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Reston, Virginia, Us

Digital Modernization Sector, DISA IT, Defense Enclave Services (DES) program.Lead customer experience and organizational change management efforts on $11B program to unify DoD Fourth Estate Defense Agencies and Field Activities technology systems.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Supported Sector President in standing up new capability-based sector in Leidos. Led projects, collaborated with business and functional leaders within the sector, and partnered with leaders across the enterprise.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Supported Executive Vice President & Operations Manager in carrying out strategic and operational initiatives. Managed projects and partnered with division and functional leaders to achieve success across the business. Developed and executed operation-wide communications and engagement plans. - Coordinated in-person and virtual events for 4,500+ employee operation on strategic, tactical, technical, and engagement topics and used real-time surveys to gather feedback, receiving an average 4.3 out of 5 score. - Developed “Take Your Time” campaign as part of Leidos Life, a broader enterprise-wide employee engagement initiative to encourage employees to focus on wellbeing. Received 2022 Achievement Award for role on Leidos Life team. - Developed and launched operation-level new employee orientation to improve engagement and retention. - Partnered with Office of Technology leadership to develop operation’s business strategy for 2023.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Lead organizational change management, communications, training, technical documentation, user experience, graphic design and reporting programs to support all internal IT and cybersecurity efforts at Leidos. Collaborate with other functional areas and lines of business to achieve results.HIGHLIGHTS- Developed and executed internal communications and organizational change management program, “Securing for Success”, which included branding, communications, and a change agent network of over 150 employees to support cybersecurity (NIST 800-171) requirement projects that affected over 30,000 employees across the world.- Successfully planned and executed IT organizational change management strategy includingcommunications, training and culture transformation for $4.6 billion merger with Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems and Global Solutions (IS&GS) business segment. Received 2017 Achievement Award for this project.- Received 2018 Achievement Award for functional excellence for leading the internal communications and organizational change management program of transformational post-merger project to consolidate legacy financial systems.- Received 2020 Achievement Award for Excellence in Collaboration for providing timely communications on working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Responsible for creating and executing the change management, training and communications strategy and plan for a multi-million dollar investment to replace Volkswagen Group of America's Order Management and Logistics systems. I supported the program business leader in executing a strategy that addressed the needs of Corporate, Logistics Service Providers, Field and Dealer users of the new systems.HIGHLIGHTS:Developed OMD Web “Weekly Tip” training feature and delivered to over 10,000 individuals every week to improve use of existing system; received positive feedback and “excellent” ratings from recipients. Developed comprehensive communications and change management strategy and tactical plan for complex system integration. Managed training vendor including budget and staffing.

Dublin 2, Ie

** Held a broad range of management / leadership roles and responsibilities over a 5+ year period as a Manager with Accenture (2009-2015) **Overall: Supervised up to 20 team members per project. Led communications, training, and change management efforts for federal clients, interacting with senior-level leaders. Determined methods and procedures on new assignments; worked directly with clients on approach and sign-off.HIGHLIGHTS: ■ Led Strategic Communications effort at TSA. Lead internal communications campaign for Accenture Federal Services. Tasked with identifying strategic communication needs for the TSA’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis and creating plan for implementation. Developed internal strategic communications plan for the Vetting Analysis Division within the OIA, presenting plan to Director and GS-15 level leadership.■ Led training initiative for client within TSA. Staffed and managed team of 8. Built comprehensive training work plan, deployment plan, training design, and curriculum. Delivered computer-based and instructor-led training for group of 100. Led development and editing of 300+-page user manual as well as facilitator guides and training materials.■ Led communications and change management effort for more than 38,000 Army users for new financial management system, leading team of 6. Oversaw all communication and change management efforts for the system implementation. Introduced social media strategy using the Army’s milSuite tools.■ Managed organizational change management effort for a Salesforce implementation. Planned and executed all change, communication, and training activities.■ Led training and content conversion effort for IRS.gov transformation. Led 2 separate teams and work efforts. Developed strategy and managed conversion of 100,000+ content items to new content management system. Led teams in completing migration and training to ensure successful go-live of new system.■ Leadership coach for FBI.

Dublin 2, Ie

Consultant (2006-2009) | Analyst (2004-2006)As Consultant, led communications, change enablement, and training teams in various initiatives. Designed and implemented change interventions. As Analyst, supported projects in various capacities.HIGHLIGHTS:■ Communications Lead, U.S. Army – Developed and led deployment of content for communications vehicles to reach 38,000 Army employees, leading team of 6. Executed 70+ communications events and work products over a 2-year period as Lead, with ~25% above and beyond expectations. ■ Strategic Communications Specialist/Lead, U.S. Army – Started as Specialist and gained increased scope as Lead. Developed and distributed executive-level communications, strategic communications, and newsletters to reach 38,000 for one of the world’s largest SAP implementations. Collaborated with client to develop strategic communication plan that became baseline for all strategic communications on the project.■ Quality Lead/PMO Lead, IRS – Supervised team of 3 and developed processes for staffing, invoicing, sales, planning, and quality standards maintenance in an internal position.■ Training/Enterprise Readiness Consultant, IRS – Modified and updated existing training; developed and delivered new course materials. Supported organizational readiness tasks such as training strategy, communications planning, stakeholder newsletter development, and IRS.gov web design.■ PMO Analyst – Supervised team of 3 (rare for Accenture Analyst). Oversaw all PMO and Quality Management activities on the project. Served as the primary interface for project financials, and monthly invoice processes; managed all aspects of Project Management Office/

Partnered with Director of Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology Program to develop original research and publications on government’s role in standards.

Worked with internal clients of the World Bank Institute to integrate technology into learning programs. Conducted research, metadata analysis, taxonomy development, semantic analysis, content analysis, writing, and brochure design, and website usability and navigation testing.

Master'S Degree, Communication, Culture And Technology

Bachelor Of Arts, Comparative Literature And French