Provide accountable oversight to the Operations and Talent Advancement portfolio, consisting of the Infrastructure, Operational Excellence, and Enterprise Systems Advancement sub-portfolios. Align components (programs, projects, or operations) to the enterprise strategy and organize initiatives into portfolios or sub-portfolios to optimize project or program objectives, dependencies, costs, timelines, benefits, resources, and risk.Proactively identify opportunities to deliver value to the organization and work with Sr. Leadership and other key stakeholders to triage, approve, and charter programs and projects that align with Argonne’s strategic objectives.Oversee the work of junior PMO staff, managing project assignments, ensuring process adherence, and value-based outcomes are delivered as projected.Specific Duties: • Collect and analyze new business cases and recommend advancement to senior leaders • Make project funding recommendations quarterly • Manage monthly portfolio performance reporting • Train and mentor new project managersKey Accomplishments:• Built MS Access database to consolidate 6 Excel sheets into one easy to maintain system of record while streamlining reporting efforts• Authored inaugural PMO portfolio management procedures while establishing best practices and project management standardization• Created unique portfolio health scoring system to report on cost/schedule of the entire portfolio. Evaluated and assigned weight to each project within the portfolio to create an overall percentage score out of 100% which quickly demonstrates project portfolio health.

Manage multiple projects from initiation through closure, in support of Argonne’s operational improvement efforts while mentoring and guiding newer team members in PMO processes. Specialization in projects that include implementations of new policies, theories, methods, procedures, programs, software, and infrastructure improvements related to operations. Key Projects: • Stood up a site wide COVID screening test program and coordinated a vaccine clinic that administered over 1,700 COVID vaccines• Coordinated multi-faceted site shut down and subsequent personnel re-entry in response to COVID-19 • Managed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assessment to survey all elements of laboratory operations and create an action plan to work towards complete equity.• Updated site access requirements, procedures, gate hardware and software to secure lab campus• Coordinated comprehensive campus decarbonization strategy through 2050

Managed and directed the project controls personnel within the Project Systems and Services Group of the Project Management Organization (PMO) directly supporting the $800M Advanced Photon Source Upgrade project (APS-U.) • Direct staff and professional technical contract staff assignments in support of the APS-U project. • Directly support the proposal, planning, scheduling, estimating, cost control, project contract administration, change management and control, progress measurement, risk analysis, document control, and administration functions of the APS-U project.• Responsible for the integrity of the resource-loaded schedule w/8000+ activities

Oversaw new product development and design of manufacturing aerospace parts: manage scope, budget, risk mitigation, and schedule. ●Coordinated internal resources, clients, and third parties/vendors for successful execution of projects.●Led cross-functional teams across divisions for successful implementation●Achieved 15% reduction in lead time for new products to market●Designed and implemented Lean Product Development for new products. ●Member of Business Development Team; tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), metrics, and new opportunities

Oversaw all nuclear procedures training for B52 (nuclear bomber aircraft) aircrew members. ● Directed a training development team, establishing goals aligned with leadership objectives.● Authored monthly lessons and a comprehensive exam; created and delivered training presentations.● Ultimately responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating aircrew member procedures● Led certification and training for 260 nuclear bomber aircrew members. ● Managed quarterly communication test projects: Planned, executed, controlled and monitored projects throughout entirety. At closing, reviewed and analyzed results, created report, consolidated deliverables and ensured compliance with all regulations/legislation.

Served as second in command leading 265 military and civilian instructors and more than 3800 aircraft maintenance graduates annually for the 361st Training Squadron. Responsible for personnel performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and promotions. ● Oversaw all training operations, directly accountable to base General; led the best training trends the squadron had seen in three years. ● Responsible for evaluating training effectiveness and compliance with DOD regulations. ● Cut students' waiting time for class start by 28%.

Ensured safe and secure operation of $2.6 billion missile weapon system, performing maintenance testing and monitoring security to minimize risk.●Led elite standardization / evaluation team, supervising 5 officers in assessing crews on simulator job performance and quality and technical document control.●Trained and mentored younger team members; developed regulations and interpreted legislation, policy, programs and standards.

Coordinated aircraft landing requests for 53 different nations needing to land• Mentored and led young officers from USA, Netherlands and Germany. •Acquired international leadership techniques/styles •Enabled 120K tons cargo & 112K troop to seamlessly move in and out of Afghanistan

Led training and managed product development on 36 Afghanistan orientation classes; trained 1,200 NATO and coalition staff including 80 Generals from 52 nations.• Served on Women’s Issues Advisory Board, tackling issues Afghan women face daily.• Analyzed cultural differences and devised solutions to improve Afghan women empowerment. •Demonstrated outstanding communication skills on a board of men from 14 nations.