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iWorks CorporationProposal Manager
May. 2022
American InstituteTEFL Instructor
Nov. 2021 - Jun. 2022Zagreb, Croatia
Self-employedRetail Store Co-Owner
Oct. 2020 - Jul. 2021Winchester, Virginia, United States• Went from concept to brick and mortar store opening in 60 days to include franchise approval, lease space identification and renovation, hiring, and business license approval • Developed employee job descriptions and conducted interviews and hiring • Responsible for all budgeting and purchasing to include inventory, payroll, and marketing/advertising • Voted best retail store in Winchester less than 8 months after opening • Identify opportunities for marketing and best locations to do so based on customer demographics
U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionEnterprise Architect
Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2020Washington, District of Columbia, United States• Developed and matured business reference model mapping business functions to software and applications enabling identification of redundancies throughout the enterprise • Personally conducted first ever Enterprise Architecture Management Maturity Framework (EAMMF) assessment which identified areas of lower maturity • Developed roadmap to increase enterprise architecture maturity at the SEC using the results of the EAMMF as a guide • Modernized Enterprise Architecture SharePoint landing pages which created a one stop shop for information on enterprise assets for all SEC personnel
US Securities and Exchange CommissionIT Project Manager
Jul. 2012 - Jan. 2016Washington D.C. Metro Area• Demonstrated attention to detail by locating two-year old language in a vendor's original proposal that gave the project team leverage in contract discussions and as a result negotiated a vendor's "firm bid" down $700K+
• Conduct oral presentations and meetings with business stakeholders regularly to perform requirements analysis and then translate information gathered into comprehensive procurement packages
• Applied project management principles to large-scale,complex IT projects to include a multi-million dollar project implementing first ever enterprise wide big data analysis tool and to a project providing enhancements and maintenance to the Commission's primary public facing website (SEC.gov) • Independently evaluate complex contract and project performance goals, schedule parameters, and budget status to determine consistency with baseline estimates
• Serve as a liaison between OIT and business units to define requirements, scope out required work, identify potential solutions and provide budgetary estimates • Orally brief customers/stakeholders regularly to communicate project status, set goals, and advise on contract or procurement matters
• Responsible for aligning projects with enterprise architecture and for ensuring projects adhere to information security requirements
DeloitteSenior Consultant
Oct. 2010 - Jul. 2012Northern VA• Key member of a task force set up to assess analytic processes and tradecraft for analysts throughout the IC post Arab Spring; led focus groups, conducted interviews, compiled results, and produced final report which was briefed to Congress • Led focus groups and conducted interviews with clients to gather information about project and portfolio management processes and procedures; analyzed results and provided recommendations to improve business practices
• Worked with clients and customers to perform Federal Agency Program/Project Management assessments and briefed recommendations to senior management on how to improve change control, portfolio management, security, status reporting and project metrics tracking procedures • Demonstrated superb attention to detail by performing an audit of a big data analysis tool at an intelligence agency; determined missing data sets and provided recommendations to resolve the issues
SM&AProposal Volume Lead
Sep. 2009 - Jul. 2010Northern VA• Led a 15 member team in the development of a $1.3M winning proposal in response to a $200M Government solicitation
• Provided leadership to a 12 member team as a subject matter expert for industry standard project management practices in response to government request for proposal
• Interfaced with senior level client management on a daily basis by conducting succinct daily briefings detailing status, action items, and milestones
• Produced matrices mapping government requirements with client proposals ensuring 100% compliance with all Federal solicitations
Air National GuardSpace Professional
Nov. 2008 - Apr. 2012• Led all personnel on NRO operations floor responsible for monitoring and reporting on health and safety of orbital assets • Responded to inquiries from high-level officials throughout the U.S. Government and international community regarding various intelligence related information collected and disseminated by the NRO
• Orally briefed Senior NRO leadership and the Director of the NRO on a daily basis regarding status of orbital assets
• Produced briefing materials for daily status meetings with NRO senior level leadership outlining status of hardware and software systems on-board orbital assets
• Completed 12 week course on space and orbital mechanics and was recognized as a distinguished graduate; as a result obtained certification as a Flight Commander in the NRO Operations Center
Securities and Exchange CommissionIT Specialist (Portfolio Support)
Sep. 2007 - Sep. 2009Northern VA• Reviewed project status reports to determine project risks, produced budget plans, and performed alternatives analysis for all projects in OIT
• Worked with business and IT teams to write clear project requirements and plans for investments totaling $12.9M in FY08 and $5.1M in FY09
• Monitored critical path, dependencies, contingencies, risks, and budget performance, and overall budget performance for over 50 projects • Coordinated production of time, scope, and budget change requests with 10+ project managers for a portfolio of 50+ projects
U.S. Air ForceExecutive Staff Officer
Jun. 2006 - Sep. 2007Stuttgart Area, Germany• Sent over 300 action items to personnel serving in four squadrons and 15 geographically separated units located on three continents and in eight countries
• Wrote 5 speeches for high level promotions and Change of Commands
• Edited and coordinated approvals for 200+ performance reports and decoration packages with a 99% on time rate
• Served as the liaison for the organization at meetings and conferences
• Coordinated travel plans for senior executive staff performing official duties throughout Europe to include Germany, Italy, Belgium, Norway, Turkey, the Netherlands and the UK
U.S. Air ForceDivision Chief: Air Mobility Warfare Center
Jun. 2003 - Jun. 2006New Jersey• Led Air Force and contractor personnel responsible for maintaining a 24/7 helpdesk, 2 server rooms, world class VTC capability, a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF), and all IT and audio/visual equipment throughout the AMWC’s 9 building campus
• Supervised a group of 20 personnel in support of full spectrum communication services for 580 military personnel, 5000 resident and 9000 distance learning students annually
• Wrote statement of work and reviewed all bid packages for $10M IT Source Selection, resulting in a successful contract award and seamless transition
• Project manager and COTR for $310K IT rewire project from cradle to grave; project resulted in a seamless transformation from vacant dorm space to 118 fully functional offices
• Managed a project that implemented first-ever network connectivity to 350+ geographically separated students in support of Air Force Exercise EAGLE FLAG
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