PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

I am seeking a contract position in support of United States Federal agencies that will enable me to leverage my project/program management, continuity of operations, and emergency management skills in support of Federal civilian and Department of Defense agencies to include requirements analysis, financial analysis, business continuity planning, and disaster recovery planning, and critical infrastructure protection.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Business Analysis
• Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)
• Information Technology & Disaster Recovery Program Management
• Certified Associate Business Continuity Planner (ABCP)
• Understanding of Continuity Regulations (HSPD - 5, HSPD-7, HSPD-20/NSPD-51)
• Familiarity with DoD instructions and regulations regarding specific COOP guidance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Management Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported Independent Verification and Validation of major applications in support of the Bureau of Industry and Security.
• Developed test cases based upon customer requirements.
• Produced cross-functional flows, conducted peer reviews for team members, documented all identified bugs and coordinated with development teams to resolve and re-test application.
• Conducted assessments of documentation to include tailoring agreements.
• Coordinating with application development teams to ensure that documentation reflects

Task Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducting analysis of all vehicle purchases and making key recommendations to leadership.
• Directing and participating in the development of official Confidential vehicle documentation utilized throughout Confidential .
• Responsible for submitting Confidential budget figures to Confidential for review and comment by senior Confidential leadership, serving as the focal point for Confidential “green purchases” and reporting this information up to Confidential Headquarters.
• Monitoring all team deliverables based on customer timelines to ensure that each are submitted ahead of schedule.
• Providing guidance to team members in support of the development of official communications, official guidance and briefings within the Confidential in support of CBP leadership. in SAP and Confidential reporting applications, specifically the Next Generation Periodic Reporting System (nPRS) and the Integrated Management System (IMS).

Director, Mission Assurance Programs

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Served as lead evaluator in support of Confidential.
• Produced individual development plans, employee work plans, and position descriptions on behalf of Confidential employees and other tasks as assigned within the NCP Project Management Office.
• Developed strategies for the Confidential enterprise to ensure contingency plans are in place for internal and external responses to business interruption.
• Developed strategies for both technical and client teams to use in pursuit of agency COOP requirements. Assisted product teams on customer site visits to assess COOP and disaster recovery requirements. Formulated disaster recovery approaches unique to the client environment.
• Fostered dialogue amongst various stakeholders to ensure collective buy-in was achieved to sustain the implementation and build out of COOP procedures including I/T infrastructure
• Managed the research and analysis of organization functions and resource requirements to be sustained during COOP activation.
• Developed comprehensive templates for customer use in support of gathering mission essential functions and determining RPO and RTO requirements.
• Coordinated with Confidential business development division leads to raise level of awareness regarding current federal regulations governing Contingency Operations Planning.
• Provided guidance to federal agencies regarding how to optimize their COOP/DR infrastructure to ensure that maximum availability of mission critical systems in the event of COOP activation.
• Adhered to federal information security and internal system security guidelines in the instantiation of systems, applications, and databases identified as mission essential.
• Drafted numerous proposal responses in support of Federal COOP guidance.

Confidential

Program Manager/IT Task Lead

Responsibilities:

• Researched COOP “best practices” for the Office of Naval Intelligence.
• Led numerous Disaster Recovery meetings in support of refining customer requirements
• Led the team in gathering and translating operational requirements for Confidential enterprise applications
• Assisted in the development of Concept of Operations for each system identified as mission essential.
• Managed and led the team in gathering all requirements throughout the enterprise to ensure that all stakeholder requirements are identified and validated.
• Worked with customers to document mission critical functions and led the efforts to build similar capability in support of disaster recovery requirements at remote disaster recovery facilities.
• Developed presentations and briefings for senior leadership regarding program status
• Briefed key stakeholders on the status of COOP relative to established guidelines.
• Conducted numerous interviews with subject matter experts, stakeholders, and end users to identify core requirements for each directorate.
• Mapped all I/T infrastructure in support of Confidential ’s core mission essential functions.
• Served as the site lead for identification of mission essential task lists ( Confidential ) and joint mission essential task lists (JMETLS) in support of U.S Special Operations Command ( Confidential )
• Briefed Confidential leadership on the processes used to define their core requirements
• Developed business plan for recruiting and attracting quality small businesses to work with the various Confidential directorates.
• Briefings given to Confidential senior management regarding the small business program
• Served as the principal liaison between the Confidential Mentor-Protégé program office and the small businesses participating in the program.
• Worked with each small businesses in defining specific requirements for the annual reporting period

Confidential

Government Account Executive

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for selling Confidential System desktop and servers to include software solutions for use by Confidential .
• Establishment of trial programs, in lieu of purchases, to ensure the technology met the needs of the customer.
• Providing direct technical & marketing support to Federal Resellers (channels marketing) by developing joint bid strategies, marketing campaigns including trade shows, and al seminars. Assisting with disaster recovery strategies best suited for the Confidential .
• Direct marketing responsibilities in support of PC and UNIX workstation solutions .
• Providing IT solutions to the Department of Defense in direct support of Confidential .
• Specifically supporting High Availability Solutions for the Windows and UNIX server platforms.