Director

• Jan 2023 - Present

Program Manager

• Sep 2018 - Jan 2023

Program Manager

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

Senior Consultant

• Apr 2015 - May 2016

Managed the development of enhancements to FEMA’s Budget Reporting Tool to allow for a more-streamlined budget-management process. Developed schedules, workloads, status reporting to the client, requirements and test cases for the program. Developed FEMA Operational Requirement and Business Requirement, and Requirements Traceability documents to ensure future state of the acquired Financial System meets the business and process needs of FEMA. Specifically, facilitated meetings with stakeholders to document business process and requirements and then draft documents detailed those needs in DHS-compliant formats. Show less

Functional Manager

• Feb 2005 - Apr 2015

Developed DHS Operational Requirement, Business Requirement, Functional Requirement, Technical Requirement and Requirements Traceability document creation for two Critical Asset Management Systems to help ensure continuity of Government in the event of disasters. Specifically, established meetings with stakeholders, elicited requirements from a diverse community consisting of Federal, State, Local and Tribal Governments. Reconciled those requirements to result in a functioning system deployed to the field. Established all testing methodologies and test cases to deliver a complete and functioning system which met the needs of the user community for CACI. Developed DOJ Business Requirement, Functional Requirement, Technical Requirement and Requirements Traceability documents for their personal financial disclosure system, employee emergency contact notification system, case management system and reporting system for CACI. Created and executed Requirements Management Plans for DHS, DOJ, and USN for AcqSIS and CACI. Created and executed Test Plans and Test Cases for DHS, DOJ, and USN. Show less

Public Affairs Officer

• Jun 1997 - Jul 2004

Provided public affairs support for all trips made by the President of the United States. Staff writer and editor for the Capital Flyer, Andrews’ base paper with a circulation of over 80,000 people. Managed a $9 Million program, overseeing 550 people during the Air Force Academy’s primary recruitment program. Planned, coordinated and executed over 150 Presidential departures from the White House, interfacing with over 7,500 members of the White House Press Corps., provided liaison support between the U.S. Air Force and associated embassies for over 30 foreign Heads-of-State visits, close boundary protection for the President of the United States and Presidential assets under a selected detail. Prepared, edited and distributed public affairs program material, to include the best medium and message content for targeted audiences. Developed and coordinated multimedia programs on topics of concern to senior members of the U.S. Air Force. Advised the commander of the 89th Airlift Wing and his staff on the internal, media relations and community relations implications of plans, policies and programs. Established, promoted and maintained the 89th Airlift Wing’s public affairs program to provide the widest coverage of unit-level policies, programs and missions. Responsible for training senior leaders of the Air Force on effective communication techniques when speaking to members of the media. Coordinated and executed the media event for Pvt. Jessica Lynch’s return to the United States. Show less