PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• PMP who thrives in team environments while working with little guidance that has experience in performing consulting work with government and commercial contracts and subcontracts and related functions. Background and skills include ability to:
• Adapt to frequent changes in the business environment while working towards established goals
• Identify innovative solutions to accomplish tasks, establish work flow and track procedures at multiple locations
• Learn quickly and tackle new subjects and areas of knowledge
• Analyze data from different perspectives and summarize it into useful information

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed 7 small and large technical projects that utilized the full System Development lifecycle process. Responsible for system implementations, data migrations, databases that implemented workflow concepts, business process re - engineering and SharePoint environments, managed short-term on-boarding projects that coordinated staffing and interviews internal to AARP. Performed assessments on current state technical functionality, provided recommendations, and implemented the mitigation where applicable.
• Oversaw Business Analysts working on client engagements and gathering requirements across functional environments.
• Reviewed high-level deliverables across projects and was in charge of implementing engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures in accordance with AARP methodology.
• Led in developing new product processes and providing demos on new functionality with AARP clients in Washington DC and California.
• Developed ROM estimates prior to requirements gathering in order to come up with initial project cost and managed scope and mitigates risk across 7 different projects.
• Participated in Change Control Board reviews when change in scope and when re-baseline of a project was needed, and served as key participant in team and stakeholder meetings.
• Communicated relevant project/practice information to superiors and peers in PRB meetings where you had to sell your project to key AARP executives for approval of funding.
• Identified and secured any procurement needs for each project.
• Determined appropriate revenue recognition, ensures accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for all projects.
• Monitored and managed risk across all projects and integrated financial data for multiple projects.
• Compared financial data for practice to that of other practices and sought ways to maximize revenue.
• Analyzed profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization across projects.

Environment: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed 15 Task Orders that implement Intranet and Internet solutions for the Department of Education. Recommended higher education software to various sites. Analyzed and provided status to Department of Education CIO on overall contract funding and projections.
• Managed and distributed appropriate funding to sub - contractors and was responsible for Tracking Burn Rate on a weekly basis against the Funding on Task Orders and reported results to the CIO monthly. Managed the implementation of a teacher certification tracking system that tracked new certified teachers and awards systems.
• Provided internal EVM reports that calculated Work Breakdown Structure, schedule, and accuracy of cost estimates.
• Provided monthly EVM reports to the client that monitored deviations and if necessary, took immediate, aggressive corrective action and provided oversight for the Project budgets and schedules for each Task Order.
• Oversaw team of Drupal and WordPress developers to make sure client deliverables were being met and tracked new timeframes. Worked with Requisite Pro to record client requirements. Utilized Microsoft CRM to assist with the development of a Department of Education fundraising task order. Managed the implementation of a Biztalk server, that was used to track project deliverables and financials. Implemented a MySQL back server, that was used for database replication.
• Provided input to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) fiscal year budget requests and provided budgets, schedules, and EVM System results.
• Served as task lead on billing and invoicing and tracked this information in database.
• Served as lead figure in the capital planning process, examined the budget data, compared it to the burn rate by each task order and would run weekly meetings to inform Task Order Team Leads to make recommendations on the Burn rate for the next month.
• Managed and tracked Purchase Requisition requests that provided subcontractors hours to work on the contract. Provided contract modifications to OMB Department of Education.
• Ran a monthly In Progress Review that determined the status of the overall contract.
• Led Bi-Weekly Risk Management meetings that would determine current or future risks that would affect the outcome of and funding or deliverables on the Task Orders.
• Made sure that Project Managers completed tasks within estimated hours and schedule and participated in code reviews prior to releases went into production.

Environment: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple projects in support of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
• Developed project management materials such as contract management plans, project plans, acquisition documents, information assurance plans, and schedules to conform to project schedules.
• Developed weekly deployment and decommission schedules/tables.
• Extracted data from field reports and provided recommendations on procurements.
• Assisted in development of Procurement Request packages and Technical Evaluations.
• Tracked required EBSP projects, equipment purchases, and deployment activities and managed and tracked airport project timelines and budgets.
• Developed Request for Proposal (RFP) packages for the procurement of Electronic Detection System equipment.
• Performed Quantitative Analysis on all SOW s and Engineering Change Proposals that were presented to TSA.
• Managed and supported various internal and external stakeholders by providing meeting materials, soliciting feedback, creating status reports, and attending senior level meetings.
• Oversaw day to day activities of OEM s at various airport sites and ran weekly meetings with TSA personnel to gather requirements, design strategic plans, and provide program status.
• Coordinated planning and completion of engineering, data cabling, and telecom projects within areas of software and IT requirements.
• Provided solutions to Air Force officials that included Cisco, LAN / WAN and Wireless functionality.
• Developed a hierarchical structure with the major functions at the top and with successive levels of sub - functions revealing well-bounded detail breakout and oversaw design and installation of computer LAN/WAN systems.
• Troubleshot and provided solutions to all areas through project completion.
• Applied project management process to IT projects and developed detailed project plans with assistance from network engineers.
• Managed IT projects that included new system implementations, system upgrades, and network installs/upgrades.
• Managed projects that implemented Cisco routers to provide access to business applications, unified communications, and videoconferencing to the Air Force.

Confidential

PMP

Responsibilities:

• Implemented a router that managed the Pentagon Air Force network from a centralized location.
• Reported project status and conducted implementation reviews weekly.
• Measured and reported project information by analyzing the design and physical implementation of software applications.
• Documented design and implementation problems and limitations of the system through Remedy.
• Used raw data to discover patterns and track key performance indicators of projects.
• Coordinated LAN/WAN network implementation projects, maintained project control plan and reported project progress to management.
• Worked across Air Force IT organizations to resolve issues and report project risks.
• Developed improvement plans to correct performance issues and implemented strategy upgrades to improve the performance of hardware and software applications within the Pentagon network.
• Collected and analyzed baseline program data, prepared workload projections and manpower estimates, and performed conference calls with management and technical staff at Patuxent River Naval Air Station to gather supporting documentation.
• Performed market research to identify and assess work environments and functions, documented work processes, functions, methods, products, and quality standards, and developed Performance Work Statements and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans.
• Conducted management planning analysis by developing new organizational structures.
• Reported analysis of program status through Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
• Oversaw the operation, maintenance and repairs of a Video Teleconferencing (VTC) System that met requirements of Navy SES s and 3 - Star Admirals.
• Performed operational services utilizing Microsoft Access including engineering, production management, and operational functions and managed team of 6 VTC
• engineers that performed testing for the VTC system by coordinating, testing, and applying changes to hardware and software components.

Environment: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project

Confidential

Operations Analyst/Briefings Manager

Responsibilities:

• Worked with a team of government contractors that gathered and analyzed data in support of systems management, maintenance, and performance of the AHLTA, The Electronic Health Record of the Military Health System.
• Helped maintain and find pertinent solutions to AHLTA.
• Compiled and interpreted data of medical records of military patients in Iraq.
• Utilized Microsoft PowerPoint to display and report all information that was briefed to the Secretary of Defense.
• Used various software databases for compiling and generating reports.
• Utilized EVM analysis to measure technical performance, schedule performance, and cost performance within a single integrated methodology.
• Used EVM to anticipate performance problems with the AHLTA database.
• Managed and tracked proposals, invoices, and monthly reports for all subcontracts as part of a multi - million dollar prime contract with the Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (DOS/INL).
• Assisted in researching contract opportunities in the drug demand reduction, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and Veterans Administration fields.
• Produced and disseminated regular and ad hoc communications, assisted subcontractors in meeting State Department contract and travel requirements and accompanied and assisted foreign delegations in their U.S. travels.
• Assisted international small profit organizations in their annual financial and business practices.
• Provided staff and logistical support for major Axiom contracts including scheduling of meetings, processing and observation of security clearance, inputting information into spreadsheets, and fielding calls and questions from the client.
• Supported the Chief Information Officer for the Military Health System (MHS).
• Scheduled and coordinated meetings and briefings for all matters related to health information management, information technology (IT), information protection, enterprise architecture, IT capital investment and IT strategic planning.
• Worked closely with Army, Navy and Air Force officers, and the director of TRICARE Management to ensure MHS needs were being satisfied.

Environment: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project