Review Program Plans that are being submitted to US Government proposals. Assist the business development team in breaking down government RFPs, evaluate Statements of Work, or Performance Work Statements and ensure that the company’s response complies with the requirements. Provide briefings to C-level on strategy to pursue training opportunities on the Counter Narcotic & Global Threat IDIQ contract. Evaluate resumes of potential program managers.

Directed and managed program and projects to fulfill contractual requirements and program objectives for the $3B global government services provider providing flight operations support, training, international development, intelligence training & support, contingency operations, security, and vehicle maintenance throughout the world. Planned and organized projects, requirements, and expected outcomes consistent with program objectives, goals, and government regulations. Developed change management deliverables and tracked process improvements as needed. Primary contact for stakeholders, government representatives, company leadership; provided project status/issues/successes. Ensured team compliance with applicable company and federal government regulations. Liaison with business development team regarding proposal opportunities, RFPs and new business. Program Manager of a US Department of State Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting programs and initiatives for conflict resolution and stability in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union valued at $375M.

As Program Manager, managed an international staff of over 200. Ensured appropriate utilization of resources allocated to the program (personnel, materials, funds, and equipment). Oversaw and monitored program financial status and performance to maintain contract budget guidelines and schedules. Projects included an Armed Forces of Liberia Recruitment & Vetting project, a Liberian Ministry of Defense Training project, and the construction of two distinctive training bases. Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and high performance to my team, while ensuring their health, morale, and welfare needs were met. Conducted program status reviews with company executives and with the customer to provide updates on all Statements of Work, requirements, and scope documents. Documented status, impacts, and issues. Created project artifacts. Participated in the development of comprehensive project plans of short and long range goals and milestones for use by the entire organization.Selected Results & Accomplishments• Training. Provided program oversight of a State Department contract with a value of $111M with 224 program members. Delivered four training cycles: Initial Entry Training, Advanced Infantry Training, Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Courses, and Officers Candidate Courses. Resulted in over 2100 Liberians trained for the new Armed Forces of Liberia, ahead of schedule and under budget.

Recruited a technically proficient and professional staff to be assigned to four projects in Africa. Provided timely deliverables and performance related data to allow adequate monitoring, oversight, and performance measurement of the projects. Coordinated continuous improvement activities with PMs in the field. Resolved problems with minimal disruptions to contractual obligations. Responded rapidly to additional operational requirement requests. Handled purchase requests and provided documentation to supply chain management. Participated in weekly conference calls with the Department of State and other US governmental agencies.

Program management for the global ecommerce solutions company providing omni-channel, supply chain, logistics, technology/e-commerce, Demandware (now Salesforce CommerceCloud), call center, and marketing solutions to brands and retailers throughout the world. Managed high-profile client relationships. Selected Results & Accomplishments• Time Tracking: Successfully implemented new labor tracking system in company’s multiple locations in Texas and Memphis, Tennessee resulting in better capture of costs, allocation of capital and expense, and more effective time management. • CHANEL: Participated in the back office testing to support the launch of ecommerce and fulfillment for the $5B retailer and luxury brand.

Hand-picked as part of a 5-person organization to complete 190 projects valued at $270M throughout Southern Iraq in a 4-month period. Provided weekly reports of team status to the U.S. and British Consular Generals in Iraq. Assisted in the preparation of Emergency Action Plan and the post CPA Staffing Study.Selected Results & Accomplishments• Equipment. Contracted for equipment staging areas in order to streamline property deliveries. Resulted in a savings of 240 man hours per week and reduced missing inventory by 33%.• Audit. Prepared for audit of over 456 contracts and 4 grants worth $162M.

Provided high-level briefing of the Governorate Coordinator and the Deputy Governorate Coordinator. Managed the $6.5M Rapid Regional Response Program that completed 83 projects to improve Iraqi infrastructure. Mentored 24 Coalition Forces Project Officers in project preparation and contract tendering procedures. Implemented $2.5M Local Governance Fund to teach 11 regional councils how to plan, budget, and track projects at a local level.

U.S. Army Signal Corp Officer deployed in worldwide locations including Korea, Germany, Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo leading Platoon size (40 personnel) to Battalion size (over 400 personnel) in providing tactical communications supporting Army War Fighters. As a Civil Affairs Officer, coordinated the deployment and redeployment of 120 personnel from the U.S. to the Bosnian theater of operations.Selected Results & Accomplishments• Operations & Management. o Supervised a logistics staff of 25, developing policies, plans, procedures and analysis of all logistics support functions to include maintenance, supply, transportation, contract management and Base Operations functions for US Army Europe and European Command units over a 127,000 square mile area.o Planned and executed the deployment of over 300 soldiers from various units in the US into Bosnia-Herzegovina.o Developed training plans, Situational Training Exercises, assigning instructors and coordinating resources for the Observer-Controller Course. Trained over 120 students in three months.• Information Technology & Telecommunications. o Monitored the performance of two subcontracts for the Army valued at $18M for life support services and aircraft fuel supply and the construction of operating bases in Nzarra, South Sudan and Obo, Central Africa Republic.o Led an organization of over 140 providing mission critical Voice, Data and automatic switching capabilities in support of US Army Europe Headquarters and its major subordinate commands.o Managed a Help Desk team of five supporting 300+ customers of the US Army Criminal Investigation Command. o Successfully managed the installation and configuration of a LAN supporting 300 end users while relocating 30 existing systems 60 days ahead of schedule resulting in a cost savings of $65K.o Video Teleconferencing Project: improved command and control communications, saving approximately $235K on travel and per diem costs.

Prepared and executed capital and operating budgets in excess of $25.8M supporting the company’s Switch System Engineering division. Handled vendor negotiations with major telecom companies (Nortel, Ericsson, Alcatel and Lucent) to ensure their pricing and deliverables were consistent with our project cost models. Trained external groups on the Budgets & Analysis Tracking System (BATS). Leveraged purchasing power to take advantage of volume discounts resulting in a cost reduction savings of $700k.