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St Petersburg, Florida, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

►►Coordinated, deployed, and managed technical resources across concurrent engagements, often more than 20 at a time, while identifying additional software service opportunities as engagements proceeded. Served as Project Manager as needed, to engage with clients in providing project status reports and updates, including financials, technical resource scheduling, and ongoing communications with deployed resource personnel to ensure client satisfaction and a successful engagement completion.• Quickly reviewed all business operations documentation for quality assurance to streamline deployment and execution.• Routinely coordinated with security managers to ensure resource personnel gain and sustain access to necessary facilities requiring security clearances.• Acted as the sole designated point of contact and facilitator in the team for all tracking and forecasting of resource utilization; forecasted and tracked all engagement costs, revenues, and gross profits.• Ensured client success by tracking and monitoring engagement progress while anticipating, modifying, and extending engagement agreements and Statements of Work when needed. • Efficiently cultivated and maintained a broad roster of resource personnel with deployable IBM Software skills knowledge within IBM and the extended Business Partner community.• Drafted detailed and efficient sourcing justification and project summary documentation to enable increased scoping of engagements.

Herndon, Virginia, United States

►Multiple positions as a Subject Matter Expert (SME); National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and was the Sr. Consultant/Project Manager, a Joint Staff Comptroller.►These positions include specific data for each subject:► SME: NGA• Facilitated NGA’s software upgrade to PRISM Web Acquisition and Procurement Software • Adeptly assisted both users and developers with software implementation• Provided direction on compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), INFOSEC regulations, and facilitated an understanding of federal procurement procedures.• Primary point of contact for users who required assistance with software utilization and coordinated with Systems Administrators for action when required.► Sr. Consultant/Project Manager: Joint Staff Comptroller• Supported the adoption of Joint Staff's Automated Contract Management System (ACMS) product, a customized version of Compusearch's base PRISM application. • Trained and maintained support communications with hundreds of ACMS users within Joint Staff.• Proactively corrected potential deficiencies affecting Joint Staff procurement of goods and services in support of National Defense. • Spearheaded completion and installation coordination with the development team of necessary upgrades and updates.• Facilitated status meetings with Comptroller’s office and compiled detailed status reports containing real-time information for troubleshooting and anticipating future issues.► SME: DHS• Coordinated the creation of an acquisition portal combining the utilization of multiple software products, including PRISM, Commercequest, Oracle, and Sunflower • Provided onsite consulting services to demonstrate PRISM's functional capabilities and address questions and acted as a facilitator for management executives and stakeholders to comprehend and maximize utilization of the product.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

►Facilitated the implementation, negotiation, and issuance of subcontracts and purchase orders with subcontractors and/or vendors in support of voluminous federal contracts while acting in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).• Served as liaison between IBM program managers and subcontractors/vendors; drafted and submitted requests and proposals.• Negotiated rates and prices for hardware, software, and services for competitive proposals to Federal customers. • Performed accounts payable functions, including invoice tracking/payments.