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● Successfully lead a team of 15 technical experts, resulting in a 10% increase in project efficiency ● Increased customer engagements for business case development by half; Elevated vendor engagements for resource planning and risk analysis by 20%● Directed project planning and execution, developed risk analysis and mitigation plans, and analyzed key performance indicators leading to improved compliance with policies, standards, efficiencies, and effectiveness ● Focused communication with clients and project teams for contract actions, deliverables, and overall performance management resulting in 10% increase to productivity ● Raised divisions value to stakeholders through creation of valuable content and relationships● Guided division staff to increased reliability, including associate directors and program managers● Analyzed business impacts with customers and stakeholders leading to greater overseen program functions, resource requirements, technical documentation, and timely deliverable of financial data● Successfully conducted internal control reviews and evaluations; analyzed program resources and prioritized work resulting in greater efficiency ● Lead the way on cost and schedule recovery in Earned Value financial and schedule analysis resulting in successful projects worth over $50 million ● Served as Configuration Manager, reviewing system specification documents and communicating product vision and strategy for key platform components ● Led requirements reviews and future enterprise architecting of systems and capabilities, working across diverse teams to convey technical issues to both technical and non-technical individuals● Developed processes and procedures for future programs, enforcing change management practices to align other offices with enterprise strategy

● Aligned enterprise-level planning with office director and senior staff through programmatic and technical support resulting in increased efficiency ● Lead the forecasting and updating of annual document obligations for fiscal audits resulting in compliance with guidelines and regulations ● Directed a team of 5 software developers and change control boards through agile software development lifecycles leading to a 5% increase in productivity● Aligned planning and initiatives with the organization’s vision and strategic priorities leading to full compliance for the office● Created relevant initiatives and content which enhanced the value provided to stakeholders● Defined organizational policies and procedures leading to business systems maintaining appropriate security posture and complying with legal guidelines during annual procedure reviews ● Facilitated cross-functional collaboration within the office and across directorates to achieve consensus on objectives and advised on enterprise improvement plans ● Utilized Jira board management for story development and tracking ● Ensured quality control on deliverables, achieving a 99% compliance rate ● Represented the office in technical and coordination meetings throughout the agency ● Maintained regular communication and collaboration with project superintendents by spending time on assigned job sites

•SETA for (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) directly supporting Deputy Director, HSARPA and S&T Engines Director •Instrumental in the creation of a group of cross-cutting functional portfolios of diverse topics (networks and communications, identity management, biometrics, big data analytics, behavioral sciences, and modeling and simulation) which allowed new technologies to quickly be researched, tested, acquired, and put to use in protecting the homeland •Developed statements of objectives, conventional and management plans, business community outreach responses, designs, requirements, and related documentation for Engines•Project manager lead who directed and executed multi-disciplined forums for the collaboration of ideas and requirements between the cross-cutting functional Engine portfolio constructs and large Homeland security programs including; Border Security Technology, First Responder Safety and Security, Cybersecurity, and Explosives Threat Detection Technology •Successfully briefed D/HSARPA on radical Engine portfolio ideas and progress and potential impacts to Apex and other programs which allowed for their implementation•Developed and executed management process for standardization of the Engine portfolio construct allowing these portfolios to survive changing leadership by enabling the ideas and requirements to be cataloged, correlated, and distributed for efficient implementation across all of DHS S&T•Managed program technical performance, schedule, and risks/issues/opportunities•Developed system policy and procedures for Engine portfolio, reviews organizational policies and procedures for broad range of engineering and scientific programs•Directed program actions to align with administrative requirements and provide decisions to resolve conflicts between concepts, technology, standards, and program direction

•Systems Engineering and Technical Analyst (SETA) for a long-term, multi-discipline, Acquisition Category (ACAT) 1 program that will directly and significantly contribute to the Combatant Commander’s (COCOM’s) campaign success. •Consulted with senior management, technical director, and acquisition manager to create, format, review, and staff; acquisition documents, program briefs, and statements of work. •Interpreted and developed technical guidance for management consideration in achieving quarterly/annual financial objectives and mission success; develops briefings and required ad-hoc reports for the resource sponsor and various congressional staffs. •Provided expertise in systems engineering lifecycle planning and supports the management team with diverse oversight, acquisition and programmatic activities to ensure program tracks with established dates and milestones.

•Provided programmatic and technical SETA support to numerous DARPA programs•Supported source selection evaluation activities for DARPA BAA’s•Assisted in reviewing and analyzing multiple DARPA Strategic Technology Office programs for government management •Assisted Program Manager for Army-DARPA Senior Advisory Group (SAG)

Systems Engineering

Bs, Physics

Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students