Josh Nankivel

Josh Nankivel brings an entrepreneurial spirit to any position, with a background in technology and specific strengths in management, process engineering, and organizational improvement.

Josh Nankivel’s Specialties:

project management, information systems, process improvement, leadership, computer hardware, computer software, programming, database, SQL in various DBMS

Josh Nankivel’s Experience

New Media Council Member

Project Management Institute

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2008 — Present (2 months)

Participate in ongoing Value of Project Management (VoPM) study.
Project Management Blog Coordinator

UCSC Extension

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2008 — Present (5 months)

Act as the coordinator and editor for the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Project Management Blog.
Solicit guest bloggers for articles and links.
Communicate with and help motivate a virtual team of project management professionals and bloggers.
Identify and assist in the implementation of continuous improvement efforts for the website and team processes.
Planning & Controls Control Account Manager

Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies

(Aviation & Aerospace industry)

April 2008 — Present (8 months)

Manage the scope, schedule, and budget for the LDCM TSSC Planning & Controls element. Provide project
management support for the LDCM Ground System.

-Provide project management leadership and coordination to project managers
-Manage the development and delivery of contractor deliverables including support services, project management plans, and other artifacts
-Support the execution of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
-Coordinate the Project Monthly Status Review (MSR)
Founder, Writer, Editor

pmStudent

(Writing and Editing industry)

December 2005 — Present (3 years)

Started this blog in December 2005
Migrated to a multi-blogger platform, 70+ registered contributors as of October 2008
Have written 125+ posts as of October 2008
Provide feedback and editing support to writers
Project Management Guest Blogger

UCSC Extension

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Invited as a guest blogger, making regular contributions and occasionally as the featured blogger posting each day for a week.
Planning & Controls Analyst

Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2008 — May 2008 (3 months)

Develop and maintain Project Planning and Project Management artifacts. Support the implementation of project management planning processes and the monitoring of work activity execution.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the LDCM Work Plan, Contractor WBS and WBS Dictionary
• Develop and maintain the LDCM Project Management Approach; Scope and Cost Management Plans
• Assist in the maintenance of the LDCM Schedule, Configuration, Document, and Communication Management Plans
• Support the execution of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Coordinate and prepare for TSSC participation in LDCM Integrated Baseline Reviews and Compliance Reviews
Project Coordinator

SAIC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)

Plan, coordinate, track, evaluate, and analyze project activity for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Landsat 8 remote sensing satellite, as a contractor to the USGS and NASA.

• Identify and implement process improvements in Planning & Controls activities
• Author, review, and maintain project plans and documentation
• Maintain cross-artifact synchronization for multiple levels of project documentation
• Coordinate monthly project status & staffing reports
• Develop systems for effective human resource and asset management
Vice Chair of Special Projects

SoPM PMI SIG

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2007 — January 2008 (10 months)

Provide project leadership to the SIG membership for a variety of initiatives
Initiate projects to add value for the SIG membership
Derive and document best practices for managing projects within the SIG
Analyst

Citigroup

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Financial Services industry)

January 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 9 months)

• Manage and implement new business requests for small and medium size projects
• Provide MIS expertise to large business projects
• Initiate and implement internal projects to increase efficiency and quality
• Work with Oracle, MS SQL, DB2 to set up/optimize data transfer processes and presentation layer for reporting and auditing purposes.
Telephony Supervisor

Midcontinent Communications

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

June 2004 — December 2004 (7 months)

• Manage the daily operations of servicing all residential and business telephone customers with a team of 15 representatives
• Manage projects to document best practices and implement a browser-based reference tool
Service Operations Manager

Monet Mobile Networks

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

April 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 10 months)

• Manage the service operations for 6 Midwest markets
• Support the first commercial high-speed wireless CDMA networks in the US (1xRTT and 1xEVDO)
• Manage the service aspects of vendor and business partner relationships
• Lead project teams through a myriad of projects in a startup environment
Team Manager

Gateway

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)

August 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 6 months)

• Lead a team of 30 general and specialized E-support technicians providing computer support, including hiring, coaching, and ongoing management
• Manage projects including:
--- A certification program resulting in 14 industry certifications for my teams
--- Intranet collaboration tool
--- E-support MIS reporting deck
--- A performance management database to assist with coaching and evaluations

Josh Nankivel’s Education

Colorado Technical University

Bachelor of Science, Project Management, 2005 — 2007

summa cum laude

Activities and Societies:

Project Management Institute Sioux Empire Chapter
Society for Human Resource Management Student Chapter

Additional Information

Josh Nankivel’s Websites:

PMStudent

Josh Nankivel’s Interests:

project management, information systems, process improvement, theory of constraints, critical chain project management, earned value management, agile project management, extreme project management, lifelong learning, reading, audiobooks, podcasts, and blogs related to project management, process improvement, financial topics

Josh Nankivel’s Groups:

Project Management Institute
Sioux Empire Chapter (PMI)
Information Systems Special Interest Group (PMI)
Students of Project Management Special Interest Group (PMI)
Contributing author for PMLC, projectmanagementlearningcenter.com
Society for HR Management