SUMMARY:

Over 15 years of experience in managing the implementation of software systems for defense, government and commercial customers. An experienced Agile manager known for creating innovative solutions to complex problems, initiating and implementing division and corporate level initiatives, building teams that produce results, and consistently exceeding the expectations and needs of clients.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Management & development of systems for a wide variety of government/industry sectors
• Skilled in the technical as well as managerial aspects to ensure successful development/deployments
• Extensive management experience in Agile full life - cycle Confidential
• Team development and mentoring CMMI Level 3 / ITIL / ISO 9001:2000
• Excellent relationship building w/clients & stakeholders Effective process development
• Expert technical knowledge in a variety of different areas including:
• Agile Project Management Data warehouses / ODS / ETL
• Enterprise Architecture / SOA Systems Architecture & Design

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SDLC models: Agile SCRUM, Spiral, Iterative, Rational Unified Process (RUP)

Platforms/Languages: Cloud, AWS, AWS C2S, .NET, Java / Java EE, Angular, React, Node.JS, C#, C++, C

Tools: Microsoft Project/Project Server, JIRA, Git/Bitbucket, TFS

Rational Tool: Suite / JAZZ, GitHub

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Technical Program Management and software development for a large scheduling application for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)/ Confidential . This program provides important scheduling services for veterans and improves operational efficiencies and reduced operating costs for Confidential .
• Frequent interaction with government Program Managers, Project Managers and COR.
• Led a team of developers, testers, business analysts, scrum masters to develop multiple releases and progress through all stages of VA’s Lean-agile framework & governance process - Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP).
• Worked with the VA to implement the next generation of scheduling services on the VAEC Azure cloud and utilizing practices such as Continuous integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) and establish a CI/CD pipeline utilizing Github and Selenium.

PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of 35+ which covered all areas of the systems implementations including managers/leads, architects, developers, testers, business analysts & post-production support teams. Technologies: AWS, AWS C2S, Java, .NET C#, Angular, React, Node.JS, Oracle, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Elasticsearch, Windows, JIRA
• Performed advanced resource planning, staffed numerous positions, and provided mentorship.
• Worked with architects/developers to create approaches for existing and new task orders as well as implemented a detailed and flexible resource management approach to ensure the proper resources were available to support these multiple simultaneous initiatives.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Program Management for several biometric development initiatives for the Confidential
• Successfully completed the development and implementation of over a dozen releases.
• Managed the program and its projects throughout the entire SDLC.
• Worked closely with high-level government stakeholders and created excellent working relationships.
• Provided leadership and guidance to a team of 30+ including developers, QC testers, & configuration management.
• .NET C#, Angular JS, XML, SQL Server, Windows Server, JIRA
• Developed & implemented custom processes and Agile approaches to implement the SDLC to adapt and align with the governments processes, procedures, and gate reviews.
• Managed multiple software development initiatives, projects, and engineering investigations occurring simultaneously - and resource managed internal and subcontractor resources.

PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Project and Program Management for several different clients product initiatives.
• This included activities for the entire SDLC such as requirements definition, software development & deployment.

PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Confidential, Tysons Corner, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided Office of Personnel Management (OPM) the details and management to modernize and procure a new enterprise financial management system.
• Activities included: requirements gathering, As-Is/To-Be system analysis, analysis of alternatives, and system transition planning.
• Managed the Agile development of .NET systems to support the HHS 340B Drug Pricing Program.
• This included all aspects of management & SDLC development needed to deploy these systems.

PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Sterling, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided guidance/assistance to a team of 40+ including PMs & project manager associates.
• Deployed enterprise tools utilizing SharePoint and MS Project Server to solve company problem areas and centralize all project information, standardize team project management approaches, and provide analysis across the various programs.
• Developed custom tools/processes to solve company problem areas (e.g., resource management, cost management) and optimize project/program management across the enterprise.
• Managed the Agile development of .NET custom software solutions throughout the entire SDLC.

TECHNICAL PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

• Successfully delivered over 20 new enterprise wide systems for various agencies and managed these programs after their initial releases to expand capabilities and to provide additional revenue for the organization. Programs were delivered on-schedule and on-budget, and extensive additional business was ed due to the high quality of the deliveries & relations with the customer - in many cases turning single year initiatives into multiple future s and extensions.
• Managed a variety of Agile teams in several different technology areas (e.g., Java EE, .NET). Provided technical guidance to the programs/projects, managed budgets, scope changes, contract expansions and aggressive timelines.
• Performed division wide resource management for the software division - ensuring resources were effectively & fully allocated to ensure just-in-time staffing - minimizing development costs.
• Instituted a variety of Program/Project Management & Development processes to the organization which allowed the organization to move from a CMMI Level 1 to CMMI Level 3 organization in only 10 months. Was a key part of the reengineering of existing corporate processes to achieve this rating.

TECHNICAL PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Managed a variety of development teams in several different functional areas of the system.
• Provided technical guidance to the project, defined functionality, and managed scope and schedules.
• The system was developed utilizing an iterative development model using JSP, Java, XML and Oracle on a Sun UNIX environment. The project is at CMM Level 3.
• Additional duties included the design/architecture for many different areas of the system, system performance and capacity planning/testing, developing working relationships and communications with various other projects as well as internal/external customers of the system.
• Managed subcontractors, developed various proposals and SOW’s, managed contracts, and provided managerial and technical guidance to external contractors.

MANAGER

Confidential, Sterling, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical management to the projects as well as and defined the functionality, architecture and interfaces required of the systems. Systems were designed with extensive robustness due to the 17 million records that would be managed by the system with a required uptime of 99.995%. The systems utilized an n-tier architecture and were developed utilizing Java, JSP, XML, C++, Oracle on a combination of LINUX and NT environments.
• Performed “hands-on” software development management for the entire product lifecycle (i.e., functional specifications, architecture, detail design, development, testing) for these new products.
• To meet market pressures and to reduce development deployment time, enlisted and managed multiple external contractors and performed all subcontractor management activities.