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Washington, DC, US

Providing Program Management, Systems Engineering, Cyber and C4ISR expertise to USCG Major Acquisition Programs like Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) and USCG C5ISC Non-Major Recapitalization Programs.

Vienna, VA, US

Provided Program Management, Systems Engineering, Cyber and C4ISR expertise to Polar Security Cutter (PSC) Program

Mclean, VA, US

• Served as PM for Federal client’s support contracts, with the responsibility of performing financials, task, people, and resource mgmt. and ensured no cost overruns or underperformance.
• Served as deputy Program Manager and provided strategic direction and leadership role to DC’s cross functional team of 20+ personnel and managed tasks, scope, quality, schedule, and career/performance guidance.
• Marketed, shaped, captured, staffed, executed, and closed-out multiple contracts, providing project management, systems/software and technical engineering services.
• Led proposal development process (e.g. proposal manager, technical volume lead etc.) that directly led to wins of ~$20M+.
• Business/Marketing leader within the firm with the responsibility to shape and capture new opportunities within a strategic business unit.
• Developed business capture strategies & performed competitor analysis, market analysis to identify business opportunities that are of strategic value and helped develop strategic partnerships and teaming relationships.

Mclean, VA, US

• Served as an on-site alternate ISSO (Information System Security Officer), Information Assurance team lead/Manager and Certification & Accreditation (C&A) lead for new surface IT systems that are acquired by US Coast.
• Led Certification & Accreditation (C&A) and Information Assurance (IA) support to the USCG’s surface assets by ensuring that all the DoD, DHS and USCG’s IT System Security policies, requirements and practices are.
• Responsible for maintaining FISMA compliance for the SBU TYPE networks.
• Performed on-site IA control validation, continuous monitoring and provides risk assessments to the CA/SCA, DAA/AO.
• Performed review of information/network systems security configurations, IT network configuration, design and documentation/operating procedures, network security scans for potential IT systems security issues and.
• Lead IT security activities like reviewing proposed engineering design changes, ECPs to asses any IT security issues, C&A implications and IT risks.

Mclean, VA, US

• Systems Engineering Management (Acquisitions & Systems/Software Engineering Management, Process improvement, Requirements Mgmt. Architecture Analysis, Configuration Mgmt, Testing)
• Advised federal client's PM & Technical Director of $500M Acquisition Program in accordance with DHS and USCG Acquisition Directives (MSAM, COMDTINST 5000), and the Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC/SDLC), and.
• Provided engineering recommendations to PM & Director in support of systems development milestone decision events such as PDR, CDR, TRR, FAT etc.; helped in developing Entrance & Exit Criteria and made sure that.
• Streamlined & improved existing engineering processes and procedures of Industry’s and also led the development of new processes that led to greater efficiency for the client.. Developed C4ISR system requirements for.
• Managed the critical review/analysis, evaluation and oversight of Industry/vendor developed DODAF system architecture products.

Arlington, VA, US

Ms, Electrical Engineer

Bs, Electrical Engineer (Minor: Computer Science)