BrianAlderman

412.254.6276
brian.alderman@alumni.cmu.edu
www.brianalderman.com

SummaryofQualificationsandSkills
Mr.Aldermanisfocusedonactualizingtherightsolution(notjusttheeasyone)inevery
situation.Hispassionforefficiencyandsagaciousnaturedrivesaconstantinquisitionof
ideas,processes,andassumptionstofindabetterwaytoachieveexceptionalresults.
Synthesizingandanalyzinginformation,thenutilizingthatmaterialtoimplementasolution
tothegivenproblem,isakeyskillthatMr.Aldermanbringstoeveryproject.Hehas
workedwithandmanagedlargeteamstodevelopcomplexprojects,inparticularthose
requiringcreative,nonstandardapproacheswithinthetheatricalindustry.Mr.Aldermanis
arecentgraduateofCarnegieMellonUniversitywithaBachelorsofScienceandArtsdegree
inMathematicsandDramaProductionTechnologyandManagement.
Experience
Consultant
;
CompusearchSoftwareSystems
June2013Present
Mr.AldermanworkedwithclientsthroughouttheFederalGovernmentduring
TM
implementationsofthePRISM
softwaretodetermineandimproveenterprisesoftware
solutionsthatautomatefederalprocurementandprogrammanagementbusinessprocesses.
HissignificantprojectsincludesupportingamajorsoftwareupgradeattheU.S.Postal
ServiceandtheBAMproject.
AsamemberoftheBAMfunctionalteam,Mr.Aldermandeterminedandimprovedsoftware
solutionstoBAMclientbusinessprocessrequirements.Hewasheavilyinvolvedinthe
detailedBusinessProcessReengineeringeffort,withafocusonadaptingtheprocessesinto
TM
PRISM
inthemosteffectivewaypossible.Mr.Aldermanwasfurtherinvolvedindeveloping
functionaldocumentationandSystemsEngineeringartifactsincompliancewiththe
DepartmentofDefenseArchitectureFramework(DoDAF),whichallowedtheBAMprojectto
achievekeymilestones.Whiletestingnewsoftwarereleases,Mr.Aldermanensuredthat
newfunctionalityachievedthedesignandconductedextensiveregressiontestinginclose
consultationwiththedevelopmentteam.Mr.Aldermanisoftenreliedupontoconduct
demonstrationsofsoftwarefunctionality,createwrittendocumentationofcomplexissues,
andresearchandanalyzerelevantFederalAcquisitionRegulations(FAR).Duringlargescale
endusertrainings,Mr.Aldermancoordinatedthedevelopmenteffortofallnecessary
documentationandinstructedfourdifferenttrainingcurriculumsforover200endusers.
Intern,OfficeoftheExecutiveSecretary;UnitedStatesDepartmentoftheTreasury
May2012August2012
DuringhisinternshipintheExecutiveSecretariat,Mr.Aldermanreviewed,analyzed,and
editedmemosfortheSecretaryoftheTreasuryonabreadthofsubjectssuchastheBasel
AccordsRegulations,TaxReform,andtheEuropeanDebtCrisis.Workingwithagroupof20
directreportstotheSecretaryoftheTreasury,heassistedwithcompilationofthe
SecretaryoftheTreasury'sdailybriefingbooks,andthosefortrips,hearings,andevents.
Mr.Aldermanalsoworkedonaprojecttocriticallyexamineandimproveworkflowsfor
continuouslyupdatedDepartmentwidereferencedocumentsatthedirectionofthe
SecretaryoftheTreasury.
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BSACapstoneProject;CarnegieMellonUniversity

StageandSoftware:SimilaritiesinManagementofSoftwareDevelopmentandTheatricalDesignProjects
June2012May2013

Mr.Aldermanproducedandpresentedaresearchpaperexaminingthesimilaritiesin
projectsandtheirmanagementpracticesforthesoftwareandtheatreindustries.He
explainedthatSoftwareDevelopmentandTheatricalDesignaretwoprojectbasedcreative
industrieswithmanyinterestingsimilaritiesintermsofboththeprojectsundertakenand
thepeoplewhoworkonthem.Thisexaminationofthepracticesthatprojectmanagers
utilizewhileoverseeingtheseprojectsandpeoplerevealedpotentialeffectiveness
improvementmethodsandhelpfulinsightsintothecreativeprocess.Mr.Aldermanis
continuingtorefinetheresearchwiththehopeofpublishinginatheatricaltradejournalor
otherindustryresource.

ProductionManager;CarnegieMellonUniversitySchoolofDrama
August2012March2013
ProductionManagementencompassesthebusinessandprojectmanagementaspectsof
puttingonatheatricalproduction.Mr.Aldermansimultaneouslyoversawtwoproductionsof
differentscopewithdiscreteteams.Overall,hecoordinatedateamofover20designers
andtechniciansinthecreationofaproductionwithabudgetof$32,500andtimeline
stretchingfor9months.

AcaPlaidProjectManager;CarnegieMellonUniversityACappellaCouncil
January2011October2014
Mr.Aldermanledatwoandahalfyearlongprojecttoproduceanddistributeanalbumof
acappellamusicfeaturingCarnegieMellonsgroups.Hewasresponsibleforcommunicating
withgroupleadership,overseeingfundraisingeffortsofapproximately$8000,workingwith
theUniversitysGeneralCounselsOfficetounderstandandovercomesignificantlegal
obstacles,schedulingover100membersinrecordingsessions,andmanagingtheworkof
theproductioncontractoranddistributioncompany.

JointFundingCommitteeMember
;
CarnegieMellonUniversity
October2012April2013
TheJointFundingCommitteeatCarnegieMellonisaboardof16studentsresponsiblefor
thedistributionof$1.4milliontotheover200studentorganizations.Mr.Aldermanserved
asamember,duringwhichtimehewasresponsibleforanalyzinghistoricfinancialdataand
proposedbudgetsof200+organizationsandworkingwiththeCommitteetocometo
decisionsaboutbudgetallocation.Hewasalsoresponsibleforcommunicatingwithand
orallyadvocatingfor16organizationsduringthebudgetprocess.

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BrianAlderman

DegreesandCertificates
CarnegieMellonUniversityBSAwithHonorsinMathematics&DramaProduction
TechnologyandManagement,May2013

CompusearchSoftwareSystemsAnIntroductiontoFederalContracting,Introductionto
TM
PRISM
COTS,June2013

OSHA30HourGeneralIndustrySafetyandHealth,November2012
Other
SecurityClearance:
ActiveTopSecret/SensitiveCompartmentedInformation(SCI)withFull
ScopePolygraphClearance,renewedJanuary2015
Software:
MicrosoftOfficeSuite,includingExcel(VBAProgrammingandadvanced
TM
formulas),Access,andSharePoint;CompusearchPRISM
;AdobeCreativeSuite;Adobe
Acrobat
ProgrammingLanguages:
BasicworkingknowledgeofAPIs,Python,SQL,VBA,Relational
Theory
Languages:
Spanish(BasicReadingandSpeakingComprehension)
Miscellaneous:
CPR/AED

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