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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Contractor for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Benefits Administration, Compensation Service. Currently supporting the Legacy Content Management (LCM) and Private Medical Record (PMR) programs. Perform a broad range of Independent Verification and Validation, Program Management, Project Management, and Quality Assurance activities. This includes executive briefings and reporting, staff oversight and evaluation, development of project management plans, integrated master schedules, risk management plans, artifact and process assessments, mentoring and training, help desk management, test data and test case creation, and test cycle management. Create custom data aggregation, data entry and reporting solutions using Microsoft Access, Microsoft SharePoint and SQL Server. Leverage institutional knowledge of VA systems and operations to continuously improve the programs through change management, gap analysis, and Business Process Improvement. Provides key input for strategic planning of the programs.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Contractor for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Benefits Administration, Compensation Service. Worked for a contract effort for the Department of Veteran's Affairs. Companies that held the contract included Impact Innovations Group, Dynamics Research Corporation, Engility Corporation and Innovative Manageent Concepts, Inc. Supporting deployment and maintenance of the Virtual VA content management system, Legacy Content Management (LCM) and Private Medical Record (PMR) programs. Performed a broad range of services including; Independent Verification and Validation, Program Management, Project Management, and Quality Assurance. This included executive briefings and reporting, staff oversight and evaluation, development of project management plans, integrated master schedules, risk management plans, artifact and process assessments, mentoring and training, help desk management, test data and test case creation, and test cycle management. Created custom data aggregation, data entry and reporting solutions using Microsoft Access, Microsoft SharePoint and SQL Server. Leveraged institutional knowledge of VA systems and operations to continuously improve the programs through change management, gap analysis, and Business Process Improvement. Provided key input for strategic planning of the programs.

Supported a portfolio of Underwriting IT projects to ensure successful solution development and delivery of the right functionality on schedule and within budget. Contributed to the creation of the development methodology, quality review process, and Program Office roles and procedures. Validated the construction and maintenance of comprehensive project plans. Ensured the establishment and execution of change management and quality control processes. Verified that project issues and risks are managed. Ensured trace-ability between business requirements, design, code and test cases. Facilitated issue resolution with business and technology stakeholders. Managed the Project Review process with lifecycle subject matter experts. Monitored and validated project costs. Designed and implemented the project portfolio website.

Programming, systems support, training.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Information Technology

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Bachelor Of Science (Bs)

Bachelor'S Degree