SUMMARY:

• Doctorate in Program Management and Management of Human Service Organizations, Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certified and CMMI Level 2 Certification
• Supervised over 90 staff and grew the Confidential HQ/ Confidential Contract from $100M to $145.9M with a $20M IT budget that supported 6 Confidential Mission Directorates and internal and external help - desk support. Scientific Technical Writer, Contract and Grant Proposal Writer
• Strategically led AFSCME Council 67 Labor Union as Administrator, staff representative (14 locals), chief negotiator and chief state lobbyist (MD) for a 20,000-member Union.
• Led the Confidential National Education Department, served as a national civil rights lobbyist on Confidential and conducted and presented at numerous Confidential briefings and round table discussions on Education and Civil Rights advocacy in communities of color

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Director, Civilian Programs

Confidential, Annandale, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership as a former Confidential HQ Program Manager (contractor), proposal writer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Confidential and all Aerospace and Science projects; serve as technical writer on DOD, DHS, and other contract proposals;
• Expand the Government contract portfolio (CONUS and OCONUS) in Aerospace, Energy (Nuclear), Education and other Civilian areas as a Civilian Program Director a key member of the Business Development (BD) Lead; Conduct prospect research, develop and create viable company partnerships, respond to RFP's, expedite NDA's and MOU's', etc;
• Serve as Training Manager, create operating procedural manuals, and employee professional development for corporate staff, off-site Program Managers and Site Leads at various U.S. military bases across the U.S.

Program Manager

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Served as Program and Project Manager on the Confidential HQ: Confidential Contract, a $145.9 million plus, 8(A)/GSA Minority Business Contact contract to provide
• Served as the main point of contact (POC) for the Contracting Officer (CO) at Confidential Goddard Space Flight Center and the Confidential Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) at Confidential HQ to manage all technical and financial aspects of the multi-million dollar contract;
• Provided approval and oversight on the Contractor end of all aspects of the task plan order process from request to approval;
• Served as on-sight Confidential Program Manager and supervisor for all Mission Directorate Managers, the IT Manager, Business Manager and Office Manager along with 90+ staff members;
• Served as Confidential Board Member on the Smart Global Solutions, LLC (JV) Board of Directors.

Administrator & Chief Lobbyist

Confidential, Baltimore, MD and Annapolis, MD

Responsibilities:

• Strategically led Labor Union Council 67 as Administrator, staff representative (14 locals), chief negotiator and chief lobbyist for a 20,000-member Union.
• Served as Chief Negotiator for Collective Bargaining Contracts for~
• Baltimore City Public Schools: School Nurses and Supervisor
• Prince George’s County, MD School Crossing Guards
• Baltimore City Housing Authority Maintenance and Supervisors
• University of Maryland Medical Center Shock Trauma Maintenance and Housekeeping and Dietary Service Workers
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Housekeeping and Dietary Food Service Workers
• Effectively managed daily operations of Council 67 and State-wide staff, handled numerous grievances and arbitration hearings for Union members.
• Successfully negotiated numerous County, municipal, government and hospital contracts in the face of multi-million dollar budget shortfalls.
• Drafted contracts for collective bargaining, argued/handled grievances, wrote speeches for the Executive Director
• Developed and provided staff training along with strategic planning for the Council and members.
• Effectively monitored and managed the Special Education process in accordance with all district, State and Federal mandates, timelines and guidelines
• Chaired all special education and IEP meetings
• Successfully managed the special education department including supervision of all teachers, support staff and related service providers

Research Manager

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities:

• Served as a national civil rights lobbyist Confidential and conducted and presented at numerous Confidential briefings and round table discussions on Education in communities of color
• Led the National Education Department and the Education Committees of over 2,200 Confidential units and 38 state conferences.
• Conducted national research on policy issues that impacted the educational processes of minority youth.
• Wrote grant proposals, education and research papers, presentations, strategic planning and implementation strategies.

Program Manager

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• Designed program evaluations and plans, pilot studies, and led on the development of the partnerships between the collaborating partners
• Coordinated the Joint Capacity Building Institute, a conference of Confidential presidents given

Principal Consultant / CEO

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities:

• Provided support to businesses requiring project design and investment capital in the United States, lead in business proposal development and submission and facilitate document preparation/submission from start to closing.
• Consultant for elected officials and political candidates with campaign management and developing policy platforms on health, education and the environment.
• Trained over 500 staff and provided effective leadership to school districts in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland on research and policy development, diversity & cultural competency training and minority recruitment and retention;
• Conducted prospect research, grant writing, needs assessments, strategic planning and program design, evaluation and management.

Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided alignment direction and expertise for all Confidential Pre-K through Grade 2 curriculum, as well as, Professional Development and continuing education curriculum for teachers at PBS Kids.
• Provided assessment and evaluative expertise on on-line media and written curriculum in all academic, Arts and socio-emotional domains to ensure alignment with National academic standards and with academic protocol.
• Designed and populated spreadsheets for data sets required for the on-line curriculum module for PBS E-Learning Media. Provide on-going report writing and research as requested to improve PBS curriculum design.