Nicole Johnston Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Establish and lead teams of Technical Program Managers, Program Managers, and Industry Specialists to inform requirements for security tools, drive adoption, and deliver results for company wide security programs
• Established a team and program to continually update global customer and compliance (e.g., FedRAMP, SOC, SOX) narratives to demonstrate security control effectiveness
• Write internal policy, strategic planning docs to gain leader buy-in on program goals, and responses to regulatory inquiries
• Established a monthly organizational development series for Senior Managers and Directors to apply a consistent organizational strategy and offer a forum for trusted conversations on difficult leadership topics
• Worked with DEI and HR partners to establish mechanisms to continue to cultivate inclusion in the org

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Contributed to management of disaster recovery programs with annual expenditures exceeding $100 Million
• Wrote Inter-Agency Agreements to fund Mission Assignments and formalize information sharing procedures with partner agencies
• Participated as a Unit Leader in FEMA's National Response Coordination Center to provide situational awareness and coordinate response to national disasters
• Led the initiative to track, analyze, and build a dashboard to share Disaster Case Management data with leadership and regional partners

• Audit - Overseas Contingency Operations
• Led teams that conducted audits of overseas contingency operations and wrote audit reports to communicate observations to the Secretary of Defense
• Recruited personnel and served on hiring panels to interview potential staff members

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported a Director of Navy Staff Strike Team by coordinating with Comptrollers and the Office of Financial Operations to plan and implement remediation procedures for IT and financial audit findings
• Wrote Corrective Action Plans to remediate audit findings by improving processes, policies, and operations in compliance with regulations
• Supported a Navy Budget Submitting Office by leading audit testing and assessments of internal controls for segments including Transportation of People, Funds Receipt and Distribution, and Field Level Journal Vouchers
• Wrote standard operating procedures, training presentations, and policy briefs to improve compliance with financial regulations
• Tracked and presented metrics to management to communicate trends and progress towards compliance with financial regulations
• Mentored, trained, and reviewed work of contractor staff

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Pittsburgh, PA

Greater Pittsburgh Area, United States

Washington, DC

• Planned and executed primary global subscription revenue program
• Presented concept to senior management to secure $800,000 budget for launch
• Prepared product roadmaps to manage and track global, multi-team deliverables
• Developed print, online, and in-store marketing campaigns
• Managed budget for, and staff in, the marketing and public relations departments

• Led cross-lingual information retrieval product development strategy and marketing plan with business and engineering teams in the U.S. and Canada, to differentiate features for target segments
• Established and led strategic alliance team, resulting in a successful acquisition exit
• Managed market development staff and vendors

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Ba, Politics

Activities and Societies: Senior Class President

25 Credit Hours Audit + Accounting