General of the Army Sr
January 2010 to January 2009Army notKnown U.S. ArmyCompany: Cenden Company Inc., (Department of the Army), Dates of Employment: Falls Church VA, 2010 Position Title: Information Management Governance Consultant/Systems Analyst Industry: IT/Healthcare Duties and Responsibilities: Medical benefits programs for Army personnel and eligible civilians, including dependents, are developed and administered by the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army. The Office responds to inquiries about eligibility for benefits. ● Provided Information Management Governance support for the Office of the Chief Medical Information Officer (OCMIO), under the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army. Support to the Business, Clinical, Infrastructure, IM/IT systems and services for systems users. ● Served as the liaison between the healthcare community and leadership, collaborate, coordinate, communicate, and cooperate with DoD, Military Health System, Army, and AMEDD partners to design, develop, implement, and support/sustain business and Theater systems to improve healthcare service delivery across the full spectrum of care. ● Supported the BTSI mission of creating a culture of excellence and quality through the integration of healthcare services research, change management, and healthcare information technology, confer with customers, stakeholders, and other constituents to facilitate performance of needs analysis to define opportunities for new or improved business process solutions, and analytical processes to the planning, design, and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements of customer AMEDD organizations. ● Participated in workgroups, integrated product/process teams, committees, and boards and provide support to branch chief and AMEDD SMEs, analyze processes or problems and participate in the system design process, providing input and feedback to the branch chief, consult with customers to solicit, analyze and document functional requirements under the supervision of the branch chief. ● Performed feasibility studies for proposed systems and applications; assist in preparing business cases for the application of IT solutions and developing cost estimates for new or modified systems, participate in functional requirements analysis and business process re-engineering, analysis of technical specifications, and/or analysis and enhancement of existing applications. ● Worked with other teams, both internally and externally, to ensure that assigned automated systems are properly documented within the enterprise architecture, IM/IT Strategy and governance process, provide assistance to the Deputy for Business and Theater Systems Integration and AMEDD as necessary to ensure the assigned systems under development meet the approved functional requirements and are prepared for deployment and sustainment, participate in the development of functional requirements specs, TEMPs, project/workgroup charters, system change requests, user guide/training packages, PowerPoint presentations, cost-benefit analyses, capability-based analyses, EXSUMs, information papers. ● Submitted weekly progress report to the Deputy summarizing the week's accomplishments and objectives for the following week, act as the liaison between the Information Management point of contact and user communities for all assigned automated systems including coordination of issue resolution and submission and resolution of system change requests under the direction of the Chief. Completed ACQ201A Intermediate Systems Acquisition Course. Skills utilized: Project Management, Risk Management, Defect Management, Change Management, MS Office, Gap Analysis, Communication Management, business process management, agile methods, MS Project, quality assurance, acquisition, planning, oversight, feasibility studies, team collaboration, requirements management, SharePoint, systems analysis. Position 8: Company: Cenden Company Inc., (NOAA), Silver Spring, Dates of Employment: MD 2008 - 2009 Position Title: Project Management Office Support/IV&V SME Consultant/Transition Support Industry: IT/Government Duties and Responsibilities: The Marine Chart Division (MCD) of the Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, maintains a Nautical Chart System (NCS) that underpins production of NOAA nautical charts; which are tools for safe, efficient and environmentally sound navigation in U.S. waters. 4 Responsible for IV&V including testing witnessing and auditing of all hardware, software, documentation and systems that comprise the NCSII system and the products and services produced by first generation system NCSI. Performed IV&V against IEEE standards, 829-2008, 1012-2004,1028-2008 Project Management support to government and system integrator. Performed UAT testing, reviews, audits and inspection on SI deliverables; utilized the HP Mercury Quality Center automated toolset to manage assigned testing activities. Managed and supported transition activities from old system to new system; updated transition plans and activities. Developed work products (templates, task, plans) to support transition activities (transition plans) Provided verification of appropriate controls are defined and in place. Provided an independent review of the "entrance" and "exit" criteria Reviewed the program controls and metrics to manage and measure progress and potential risk areas. Reviewed intermediate status and program results to ensure proper application to controls and metrics. Provided verification to stakeholders that the processes are effectively involved and aligned. Provided verification of the quality and performance of project practices and disciplines are appropriate. Reviewed program management, systems engineering, change management, testing, configuration management and training practices, their use, the metrics developed during the execution of these processes. Provided validation that work products and formal deliverables meet quality and conformance guidelines. Provided validation that products satisfy business goals, objectives and requirements. Skills utilized: IV&V, project management, testing, transition management and oversight, MS Office, Defect/Issue Management, Plan development, Risk Management, Change Management, quality assurance, oversight, technical writing, automated test tools, COTS. Position 9: Company: Cenden Company Inc., (BTA/DAI), Arlington, Dates of Employment: VA 2008 Position Title: Program Management Office Consultant Industry: IT/Government Financial Duties and Responsibilities: The Business Transformation Agency (BTA) Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) represents the Department of Defense's effort to modernize the Defense Agencies financial management processes by streamlining financial management capabilities, eliminating material weaknesses, and achieving financial statement auditability for the agencies and field activities across the DoD. Supported the BTA Program Management Office (PMO) for the DAI by providing IV&V (reviews, inspections, walkthroughs, testing) program oversight of project status, schedule, acquisition activities and deliverables. Provided technical and management oversight support to system integrator (CSC) and government staff in meeting initiative's objectives for Oracle Federal Financial application. Ensured that Statement of Work objectives are met by monitoring and controlling project scope in collaboration with government staff DAI PMO. Rolled up sleeves to perform hands on technical tasks when applicable; Developed the Capability Development Document (CDD), Acquisition Strategy, Systems Engineering Plan, etc. for Milestone B. Completed Defense Acquisition University (DAU) System Acquisition Management Training (ACQ101); DOD 5000. Skills utilized: Project management, IV&V, MS Office, Risk Management, Schedule Management, Quality Assurance, COTS, Oracle Federal Financials Position 10: Company: STS Inc., (Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Dates of Employment: Services (CMS)) Baltimore, MD 2007 Position Title: Project Manager Production Readiness/Consultant Industry: IT/Healthcare Duties and Responsibilities: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) HIGLAS (Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System) is a financial management system that accounts for more than $600 billion in annual healthcare claims. Significantly reduced Severity 1 production issues by designing, implementing, and providing oversight of improved operational testing strategy in addition to standard processes, approaches, and validations. Mentored team; influenced policy and procedure formation for production readiness activities. Managed tasks up to implementation phase in highly matrixed environment. Utilized a rigorous process of defining client requirements for Oracle Federal Financials project specifications in support of operational production readiness and testing for IBM on behalf of CMS. Developed documentation to support the project as required. Responsible for IV&V (including software testing, reviews, inspections) of IBM's deliverables. Managed the implementation of HP Mercury automated tool including LoadRunner. Skills utilized: Project management, IV&V, Risk Management, COTS, Change Management, Human Resource Management, Production Readiness Management, Vendor Management, Quality Assurance, and Oracle Federal Financials. Position 11: Company: STS Inc., (Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dates of Employment: (NRC)), Rockville, MD 2006 Position Title: IT Security Project Manager Consultant Industry: IT/Government 5 Duties and Responsibilities: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission implements the Project Management Methodology (PMM) to manage projects from inception to transition. The Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process was automated by using the IBM Rational Unified Process and toolset. Supported the NRC customized Project Management Methodology (PMM) which is a tailored version of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) for C&A of major applications to support general security for systems such as risk assessment, system security plan, contingency plan, contingency plan, system test and evaluations, FIPS 199 security categorizations, and security accreditation reports. Created artifacts in support of the C&A process and provided IBM Rational Enterprise Suite tool support. Created use cases and developed UML for assigned applications. Assisted with computer security policies, procedures and best practices based on existing knowledge of applicable NIST, FISMA and OMB policies and regulations. Skills utilized: Project management, testing, quality assurance, IV&V, automated test tools, change management, schedule management, risk management. Position 12: Company: STS Inc.,( IBM), Fairfax, VA Dates of Employment: Position Title: Subject Matter Expert/Project Leader 2005 - 2006 Consultant Industry: IT/Government Duties and Responsibilities: GoArmyEd is a virtual gateway for Soldiers on active duty to request Tuition Assistance (TA) online for classroom, distance learning, and eArmyU online college courses. Developed and implemented performance strategy for PeopleSoft, Data Warehouse and web Army portal components. Served as Performance Engineering Subject Matter Expert for GoArmyEd portal; a resource for deployed soldiers to register for online courses, earn degrees, and obtain tuition assistance from Army. Simultaneously headed multiple project assignments with competing or tight deadlines. Collaborated with other project engineers, developers, and other team members on complex validation assignments. Managed resources, reporting results on performance engineering engagements to support application tuning. Responsible for the implementation of high technology Java based performance tool (IBM Rational Performance Tester). Skills utilized: Project management, risk management, performance management, change management, schedule management, PeopleSoft, Data Warehouse, IV&V, testing, software QA, IBM Rational automated test tools, RUP. Position 13: Company: STS Inc., Agile with the RUP, (U.S. Department Dates of Employment: of Justice), Washington, DC, 2005 Position Title: Subject Matter Expert/Project Leader Consultant Industry: IT/Government Duties and Responsibilities: The SDS Division of the US DOJ implemented agile software development methods with the IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) and toolset. Increased DOJ SDS departmental customer satisfaction by implementing the Rational Unified Process (RUP) for agile software development (XP). Managed and developed IV&V architecture, processes and procedures for Agile, .NET, J2EE, Optimal J, Metastorm e-Works, and COTS frameworks utilizing RUP and DOJ SDLC guidelines. Implemented IV&V environment by establishing automation of unit test, integration, continuous build, functional, regression, user acceptance and performance validations. Served as Rational Tools expert and quality assurance advisor for DOJ applications, and requirements analyst utilizing Unified Modeling Language (UML) for Justice Virtual University (JVU) LMS. Skills utilized: Project Management, RUP Customization, IV&V, defect management, change management, agile methods (XP), risk management, schedule management, software testing, quality assurance, automated test tools. Position14: Company: STS, Inc., (Fannie Mae), Washington, DC Dates of Employment: Position Title: Sr. Project Performance Consultant/SME 2004 -2005 Industry: IT/Mortgage Duties and Responsibilities: Pool Sub on the Web (POW!) and Cash on the Web (CAPOW!) are mortgage backed securities financial applications. Improved software performance activities of Pool Sub on the Web (POW!), Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Financial Web Application designed to provide more efficient means of delivering MBS pools and loans than current system, Mornet Pool Submission System. Supported the Automatic Pool Number (APN) and Wiring Instructions enhancements, Release 1.10 and Release 1.2 for CAPOW, which is an integration of Cash and Pool on the Web. Created Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) from functional specifications. Performance Engineering with Mercury LoadRunner toolset. Requirements Analysis; elicited, analyzed and documented 6 requirements via meetings with internal Fannie Mae business owners. Subject Matter Expert (SME) Skills utilized: Team leader, schedule management, java, risk management, defect management, automated testing tools, software testing/quality assurance. Position 15: Company: STS Inc., (US Pharmacopoeia), Rockville, MD Dates of Employment: Position Title: Senior IT Project Leader Consultant 2004 Industry: IT/Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Duties and Responsibilities: The United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) is the official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products manufactured and sold in the United States. Created IV&V process that supported FDA guidelines and standards for Venus/Mar infrastructure projects that tie together using technology to replace manual processes and disparate systems used in monograph revision and the validation of reference standards. IV&V Planning, designs and specifications; Lead Consultant. Implementation of Procedures and test Sets according to strategy; project execution, Issue Logging and Problem Reporting; Performance and manual function validations Skills utilized: Software testing, software planning, MS Project, defect manager, risk management, change management, project management Position 16: Company: STS Inc., LM, Washington, DC Dates of Employment: Position Title: Project Team Leader 2003 - 2004 Industry: IT/Government Duties and Responsibilities: Federal Document Management System (FDMS), www.Regulations.gov, is the public face of the U.S. government's eRulemaking Program that facilitates public participation in the federal regulatory process by improving the public's ability to find, view, and comment on federal regulatory actions. Exceeded client quality expectations for project deliverables & IV&V, receiving fewest comments and changes compared to past projects. Section 508 Compliance validations. Led participation in development of test plan plans, objectives, and strategies for Web-enabled document management workflow application for (EPA) contract. Oversaw creation of validation packages (automated and manual testing) and data for verification of system. Interacted with all customer organization levels. Synthesized customer contractual needs and requirements into system IV&V solutions that acknowledged technical, schedule and cost constraints. Performed analysis of results and prepared comprehensive system level evaluation reports, which verified and validated system performance. Skills utilized: Project Management, leadership, MS Office, schedule management, risk management, HR Management, automated test tools, IV&V, quality, technical writing. Position 17: Company: STS Inc., SESC, Fairfax, VA Dates of Employment: Position Title: Project Leader/Consultant 2003 Industry: IT/ERP Duties and Responsibilities: Momentum is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application for financial, procurement and budget formulation software solution for the US Federal government. Implemented world class testing model that exceeded client expectations for converting ERP financial application from client/server Java stand-alone application to Web-enabled object-oriented design with dynamic HTML. Guided mid-level engineers to support automation and system validation with IBM Rational XDE Tester, Java based automation tool. Functioned as subject matter expert on rational tools configuration and setup. Created automation for budgeting subsystems, automated disbursement, travel accounting, credit card and accounts receivables. Created process documentation for Tools Management. Validated implementation of ERP in environment that simulated manager desktop including folders and file cabinets combined with electronic routing and workflow. Skills utilized: IBM Rational automated tools, RUP, Project Management, project planning, risk management, schedule management, java, ERP. Duties and Responsibilities: CA$HLINK II is an electronic cash concentration, financial information, and data warehouse system used to manage the collection of U.S. government funds and to provide deposit information to federal agencies. CA$HLINK II links federal agencies, Financial Institutions, the Federal Reserve Banks, and the Department of Treasury fund managers through an electronic network. Position 18: Company: STS Inc., (Riggs Bank (now PNC Bank)), Dates of Employment: Riverdale, MD 2003 Position Title: Project Performance Leader/Consultant 7 Industry: IT/Financial Duties and Responsibilities: CA$HLINK II is an electronic cash concentration, financial information, and data warehouse system used to manage the collection of U.S. government funds and to provide deposit information to federal agencies. CA$HLINK II links federal agencies, Financial Institutions, the Federal Reserve Banks, and the Department of Treasury fund managers through an electronic network. Received project recognition and cash award for outstanding performance of duties and results. Led the Performance engineering validations for on CA$HLINK II Java/Weblogic/Oracle application that handles annual cash concentration in excess of $1 trillion. As Lead Engineer of the performance engineering team, supported the Chief Architect in the validation of system functionality. IBM Rational tools performance expert; Rational Unified Process (RUP) implementation. Skills utilized: Project Management, schedule management, risk management, defect management, change management, java, IBM Rational automated tools, process improvement, and leadership. Position 19: Company: STS Inc., (IRS), Oxon Hill, MD Dates of Employment: Position Title: Project Coordinator/Consultant 2002 - 2003 Industry: IT/Government Duties and Responsibilities: Web Request Tracking System (webRTS)/Web Integrated Procurement System (webIPS) are Internal Revenue Service (IRS) financial application/systems. webRTS/webIPS tracks all incoming commitment requests, captures the information necessary to make awards, such as purchase orders, delivery orders, task orders, contract awards, interagency agreements and modifications of all of these and prints all pertinent award documents and reports which are required for integrated internal and external management and operation. Implemented Rational Unified Process (RUP) that ensured continuation of multi-year project. Coordinated all activities and project phases with developers and designated IRS personnel. Developed software quality assurance environment to perform integrated validation of product during incremental build process. Reviewed project level process assets to assure compliance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) SOW and development standards (CMM). Coordinated and managed resources for the web procurement applications webIPS & webRTS for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Skills utilized: IBM Rational automated tools, Java, MS Office, schedule management, Issue management, risk management, training, management, and software testing. Position 20: Company: STS Inc., (Integic Corporation, (now Northrop Dates of Employment: Grumman)), Chantilly, VA 2000 - 2002 Position Title: Senior Project Engineer/Consultant Industry: IT/Healthcare Duties and Responsibilities: CHCS/CHCSII (now known as AHLTA) are tri-Service medical management automated information systems (AIS) used in all DoD medical treatment facilities (MTFs) worldwide to support hospital administration and clinical health care. Received recognition for excellence based on superior testing and validation activities for CHCSII/CHCSI, client server/mainframe medical and dental clinical information systems that generated and maintained comprehensive, life-long, computer-based patient record (CPR) of all preventive care rendered to, and all illness and injury treatment for, each Military Health System (MHS) beneficiary. Mentored and provided support and guidance to junior and mid-level test engineers on team. Skills utilized: Management, software testing, Defect management, automated test tools, leadership. Position 21: Company: Cenden Company Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD Dates of Employment: Position Title: President/Executive Project 1998 to present Manager/Consultant Industry: IT Duties and Responsibilities: Cenden Company Inc. is a small business that provides Information Technology services to federal government and commercials clients. The company specializes in Project Management, IV&V and Quality Assurance services. Plans, developed, and implemented strategies for generating resources and/or revenues for the company. Approve company operational procedures, policies, and standards. Reviews activity reports and financial statements to determine progress and status in attaining objectives and revise objectives and plans in accordance with current conditions. Evaluates performance of executives for compliance with established policies and objectives of the company and contributions in attaining objectives. Promotes the company through written articles and personal appearances at conferences. Represented the company at legislative sessions, committee meetings, and at formal functions. Promote the company to local, regional, national, and international constituencies. Present company report at Annual Stockholder and Board of Director meetings. Directs company 8 planning and policy-making committees. Oversee foreign operations to include evaluating operating and financial performance. Skills utilized: Project Management, Business Administration, Contract Management, HR Management, Issue/Defect Management, Risk Management, Schedule Management, Procurement Management, Earned Value Management, Quality Management, Integration Management, Scope Management, Cost Management, and Communications Management.
