Troy Kinsel is an experienced project manager with over 10 years of experience managing projects in multi-platform environments and multi-tier application design. He has a proven track record of assessing client needs, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and leading collaborative teams. His technical skills include Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and experience with tools like MS Office, Project, and Visio. He has managed a variety of projects for the State of Tennessee involving infrastructure deployment, application migration, and system implementations.

1. Troy Kinsel
P.O. Box 160468 Nashville, TN 37216 TroyKinsel@gmail.com Home: (615) 525-5662
Experienced Project Manager with 10+ Years expertise in multi-platform environments, and
multi-tiered application design and development including internal and external
communications.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Demonstrated success pinpointing client needs and uncovering potential problem areas through
assessment and analysis.
 Articulate and persuasive communicator at ease interacting with clients, team members and
management.
 Team-oriented professional eager and willing to lead and work collaboratively with colleagues
to successfully achieve goals and expectations.
 Highly analytical and detail-oriented.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
CERTIFICATIONS, PLATFORMS, AND TOOLS
 Project Management Professional (PMP) – Sept 05
 ITIL Foundation Certified, Apr ‘16
 MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Project, Visio, PowerPoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROJECT MANAGER 7/2005 – Present
STATE OF TENNESSEE Nashville, TN
 Coordinate all infrastructure activities for children’s services application development.
 Ensure infrastructure components (servers, cabling) in place for application installation.
 Coordinated migration of 3000 state users across six agencies off outdated NT4 servers.
 Coordinated all computer requirements for Bureau of TennCare with state standard
acquisition and system administration.
 Serving as the Project Manager to implement hardware and software components that will
allow the State’s Dept of Safety to analyze crash situations to determine causes and
appropriate methods of reduction.
PROJECT MANAGER 7/2003 – 7/2005
STATE OF TENNESSEE Nashville, TN
 Managed the implementation of a data backup solution designed to integrate a 2Gb backup
area network into the State of TN’s existing 100 mbps networking infrastructure

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 Served as the Project Manager to implement hardware and software components that will
allow the State’s Integrated Help Desk agents to monitor critical production servers on a
24X7 basis.
 Served as the Project Manager for implementing an automated, statewide authentication
effort for all State of Tennessee employees and related computer equipment. This will allow
single sign-on and provide centralized administration of these enterprise services.
PROJECT MANAGER 7/2000 – 7/2003
STATE OF TENNESSEE Nashville, TN
 Assisted with the conversion from diverse web infrastructure to a consolidated approach
using Oracle 9i. Serving as main analyst responsible for centralized billing of all services
provided by the Office of Information Resources (OIR) to all agencies across the state.
Serving as primary for maintaining backups on all Unix-based servers within the State’s
Data Center. This includes restoring data files at user requests.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTANT 10/1996 – 7/2000
STATE OF TENNESSEE Nashville, TN
 Worked on analysis and implementation of changes to help desk system implemented in Dec
1999. Serving as systems analyst and central administrator for all system changes. Serving
as project manager and analyst for changes for vendor registration system implemented
August 1999. Preparing and verifying documentation for systems developed in-house.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADMINISTRATION 1989
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
3.65 GPA
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 1985
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Laramie, WY
3.3 GPA
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Member, Project Management Institute, Nashville, TN, 2005 – Present
 Distinguished Toastmaster, Toastmasters International, 1997
 University of Wyoming Alumni Association, Life Member, 1985
 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1981
 Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America, 2015 - Present
 Hot Springs County High School Valedictorian, 1981

3. OTHER PERTINENT EXPERIENCE
State of Tennessee/Dept of Mental Health & Mental Retardation 7/94 – 10/96
Systems Analyst 4
 Created and review system documentation for systems under development. Worked with
TennCare officials to verify output when combining MH/MR facilities into TennCare's.
Alpha Medical, Inc. 8/93-4/94
Programmer
 Defined user requirements and developed software using Informix on a SCO/UNIX platform.
Developed related system documentation. Developed audit program designed to detect and
correct faulty/missing data elements saving 500 manhours.
State of Tennessee/Dept of Corrections 2/93 –8/93
Systems Analyst 2
 Defined, designed, and tested user defined application software. Created related system
documentation. Provided user instruction sessions. Updated cumbersome routines reducing
user workload by 25%. Converted user programs to modern environment reducing response
time by 66%.
U.S. Air Force/Tennessee State University 8/90 – 12/92
Captain/Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
 Provided classroom instruction to ROTC cadets. Prepared lesson plans and instructional
brochures. Revised automated mailing system for greatest distribution of mailouts saving $5000
annually.
U.S. Air Force/HQ Air Force Office of Special Investigations 6/87 – 8/90
Project Manager
 Worked with end users to define automation requirements. Defined, and designed systems to
meet these requirements. Created system documentation. Managed the conversion of classified
information to an integrated system saving 500 man-hours annually and eliminating duplicate
records.
U.S. Air Force/HQ Air Force Office of Special Investigations 1/86 – 6/87
Contracts Administrator
 Managed the procurement of all hardware and software worldwide. Instituted maintenance
contracts and logistics support. Implemented a five year $1.6M acquisition and maintenance
project designed to transfer paper-based files to optical storage. Implemented computer
maintenance strategy reducing downtime from weeks to hours. Managed automated system to
manage contracts.