Naomi Paschen Email & Phone Number

Belmont, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

• Manage and verify all aspects of USCIS SELC activities from planning to deployment in the production environment. • Provide planning activities to (IV&V) and full lifecycle review of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) systems.• Experience with agile/SCRUM and Waterfall lifecycle testing process, Knowledge of 508-compliancy requirements of planning and scheduling. • Ensure that project teams receive formal approval at each required stage review before entering new phases of the lifecycle.• Verify that project teams meet entry criteria and that any issues identified during document assessment are communicated to all relevant stakeholders in advance of each stage review meeting.• Utilize MS Project to maintain integrated master schedules for 20+ software releases (major, minor, and lean agile) from planning to deployment within the USCIS System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC)• Develop Standard Operating Procedures for preparing and delivering USCIS's Weekly Status Reports and calendar to include SELC stage review updates, metrics, system descriptions and releases for customer review• Manage USCIS SELC documentation and versioning control within MS SharePoint

• Providing calendar management, planning, scheduling and organizing for the Director of IT Tech and Engineering (20%)• Assisting seven managers, 70 project managers and developers in providing the departments of Business Process Management, Knowledge Management, ECM, and Digitization with various daily projects and tasks. • Working directly with the department of Enterprise Reconciliation providing knowledge in SharePoint management, meeting coordination, and working with Finance, Capital Markets, and Multi-Family accounts (70%)• Collaborating with Tech U, a department which provides courses and training for Fannie Mae employees by providing PowerPoint presentations, client communications, and voice overs. (10%)

• Educated clients on sponsors, exhibits, webinars, media and presentations for IT Infrastructure and Business Process Management related to events; coordinated and promoted webinars to support lead generation efforts• Coordinated and prepared weekly PowerPoint Briefings with subdivisions; provided Director with updates on program activities and action items• Content Editor for collaterals such as newsletters, flyers, success stories, quotes, announcements on website; presented material to various teams as needed• Proofread and formatted output from the research, sales, and marketing teams with a view toward maintaining consistent branding and a professional image• Supported UOP on social media by integrating Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook into the company’s marketing programs• Prepared high-priority and routine correspondence to include letters, reports, memorandums, and travel accommodations resulting in urgent Vice President review, approval, and signature • Maintained organization charts within MS Visio to reflect new organizational changes throughout the University of Phoenix• Provided fundraising in support of scholarship funds for the University of Phoenix and other research programs

• Assessing vendor participation, establishing partnerships with equipment vendors, researching additional opportunities related to each show, overseeing all aspects of booth expansion, and organizing booth demos with the events team• Attended conferences and other functions seeking opportunities to increase and improve events • Maintained database and all special event and private event outcomes through Excel• Collaborated and performed PowerPoint presentations to IT executives, all levels in the IT community, and internal customers• Updated and maintained a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual for events• Provided post-event analysis, budget recaps and participant feedback and incorporate learning into future plans• Assisted with on average 195 registrations and cancellations per week for Gartner US and Australian (APAC) and (OOW) Oracle’s Open World event• Helped coordinate logistics of assigned events from planning to execution including reservations and payments• Managed key elements of event marketing and onsite execution including promotion, registration, as well as development of printed guides, collateral, and signage

Attended sociology courses and typed notes for Northeastern students with disabilities.

• Updated media lists and conducted editorial research for various industry trade magazines and trade shows• Built comprehensive knowledge of publications and editors to identify best PR placements for clients and maintained media contact database by utilizing Cision’s media resources• Generated compelling public relations content to motivate an executive B2B audience to engage with the company and build relationships• Worked closely with partners, sponsors, and content providers to build relationships and execute on joint campaigns• Created and maintained PR collateral and managed asset libraries• Administered the Gray and Rice Insights blog

• Assisted with managing volunteers from a variety of companies to help prepare food baskets • Enlisted many schools and universities to gather coats in support of families for the Coats for Kids Project• Organized list of vendors, translators, and entertainers for events• Established and maintained effective relationships with all rental groups; scheduled and confirmed use of facilities for rentals• Developed and deliver the weekly newsletter including generating content, working with internal teams to promote new research, liaising with external partners to fulfill partnership requirements and sending the newsletter to our target audience

• Determined employment eligibility for underprivileged middle and high school students• Scanned and organized applications and files; entered data• Interviewed and telephoned references for 100s of applicants for the position

-Worked with vendors such as Circuit City, Radio Shack and developed raffles to promote these products -Attended trade shows and car shows promoted various products for Sleep Train, Sprint, Tom Tom Navigator device, Kissui Vodka and toy charities with Arlen Ness

Researched companies such as Granite Global Ventures, Lignup, Color Broadband media and blog coverage, created and assembled portfolio for Granite Global Ventures year project

• Contributed by interviewing and hiring employees for security jobs, and created new-hire packages and utilized Excel to track students on probation• Determined the status of students by working with visas and passports• Collaborated in a team to convert over 800 employees into a new payroll system

Ms, Employee Communications And Project Management

Classes taken: Negotiation Mediation, Ethics, Public Relations, Intercultural Communications, Project Management, Fundraising, Product.

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: RSA (Residential Student Association), Hillel, NUMA (Northeastern Marketing Association) International Marketing