Karen Bray, Ms, Pmp, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Versatile Senior Consultant providing government and private-sector customer’s with overall project and event management services. Clients have included: Professional and Scientific Associates (PSA): Managed the USDA/FNS and CDC/NHPC contracts.C² Technologies, Inc.: Supported the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to execute their inaugural annual meeting. Worked with senior management on all aspects of meeting management and planning for a 2.5-day conference with 1,300 attendees. Responsibilities included spearheading, coordinating, and assisting with the following: strategic planning, committees, timeline and tasks, SharePoint site, Cvent, graphics, program development, schedule layout, presentations, audiovisual coordination, registration, on-site staff training, site coordination, etc.The Savan Group: Worked with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide event management and logistics support for the New Grantee Orientation Meeting. Support included all aspects of logistics. Meeting was canceled due to funding.National Capital Consulting (NCC): Supported site selection and contract negotiations for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Mentored conference staff in all aspects of developing Request for Proposals (RFPs) submitted to potential venues, reviewing responses, and negotiating contracts to provide the best value to the client.

Herndon, Va

Director of Operations, 2010 to 2013• Responsible for overseeing all prime and subcontracts totaling more than $40 million. Primary business areas include conference and event management and grant and peer review. • Supervised all project directors and managed allocation of personnel and other resources across contracts and projects. • Ensured compliance with government regulations and adherence to budget and work plans.• Oversaw and assisted with client relations; developing corporate policies and procedures; and marketing and business development, including all phases of proposal development.• Participated in corporate affairs as a member of the Corporate Management Team.• Led corporate strategic planning process and ISO 9001 certification.• Spearheaded development of revised corporate policies and procedures, as well as and employee handbook.Senior Project Director, 2007 to 2010 • Responsible for overseeing multiple government contracts totaling more than $20 million. • Responsible for budget development and management of 650+ task orders resulting in approximately 100 events per year.• Monitored corporate resources, invoicing, and reporting processes.• Managed large-scale event management contracts and developed standard operating procedures for the Event Management Unit.• Responsible for recruitment, staff training, development, and supervision of more than 15 employees.

Reston, Va

• Hired as fifth employee for startup 8(a) company.• Managed all event management projects. Spearheaded development of the Conference Management Division with annual revenue of $5 million.• Directed the Conference Management Division.• Provided overall management and direction for more than 60 annual meetings, training seminars, conventions, outreach programs, and special events. Responsibilities included site selection and negotiation, online registration and database development, speaker coordination, materials development, travel arrangements, plenary sessions, breakout sessions, food functions, etc.• Projects ranged from small planning meetings with 10 attendees to annual conferences with 1,700 participants.• Provided direction and supervision to employees, subcontractors, and consultants.• Provided leadership to support client objectives and requirements in strategic planning for all projects. • Monitored quality and timeliness of all deliverables, assigning resources as necessary. Ensured that projects were completed within budget.

Rockville, Md

• Coordinated arrangements for 100 participants representing states, territories, tribes, and government agencies.• For the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Control support services project, served as task leader on the Status Report on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants and the Cancer in Women of Color Monograph task orders.• Instrumental in assisting the project manager on a variety of tasks, including coordinating data on the previous month’s activities with each task leader and preparing monthly progress reports; preparing annual progress reports and completion reports; maintaining a matrix of consulting agreements (including tracking deliverables, invoices, costs incurred, and periods of performance); tracking project costs and invoices; and developing and preparing new task orders.• Assisted with major project surveys, including research, system design, tracking questionnaires, coding data input, tabulation and analysis, detecting and processing inconsistencies in the questionnaire responses, and performing quality control on the management system for accuracy.

Master Of Science (Ms), Applied Behavioral Counseling

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology