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Charlotte, Nc

Led teams to design and implement strategic plans, conduct due diligence efforts, and streamline operations across multiple industries, including finance, private equity, healthcare providers, and government. Served as the primary client point of contact for multiple engagements. Managed internal efforts to redesign the scope of North American talent attraction efforts across 45+ offices. Led proposal efforts for more than $72 million in awarded contracts.● Led project office standup… Show more Led teams to design and implement strategic plans, conduct due diligence efforts, and streamline operations across multiple industries, including finance, private equity, healthcare providers, and government. Served as the primary client point of contact for multiple engagements. Managed internal efforts to redesign the scope of North American talent attraction efforts across 45+ offices. Led proposal efforts for more than $72 million in awarded contracts.● Led project office standup for a national bank’s cloud migration effort, overseeing migration/disposition of ~3,000 mission-critical applications from on-premises servers to cloud.● Managed 4-person team to develop a spectrum of portfolio growth strategies for a ~$40B private equity fund investing in healthcare SaaS solutions; led development of investment thesis, market sizing efforts, and identified potential acquisition candidates.● Led 5-person team to develop due diligence recommendations for a $300B private equity client’s potential acquisition of a data analytics firm from a Fortune 50 healthcare payer. ● Primary client point of contact for finalization and transfer of 10+ models tracking ~$35M in annual revenue cycle management uplift initiatives for a PE-owned medical services provider.● Oversaw analyses informing the overarching reorganization of ~$1.5B regional bank, including spans-and-layer reporting analysis, optimization of relationship manager loading across 4 customer segments, and profitability analysis/geographic distribution of branch network; identified ~$20M in annual cost savings. ● Managed 3-person team to identify 8 strategic policy levers to address clinical staffing shortages for a U.S. state’s public health department. Show less

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Led teams on 20+ engagements to design, develop, and implement customized technical solutions to assist US government agencies to track the performance of organizations receiving over hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants on an annual basis. Led efforts to track and disburse over $40 billion in funding to 64 state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Directly oversaw staffing, budget, scheduling and served as the primary client POC for over $12 million in… Show more Led teams on 20+ engagements to design, develop, and implement customized technical solutions to assist US government agencies to track the performance of organizations receiving over hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants on an annual basis. Led efforts to track and disburse over $40 billion in funding to 64 state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Directly oversaw staffing, budget, scheduling and served as the primary client POC for over $12 million in contracts.● Product manager and technical lead for Agile and hybrid Agile teams developing databases and software applications to support federal grant-making agencies’ efforts to track the performance of awardees receiving $360M+ in annual funding. Tools enabled programs’ first use of data analytics to drive programmatic strategy & funding decisions.● Led 15-person+ multidisciplinary teams to develop IT solutions to capture and report on financial and key performance indicators for a federal healthcare agency responsible for distributing more than $40B in COVID funding to 64 state and local governments. ● Oversaw teams of contractors and state government employees to develop applications to collect, analyze, and report on budget and performance measures for $900M in COVID-related grants for the health and human services division of a state government. Product manager for KPI dashboards used by state cabinet-level officials.● Oversaw 6-person team’s development of a suite of data analytics and machine learning tools to categorize relevant news stories to support a federal civilian agency’s efforts to combat human trafficking.● Served as subject matter expert to a $1.2T U.S. federal agency developing a framework to reimagine the administration of grants across the federal government.● Managed staffing, budget, schedules and served as the primary client contact for over $12M of contracts. Served in key oversight role for more than 19 engagements. Show less

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Served as a technical advisor and program manager for advanced projects for an U.S. Army organization established to bypass traditional acquisition efforts. Facilitated strategic planning efforts and coordinated and led the development of technical solutions involving multiple government and private sector stakeholders. Oversaw $17M in acquisition projects resulting in successfully fielding 5 programs, as well as providing technical consultation for an additional $25 million in funded research… Show more Served as a technical advisor and program manager for advanced projects for an U.S. Army organization established to bypass traditional acquisition efforts. Facilitated strategic planning efforts and coordinated and led the development of technical solutions involving multiple government and private sector stakeholders. Oversaw $17M in acquisition projects resulting in successfully fielding 5 programs, as well as providing technical consultation for an additional $25 million in funded research efforts.● Facilitated strategic planning review sessions with senior military and civilian leaders and developed recommendations to address opportunities and challenges related to fundamental organizational shifts stemming from additive manufacturing.● Provided programmatic management and technical oversight for over $17M in acquisition projects for a federal defense client, spanning air and ground robotics, biometrics, and communications platforms. Successfully fielded five programs.● Reviewed feasibility of proposed approaches and technical solutions, and developed recommendations and justifications to pursue or decline proposals. Provided technical consultation for an additional $25M in funded acquisition projects.● Facilitated agreements among multiple vendor, government, and military stakeholders, including the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). Show less

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Developed strategic plans and KPIs for public sector emergency preparedness organizations. Developed and designed technical solutions to assist in the processing of thousands of grant applications. Assisted with the design and stand up of a new organizational division to comply with presidential mandate.● Developed a strategic plan and measurement and reporting tools for the emergency response division of a large federal healthcare client (annual budget $600 million); oversaw… Show more Developed strategic plans and KPIs for public sector emergency preparedness organizations. Developed and designed technical solutions to assist in the processing of thousands of grant applications. Assisted with the design and stand up of a new organizational division to comply with presidential mandate.● Developed a strategic plan and measurement and reporting tools for the emergency response division of a large federal healthcare client (annual budget $600 million); oversaw development of emergency communications plan.● Advised and facilitated the transition and reorganization of a 200-person, $220 million division of a large federal healthcare client, including development of standard operating procedures, decision models, and knowledge management approach; developed tools to support award of $70 million in grants.● Designed data management structures and implemented comprehensive solutions to automate production of a federal healthcare client’s annual preparedness report.● Advised Six Sigma team developing enterprise-wide redesign of electronic and physical access systems for a federal healthcare client. Show less

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Graduate program research assistant, responsible for developing a strategic plan to establish a research program into innovations in the built-environment (e.g., hospitals, clinics) which could be used to improve the health outcomes of military servicemembers and their families.● Developed a strategic plan in conjunction with industry consultants for a proposed innovation center for a federal defense healthcare organization. Conducted interviews with administrators and staff of… Show more Graduate program research assistant, responsible for developing a strategic plan to establish a research program into innovations in the built-environment (e.g., hospitals, clinics) which could be used to improve the health outcomes of military servicemembers and their families.● Developed a strategic plan in conjunction with industry consultants for a proposed innovation center for a federal defense healthcare organization. Conducted interviews with administrators and staff of nationally-known innovation centers; documented findings; developed business plan, financial projections, and implementation strategy for proposed center. Show less

● Managed 6-person team to complete a $400,000 research grant sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Coordinated research efforts across the United States, and developed web-based application that allowed study participants to report daily walking behavior. Negotiated access to experimental sites and subject pool. Developed questionnaire used to rate subjective walking path characteristics, and designed and implemented analysis of results.

● Developed methodology and software to analyze the visual characteristics of architectural floorplans. Applied methodology in numerous contexts, including analyzing over 30 intensive care units for major hospital systems to determine optimum designs.

Master Of Science In Architecture, Architecture

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Secretary and Graduate Student Health and Welfare Committee, Georgia Tech Graduate Student Government.

Master Of Science - Ms, Architectural History And Criticism

Ba, English/Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa