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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minnetonka, Minnesota, Us

Minnetonka, Minnesota, Us

Program Manager for Data and Analytics/Business Intelligence programs. Provides program and project management expertise for a global team providing internal and external business intelligence solutions for the commercial travel industry. Portfolio includes innovative and award winning travel management platforms and other analytical platforms leveraging travel data.

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

Program Manager and Functional PMO for seventy person product and solution development team responsible for delivering data and analytics solutions to the commercial travel industry.Improved communications and delivery speed for four globally dispersed scrum teams by focusing on improving priorities and work organization. Established a functional PMO that simplified management concepts to allow for a focus on delivery of software to best meet business needs. Improved communications and confidence between the business and IT through the utilization of tools and transparent reporting. These improvements have helped improve overall delivery speed of priority software features.

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

Program Manager. Solution Delivery Lifecycle QulaityImproved the quality of software deliveries inside the business by focusing on improvement opportunities across the life cycle. Led a comprehensive effort to improve efficiency and accountability through process improvements. Developed and conducted tailored training sessions. Synchronized, led, and guided a diverse team of functional experts across the business in working toward a common goal. Fostered improved level of cooperation and transparency between IT and the Business.Delivered on time and under budget a comprehensive program complete with process improvements and training that meets program goals and creates long-term stability.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Provided leadership and guidance in defining IT systems architectures in support of the business and organizational strategy of the U.S. Army. Focused on application of technical solutions to meet long-term needs of the organization and comply with Federal, Defense and Army initiatives. Improved staff efficiency by reorganizing to align with business structure and pooling special technical expertise to allow for more efficient staff utilization and collaboration. Improved effectiveness of architects by developing tailored architecture products to allow for better business decision making. Initiated a thread test methodology to validate impact of IT portfolio changes.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Director of Information Management Technology for 1000 person headquarters with over 20 subordinate reporting organizations comprised of 65,000 employees. Developed, managed, and implemented an integrated IT strategy during a period of organizational transformation that enhanced the scope and responsibilities of the CIO. Initiated a staff training and development plan to align with new organizational structure while preparing and deploying the organization for combat operations in Iraq. Initiated talent development plan to support skills and interests of technical staff while creating a learning culture. This plan increased by over 100% the number of personnel certified to industry standards and improved the retention and promotion of organizational staff.Led IT program management with full control over sourcing efforts and program accountability. Conducted an assessment of IT services leading to an in-sourcing decision that increased staff efficiency and service delivery with an annual savings in excess of $2M.

Deputy Director of C4 Systems/IT Program Management for U.S. Forces in Iraq. Managed and controlled information technology systems and planning in support of U.S. Forces during the transitional period from post-Surge through the initial reductions in forces.Led the planning, operations, and maintenance of information systems that enabled command, operations, logistics and intelligence functions for U.S. Forces. Ensured effective technical exchanges with other U.S. Government agencies as well as with the Government of Iraq.Provided leadership and direction for over 100 personnel for the C4 Systems Directorate in all organizational functions including the planning, network operations and information assurance. Provided program management for IT acquisitions and support to include supervision of an IT support contract workforce of over 400 personnel deployed across the country.Led efforts to improve IT capabilities and processes for Iraqi Army units. Worked with host nation industry and government partners to implement an executable modernization plan compliant with existing legal guidance.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Chief Information Officer and Director of Information Technology for a 900 person two-star level headquarters with over 6 major subordinate organizations comprised of 20,000 employees. Developed, managed, and implemented an integrated IT strategy to support the training, deployment, and operations of the headquarters and subordinate organizations. Initiated and executed a staff training and development plan that prepared the organization for combat operations in Iraq. Led IT program management with full control over sourcing and program accountability. Improved staff execution and accountability by organizing into a matrix structure to better support the requirements of the business. Focused on developing collaboration within the business and IT accountability to business units.Installed and maintained a wide area communications network with greater than a 99% reliability rate that delivered voice, video, and data services within the business and across business environments.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Strategic Planner responsible to assist in the transformation of Army Information Technology and Systems capabilities from circuit based systems to an IP based environment. Lead action officer during period of most significant IT systems transition since WW II. Worked to align resource and personnel strategies to allow for improved communications capabilities in a greatly decentralized structure. Later selected to lead efforts at implementing those changes in subordinate organizations.

Being a Diplomatic Observer during the civil war between the Serbian Govt and Kosovar Alabanians provided me the opportunity to see war and conflict as an impartial participant who was able to interact with leaders and people on both sides daily.The life lessons that I learned here far outway those in any other assignment. I worked with a great group of people- diplomats, military, media, and local members. I left with a profound respect for the power of diplomacy as a tool of government. I also learned the limits of power, be it military, diplomatic, information, or economic.

Ms In National Resource Strategy, Resource Planning, Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History