Summary of Experience

For more than 16 years Ms. Morgan has used her extensive skills in contracts, grants and operations management to advance corporate and federal agency productivity. Her business acumen in project management acquisition to closeout , grants administration pre-award to closeout , IT contracts, business development, operations management, strategic planning, business process reengineering, risk assessment, solutions management, and capacity building has enhanced best practices for higher education, federal government agencies, non-profit and private sector organizations. She ensures that all projects comply with OMB Circulars and appropriate technologies for successful project administration delivery.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager Department of Transportation DOT/FTA

Responsible for Federal Transit Administration FTA Innovative Workforce Development Grants/Transit Works Program and daily operations putting high school students and Veterans to work. Develop performance measures, conference presentations, training initiatives: bus and rail safety, equipment maintenance, technical and electrical skills auditing marketing, standard operating procedures, curriculum, local and international recruitment and selection, strategic partner alignment, administer pre- and post-tests and drug screenings Veterans only for participation in paid training leading to permanent positions with Washington Metro Area Transit Authority WMATA . Reporting and budget management based on A-87and A-133. Direct engagement with FTA Project Manager, CO, and Government Relations Officers. PeopleSoft and FTA TEAMweb user.

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager Department of Veterans Affairs CMS

Performed project management and SDLC monitoring based on business requirements for enhancements to the Department of Veterans Affairs' enterprise. Collaborated with PMs, PMO team, COs/COTRs, business owners/key stakeholders, and vendor Project Managers to advance enterprise solutions for: business process improvement, advanced automation, and revenue operations that will benefit the nation's Veterans. Provided critical analysis for project management solutions, acquisition support, budget tracking, reporting, project plan and risk management plan compliance review new requirements gathering and timely submission of deliverables. Conducted extensive grants administration reviews for CMS to advance automation and business process improvement. Methodology: Agile.

Confidential

Sr. Business Analyst USDA/USPTO/NASA

Conducted research and analyses, strategic planning, grants management, and project management for all Federal projects. Advised on feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory conformance of strategic plans, proposals, special projects, and ongoing programs to achieve the organization's growth and profitability objectives. Additionally, conducted field investigations and research to determine scope of work and guidelines per subject area, technique, and regulatory limitations. Reviewed and evaluated confidential materials. Prepared business cases and white papers based on core competencies. Organized and analyzed data from all sources. Maintained collection of data for use by executive personnel to assist in formulation of overall strategic plan and operations management. Budget monitoring for all projects.

Confidential

Sr. Business Analyst HUD

Performed business analysis and requirements gathering to leverage federal enterprise solutions under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's HUD e-Grants initiative 20 Million in grants managed . Responsible for review of all grants programs pre-award to closeout , conducting stakeholder outreach and contract review, budget forecasting and tracking project plan development/management compliance review new requirements gathering interviews reporting audit reviews data collection correspondence vendor search and evaluation to deliver a COTS solution feasible for use by HUD exceeding program goals and objectives, for business process improvement, and to exceed OMB regulations. Further conducted: grants lifecycle review by program area, data calls, partnership development, document management, conference call and vendor demonstration management, budgeting/financial planning, procurement and OCIO liaison to exceed performance targets for all deliverables. PMBOK/WBS/SOW/Project Plan Management . Methodologies: Waterfall and Agile.

Confidential

Senior Grants Program Analyst

Provided grants lifecycle support to 42 United States Education Agencies/grantees under the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grants. Conducted cradle-to-grave Pre-Award to Closeout grants and contract administration for a 625 million stimulus funded HeadStart-Workforce grant program to include: RFA development, application review, data collection, records management, conference planning, template development for grants administration, website management, federal reporting OMB and federal administrators , auditing, concept clearance development, comprehensive program assessment and evaluation SIF and 508 Compliance with the U.S. Department of Education. Additional duties: enterprise-wide grants software development, vendor relations procurement , financial planning/budgeting, and grants manual development. Confidential Clearance. Seated at the Department of Education. Methodology: Waterfall.

Confidential

• multi-million dollar winning proposals for enterprise-wide solutions
• cross-collaborations and administration for new business developed
• data call management and story boarding past performance assessment
• proposal development/PMBOK knowledge/SOW/WBS

Confidential

• Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start, Replacement Reviews
• Federal Grants Program management and assessment for 50 states and U.S. territories with replacement grants under the HeadStart program funding 50 Million
• PATS/GATES user/program announcements and reviewer recruitment
• Federal reporting Program material development
• Web material auditing for uploads to federal site/WebEx administrator

Confidential

Sr. Grants Account Manager/National Coordinator

Grants/contracts administrator with solid budget management/financial planning, procurement, program assessment, reporting, process development, and indirect cost recovery for youth development programs. Program reach impacted 1,000,000 youth across the United States. Quality assurance for all deliverables. Grant initiatives included: literacy, Youth in Governance/Citizenship New 4-H Clubs, 4-H AfterSchool 4-HAS , Power of YOUth/Youth in Philanthropy, and Leadership Academies 4-HAS programs and resource guide development Council Connection staff writer. National Coordinator for 4-HAS conducting annual conferences and monthly teleconferences with 50 states and U.S. territories to advance 4-HAS mission mandates in collaboration with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's 4-H Office/Head Clover. More than 12 million in grants managed, including compliance with federal regulatory requirements reports audit reviews.

Contractor

Confidential

Document Review Specialist

Class Action Suit Document Review

confidential

Grant Reviewer

• Healthy Marriage and Families initiative
• Review panel member/1500 applications/confidential 1.5B
• Compliance with federal regulatory requirements federal reporting audits.