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Amber Young is a seasoned project management and Earned Value Management (EVM) professional with 10+ years of experience in the defense and government contracting industries. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from UCLA and is a Certified Program Manager (CPM).

Experience

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • PM/EVM Consultant
      • Feb 2013 - Dec 2023

      Provided support to the DOE on IP2M METRR, EVMS reviews, Corrective Action Management Plans (CAMP), metric specifications and policy, project analysis, PARS, JSON DID, Empower, BWC, and benchmark development.Provided support to major DoD contractors. Provided training support, coaching and mentoring in the implementation of EVMS. Provided training and support on Schedule Risk Assessment methods and troubleshooting including schedule modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, and interpretation of results. Developed exercises for 4D Schedule training on scheduling fundamentals. Provided support to create Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).Provided support to the DOE as part of the team developing the EVCSA & Data Validator tools for EV analysis of DOE contractor data. Performed tool testing including importing and validation of Lines of Inquiry (LOI). Created flow charts for LOI automated metrics for DOE Earned Value Management System Interpretation Handbook (EVMSIH) Guidelines. Co-programmed updated queries, equations, and SQL. Assisted with debugging and enhancements on EVCSA export. Validated metrics within EVCSA utilizing third party tools (e.g. ACE).Provided project management support to organizations with large or critical projects specifically in areas of Earned Value Management as remote AzTech Command Center (ACC) Consultant. ACC is an alternative to expensive time and materials support to provide flexible, rapid, and targeted support with clear deliverables. Supported the entire EVMS program lifecycle from building an EVMS to learning EVMS. Developed planning and scheduling training courses.

    • AzTech Compliance Expert (ACE) Development
      • Feb 2013 - Jun 2020

      Developed and incorporated the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Earned Value Analytics System (EVAS) compliance pilot metrics into the AzTech Compliance Expert (ACE). Lead tester for ACE covering all updates, major releases, stress tests, P6 import, trends, and general troubleshooting. Developed project management processes for AzTech software development based on EVM metrics.

    • Project Controls Manager
      • Feb 2013 - Jun 2020

Education

  • CPM
  • Defense Acquisition University
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), magna cum laude, Physics
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Candidate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics

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Industry Focus. “Defense and Space”

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