LaTarsha Rice, PMP, MBA
Sr. Program Manager at Chenega Defense & Aerospace Solutions- Claim this Profile
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Professor Rice is extremely gifted and talented. She would be an asset to any organization. Her leadership skills and applicable solutions will drive any organization forward!
Vernon Anderson Sr
It's with great pleasure to commend LaTarsha Rice as an individual and team player on her career as a professional person and an outstanding leader. She have demonstrated professionalism throughout her tenure as a supervisor and as a leader. Over the twenty plus years I've known LaTarsha she have consistently shown leadership skills above and beyond reproach. Her "Can Do" attitude, persistence and dedication to complete any mission sets her way above her peers. She is very career oriented. She believes in continuing education and encourages others to stay the course. Her spoken words are very powerful and enlightening. Latarsha mentor and develop individuals and teams with dignity and grace. She's very tactful and has the fortitude that stimulates and motivates anyone to go the distance and extra mile. She's highly professional. She's dedicated to the mission and will see it through it's completion. LaTarsha is very compassionate and her willingness and candor is what helps launches any business into the future for many years to come. I highly recommend LaTarsha Rice as a careerist who brings along great leadership and professionalism and will provide the mentorship and development to any organization. Vernon Anderson IT Communications Analyst
LinkedIn User
Professor Rice is extremely gifted and talented. She would be an asset to any organization. Her leadership skills and applicable solutions will drive any organization forward!
Vernon Anderson Sr
It's with great pleasure to commend LaTarsha Rice as an individual and team player on her career as a professional person and an outstanding leader. She have demonstrated professionalism throughout her tenure as a supervisor and as a leader. Over the twenty plus years I've known LaTarsha she have consistently shown leadership skills above and beyond reproach. Her "Can Do" attitude, persistence and dedication to complete any mission sets her way above her peers. She is very career oriented. She believes in continuing education and encourages others to stay the course. Her spoken words are very powerful and enlightening. Latarsha mentor and develop individuals and teams with dignity and grace. She's very tactful and has the fortitude that stimulates and motivates anyone to go the distance and extra mile. She's highly professional. She's dedicated to the mission and will see it through it's completion. LaTarsha is very compassionate and her willingness and candor is what helps launches any business into the future for many years to come. I highly recommend LaTarsha Rice as a careerist who brings along great leadership and professionalism and will provide the mentorship and development to any organization. Vernon Anderson IT Communications Analyst
LinkedIn User
Professor Rice is extremely gifted and talented. She would be an asset to any organization. Her leadership skills and applicable solutions will drive any organization forward!
Vernon Anderson Sr
It's with great pleasure to commend LaTarsha Rice as an individual and team player on her career as a professional person and an outstanding leader. She have demonstrated professionalism throughout her tenure as a supervisor and as a leader. Over the twenty plus years I've known LaTarsha she have consistently shown leadership skills above and beyond reproach. Her "Can Do" attitude, persistence and dedication to complete any mission sets her way above her peers. She is very career oriented. She believes in continuing education and encourages others to stay the course. Her spoken words are very powerful and enlightening. Latarsha mentor and develop individuals and teams with dignity and grace. She's very tactful and has the fortitude that stimulates and motivates anyone to go the distance and extra mile. She's highly professional. She's dedicated to the mission and will see it through it's completion. LaTarsha is very compassionate and her willingness and candor is what helps launches any business into the future for many years to come. I highly recommend LaTarsha Rice as a careerist who brings along great leadership and professionalism and will provide the mentorship and development to any organization. Vernon Anderson IT Communications Analyst
LinkedIn User
Professor Rice is extremely gifted and talented. She would be an asset to any organization. Her leadership skills and applicable solutions will drive any organization forward!
Vernon Anderson Sr
It's with great pleasure to commend LaTarsha Rice as an individual and team player on her career as a professional person and an outstanding leader. She have demonstrated professionalism throughout her tenure as a supervisor and as a leader. Over the twenty plus years I've known LaTarsha she have consistently shown leadership skills above and beyond reproach. Her "Can Do" attitude, persistence and dedication to complete any mission sets her way above her peers. She is very career oriented. She believes in continuing education and encourages others to stay the course. Her spoken words are very powerful and enlightening. Latarsha mentor and develop individuals and teams with dignity and grace. She's very tactful and has the fortitude that stimulates and motivates anyone to go the distance and extra mile. She's highly professional. She's dedicated to the mission and will see it through it's completion. LaTarsha is very compassionate and her willingness and candor is what helps launches any business into the future for many years to come. I highly recommend LaTarsha Rice as a careerist who brings along great leadership and professionalism and will provide the mentorship and development to any organization. Vernon Anderson IT Communications Analyst
Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteJan, 2022- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Chenega Defense & Aerospace Solutions
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United States
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Program Manager
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Jul 2022 - Present
Oversee Project Teams and Project Managers supporting projects for USAF OCONUS Postal Operations in three different countries. Support additional programs within the Program Management Organization. Oversee Project Teams and Project Managers supporting projects for USAF OCONUS Postal Operations in three different countries. Support additional programs within the Program Management Organization.
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Kapsuun Group, 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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Sr. Program Director
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Sep 2019 - Jul 2022
-Lead and mentor a team of ten competency areas to provide cross functional support over the development of five applications in an AWS cloud environment using DevOps and Agile methodology-Develops team structure to support multiple development efforts to be implemented and parallel to adhere to a vigorous schedule-Develops job descriptions and handle hiring requirements for required positions to support the success of the program -Works with stakeholders and leadership to develop strategies for scoping requirement specifications-Inspire others through sharing years of experience in government contracting, leadership, management, strategic planning-Share benefits of virtual employment and how to be productive-Motivate and manage team leads to lead team to productivity by providing weekly coaching to promote productivity and efficiency-Manages the operational planning, establishment, execution, and evaluation of a multifaceted 5-year, multi-million dollar government contract-Oversee and manage 41 employees who supports the development and sustainment of the entire RMI program to include the development of five applications Show less
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Sr. Program Manager
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Mar 2018 - Sep 2019
-Implemented the integration of a new application into current cloud service application and environment with the Air Force-Hired staff to support helpdesk for the overall RMI application, lead the development of SOPs and properly staffed based on call forecasted metrics; retention of staff maintained at 80%-Motivate and manage team leads to lead team to productivity by providing weekly coaching to promote productivity and efficiency-Managed the collaboration of multiple stakeholders, competency areas, team leads, and various contractors supporting the development effort -Oversaw fiscal, operational, administrative, and human resources management of the program; serves as principal point of representation and liaison with external constituencies on operational matters and provides day-to-day technical/professional guidance and leadership as appropriate to the area of expertise -Managed a team of 12+ employees to include FTE, Sub-contractors, overall administration, and coordination of the required contractual services Show less
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Stratford University
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India
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Professor/ CIS/ Business
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Jul 2013 - May 2019
-Develop curriculum and teach both asynchronous & synchronous courses -Review and analyze course evaluations to determine the effectiveness of course development -Provide a learning environment that promotes student academic success and retention of instructional material -Develop and deliver effective teaching strategies that implemented various technology tools into lessons to make content more interesting and useful. -Taught over 1000 hours of courseware -Courses include; Managing People, Introduction to Programming, Introduction to Programming Languages, Web Design, Software Application, Software Engineering, Network Security, OS Hardware & Software, Human Resource Management, Business Communication, International Business, Cloud Computing, Hardware Fundamentals, and Technical & Professional Communication Show less
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RGS Associates, Inc.
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant/DON PEO-EIS/PMW240
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Jul 2016 - Mar 2018
-Program management support to the government client to include, but not limited to, preparing leadership briefing, scheduling meetings, submitting program reports, attending program briefing, and track acquisition programmatic requirements for the Risk Management Information (RMI) system. -Served as the key liaison to multiple competency areas to support the program software development of government acquisition contract -Reviewed business requirements and other documentation from multiple sources to identify and resolve cross initiative dependencies and ensure consistency of approach and application across the enterprise/command -Managed and maintained RMI action items to support program requirements: capturing issue, tracking issue, issue resolution, and issue reporting -Researched and reviewed regulations, policies, contract and solicitation documents, preparing and presenting synopses of these documents, and conducting IT contract related studies and analyses leading to recommended process improvement -Identified risks in the areas of cost, schedule, budget, performance, and staffing across all disciplines -Performed analysis of risks and interdependencies on an enterprise level Show less
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ICI Services
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Oil and Gas
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Program Analyst/ DON PEO-EIS/PMW240
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Apr 2015 - Jul 2016
-Developed management decision briefings, updating program’s spend plan and ensuring all program requirements were met for each Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR) events per government acquisition policy -Created process and engineering diagrams for system implementation -Provided management oversight and program manager support over the execution of IT portfolio repository and management system DoD Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR)/ DON Applications Database Management System (DADMS) technology and the Authoritative Data Environment (ADE); contract value totaling $104 million -Tracked and coordinate incoming actions items, contact deliverables for the program’s contractor officer representative, competency leads and stakeholders Show less
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CSC
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Analyst/NETC
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Nov 2013 - Apr 2015
-Developed policy and guidance on Navy’s training database account management. Provided account access, permission management and issue adjudication under the Corporate enterprise Training Activity Resource System (CeTARS) program -Activated and updated over 1000 CeTARS accounts -Conducted a variety of analytical and evaluative studies related to Navy training and use of the CeTARS database -Developed functional requirement documents and executive briefs that depict process flow, maintain related directives and polices. Provided technical support for technical issues and critical site problems Show less
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Applied Global Technologies
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager of Video Tele-Training Network
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Sep 2010 - Oct 2013
-Provided executive management oversight of $17 million contract maintaining budgetary, IT acquisition and programmatic standards for the continuous operations for the Navy and Marine Corps. Video Tele-Conference network -Maintained high scores for the company’s Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) assessments -Directed and monitored organization staffing, included employee recruitment, selection, training, career development, performance assessment, workload planning, recognition, salary actions and disciplinary actions - Managed a team of 23 employees located at various locations inside and outside of the country -Provided system engineering, systems infrastructure management, network operations, training, technical refresh and maintenance activities -Led the development of training materials, technical/troubleshooting manuals, and user guides -Completed major upgrades and continuous upkeep of 21 Navy and Marine Corps electronic classrooms located in various states and countries. Contract cost saving of more than $4.8 million annually in government travel expenses Show less
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Education
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Averett University
Masters, Business Administration and Management, General -
Averett University
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and Management, General -
Coastal Carolina Community College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
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