SUMMARY:

• A highly accomplished Senior Program Manager with experience providing organizational leadership. Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire cross - functional teams. Adept at establishing effective working relationships with both executive stakeholders and IPT team members. Able to communicate ideas clearly and confidently to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Able to analyze trends and develop meaningful changes/ course corrections that directly and significantly enhance both short and long-term results.
• Proactively integrate practice of continuous improvement to meet or exceed desired goals and metrics.
• Simultaneously improved performance metrics and reduced costs.
• Visionary and strategic thinker who has been recognized for innovative solutions to complex problems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Program Management Six Sigma/ Lean Agile/ Waterfall Experience
• Excellent Communicator Coaching and Mentoring Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Change Management Team Building Customer Expectations Management
• Business Analysis Microsoft Office Suite Risk Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Program Manager

Confidential, Gainesville, TX

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Program Integrator on large, high profile multi-product programs, and the Program Manager for multiple Head-of-Version programs. Worked collaboratively with Stakeholders and Working Groups to ensure efficient operations and improve processes.
• On-time Milestone performance 100% on all programs.
• Eliminated cost overrun within four months of taking over major program, and completed program on Time and on Budget.
• Eliminated $40M in Accounts Receivable payments.
• Successfully delivered compressed timeline programs on schedule and under budget while meeting all Boeing and Customer requirements.

Owner- CEO

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• City-wide Operating System Upgrade. Upgrade the OS on over 2,500 computers, while simultaneously upgrading Web Browser. Required the validation of over 1,000 applications across multiple departments in a compressed timeframe.
• Software Upgrade Projects. Successfully upgraded major software applications for government agencies, on-schedule and on-budget, including two-factor authentication installation and upgrade/replacement of over two dozen servers- all without a single interruption in work flow.

Regional Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Established processes and policies for documenting compliance with all applicable laws and internal procedures. Provided clear, concise briefings to senior executives on the policy changes I enacted, and the resulting improvements in performance and profitability. Supervised an international team of up to 35 personnel covering 11 countries.
• Successfully challenged over $375 million in Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) questioned costs.
• Negotiated dozens of task orders and final payments with government officials.
• Served as liaison between compliance department and dozens of project managers across eleven countries. Coordinated efforts to ensure high-level program goals were achieved at the project level.
• Collaborated with all functional areas and used ability to develop solid relationships build credibility among diverse stakeholders.

Director

Confidential, FT Worth, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed a Global Portfolio of Programs across the Defense and Government Services sector. Developed strategic plans to ensure proposals would be successfully translated into profitable operations. Created long-term plans and strategies aligned with key corporate business objectives.
• Spearheaded transition efforts on a software development contract. Worked with our subcontractor to develop and launch the new software ahead of schedule, saving over $1M.
• Coordinated weekly progress status conferences with clients, developed risk matrixes, and successfully managed schedules of multiple competing projects.
• Hired Program Managers and other senior positions for international programs

Senior Program Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Ran an International Joint Venture, with Task Orders operating on three continents. Standardized processes and methodology and developed Program-level metrics, cost reports, and other required deliverables.
• Served as Program Manager/Business Development Manager on an international program. Business Development presentations resulted in a 125% increase in new work.
• Developed marketing plan that increased revenue by $75 million in 18 months.

Navy Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Superb organizational skills enabled me to flawlessly manage numerous contracts whose cumulative value was in excess of $5 billion. Improved on-time delivery by 38% in 14 months.
• Led a Contract Closeout Team that was able to archive over 1300 completed contracts in one year.
• Utilized Six Sigma knowledge to improve processes in a 3 million square foot industrial complex, improving both safety and operational efficiency.

Aviation Support Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and presented executive-level briefings.
• Managed an annual budget of $1B. Prepared quarterly/ monthly financial reports.
• Received recognition for developing innovative solutions to supply chain and logistics difficulties following the 9/11 attack. The solutions allowed the John F. Kennedy and air wing to remain on patrol an extra five weeks.

Supply Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Contracted for numerous services for deployed Minesweepers.
• Contracted for, and deployed prototype suitcase portable LAN.
• Awarded numerous Logistics Excellence Awards.