SUMMARY:

• Project Manager effective in leading and directing technical and non - technical projects from inception to disposition. More than 14 years of Project Management experience with repeated success in developing project initiatives, directing project plans and achieving organizational and customer requirements.
• Manages large and complex projects while maintaining high team morale and energy. Retired United States Air Force Veteran, 20 years. Possesses a Project Management Professional (PMP) .
• Time & Cost Management - results-driven
• Requirements Management - Gathering, Documentation & Analysis
• Waterfall project methodology/Agile software development methodology
• Superior Communicator - the right message to the right audience
• Project Resource Management
• Change Management - assess, justify, recommend, track & report
• Relationship Building
• Strategist - consistent success with users to Senior Leadership
• Negotiation
• Acquisition
• SDLC Model Implementation
• Gap Analysis

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Office: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS Project, SharePoint, MS Visio, MS Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing projects from Ideal to Realization
• Manages three (3) Ethics & Compliance projects to designed to monitor/detect anti-bribery and anti-corruption
• Manages internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Manage and communicate project risks impacting the project or organization.
• Mentors, coaches, and provides direction to team members and other Project Managers
• Leads negotiations to resolve conflicts, system acquisition and scheduling issues, as well as integration restraints
• Creates plans, reports and presentations to update leadership on schedule, budget, and deliverables’ status

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing projects from Ideal to Realization
• Manages three (3) Ethics & Compliance projects to designed to monitor/detect anti-bribery and anti-corruption
• Successfully completed two (2) Ethics and Compliance Pilot projects
• Manages internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Leads negotiations to resolve conflicts, system acquisition and scheduling issues, as well as integration restraints
• Creates plans, reports and presentations to update leadership on schedule, budget, and deliverables’ status

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing projects for Ideal to Realization
• Manages internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Manages two (2) Ethics & Compliance projects designed to detect anti-bribery and anti-corruption
• Leads negotiations to resolve conflicts, system acquisition and scheduling issues, as well as integration restraints
• Creates plans, reports and presentations to update leadership on schedule, budget, and deliverables’ status

Confidential

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Manages/coordinates the transition of processes and functions throughout the enterprise
• Leads the project effort to ensure the organization is 100 percent compliant meeting all regulatory standards
• Maintains/monitors project work plans, status and updates using MS Project
• Collects, organize, and escalate project issues and risks to the assigned Program Manager and senior leadership
• Facilitate meetings with project stakeholders to collect status and discuss project issues

Confidential

System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project leader and single point of contact for projects requiring site visits
• Developed detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Documented and monitored interfaces between new and legacy military health systems
• Facilitated project meetings focusing on increasing decision quality and diffusing destructive conflicts

Confidential

Project Requirements Analyst/Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Customer facing Program Manager - oversaw and directed $11M Technology Transfer research portfolio
• Managed technology transfer process between the confidential  and industry/academia
• Validated the appropriate technology transfer mechanism was applied to over 50 research initiative
• Managed and coordinated the implementation and testing of emerging technologies
• Authored, and maintained detailed project schedules and resource plans plus, compiled status reports
• Prepared, distributed & presented project status reports to project and Executive Management team members

Confidential

Program Requirements Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed/managed the requirements process for the confidential $25M En-Route Care portfolio
• Monitors programs from inception to implementation to ensure customer requirements are executed
• Elicited/documented user requirements High-Performance Team (HPT) meetings with Subject Matter Experts
• Briefed proposed initiatives to senior executives for approval and sustainment
• Assessed market surveys to ensure proposed solutions meet customer requirements

Confidential

Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led team in the identification, development and integration of project requirements
• Coordinated with project teams to establish and document objectives and milestones
• Managed and controlled requirements change requests for assigned projects
• Collaborated with Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders to capture accurate and complete user requirements
• Mapped user requirements to business needs and developed project documentation
• Conducted project reviews with senior leadership, stakeholders and customers

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated impact of planned installations and upgrades for organizations with $500M IT infrastructure
• Coordinated all aspects of system acquisition from inception to disposal
• Oversaw the implementation of over 25 project installations valued at over $20M
• Led 8-person division responsible for integrating all DoD IT systems into the organization
• Directed major installation of over 650 workstations and 40 servers with minimal impact to operations
• Developed and distributed communication strategies; Coordinated status of project activities, risks & s to stakeholders, organization leadership, and SMEs.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed deployment, fielding, testing and acceptance of $13M in new systems/equipment implementations
• Directed the coordination of over 30 implementation projects
• Reviewed all project support documentation to ensure compliance with organizational regulations
• Planned and coordinated project communications; Published recurring project status details including: risk management, resource availability, scope and milestones
• Managed entire systems decommissioning process and implemented disposition instructions