Kristi Kemp
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Credentials
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Earned Value Management Professional Certificate
The University of Alabama in HuntsvilleJan, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Associate in Project Management
Project Management InstituteMay, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Strata-G Solutions, LLC
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Program Controls
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Jan 2015 - Present
Program Support • Act as an expert liaison across multiple projects and contracts to coordinate and implement consistent usage of tools, processes, and best practices. • Primary contact for charging guidance to all engineering and manufacturing resources. • Monitor and report project cost and schedule status. • System manager for Costpoint, including managing users, creating and maintaining all project data, reconciling timesheets and developing custom reports. • In-house expert on Microsoft including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Quality Support • Monitor and report Operational Quality Performance Measures: project status, CDRL on-time delivery status, and manufacturing on-time delivery. • Maintain Continuous Improvement Log. • Support AS9100/AS9110 audits by ensuring all project data saved on the network drive is accurate and consistent across all contracts. Business Development Support • Maintain accurate status and records of proposals. • Compile cost elements in the development of pricing proposals in accordance with Request For Proposal (RFP) specifications. • Update and improve price estimating templates. Accounting Support • Interface with Accounting team to monitor project costs and resolve invoice issues. • Assist in reconciling Time and Material (T&M) monthly invoices and provide backup documentation as needed. • Provide project Estimates at Complete (EACs) to support monthly revenue reports and annual fiscal year accounting audit. Human Resources Support • Facilitate Manpower Meetings to help project and functional managers allocate resources across multiple projects. • Ensure employees are correctly mapped to billable labor categories by maintaining a resume database. • Maintain training documentation for required contracts.
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Rockwell Collins
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Engineering Project Assistant
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Feb 2014 - Dec 2014
• Act as an expert liaison across multiple programs to coordinate and implement consistent usage of tools, processes and best practices throughout the software development lifecycle. • Prepare presentations to communicate program schedule and milestone performance to internal and external personnel at multiple levels; research and collect data from multiple sources. • Monitor and maintain program risk and opportunity information in databases, and facilitate periodic reviews with engineering and project managers. • Manage product changes across multiple programs by facilitating Change Control Board (CCB) meetings to review and implement change requests. • Lead multiple programs through the process improvement initiative to transition to the Atlassian Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) engineering tool platform. • Schedule peer reviews for platform and subsystem engineering documents, conduct peer review meetings, and ensure the review tasks are accomplished. • Build long-term customer relationships by communicating effectively, providing accurate information and on-time contract deliverables.
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Cummings Aerospace
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Control Analyst
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Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
• Interfaced with program managers, contracts and accounting organizations to monitor project costs and ensure profit objectives were met. • Led development of time-phased Estimates to Complete (ETCs) for all direct and indirect accounts, and supported requests for contract mods. • Developed program control processes and procedures including responsibility to establish and manage policies and procedures for project charge code access. • Established and maintained business deliverables for internal and external customer requirements. • Provided a comprehensive monthly reporting package on Business Unit financial status to executive management. Consulted with Business Unit Vice Presidents and Program Managers to determine causes of variances, recommend corrective action and prepare variance explanations.
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Northrop Grumman
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr Material Planning Control Analyst
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Jun 2010 - Mar 2013
• Utilized Material Requirements Planning (MRP) modules in SAP to integrate Material Management, Production Planning, and Project System requirements.• Developed BW queries throughout production area to improve processes and reporting efficiency.• Identified, assessed and monitored Production-related risks and opportunities. Implemented risk mitigation or contingency plans as required.• Implemented continuous improvements of processes and procedures that included forecast and coordination for key events, product realization, and supply chain redesigns.• Coordinated interdepartmental activity between manufacturing, engineering, inventory control, purchasing, and quality assurance to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production schedule requirements.• Monitored progress of designated contracts through reports to determine delivery and performance problems, adequacy of funds, projected overruns and supplier delinquencies.• Provided a comprehensive monthly reporting package utilizing tables, graphs, and diagrams to analyze costs, schedules and variances.
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Project Control Analyst
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Feb 2007 - Jun 2010
• Analyzed, evaluated and assisted in development and maintenance of program budgets.• Facilitated meetings with internal personnel to review Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).• Consulted with Program Managers and Cost Account Managers (CAMs) to identify cost problems, and use the variance analysis results to update program schedules.• Ensured reported program information was cohesive, accurate and consistent.• Provided a comprehensive Earned Value Management (EVM) monthly reporting package on program funding status, sales outlooks and variance analyses.• Conducted special studies as requested to analyze financial anomalies and/or trends in financial data and prepared recommendations for action.
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Jacobs
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Analyst
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Nov 2006 - Feb 2007
• Received and edited monthly deliverables before submission to the government customer. • Processed all contract modifications into electronic tracking system. • Information liaison for off-site employees which included establishing policies and procedures. • Received and edited monthly deliverables before submission to the government customer. • Processed all contract modifications into electronic tracking system. • Information liaison for off-site employees which included establishing policies and procedures.
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Sanmina
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Recruiting Assistant
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Nov 2005 - Nov 2006
• Participated in periodic job fairs targeting engineering and aerospace candidates. This included contract management activities with job fair sponsors. • Responsible for candidate recruiting including screening resumes, coordinating interviews, conducting reference checks, assisting with travel arrangements, and creating offer letters. • System administrator in charge of software configuration and information management for employee recruiting software (Trovix). • Coordinated the first SOX Summer Audit Internship for students wishing to gain international experience in public accounting.
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Never Say Never Farm
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Huntsville, Alabama Area
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Marketing Coordinator
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Apr 2005 - Nov 2005
• Developed and maintained a marketing-based website in order to establish internet presence and create brand recognition for breeding business. • Networked with local and regional horse breeders and numerous other equine organizations. • Coordinated open houses including program book creation, advertiser coordination, prize development, and employee orchestration. • Developed and maintained a marketing-based website in order to establish internet presence and create brand recognition for breeding business. • Networked with local and regional horse breeders and numerous other equine organizations. • Coordinated open houses including program book creation, advertiser coordination, prize development, and employee orchestration.
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Bart & Associates
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Huntsville, Alabama Area
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Business Analyst
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Jan 2005 - Apr 2005
• Supported proof-of-concept project phase for the integration of SAP to a new procurement management software package (PRISM) and to other NASA-wide software systems. • Facilitated blueprint design meetings and use case workshops in order to capture functional requirements from numerous agency-wide procurement resources. • Worked with technical teams to complete various interface software requirement specifications (SRS’s). • Understood SAP and procurement software functionality including basic functional knowledge of NASA’s procurement processes. • Followed NASA’s system integration methodology patterned after the Rational Unified Process. • Executed and evaluated numerous testing scripts in both SAP and PRISM.
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Hertz (Decatur Transit, Inc)
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Huntsville, Alabama Area
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Hertz Local Edition Coordinator
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Oct 2002 - Jan 2005
• Worked with CEO and Vice Presidents to research, coordinate, and gather new business requirements for new “Hertz Local Edition” (HLE). • Liaison between local customers and Hertz corporate sales for all contract negotiations. • Researched and implemented appropriate software modules. • Designed new set of management reports to satisfy new business requirements. • Facilitated numerous training workshops for new business requirements and software. • Developed business requirement and software reference materials for all local Hertz offices. • Created and led “train-the-trainer” courses for all office managers. • Worked with area Chambers of Commerce to develop and distribute regional marketing materials.
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Education
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2010 - 2012
University of Alabama in Huntsville
MBA -
1998 - 2002
Northern Michigan University
BS, CIS
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