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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Program design and execution integrating leading practices to correct program inefficiencies. Led solution team conducting program control solution redesign based on root cause analysis and corrective actions in support of DoD ACAT-1 programs. Solution designer, including requirements traceability, WBS decomposition, IMS development, performance measurement design, and quality assurance guidance. Functional Manager and Control Account Manager interview preparation for Government Program Office Integrated Baseline Review. Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) analysis and administration for ongoing program execution. Power BI-based Integrated Dashboard implementation in support of US Army development contract. Aviation development program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) design and development. R&D program Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) audit and IMS. Proposal volume lead and technical writing, including: program management volume, sustainment volume, Quality Assurance Plan, Small Business Approach , Basis of Estimate (BOE), CDRL solution development in support of ongoing program execution and proposal solution development, aviation training program modeling design and maintenance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Consultant team management and solution design in support of the CORTAC Group National Team line of business; directs solution implementation and integration into client environment; provides quality assurance for all deliverables

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Business-level requirements management and compliance with DoDI 5000.75; coordinated implementation of a cloud-based requirements repository.P/L account management, including strategy execution, revenue growth, renewals/recompetes, skills development and employee retention, managing capture strategies.Provided ACAT-1 program planning support for the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) acquisition office, including DAES and MAR; program Business Case; Acquisition Strategy, Acquisition Program Baseline, and related integrated master schedule milestones and activities.Applied business analysis techniques to VA Requirements Management. Conducted competency assessment against VA business analysis maturity, eliciting current status; developed As-Is process models; conducted “What-If” analysis; proposed “To-Be”.Provided Business Analysis on Agile Scrum team delivering CBP import/export web solution. Managed increment product backlog and sprint backlog, developed process models describing business rules and work flows, and conducted ad hoc coaching on scrum processes and competencies.Modeled project management and business analysis practices to Commercial client’s SDLC, aligning EPMO core capabilities. Coached project managers on project management processes and competencies. Conducted workshops supporting process standardization.Providing acquisition and program management support at the TSA. Conducted outreach to selected programs. Facilitated strategic planning to TSA headquarters and field offices. Implemented Program Performance and Evaluation Review. Provided program management planning, developing processes for WBS decomposition, Risk Response Planning, Cost Estimating, and scheduling.Provided program control support for US-VISIT Project Office. Developed Program’s Schedule Management Plan and Procedures, integrating these with EVMS requirements. Drafted and implemented Program’s Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) process.

Designed, developed, and delivered project management courses.Earned Value Management: Program Management Challenges and Solutions course. Preparing for and Conducting The Integrated Baseline Review.Have designed and am currently developing additional courses: Strategic Planning, Advanced Earned Value: Case Studies, and Source Selection.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed all aspects of customer adaptations of Verity's software suite. Directed ten senior consultants and four subcontractors working simultaneous projects ranging from $50K to $2.5M. Managed engagement life cycle from proposal through to tech support, identifying customer requirements, determining the implementation budget, schedule and WBS. Collaborated with sales team to develop strategic customer relationships converting paid Proofs of Concepts (PoCs) into Licensed Revenue (LFR), and expanding existing implementations into enterprise licenses. Implemented Knowledge Management process, guiding Communities of Practice (CoPs) in determining and implementing Best Practices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Redesigned program’s Configuration Management (CM) application suite and software configuration processes, including application selection, interface design, and end-user and system operator training. Controlled and maintained software baselines and requirements traceability through all stages of design. Managed multiple version releases, ensured Y2K and functional compliance, and conducted user community design reviews to identify future functional requirements. Maintained program documentation and formal program correspondence. These included Proposals/ROMs, Systems Architectures, Software Design Documents (SDD), Version Description Documents (VDD), Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM), Test Plans Procedures, and program correspondence to the program office (e.g.: Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Tasking Requirements Notices (TRNs) and CCB minutes).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Integrated Proposal Team Systems Engineer, facilitated resolution from among competing IPTs proposing conflicting ship's survivability solutions, ensuring integrity of proposed ship's design survivability scenarios. Developed cost/benefit analyses for network and processing applications for on-board transfer of targeting information from Fire Control processors to missile/VLS, and for Shipboard-WAN and on-board automated mission planning/execution application suites. As Systems Support Field Representative/Trainer, provided post-installation support at facilities in the US and Europe. Developed processes for use in data extraction and analysis. Designed and implemented the Military Intelligence Community's DoDIIS AMHS Global TOPIC Set, and adapted it to site-specific design constraints.

Mspm, Project Management

Ba, International Affairs

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