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Bachelor of Science in Geology, 1983
DAWIA Certification in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering Level 2, June 2007
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Member of Defense Acquisition Corps, June 2007
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts Of America
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Re: Requesting help reviewing resume - master resume for IT work
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Nov 2, 2009 9:58 AM
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blue skies,
Congratulations on obtaining the interviews. While these unfortunately did not lead to callbacks, it’s an important step in the job application process. I know that you consider this a “master resume to draw from in customizing to a particular job announcement,” but what steps are you taking to customize the document? Do you revise the entire opening section, or just parts of it? This will help me provide a better critique for you.
Thanks,
Warren
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Requesting help reviewing resume - master resume for IT work
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Nov 2, 2009 8:59 PM
in response to: blue skies
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If I might offer a suggestion, you might want to earn a graduate degree in an intelligence or space studies or even homeland security specialty to complement your existing work history and the leverage the organizational affiliations you have developed during your career. Also, if you have an active government security clearance, be sure to highlight it on the resume. What types of organizations have you been targeting during your search for employment?
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Re: Requesting help reviewing resume - master resume for IT work
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Nov 3, 2009 12:24 PM
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Warren,
I am customizing all parts of the resume depending upon the job announcement. Example, applied yesterday for a IT technical writer position where I reordered items in my profile & core comp. sections; added several more document related accomplishments to two of my past positions; and deleted the last job as system manager to keep the overall length down.
This version is my first overhaul from last version which was to passive in language and detailed to many job duties (read like a job descrip.) instead of accomplishments. Now I am still trying to retain a little bit of job duty type items to clarify the job position; or should I just stick to accomplishments and let the recruiter assume what they wish from the job title? Also, is the overall language 'active' enough?
Thanks, DL
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Re: Requesting help reviewing resume - master resume for IT work
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Nov 3, 2009 12:32 PM
in response to: idm
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idm:
Have been targeting government agencies; private companies who specialize in consulting or contract work with DoD; and private IT firms offering positions I feel I might have a chance at qualifying for.
Yes I have a active clearance, would this be better suited in the core comp. section or other activities at the end?
As for grad school -- not likely. If I was going to take 1-3 years of schooling; I would look into another field at grad school or vocational school. Besides, I need work now.
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Requesting help reviewing resume - master resume for IT work
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Nov 4, 2009 6:30 PM
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> Yes I have a active clearance, would this be better
> suited in the core comp. section or other activities
> at the end?
Highlight the active security clearance near the very top of your resume. I have mine listed in the right-most margin of the resume just above the professional associations to which I belong, though between the objective/headline statement and summary of qualifications works equally well.
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