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Reston, Va, Us

• Bolstered sector portfolio gross margin growth through insightful bid and execution case analyses, applying advanced analytical techniques and integrating market data to underpin strategic decisions and uphold sector leadership. These recommendations have boosted gross margins by 5% or more and were accretive to the overall sector portfolio. • Orchestrated cost estimation process and maintained exacting standards for Basis of Estimates, aligning proposal responses with a cost-competitive edge while fulfilling compliance and audit requirements.• Architected cost strategies for numerous high stakes multi-national deals with hundreds of staff exceeding $500M in value while safeguarding and amplifying SAIC's fee positions influencing significant revenue gains and minimizing risks.• Spearheaded various deal analyses to develop and refine cost strategies, integrating analytical techniques and market data to provide actionable strategic insights, and enhance decision-making processes empowering business senior leadership. • Recognized as a go-to expert by capture management and senior leadership for navigating cost strategy issues, reinforcing the company's standing in high-profile negotiations. Frequently requested to lead high-priority bids. • Ensured adherence to RFP requirements by acting as a color team reviewer for cost artifacts to identify improvement areas resulting in a compliant and cost-effective proposal strategy.• Engaged proactively in the RFP process and offered critical feedback to capture teams to influence solicitation shaping in order to gain favorable contract terms for SAIC while enhancing our competitive edge.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Devised a phased 30/60/90 strategy to assist DIA with the implementation of a technology cost modeling solution to support the DIA CIO's PPBE process, setting the stage for its integration and adoption.• Served as the primary contact for ProSource360, ensuring seamless communication between delivery teams, clients, and contracting officers, to provide reliable support and continuity to management decision-making.• Managed multiple contracts, screened, and interviewed candidates to fulfill contract needs, and provided management reporting.• Championed a personnel role assessment initiative to elevate proposal pricing accuracy, clarify role expectations, and enhance staffing model transparency across projects.• Engaged with ProSource360 corporate leadership (CEO & COO) to discuss account growth/business development, firm strategy, and opportunities to deliver more value for existing clients and employees.

Worldwide, Oo

• Led the Risk MAP Life Parametric Cycle Cost Model (LCCM) assessment for FEMA, pinpointing challenges, spearheading improvements, and leading a rigorous data update process, demonstrating keen oversight and strategic planning ability.• Managed dynamic consulting teams, delegating data collection and model enhancement tasks, instilling a high-performance culture and ensuring the development and growth of junior staff.• Detected and strategically addressed program management deficiencies, advising clients on tools such as risk registers and task trackers to better assess schedule risks and enhance operational efficiency.• Architected a dynamic high level cash flow forecasting model, instrumental in visualizing portfolio impacts and managing over $4.8 billion in revenue across 50+ service categories. This model empowered Department of State leadership to understand changes in service volumes and impacts on net revenue collections in the context of a high fixed cost structure business. • Successfully led an under-resourced team under stringent budget constraints by collaborating with clients to address staffing challenges and project scopes to maintain deliverable quality.• Identified and elevated business development opportunities to advocate for Deloitte’s digital transformation solutions, leveraging automation and data visualization to resolve client system inefficiencies in the current cost modeling process.• Fostered significant improvements in client operations through the promotion of model enhancements, resulting in heightened model transparency, auditability, streamlined update processes, and improved data quality and stakeholder engagement.• Enhanced Department of State cost model transparency, reducing update cycles and elevating data quality, directly contributing to the firm’s reputation for excellence.• Led proposal volume sections by revising staffing resumes, mapping skills to SOW/WBS sections and acting as a color team reviewer.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Spearheaded the development of advanced cost estimating relationships for satellite bandwidth products across Ku, X, and Ka-band spectrums, employing multiple regression techniques and statistical simulations to forecast pricing trends.• Formulated and executed cost estimating methodologies, effectively translating complex technical system parameters into understandable and actionable cost parameters for cross-functional team integration.• Led the integration of complex cost models to inform executive-level federal client decision-making. This integration required analysis and consolidation of hundreds of cost drivers to produce comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analyses for varied client scenarios, which included in-depth cost curve, DCF, and ROI analyses for multi-application cloud migrations.• Led the strategic analytical process for determining break-even points and ROI, ranking technical scenarios against cost and performance metrics, and delivering best-value recommendations to stakeholders.• Played a pivotal role in the evaluation of subcontractor and vendor proposals, directly contributing to the development of target price/cost objectives and securing a $2.2M savings on a key international project.• Participated in multi-disciplinary client source selection sessions, assessing the reasonableness of cost proposals, and provided guidance to DTRA regarding negotiating adjustments to ensure cost-effective and strategically aligned contractor engagements.• Designed and maintained numerous Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and cost estimates for a diverse array of projects both domestically and internationally, integrating market research and Monte Carlo simulations for reliable financial planning.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

• Conducted in-depth analysis resulting in the identification of 51,000 hours that could be effectively subcontracted, reducing the average fully loaded rate by 4% and significantly improving portfolio/divisional cost performance.• Delivered consistently high-quality forecasts that aligned within 5% of actual project expenditures, enabling precise long-term and short-term capital and labor planning.• Fostered the professional growth of junior employees, facilitating effective PMO team integration and providing critical task guidance to maintain high standards of excellence.• Partnered with project leads to meticulously define and sequence activities, estimate durations, and craft release schedules, leveraging MS Project to streamline core service implementations and secure alignment with strategic partners.• Optimized schedules using schedule compression tactics substantially reducing release timelines while ensuring resource optimization and strategic alignment. • Provided operational oversight and supported project managers through robust project implementation scheduling, tracking, and reporting, thus ensuring IT projects transitioned into the production environment on schedule and within budget constraints.• Conducted comprehensive training for project and release managers in PMO standards, tools, and templates, elevating their competencies and adherence to divisional standards.• Championed and led ongoing continuous improvements to release management activities within the PMO, significantly increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of project teams across the division.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Management