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PROGRAM MANAGER
Professional Summary

Dedicated Program Manager possessing 20 years of experience in building successful programs within the defense industry. Proven history of leading organizations in global security initiatives. Skilled in mentoring, training and contributing to the professional development of staff members. Proficient in managing budgets and reporting status to stakeholders. Technical background in systems engineering and aviation technology. Solid history of success in project and program management, cost control and reduction, budget administration, staff acquisition and retention, task delegation and supervision, performance reviews, and international relations. Current DOD Top Secret clearance.

Skills
  • Program Management
  • Budgeting
  • Project Management Agile Certification (PMI-ACP)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Microsoft Project
  • Project Management
  • Teamwork / Collaboration
  • Staff Management
  • Project Planning and Development Skills
  • Product Development
Work History
Program Manager, 08/2010 to Current
Booz Allen Hamilton – San Diego, California
  • Oversee MIDS International Program Office and MIDS-LVT data link terminal projects and support as principal Project Manager and team leader
  • Orchestrate all program and project management, including directorship of 10+ staff, staff scheduling, budgeting, and training
  • Skilled manager in charge of coordinating training programs for staff in addition to ensuring on time and under budget project deliveries
  • Provide full life cycle oversight, from research and requirements gathering to technical documentation, wide variety of reports and correspondence, and liaising with government leadership
  • Organize project teams and delineate assignments; quickly and efficiently resolve project issues to ensure streamlined delivery
  • Build strong relationships with leaders across Engineering, Design, and Product Management
  • Develop program plans & schedules covering all phases of program lifecycle
  • Keep cross-organizational/cross-functional team focused on most important issues impacting execution
  • Manage and track program execution to ensure successful, high-quality, on-time delivery
  • Discover and understand system bottlenecks and ruthlessly open them up including making and communicating tradeoffs
  • Communicate clearly and regularly to executive stakeholders
  • Anticipate, recognize and work through risks, resistance or setbacks
  • Effectively reduced overall operating costs by $100k through staff reorganization
  • Substantially improved processes for government contract and NATO coordination requirements, resulting in over $20M in savings
  • Developed new tracking system saving over $50k per year through eliminating overruns and expenses
  • Improved success of program by making proactive adjustments to operations
  • Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements
Project Manager, 12/2004 to 08/2010
Northrop Grumman – San Diego, California
  • Led team providing Tactical Data Links Engineering and Analysis
  • Directed comprehensive project life cycle for Data Link Engineering, including requirements gathering, technical specifications, system evaluations, client support and relationship building, and implemented meaningful process improvements
  • Earned reputation for excellence as leader and manager, including "Best-in-Class Performance in Planning, Execution, and Troubleshooting toward P-8A Interoperability Key Performance Parameter" from U.S Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA 290
  • Played integral role in establishing essential process improvements, including requirements gathering for Tactical Data Link Integration Exerciser, new tool identification and implementation, and DOORs efforts to quickly resolve issues
  • Developed implementation methodologies to rein in project costs while meeting key milestones
  • Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance
Project Management Associate, 04/2002 to 12/2004
CACI International, Inc – San Diego, California
  • Directed engineering support program to government customers as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in project management and U.S Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and U.S Air Force Electronic Systems Command (ESC) contracts
  • Served as go-to SME adept at contract management, service delivery, and leadership of multiple government contracting projects
  • Provided vital research and engineering service guidance, analysis of user needs and systems performance, and extensive documentation and reporting
  • Integral to development of new process to provide full scope support to International customers of SPAWAR MIDS-LVT data link terminal, allowing program office to begin collecting over $1 million dollars per year in new funds and providing needed support to International military partners
  • Led team in development of new websites for Implementation and Interoperability Working Group (I&IWG) and Joint International Configuration Review Board (JICRB), allowing all users and customers across 40+ nations to come together on an innovative, up-to-date, live portal
  • Collected, arranged and input information into database system
  • Tracked and analyzed reports to determine needed improvements
Shipboard Intelligence Officer, 05/1998 to 04/2002
United States Navy – San Diego, CA
Education
Master of Science (MS): Technology Management, 2006
National University - La Jolla, CA
Bachelor of Science (BS): Physics, 2004
Excelsior College - Albany, NY
Certifications
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Program Management Level 2 DAWIA Certification
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Northrop Grumman
  • CACI International, Inc
  • United States Navy

School Attended

  • National University
  • Excelsior College

Job Titles Held:

  • Program Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Project Management Associate
  • Shipboard Intelligence Officer

Degrees

  • Master of Science (MS) : Technology Management , 2006
    Bachelor of Science (BS) : Physics , 2004

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