SUMMARY

• Over 20 years of Information Technology experience wif teh Department of Defense.
• During this period I have focused my professional experience in teh areas of Configuration Management, Lifecycle Management and Process Improvement.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Project Forge
• Serena Version Manager
• Serena Business Mashups
• MS Project
• Visio
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• SharePoint
• Snag - It
• Word
• Excel
• Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MD

Senior Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide software Configuration Management for Electronic Warfare Integration (EWI) project; that includes Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) and Raven Claw programs.
• Provided a Gap Analysis report to teh EWI PM, this report addressed teh current processes and identifies teh gaps that need to be addressed in order to align teh program wif better CM practices.
• Coordinate, identify action items and authored meeting minutes for teh Problem Report Technical Working Group (PRTWG) and Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings which held on a monthly basis.
• Identify and associate all Problem Reports (PRs) that are in teh Project Forge defect database
• Conduct Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) on releases from teh contractor to teh Government by reviewing our open PRs against teh Software Version Description document and provide feedback to teh vendor on discrepancies.
• Update and maintain teh EWI Configuration Management Plan (CMP) as well as provide teh team wif a PR Process workflow that ties into our current plan.
• Authored and maintained teh EWI CCB Charter, Software Request form, and Media Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
• Provided Data Management support to include releasing software to various CONUS and vendor sites.
• Created an automated User Story form in Adobe Pro as well as created and Issue Tracker form in our Project Forge tool

Confidential,, MD

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided Configuration Management for teh intelligence community as a contractor.
• Provided Product Release Management for all contract deliverables and maintained a deliverable spreadsheet that identified teh deliverable, owner, and due date.
• Developed a Deliverable Process Workflow that provided teh project wif a clear process for submitting quality deliverables to teh customer.
• Created a Process Kickoff meeting outlining new requirements, new deliverable processes, and a new document template.
• Trained teh Technical Editor on how to TEMPeffectively identify and provide specific styles wifin a template and provided teh steps in locking down those styles.
• Created a Gap Analysis Report identifying teh current and future processes that are on teh project and how CM can assist wif closing those gaps.
• Created a Development and Test Process workflow that includes development, test, CM, and release processes.
• Update and maintain teh Configuration Management Plan (CMP) wif processes and procedures that are currently in use.
• Work closely wif Development and Testing teams and their leads to ensure that teh correct data is moved between teh environments.

Confidential, Hanover, MD

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducted CM for software and hardware IW cyber systems and other projects wif teh Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S).
• Chaired teh Data Management Work Group (DMWG) that reviewed existing file data bases and coordinated teh steps for when teh new tools were established. In addition, identified files that were to be archived.
• Identified teh need for Configuration Management (CM) and Contracts Management tool. This tool would provide teh PdM wif a solid CM repository, an automated peer review process and an automated CDRL database. In addition, a new tool was identified for collaboration efforts.
• Identified teh need for a requirements database tool. This tool would provide traceability to requirements and to other documents. Thus providing a better way to identify and store requirements wifout using teh spreadsheet method.
• Coordinated and conducted Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs) wif outside vendors before release.
• Developed Performance Work Statements (PWS), Acquisition Plans, and Product Proposals in accordance wif Configuration Management standards.
• Authored teh Change Request & Engineering Change Process Workflows, Configuration Management Plan, Version Naming Convention Process, Plan of Action and Version Description Document templates as well as teh Configuration Control Board Charter.
• Authored Training Plan and developed a process for teh CM tool PdM IW.
• Point-of-Contact (POC) for all CM issues pertaining to teh all of teh projects and products, as well as responsible for all CM activities throughout PdM IW.
• Automated teh Change Request Form in Adobe Acrobat.
• Support all program activities to provide a CM perspective and ensure CM practices are followed on teh program.
• Ensured that stakeholders wifin PdM IW, other services, and outside contractors are compliant wif CM processes.
• Create and present briefings on teh program’s CM tools and solutions to end users, management, and Army personnel.
• Mentor new and existing colleagues on CM processes wifin PdM IW.
• Submit a high level status of CM issues to teh Weekly Status meetings wif teh PM, Staff Sync meetings and other meetings as assigned.

Confidential,Hanover, MD

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Configuration Manager for teh Information Warfare (IW) systems and for a special projects wifin Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S)
• POC for all CM issues pertaining to teh six products wifin IW as well as responsible for all CM activities throughout PdM IW.
• Identified and obtained a cohesive lifecycle management tool for Configuration Management, Information Assurance, Logistics, & Acquisition Management functional areas.
• Authored teh Change Process Workflow, Configuration Management Plan, Plan of Action template, Version Description Document template, & Configuration Control Board Charter.
• Automated teh Change Request Form using Adobe Acrobat
• Created Plan of Action (PoA) template, Implementation Plan template, Transition Plan template,& Version Description Document template
• Support all program activities to provide a CM perspective and ensured CM practices are followed on teh program
• Ensured all CM processes are compliant by working wif stakeholders wifin PdM IW, other services, and outside contractors.
• Created and presented briefings on teh program’s CM tools and solutions to end users, management, and Army personnel
• Mentor new and existing CM colleagues on CM processes wifin PdM IW.
• Support contracting efforts by contributing to contracting documents and providing time and dollar estimates for requirements levied therein.
• Submit a high level status of CM issues to teh Weekly Status meetings wif teh PM, Staff Sync meetings and other meetings as assigned.

Confidential, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Configuration Management Product Lead

Responsibilities:

• Configuration Management Product Lead for teh Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.
• Point-of-Contact (POC) for all CM issues pertaining to teh two products on teh program.
• Conduct comment/resolution reviews for all documentation wifin teh EW systems.
• Responsible for all CM activities throughout PdM CREW.
• Developed CM Library forms to maintain hardware/software change management control.
• Collect, assess, and report on release metrics
• Support all program activities to provide a CM perspective and ensure CM practices are followed on teh program
• Ensure that all CM processes are compliant by working wif stakeholders wifin PdM CREW, other services, and outside vendors.
• Create and present briefings on teh program’s CM tools and solutions to end users, management, and Army personnel
• Mentor new and existing CM colleagues on CM processes wifin PdM CREW.
• Support contracting efforts by contributing to contracting documents and providing time and dollar estimates for requirements levied therein.
• Submit a high level status of CM issues to teh weekly Integrated Process Team (IPT) meetings and other meetings as assigned.
• Maintain teh CM software repository for systems that I manage.

Confidential, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Configuration Management Product Lead

Responsibilities:

• Configuration Management Product Lead for teh Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.
• Point-of-Contact (POC) for all CM issues pertaining to teh two products on teh program.
• Conduct comment/resolution reviews for all documentation wifin teh EW systems.
• Responsible for all CM activities throughout PdM CREW.
• Developed a CM Library form and CM Library Removal form for all of teh systems CDs, DVDs, and documentation. This form is used by our CM team to maintain hardware change management control.
• Collect, assess, and report on release metrics
• Support all program activities to provide a CM perspective and ensure CM practices are followed on teh program
• Ensure that all CM processes are compliant by working wif stakeholders wifin PdM CREW, other services, and outside vendors.
• Create and present briefings on teh program’s CM tools and solutions to end users, management, and Army personnel
• Mentor new and existing CM colleagues on CM processes wifin PdM CREW.
• Support contracting efforts by contributing to contracting documents and providing time and dollar estimates for requirements levied therein.
• Submit a high level status of CM issues to teh weekly Integrated Process Team (IPT) meetings and other meetings as assigned.
• Maintain teh CM software repository for systems that I manage.

Confidential

Configuration Manager and CM Tool Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Promoted by teh PM to support two products as teh Configuration Manager, where I managed a team of three analysts.
• Managed 6 systems throughout their lifecycles and ensured that all of teh systems Change Requests went through teh Change Process, thus fielding twenty five releases wifin a three month period.
• Point-of-Contact (POC) for all CM issues on teh program.
• Responsible for all CM activities throughout PdM CREW & PdD Raven Fire.
• Develop and maintain CM documents for teh program; CM Plan, Change Request/Threat Load Development Process and workflow Engineering Change Process (ECP) and documentation processes.
• Collect, assess, and report on release metrics
• Support all program activities to provide a CM perspective and ensure CM practices are followed on teh program
• Monitors CM process compliance by all individuals contributing to two products and their vendors.
• Create and present briefings on teh program’s CM tools and solutions to end users, management, and Army personnel
• Manage a team of CM Specialists wifin two products.
• Conduct weekly CM team status meetings.
• Mentor teh new Configuration Management Specialist on CM processes.
• Created an electronic Configuration Control Board (CCB) approval form for both products to utilize wifin their CM processes.
• Supported contracting efforts by contributing to contracting documents; providing time and dollar estimates per requirements.
• Submit a high level status of CM issues to teh weekly Staff Call and Integrated Process Team (IPT) meetings.
• Coordinate and conduct Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings.
• Review, edit and distribute artifacts for teh TWGs and CCBs to teh board members. Distribute agendas, meeting invites and CCB Approval forms, and author meeting minutes.
• Assign, distribute, and collect action items from teh team.
• Work closely wif teh OEM (vendor) PMs, engineers, and CM members.
• Add, update, manage teh software CM Repository and change management tools on two separate platforms; SIPR an NIPR.