Russell D. Mullen

Dacoda Projects LLC

703.887.3715

Fifteen years experience in successfully managing projects, personnel and departments for IT services organizations. Highly adept at identifying and balancing the business, customer and personal goals, and asset, risk, resource and technical constraints that affect every project. Use excellent communication and relationship management skills to bridge user, technologist and executive level cultures. Co-developed and professionally speak on an approach for systems analysis, design and project management. Overall principles based upon integrity, loyalty and respect. Seeking a contract project management position.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Over 15 years managing projects and personnel, over 19 years in the IT industry
  • Managed Application Development departments
  • Managed at the senior executive level, including Vice President and CEO
  • Co-created “Insight Anthology”, a systematic application of analysis, design and management techniques that when taken as a whole yields the knowledge and understanding that allows project teams and managers to predict project outcomes and effectively apply project resources
  • Regular professional speaker and presenter. Presented Insight Anthology workshop six times and scheduled for future engagements (50-300 attendance range)
  • Managed successful projects for American Express, Cendant Corporation, Discovery Communications, Jones Day, Marconi Medical, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, National Cooperative Bank, Quintiles Transnational, Rubloff, Steptoe & Johnson, Trizechahn, Vion Corporation, World Bank
  • Proven skills at creating united, loyal and enduring teams out of disparate groups to “achieve a common goal”
  • Comfortable and effective with all levels of business personnel, from executives to shop/floor personnel, from enterprise architects to off-shore developers
  • Hands-on experience with a variety of infrastructure, communications and development technologies. Adept at rapidly evaluating and applying new technologies and achieving hands-on competency
  • Unique ability to identify gaps in projects and fill them, adapting to personally fill the gap when necessary and prudent
  • In-depth experience with all aspects of business accounting and financial management, including general accounting, planning/budgeting, accounts payables/receivables, labor reporting, profit and loss
  • Experience with many industry types, including federal government, legal, consulting, software, outsourcing, franchise management, manufacturing, and maintenance services
  • Contagious energy and enthusiasm. Described by many associates as “willing to do whatever it takes”
  • Detail oriented, great at multi-tasking