SUMMARY:

Dynamic, results - driven leader with demonstrated talent for delivering cost-effective business solutions through automation and business process reengineering. Comprehensive background in project management, guiding and directing cross-functional teams focused on quality and efficiency to meet and exceed organizational goals and objectives in agency initiatives. Proven achievements in effectively collaborating with various technology teams, external customers and other stakeholders within fast-paced, high-stress environments. Adept at deploying Scrum and Lean Six methodologies to improve operations.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE:

Program and Project Management

System Management

Strategic Planning

Lean Six Methodologies

Solutions Architecture

Process Improvement

Team Building

Requirements and Analysis

System Life Cycle

COMPUTER BACKGROUND AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Java/J2EE

Microsoft SQL Server

Tomcat

Struts 1

Microsoft Office w/Project

SQL

SSIS/Integration

JBoss

Struts 2

SharePoint

PL/SQL

Oracle

Apache

Seam

Crystal Reports

T-SQL

MySQL

IIS

Hibernate

Business Objects

JavaScript

DB2

Coldfusion

JQuery

BIRT

Visual Basic

Access

WebLogic

RichFaces

JasperReports

ASP

WebSphere

Spring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Division Chief

Responsibilities:

• Increased results in IT Operational Assessment Survey, most significant increases in training and development (+13%), flexibility (+12%), recognition (+9%).
• Spearheading strategic capital project to replace three (3) financial imaging systems (Civilian Pay, Garnishments and R&A Pay) with a single Confidential -developed Confidential system, poised to handle additional mission areas in the future. Successfully delivered the first phase for Civilian Pay operations.
• Confidential will avoid costs of $5.7M over the next five (5) years.
• Managing system life cycle for Confidential .
• Led Confidential to be audit-ready by working directly with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to align system ownership of the Automated Time Attendance and Production System ( Confidential ), from Confidential to DISA to ascertain Confidential would be auditable.
• DISA has achieved a successful SSAE 16 and 18 for Confidential because of this effort.
• Drove the implementation Scrum and Agile on both myPay and Confidential while queuing systems for the Agile boot camp, resulting in improved teamwork and visibility into the progress of the myPay Technical Refresh and Confidential implementation. Leveraging agile methods has also increased the Confidential rate of development (by at least 50% based on deliverables) through increased communications.
• Led Black Belt project to improve workload management across the division. Achieved soft savings of over $90k to date by redistributing work across the division.
• Successfully implemented Risk Management Framework onto seven systems (DRAS, ARS, goDocs, ICPS, myPay, SORS, IATS) either ahead of schedule or on schedule. Rolled out agile methodology to myPay and Confidential, collaborating with ESS and Operations on our user stories, sprints and functional testing.
• Manages PPBE activities for all 10 Defense Business Systems (DBS). Successfully managed budgets to stay within certification limits.
• Oversees acquisition efforts to support I&T, operations and systems. Renews routine acquisitions on time to support software and labor requirements.
• Successfully briefed Executive Business Council to obtain funding approval for efforts, such as Confidential ($2.3M), Blended Retirement ($.3M), Tax Data Import ($.8M).
• Advises executive management on way forward on wide range of I&T topics and 10 financial management systems. The Confidential CIO regularly seeks perspective before making key resourcing decisions.

Branch Chief

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Directed and steered information technology operations, supervising daily functions and duties of over 21 employees and 6 contractors to assure conformance to organizational standards within the I&T Payroll Services directorate.
• Avoided Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) violations during the October 2013 government shutdown by working with Air Force and senior Confidential leadership to identify an automated solution for inputting the time of over 90,000 civilians into the Financial Management system, Confidential .
• Identified an opportunity to shut down one of the applications under myPay, servicing the National Guard. Advised senior management to negotiate with the National Guard to decommission the Pay Validation System, which was no longer in use. Subsequently decommissioned the system, resulting in soft savings of over $50k/year in labor and reinvestment of labor to focus on the Confidential Travel Pay mission with SmartVoucher.
• Successfully increased staffing levels by two full-time employees to address growing cybersecurity requirements.
• Led department Management Internal Control Process in support of the Financial Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) using the Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) framework for testing internal system controls as well as testing Federal Financial Management Improvement (FFMIA).

Confidential

Senior Systems Analyst / Developer

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated project lifecycle for system implementations and enhancements for control room applications.
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to define project scope, schedule and requirements.
• Prepared cost analysis to identify vulnerabilities, estimate overhead and forecast savings for future projects.
• Introduced and pioneered innovative peer rewards program to encourage relationship building and recognition throughout organization.
• Spearheaded server configuration changes to optimize high-availability cluster performance.
• Recovered over $200K in savings from vendor-related expenditures by analyzing and documenting operational requirements and delivering a customized solution.
• Gathered functional requirements from Real-Time Operations to prepare technical requirements and prototype designs for capital project to add dashboard into communications system, which provided decision-making data to manage load (i.e. the right amount of electricity on the grid at any given time) for the Midwest region.

Confidential

Business Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Carried out audit support and security reviews to devise and deploy process improvements throughout span of the software development lifecycle for a large Confidential timekeeping system, Confidential .
• Conceptualized and integrated test scripts designed to bolster product quality and user acceptance. Served as expert on timekeeping for the Confidential community.
• Subject matter expert for Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR) impacting timekeeping, interpreting laws, regulations and policies for customer requirements.
• Led Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, consisting of Army, Air Force, DISA, DCMA and DoE to determine release content for upcoming Confidential releases.
• Routinely briefed senior management of potential customers, providing on and offsite demonstrations as well as system training for new customers.