SUMMARY

• 16 years of working knowledge and expertise in project / program management, performing as a consultant in both Federal and Private Commercial industries planning and managing software development, Operation & Maintenance, data center / infrastructure projects with expertise in overall project initiation / execution / closeout, requirements gathering and analysis, testing oversight, due diligence, IV&V, SDLC, Agile, RUP, Earned Value Management, Capital Planning, CPIC, Strategic Planning, Budget Analysis, and Risk Assessment
• Proven competency at organizing teams, client management, oversight of staffing / team decisions, setting goals, and meeting client deliverables efficiently
• Excellent client - interfacing, problem-solving, team-building and oral / written communication skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, DC

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning and execution of the Chapter 33 GI Bill LTS Transition Project focused on the transition of LTS (Long Term Solution) system from SPAWAR to Veteran Affairs within an Agile development environment
• Responsible for managing the requirements gathering, software development, UAT and verification and validation efforts in post-deployment activities, providing oversight to 50 technical and administrative team members both on-site and remotely
• Responsible for managing the FY15 Requirements Elicitation and Strategic Planning Roadmap efforts for the Veteran Relationship Management department of Veteran Affairs; managing a team of Business Analysts and SMEs in order to facilitate requirements workshops, developing Business Needs Documents, Business Requirements Documents, Strategic Roadmaps, and Models / Gap Analysis
• Manage project schedule and Integrated Master Schedule; provide oversight and strategic planning of Online Support Strategy and Organizational Change Management efforts
• Responsible for gathering requirements, documenting business rules, use cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix, and other requirements documentation prior to the development phases
• Provide oversight and leading efforts in developing, maintaining and revising RACI documentation, Resource Plans, Gap Analysis documentation, Sustainment and Transition documentation, project schedules, risk and issue logs, IMS, Monthly reports and Executive Briefings
• Facilitating and leading CCB meetings, managing CLIN Deliverables Schedule, updating and managing user stories and risks
• Create / confirm a standard repository for the artifact templates and supporting documentation.
• Implement a standard repository (SharePoint) for the individual project deliverables; Develop a Change Management process and related documentation and artifacts.
• Implement and support quality control processes with supporting artifact

Confidential, VA

Project Manager / Risk Manager / Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing O&M Quarterly / Interim / EVM software release projects in an SDLC environment within the GSA Contracts Administration (CA) Division, in addition to managing integration software implementation projects managing cost / schedule / resources / performance / scope
• Responsible for the verification and validation efforts post-implementation; planning IV&V efforts with team leads
• Responsible for a team of 55 Requirements Analysts / Developers / Architects / Testers / Master Schedulers / Technical Writers, providing direction on client interaction, meeting milestones and managing deliverables efficiently; providing input in staff assessments and professional development, organizing team-building exercises, and managing project staff conflict and inconsistency
• Gathering business requirements, documenting change requirements in accordance to the customer’s feedback and requirements
• Manage a team of 18 Systems Admins / Engineers maintaining Unix / Linux / Redhat servers, performing patching, maintaining EMC SAN, NetApp and backup activity
• Developing project release documents such as Implementation Plans, Release Management Plans, Critical Design Reviews, project plans, BOEs, LOEs, Deployment Plan, and Lessons Learned documentation; Review and manage client deliverables such as RTM, Risk Assessments, ICD, Test Plan, Test Cases, and Test Acceptance Reports
• Responsible for tracking and meeting project milestone dates; tracking risks and mitigations, facilitating Project Kickoff / Lessons Learned meetings in addition to oversight of Requirements / Design, Test Acceptance and Project Status Meetings; managing software deployments with oversight of application validations and closeout procedures
• Maintain continuous alignment of project scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to project stakeholders and Task Order Management to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent.
• Responsible for Due Diligence Tracking across program divisions

Confidential, DC

Radio Program Division Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the oversight and management of the Narrowband Radio Conversion Project within the U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service, with budget of $13 million per fiscal year, and providing direction to a team of 25 administrative / technical contract and federal personnel
• Responsible for administering a $13 million dollar budget per fiscal year, organizing and coordinating funding for the Radio Conversion Project; developing CPIC funding documentation to OCIO and OMB on a quarterly basis; working with federal program management to approve project starts and budgets
• Responsible for providing monthly project status reports to federal personnel, administering online project tracking system and SharePoint site; developing project charter, project plans, SOW, requirements gathering and documentation; tracking project milestones and project risks
• Reporting EVM project information to federal program management, approving timesheets, developing employee evaluations, and tracking professional development; responsible for proposal writing and supporting documentation in order to respond to potential contract opportunities

Confidential, VA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing project oversight in maintenance / enhancement projects of CIMS / SOMARDS DOD financial tools across divisions, managing requirements / scope verification, implementation and close-out utilizing RUP methodologies; developed and delivered WBS, Requirements / Design Documentation, SOW, Risk Assessments and Mitigation / Contingency Plans
• Responsible for evaluating new technologies, providing weekly / monthly status reports to senior federal management personnel; performing employee evaluations, new candidate selections and training implementation
• Responsible for establishing and managing client relationships and client expectations, in addition to establishing policies and procedures in accordance to U.S. Government guidelines while overseeing implementation efforts within the U.S. Missile Defense Agency
• Responsible for developing SOP and training documentation, updating Business Process documents, driving and maintaining contract deliverables; facilitating CCB meetings with client personnel and identifying opportunities for process and system improvements

Confidential, Mclean, VA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading the implementation, organization and planning efforts of the DOD DFAS Exchange Migration project, in addition to other SDLC / RUP projects; developing and delivering project plans, requirements / design documents, implementation plans, risk assessments, site migration plans, WBS, CDR and monthly status reports
• Research SQL migration solutions, performance testing tools, in addition to performing Visual Basic scripting, STIG testing, developing and revising infrastructure diagrams, and documenting procedures for Exchange migration testing
• Organizing project teams and prioritizing / tracking milestones and tasks to be performed by the team in order to meet customer deadlines efficiently; interact closely with federal personnel in order to interpret requirements, identify customer-initiated timelines and manage customer expectations

Confidential, Washington, DC

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation, organization and planning of several IT-related projects utilizing SDLC methodologies, in addition to the management of approximately 320 Dell servers in a Windows 2000/2003 network infrastructure, monitoring and maintaining Windows 2000/2003 domain controllers and cluster servers in Washington, D.C., East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
• Organizing and administering 12 SMS 2.0 servers, creating collections, queries, MSI packages, using SMS Trace to maintain and troubleshoot SMS logs and processes. Responsible for configuring and maintaining Active Directory, ISA 2004 with Routing and Remote access, configuring group policies, developing project plans and organizing projects in accordance to federal guidelines and budgets; Interact closely with government personnel in order to interpret requirements, and identify customer-initiated timelines
• Responsible for managing Windows XP Rollout for 5,000 users, developing SOP documentation and help desk procedures

Confidential, Washington, D.C

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning and implementation of the Department of Education Datacenter Move Project from Washington, D.C. to Oxon Hill, MD, organizing server move packages, building / facility requirements, IT policies and procedures, and datacenter and server rack layout and design
• Analyze and document the policies and procedures in accordance to the U.S. government IT and security standards, laws and regulations; Interact closely with federal personnel in order to interpret requirements, identify customer-initiated timelines and plan work assignments in order to satisfy the requirements and timelines of deliverables in a timely manner
• Planning, managing, and organizing the server refresh project, in accordance to U.S. Department of Education budget, arranging server upgrades, hiring and supervising personnel to serve as SME / contract personnel for project duration
• Perform risk assessment and developing risk mitigation plans; developing and editing Standard Operating Procedures, requirements / design documents, project schedules and BOMs

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: Compaq and Dell Servers, Cisco series routers, Cisco Catalyst switches, RAID, SAN

Software: JIRA, Microsoft Exchange 2010, MS Project, MS Visio, Symantec Antivirus, Veritas BackupExec, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Networker Backup, Hyena, Sonar, SAP, NetIQ, Whats Up Gold, SMS 2.0, Citrix, PKI, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Microsoft Office XP/2003/2007, Unicenter Ticket System, Remedy, MS SharePoint, eRoom, Vantive, HP Openview, VMWare, NetApp