This is my CV site, but I also blog on certain topics of professional interest to me. I’ll occasionally blog on some real-life events as well. I’ve had a varied career so far and I’m proud of where I’ve been able to lead my work colleagues as well as my family.
I SPECIALIZE IN THE FOLLOWING:
★ Leadership: Chief of Operations – Air Force Recruiting / Controller – Strobel Manufacturing / IT Director
★ Project Value: EVA and ROI accountability for over $2M project portfolio
★ Strategic Management: Led study of IV Fluids industry: DLA to mitigate shortages caused by Hurricane Maria.
★ Training: USAF Instructor / College IT Program Manager / Curriculum and materials developer
Let’s start a conversation! chris – at – christopher sneed . com (take out the spaces to email me)
A pdf of my resume, Christopher S. Sneed
Professional Summary:
Senior Project and Portfolio Manager with demonstrated expertise in developing and training PMO standards for Waterfall and Agile methodologies. 20 years of experience managing projects and people for organizational impact. A proven trainer that has trained military officers in advanced satellite engineering as well as students new to IT in the basics of Networking, Routing, Systems Administration, and Project Management. Skilled team builder and mentor for contractors and employees ensuring projects deliver the best value possible.
Leadership:
Demonstrated Leadership expertise as Chief of Operations for Air Force Recruiting with 8 to 12 direct reports; Controller for Strobel Manufacturing with 2 Accounting direct reports; Portfolio Manager at Quorum Health Resources with 3 direct reports
✪ Won quarterly award for improving the Interview Process for Officer recruiting while Chief of Operations at the 337th Recruiting Squadron.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chris for two years, he played a pivotal role in many high profile projects for my group. His attention to detail and understanding of the dynamic nature of the IT environment provided my Team with project plans that were built for success. His ability to communicate those plans and monitor their progress insured there were no surprises. He was truly an unsung hero for several successful corporate initiatives. He simply gets the job done.”
– James Kimble, CISSP, Cracker Barrel
As a Senior Project Leader at Quorum, led Project Managers and Development teams during transition to a hybrid Agile methodology. Managed 2 to 4 direct reports during 3 years in the role. Successfully transitioned teams to using Agile resulting in development of multiple successful new internal software applications.
Leveraged Financial Expertise for Capital Budgeting of approximately two million dollars ($2M) in capital projects, managing from inception to execution with ROI calculations for major initiatives.
Strategic Planning & Capital Budgeting
Created business cases for large projects which were reviewed by the Community Health Systems CFO (the parent Fortune 100 company). Instituted business case process while collaborating on ROI measures for completed projects.
- As Portfolio Manager, was accountable for over $2 million dollars of project budgets across a dozen or more projects
- Conducted capacity planning and resource allocation for the business
Stakeholder Relations
Conducted an in-depth, 3 month investigation of serious recruiter misconduct, allowing legal team to determine most effective course of action. Enhanced public relations with school officials and parents.
Finance Leadership
As Controller for Strobel Manufacturing, served as a company officer and exercised responsibility for all financial areas of the company. Responsible for auditing general ledger for accuracy and providing timely financial analyses directly to the president. Documented, posted, analyzed, and generated reports for accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and petty cash. Processed inventory receipts, production reports, bills of material, and cost of production reports.
Chris is a strong practice leader for project management and the development of the beginnings of a PMO at Quorum. Focusing on measurable results, data driven decision making, and process creation that suits the organization…
– Alex Hollis, Consultant, Infoworks