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La Hulpe, Wallonia, Be

Market Infrastructure (MI) Channel Product Owner responsible for the delivery and performance of Swift’s T2 Gateway (TGW), Market Infrastructure Gateway (MGW), and Euroclear’s and ClearStream’s Minimal Footprint (MFP)

La Hulpe, Wallonia, Be

Manages international financial messaging projects of high complexity, risk and business significance to SWIFT in line with the company's strategic plans. Working in a matrixed resource environment, negotiates with managers and schedules requirement, development, security, and network design resources for projects to meet customer deadlines. Coordinates across multiple data centers across the globe for project implementation.

La Hulpe, Wallonia, Be

Responsible for the delivery of projects supporting SWIFT 2020 strategy that will ensure new systems are built on virtualized, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant cloud compatible platforms.

Mclean, Va, Us

Monitors and takes any necessary corrective action on the execution of the contract for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The five-year contract includes twenty task orders with scope across multiple function areas: PeopleSoft and web based development, network operations, information security, help desk support, training, and independent verification and validation (IV&V). Oversees 50 employees and subcontractors, including the management of subcontractor agreements. Performs quality assurance on all client deliverables. Evaluates project performance metrics and develops plans of action. Communicates the program status, risks, issues, and financial metrics to client stakeholders and corporate executive management. Tracks program financial status through Excel spreadsheets and reports cost variance and obligated funding thresholds to client and senior management. Develops and maintains the project plan, staffing plan, and work breakdown structure. Tracks project status through team meetings, status reports, and Microsoft Project. Provides annual evaluations on employees and subcontractors. Coordinates with PMO for recruitment, training, auditing, IT support, and financial reporting. • Successfully planned and conducted contract transition within 30 days and acquired over 90% of the incumbent staff• Developed and established program processes (e.g. project plan, risk management, planned vs. actual financials) that have become corporate standards. These plans were cited by independent auditors and helped the company achieve a CMMI Maturity Level 3 rating.• Through project planning and monitoring, delivered a major upgrade to the client’s PeopleSoft application and system that increased online performance and availability. Awarded Letter of Appreciation by client for delivery.• Based on superior team performance, client has provided recommendations that have secured additional work.

Mclean, Va, Us

Responsible for over 25 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) software development projects involving complete passenger systems, web-based development, enterprise reporting, and interagency data communication. Managed team sizes from three to over 40 developers. Prepared project plans and work breakdown structures (WBS), utilizing the CBP Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Managed change requests and presented change requests to executive configuration control board. Coordinated meetings and developed interface agreements among Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and State Department. Developed requirements and design documentation. Developed project schedules using Microsoft Project Enterprise Edition to coordinate among stakeholders. Prepared and delivered software lifecycle gate reviews. Mentored software development teams and provided quality assurance during release code reviews. Coordinated independent testing and security testing and evaluation (ST&E) of new releases. Developed implementation plans and coordinated release meetings with hosting services group. Reviewed resumes, conducted interviews, hired, and conducted evaluations of development staff. • Chief Architect and Project Manager for the successful Global Entry international traveler system. The project has received accolades from all levels of the federal government, travel industry, and foreign governments.

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

Responsible for over 20 employees and subcontractor staff in the execution of the contract to capture and process biometrics towards hiring of Transportation Security Administration baggage screeners. Coordinated meetings with client, travel teams, and stakeholders. Developed project schedules to satisfy federal baggage screener hiring requirements. Coordinated with local authorities at hiring locations for travel team infrastructure requirements. Managed help desk staff and ticket escalation to respond to travel team requests.

Global, Us

Responsible for multiple Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) / Customs and Border Protection (CBP) software development projects involving decision support systems and R&D passenger systems. Prepared project plans and work breakdown structures (WBS), utilizing the CBP Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Served as Cost Account Manager for four cost accounts, tracked earned value, and reported cost variances to Program Manager and client. Managed change requests and presented change requests to executive configuration control board. Conducted site visits for R&D project locations. Prepared and delivered software lifecycle gate reviews. Mentored software development teams and provided quality assurance during release code reviews. Coordinated independent testing and security testing and evaluation (ST&E) of new releases. Developed implementation plans and coordinated release meetings with hosting services group. Reviewed resumes, conducted interviews, hired, and conducted evaluations of development staff.• Delivered a pilot facial recognition biometric system at the busiest land border crossing in the United States to showcase leading fingerprint and facial recognition technologies in a harsh environment. The pilot was deemed a success by CBP executive leadership and was implemented in other ports of entry.• Based on demonstrated management ability, client requested program manager that I assume project that was over budget, behind schedule, and had low team morale. Through positive motivation techniques and frequent client interaction, delivered the project on time and within the original budget

Built and managed the global technical consulting organization for this commercial learning portal company. Responsible for product implementation at client host sites, training vendor integration, product customization, custom report writing, and data migration. Primary technical subject matter expert for the business development team. Our collaboration won contracts with over forty international Fortune 500 companies in multiple commercial sectors. Reported status, risks and issues to Vice President and shareholders. Translated client business requirements to technical requirements for engineering team.• Within first month at company, implemented company’s product for Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil distributor, at their site in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Aramco Vice President and Royal Prince sent a letter of appreciation to the CEO recognizing my work with the product’s implementation.• Through positive leadership, strategic planning, and smart hiring, developed a global technical consulting team which increased the company’s business 200 percent• Worked with Nike executives to customize the learning portal to match their stringent corporate branding standards without compromising functionality of the product and ensuring upwards compatibility.

Managed the integration of the company’s proprietary health care product into the Department of Defense Composite Health Care System (CHCS). Working with the company’s developers in California and the integration contractor, conducted a successful assessment of the company’s product in a DOD environment at the Tripler Hospital pilot site. Wrote change requests based on client feedback and tracked their implementation through the engineering life cycle.

Us

Worked on the development, testing, and implementation of ERP applications for US Army Personnel Command where I consistently received 100% rating from Quality Assurance teams for development of high-quality applications. Documented integration and development processes resulting in project achieving CMM Level 2 compliance. Conducted independent evaluation and prepared shareholder due diligence report on new digital cable system. The report was well-received by shareholders and the system is in place at most homes in the United States.

Washington, Dc, Us

Decorated Surface Warfare officer and Special Warfare Combat Craft (SWCC) officer providing more than 10 years of progressively responsible service and management. Successfully managed large teams responsible for daily shipboard equipment operations. Maintained department budgets from $500K to $2M. Monitored equipment failure rate using standard estimation techniques and quality assurance testing. Coordinated testing and evaluation of multiple computer systems.

M.S., Operations Research

B.S., Computer Science