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Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Expanded program implementation and/or operational responsibilities to include four additional projects (~50 total FTE, $15M annual revenue) across the IRS fraud detection, pipeline processing and application modernization missions with a focus on delivering innovative and transformational solutions (Robotic Process Automation, Microservices, Cloud Migration, Legacy Code Migration). • Partnered across Booz Allen IRS leadership to establish and cultivate a 5-10% annual growth pipeline through development and execution of annual growth plans. • Served as Capture Manager, Proposal Manager and Pricing Volume Lead for $50-500M business development efforts (Task Order, BPAs, and IDIQs) across IRS and other civilian agencies (NOAA, FinCEN, SEC) with a focus on pre-solicitation shaping, establishing pricing strategies-models based on price-to-win decisions, and balancing win vs. execution risks. • Provided administrative management support (annual goals and objectives, performance evaluations, project staffing, talent planning, compensation updates, and career development) to 30 multi-disciplined technologists with an emphasis on fostering an inclusive culture with fair and equitable annual evaluations, establishing annual goals aligned to individualized objectives, and hiring ahead of demand.

Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Directed team of 30-35 cross-functional staff through full-lifecyle implementation and operations support across O&M (Operations and Maintenance) and DME (Development, Modernization and Enhancement) efforts for a system (Oracle, Informatica, Microsoft Visual C++) that is responsible for loading and screening 200M returns annually for tax fraud, providing the IRS with $15B of annual revenue protection. • Advised client technology and business executives through translation of program objectives and strategic requirements into application and infrastructure updates, valued at $8-10M annually.• Transformed operating model to leverage modern software delivery practices (Agile-SAFe, DevOps, Automated Testing, Daily Builds with Integrated Cyber Scans) to increase quality and operational resiliency – resulting in increased capacity to implement changes to strengthen and enhance fraud detection capabilities (ACA Fraud Detection, ID Theft Identification, ETL-based Data Loads, Web-based User Interface).• Developed scorecard reports and led monthly program reviews with client and firm senior executives to track and ensure achievement of revenue, schedule, and quality metrics – resulting in on-plan, high quality delivery of all software releases (6 Annual Filing Seasons, 4-5 Maintenance Builds per year).• Led capture and business development efforts (pricing models, technical solutions, color team reviews) for numerous Task Order RTCPs issued under TIPSS-4 and other IRS IDIQ vehicles.

Reston, Virginia, United States

As a Program Manager for the FEMA Risk MAP program, I led 33 geographically-dispersed staff through development, maintenance and administration of headquarters- and regionally-based program management functions for a $300M annual flood insurance program. Specific responsibilities included:• Monitored and, managed cost and schedule performance across 10 control accounts valued at approximately $10 million annually via Earned Value Management (EVM) functions.• Interfaced with senior executive team to create objectives aligned to program goals, and establish strategic direction required to institutionalize program management disciplines across entire program.• Spearheaded Program Management Maturity Initiative to increase quality, reduce program cost/schedule variance, and promote long-term sustainability.• Coordinated with firm senior leadership to develop and present strategic and tactical plans to drive revenue and sales growth through maximization of the account’s opportunity pipeline

Reston, Virginia, United States

As an executive within Accenture’s Department of Treasury Account, I led several business development opportunities for Accenture including the following:• Served as Volume Lead for the Information Technology Services (ITS) component of the US Department of Treasury’s Total Information Processing Support Services (TIPSS-4) IDIQ contract, which included a near $1 billion evaluated price for the 10-year period of performance.• Coordinated pricing and response efforts for the TIPSS-4 bid across 12 small-business teaming partners • Served as Technical Volume Lead for two proposals to provide the IRS with development, operations, maintenance and enhancement support for the Modernized e-File (MeF) systems.• Served as Senior Technical Author for proposal to develop, maintain and operate an IT solution to manage the US Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability claims processing functions

Reston, Virginia, United States

As Deputy Program Manager for Accenture’s IRS ICCE Program, I was directly responsible for on-time, within budget and high-quality delivery of a $1 million per month task order. My specific responsibilities included the following: • Provided day-to-day guidance, leadership, and direction to team of 40 mixed-workforce resources.• Managed full lifecycle delivery of a large-scale application and infrastructure migration initiative for telephony-based automated customer contact systems.• Led team through planning, management, and execution of two transition efforts related to ICCE systems.• Led coordination and collaboration efforts across IRS and incoming contractor resources to ensure smooth and seamless transition of support services.• Interfaced with Accenture’s program management functions (e.g., Finance, Contracts, Legal, etc.) and IRS Senior Executives for project closeout activities and to ensure compliance across all aspects of the contract.

Reston, Virginia, United States

I provided leadership, direction and guidance to various teams and projects as a Senior Project Manager across the IRS Integrated Customer Contact Environment (ICCE) Program.• As project manager for the IRS Customer Contact Consolidation (CCC) project, I led team of 10 dedicated and 8-10 shared resources through full life-cycle delivery of a $10 million, multi-phased application and infrastructure refresh initiative for the IRS web- and telephony-based customer contact solutions.• As project manager for the IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Real Time System (ITIN RTS), I led team of 8-10 senior mixed-workforce resources through delivery of multiple maintenance releases, cross-organization coordination for defect management, and managerial support for numerous infrastructure upgrades to development, test and production environments. • As Remote Site Manager for the ICCE Atlanta team, I was responsible for leading 4-5 resources through deployment, security certification, and post-production support for ICCE application releases.• Served as project manager and/or team lead for several other ICCE functions including Integrated Test Team, Program Management Office Lead, and Operations / Deployment Team Lead.

Reston, Virginia, United States

As a Technology Consultant, I led development and institutionalization of CMMi Level-3 based Configuration Management function providing version control for over 1 million lines of source code across development, test and production environments. I also directed client and firm personnel through creation, submission and maintenance of security certification documentation for telephony-based contact center solution. I managed Helpdesk functions responsible for end-user service request intake, creation and assignment of tickets to system engineers, and resolution tracking through closure. I developed an Oracle-based data migration solution for tracking “Year 2000” readiness.

Mclean, Va

I designed, developed, tested and implemented client-side and server-side data analytics solutions used by Pricing Analysts to set, evaluate and refine complex pricing strategies for purchasing various mortgage products across the primary lending market. I worked collaboratively with system engineers and business users to triage, prioritize and manage resolution for system defects from identification to closure. I developed a series of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to document processes, tools and methods used across end-user support functions, resulting in seamless and smooth transition upon resignation.