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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Since 2010, I have advanced through increasingly responsible leadership roles for this global, Fortune 500 provider of mission-critical infrastructure consulting and support services to private industry and government.
• Planned and developed complex program budgets, schedules, P&L, cash flow positions, and EBIT, ensuring optimal operations and return across multiple task orders.
• Drove the execution of all task orders for an $8M Department of Energy (DoE) nuclear detection and deterrence program, propelling financial performance and growth to achieve $12M for FY20.
• Earned recognition as the Department of Energy Secretary's Honor Award winner, expertly supporting the dynamic program hailed as a key positive relationship within the challenging political environment.
• Catalyzed a 50% revenue increase, coauthoring and reviewing all technical and cost proposals to deliver strategic program and operations enhancements.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• As a consultant, I partner with diverse clients to lead ambitious programs and initiatives, guiding the development of contract-winning proposals, strategic project execution plans, and flexible, resilient.
• Provide clients with the expert services of a winning team with a history of securing more than $25M USD in contracts through expert proposal writing, propelling client success.
• Build client capacities, strategies, and operational efficiencies to support outstanding achievements in challenging environments.
• Partner with clients to shape winning proposals, managing all proposal processes from cost estimation to execution.
• Support clients through end-to-end project management, specializing in planning, scheduling, cost control, estimation, and claims, empowering clients to achieve outstanding project results for their customers and.
• Empower clients to reach their long-term business goals, consulting to define vision, strategy, and capacity building frameworks in support of vision-aligned culture and training transformations.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Helmed a $293M component of the $1B AFRICAP program, directing end-to-end program operations and steering the execution of multiple internal task orders. Served as the primary Point of Contact (POC), liaising with.
• Ensured comprehensive compliance with all US and local laws and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Partnered with diverse stakeholders, managing relationships to cultivate trust, influence, and satisfaction.
• Secured leadership recognition for authoring technical proposals which earned Superior ratings.
• Comprehensively redeveloped program processes and procedures, transforming workflows, communications reporting, and product deliverables to propel outstanding achievements.
• Spearheaded business developments, uncovering and communicating new business opportunities to propel growth.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• During this time, I captained financial controls and operations for a complex Ethiopia-based project and program, shaping and executing budgets, cash and cost analyses, P&L, and cash flow management to optimize.
• Governed the project’s $27M budget, delivering tailored management, risk, logistics, procurement, and supply chain strategies.
• Acting in the challenging role of a neutral party working between a rebel group and a government at war, navigated the multifaceted government, NGO, employee, vendor, and contractor environment to propel collaboration.
• Executed deliverables, directing all aspects of technical and project strategy, planning, tracking, and delivery.
• Directed contractual disbursement, ensuring compliance with Statements of Work (SOW) as well as financial operations, documenting end-to-end accounting process execution.
• Successfully claimed 99.5% of available fees and payment from the customer, closely controlling strategic spending and fund allocation across nine distinct task orders for on-budget completion.

Takoradi, Ghana

• Structured and implemented strategic procurement and supply chain procedures, governing all procurement for a $1B gas pipeline project. Mitigated project risk through tailored supply and procurement strategy, aligning.
• Spearheaded the construction and launch of a $10M warehouse, driving impactful change across procurement, supply chain, and logistics functions.
• Captured daily savings of $150K, a $2.1M cost reduction, a two-week critical path reduction, and early project delivery through expert governance of prime contractor shipments and shipment expediting strategy.
• Eliminated major challenges and blockages within prime contractor procurement department, submitting a QA/QC Corrective Action Report (CAR) to effectively block contractor collection of a $40M milestone payment until.
• Slashed delivery times by 75%, securing a 10% savings across a $519K purchase budget through the identification of local vendors in collaboration with the prime contractor.

Juba, South Sudan

• In this role, I project managed the $26.3M U.S. Government program, leading full contract compliance across supply chain, finance, and operational functions. Headed a 26-person team, directing operations to ensure the.
• Expertly navigated a major project blockage, negotiating non-monetary support for a core vendor to mitigate funding issues, avoid potential project delays, reallocate funding to company needs, and deliver key materials.
• Integrated into the behind-schedule, 80% complete project to comprehensively revitalize operations, demolishing and rebuilding schedules, resourcing, and strategy to ultimately deliver project one month ahead of.

Bamako, Mali / Nouakchott, Mauritania

• On contract assignment to Mali / Mauritania, I directed the execution of a $4.5M Mauritania and Mali Air Force supply project, providing critical equipment and cargo aircraft repair to maintain fleet functionality..
• Generated an additional 5.17% profit through timely execution of all project tasks and close budgetary control.
• Negotiated the immediate delivery of a critically needed lost shipment of aircraft components, successfully securing the shutdown of the airport runway to ensure on-time delivery and avoid costly project delays.
• Delivered a full repair of a crucial cargo plane within first day of operation, enabling stakeholder use to perform a vital medical evacuation that saved 10 lives.

Kampala, Uganda / Juba, South Sudan

• Heading local procurement, negotiation, and operations strategies in this role, I governed ten distinct task orders within a $1B Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, and Democratic Republic of Congo program, managing $2M in.
• Designed, built, and launched a high-efficiency logistical pipeline from scratch, cultivating robust local vendor partnerships and securing a 30% project savings over projected costs.
• Negotiated and purchased more than $400K in materials per month, leveraging local vendor relationships to ensure optimal procurement operations.
• Consulted with a specialty vendor to negotiate a 700%-below budget guard tower construction cost estimate. Prior roles:Property Manager (Contract), ANHAM, LLC, Baghdad, IraqLogistics & Property Manager (Contract).

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Business Administration