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Remote

Provide technical expertise and project delivery skills in the Public Assistance arena and work closely with the Applicants/Sub-Recipients to ensure quality product delivery on COVID 19, Flooding disasters. Remote assignment to perform Recipient review of sub-recipient FEMA grant projects up to $100M. Review projects for compliance with FEMA policies.

• Remote assignment to support IASC COVID VACCINE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS – ALPHA Project. Project Manager to provide services for data and statistical analysis on FEMA Regions I through V and States COVID-19 Vaccine.
• Coached, mentored newly assigned (not one with previous PA experience) to work with Applicants to support the Grant Manager System and Grants Manager Process across the Grants Manager Phase.
• Ensure completeness and integrity of the Applicant Damage Inventory (DI) including proper assignment of Category A-G to each DI line item and proper application of the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide.
• Conducted numerous PDMG Reviews to validate projects.
• Assigned 7 Applicants and successfully worked with Applicants through all Phases of Grants Manager Process. Perform all responsibilities across the 5 Phases of the Grants Management Process including Operational.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Primary Responsibility: Manage LOGCAP IV Program – IT Project Management Office with 10 to 30 active international projects and 7 to 12 project managers and business analysts. Manage cross-cultural teams for.
• Responsible for international, regional, local programs/project, plan, schedule. monitoring, tracking, support, and deployment across worldwide geographical distances (US, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Dubai)
• Communicate with international worldwide management and stakeholders on project progress and issues; prepare for management reviews (IPRs)
• Successfully lead, direct and coordinate activities for IT Support Services personnel to ensure IT progresses on schedule, within budget, and deploy to international worldwide sites
• As Project Manager for Electronic Document Management System Project: successfully implemented electronic document management across worldwide sites Afghanistan, Kuwait, Dubai, Oman and Texas for LOGCAP IV archiving.

Melbourne, Florida Area

• Primary Responsibilities: Analyze business processes and implement solutions to meet business and corrective action requirements for international aviation services program serving the US government.
• Use quality tools to lead Kaizen work teams.
• Proven record of leading international, cross-cultural teams to implement process improvements, document and process map 76+ business processes.
• Plan, convene and facilitate Annual Senior Leadership Conference for Vice President and international staff of Country Site Managers and Functional Directors; worldwide sites include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Colombia.

Toronto, Canada Area

• SOLCORP Division of EDS
• Develop and establish project management practices, standards, tools and templates for SDLC and Project Management Office (PMO) implementation.
• Successfully work directly with project managers to ensure application of project management practices. Train and mentor all project managers
• Developed and delivered project manager training based on PMI standards and practices
• Collect, summarize and publish the executive summary reports for each Region twice a month.
• Asia Pacific/Japan Region, US Region and Global Product Development based in Canada

Rochester, New York Area

• Project Manager and CMM Site Manager for SEI CMM Project. Successfully implemented project that achieved SEI CMM Level II for Rochester Branch, June 2000, on time on budget assuring $10 Million in continued revenue.
• Train, mentor and consult with project managers to apply project management best practices.
• Project Manager with responsibility for development and support of dealer website for major automobile manufacturer.

Rochester, New York Area

As an IT Consultant assigned to University of Rochester to serve as Interim IT Manager, University Administrative Systems, University of Rochester. Manage team of 10 – 18 IT professionals to support day-to-day operations for financial systems, human resource systems and implement unit’s projects. In conjunction, directly responsible for success of Y2K.

Rochester, New York Area

• Project Control Consultant providing direct support to Program Manager for US Infrastructure Separation. $64+ Million Program of approximately 20 infrastructure projects. Program scale: 10,000 End Users and spanned the.
• Develop project management standards (Lite), tools (Lite) and techniques based on CATALYST Project Management Methodology and PMI best practices.
• Train and mentor project managers on compliance with corporate project management standards.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Reporting directly to Senior VP. Head of Technical Services Unit responsible for technology delivery to 300 End Users at primary Jacksonville call center handling 10,000 calls per day and 8 remote nationwide marketing sites. Multi-platform infrastructure. Under my direction stabilized computer environment, implemented 28 strategic projects ($1.450M) and 8.

Rochester, New York Area

• Provide leadership for large technology enterprise projects providing technology business solutions for Xerox Corporation. Manage projects from concept to delivery.
• Define and document customer requirements, develop and present proposals including technology impact and pricing, negotiate service agreements Successfully completed seven projects for Xerox, with individual projects.
• Xerox outsourced its multi-divisional information technology functions to EDS 7/95. Prior to this I served in two positions. First, Program Manager, Global Infrastructure Deployment. Second, as Manager, End User.

Rochester, New York Area

• Directed IT Group of up to 21 IT professionals providing applications, operational and infrastructure systems support to Kodak’s 1-800 national Customer Service Center handling 4,000 calls per day. Managed $2 million.
• Integrated major, new interactive voice response systems and software agent capability. Eliminated legacy platforms and migrated to open systems platform.
• Successfully implement and KICNET information base of 120,000 pages of product, purchase and how-to information. Supported public interne board services for Kodak’s digital imaging customers. Included repository.
• Implemented new application, automating information collection from customer calls regarding operating systems.

Fellow, Executive Development Program, Leadership And Change

Selected from among 180 women as NHLI Fellow to study leadership & change: intensive leadership development, leadership skills, public.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration

Emphasis Finance and Accounting, Minor Economics