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Provide leadership, management, and direction for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel, and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to subordinates. Support DTRA-wide operations for a large size, multi-year contract in the National Capital Region.

Client Engagements: * DOD: Developed plans and policies in support of DOD JIEDDO J6 Directorate. Member of Metrics Working Group responsible for identifying MOE/MOP that align with JIEDDO Strategic Plan. Executed risk-based assessments with a focus on policies, laws, and regulations. Established QA program aligning 38 J6 operational functions and metrics via Tableau.* DHS: Reported to the USVISIT Director in response to GAO reported findings. Conducted assessments for Cost Estimating… Show more Client Engagements: * DOD: Developed plans and policies in support of DOD JIEDDO J6 Directorate. Member of Metrics Working Group responsible for identifying MOE/MOP that align with JIEDDO Strategic Plan. Executed risk-based assessments with a focus on policies, laws, and regulations. Established QA program aligning 38 J6 operational functions and metrics via Tableau.* DHS: Reported to the USVISIT Director in response to GAO reported findings. Conducted assessments for Cost Estimating, EVMS, O&M and Risk & Issue Management functions. Identified material weaknesses and provided recommendations to address required remediations.* DARPA: SETA consultant, provided trusted partner Program Management / Principle Engineer services to Information Resource Management Division Chief.* Management Concepts and Learning Tree: Delivered entire portfolio of FAC-P/PM curriculum. Facilitated weekly long Senior Level Capstone to assess student's experience and knowledge of FAC-P/PM concepts and certification eligibility.Assist Corporations and Government Agencies with various consulting services: * Business Development * Client Management Services * Portfolio and Program Management * Performance-Based Contract Management * Strategic Roadmaps and Recommendations * IT Risk and Compliance Assessments * EVMS Compliance Analysis * Classroom Training * Best Practice Development and Implementation * Quality Assurance Programs Frameworks & Expertise: * Agile Acquisition Framework * ICD 503 Compliant Risk Management Framework Solutions * Portfolio/Program Management Office Solutions * Information Systems Risk / Audits * Federal Acquisition Certification in Program/Project Management (FAC-P/PM) * Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance and Remediation * Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) * Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Best Practices and Implementation Show less

Trusted partner of GSA/FEDSIM COR and DTRA Senior Leadership providing advisory services regarding Research & Development/Science & Technology contract performance. Delivered independent assessments and recommended Courses of Action (COAs) for various Performance-Based Acquisition contract actions. Independently monitored and evaluated technical performance, financial controls, and compliance with service level agreement (SLA) measures while tracking contract deliverables and services provided… Show more Trusted partner of GSA/FEDSIM COR and DTRA Senior Leadership providing advisory services regarding Research & Development/Science & Technology contract performance. Delivered independent assessments and recommended Courses of Action (COAs) for various Performance-Based Acquisition contract actions. Independently monitored and evaluated technical performance, financial controls, and compliance with service level agreement (SLA) measures while tracking contract deliverables and services provided to the DTRA R&D Directorate. Show less

Project Manager with single point of contact responsibility to FEDSIM COR and Senior Government Leadership TPOC. Role included overall management of multiple Task Areas, full life cycle execution, and performance in delivering services to the J6 (IT) Directorate in support of a GSA Performance-Based SETA Contract. Managed project operations and contractor resources for the performance of IT assignments to ensure production schedules were met while exceeding corporate goals for award fee… Show more Project Manager with single point of contact responsibility to FEDSIM COR and Senior Government Leadership TPOC. Role included overall management of multiple Task Areas, full life cycle execution, and performance in delivering services to the J6 (IT) Directorate in support of a GSA Performance-Based SETA Contract. Managed project operations and contractor resources for the performance of IT assignments to ensure production schedules were met while exceeding corporate goals for award fee performance. Prepared and delivered Monthly Progress Report and Integrated Program Review. Also provided TPOC/COR Advisor services to monitor TSE IT contract performance. Show less

Established Quality Program and conducted Independent Assessments for large mission critical strategic programs. Institutionalized Quality Operations framework allowing the team to capture metrics and report monthly/quarterly trending results driven by Project Team adoption and implementation of recommended improvements.

Delivered strategic roadmap based on "current state" gap analysis focused on CMMI Engineering Process Areas. Managed project teams in the delivery of IV&V support to DHS FEMA client. Solutions included full life cycle verification and validation services based on IEEE 1012, ISO and PMI standards as well as DHS directives.

Responsible for daily operations and management of 250+ personnel supporting a multi-year 56 task order contract. Prepared monthly reports including profit-and-loss and EVM analysis, customer satisfaction performance, and process improvements. Estimated costs for new task orders, performed risk management and implemented mitigation techniques to secure the health of the contract.

PMO Lead assigned to the Restatement / Close The Book initiative. Addressed OFHEO audit findings specific to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and managed team to complete remediation activities. Led team in responding to database access and segregation of duties material weaknesses. Institutionalized processes and controls required to successfully complete the SOX remediation plan for 179 affected applications. Created a MS Project Server solution combining 27 separate MS Project plans into a… Show more PMO Lead assigned to the Restatement / Close The Book initiative. Addressed OFHEO audit findings specific to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and managed team to complete remediation activities. Led team in responding to database access and segregation of duties material weaknesses. Institutionalized processes and controls required to successfully complete the SOX remediation plan for 179 affected applications. Created a MS Project Server solution combining 27 separate MS Project plans into a fully-integrated business and technology master project plan. This tool was widely used to quickly identify and manage program interdependencies and resource constraints. Show less

Responsible for large multi-year contract delivering technical solutions for Overseas Building Operations (OBO) globally-based user community. Directed concurrent, mission critical infrastructure and software enhancement projects across 28 applications in client-server and web-based Oracle environment used by over 2,000 personnel to manage U.S. non-military overseas real estate holdings. Facilitated task force to define architecture engineering solutions to migrate from PowerBuilder to Java.

Delivered global telecommunication network, systems and operational solutions to European, American, and Asian international partners. Worked collaboratively with stakeholders across various business areas. Expanded Concert’s voice, data and VOIP data center operations and network in eight countries. Managed eCommerce B2B Siebel CRM sales and service solutions on client-server platform. Performed market research and tracked business requirements during COTS package selection process through… Show more Delivered global telecommunication network, systems and operational solutions to European, American, and Asian international partners. Worked collaboratively with stakeholders across various business areas. Expanded Concert’s voice, data and VOIP data center operations and network in eight countries. Managed eCommerce B2B Siebel CRM sales and service solutions on client-server platform. Performed market research and tracked business requirements during COTS package selection process through successful implementation of initiative goals. Show less

Technical Lead for "Friends & Family" and "Friends of the Firm" products. Project Lead for multiple full-cycle systems releases of voice billing application New Commerical Billing System (NCBS). Researched integrity of billing cycle and presented recommendation to VP of Finance for streamlining manually intensive audit processes via automation opportunities.

MCI Account: Redesigned Circuit Order Management System (COMS) from requirements capture to UAT and deployment. DOD DMSSC Account: Defined requirements to modify peacetime hospital application for wartime scenario in DoD medical facilities. Performed exercise in military theater during a REFORGER exercise in Zweibrucken, Germany. Created system specifications and developed enhancements to Joint Theater Logistics application.

Designed, developed and implemented a cargo tracking system for the State of Maryland Port of Baltimore. Developed user procedures and conducted onsite training for the Baltimore maritime community.

Designed, coded, tested payroll and pension/retirement applications using COBOL in an IMS/CICS IBM mainframe environment. Analyzed and resolved production support issues to meet critical payroll deadlines.

Programmed agricultural applications using PL/I in OS/MVS mainframe environment.

M.B.A., Management Information Systems

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant to the Director of the Syracuse MBA Program

Executive Education, Executive Studies, Enterprise Architectures

B.S., Computer Science

Activities and Societies: General Motors Internship Program