Samuel Womack Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Senior IT Program Manager responsible for overseeing the coordination, management, and overall wellbeing of Ciena networks for the US Federal Government.
• Manage and support program managers in the deployment and maintenance of military and government networks globally.
• Forecast and track all bookings and revenue for a $150M annual business to include direct oversight on all AR, AP and financial requirements.
• Support and foster customer and partner relationships to include the management of government contracts, sourcing of cleared personnel and utilization tracking for network engineers to ensure compliance with government.
• Track and allocate shipments as required to support the deployment and maintenance of government networks globally.
• Report to and coordinate daily with executive leadership and federal agencies through a multitude of disciplines ensuring projects, hardware shipments and engineer support are managed throughout their entire lifecycles.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• IT Program Manager responsible for overseeing the coordination, deployment, and subsequent management of Ciena network gear for the US Department of Defense and Civilian Government Agencies.
• Manage and support project managers in the deployment of military and government network upgrades for multiple national and international projects.
• Provide direct support for all network outages, equipment replacement requests and customer inquiries.
• Track and allocate shipments as required to support the deployment and maintenance of government networks in 5+ countries.
• Coordinate daily with executive leadership and federal agencies through a multitude of disciplines ensuring projects remain within budget and on track throughout their entire lifecycles.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assigned to the 1-year USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) Special Project responsible for the simultaneous collision repair and modernization of the high visibility warship.
• Responsible to provide direct support to the Surface Ship Readiness Program Manager (PMS 443S) and USS Fitzgerald Project Manager within NAVSEA’s Surface Warfare Program Office (SEA 21).
• Created and updated databases and spreadsheet-analysis data including availability planning, execution status, and the financial and budget status of the $550M+ project.
• Directly supported weekly update briefs on ship, labor, and readiness statuses to the Flag Officer and SES level as well as monthly and as requested reports to the Commanding Officer of NAVSEA and Congress respectively.
• Communicated and interfaced with program stakeholders, as required, from numerous federal and private sector organizations including OPNAV resource sponsors, SECNAV staff, other SEA 21 codes, NAVSEA technical codes.

2d Combat Engineer Battalion; Camp Lejeune, NC

• Principal adviser to the Battalion Operations Program Manager responsible for the approval, coordination and logistical support of all combat training exercises within a 1000+ person organization.
• Directly assisted in the planning, coordination and oversight of a Division wide engineer training course involving the evaluation and certification of personnel from 6+ different units.
• Planned and held weekly sync meetings with battalion leadership to ensure each internal unit had the training support, tools, and personnel required to meet their quarterly requirements.
• Tracked and allocated resources as required to support the supply, movement and training of 30+ field exercises cross 6 overlapping programs.
• Briefed the Director Level Battalion Commander weekly on completed, current, and future operations the battalion was involved in with real-time updates on annual and fiscal year training readiness.

Marine Rotational Forces - Europe; US Military Posts In Europe

• Foreign Military Security Cooperation Program Manager responsible for the coordination, operational logistics, and budget management of all military to military projects for an organization of 1300 personnel.
• Directed and supervised subordinate project managers in 25+ multinational projects, many concurrent, personally managing 10+ organization-critical projects in 15 countries on schedule.
• Collected and compiled data to efficiently forecast and manage the overall $3M budget ensuring effective allocation to each project based on their specific guidelines; accomplished reduction in unnecessary.
• Coordinated daily with partnered nation military forces, executive leadership, and civilian/government agencies through a multitude of disciplines ensuring the program was in compliance with Marine Forces Europe and.

2d Combat Engineer Battalion; Camp Lejeune, NC

• Principal adviser to the Program Manager for all training projects, supply processes, and maintenance operation requirements for a department of over 150 personnel.
• Led and oversaw subordinate project managers in 25+ projects and personally managed 5+ projects across 3 overlapping programs, meeting critical organizational goals within constricted timelines and budgets.
• Managed and improved supply chain and maintenance systems encompassing $15M+ in department vehicles, $2.2M of weaponry, and $1.5M in mission essential equipment; accomplished in a 10% reduction in wasteful spending per.
• Initiated, planned, and managed an organizational project across multiple functional areas to establish a process for repairing technical engineer field equipment valued at over $3M.

2d Combat Engineer Battalion; Camp Lejeune, NC

• Planned and managed 40+ projects in an environment of director-level stakeholder visibility for a section of 40 personnel.
• Planned and managed projects to execute training in two multistate organization-critical programs; achieved the desired scope on a constricted schedule, under budget, and without personal injury or loss of equipment.
• Managed the professional growth and counseling of 40 personnel from differing backgrounds daily; resulting in quarterly and yearly evaluation reports, career development charts, and mentorship counseling.
• Supervised the maintenance process, employment, and readiness of $10M in vehicles, equipment, and weaponry.
• Established proactive management techniques to achieve organizational objectives by developing and updating standard operating procedures, and by analyzing and mitigating risk.

2d Combat Engineer Battalion; Camp Lejeune, NC

• Forecasted operations and resourced training support requirements for a 900+ man combat engineer battalion.
• Developed a process adopted as the new standard for tracking training support requests, ensuring that 100% of units within the battalion had the necessary administrative and logistical resources to complete training on.

United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, Maryland

• Required close interaction with the public to de-conflict pairings and ensure parameters were met in accordance to both sponsor and Midshipman preferences.
• Advised senior officials on potential possibilities and solutions regarding shortfalls in pairings based on feedback from the public.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), History

Activities and Societies: Navy Football

Project Management

Project Management Professional Course