Experience

Syndicus NACON

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board of Directors

  • 2018 - Present

  • Formulate short and long-range strategic plans as members of the Board of Directors and then marshal limited resources to their most productive use. • Embrace the fiduciary duty to protect the organization’s assets and members’ investments. • Managed day-to-day nationwide operations as a cross-functional leader collaborating across accounting and finance, product development, contracts management, human resources, and customer support. • Analyzed profitability drivers including the… Show more • Formulate short and long-range strategic plans as members of the Board of Directors and then marshal limited resources to their most productive use. • Embrace the fiduciary duty to protect the organization’s assets and members’ investments. • Managed day-to-day nationwide operations as a cross-functional leader collaborating across accounting and finance, product development, contracts management, human resources, and customer support. • Analyzed profitability drivers including the cost of goods sold (COGS), gross profit, expenses, and net income. Evaluate cost allocations, contract and engagement terms, and supporting products and services. Oversee accounts payable/receivable, budgeting, chart of accounts, credit facilities, banking relationships, and financial reporting.

• COO / Program Management (Syndicus NACON)

  • 2018 - 2022

  Annapolis, MD • Served as the Program Management Office (PMO) leader and as Program Manager of a patented cyber range, a complex, multi-million dollar software development solution used by commercial and federal clients, including DOD, DHS, and DOS. Operated as the primary client-facing executive & point-of-contact within the program office for management, technical, and contract-level issues. • Oversaw financial and vital operational matters at the corporate level (e.g., financial reporting… Show more • Served as the Program Management Office (PMO) leader and as Program Manager of a patented cyber range, a complex, multi-million dollar software development solution used by commercial and federal clients, including DOD, DHS, and DOS. Operated as the primary client-facing executive & point-of-contact within the program office for management, technical, and contract-level issues. • Oversaw financial and vital operational matters at the corporate level (e.g., financial reporting, deploying enterprise-wide systems such as accounting software, collaboration tools, and productivity tracking and reporting tools) and at the program and project levels (e.g., initial budgeting, budget monitoring, within-project resource allocation, planned value, earned value, actual cost, and variance analysis). • Led a cadre of highly skilled systems and information assurance engineers, software developers & architects, and database administrators in Agile DevSecOps methodologies to support our SaaS (software as a service) enterprise LMS and virtual training environments for on-premises, AWS, and Azure cloud deployments. • Served as point-person for client relationships, ensuring effective communication and customer satisfaction. This work included both working with Government Senior Executive Service (SES), Contracting Officer (KO), and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and representing projects/products via demo engagements and in-person briefings with a range of personnel from civilians to colonels, partners, and vendors. • Performed project monitoring and control, quarterly/monthly reviews, resource planning, team tasking, and functional/operational deployment; managed direct reports, and oversaw program risk and issue reporting while achieving key milestones, timely deliverables, and producing required internal/external reports under varied contract structures of Time and Materials (T&M) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

• COO / Program Management (NACON)

  • 2009 - 2018

  Annapolis, MD • Served as point-person for client relationships, ensuring effective communication and customer satisfaction. This work included both working with Government Senior Executive Service (SES), Contracting Officer (KO), and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and representing projects/products via demo engagements and in-person briefings with a range of personnel from civilians to colonels, partners, and vendors. • Managed the execution of program offerings and project plans… Show more • Served as point-person for client relationships, ensuring effective communication and customer satisfaction. This work included both working with Government Senior Executive Service (SES), Contracting Officer (KO), and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and representing projects/products via demo engagements and in-person briefings with a range of personnel from civilians to colonels, partners, and vendors. • Managed the execution of program offerings and project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables across the organization; monitored program/projects from initiation through delivery on project award. As the primary client-facing executive and point-of-contact within the program office, proficiently handled management, technical matters, and contract-level issues. • Performed project monitoring and control, quarterly/monthly reviews, resource planning, team tasking, and functional/operational deployment; managed direct reports, and oversaw program risk and issue reporting while achieving key milestones, timely deliverables, and producing required internal/external reports under varied contract structures of Prime and Sub-contractor, Time & Materials (T&M) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP). • Oversaw financial and vital operational matters at the corporate level (e.g., financial reporting, deploying enterprise-wide systems such as accounting software, collaboration tools, and productivity tracking and reporting tools) and at the program and project levels (e.g., initial budgeting, budget monitoring, within-project resource allocation, planned value, earned value, actual cost, and variance analysis). • Led a cadre of highly skilled systems and information assurance engineers, software developers & architects, and database administrators in Agile DevSecOps methodologies to support our SaaS (software as a service) enterprise LMS and virtual training environments for on-premises, AWS, and Azure cloud deployments.



Event Innovation

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• VP / PMO

  • 2008 - 2009

  Washington D.C. • Provided executive leadership for this start-up organization’s project management office (PMO) including all strategic and budgetary responsibilities. • Developed all processes and documentation for project and client management. • Secured and deployed resources, project management tools, standards, and methodology.



Blackboard

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • 2006 - 2008

  Washington D.C. Metro Area • Redesigned business processes, adopted enterprise resource management system, and managed the resulting organizational change. • Coordinated matrix-managed teams, developed relationships across departments, and worked closely with executives, management, and the user-base.

• Business Unit Director

  • 2004 - 2006

  Washington D.C. Metro Area • Spearheaded growth and expansion of the business unit responsible for card access solutions including access control, event tracking, and stored value. • Expanded the nationwide team of project managers to better serve client needs.

• Senior Manager

  • 2003 - 2004

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Project Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Implementation Specialist

  • 1995 - 2000

  Washington D.C. Metro Area