Managed successful execution of IT Strategy and Transformation projects to enable multiple top 10 public and private research universities (endowments ranging from $6.9B to $53B) to better plan for their future technology needs, including cyber security upgrades, migration to cloud, and relocation of servers from a data center to a colocation facility with an estimated savings of $200M over ten years. Led a team to enable financial data reconciliation and business process review of IT financial systems to streamline processes, reduce costs, and prevent inaccurate reporting for a State Housing Department with $225M of funding. Established and recommended a redesign of 2 Federal client’s budgets through close collaboration with senior leadership to better track financial spend, including the creation and maintenance of a data analytics dashboard to enable the clients to make more informed decisions and better manage their $11B and $25B budgets. Collaborated with and guided senior client leadership to overcome differing perspectives to identify solutions that meet the needs of the entire team to establish a future state that best enables the mission. Presented findings and recommendations to Higher Education, Federal, and State senior leadership teams with a strong executive presence to establish buy-in and a unified approach for the future state and change management. Managed multiple workstreams across stakeholder groups to produce unified results and approaches, including leading Diversity and Inclusion initiatives to create an open and inclusive team environment.

Developed a framework for performing financial analysis with a repeatable, consistent methodology. Identified areas for improvement through industry best practices and benchmarking. Analyzed current operations to review cost savings opportunities. Created transparency of IT spend and provided financial analysis to better inform decision-making. Performed analysis of business plan to identify methodologies to support migration to the cloud. Analyzed current funding processes to inform development of a future funding strategy to allow for successful operation in a cloud environment. Supported stakeholder coordination throughmethodical, data-driven decision-making. Identified costing approaches and required metrics in order to accurately forecast and plan a budget for IT support. Conducted a transformational cost analysis of the data center to determine available resources for reprioritization after cloud migration is completed. Developed a framework for review of best practices for IT controls and governance to assure regulatory compliance and reduce the opportunities for redundancies across the agency.

Collaborated with the C-suite for a commercial joint venture operating a large manufacturing facility with a $3B budget to identify risks, mitigation strategies, and process improvement solutions that were critical to achieving the client's cost reduction goals of $515M. Performed data reconciliation and standardization for the commercial joint venture to allow for accurate Federal reporting of the $3B budget and coordinated financial management updates with senior leadership. Performed and presented cost savings initiatives and business case analyses to senior leadership to establish buy-in for process improvement recommendations through demonstration of the benefit to the overall organization, including a total savings of $515 over 4 years. Enabled the successful merging of two manufacturing facilities while maintaining the engineering mission, including on time and on schedule delivery. Interacted with government agency representatives to explain the decision-making process, present recommended process improvements, and demonstrate expected cost savings to ensure regulatory compliance was maintained.

Performed engineering analysis, probabilistic risk assessments, technical calculations and data accuracy reviews of commercial energy companies’ generation plants with revenue ranging from $10B to $24B. Presented reports, findings, and written products for internal and public dissemination, including federal agencies and C-suite executives from the power industry. Provided recommendations for process improvement to streamline activities for efficiency and eliminate duplication of efforts, which impacts their ability to stay at full power and costs an estimated $1M per day they are offline. Interacted with non-technical stakeholders to explain technical issues in a clear and concise manner, including a role as governmental liaison for communication of activities and events at nuclear facilities. Performed emergency response functions, including post-Fukushima inspections to verify the safety and operation of the nuclear power plants in the United States. Coordinated training budget to ensure training needs were met while maintaining an adequate use of the allocated monetary funds.

- Strategized in teams to create and analyze the strength of ideas until a final proposal was reached.- Presented project bids to potential clients, including concepts and methods of manufacturing- Designed and planned the execution of new products through interactions with each group from conceptualization to the finished product.- Coordinated projects with a variety of departments to ensure smooth implementation and meet deadlines.- Created prototypes and final products through close interaction with the manufacturing facility, use of AutoCAD, and hands-on activities.- Communicated technical ideas in a simple manner with non-technical staff to ensure the process was efficient and precise.

- Developed plans and designs for construction of new plants with a team of engineers.- Interacted with a multiple groups to organize and combine information to create a final proposal that included all recommendations and findings.- Worked on teams to analyze and perform relief valve calculations and sizing through technical analysis and attention to detail.

- Developed plans and designs for construction of new plants.- Interacted with a multi-person group to organize the information and create a proposal.