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Jim
Coleman has helped teams meet critical project objectives and their
companies achieve profitability. Here are his positions
held; accomplishments; and
education, certifications, and memberships.
Positions
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President;
jhColeman LLC, Ann Arbor, MI; provides management, reviews, planning, controls, and training services for industrial projects from $5 million to $200
million. (2001-present)
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Vice President, Development Manager, Project Manager;
Integrated Management Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; planned and managed
industrial product development, manufacturing, and IT projects in the U.S.
and Europe from $5 million to $800 million. (1985-2000)
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Manager, Project Control Services;
Bechtel Power Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI; engineered and constructed power
generation facilities from $20 million to $5 billion. (1982-85)
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Assistant Construction Manager, Scheduling Manager;
Perini Corporation-led Joint Venture, Ovda, Israel; constructed $700
million military base. (1979-1982)
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Senior Scheduling Engineer;
Bechtel Associates, Washington, D.C.; managed construction for $3 billion
subway. (1975-79)
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Water Supply Engineer, Training Coordinator;
US Peace Corps, Sierra Leone, West Africa; engineered, constructed rural
water supply systems, roads. (1971-75)
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Accomplishments
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Created strategic partnerships
between technical and management services providers valued at $10 million
(2002-2003); grew services business from $4 million to $25 million
(1990-2000).
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Developed staff of 220 project managers
assigned to major industrial clients (1994-2000); trained 1200
engineers and managers in project and product management (1985-2003);
reduced corporate overhead staff by 50% while doubling assignments
of management staff to billable projects (1984-1985).
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Directed all planning activities
for a major military facility construction and commissioning project
completed on-time and within budget (1979-1982).
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Authored numerous strategic plans for corporate executives
related to project, process, and product management focused on reducing
product cost and timing (1992-2002); launched major information systems to
support these plans currently in use (1994-2003).
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Led cross-functional teams on industrial projects
that 1) kicked-off an OEM/system integrator joint venture on a $300
million product development program (1997); 2) organized a $10 million
resource management initiative (1995-96); and 3) organized a $20 million
requirements management initiative (1993-94).
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Moderated industry panels,
presented symposia papers, and co-founded an industry-specific group for
PMI International (1992-8); judged Netscape Business Plan Contest at the
University of Michigan Business School (1998).
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Education, Certification,
Membership
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B.S. General
Engineering and Computer Science, University of
Illinois/Urbana (1971)
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Graduate work at University of
Maryland in Urban Transportation Planning (1979)
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
certification from PMI (2001)
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