Terry Southern, DM, MPM

Dunedin, FL 34698
303.579.7473 TerrySouthernpm@me.com
WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/SOUTHERNTERRY
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Project Management
Masters degree in technical project management (2011)
Conducted statistical analysis on product yield, identifying front-end manufacturing
problems resulting in $1M saved in output by increasing yield by 41% in 6 months.
Decreased market position from 12th to 2nd in a seven-State region through internet
marketing
Managed logistics, installation, preventive maintenance, calibration, and repair of all
mission-critical equipment resulting in $500K savings end of 1st year.
Designed and implemented document tracking system and authored manuals reducing
preventive maintenance/calibration resource requirements by 60%.
Designed automatic test equipment for controller boards resulting in 70% reduction in
rework, $650K savings and 70% increased output after 6-months.
Leadership
Managed, mentored, and motivated dynamic teams of technicians, field engineers, military,
and business personnel in missions ranging from routine to life-threatening using adaptive
and social leadership approach styles in situations ranging from volatile or life-threatening to
standard business.
Dynamic adaptive leadership styles for legacy training and advancement of subordinates,
which allowed the business to run on its own for weeks at a time.
Collaborative leadership style that works well in team environments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CEO/Entrepreneur
10/2010 12/2014
Whimsy Paint & Sip Art Studio
Erie, CO
Planned, designed, and created new business from concept to $400K in sixteen months
through Social Media Marketing, Internet marketing, and creative marketing projects.
Project came in 4-months and $175K under budget.
Planned, documented, and implemented training plan for sixteen artist instructors
Sold business with a 99.99% customer satisfaction rate.
Reduced overhead by 40% by creating a database driven CRM that handled most
administrative tasks such as ordering and delivery management.
Trained all management personnel in sustainable business operation resulting in 90%
employee retention and which tripled by the fourth year.
Implemented standard business practices, which allowed the business to run on its own with
no onsite supervision and without the use of cameras.
Project Manager / Communications/Electronics Officer
2/20039/2010
American Radio Association/Military Sealift Command

New Orleans, LA

Designed and implemented fleet-wide Standard Operating Procedures for all Electronics
Departments.
Authored or rewrote SOP, Codes of Conduct and PM manuals reducing resource
requirements by 50% and outsourced repairs by more than 70%.
Designed and implemented parts tracking and intra-ship sharing, which resulted in reducing
cost of parts by 40%.
Ship Security Officer tasked with designing procedures for protecting ship and crew in fluid
security scenarios for each port.
Foreign diplomatic envoy for visiting dignitaries.
Designed, wrote, and implemented training and rotating schedules for
Radio/Communications Officers aboard all 7th Fleet vessels

Design & Test Lab Team Leader

Managed team of fifteen design and test technicians, successfully aiding organization to
procure a large Defense contract.
Wrote test procedures for final testing of semiconductor controllers prior to packaging
EDUCATION
Doctoral of Management
Colorado Technical University
Organizational Development/Change Management
Master of Project Management
Keller Graduate School Of Management
Bachelor in Business Management
Devry University
Associate of Science
DeVry University
Electrical Engineering

Expected 3/2016
Colorado Springs, CO
2011
Westminster, CO
2009
Westminster, CO
1990
Phoenix, AZ

TECHNOLOGY, PLATFORMS AND TOOLS

Microsoft Office, Photoshop, & Lightroom; Microsoft Access, Project, Visio, Visual Studio.
Created and maintained four marketing websites with built-in SEO for two businesses
Operating Systems: Windows (all), MAC OS X (all)
Analog & digital troubleshooting skills
Formal & informal teaching techniques for diverse technical and non-technical audiences
Well versed in designing teaching methods using learning modalities for different
personalities
PUBLICATIONS
Dissertation on ADHD in the workplace published 2/17/2016
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Mentor ADHD underclass and Grad students - Mentored a dozen new business owners who were
part of an Internet small business club for starting and running paint and sip art studios
businesses. After one year, I had a 100% success rate with all involved businesses growing