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Falls Church, VA, US

Reston, Virginia, US

• Launched and co-founded govmates, a technology scouting tool and leading-edge teaming partner platform for government contractors.
• Built a community of over 6,100 non-traditional member companies.
• Provide an enterprise-level solution to identify, develop, and transition technologies for the Federal Government.
• As of 2024, generated over 9,285 introductions and 36,520 matches across 150 technology verticals.For more information, visit govmates.com

Reston, Virginia, US

Industries can be ripe for innovation if you know where to look. The ability to see opportunities where others may see obstacles led Stephanie to launch, grow, and scale two disruptive businesses, BOOST LLC, and govmates. Stephanie speaks on topics such as Innovation in GovCon, Leadership, and Building Highly Effective Teams and Ecosystems.

• Created and launched BOOST to help government contractors focus on winning new business and exceeding customer expectations.
• Providing dedicated corporate support and expertise (accounting, finance, contracts, human resources, talent acquisition, and strategic advisory services).
• Response for delivering services that include strategic planning, vision, and direction implementation for companies looking toward measurable building and growth, resources, recruiting, strategic pricing, and.
• 10%+ revenue growth year over year since inception

Lexington Park, MD, US

• Responsible for executive management of the organization’s Finance, Contracts, Human Resources, Information Technology, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, and Recruiting departments.
• Responsible for the management, development, and corporate strategic planning of all proposals.
• Guided the strategy for Operations and Program Management and ensured the organization’s full compliance with relevant federal and state regulations.
• Maintained all responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer.
• Supported growth from $3M to over $30M in less than 5 years

Lexington Park, MD, US

• As Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the integrity of financial information and systems.
• Accountable for taxes, legal information, auditors, and company compliance resulting in a pass rate of 100%.
• Monitored and managed the corporate budget, ensuring appropriate spending levels and company liquidity. Managed GL entry, accounting closes, project controls, project review, incorporated budgeting, financial reviews.
• Managed all personnel activities, including recruiting, hiring, promotions, salary management, employee orientation, benefits, employee morale, education, training, compliance, legal issues, and terminations.
• Provided oversight of proposal production, submission, contract award, execution, closeout, subcontractor management, customer relations, NDA’s and teaming agreements.
• Successfully implemented an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) via outside financing.

Lexington Park, MD, US

• As Business Manager, managed all aspects of accounting, including payables, receivables, payroll, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
• Converted accounting system from QuickBooks to Deltek GCS Premier and implemented new HR system through ADP.
• Implemented paperless accounting and created first annual budget.
• Monitored and managed indirect rate budgets to ensure appropriate levels of spending.
• Provided oversight for DCAA reporting requirements including cost and provisional rate submissions.
• Ensured compliance with FAR and GAAP.

Mclean, Virginia, US

• As Program Manager, led multiple key programs simultaneously, including the company’s lead account with the US Army, worth more than $10 million annually.
• Led programs that included the production of data communications software and hardware items deployed on Army aviation platforms such as the Apache, Kiowa, and Chinook, as well as on aircraft from other DOD services.
• Managed the activities of more than 50 engineers and technicians within a matrixed organization.
• Advised project engineers and functional managers in planning, resource assignment, team alignment, schedule review, and financial analysis, allowing for greater cross-functional coordination.
• Conducted quarterly PMRs, PDRs, CDRs and TIMs. Created and maintained Integrated Master Schedule to the fifth level WBS for each program.

New York, NY, US

• As Senior Financial Analyst, provided financial oversight of commercial contracts worth $24 million. Chaired monthly financial meetings with program managers and account teams to review projected revenue and burn.
• Managed the Washington DC branch office’s $24 million revenue budget, providing corporate with monthly analysis and review of salaries, staffing, utilization, profit, burn rates, and projected cash flow.
• Developed a systematic issue identification/resolution approach resulting in a significant reduction over previous man-hours used to correct problems.
• Improved process for identifying and qualifying new business opportunities and created a cost proposal budgeting model.

• As Financial Analyst prepared and presented monthly high-level analysis to the management team of MCI/WorldCom’s $2 billion monthly revenue.
• Established procedures to enable a 40% reduction in report preparation time, allowing for a complete report within four days of the accounting month’s close.
• Developed detailed reports of each segment’s revenue, growth trends, and revenue mix, allowing management to save approximately 300 manpower hours annually.
• Designed and produced monitoring and tracking reports on wholesale activities for both MCI and WorldCom.*MCI WorldCom was acquired by Verizon Communications in 2006 and is now part of Verizon Enterprise Services.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Executive Leadership Coaching For Organizational Well-Being

National Cohort 4 Graduate, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations

Bs, Finance