DoD SETA
Program Manager with demonstrated proficiency in managing multi-million-dollar projects in all aspects: cost, performance, and schedule. Coordinated a workforce team of 50+ matrix employees and subcontractors. PMP-certified project manager aiming to leverage considerable experience and expertise from Department of Defense program management into your project management role.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Operational & Transformational Leadership, Internal & External Relationship Building, Project Management, Budgeting & Organizational Planning, Talent Mentoring & Coaching Data Analysis, Information Technology, Consensus Building, and Contract Negotiation
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Managed an annual project budget of $37 million for Army’s top priority Global Positioning System (GPS) resilience effort; determined scope of prototype development with 2 leading defense contractors, reducing expected costs by over $400,000.
- Leveraged vendor internal research and development to bring 3 control software prototypes to fruition with no additional cost growth, resulting in expanded government options and $12 million+ cost avoidance.
- Managed, directed, and prioritized operational testing budget of $6 million of Army’s top intelligence platform.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, CLEARANCE & COMPUTER SKILLS
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Finance – Illinois State University, Normal, IL
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance – Illinois State University, Normal, IL
- Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Program Manager Level III
Clearance: Top Secret - Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI)
Expert in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, and PowerPoint)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DCI-Solutions, Aberdeen, MD 2017 – Present
Defensive Cyberspace Operations (PM DCO)
Program Manager - Contractor
- Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities for User Activity Monitoring in support of prevention of insider threats
- Develop acquisition strategy, contracting strategy, program milestones to meet Army objectives
- Provide DoD 5000 Subject Matter Expertise
- Coordinate cross-project activities with multiple organizational stakeholders across all echelons of Department of Defense insider threat stakeholders
US Army Program Management Office, Aberdeen, MD 2015 – 2017 Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PM PNT)
Assistant Project Manager – PNT Product Development
- Wrote and staffed for stakeholder approval, design and capability requirements for next generation PNT hardware and software to improve GPS resilience Army-wide.
- Led a team to structure contracting strategy for the subsequent development phase.
- Collaborated with leading defense contractors to create a competitive bidding environment and a mutually beneficial government/industry partnership.
Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen, MD 2012 – 2015
Test Project Manager (Distributed Common Ground System – Army)
- Designed Measures of Performance and Effectiveness for overall test program, successfully meeting all test objectives.
- Provided strategic and operational recommendations to senior Army leadership to achieve long-term goals and maintain organizational vision with no cost growth in test budget.
- Managed, monitored, and evaluated performance of test-related managers and associates; total staff of 25+.
Various Army Leadership Positions, multiple locations worldwide
Intelligence Officer (172nd Infantry Brigade; Germany/Afghanistan) 2010 – 2012
Intelligence Officer (3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA/Iraq) 2005 – 2008
Prepared SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats) analysis of adversarial environments. Managed security clearances for all personnel. Advised leadership on threats, protect measures, and detaining advisories.
MILITARY SERVICE
UNITED STATES ARMY
Major/O-4 - Various locations worldwide
Dates of Service: January 2005 – April 2017
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Kaneohe Bay, HI
Dates of Service: May 1997 – May 2001