Senior Management Analyst for the Messaging Systems Office and the Information Resource Management Bureau at the US Department of State. I work with budgetary and human resources analysis, management and planning staff at a high-level Information Technology office in the State Department to review, revise, and document new and existing business and organizational processes. The main purpose is to develop, document and certify through the Human Resources Office (HR) the full lifecycle of requirements for establishment of new staffing, major reorganizations and realignments of various organizations, relocation and reassignment of staff, recruitment opportunities at all levels of positions, annual evaluations, and provide expert knowledge of and management support for the use of automated HR, evaluations, awards and administrative systems.

Oversee Program Management Office (PMO) for reengineering and streamlining command and control messaging system used at >250 domestic and overseas facilities for US government's foreign affairs agency. Plan and manage system replacements at embassies, consulates, and missions. Administer program budgets ranging from $50M to $100M per year. Direct procurement, contracting, HR, facilities management, and computer system support for two physical locations. Supervise seven direct reports plus program/project teams, including contracted senior managers. Serve as Contracting Officer's Representative for PMO, coordinating up to 14 staff contracts as large as $3.5M each. Evaluate Request for Quotes (RFQs) and Statements of Work (SOWs). Experienced in Ariba Spend Management system.-- Revamped major PMO contract vehicles to achieve greater efficiency by requiring adherence to quality management and performance measurement standards.-- Increased worker productivity by implementing streamlined financial tracking system for all program acquisitions and contract actions.-- Reengineered business processes for HR and program staff support to reduce time for delivery of computer and facility services.

Planned and directed high-profile projects in areas of process reengineering, IT risk management, procurements and acquisitions, staff management, facilities management, and technology implementations. Supervised four direct reports and large project teams. Managed project portfolios. Directed multiple project teams and multi-million dollar budgets to place secure, leading-edge mobile technology in hands of State Department customer located in remote corners of globe.-- Earned Meritorious Honor Award for managing complex project to reengineer and streamline networks, telecommunications, physical cable plant, and computer systems services for two locations.-- Developed project plans and requirements for major global enterprise messaging program initiative.-- Ensured project plans complied with PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

Led complete project life cycles for large-scale enterprise, infrastructure, PDA, and laptop deployments. Prepared project plans and formulated budgets as large as $50M. Supervised two to five project managers and up to five senior consultants. -- Personally designed and implemented PMO for entire unit, comprising five divisions, to support State Department's official messaging systems.-- Stepped into role of Chief of Project Management branch upon departure of former chief and successfully guided languishing projects to approval and completion.-- Established and implemented detailed budget plans in support of deployment of large-scale department-wide command and control systems.

Prepared and managed projects to implement new technology infrastructures for unclassified and classified email systems. Carried out product selection for standard enterprise messaging application suite utilized at all State Dept. locations worldwide. Prepared budget recommendations as large as $90M.-- Reduced code rewrite 50% by standardizing development of major agency applications on cutting-edge automated software code generation platform.-- Streamlined management and release of operating system code to >250 locations worldwide.-- Led project team to identify and recommend next generation enterprise email system, MS Exchange, for agency-wide incorporation, replacing outdated and hard to maintain minicomputer-based system.-- Led wholesale replacement of network infrastructure with new industry-standard technology.CAREER NOTES: Previously held positions of Lead Computer Programmer and Systems Analyst for Overseas Automation Program at US DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Performed coding, design, testing, and deployment of enterprise-wide operating systems and applications to more than 200 locations.