1. Barbara Newman
5480 Ryan Dr.
Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Home: (714) 692-7926
E-mail: barbara.newman@boeing.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Program/Project Management, UNIX Systems
Administration, Net Backup Administrator, Information Systems Security Specialist,
Human Resources Systems Administrator
SECURITY CLEARANCE Top Secret 1984 – 2013 (approximate dates)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 – Present Infrastructure, Anaheim, CA
Project Manager
• Provide Boeing Core Infrastructure Engineering Project
Management and leadership support to the CNO
Organization. Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control and Close
projects by developing project plans, acquire team
resources, track performance, communicate objectives,
status and performance metrics, manage project risks,
issues and action items, integrate inter-project
dependencies, and manage project change. Maintain status
reports of program and customer commitments and monitor
performance to plan and schedule projects. Apply business
judgment to overcome program difficulties with schedule,
commitment, cost, and pricing. Proficient with Microsoft
Project, governed by Macro scope Productivity Center
processes.
Planning and execution of large-scale, complex programs
consisting sub-projects across multiple locations, with teams
consisting of members representing CIE and Boeing IT, as
well as programs and business units. Projects are rated as
Category 1 and 2 Initiatives with regular presentations to
executives and senior management regarding status on
schedule, budget, and scope and risk management. Strong
emphasis on team-building, working relationships,
mentoring and delivering results within project teams,
leading to successful completion of projects on-time. All
projects follow the Application Development and Sustaining

2. (AD&S) process, as needed. Track application migrations
using Dell Transformation Manager Tools.
Member of Boeing IT, Information Technology Infrastructure
(ITI), Data Center Modernization (DCM), supporting Data
Center Modernization Projects. Boeing established the
direction to develop and deploy common applications and
infrastructure across the enterprise into strategic data
centers. In support of this direction, and to capture
considerable near-term cost reduction opportunities, The
Data Center Modernization project also has the lead
responsibility to phase out data centers and small site server
rooms as new data centers come on line.
Currently working as Project Manager for DCM Mainframe
Retirement Category 1 Project. Providing project plans for
Mainframe Retirement, with critical path by application to
retire the Mainframes and LPARs. Once we have the project
plan build, we add actions identified as possible cost
reductions to the schedule. This gives the Mainframe Team
the information needed to start discussions with the ADM
Leadership Teams on what help is needed to reduce the
Mainframe cost and also improve the retirement date for
Mainframe Environment. Manage detailed project activities
to be sure we meet retirement date that will allow us a cost
savings target of $20M per year by 6/30/2018.
Project Manager of the Server Virtualization Project. Boeing
significantly reduced the distributed server “footprint” by
adopting virtualization technology throughout the enterprise.
Servers supporting development test, and sustaining
application systems (line of business and infrastructure)
migrated onto virtualization technology. This was to support
the enterprise three year target of a 50% reduction in
physical servers 2008 through 2010. We exceeded x86
Server Virtualization Project to the agreed Scope, Time, Cost
and Quality. Cost Savings to the Business 100M, we now
have less physical servers and more VM servers enterprise
wide.

3. 2004 – 2005 Integrated Defense Systems, Anaheim,
CA
Systems Administrator
• Provide UNIX system administration of associated
equipment, Network Appliance, IRIX and Netbackup
services. Responsible for maintenance, problem resolution,
server performance and capacity monitoring and analysis,
system upgrades and enhancements, configuration
management, security practices and special project support.
Work directly with customers, developers and Information
Technology personnel to resolve UNIX server, workstation,
tracking and resolving user-reported application and related
problems. Project lead for Digital Audio Communications
Systems including installation and provide training for
operators. Assist in granting OPAA access for customers
visiting the BIC on a needed basis.
1999 – 2004 Boeing BMC3 & Strategic Systems,
Anaheim, CA
Systems Administrator
• Responsible for the administration of associated UNIX
equipment and related Oracle database services. This
includes client/server architecture, equipment/software
planning, acquisition, installation and operation. Plan,
schedule, apply, and track changes on client/servers.
Manage the use of server’s resources to support processing
workloads. This includes insuring that all system client data
is backed up on a regular basis. Perform capacity planning,
collect performance data, and tune server resources.
Responsible for security practices and monitoring UNIX and

4. Oracle database servers. Work directly with EPACS and
other customers, developers and Information Technology
personnel to resolve UNIX server, workstation, and related
problems.
1997- 1998 Rockwell International Semiconductor
Systems, Newport Beach, CA
Information Systems Specialist
• Senior position supporting computer security requirements
across all Rockwell International Semiconductor systems
locations, with emphasis on establishment and maintenance
of SAP user profiles, as well as execution of added SAP
corrections, transport processes, distribution of UNIX, NT,
Windows 95, Mainframe, ACF2, Sybase DBMS, remote
access, e-mail, network file servers and VMS platforms.
1995 – 1997 Boeing Autonetics & Missile Systems
Division, Anaheim, CA
Systems Administrator
• Supported a proprietary program in maintaining, upgrading
and managing a SunOS, NIS, and HP-UX network
environment comprised of UNIX workstations and PCs.
Responsible for interfacing directly with computer system
users and provided training, controlled computer access
security, identified equipment needs, and reported computer
system status to management. In addition, performed
software and hardware installation and upgrades, system
reconfiguration, backups, off-site network support and
general maintenance.
1994 – 1995 Rockwell International,
Telecommunications Division, Newport Beach, CA
Human Resources Systems Administrator
• System Administrator for all Human Resources Resumix
Database system resources. Responsible for systems
administration in a multi-platform client/server RDBMS

5. environment. This includes all software, training
requirements, system procedures, and maintenance on the
SunOS. Working as the primary contact for all problem
resolutions and troubleshooting on Resumix systems.
Created and deleted accounts for users, enabled privileges,
software upgrades and conversions, backup files, and set up
new devices. Transferred data using FTP to the PC
environment. Technology skills include using UNIX TCP/IP
operating system on a SPARC Classic Sun workstation,
utilizing Vi editor to implement custom field identification
and add new source code.
1984 – 1993 Boeing, Autonetics Strategic Systems
Division, Anaheim, CA
Computer Programming Assistant
• Supported Systems Engineering. Member of a team which
innovated a SunOS into the MOSS Lab for real time flight
simulation. Utilized UNIX operating system and Interleaf’s
Desktop Publishing Systems on Sun’s SPARC Station 10 to
generate documentation, briefing charts, plots, tables,
figures, scanning of artwork, computer graphics, and
supported Systems Engineering in execution of flight
simulations.
• Custodian for the Classified Interactive Processing facility
used to execute classified evaluation programs at the
mainframe computer at a remote facility. Maintained daily
audit trail records and KG84 encryption/decrypting
equipment, coordinated computer time with the other
facilities, and troubleshot malfunctioned hardware.
Performed security inspections and interfaced with various
agencies responsible for auditing security practices.
• Responsible for lab on-site assistance with preparation of
databases. Supported management and engineers by
maintaining schedules and forecasts using PC application
software.

6. • Supported proposal for establishing a Software
Configuration Management Plan. The purpose of the plan
was to define the requirements for controlling and recording
changes in software and documentation for future phases of
software development.
• Familiar with the IBM PC for documentation, planning
activities, forecasting, project management, work break
down structure and scheduling using Word Perfect, Lotus
123, Symphony, Task Monitor, WordStar, and schematic
capture programs such as Future-Net.
• Member of a proprietary program signal processing
software team (required Top Secret clearance). Utilized
FrameMaker on the Sun workstation and the UNIX operating
system to generate documentation, artwork and computer
graphics.
• Utilized UNIX operating system and DCL VAX text
processing tools to maintain configuration control of source,
object and program link file development, job execution,
program change control documentation and maintenance.
• Acted in planning support role as VAX computer operator.
Responsible for computer system backup and tape library
maintenance. Compiled software documentation for several
programs.
EDUCATION
Systems Engineering - Caltech
PMI – Certification, UCI
Oracle DBA – I, II
Unix/Windows Net backup – Certification
UNIX Sys Adm I, II, III
West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA