David Short

About David Short

Practice the theory…Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same.” Dee HockProfessional Profile• A results-driven professional who coordinates communications, information, and skilled professionals to meet technology needs while assuring smooth, efficient implementations with a proven track record of increasing productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction.• Creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability to manage projects and teams from planning through implementation under the pressure of fast-paced, time-sensitive environments.• Industry recognized professional in development, implementation, and management of methodologies, processes, and tools demonstrating the ability to implement enhancements resulting in improved efficiency and profitability.• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communicator who can deliver effective presentations, consult on technology projects, and maintain collaborative relationships with clients and all levels of management in global organizations.• Decisive, energetic, focused team leader who leads high-performing, cross-functional, globally-dispersed teams through implementing change and improvements.• Exceptional problem-solver with keen ability to resolve technical issues, provide for system enhancements, analyze/define business processes for improvement, design, develop, and implement highly successful automated solutions.Specialties: Program/Project Management:• Program and Portfolio management• Extensive schedule management• Earned Value Management• Project Management methodology development and deployment• Audit and compliance development and deployment• Office 365 deploymentTechnology Skills:• Microsoft Project, Clarity Open Workbench and Niku Timekeeping• Microsoft Office, including Visio, SharePoint, and Access• Microsoft Office 365 transformation • Document management systems and tools

Experience

1. Mission Aviation Fellowship

   Dec 2024 — Present · Remote, HT

Education

• The George Washington University

  Certificate, Advanced Project Management

  2004 — 2005

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  MS, Computer Science

  1977 — 1978

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  BS, Construction Engineering

  1973 — 1978

• Stanford University

  Certificate, Stanford Certified Project Manager

  2008 — 2009

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Public Speaking
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Enterprise Software
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Architecture
• Problem Solving
• Disaster Recovery
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Organizational Development
• Strategic Planning
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Data Center
• Change Management
• Business Intelligence
• Process Improvement
• Excel
• Management Consulting
• Business Process
• Visio
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Proposal Writing
• Microsoft Office
• Ms Project
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership