Jerry Dunham, PMP

Past

Instructor at Consulting Solutions.net
System Administrator at M3 Design, Inc.
Manager, Mechanical Sustaining Engineering at Dell Inc.

Manager, Mechanical Sustaining Engineering at Tandem Computers
Engineer/Scientist at Tracor Aerospace
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Datapoint
Mechanical Design Engineer at Eagle Signal

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Education

University of Evansville

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Jerry Dunham, PMP’s Summary

I’m a project manager or engineering manager with experience in computer and related industries, but also in a variety of other industries, including plumbing, automotive and aerospace. I have managed both development engineering and sustaining engineering groups, and I have managed change control systems. (I am CM II certified by the Institute of Change Management.) I served on the Board of Directors of my local section of the Society of Plastics Engineers for two decades. I have worked in technical procurement, led design teams and done manufacturing engineering. In my most recent positions I was IT manager for a contract product design firm and an instructor for a Project Management Professional certification course.

Jerry Dunham, PMP’s Specialties:

Project Management
Plastics
Configuration Management
Sustaining Engineering

Jerry Dunham, PMP’s Experience

Instructor

Consulting Solutions.net

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

July 2008 — August 2008 (2 months)

Instructed PMP certification test preparation class.
System Administrator

M3 Design, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

September 2000 — June 2005 (4 years 10 months)

Manage network (LAN and WAN) and desktop systems for small company (50+ employees). Manage telecom and building security. Build workstations and servers. Develop RMA system for client products and manage, including failure analysis. Develop and manage inventory control system for client material. Research and implement PDM system. Consult on ANSI Y14.5 issues.
Manager, Mechanical Sustaining Engineering

Dell Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)

November 1996 — February 2000 (3 years 4 months)

Managed Mechanical Sustaining Engineering for Portables:

Formed and managed mechanical engineering group with design and budget responsibility for all Dell Portables product lines following first customer shipment, including cost reductions, processor upgrades, response to field and factory problems, and technical co-ordination with suppliers. Also managed the Mechanical Engineering Lab for 1½ years.

· Redirected focus from fixing problems to working with development teams to prevent them. Migrated from supporting 2 product lines with 3 engineers to 8 product lines with 4 engineers. Handled technical and project liaison with 2 largest Taiwanese suppliers.

· Co-authored Dell’s Tooling Management Standard. Contributed to Portables Engineering Development Process.
Manager, Mechanical Sustaining Engineering

Tandem Computers

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; TDM; Computer Hardware industry)

October 1989 — September 1996 (7 years )

PROGRAM MANAGER for Change Management, 1995 to 1996:

Managed all aspects of the change management process. Authored procedures for Tandem’s change and release processes, most of which are still used by Hewlett-Packard.

MANAGER, Mechanical Sustaining Engineering, 1990 to 1995:

Managed group with mechanical design responsibility for all Tandem UNIX product lines following first customer shipment, including cost reduction and product enhancement programs, response to field and factory problems, co-ordination with suppliers, and OEM customer liaison.

SENIOR ENGINEER, Mechanical Development Engineering, 1989 to 1990:

Formulated first written process for mechanical portion of product development.
Engineer/Scientist

Tracor Aerospace

(Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

1987 — 1989 (2 years )

Redocumented Quick Fix helicopter electronics. Designed IWRS hurricane hunter equipment for C-130.
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Datapoint

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1978 — 1987 (9 years )

Project Engineer for packaging of minicomputers:

Design and OEM customer support for: floppy drives, daisy-wheel printers and color matching (including authoring cosmetic standard).
Mechanical Design Engineer

Eagle Signal

(Computer Hardware industry)

1974 — 1978 (4 years )