JAMES W. KEMP
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JAMES W. KEMP, PMP
EMPLOYMENT
Certified Project Management Group, LLC - Madison, NJ
Principal (2002-present; part time)
- Provides assistance and training in business analysis, project and program plan development, functional specifications, and system evaluation.
New Jersey Transit Corporation - Newark, NJ Headquarters
Manager, Advanced Public Transportation Systems (1997-present)
- Project Manager, System Architect, Lead Business and System Analyst for NJ Transit’s $7M Bus Management Information System, an integrated data acquisition, data warehouse and analysis system. Chair of TCRP panel H-28, Uses of Archived AVL and APC Data for Improved Transit Planning and Performance.
- Project Manager, System Architect, Business Analyst for $640K FTA research project to develop an ADA-compliant Automated Real-Time Train Information Display System, together with associated train control system upgrades required to support calculation and dissemination of real-time status information in TCIP-compliant format. Developed specifications for real-time passenger information features of NJ Transit’s new Train Management and Control System.
- Project Manager, Business Analyst, Principal Author for $210K IVHS/APTS Strategy and 5-Year Plan. Developed modified Delphi method for benefit-cost analysis of prospective APTS technology applications.
- Facilitated Strategic Planning, Research and Development:
Corporate performance measures
National and Regional ITS architectures
Bus and Rail vehicle area networks
Corridor investment studies
- Led National Transit Standards Development efforts:
Founding Secretary/Treasurer of Transit Standards Consortium (TSC) (TSConsortium.org)
Past Chair of TSC Technical Council; nationally recognized for work in defining national standards priorities and expected return on investment
Member of TCIP Working Group and IEEE Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee
US Navy - Newport, RI; Yokosuka, Japan; Moorestown, NJ
Line Officer (1985-1992)
Department Head, Division Officer: responsible for maintenance management, project planning, personnel administration, industrial safety, physical and ADP security, tactical leadership, team training; responsible for proper operation and maintenance of boilers, turbines and diesel engines, heavy machinery, and on board electronic systems; 107 subordinates, 5 direct reports
EDUCATION
BA in Physics
RutgersUniversity, Newark, NJ, 1981
MS in Management, with specialty in Information Systems
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 2001
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Development Courses: Client-Server Tools and Technology, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Introduction to Oracle 8i, Oracle 8 Database Administration, Oracle 8 Applications Development and Tuning, Microsoft Project (Learning Tree International); AutoCAD Applications (Kean College); Quality System Engineering, Software Quality Engineering, Vision Based Leadership, Project Management in a Quality Environment (ASQ); Data Warehouse Tools and Techniques, How to Build a Better Data Warehouse, Modeling the Data Warehouse (DCI); The Right Way to Manage (Conway Quality); Automatic Vehicle Location, Transit Industrial Safety (FTA): Maintenance and Materials Management, Shipboard Engineering, ADP Security, Equal Opportunity Program Administration (US Navy)
Computer Skills: MS Project 2000, MS Word 97, Excel 2000, MS Access 97, MS PowerPoint 97, WordPerfect 7.0, Lotus 123 5.01, TurboCad 6.0, Oracle 8.1.6, All Clear 3.5, QI Analyst 3.0, @Risk, Brio Designer 6.2, MapInfo Professional 6.0, SPSS 8.0, AutoCAD release 5, Borland C++ Builder 5
Professional Certifications: Learning Tree International Certified Oracle 8 DBA, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (expired 1996), PMI Certified Project Management Professional, Certificated Private Pilot
Affiliations: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Society for Quality (ASQ), Project Management Institute (PMI)
PERSONAL
Residence: own home
Family: married, one child (5 yrs. old)
Hobbies: aviation, electronics, music, model railroads
Interests: classical music, information systems, mathematical modeling, quality management
Activities: adult school instructor, church musician, Cantor, Lector