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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Awarded the highest employee evaluation score of the company two years in a row.• Contracted 3 of 16 business development projects with 11 opportunities still pending feasibility, costing, RFPs, requirements gathering, timeline, and cashflow negotiations.• Largest collection of simultaneous projects managed included 14 revenue or change generating projects, 11 project teams, 68 subcontractors, and a total value of $84 million.• Received client approval of the full financial reconciliation of 28 open-book legacy projects by sourcing 6 yrs and 1000’s of financial documents across 47 sources, balancing the P&L statements to the cent, compiling and designing a novel financial handoff package, and presenting the financial information to a panel of client SMEs.• Developed and implemented 9 internal change projects including regulations tracking, documentation management, risk analysis, stakeholder reporting, client quality approval, closeout processes, financial reconciliation, client change acceptance workflow, and cash flow forecasting.• Delivered closeout packages for 20 JP Morgan Chase projects worth a total of $169M with complex regulations and requirements while coordinating 15 project teams and 58 vendors.• Increased stakeholder collaboration from 20 to 80 interactions per month across all portfolios by using facilitation tools and techniques, and empathetic communication.• Selected as the client’s preferred PoC by implementing new communication management processes including a new phase gate stakeholder approval process to ensure buy-in and written approval.• Decreased meeting times from 1.5 hrs to 40 mins by utilizing design thinking tactics and establishing a strict meeting management process focused on informal value-based communication.• Interviewed, trained and coached an entry-level project coordinator from zero industry experience to becoming the PMIS administrator and facilitating all stakeholder reporting audits.

Northern, Virginia, United States

• Delivered 6 commercial mechanical projects worth $5M total with a project team of 9 and 2 subcontractors.• Saved the project timelines of 23 projects across the company and became the largest inventory holder of essential materials on the East Coast during a national sales freeze by leveraging my personal vendor network and negotiating a massive bulk order.• Maintained a 13% bid award success rate by building rapport with clients early and often, developing a new bottom-up estimate automation tool.• Eliminated inventory misallocations and unauthorized material transfers by designing and implementing a low-tech equipment and inventory management process.

Northern, Virginia, United States

• Assisted in the delivery of 18 commercial mechanical projects with a project team of 22 people.• Consolidated 7 yrs of projects documents into a labeled and organized documentation system and created a searchable project excel database with project abstracts.• Increased the value of a contract by 10% ($75k) and executed the contract by proactively building rapport with the client and negotiating based on verbal and non-verbal cues.• Built a new estimation costing tool by researching best practices, consistently updating content, and establishing a new process expectation with vendors for them to initiate weekly deliveries of update pricing sheets.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Navigating the expansive world of digital designs, I was a one-person operation, responsible for every facet of the business journey. Without the backing of a formal company, my ventures revolved around the core of passion, precision, and performance.• Excelled in crafting impactful Branding and Advertising designs, translating client visions into design that resonated with target audiences.• Optimized copy, ensuring a cohesive blend of visuals and text to maximize campaign effectiveness.• With a knack for listening, I led discovery meetings, developed or refined design briefs, and carved out the essence of every project.• Regularly showcased my creations, absorbing feedback, refining designs, and ensuring a client-centric approach in every project iteration.• Delivered polished designs in a client-ready format for each and every project on-time and on-budget, setting the stage for their marketing success.• Navigated contract negotiations, pricing discussions, and ensuring a steady flow of projects to sustain and grow my venture.

Rockville, Md

In the realm of video game development, my role as a Quality Assurance Specialist was underpinned by a relentless drive for excellence and meticulous attention to detail. Having been credited for my exceptional work in The Evil Within (2014), and contributing behind the scenes in five other projects, my mission extended beyond mere bug detection—it symbolized a steadfast commitment to quality and perfection.