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Palm Bay, Fl, Us

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Palm Bay, Florida, United States

Florida, United States

Strategically drive software development scrum teams towards implementation of VA Community Care Reimbursement initiatives resulting in consistent SAFe release delivery over the course of the contract.Support VA PMs in the identification of data collection, analysis and reporting in order to fully outline requirement with development teams.Perform strategic analysis and review of development work within the backlog to be delivered and outlining capacity and velocity for scrum teams over the course of any build. Utilize agile methodologies to facilitate release planning, sprint planning, backlog grooming and retrospective meetings with VA stakeholders. Collaborate with IT members, product managers, business and development teams to develop and maintain product delivery schedules.Review user stories with business analysist and subject matter experts to refine and clarify user stories so that development teams have a clear understanding of work to be accomplished. Remove impediments and blockers to take full advantage of output potential while encouraging and implementing process improvements to maximize team productivity.Build relationships with stakeholders and key partners to proactively manage and focus teams and program activities. Create network diagram flow charts to outline network connections and correlate functionalities to project user stories in an effort to fully document program capabilities.

Melbourne, Florida Area

Work to guide 5 software development scrum teams towards implementation of VA Healthcare replacement initiatives resulting in consistent 3 week sprint release delivery over the course of the contract.Support VA PMs in the identification of data collection, analysis and reporting in order to fully outline requirement with development teams.Perform strategic analysis and review of development work within the backlog to be delivered and outlining capacity and velocity for 5 scrum teams over the course of any build. Utilize agile methodologies to facilitate release planning, sprint planning, backlog grooming and retrospective meetings with VA stakeholders. Collaborate with IT members, product managers, business and development teams to develop and maintain product delivery schedules.Review user stories with business analysist and subject matter experts to refine and clarify user stories so that development teams have a clear understanding of work to be accomplished. Remove impediments and blockers to take full advantage of output potential while encouraging and implementing process improvements to maximize team productivity.Build relationships with stakeholders and key partners to proactively manage and focus teams and program activities. Create network diagram flow charts to outline network connections and correlate functionalities to project user stories in an effort to fully document program capabilities.

Palm Bay, Florida

 Responsible for the build, delivery and implementation of all training across 5 verticals and to more than 300 customers.  Built relationships with account managers and corporate partners effectively fostering positive customer relationships and company strategic outlook. Collected and provided modeling and analyses of structured and unstructured training data used for partner training initiatives consistently receiving 5 out of 5 positive ratings from customers.  Developed and implemented strategic training plans incorporating and outlining training processes, requirements and communications enhancing understanding of training needs across departments and enabling a more streamlined process for customers to receive training.  Maintained in-depth knowledge of Aviation, Maritime, Government and Enterprise products, services, applications and technical capabilities ensuring proper information was conveyed correctly to customers and internal departments. Developed, documented and distributed presentations and documentation encompassing product strategy, development, architecture, technical capabilities and components resulting in the successfully delivery of multiple training initiatives to more than 30 partner organizations. Provided multilevel classroom and e-learning training to internal employees and external partners on products and services, business tools, regulations and guidelines spanning 5 business units receiving outstanding yearly performance and resulting in maximized bonus payout.

 Coordinated project management activities and technical oversight to multiple departments in execution of project deliverables securing the delivery, installation and management of more than 150 VSAT terminals valued at more than 6 million dollars.  Developed and initiated internal processes to improve project delivery within specific timeframes resulting in a 2 week reduction of delivery times. Defined project resources required for completion of VSAT projects working with sales managers and customers to outline requirements ensuring customers received necessary equipment along with coordination technician availability.  Managed SATCOM airtime accounts and contracts to maintain bandwidth and contract obligations held by consumers creating updated process to identify contract overlaps and falloff reducing contract overlap and automatic contract extension.

 Analyzed contracts for content, clauses and definition of outstanding contractual matters in direct relation to requirements at the initial stages of all projects. Reviewed correspondence to assure compliance with customer, contractor and corporate obligations. Provided pre-proposal and proposal preparation support. Coordinated and perform contract close-out actions.

Landsthul, Germany

 Managed, Maintained and configured facility communication systems and networks that encompassed all of Europe. Lead a team of 11 army personnel ensuring proper network usage, response to mission and circuit troubleshooting to aid in securing down range communication and traffic were transmitted and received without incident. Created a successful training and certification program as the Subject Matter Expert on the AN-GSC 39 and AN-FSC -78 Terminals providing valuable contributions to the mission and aiding entry level army personnel in learning problem solving and troubleshooting techniques. Reviewed and validated mission requirements to determine technical sufficiency and identified trends that may have indicated impending equipment failures resulting in increased mission success rates.

 Managed $20M+ of communication and navigation systems spacecraft providing flight management and ground control and completing more than 2000 control flights. Performed mission critical launch activities for Eastern Range resulting in successful launch of 2 Air Force satellites valued at more than 2 billion dollars.  Identified mission risks and impacts with flight engineers to mitigate risk factors ensuring a more successful missions. Performed mission critical launch activities for Eastern Range resulting in successful launch of 2 Air Force satellites valued at more than 2 billion dollars.

 Senior instructor for the installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and restoral of AN/GSC-39/52 and the AN/FSC-78 Strategic SATCOM earth terminals successfully training and certifying more than 200 students.  Conducted academic conferences and practical hands-on training for multiple Department of Defense agencies ensuring the successful completion of 20 technical classes. Oversaw all contract obligations, liaising between US Army and Paramount Contract Management, creating all necessary reports and managing 5 personnel on contract.

 Recruited and onboarded 140 personnel for more than 13 different contracts all employees worked to end of contract and 1/3 resulted in permanent placement with the Department of the Army  Managed employee payroll and performance reports utilizing performance management and improvement systems such as ADP.  Developed contract recruitment processes to support organizational goals subsequently aiding in attracting and retaining more qualified candidates

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Project Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Communication, General