Strategy & Transformation PMO Project Manager for global Information Technology & Services company to drive supply chain improvements through various project management methodologies and project governance tools (Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, LEAN/ DMAIC, etc.) ● Lead, coach and develop a team of professionals in a global, fast-paced and diverse organization.● Apply advanced team development and change management methodologies for sustained progress.● Key areas include PMO Governance and Performance Management, Portfolio/Program/Project Management and Strategic Planning.● Provide Project management leadership responsibility across multiple complex and strategic projects● Empower project team members to own their roles and responsibilities, enabling a culture of operational excellence and innovation to improve internal and external customer experience.● Leverage appropriate operational excellence analysis and standardization tools, to streamline project management processes and achieve best business solutions.● Execute all aspects of project plan development, from key deliverables and tracking metrics identification to risk assessment and action planning – on through to schedule and resource planning.● Execute project governance process including status reporting, issue and risk identification and appropriate escalation; adjust plan and communicate status, forecasts and plan revisions as needed; maintain project dashboard.

Serve as the East Region Programs Director with Liaison between Programs Chair, community members, and the PMI Metrolina chapter leadership with primary responsibility for the greater Wilmington & Jacksonville areas.● Responsible for recruiting innovative and engaging speakers for professional development● Collaborate with VP of Programs for future collaborations and development direction ● Coordinate with Chapter Marketing for special requested promotional material (social media posts, etc.)●Operate online platforms for monthly professional development events●Unofficially assist PMI Military Liaison for perspective PMP candidates (active duty military and veteran) participating in the Syracuse University IVMF-O2O PMP program.

Serve as the East Region Programs Chair with Liaison between community members and the PMI Metrolina chapter with primary responsibility for the greater Wilmington & Jacksonville areas.● Facilitate chapter meetings (virtual & in-person) to deliver relevant and engaging professional development opportunities ● Create presentation media in coordination with Chapter technical guidelines● Securing a suitable venue for in-person chapter social networking opportunities ● Facilitated study groups for perspective PMP candidates (active duty military and veteran) participating in the Syracuse University IVMF-O2O PMP program under direction of and in collaboration with previous Programs Director.

Lead highly collaborative, cross functional initiatives in a functional matrixed Lean/Kanban environment while maintaining operations objectives by breaking down complex problems into simple & practical solutions by blending traditional project management practices and principles with Agile development with improvements models to maintain resilience and agility.● Executed plan per Product Owner to modify the company procurement system for streamlining the creation of a standardized Punch-Out list for internal customers● Executed Agile plan for collection and distribution of 25k cases of PPE across 40 company sites during initial pandemic phase● Utilizing change management practices, directly lead objective to overhaul company central Receiving department serving 96 departments across 40 satellite locations and creation of Organizational Process Assets. ● Created and executed ‘Green’ Initiative for toner recycling project resulting in netting 3 tons of recyclable material during pilot phase.● Coordinate daily logistics and operations for the receiving and distribution of medical & critical cold chain supplies

Served as Chairman of the Board of Directors to support and sustain the work of WAI Inc. (a 501©3 corporation) and provide guidance, leadership, sound risk management practices while meeting all legal and fiduciary responsibilities. ● Ensured the organization’s activities were compliant and in furtherance of its mission, vision, and strategic direction● Directly championed initiative to overhaul the organizations financial database systems per staff technical requirements and the creation of operational and financial best practices for staff● Serve as an energetic servant leader and advocate for Agile Methodologies and Change Management practices to increase agility in times of adversity. ● Managed and coordinated logistics for SCRUM ceremonies and practices, (e.g., backlog grooming and maintenance, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, user stories (requirements) decomposition and retrospectives ensuring all work is tracked in the backlog and balanced across project team members● Identified improvement opportunities and looked externally for best practices to support continuous improvement ● Identified key dependencies, mitigated risks, and removed roadblocks during projects life cycle while keeping Board members and stakeholders updated on project progress while facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. ● Brought clarity to projects; created open dialogue across the teams and Board of Directors & encouraged collaboration

Tasked with creation the internal infrastructure of the Wilmington Health Foundation (WHF) to include policy, procedures, grant writing, and special event coordination focused on the organization’s mission, vision, and strategic direction.● Executed the construction of a WHF web store for fundraising and promotion● Led the construction of an initial Capital Campaign during the most successful fundraising year of the WHF to date● Provided close communication with the WHF President and board of directors during all stages of construction● Planning, presiding over, and facilitating board and committee meetings● Organized and managed the internal logistic components for the annual WHF Southern Tour Ultra 50k and 50-mile relay; performed voice over for the “Why We Run” promotional video; supported 700+ participants / 100 volunteers. ● Coordinated with partner (without limits) and internal support committees for fundraising, race promotion, and volunteer recruitmenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4y45VCk_Jk

Supported the Campus Director with day-to-day operations of the facilities and campus, including life-safety, engineering and general maintenance and assisted with the management of contracts and vendors● Executed the management of all maintenance programs relating to the interior and exterior conditions and appearance of the facilities

Assisted events management company CEO & COO with event framework development, implementation and creating event management best practices by focusing on people, processes, and resources involved in delivering as well as managing services by having best practices in place to ensure capabilities were fully utilized by traditional Project Management principles & Agile development.● Created, planned, managed resources and logistics for transportation plan & assignments, stakeholder communications, and procedures per individual event concept and requirements for set up, execution, and close out. Developed schedule, outlines for communications, social media, and promotion plans; collaborated with stakeholders to gather event buy in. ● Events raised in excess of $550k for area and local nonprofits by years end of full-time operations.● Managed schedule, drafts of transportation plans, resource assignments, procedures and training for company expansion to multiple event production teams resulting in delivery of additional frameworks and plans for event management with lessons learned captured and distributed to stakeholders● Utilizing previous lessons learned and with input from stakeholders; created list of best practices from all phases of event management to be implemented● Managed schedule, resource assignments, and training; implemented on boarding future permanent event employees and best practices of individual event set up, execution, controlling, and closing with multiple event production teams; resulted in project objectives met; lessons learned collected, analyzed, and distributed to stakeholders

Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of organizations logistics planning, coordination & execution while assigned to organizational staff billet while maintaining training and proficiency standards for primary occupation proficiency (Combat Engineer). Served as a frontline Team Leader during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This resulted in multiple promotions, and awards for outstanding performance and professionalism.● Tasked with the development, plan, coordinate, and execute a Hybrid (Traditional & Change driven) plan for unit components to return from various locations in Iraq to the host nation in phases back to its base location in Southern California via Kuwait for 750 personnel & equipment, and a 250-vehicle fleet valued at $17M● Tasked with the research, plan, coordinate, & execute multiple levels of unit logistical requirements for deploying 750 personnel and personal gear and a 250-vehicle fleet valued at $17M in phases from home base in southern California to Kuwait in time of conflict and in a hostile environment.● Plan & coordinate logistics for a seven-day, cross- functional, organization wide training event simultaneously held various locations across Camp Pendleton, CA to demonstrate organization's deployment readiness & "field" operational ability● Objective was to plan, coordinate, & execute Organizations Christmas (Holiday) event for 750 personnel plus family members. Event also resulted in (2) letters of professional commendation.● Objective was to plan, & execute an aggressive schedule of maintenance to increase deployment readiness factor to 90% for the companies Heavy Equipment, Motor Transport, and Bridging assets (est. value at $5 million).***See Project Log section of LinkedIn profile for all mil projects***● Combat Engineer: Engineering, Demolitions and ordnance handling, rigging, construction of temporary and permanent facilities. Additionally trained as a Marksmanship Coach & Combat Aidesmen (Medical First Responder)