ROGER SPURZEM

703-821-3464
8128 Birnam Wood Drive
rs5772a6@westpost.net
McLean, VA 22102-2713
Summary of Qualifications
Senior Project Manager with over 25 years of successful experience at different
levels of projects, programs, and personnel management. Successful at assessing
and meeting customer needs through proven analytical and organizational skills
including strategic decision making, interpersonal communication skills, and att
ention to details. Demonstrated ability to rescue troubled projects.
Achievements
Web Project Manager
The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC, 2008 - Present
* Responsible for the modification of sections of Heritage.org as well as associ
ated micro-sites.
* Serve as liaison between a team of developers and outside contractors and the
internal project customers.
* Produce project and process documentation including timelines, checklists, and
web site diagrams.
Project Manager
Altarum Institute, Washington, DC, 2007 - 2008
* Managed the logistics for 5-8 web-based monthly meetings held by a Federal Adv
isory Committee.
* Coordinated the work of a team of internal staff, subcontractors, and vendors,
including professional writers, web page developers, and administrative staff.
* Ensured adherence to standard operating procedures in the timely production of
project deliverables, which included documents that complied with Section 508 o
f the Rehabilitation Act.
Real Estate Investor
CMS/RMS LLC, McLean, VA, 2004 - 2006
* Assembled a portfolio of investments in several town homes and a small apartme
nt building.
* Served as the general contractor for renovations on a 50-year-old investment p
roperty.
B2B Web Project Manager
National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), McLean, VA, 2000 - 2004
* Assumed leadership of a B2B web site undergoing a complete overhaul that was b
ehind schedule and over budget. Evaluated the status, implemented a project pla
n, improved vendor communications, and re-launched the web site within the targe
ted deadline.
* Managed the growth of www.nada.com/b2b/, the B2B web site now used by over 20,
000 users performing 25,000 vehicle valuations daily and currently producing $2
million in annual revenue. The site's success and rapid growth facilitated the
transition from print to more profitable online products.
* Spearheaded the migration of the B2B web site and two other NADA web sites to
a financially stable managed-hosting company. Activities involved developing an
 RFP, interviews, site visits, proposal reviews and final negotiations. Subsequ
ently managed the vendor relationship for the three NADA groups involved.
* Led a group of programmers and developers supporting a system for the collecti
on, processing, analysis, and storage of data covering 50 million vehicle sales
over the last 10 years.
* Created the unit's first Security Plan and oversaw the E-commerce Strategic Pl
an.
* Reduced yearly expenses by $42,000 by cutting hardware maintenance costs by 13
% and telephone line costs by 31%.
* Planned, supervised, and completed the modification of office space on time an
d 10% under budget.
* Hired as permanent NADA employee after six months as a contract employee of Ar
tisys Corporation.
B2B Web Project Manager
VistaRMS, Sterling, VA, 2000
* Contracted to create web pages for EqualFooting, an e-commerce, B2B, start-up
company.
* Developed a user manual for the version control software used by the company.
Web Project Manager
DynCorp, Reston, VA, 1995 - 2000
* Established and administered a web server that hosted over 25 web sites for th
e Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
* Created client web sites using MS FrontPage and produced periodic web site act
ivity analyses.
* Migrated web sites from an IBM mainframe and other remote servers to a Windows
NT environment.
Senior Management Analyst
Koh Systems Inc., Rockville, MD, 1992 - 1995
* Coordinated the department-wide electronic collection and dissemination of lon
g-range IT planning information from over 100 DOE field sites.
* Produced position papers, implementation plans, reports, user manuals, and tra
ining materials.
Program Manager
Koh Systems Inc., Rockville, MD, 1989 - 1992
* Managed over 60 employees working on four separate DOE contracts worth $4.5M a
nnually.
* Restored order to a chaotic situation by using excellent organizational and ad
ministrative skills and the judicious application of direction and discipline.
* Rescued troubled projects by re-engineering processes, enforcing a Quality Ass
urance (QA) program, implementing stricter personnel policies, and improving the
quality of contractual documentation.
* Eliminated quality control problems causing backlogs of work by retraining the
staff.
* Earned a solid reputation among the customers as one who could be trusted to d
eliver a quality product on time.
Project Manager
Koh Systems Inc., Rockville, MD, 1987 - 1989
* Managed a 10-person team responsible for nine DOE visual records repositories
containing over 20,000 visuals serving several hundred internal customers as wel
l as the media and public.
* Designed an automated system to manage the extensive background material for e
ach visual record.
* Expanded the team from two to ten people by earning an excellent reputation an
d effectively marketing the service to other clients.
Bonuses and Awards
* Received significantly above-average annual bonuses from two employers for eig
ht of eleven years.
* Received Calculon Corporation's Outstanding Performance Award five times.
Education
* B.S., Psychology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Blacksbur
g, VA