SKILL:

INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE: Data Science, Information Services, Governance, Data Systems Architecture, Data Communications, Information Systems Infrastructure, Drones, Aerospace, Airlines, Transportation, Government Contracting, Telecommunications, Instructional Design, Environment, Energy, Renewables, Academia, Chemical Industry, Finance, Public Policy, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Public Infrastructure, Retail, Insurance, Entertainment, Social Networking.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Community Involvement Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Developing an innovative application that enables meaningful community involvement and aligns the interests of stakeholders.
• Developing processes and methods for stakeholder groups’ engagement to ensure that the FAA creates socially and environmentally sustainable air traffic solutions as demand for aviation grows and new technologies are adopted in the national airspace system(s).
• Developing awareness materials to educate the community on the basics of aviation and the need for technology adoption.
• Developing data analysis requirements for processing air traffic projects’ information consumption by the stakeholders.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Senior Information Systems Analyst/Programs Advisor

Responsibilities:

• As a senior Technical Advisor, supporting the FAA’s NextGen Concept Development and Prototyping Group to develop concepts, scope, and requirements to deliver outcomes on multiple projects including: Aviation Information Services Governance; Data Exchange and Architecture requirements for unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (UTM); Aircraft and Ground Automation Trajectory Synchronization; and Aviation Internet of Things (IOT) concepts. These information services and data exchange concepts are expected to be implemented in near future to create a more efficient and safer national airspace system and also help International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to guide its member states in improving their aviation systems.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• As a Project Manager, helped FAA’s Environmental, Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH) division and govern eight key EOSH programs. This also includes creating: teams to coordinate information with the FAA manned facilities including all FAA lines of businesses; business process analysis and logistics modeling; plans proposing alternative technology solutions; work flow design; investment analysis; vendor management; cost estimation, business case development; acquisition support; and systems development life cycle.
• As management consultant, supported facilitation of realignment and reorganization of National Engineering Services (NES) with the newly formed Air Traffic Control Facilities/Engineering Services (ATCF/ES) Directorate. This required creating the current state of NES role and creating a potential future role that aligns ATCF/ES most efficiently. Worked with the Program Leads on how to create collaborations among various levels of management and employees in the FAA headquarters and service areas.
• Used multiple project management methodologies with strong business and success - setting criteria gaining stakeholder consensus internally and externally.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Contract Project/Program Manager supporting Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Group - Guided and managed 30 senior Air Traffic Control subject matter experts (SMEs) and technology analysts to develop PBN routes and procedures in the NAS. All SMEs were placed with Service Area management to better coordinate with safety, standards development, aeronautical charting, spectrum management, and automation groups.
• Advised senior executives on organizational restructuring and communication initiatives to improve transparency for the key stakeholders including the airline industry, US Congress, and US Presidential Office.
• Developed Service Level Agreements between PBN Group and the Service Areas to stream the flow of funds and use of Confidential contract resources. Prepared executive briefings for senior FAA management appearing in front of the industry, international and congressional audiences.
• Developed strategy whitepapers and provided research-based expertise to help the FAA implement nationwide projects tracking system. Developed management concepts to realize efficiencies in constrained budgetary situations including fast-tracking environmental analysis and noise modeling processes. Worked closely with the federal contacting officers and financial analysts to manage the funding streams and scope for FAA and contractors.
• Established and served as a program manager for information technology and systems engineering task orders to support the: NAS Enterprise Architecture (EA); NAS EA Framework and Governance; EA Tools Support; Business Process Analysis and Modeling, Portfolio Analysis; Vendor Management; documenting work flow design; Investment Analysis, Acquisition Management; Advanced Operational Concepts Division Program Management and Technical Support; Research and Development/Mission Analysis Support; Systems Tools Application Support; Systems Development Life Cycle); Web-based Metrics Reporting; and Cost/Budget reconciliation system. Managed 20 employees to support these tasks and closely worked with Contracting Officers and Customers for successful outcomes.

Confidential

Project Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• As a Project Management Consultant developed the New York airspace redesign implementation plan that was adopted by the FAA. In addition to the schedules and resources management, the plan incorporated an adaptive management approach to mitigate inherent risks and unknowns related to extensive cross-agency and stakeholder coordination. Adaptive management approach included proactively identifying, evaluating, and mitigating the project risks.

Confidential

Adjunct Professor

Responsibilities:

• Developed and taught executive and graduate level courses in project risk management, technology management, marketing, corporate finance, business strategy environmental management and air pollution control.
• Advised and supported FAA’s Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) to develop and reform existing policies and create new environmental management systems compliant with ISO 14001 and Executive Orders.
• Developed a bi-weekly AEE policy risk and opportunity analysis report based on new rulings published in the Federal Register.
• Developed the risk-adjusted cost estimates for the FAA’s legacy and infrastructure improvement capital investments. Supported the operations cost estimates development for oceanic and terminal systems automation, Power Systems and NY en-route and terminal systems merger.
• Developed facilities and equipment cost estimates for terminal automation implementation and supported the deployment. This included budget drills, creating hardware procurement policy, prioritization, creating waterfalls, managing the site surveys and managing the communications with systems vendor.
• As a business strategy consultant, provided risk assessment services to start-up ventures that include a wide range of industry sectors. Some of the past clients included: St. John International University (Turin, Italy) with sustainable course offerings exposed to non-accreditation risk; a Private Equity Consortium (Dubai) exposed to global finance downturn risk; International Relocation Quotations (New Delhi, India) exposed to service supply chain risk; Proxy Governance, Inc. (Vienna, USA) clients exposed to data integrity risk; Phoenix Entertainment (Chicago, USA) exposed to cultural risks for hosting shows in Asian cities.
• Implemented environmental and energy management projects at FAA’s facilities Eastern Region and spearheaded a team of 15-20 contractors and federal employees to conduct surveys at over two hundred facilities to identify environmental regulations/safety risks and energy conservation opportunities.
• As Regional Energy Manager on the behalf of the client’s Regional Environmental and Energy Manager, conducted energy conservation feasibility studies including audits and cost saving plans for New York major air traffic facilities.
• Served as a liaison between Department of Energy (DOE), FAA, and private investors for energy conservation studies.
• Worked closely with New York Regional Logistics Division to fulfill Environmental Due Diligence requirements for real estate transactions.