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Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Va

• Provide nursing care within the IMCU of a DNV Primary Plus Stroke Certified and Magnet designated hospital.• Manage the care for patients before and after procedures including cardiac catheterization, pacemaker placement, ablation, cardioversion and mechanical thrombectomy.• Collaborate with members of healthcare team to assess, plan and implement treatments through all phases of care from admission through discharge.• Assess EKG, lab values, vital signs and other test results to properly manage treatment plan.• Educate patients and family members on illnesses and treatments in a supportive environment.• Serve as Unit Infection Control Champion to educate and assist as a subject matter expert to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) such as CAUTIs, CLABSIs, and C. difficile using current evidence based best practices.• Function as nursing lead on leadership board for Mortality Review Team by reviewing each death that occurs within the hospital, determine if any opportunities for improvement exist and present findings and recommendations directly to hospital administration.

Charlottesville, Va

• Implement RN delegated aspects of nursing care to include providing patient care and supporting the admissions and discharge process.• Balance daily tasks such as assisting patients with ADL’s and ambulation as well as collecting blood, urine and stool samples.• Complete other skills such as urinary catheter insertion, EKG, basic wound care, etc.• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certified.

Charlottesville, Va

• Conduct National Security and Public Trust background investigations by searching records and conducting interviews to obtain information regarding applicants seeking security clearances.• Recognize relevant developed information to include potential fraud and follow up when necessary.• Maintain active top secret clearance.

Ashburn, Va

• Independently manage corporate indirect spending for the Security Services Business Unit which is comprised of the corporate office and 6 independent subsidiaries.• Serve as sole purchaser of office supplies, uniforms, weapons, vehicles and other materials to support approximately 30 government contracts (1000+ employees) worldwide while demonstrating sound financial management, budgeting and price negotiation.• Maintain inventory in supply warehouse with the assistance of a Supply Clerk distributing/shipping items as necessary as well as inventorying/storing items upon contract closure.• Possess awareness of local, state and federal laws as they pertain to weapon purchase, applicable personal property tax, and ITAR regulations in addition to corporate Quality Management System (QMS) policies.• Manage and evaluate a portfolio of suppliers by applying quality assurance measures through researching/tracking integrity of vendors.• Coordinate purchasing and logistics with Directors of Operations, Finance Director, VP of Business Services, Quality Assurance Manager and FSO to ensure financial, safety and security goals are met.• Handle day to day operational issues to include raising purchase orders, sending purchase orders to suppliers, checking requisitions and purchase order status manually and in Costpoint, correcting purchase orders and solving payment or delivery issues.• Implement strategies to improve corporate efficiency over 50% by creating new storage system in warehouse to store/track inventory.• Partner with common suppliers to create websites uniquely designed to each contract to reduce errors caused by the supplier when ordering detailed items such as uniforms or insignias.• Solely responsible for facility maintenance and facility improvement projects.

Ashburn, Va

• Provide administrative and technical oversight, support, guidance and coordination to Project Managers and other field personnel.• Possess an in-depth knowledge of 10 assigned contracts, their Statements of Work (SOW), Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), contract modifications and other relevant contractual procedures and practices.• Maintain document and visitor control records and coordinate visit requests.• Proactively monitor contracts and resolve issues diffusing potential issues, consistently and promptly respond to specific questions that affect contract compliance and provide recommendations that are supported by applicable contractual guidelines.• Develop plans and organize resources in anticipation of contract award, implementation, life cycle and closure.• Assist with the development of bids, proposals and contract modifications.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Review SF86 and periodic reinvestigations using e-Qip and JPAS.• Provide fingerprinting for clearance candidates.• Secure and maintain all clearance records and rosters.• Maintain document and visitor control records and coordinate visit requests.• Provide security briefings, debriefings and regular security awareness training.• Provide administrative oversight to security files adhering to NISPOM.• Maintain access control systems and program badge access.• Enforce standards for a secure environment for the protection of personnel, property and information.

Centreville, Va

SOC: The global leader in full-service security management providing security to the front lines in difficult regions of the world and within the U.S. • Manage process of obtaining third country national employee (TCN) Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) clearances.• Ensure quality control throughout clearance process and final MRPT packets submitted to Government Customer.• Develop and maintain workflow process to complete MRPT packets timely and efficiently while maintaining the accuracy of various databases.• Responsible for training and leading team of up to 12 Facility Security Coordinators.• Traveled overseas to implement workflow strategies and improve quality control.

Winchester, Va

USIS: Private company of 11,000 employees that specializes in providing information and security services to government agencies and commercial enterprises.• Met contract deliverables and deadlines while maintaining communication with customer and USIS management. • Managed contract requirements and milestones while maintaining compliance with government and USIS regulations. • Collaborated with USIS corporate functional support staff such as Contracts Manager, HR Director, Program Director, etc. for guidance in managing the program more effectively. • Provided high-level customer service and thoroughly familiarized myself with the client’s personnel, culture, requirements and expectations by working with the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), Contracting Officer, and others. • Responsible for recruiting /hiring of new staff as well as mentoring, performance evaluations, and corrective actions. • Increased staff from 32 FTE to 72 FTE in one year. • Forecasted utilization and revenue on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and reviewed monthly invoices for accuracy prior to delivery to customer. • Increased revenue from approximately $3.6M in FY 2010 to the potential to be approximately $7.2M in FY 2011. • Recognized and planned for contract re-compete 6 months ahead of competition. • Played integral part of proposal writing process by writing and formatting portions of proposal and reviewing/editing all stages of proposal prior to submission to customer resulting in successful win of contract. • Developed Peer Leadership program to encourage professional growth among employees.• Consistently served as acting Program Director including all duties and responsibilities when supervisor was absent.

Winchester, Va

USIS: Private company of 11,000 employees that specializes in providing information and security services to government agencies and commercial enterprises.• Managed a team of 10-15 Research Analysts and multiple projects to meet business objectives. • Forecasted, monitored and reported Analysts’ production and vacation/sick leave schedules. • Provided statistical information and open communication to Program Manager.• Performed same duties as Research Analyst in addition to Team Leader responsibilities.• Consistently led other USIS Team Leaders in regards to team production through coaching and mentoring. • Regularly selected as acting Program Manager when supervisor was absent and promoted to PM in less than two years.

Winchester, Va

USIS: Private company of 11,000 employees that specializes in providing information and security services to government agencies and commercial enterprises.• Accessed and researched designated files for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Name Check Program in a variety of media to identify all pertinent information concerning subjects of investigation. • Reviewed, analyzed, interpreted, summarized and edited all pertinent file contents. • Compiled and reported findings from available and appropriate information to the customer within legal and policy constraints. • Maintained performance to ensure the delivery of timely, high quality work consistent with customer specifications.• Promoted to Team Leader in less than 3 months.

Fairfax, Va

USIS: Private company of 11,000 employees that specializes in providing information and security services to government agencies and commercial enterprises.• Conducted National Security and Public Trust Investigations.• Searched records and conducted interviews to obtain information regarding applicants seeking security clearances.• Disseminated information to Team Leader, District Manager, Investigators and Review Staff during various stages of investigations. • Recognized relevant developed information and followed up when necessary. • Created, organized and published district newsletter due to recognized need for increased communication. • Requested to train multiple new investigators in field investigations and report writing because of my expertise.• Hand selected by supervisors to work on special contracts and projects requiring attention to detail, strong written communication skills or knowledge in a particular area. • Received award for ranking in top 15% of investigators in PBU in Q3 2006.• Volunteered to travel on 30 day assignments to other areas in the US to complete investigations.

Rockville, Md

Head Injury Rehabilitation and Referral Services, Inc. – Non-profit that serves individuals with neurological impairments, specializing in those with brain injury. HIRRS serves approximately 100 individuals in outpatient day treatment, community support services and vocational programs in the Washington, DC Metro Area.• Provided case management, referral and coordination services with a variety of agencies. • Rendered cognitive therapy to brain injured adults and juveniles in group and individual sessions. • Observed, recorded and reported client behavior and progress on goals. • Interpreted a variety of reports to aid in the development of a rehabilitation plan for each client.• Prepared treatment plans and progress reports. • Corresponded with health care providers, insurance companies, and clients’ families.• Developed creative writing program for clients and assisted client to create an “art therapy” program for others.

Roanoke, Va

Roanoke County Police Department – Consisting of 140 sworn officers and 13 civilian support staff to serve Roanoke County, VA.• Assisted detectives in Violent Crimes Against Women’s Division by referring female victims of domestic crime to various counseling centers, and obtaining additional information from victims and witnesses regarding various open cases.• Accompanied detectives to victims’ homes and crime scenes.• Victims often provided additional information they did not feel comfortable sharing with male detectives.

Bsn (Dec. 2019), Msn (March 2021), Nursing, Leadership And Management

Activities and Societies: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Associates Degree In Nursing (Adn), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Gpa 3.6

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Forensic Psychology, Gpa 3.8

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi: Psychology National Honor Society, Delta Epsilon Sigma: National Scholastic Honor Society

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega, Habitat for Humanity

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