Program Manager at Defense Health Agency (DHA) Enterprise Architecture Division (DHA)

• Designed and implemented an Information Security Management System and achieved ISO 27001 Certification• Led the development of prototype custom biometric authentication hardware (tablet & desktop kiosk)• Established requirements and approach for biometric authentication for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) Development and Certification• Led the development of RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) software and services

• Providing advisory services to a start-up Professional Services Company focused on the travel industry. • Supporting former travel industry CIO to establish a consulting company. Support areas include proposal development, contract negotiation, billing for services, establishing assessment frameworks, capitalization and expense of IT assets, and delivery of professional services. • Developed approach and guidance to assess a large IT organization to establish a modernization roadmap.• Providing advice to establish healthy client relationships and proactively resolve potential relationship issues.• Supporting Real Estate Investment and renovation projects

As a Program Manager at Primatics Financial I lead programs for large financial services companies boarding retail and commercial loan portfolios to an existing implementation of Primatics Financial’s Saas Evolv platform. This includes managing offshore development and onshore implementation teams in full lifecycle deployments using agile methods in a very matrixed organization. Requirements development, data conversion and clean up, configuration, testing and validation, and closeout are key activities in a typical deployment. I am also leading financial stress testing engagements (DFAST, CCAR and quarterly disclosures) through alliances and direct to client.

Program Management Lead/Program Management Systems (Senior Manager)• Led program management activities including process improvement, process control design, financial performance, and organizational change management• Led the planning, requirements analysis, development and deployment of multiple concurrent program and project management systems• Managed strategies and approaches to improve and perform Independent Verification and Validation• Advised on evaluation and assessment of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) following ANSI/EIA-748-A-1998 standard• Led the implementation of Earned Value Project Management and Point Solution Governance• Hired, managed and developed staff to deliver services

Project Risk Services National Lead / Independent Verification & Validation National Leader /Internal Controls Sr. Manager (Enterprise Risk Services, Senior Manager) • Managed large internal control remediation teams in the areas of IT infrastructure, tools, and configuration• Managed teams conducting General Computer Controls assessments• Proposed, sold and delivered Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) work for the replacement of critical systems for Federal and State Government - Developed IV&V Methodology and mentored staff to deliver IV&V Services - Led engagement to develop Verification & Validation standards for a national transportation initiative within DHS based on NIST SP 800-53 guidance - Mentored other practice leaders in the delivery of IV&V services• Led and developed Project Risk Services (PRS) people, practices, and opportunities - Applied internal control and governance frameworks including CobIT, COSO, PMBOK, CMMi, IEE, and internal materials. - Led and conducted project audits and project oversight engagements for various financial and business systems for commercial clients - Led application testing oversight and advisory engagements - Designed and deployed an assessment program for the Rational Unified Process (RUP) for system development - Developed tools and approach for the review and assessment of Business Continuity Management (BCM) including roll-out of program of BCM reviews - Led Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) business transformation engagements - Authored white papers and articles on IT project oversight, IT risk management and assessment, and PRS services - Evaluated training opportunities and developed curriculum focused on service offerings

Financial Systems Implementation Lead (Manager)• Planned and led the implementation of financial accounting systems including Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Fixed Assets, Job Cost, General Ledger, Inventory, and Fund Accounting modules.• Led development of custom interface and conversion programs, reports, automations, and conversion and validation.• Presented at industry conferences including training sessions and promoting Myers-Holum capabilities and value.• Provided trouble shooting and project turnaround services for failing implementations.• Managed multiple client relationships.

As employee #13 of a start-up CLEC (telecommunications) I had the opportunity to support procurement, materials management, accounting, contracting, marketing, IT and other areas of the business.