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Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLE LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEClearance: Public Trust (Current)Citizenship: US CitizenPROJECT MANAGERAn accomplished technical and functional project manager recognized for organization and communication. Leverages astute, energetic leadership style that promotes continuous growth and innovation. Extensive history of motivating teams and individuals to succeed. Out-of-the-box, disciplined, dynamic management style leading to $100M in contractual multi-year engagements. Consistently exceeds performance expectations. Quick to adapt to enhance existing teams and organizations.SKILLSProject Management Energetic technical and functional leadership.Communication Focused on outcome-driven communication and collaboration.Innovation Leverage Outside the box thinking and strategies to drive the organizational vision.Organization Implements a dynamic, coordinated approach to management that facilitates organizational maturity, problem-solving, teamwork, and success.EXPERIENCEIT Project/Program Manager (IS-12) and Product OwnerFEMA - Washington, D.C. Oct 2021 - CurrentInformation Technology Project Manager lead development of multi-agency agreements and solutions to process disaster declaration requests. Specifics include: Develop computer matching agreement to support cooperative efforts between multiple agencies. Lead team in development of automated disaster declaration request system, from initial notificationfrom the municipality or tribal authority to White House decision and subsequent communications. Review project budgets, Statements of Objectives, Statements of Work, and Performance WorkStatements. Participate in Technical Evaluation Panel for review of Requests for Proposal. Perform application testing. Perform business requirements gathering. Provide training and support to leadership on use of solutions. Participate in AI panel discussions regarding solution usage within the FEMA environment.Information Security Project ManagerREEF Technology - Miami, Florida Aug 2021 Oct 2021Information Security Project Manager led 3 high-visibility and impact projects. Other key contributions include:Developed project charters and plans for assignment, tracking, and reporting of status.Tracked and managed partner and internal resources to maintain timelines.Provided vendor management and oversight for proof-of-concept and production systems.Delegated tasks to relevant teams aligned with engineering, cybersecurity, and business.Lead Software/Linux IntegratorGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems - Fairfax, Virginia Nov 2020 Apr 2021Lead software and Linux integrator developed program integrated master schedule to support 6deployments and 3 active baselines. Other key contributions include:Implemented Integrated Master Schedule for program tracking of targets and milestones.Tracked and managed COVID testing requirements for on-site visits.Provided guidance related to asset management, security, and process streamlining.Led team of 20 engineers in support of environment virtualization and training system integration.Delegated tasks that were relevant to network architecture, engineering, and system administration.Used Microsoft Office 365 Suite for organizational communication.Senior Cybersecurity Project ManagerSalient CRGT - Fairfax, Virginia Nov 2019 Oct 2020As senior cyber-security expert and crucial contributor to the ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Framework (CMMC) internal and external assessments of compliance controls for certification, audits returned no findings including three best practices. Other key contributions include:Enhanced existing policies to address gaps in areas such as contractor management and remote work.Instituted further updates for inventory, change, configuration, and access management as recommended to drive the corporate vision.Performed coordination activities with engineers and executive leadership to develop short- and long-term roadmaps to significantly reduce risks and vulnerabilities identified.Designed and presented to the corporate board and administrative leadership solutions to high impact security risk areas.Recommended Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions, provided cost estimates, and developed implementation roadmap to align with corporate budget requirements.Facilitated active directory audit and clean-up activities and completion of technical corporateacquisitions and mergers.Documented Information Technology (IT), incident response management, continuous operations, and disaster recovery processes to support IT security.Delegated tasks that were relevant to network architecture, engineering, and system administration.Performed control assessment tracking in Microsoft Excel.Used Microsoft Office 365 Suite for organizational communication.Implementation Manager / IT Project ManagerASM Research - Fairfax, Virginia Jul 2015 Nov 2019As Implementation Manager and IT Project Manager for multiple high impact, Cybersecurity focused high visibility projects for the US Department of Veteran Affairs, reduced travel requirements through resource optimizations leveraging select teams, and directed remediation of 100+ million identified vulnerabilities over four years. Other key contributions include:Developed executive project summaries for monthly senior leadership presentations and status reports.Presented detail-oriented reporting on remediation and analytics using PowerPoint and Visio to senior and executive program leadership, pinpointing specific areas of needed focus for high-value change.Performed and presented QA analysis results throughout the CRISP (Continuous Readiness in Information Security Program) engagement, actively conducting research and reviews of organizational analytics with focus on maintenance and configuration management specific to cybersecurity and vulnerability management.Designed and developed tracking system to measure and report program metrics to ASM Research leadership, VA leadership, and Congress, providing the ability to prioritize tasks.Collaborated with critical members of the US Department of Veteran Affairs in implementing an organized, flexible threat assessment model and VA-wide verbal and written communication flow using the transitioning organizational structure, driving the VA strategic direction and vision to attain FISMA compliance.Used communication skills expertly that promoted diplomacy, flexibility, and follow-through leading and facilitating meetings with pertinent members identified throughout the organization, including vendors, to meet deadlines and fulfill impact-driven obligations.Instrumental in negotiation with 1,800+ geographically dispersed locations, vendors, and team members, providing a clear and concise direction to remediate material security vulnerabilities.Performed outreach and follow-up activities with sites, vendors, and administration with subsequent assessment activities and effectiveness tracking.Designed an asset discovery tool in Python using the Agile software methodology to support House Resolution 5515 compliance requirements.Staffing requirements were identified and provided to the program leadership to meet stringent deadlines.By implementation of centralized management of 80,000+ printers, increased resource efficiency by 97 percent over three years.Excel was heavily used to provide detailed analytics and reporting to all leadership and field specialists.Senior Technical Architect / Project ManagerTech Mahindra - Saint Louis, Missouri Aug 2013 Jun 2015As Senior Technical Architect, ORT and CI Production Support Manager, and IT Project Manager for multiple IT projects, provided management and oversight for teams located locally and remote to support rapid response and resolution of production issues within 24 to 72 hours of notification. Other contributions include:Prominent lead successfully addressing business and technical communications challenges and staffing/resource gaps through clear and concise communications, diplomacy, and accountability.Responsible for project and vendor conflict resolution and addressing project performance challenges.Outreach activities developed and orchestrated with development, project, and executive teams with subsequent follow-up activities providing effectiveness tracking and reporting to leadership and project stakeholders.Training in relationship management and time management is provided to a team of 15 defect managers and project support staff.Responsible for the time-critical resolution of pre- and post-production defects.Drove team cross-training and documented new processes and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient time and resource management.Heavily leveraged multitasking to provide management and tracking of 40 - 50 simultaneous critical production issues and defects with accelerated resolution timelines.Key contributor, providing leadership and management of cross-discipline teams, including both development and business stakeholders.ConsultantCGI Technologies and Solutions - Lebanon, Virginia Jun 2007 Aug 2012As a Project Management Consultant for multiple large clients in telecommunication, insurance, and collections, provided a range of services, including project and team management, software testing, project coordination, and development. Contributions and accomplishments include:Formulas, tables, and data for the Ratabase rating engine developed remotely and on the client site.Team cross-training developed and administered in the areas of software testing, Ratabase, and development.Ratabase rating engine implemented to comply with 25 states insurance regulatory requirements.Multitask management of multiple simultaneous testing efforts coordinated between CGI, DELL, and 23 separate collection agencies.Communicated issues to DELL, CGI, and collection agency management teams, setting defect resolution timelines and addressing slippage.Recommendations made to increase work effort efficiencies in existing programs through optimizations, software enhancements, and new products.Directed and managed team documentation review and revision, quality control, analysis of formulas, tables, data, and code deployment into both a testing and production environment.Led ticket and defect management, scenario testing, automated testing, and documentation.Provided project management expertise to functional, IT and testing teams.Developed and implemented test plans, test scenarios and test cases, and addressed issues before product deployment.Developed and implemented virtualization to support segregation/isolation of client data from internal data and working environments.EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSOregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon Concentration in Software EngineeringAXELOS Global Best Practice ITILv4 GR671042525SE Issued Jul. 2019 Exp. N/ACompTIA Security+ COMPPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Issued Jul. 2018 Exp. Jul 2021In-ProgressProject Management Professional (PMP)Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)SECURITY CLEARANCEDepartment of Homeland Security Public TrustADDITIONAL TOOLSOffice SolutionsMicrosoft Office 365 Suite, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS SharePoint, MS Visio, Apache OpenOfficeSecurityKali Linux, Rapid7 InsightVM, InsightIDR, Metasploit, Tenable Nessus, Tenable SecurityCenter, OpenVAS, Security Penetration Testing (Blue and Red team), QubesOSAsset, Inventory, and Configuration ManagementIBM BigFix, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, ManageEngine Desktop CentralTicketing and Support ManagementRemedy, ServiceNOW, CA Service Desk, ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusTest and AutomationHP Quality CenterManagement and TrackingAtlassian JIRA, Microsoft ProjectCredential and Access ManagementMicrosoft Active Directory, Thycotic, OKTAVirtualizationVMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, KVM, QEMU, Docker, Vagrant, KubernetesPersonal Research ProjectsOn-Premise AI, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs) |
