WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Ft Belvoir, VA

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Oversee acquisition and modernization of Land Mobile Radios (LMR) systems used by first responders and non first responders at military installations, as well as local community government first responders in the performance of their duty of providing Force Protection and Public Safety functions.
• Currently managing five projects, concurrently, at five different installations.
• Manage the related resources and schedules related to accomplishing the projects. Prepare and present briefings to installations key leaders and the user community representatives to determine their respective installation requirements.
• Work closely with the engineering and information assurance teams to determine the necessary specifications in order to prepare the request for proposals for each project.
• Chair source selection board, and work closely with the contracting team in order to select the best - qualified contractor to execute the projects. Closely monitor contractors’ project schedule, milestones, installation plans and progress reporting systems for project execution.
• Anticipate problems, develop sound solutions and action plans to ensure project completion within the constraint of allocated funding, schedule and established performance threshold.
• Prepare and present written and oral briefing to organization’s senior leadership.
• Serves as the contracting officer’s representative on assigned contracts, reviewing, signing and validating all invoices and payment documents (DD form 250) ensuring accuracy after confirming services were rendered and/or material were received.

Project Manager

Confidential, Ft Monmouth, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Project Leader for many significant telecommunications projects - Digital Microwave Upgrade, Korea Optical Backbone replacement, Korea Optical Network and high speed multiplexer replacement, while maintaining project cost, schedule and performance requirements these three implementations replaced aged and unsupportable optical fiber, microwave radios and optical transport. Effectively provided technical and acquisition guidance.
• Served as the contracting officer representative on assigned contracts and task orders supporting PM DWTS missions, reviewed, sign and validated all invoices and payment documents ensuring accuracy after confirming services were rendered and/or material were received. Served as the Lead Integrated Product Team leader for government personnel assigned from Confidential Information Systems Engineering Command and contractors to synchronize implementation of all assigned projects.
• Communicated weekly with Confidential key communications systems leaders (customer) and the contractors supporting their projects to ensure the projects met the established time line, cost and performance requirements.

Confidential, Long Branch, NJ

Communication Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Served as a Communication Specialist for Program Manager Defense Communication Transmission Systems office on the Teleport Terminal Program
• Participated in the planning and development of the Performance Work Statement additional annexes with the contract officer representative and the contract officer in preparation for contract solicitation.
• Host and participate in daily and/or weekly project related meetings, briefings and site terminal installations.
• Prepared and replied to related messages from Defense Information System Agency and the contractor in support of the terminal installation.
• Managed the PM-DCATS Defense Satellite Communication System Project and site database.
• Reviewed all training documents/lesson plans and Program of Instructions and student guides.
• Supported other projects within PM-DCATS when necessary, ensured the timely and complete resolution of identified issues.
• Manage updates to the project plan to reflect changes, status, and completion of tasks and activities throughout each phase of the project.
• Coordinated service and/or warranty repairs for defective hardware received during the project.
• Provided input for management of financial, project and/or resource issues.

Confidential, Tinton Falls, NJ

Senior New Equipment Training Action Officer

Responsibilities:

• Planned and programmed New Equipment Training (NET) packages for Project Manager Defense Communications and Transmission System (PM DCATS) for AN/GSC 52 State-of-the-Art Medium Terminal, Modification, replacement Satellite Configuration Control Element, AN/USC-63 Multiplexer Integration and Digital Communications Satellite Subsystem, Automation System, Gap-filler Satellite Configuration Control Element, Common Network Planning Software, Replacement Batson and the Integrated Monitoring and Power Control Subsystem. Prepared Statement of Work, Contract Data Requirements List provisional and final Qualitative and Quantitative Personnel Requirements Information (QQPRI).
• Provided input for developmental in-process review test package, updated NET portion of acquisition plan and prepared final QQPRI.
• Prepared and update NET Plans and material fielding plan portion of acquisition plan, participated in design reviews and Integrated Logistics Support team meeting.
• Coordinated all phase of NET program with user command. Reviewed all training documents/lesson plans and Program of Instructions and student guides.
• Assessed and identified, test support packages, evaluated developmental test/operational test results and revised training plans accordingly.
• Provided advisory service about equipment, to those who design, test, procure, supply, operated and repair such equipment.
• Participated in related conferences and evaluated contractors training proposals for adequacy and cost effectiveness.
• Prepares presentations to effectively explain technical capabilities to General Staff Officers and subordinate.
• Served as Army Material Command representative on technical panels or at meeting with major command personnel.