Kim Leftwich Email & Phone Number

Annapolis, Md, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Senior Advisor for the OCFO Systems

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Serve as a principal advisor to the Deputy Director, OCIO Office of Business Information and Resource Management, (BIRM) Office and Acting DCIO for Office of Customer Relationship and Program Management (OCRPM) on matters involving a wide range of IT management activities that extend and apply to the entire Department. • Provide leadership in a visionary and collaborative manner to leverage resources to improve business processes and accomplish strategic Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) missions, goals, and program• Analyze and advise management on the evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and operations or the productivity and efficiency of management.• Direct and develop plans for project teams or other groups in accomplishing producing projects studies. • Analyze and evaluate on a quantitative qualitative basis the effectiveness of line program operations in meeting established goals and objectives.• Evaluate and advise on organization, methods, and procedures. • Analyze management information requirements.• Ensure customer satisfaction through enhanced service delivery and continuous program management. • Provide guidance and oversight to ensure that information and records are properly managed.• Assist the DCIO with defining current and future business environments.• Establish metrics to measure and evaluate systems performance and total cost of ownership.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assist with monitoring IT performance in relation to HUD IT strategy, risk, and quality to report program and project performance information to support effective decision making. • Monitor and maintain HUD IT portfolio performanceo Maintain internal performance reporting mechanisms.o Coordinate the establishment of key performance indicators and performance reporting within OCIO throughout each year in order to produce an annual CIO Report on HUD IT performance. • Assist with the oversight of the CIO organizational and efficiency activities. o Provide recommendations aimed to enhance components of the organization’s contribution to its overall business contribution and success: process enhancements, service improvements, and/or reorganization to address performance gaps.• Assist with managing all HUD IT and CIO organizational risks, o Identify risks across projects, programs, other functional areas and branches of the OCIOo Provide risk management guidance, documents, and templates to assist the OCIO in tracking and mitigating risks.o Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework for IT • Assist with defining the Quality Assurance (QA) Programo Maintain the QA Guide for the OCIO, which is enforced by the Enterprise Program Management Division Director. o Receive guidance from CITTO in tailoring guidelines for the development of a project’s Quality Assurance Plan (QA Plan) to meet its size and scope requirements.• Monitor/Manage IT vendors and partners Service Level Agreements (SLA) with service providers.o Conduct contract rationalization analysis to determine areas for IT vendor efficiencieso Work with service owners to improve existing SLAs where possible.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Acquisition Management Division• Responsible for a wide range of acquisition related activities that impact accomplishment of Department’s mission, goals and objectives.• Oversight and management of the acquisition process from initial planning, through requirements definition, to include describing procurement needs, market research, proposal evaluation, contract monitoring, performance assessment, and problem resolution. • Periodically reassesses needs for existing contracts in light of shifts in Departmental goals and plans.• Review the qualifications of proposed contractors and subcontractors to facilitate informed recommendations to procurement organization• Conducts comprehensive studies and analysis of planned, in-progress, and completed acquisition efforts for the purpose of obtaining maximum benefit and developing new or improved methods and procedures for accomplishment of program objectives.• Responsible for ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), managing contracts, subcontracts, and related acquisition strategies for OCIO working Capital Fund, from development of the solicitation through final contract close-out.

Upper Marlboro, Md

KYM....Is predominantly involved in the manufacture and creation of custom jewelry and accessories, fabricated from Fine Silver, and Gold adorned with precious and semi-precious stones, and glass, enamel, gold and silver beads. Kim is a native of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama and graduate of Tuskegee,1983 with a BS in Education. She was commission into the United Sates Army as a 2nd Lieutenant, where she has served for over 28 years. She became involved in jewelry design while deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During her deployment, she met an Iraqi jewelry store owner, who gave her first jewelry catalog (Rio Grande) to peruse in her down time. It gave her insight for the endless possibilities for designing jewelry which took her back to her first love fashion. Kim, realized she found the outlet and focus for her artistic and creative side. Kim’s designs are handmade and inspired by the many cultures that she embraced as she served her country throughout the world. Her creations are one-of- a-kind, her goal to make beautiful jewelry and encourage the growth of women owned small businesses by supporting them whenever she can. She prides herself in using only the highest quality materials i.e. fine silver, sterling silver, gold, precious and semi precious gemstones. Her creations are designed to make women feel and look amazing without spending a fortune! Her designs reflect her many travels, her interest in the arts and especially the people she meets along the way.She is am member of two nation’s oldest and largest private, non-profit, volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women, whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and The Links Inc. They are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.

United States

• Assisted the divisions with analyzing business processes and requirements in order to assist them with identifying advocate when communicating or working with IT research, development and support organizations. • Advised the Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) Division on acquiring and integrating technology solutions in coordination with the Information Management, Dept. Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.• Assisted OPNs and I&A with preparing the Mission Needs Statement for the DHS Common Operating Picture (COP 2.0), the Concept for the DHS Battle Lab and identifying the user requirements for the CIP the CIP (Common Intel Picture).• Analyzed mission/business processes to identify areas where analysis and operations can be improved by automation.• Assisted divisions with future mission engineering studies that may be conducted. • Assisted with preparing business cases and other requirements documents in support of IT investment proposals for the ITRB and the ISB, and provide feedback on the status of acquisition and development efforts.

Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Freedom:

• The primary staff advisor to USFOR-A Deputy Commanding General’s during combat operations in all matters related to the overall for Civil–Military Operations in Afghanistan, to include development, political, social, economic and cultural matters. • Established and maintained relationships and oversight of the CMO/Civil Affairs (CA), subordinate to assets OPCON to the maneuver elements. • Established and maintained coordinating and supporting relationships with, the U.S. Embassy, IJC, ISAF, DOS, USAID and other governmental and non-governmental organizations to synchronize and enhance the international community’s development, humanitarian assistance, and other civil military activities. • Programmatic responsibility for National level multi-million dollar programs; The Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP), $1B & The Afghanistan Reintegration Program (ARP), $2M, across the Combined Joint Operations in Afghanistan• Managed a Joint Staff of 27 service member s across Afghanistan supporting CIV-MIL operations• Member of the two National level Working Groups; The Infrastructure Working Group (IWG), and The Governance Working Group (GWG)• Advisor USFOR-A Deputy Commanding General on Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT), Agribusiness Development Teams (ADTs) and Civil Affairs lay down in theater.

Developed the pipeline of classified and unclassified new business opportunities across the Intelligence Community, DOD, the IRS and Homeland Security.• Determines strategic approach and target markets for SBSI.• Developing and maintaining relationships with new and current customers to assist them with new, proposed and ongoing projects. • Developing New Business Pipeline and Partnerships• Developing As-Is, To-Be Business Plan aligned for growth.

• Developed a pipeline of classified and unclassified new business opportunities across the Intelligence Community, US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, NASA, and Homeland Security.• Determines strategic approach and target markets for both AIS Engineering.• Developing and maintaining relationships with new and current customers to assist them with new, proposed and ongoing projects.

Directed and supervised 53 TS SCI cleared personnel in support of DIA’s Accounting Operations and Managerial Accounting Branches for their ongoing operations and special projects. Contract value is approx $8M• Managed the technical direction of the project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives. • Increased productivity by 20%• Ensured quality and productivity standards were maintained while meeting project/client deadlines and budget constraints.• Supervised training for new personnel. Increased the level of effort on the contract in six months

Directed and managed the day to day sales functions for penetration, and positioning of the company’s core products and technologies into existing customer accounts, specifically NSA and one other cover account.• Developed and implemented strategic business development plans to achieve required sales goals.• Identified and tracked new business opportunities. Identified strategic partners• Communicated core competencies, technologies, applications and services to customers. • 2004 achieved 61% over plan; 2005 achieved over plan % unknown.

Baghdad, Iraq

• Worked with the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance –ORHA/ Coalition Provisional Authority - CPA to facilitate the reconstitution of the Iraqi telecommunications infrastructure where feasible and sensible, balancing the need for central and humanitarian aid funding against commercial investment. Arranging for the necessary maintenance of this infrastructure to deliver efficient and effective communication services, to be delivered initially by the re-establishment of centralized ministerial control, co-ordination with the occupying military power to minimize conflicts, the imposition of interoperability requirements and the conformance of Iraqi telecommunication systems with international standards.• Facilitated the re-establishment of the national system making maximum use of appropriate Iraqi expertise

Managed the day-to-day operations in support of United States Central Command’s (CENTCOM’s) area of operation for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). • Maintained close coordination with higher headquarters, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command’s G-3 mobilization branch, laterally with the other Civil Affairs Commands and down to subordinate elements to ensure accurate and timely responses to all requirements supporting (OEF).• Coordinated with CENTCOM and the United States Army Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for various Overseas Deployment Training exercises.

Area Product Manager, Self-Service Marketing, • Managed, coordinated and directed product management for Self-Service Convenience TouchPoints Solutions for the U.S, and Canada and Caribbean/Latin America. Service Offer Deployment Manager, Worldwide Transaction Services, • Deployed Transaction Services (TS) Service Offers to NCR Business Unit (BU) sales organizations, Channel Teams, Partners, Consultants, Solution Teams, Account Directors, etc.Executive Assistant to the Vice President Worldwide Professional Services, NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, 1999• Managed the office daya to day activities and coordinated with other Leadership Team members. Acted on behalf of the Vice President interfacing with other internal and external organizations. Worked special projects as needed.

NCR Account Manager, Developed the strategy and business plan for account penetration. Managed the day to day operations of the account and established OAO as a viable business partner for business opportunities in software and applications development. Managed all new business opportunities and maintained key relationships within NCR.Marketing Manager, Responsibilities included researching and identifying new business in the Federal Government and Commercial sector for financial profitability and marketing effectiveness.Assisted in setting goals and objectives for the Group.Prepared the business plan/market analysis for new/old customers and market areas.Participated in proposal development activities.Analyzed and tracked program opportunities and provided recommendations on the company's competitive posture

• Researched and identified potential new business in the government and commercial sector.• Assisted with preparing proposals and presentations. • Assisted with setting corporate business opportunity goals and objectives. • Interfaced with corporate management on a quarterly basis.• Provided recommendations regarding marketing activities

Bs, Education

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Theta, Gamma Tau Chapter; Army ROTC; Dean's List 81-82Who's Who Amoung Students in American.

Certificate, Sci Security Officals Course Sci-Sso

Diploma, Military Strategy

Certificate, Equal Opportunity Management

Diploma, Military Staff Management

Certificate, Information Management

Certificate, Systems Automation