Raft is a digital consulting firm with niche expertise in rapidly delivering modern, user-first, scalable, and data-intensive digital solutions.Built a highly agile program of 70 personnel across 3 product lines critical to maintaining and furthering the U.S. National Security posture, creating cutting-edge development environments for national-level mission systems.- Within 60 days, identified gaps in customer requirements and implemented processes to increase stakeholder presence, increasing requirements input by 175%.- Within 90 days, created a two-year roadmap strategy to ensure program success. This strategy enabled adoption by the Joint National Mission Forces, leading to a 30% increase in annual funding.- Directed quarterly planning events synchronizing disparate program efforts to expand stakeholder presence, which identified critical customer gaps in current development.We always seek top-tier talent and collaboration opportunities, all with the expectation of delivering cutting-edge service to warfighters. Reach out - wbourland@teamraft.com

Accenture Federal Services assists US federal clients in solving mission-critical challenges with advanced technologies and human-centered design.Led seven agile cross-functional teams to create leading-edge cyber weapon systems for enterprise-level adoption across joint services.- Increased customer interaction with leadership and associated development teams by 30%, resulting in increased communication and a better understanding of common goals.- Secured multiple contract extensions due to establishing increased communication between numerous agencies and associated stakeholders and highlighting the value of the solutions and how they align with the customer’s mission.- Created an onboarding process resulting in new personnel trained to 100% mission-capable status within three months of the start date, increasing the software release rate by 15%.

Novetta was a recognized leader in technology-enabled services, solving complex technical and analytic challenges for the Intelligence and Defense sector. (Acquired by Accenture Federal Services)Led highly Agile Product Teams in DevSecOps development on cutting-edge software projects for the DOD.

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets, are guerrilla warfare experts who use unexpected and unconventional techniques to conduct missions abroad for the USA, DOD, and IC.As a Special Forces Operator, I was handpicked for senior positions on high-performing teams. I was charged with developing and managing programs that deliver intelligence collection processes and resources for multiple high-risk locations globally.- Functioned as a consultant and subject matter expert (SME) to executive military leaders and foreign government representatives on a wide range of military activities, increasing US interests worldwide.- Continuously reviewed performance data and created forecasts for personnel, equipment, supplies, and training for all supported locations that eliminated redundancies in existing processes, reducing labor costs.- Integrated technology at all levels to enhance planning and operations, allowing for increased battlefield awareness, accelerated planning, and improved mission success.