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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Manage upgrade of enterprise back-office systems, including accounting, HR, payroll, and contract management, including requirements gathering, development and submission of RFQ, and coordination with vendor prospects.-Analyze day-to-day internal business processes for efficiency and process improvement.-Recruit for CFO position and project management contract positions.-Coordinate information technology (IT) resources and services, including cybersecurity, managed IT services, vendor management, and procedures around inventory, budgeting, and PC management.-Develop and maintain leave request system using SharePoint Online and Power Automate flows.-Manage vendor subcontracts.-Support National Institutes of Health (NIH) Business System Program Management Office (PMO) fixed-price contract: assist with contract staffing; mentor new employees; serve as PMO Point of Contact for federal and contractor staff on up to 5 simultaneous enterprise information technology projects; perform technical writing for policies and procedures, business cases, and change management documentation; recommend process improvements; assist with updates for HHS EPLC compliance; and create project artifacts including PowerPoint presentations, charters, and Project Process Agreements.-Support business development efforts for Federal Government contracts: manage proposal development, including writing tech and past performance sections and completion of VPAT questionnaires; monitor NITAAC CIO-SP3 task order opportunities.-Coordinate mandatory compliance activities for CIO-SP3 contract.-Managed proposal process for CIO-SP4 submission: subject-matter expert (SME) interview coordination and documentation; identification and compilation of relevant task area experience; preparation of self-scoring documentation; coordination of Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA), including solicitation of data from team members; compilation of past-performance references; and coordination of writing.

Silver Spring, Md

Providing information technology consulting and project management on all kinds of projects, I offer my particular expertise in working with nonprofit associations and small businesses. I have a proven track record of helping organizations improve operational efficiency through cost-effective solutions - and you don't always need a new IT system! Let me help your organization with your project management needs or business and IT challenges.Contracts have included:-Project manager for a website development company: developed and tracked schedules in MS Project; developed estimates; created artifacts including charters, agendas, stakeholder meeting notes, requirements documentation, and end-user documentation; scheduled resources in matrix environment; communicated with developers; provided status and budget reporting to clients; shared best practices and lessons learned with internal PMO; supported sites using EPiServer CMS.-Project management for year-long scientific association centennial celebration, including microsite development using Kentico CMS.-Helping a trade association achieve PCI compliance.-Project management for development of new association management system (AMS)-integrated website using netFORUM Pro and WordPress.-Assistance with general IT management.-Annual maintenance for netFORUM Pro AMS.-Email marketing for engineering association.-Website redesign in WordPress for small businesses including a law firm, a psychologist, government contractors, and a yoga studio.

Takoma Park, Md

-Serving on Board of Directors as Treasurer, handling all financial activities, including accounting/bookkeeping, state and federal annual tax and business/charitable organization compliance filings, donor acknowledgement, preparation of reports for annual grant activity reporting, and periodic financial status reporting.-Have served on Crafts Committee, Community Tables Committee, and Finance Committee, and continue to provide ongoing assistance with governance, bylaws compliance, and grant proposal preparation.-Served as Co-Chair for 2017 Festival. Responsibilities included: volunteer recruitment and management; documenting historical knowledge; implementation of new technology and processes for organizational sustainability; vendor management; oversight of all planning activities; grant writing; financial management; communications; on-site management; and post-festival wrap/closeout activities.

Silver Spring, Md

INTERNAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES-Handled BCI operations: planning, resource allocation, and staff management.-Reduced staffing by 25% through cost-effective, efficient technology and training.-Assisted in fulfillment of 41-yr. contract, ending most BCI operations and aiding client transition to new location and management structure.INTERNAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS-Launched e-learning online streaming website; responsible for customer support and vendor management, including move to static platform.-Supervised development, maintenance, support, and end-of-life of Word plug-in app.-Created online survey tool for Peer Review program, plus documentation.-Did IT overhaul in 2007-08: moved to MS platform; new Internet connection; reconfigured subnet per best practices; created account, hardware, and software standards; improved remote access; new backup system.-In 2012-14, selected IT Managed Services Provider and outsourced IT support; implemented Office365 cloud email, Dropbox file storage, and hosted VoIP for $10K savings, better disaster recovery, and total worker mobility.ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES-Worked with 5 Time & Materials (T&M) clients simultaneously.-Developed estimates and proposals for Boards of Directors.-Researched, recommended and implemented technology, including webcasting, websites, association management systems (AMS), and eMarketing.-Provided executive-level analytics.-Ran association: membership, committees, meetings, newsletter, and publications.ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS-Conducted name change/rebranding: secured funds; planned and managed activities from re-incorporation to domain name change to business cards.-Implemented AMS-integrated eMarketing platform with improved analytics.-Planned and conducted $200K website and AMS implementation to save $70K/yr.-Researched and selected vendors for webinars, live-streaming, and on-demand recording of conference sessions.-Implemented SharePoint for committees.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Assisted IT Director with special projects and oversight of support operations for 1000 end-users in Microsoft environment.-Implemented new helpdesk software and processes.-Coordinated training and problem resolution during implementation of new enterprise VoIP phone system.-Coordinated IT department efforts for compliance with government standards. -Implemented Microsoft SharePoint as collaboration tool between staff and clients for engineering projects.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Promoted from Support Specialist to Manager.-Managed the support operations for the internal IT department for 120 end-users in Microsoft and Linux environment.-Supervised 2 Helpdesk Support Specialists.-Handled a variety of special projects, including telecom provider switch and helpdesk software implementation.-Assisted network administrators as needed.

Bethesda, Md

-Provided technical support and system administration for 35 users in Microsoft environment.-Created disaster recovery plan and documentation for system resources.-Created and maintained Access databases, including programming in Visual Basic 5.0.

Washington, Dc

-Provided administrative and logistical support to Resources for Teaching Middle School Science project.-Maintained NSRC web page on Smithsonian Institution server and coordinated activities of web page committee.-Assisted with writing, editing, and assembly of funding proposals.

Washington, Dc

-Provided administrative support to 45 simultaneous projects, including writing and editing of correspondence.-Planned local and international meetings and coordinated travel arrangements for project committee members.

Data Analysis Boot Camp; Story Telling With Data

M.S., Computer Systems Management

Graduated magna cum laude

B.A., International Studies

Activities and Societies: University Honors program Graduated cum laude; DJ at WVAU for a year; semester study abroad in Brussels, Belgium.

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