Tara Broyd
Project Engineer at Riverside Research- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Japanese Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Riverside Research
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United States
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Research Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Project Engineer
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Jul 2020 - Present
• Actively monitors multiple developmental, production and sustainment engineering projects worth over $250M to ensure requirements are adhered to and government resources are available for engineering, test, inspection and acceptance activities • Provides input to statements of work ensuring efficient oversight parameters with applicable government involvement, and the alignment of the technical and program management offices prior to contract award• Develops and controls the full project-plan lifecycle, maintaining program management tools, databases, and managing schedules to ensure team synchronization and access to required deliverables at key milestones• Presents weekly reporting on program status to senior leadership, addressing concerns and guaranteeing lead functional experts are cognizant of issues and risks and concur with mitigations
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Program Administrator
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Sep 2016 - Jul 2020
• Oversaw contract management of a 50-personnel Air Force squadron, consisting of 10 aviation integrated program teams with 60+ aircraft • Advised project teams on data requirements and administered subject matter reviews of 50+ risk-associated data types to ensure requirements are met in line with contract provisions • Aligned contract requirements and deliverables to confirm contract quality assurance at closeout, providing audit-proof concurrence for acceptance of 120+ line items worth $600M+ annually• Established an interagency memorandum of agreement to ensure contract administration was clearly delegated between contract management and program management offices in accordance with governing directives
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Hometown Sole Inc.
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Denver, Colorado
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Financial Controller
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Jul 2010 - 2015
• Maximized revenues by monitoring and analyzing financial performance to reduce costs by $200K • Managed 200+ vendor contracts, leveraging vendor designated 'Outstanding' rating to open a second brick-and-mortar store within 2 years, offering strategic support by training on accounting efficiencies • Tracked all company records and used root cause analysis to identify issues with in-house management of employee pay and benefits - hired Human Resources, Legal and Accounting teams to efficiently outsource fundamental business functions improving the integrity of the company
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Boston Scientific
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Regulatory Affairs Associate
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2004 - 2007
• Successfully secured multiple regulatory approvals for Japan RA on a high visibility project stemming from inaccuracies in source data - oversaw the correction of engineering data, created and implemented a precedent verification process regaining the trust of Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency• Wrote 30-Day Notifications and Annual Reports for US RA, collaborating with project leads in formal FDA communications - successfully maintained market approvals permitting continued sales in the US• Worked cross-functionally and geographically to adjudicate change impact on post-market product approvals - reduced corporate risk by ensuring company met reporting requirements
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Business Analyst and Technical Writer
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2002 - 2004
• Designed and implemented Engineering Change Management (ECM) corporate-level training, reducing class hours and improving user ability of the PDM tool and understanding of ECM requirements• Recognized trends in missed requirements for PDM releases and identified process gap in the requirements gathering process - developed an expert test environment to ensure the successful implementation of future releases• Analyzed internal documentation and identified inaccuracies between Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions and business processes - worked with customers to ensure alignment whilst improving data accuracy and integrity
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Education
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University of Hull
French, Foreign Languages and Literatures, General -
Japanese Correspondence Course
Japanese Studies, A -
Università degli Studi di Verona
Italian Studies, A -
The University of Hull
Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry Exam, International Business