ASSISTANT Y2K PROJECT MANAGER FOR UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCES IN EUROPE,
U.S. NAVY HEADQUARTERS, LONDON, ENGLAND
MAR 1999 - JUL 2000


Approached by Betac Corporation to apply for this Senior Systems Analyst one-year contract position. Supervisor based in Stuttgart, Germany. Security Clearance: Top Secret.

1. Responsible for variety of initiatives to ensure US Navy bases and ships in Europe and the Mediterranean were prepared for 1 January 2000. Member of the US Naval Forces in Europe Y2K Executive Steering Committee attended by top-level Navy executives, led these meetings and also oversaw all US Navy Europe Y2K matters in the absence of the Project Manager, tasked Navy bases as needed, managed Y2K testing of thousands of computers throughout Europe, developed web pages to channel information to subordinate Navy Y2K Project Managers as well as to the public, wrote Y2K articles for publication for Navy bases in Europe, and oversaw other Y2K technical and project management issues.

2. Tasked to be Headquarters Naval Forces in Europe's resident expert for totally unfamiliar software tool, ClickNet Y2K, in order to oversee Y2K compliancy testing of US Navy computers based in Europe and the Mediterranean

a. Commenced highly aggressive self-training course, including worldwide web-based training

b. Within three days of tasking, contacted all Navy Y2K points of contact throughout Europe and offered assistance, immediately fielding technical questions via e-mail and telephone

c. Maintained master database and integrated data files received from Navy bases via e- mail

d. With 30 minutes notice, gave impromptu briefing on this software to Communications Directors, representing all Navy bases in Europe, at their European working group conference

e. Developed easy-to-use instruction guide for dissemination to the field to assist in their implementation efforts and, based on variety of trouble calls received from throughout Navy Europe, developed Hints and Tips Guide

f. Aggressive management of testing program ensured all necessary computers successfully tested

3. With no previous professional experience, created HQ US Navy Europe's Y2K Web Pages from the ground up

a. After information-gathering stage, developed structure and meaningful information for inclusion

b. Performed all necessary hypertext markup language (HTML) coding to create pages

c. Provided NAVEUR Y2K POCs with relevant material and status updates to motivate them to bring all their systems into Y2K readiness, and updated web site on an almost daily basis

d. Set up, on computer hard drive, a directory mirror image of all files posted to the web computer server so the web pages can be instantly re-created in case of computer server crash

4. Volunteered to spend five weeks filling in at HQ USAFE Communications Directorate at Ramstein AB, Germany when an ACS Defense employee departed at short notice. Quickly assimilated into the new environment, analyzed hundreds of documents, and made several concrete Y2K Lessons Learned recommendations to the USAFE Commander, particularly in the area of Continuity of Operations Plans.

5. Participated in Navy IT Systems Configuration Management Working Group at the Chief of Naval Operations-sponsored Y2K Lessons Learned conferences at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Pensacola, Florida, assisting in developing recommendations which were part of a Navy report submitted to Congress.

Office photo (Wayne on the far right)

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