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Harpers Ferry, Wv, Us

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States

Serves at the Department of Veterans Affairs as an IT Project Manager. Client-facing and focused experience providing project management best practices by supervising, leading, coaching, and leadership across multiple projects both internal and external to the organization. Manage national level, mission critical IT infrastructure projects responsible for controlling business requirements, tracking metrics, ensuring project deliverables succeed and provide leadership in a matrixed organization. Lead Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) comprised of PMs, implementation managers, technical experts, contracting officials, and various other stakeholders. Deliver effective communication at all levels to relay technical, detailed information in an easily understood and actionable way for leadership. Prepares status reports and maintains knowledge management tools. Expert at applying project management best practices and disciplines including project life cycle, risk management, cost management, and performance measurements. Utilizes waterfall and agile methodologies.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Managed Information Technology related projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Planned and controlled the life cycle of projects using standardized management methodologies. Responsible for tracking costs, schedule and performance progress. Developed strategies to identify and mitigate risks while simultaneously ensuring that all project deliverables were completed to standard, on budget, and on time.• Planned and implemented the IRP-8 Converged Virtual Infrastructure Storage Procurement Project of all associated equipment from two separate FFP contracts valued at over 10.6 million dollars across 44 separate VA locations located throughout the United States resulting in a successful technical refresh of five-years-old equipment across all sites without incident• Lead implementation efforts for the upgrade of over 1000 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) v.6.x servers throughout the VA and coordination with dozens of stakeholders and system owners resulting in eliminating a major security risk of information stored on obsolete devices by creating a streamlined system to upgrade• Organized the decommission or upgrade of hundreds of Windows 2008 servers throughout the VA that were delinquent with acting from a previously issued order; efforts resulted in all servers that posed a security risk being taken off the network and upgraded to current software• Developed schedule for the Administrative Data Repository (ADR) Oracle database upgrade using project management software resulting in all stakeholders, resources, dates, and risks being clearly captured and all personnel associated with the project having a clear understanding of requirements resulting in seamless collaboration

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

Senior IT Manager of an organization consisting of 146 employees and equipment valued in excess of $47 million. Provided communications and network services to customers. Developed and executed training, maintenance, leader development, employee support, resiliency training, and safety awareness to sustain readiness for a rapidly deployable organization. Ensures the health, welfare, readiness and development of all 146 employees.• Improved equipment maintenance availability rating above 95%, thus frequently selected over peers for more demanding assignments on short notice.• Cross-trained employees; resulted in most efficient supply, maintenance, and global operation programs within the entire organization of 18 companies• Increased the technical training, administrative data, and medical rating of 144+ employees in the company by 12% and decreased non-compliant-to-standard of employees by 59%• Collaborated with General Dynamics to create optimal training opportunities for technicians on their equipment and junior leader development opportunities; raised the certified teams within the organization from 25% to 100% trained• Authored, edited, and published the organization’s project training plan for IT departments; resulted in standardized training for IT across the organization for the first time in the unit’s history

Sumter, South Carolina Area

Served as the Communications Senior Analyst for an organization supporting worldwide operations. Conducted mission analysis and effects-based planning and assessment analysis; developed signal estimates and concept of support briefings. Coordinated and collaborated to meet the organization’s garrison, exercise, and contingency requirements.• Coordinated access, cyber connectivity, radio frequencies, and mobile phone support in Jordan for various large projects in the Middle Eastern region; resulted in uninterrupted communications support a multinational event involving over 10,000 personnel across over two-thirds of the country.• Provided secure and non-secure voice and data, radio communication, and local cell phones by coordinating with foreign national governments and communications companies resulting in full communications support for training and medical personnel• Led all communication requirements for 11 operations planning teams; planned tactical and strategic communication support throughout 9 countries• Rebuilt and organized the office SharePoint page; produced a clear and coherent work space by archiving historical data

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Operations Analyst and Project Manager for a company with 493 employees, comprised of an operational based communications company and the only Combat Camera (COMCAM) Communications Company. Responsible for providing communications and network support enabling the President, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other federal agencies. Provides operation, training, and planning of communications for multiple facilities and all employees. • Created original roles, responsibilities, duties, and tasks in accordance with Department of Defense regulations and policies alongside the Army’s Training Development Team; established training requirements for a unique organization• Oversaw all government purchase card accounts for seven card holders across two states within the organization; ensured all purchases of over $400,000 over tenure were ethical, legal, moral, and followed the regulation• Certified 20+ personnel to be able to repair Canon brand cameras and Apple computers without voiding the warranty; resulted in saving the hundreds of thousands of dollars• Forecasted 100% of authorized ammunition and training aids allocated to the organization each fiscal year at a minimum of 90 days out resulting in over 275 personnel meeting technical and tactical training requirements for mission support and readiness

Sierra Vista, Az

Served as an IT Manager in a Communications Company; responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance, and defense of ten communications teams and equipment valued at over 13 million dollars. Responsible for morale, welfare, training, discipline and safety 61 employees. • Selected over seven peers to provide secure and unsecure voice and data services, cabling, and help desk support for organization’s senior leadership on ten separate operations resulting in organizational readiness for a 12-month disaster relief support mission for North America• Executed a one-month validation operation in support of Northern Command responsible for providing voice and data communication via terrestrial and satellite transmission systems to disaster relief organizations. Efforts contributed to Secretary of Defense approving disaster relief forces for the calendar year. • Planned, coordinated and executed training for 350+ redeploying employees after a 12-month overseas operation in a hazardous environment; promptly resolved all of the employees’ financial, family, and medical issues• Coached and mentored seven subordinates resulting in five being selected for promotion and inspired four to pursue higher education. Encouraged over ten individuals to continue serving past their contracts with the organization

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management, 3.66

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government, 3.35

Activities and Societies: ROTC