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Herndon, VA, US

Mclean, VA, US

Responsible for standing up and leading the Portfolio and Service Enablement Team (PSE) within the Programs and Strategy Tower. Dotted line to CTO, the new team is responsible for Portfolio Management, roadmapping, budget planning and analysis and service delivery excellence for Cyber.

Mclean, VA, US

Stood up and led the Product Operations team within the CTO tower. A pioneer within the Enterprise, the innovative approach for standardizing Product Management within Cyber enabled the establishment of standards and processes leading to a collaborative and data driven approach to Product Management and Executive Leaders.- Set and launched the strategy for.

Fairfax, Virginia, US

Stood up a Professional Services organization comprised of Project Managers, Business Analysts and other specialized consultants to lead the delivery of solutions for a Service -disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing a commercial off the shelf (COTS) FedRAMP/DISA IL4 authorized, cloud base PCS solution for the federal government..

Herndon, Virginia, US

Provided strategic direction and oversight to a 60+ team of IT and cybersecurity professionals supporting the CDM DEFEND E Program. Service Strategy specialized in Service Delivery excellence, Program Management Office services, Program Financials, Procurement, and Resource Management. Most significant accomplishments included: - Set the service strategy.

Herndon, VA, US

• Promoted from Professional Services Manager, DOD
• Develop and implement Managed Services PMO framework including policies, procedures, and expectations. New framework resulted in streamlined processes and cost savings including a decrease in client onboarding from.
• Manage all phases of PMO, ensuring IT programs and projects meet objectives and requirements.
• Lead team of five direct reports and over twenty cross-functional indirect reports.
• Develop program capture tools that help account teams develop a more accurate level of effort (LOE) in support of professional services opportunities.
• Implement more effective tools to communicate program and project metrics to stakeholders.

Dallas, TX, US

• Provided program management expertise in support of DoD Office of the Deputy Chief Management Office (DCMO) business operations transformation. Led a group of four direct reports and a team of 17 indirect reports.
• Relied on to provide expertise on DCMO strategy and represent agency amongst other DoD agencies to collaborate on a Service-Oriented Architecture approach using waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Oversaw budgeting and forecasting; led the execution of all project deliverables and work products; conducted internal and external project reviews; developed and delivered monthly status reports.

• Part of the executive team, oversaw corporate level projects during a critical mission refocus, connecting PMI methodologies and business process management.
• Managed corporate and professional services projects for federal and state and local government customers with budgets of $4M to $10M.
• Led conception and execution of various strategic and operational business transformation initiatives including Activity Based Costing (ABC) model, automation of profit and loss statement reports, and CAS and FAR.
• Selected to recover projects that were behind schedule, had budget overruns, and/or quality issues. Successfully led team to deliver projects on time, within budget, and at highest levels of quality while adhering to.

• Project Management of Product Life Cycle and Production of one of #1 remote car starters on the aftermarket automotive industry.
• Managed transportation of domestic and international exports and imports
• Forecasted, planned production, and scheduled for the entire production facilityDeveloped and tracked timelines and manufacturing project shipments to meet financial objectives.