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Austin, Texas, United States

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Proven leader that in multi-faceted in the areas of Program Management, Business Development, Contract Negotiations, Supplier/Vendor Management, and Product and Portfolio Management● Responsible for software life cycle sustainment and ensuring compliance with all licensing aspects including.● software license use rights● software versions● terms and conditions● maintaining uninterrupted support/maintenance coverage● Develop process controls, procedures, and templates for software tracking and validation● Create, write, negotiate, and review software licensing contracts● Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Legal, New Business, and Operations to implement software products for various solutions throughout the contract ● Negotiate software license, subscriptions, and support pricing to ensure maximum revenue for the company and best value for the customer.● Continually monitor vendor software agreements to complete support renewals before expiration, avoiding reinstatement fees that can result in unplanned costs to the company and the customer● Responsible for over $1.4M in cost savings/cost avoidance in the past 5 years in software support expenses

Plano, Texas, United States

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Proven leader that in multi-faceted in the areas of Program Management, Business Development, Contract Negotiations, Supplier/Vendor Management, and Product and Portfolio Management● Responsible for software life cycle sustainment and ensuring compliance with all licensing aspects including.● software license use rights● software versions● terms and conditions● maintaining uninterrupted support/maintenance coverage● Develop process controls, procedures, and templates for software tracking and validation● Create, write, negotiate, and review software licensing contracts● Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Legal, New Business, and Operations to implement software products for various solutions throughout the contract ● Negotiate software license, subscriptions, and support pricing to ensure maximum revenue for the company and best value for the customer.● Continually monitor vendor software agreements to complete support renewals before expiration, avoiding reinstatement fees that can result in unplanned costs to the company and the customer● Responsible for over $1.4M in cost savings/cost avoidance in the past 5 years in software support expenses

Plano, Texas, United States

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Responsible for overseeing a cost-effective solution to the customer, providing classified workstations to remote locations not previously served, increasing customer satisfaction with an approximate savings of $40K per seat.● Managed the successful client implementation of two mobile classified connectivity solutions on the enterprise network by collaborating with the customer, sales, engineering, project managers, legal, operations, and service desk.● Revised and enhanced the classified workstation deployment procedures to include the solution specific processes needed to ensure successful seat delivery.● Monitored software and firmware enhancements developed by the third-party vendor and make recommendations to the client based on their potential impact on the solution.

Plano, Texas, United States

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Managed the process of tracking and monitoring the status of customer requests which impact new seat solutions as it navigated from request to delivery. ● Edited and revised red-lined proposals from the Portfolio Team to ensure that both the company’s and the customer’s needs were being addressed.● Monitored the Contracts Team to ensure the timely submittal and response to proposal actions within the negotiations process. ● Coordinated with the Subcontracting Team to obtain bids and pricing information on service agreements and application upgrades.

Bationwide

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Developed a standardized schedule and process to assist Program Managers in identifying the various deliverables necessary in order to provide the enterprise with a specialized solution in a sustainable manner.● Managed and assisted 3 Program Managers in the development of specialized seats solutions across the account.● Ensured one of my Program Managers had the support and guidance necessary to deliver the program solution within a compressed timeline, under budget, and to the satisfaction of a demanding customer.● Evaluated incoming customer requests and claim requests which will impact new seat delivery directives.

Nationwide

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Managed the reduction of aged inventory at numerous cross docks located throughout the country and worked with the customer to develop a requirements prioritization management process.● Reduced the amount of aged inventory at the cross docks by 60% within a three month period saving the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in depreciation costs.● Coordinated the development of the guidelines, processes, and tools that are currently in place for the Requirements Prioritization Management Team.● Developed a rate card to assist in determining the cost of staging, shipping, delivering, and retiring of various configurations of workstations for customer proposals.

Nationwide

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Consolidated East and West coast regional delivery teams under one leadership in order to standardize the delivery procedures for an enterprise team approach.● Managed a team of over 50 employees through 10 managers to deliver new workstations to the customer.● Developed an 8-week snap shot of the yearly schedule and an end of shift report to address future schedule planning and timely issue reporting.

Nationwide

Navy Marine Corp Internet Project (NMCI)Enhanced the business processes and guidelines for the Technical Delivery team to ensure the installation of quality workstations in an efficient and cost-saving manner.● Identified and coordinated locations across the country that required additional training and process review.● Developed and managed a new efficient schedule for over 20 Project Managers to direct the installation of computer systems throughout the country at various military installations.

Chesterton, Indiana, United States

Cobol Programer supporting the steel scheduling system of the Bethlehem Steel Plate Mill

Education record

Certificate, Computer Programming

Certificate, Computer Programming