Jonathan Wren, PMP

Senior Communications and Policy Analyst at VPD Government Solutions
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(386) 825-5501
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Arlington, Virginia, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    Project Management Institute
    Oct, 2022
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • VPD Government Solutions
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Communications and Policy Analyst
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      • Complete deliverables for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations Facilities Program Management Office • Manage CBP communications for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $3.4 billion investment to modernize Land Ports of Entry • Create written materials for senior management and Congress such as strategic briefs, issue papers, fact sheets, ready-to-send emails, congressional inquiry responses, newsletters, and other reporting mechanisms • Manage projects within assigned area of responsibility, analyze policy issues and risks, identify alternative solutions, and communicate updates in a clear and concise manner. Show less

  • Windwalker Group
    • United States
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Program Manager
      • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

      • Developed objectives for the Professional Services Practice and monitored KPIs for VPs and C level executives. • Built and maintained relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.• Created accurate project timeline forecasts and profitability estimates.• Applied Human Resources best practices through hiring, onboarding, and conflict resolution.• Lead program and delivery discussions, track progress, support collaboration.• Formalized the use of industry leading project management tools, methodologies, and best practices. Show less

    • Project Manager
      • Aug 2019 - Jan 2021

      • Managed a portfolio of business with 32 employees across 8 different government contracts totaling over $5 million in annual revenue• Crafted and executed business development strategy which doubled the annual number of proposal submissions• Implemented new staffing plans to mitigate cost of turnover – as a result open positions on largest contract decreased by 30 percent• Built and maintained relationships with Contracting Officers and employees across diverse experience levels and backgrounds, from Medical Case Managers with the Army National Guard to Drone Pilots with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation• Spearheaded creation of company newsletter distributed to over 200 employees• Provided quality assurance work for clients, including edits for a federal agency’s training materials Show less

  • Robert Half
    • United States
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Communications Speechwriter
      • Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

      · Craft speeches for the Realtor Political Action Committee’s leadership team · Rejuvenate RPAC’s website by updating old copy and posting new content · Craft speeches for the Realtor Political Action Committee’s leadership team · Rejuvenate RPAC’s website by updating old copy and posting new content

  • Berman and Company
    • United States
    • Public Relations and Communications Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Associate
      • May 2018 - Jan 2019

      Monitored, researched, and analyzed major policy areas with particular attention to the assessment of potential threats, future policy challenges, and opportunities to promote messages Monitored, researched, and analyzed major policy areas with particular attention to the assessment of potential threats, future policy challenges, and opportunities to promote messages

  • Institute for Spending Reform
    • United States
    • Public Policy Offices
    • Special Projects Director
      • Jun 2017 - May 2018

      • Responsible for further developing and troubleshooting our cornerstone program What’s My Congressman’s Number? (WMCN), the first-ever dynamic tool designed to track federal spending in real time. SpendingTracker.org had over 30,000 original visits in its first week after launch• Assists with ongoing formulation of the Institute’s branding including research, outreach, and communications strategies

    • Outreach Manager
      • Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

      • Responsibilities included drafting op-eds on the federal budget, developing methodology for WMCN to blend vote data and spending scores from over 1,000 Congressional Budget Office bill scores, and managing Social Media profile in addition to creating new web content• Fostered relationships with new donor prospects, and catalogued each interaction through organization’s Salesforce account• Oversaw and edited the work of interns and associates

    • Policy Assistant
      • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

      • Wrote weekly blog posts on federal budgeting issues, put together primers and summaries of prominent spending-related topics, and identified new opportunities for original work

Education

  • James Madison University
    Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Economics
    2011 - 2015

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