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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Successful Accomplishments:• Secured 210 TVA systems as required by Executive Order 14028 Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.• Secured 5000+ privileged accounts as required by Executive Order 14028.• Closed the TVAC SWAM project following the PMO close process requirements.• Initiated the CyberArk Lifecycle project following the PMO process requirements and secured the initial funding approval.• On track to complete all Tier 1 through Tier 6 TVA SPP 34.001 PM and Sr. PM training requirements in June 2023.Duties & Responsibilities:• Lead projects by applying knowledge of Federal cybersecurity requirements (including Executive Order 14028) and associated standards.• Lead joint project teams (JPTS), applies professional principles, practices and techniques to manage and control project schedule, cost and performance risk to ensure projects are completed within a certain set of restraints (e.g., time, budget, people, quality, materials) while maintaining a high level of quality.• Apply professional principles, practices, and techniques while supervising others. Will set direction and prioritize resources to meet TVA’s objectives and is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, monitoring and controlling, quality, implementation, execution, and completion, within cost and schedule, of assigned projects. Use resource availability and project objectives to guide informed decisions.• Achieve successful project outcomes through collaboration, negotiation, and influencing of assigned project teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders, over whom the Project Manager may have no formal authority.• Manage low to moderately complex projects in a portfolio of moderately complex projects, as described in TVA-SPP-34-series.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Successful Accomplishments:• Managed a project portfolio of +$10M for multiple Augmented Reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR) projects.• Successfully led a new XR app to market.• Implemented an Agile Framework for the PMO.• Managed the implementation of multiple projects by establishing schedules, tracking progress, and taking corrective actions as necessary while ensuring projects were consistent with project management strategy and policies, and in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.Duties & Responsibilities:• Ensure correct and timely execution of all AGILE ceremonies (Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Scrum, Sprint Demo and Sprint Retrospective).• Cultivate self-organizing high performing teams.• Proactively communicate project status, issues, and risks to management.• Resolve conflict through reasoned discussion or escalation.• Ensure qualified experienced personnel, including vendor and/or contractor personnel, are assigned to the project.• Promote a safe environment where problems can be raised without apprehension, and with an emphasis on problem-solving.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Successful Accomplishments:• Led and managed projects from initial planning phase to closure, including post-project analysis.• Led the migration of the first CRM solution to be Cloud hosted in support of department strategic deliverables.• Implemented Agile methods for task and resource tracking.• Managed the implementation of multiple integrated programs by establishing schedules, tracking progress, and taking corrective actions as necessary.Duties & Responsibilities:• Lead and mentor software development teams in the use of AGILE methodologies from definition through technology delivery.• Responsible for software development management to ensure solutions integrate into enterprise infrastructure, architecture, and process standards.• Act as a liaison to provide effective communication while representing TVA to business partners, external customers, contractors, and vendors.• Identify, escalate, and drive resolution of impediments that may impact project schedules, resources, cost, or quality.• Ensure project-related documents are complete, current, stored, and archived appropriately.

Memphis, Tn

Successful Accomplishments:• Managed a technology project with a budget of $5M.• Integrated a Business Intelligence (BI) solution across five companies of an LLC in order to support critical business functions.• Developed project management plans, including, but not limited to, scope, schedule, cost, risk, safety, quality, and performance measurements.• Identified the appropriate data governance standards and policies to support long-term use.• Led development teams charged with implementing the strategic BI solution while ensuring the efficient use of IT and operations resources.Duties & Responsibilities:• Coordinate software and hardware product teams from project definition through delivery.• identify risks, manage scope and resource changes, and monitor progress against plan.• Develop a detailed program plan to successfully deliver a BI solution while minimizing risk to clients.• Provide effective communication across all companies of the LLC, departments, and work groups.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Successful Accomplishments:• Managed technology initiatives and projects with budgets exceeding $10M.• Established an enterprise technology program across organizational boundaries (Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance, Safety, and HR).• Exceeded objective of department self-funding in one year.• Realized $520K annual savings through data integration between departments.• Developed and maintained metrics to measure and monitor vendor performance.Duties & Responsibilities:• Provide oversight, support, and coordination in the design, specification, implementation, and on-going maintenance of enterprise applications for internal and external clients.• Oversee detailed business and financial analyses to facilitate decision-making, program accountability and drive results.• Develop and manage metrics to promote continuous improvement through benchmarking and analysis to facilitate decision-making, support program accountability, and drive consistent results.• Supervise the management of technology programs while ensuring the solutions integrate within company infrastructure, Architecture, and process standards.• Manage program and technology initiatives to balance business needs against the ability to deliver in order to consistently define and deliver against program schedule feature and cost goals.• Communicate program status to management and executives on a regular basis in both formal and informal environments.• Develop and manage the department budget & labor necessary to implement/maintain assigned program initiatives. • Act as liaison to provide effective communication between customer, project leader, corporation organizations, and contractors.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Successful Accomplishments:• Managed technology initiatives and projects with budgets exceeding $5M.• Completed multiple integrated IT projects in advance of an enterprise program launch.• Planned, organized, and led application development projects to migrate from legacy applications to Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software.• Realized $330K annual savings through a stock return project (Six Sigma Green Belt).Duties & Responsibilities:• Lead technology initiatives and projects for Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance, and HR departments.• Develop and maintain cross-functional program schedules to assure that deliverables are managed, initiated and completed on schedule and within budget while ensuring minimal impact to business processes.• Develop and maintain controls, processes, and procedures for technology initiatives, programs, and projects.• Conduct requirements gathering sessions with internal/external customers to determine requirements, define acceptance criteria, and interpret the requirements into program deliverables.• Lead project meetings, capture and distribute meeting minutes and follow-up on action items.• Maintain weekly project status reports and dashboards for stakeholders.

Mba, Business Administration

Bs, Organizational Management

Organizational Management