Experience

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  Assurance In-Home Care

  • Ashburn, VA

  • Owner

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • Ashburn, VA

    ASSURANCE IN-HOME CARE (AIHC);visit our website, www.assuranceinhomecare.comDo you or your loved one need a little companionship,help with household task and have mobility issues and needtransportation to complete everyday tasks?Assurance In-Home Care (AIHC) has the “Secret Solution”. Our goal is to keep you and your loved one safe, healthy comfortable and worry free in your own home. We want to help you stay in your own home as long as possible without the average cost of Assisted Living facilities, which is approximately $5,500/month or $66,000 annually, in Loudoun County, VA. We are a Loudoun County, VA based business, serving the area in and surrounding South Riding, Ashburn, Lansdowne and Leesburg to offer you and your loved one peace of mind.All Elder Care Aides are AIHC employees and have been assisting elderly and disabled clients and/or family members for years. AIHC is registered with IRS as well as Loudoun County. We have business insurance and simple billing twice a month.Please email or call Priscilla Berry, Owner at [email protected] , 301-717-1672 or 703-729-3787 to schedule a Free In-Home Assessment tailored to match you with the Aide that will best meet your daytime, evening or weekend needs.

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  Pannill Real Estate and Financial

  • Yorktown, VA

  • Medical POA, Real Estate POA, Estate Planner, Financial Power of Attorney

    • Jan 2002 - Jun 2012
    • Yorktown, VA

    Served as full time elder caregiver 2002-20012, estate planner and power of attorney. Managed construction project to renovate home built in 1964 to bring it up to today's standard of living. Spent 5 months remodeling roof, electrical, kitchen, energy efficient windows, flooring, landscaping and driveway redirect. Installation of new energy efficient electric heating and cooling system replacing oil and propane appliances with electric. Hardwood floors finished with removal of old carpeting and hand waxing and other proven wood seals. All rooms painted and bathrooms remodeled with new appliances and vanities. Hands on work and managed staff of building roofers, electricians and other experts to accomplish this project management project. The previously empty home now rents for $1600 a month in Yorktown, VA. Managed the daily medical and social well being of my mother who lived 89 years. Served as executor of family will, executor of the estate with all siblings receiving proceeds from the sale of said remodeled home.

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  IQuest Consulting

  • Bethesda, MD

  • Director of Professional Services

    • Jan 2000 - Feb 2002
    • Bethesda, MD

    This role Director of Professional Services replaced 3 VP positions in this company. The duties of the VP of Human Resources and Recruiting, VP of IT Staffing and Professional Services and VP of Client Development and Sales. I managed all professional services staff members assigned to client sites as consultants, was cross functional internal liaison, managed the recruiting staff, performed all technical and functional interviews, coordinated with my Project Managers to gather staffing requirements and to review the requirements in order to have the recruiting staff look for the right fit for the client's project needs. While reporting to the Executive VP of Operations I focused on improving the organizational infrastructure in the professional services group. Managing possibilities of at risk placement by building rapport with client to manage expectations and active performance management with all 50 employees to strive for excellence and value added productivity. I developed and managed a project plan for each client site (maximum 12) to ensure on time and within budget delivery and achievement of company margin expectations. Anticipating project rotation of consultants nearing project completion minimized bench time and maximized sales efforts and filling existing vacancies with existing employees. Employee turnover was very low. Functional responsibilities included HR (recruiting and staffing), financial management (salary administration, client accounts receivables), contract management (setting client and employee expectations and change management), sales coordination (actively seeking growth areas on each client site for the sales staff), field support of consultant and contract staff members, client interface to resolve unexpected client expectations and HR support for all other practice areas (sourcing, resume review, interviewing, scheduling technical reviews, client interviews and new employee orientation/documentation.

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  Keane, Incorporated

  • Rockville, MD

  • Professional Development Manager

    • Mar 1998 - Sep 1999
    • Rockville, MD

    Human Resources consulting manager of 68 or 200 branch employees. Responsible for managing the performance, performance reviews, salary administration and professional development of staff members reporting to me. My job included collecting input from their client site project managers or client, write and present performance review, monitor on-going performance to create (no surprise) reviews. Mediated employee conflicts and inform upper level management of employee moral and satisfaction levels. Performed quarterly performance rankings, salary recommendations and nominations for promotion. Perform most of the new employee orientation classes in the branch office most Monday mornings. Here I answered questions and gave information on health and dental plans, federal and state deductions, corporate vision and policies. Deliver salary reviews and awards in person. I worked closely with each employee interested in advancement on their personalized (PDP) Professional Development Plan. Since I because a technical programmer over 30 years ago, I was able to give them life experience as well as notify them of corporate resources for training, on the job experience, off site independent training (books, college courses and professional classes) and professional behavior advice. I drastically reduced branch attrition and helped retain employees by working with my Project Managers to develop internal career opportunities within the team and the branch. I created the Performance Improvement Plans and when performance issues required more than coaching and counseling, created performance documentation and executed exit interviews and terminations. I worked closely with the recruiting staff during off site tech fairs and branch open house recruiting events, with the ability to perform behavioral and technical interviews on the spot and give immediate recommendations to the Director of HR for hire. I maintained an Access skill database, consultant assignment matrix.

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  Computer Associates (CA) - XECA

  • Reston,VA

  • Project Leader/Practice Manager

    • Nov 1997 - Mar 1998
    • Reston,VA

    As Project Leader I was responsible for the budgeting, management and coordination of the Coast regional DBAs. I placed and monitored the performance of the DBAs installing, upgrading and configuration database products on client sites. As primary contact for clients and consultants in the DBA professional services group I maintained close contact with clients contract officers, IT managers and secondary vendors to gather the user requirements, prepare migration plans and scope documents. The project financials were closely monitored to assure monthly sales goals. Project management include project duration, cost of travel and project progress. Administrative duties including monitoring travel cost of my consultants, travel authorization, salary administration, employees time sheet, expense and incentive bonus payments. I also coordinated the DBA training team to teach database classes on the east or west coast. Monitored revenue projects by bid and award. Performed full life cycle recruiting for technical professionals and performed technical interviews as well as management interviews in an effort to maintain the highest level of staffing for my department and our clients. Staff included about 50 DBAs all on 80-100% travel living all over the east coast of the US.

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  Compuware

  • Washington-Baltimore Branch (DC, Northern VA and MD)

  • Technical Consultant/Career Development Manager

    • Apr 1990 - Oct 1997
    • Washington-Baltimore Branch (DC, Northern VA and MD)

    In 8 years job titles included: Career Development Manager, Compuware Team Leader, Technical Task Leader, Senior Consultant, Business Analyst, Senior Consultant Voice Response Unit/PC, Computer Analyst, Database Analyst, Project Coordinator, DB Design Analyst, Tech Team Lead, IT Business Analyst (Banking), Project Manager, Programmer Analyst and Management Consulting. Clients include: US Customs-Immigration & Naturalization, W R Grace Chemical, T Rowe Price, Federal National Mortgage Association, Mitchell System, C&P Telephone Co., Hechinger, Maryland National Bank, Railic Corporation, State of MarylandAreas of Expertise: Federal Government (clearance), Securities & Exchange Commission, Chemical data, Stock Brokerage, Mortgage, Telephone company, Retail Management, Banking, Railroad Association, State Government

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  Inslaw, The Experts

  • Baltimore-Washington-Northern VA

  • Management Consulting

    • Feb 1990 - Mar 1990
    • Baltimore-Washington-Northern VA

    Legal software development. Project cancelled due to funding.

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  Maxima

  • Gaithersburg, VA

  • Programmer Analyst

    • Jan 1989 - Feb 1990
    • Gaithersburg, VA

    Produced user and technical requirements, assisted in database design, coded DB dialogs, maps, online programs,batch processing in support of major Mortgage Insurance development effort. Helped train Prudential Home Mortgage employees in DB technology.

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  Lamarian Systems

  • Analyst

    • Aug 1988 - Jan 1990

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  Lamarian Systems, Inc.

  • Analyst

    • Jun 1988 - Jan 1990

    Analyst and programming for the United States Customs Air Manifest System.

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  Arbitron

  • Laurel, MD

  • Television Research Project Manager

    • Jun 1987 - Aug 1988
    • Laurel, MD

    Project Manager of design team for online work order, equipment management subsystems for the. PMS project. Performed user interviews, wrote user requirements, produced data flow diagrams, conversion flows, screen layouts, report layouts and managed Senior and Jun.ior Programmers and Analyst

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  Prosystem

  • Columbia, MD

  • Management Consulting/Programmer Analyst

    • Jun 1984 - Jun 1987
    • Columbia, MD

    Client: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MD, October 1986 to June 1987. Functional specifications, database design, database coding and documentation for the General Motors Claims Conversion Project.Client: The Rouse Company, Coded database modules in support of the Mall Lease Administration and Mall Budget systems. Award for bringing project in before deadline and within budget.

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  OPM

  • Multiple VA & MD locations

  • Programmer Analyst-Computer Career Intern Program

    • Dec 1978 - Jun 1984
    • Multiple VA & MD locations

    Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD 1984 GS-11US Army Ordinance Center & School, Fort Eustis, VA 1983 GS-9/11US Army Corp of Engineers, Baltimore, MD 1982 GS-7/9US Army Training Support Center, Aberdeen, MD 1981 GS-5/7US HQ TRADOC, Fort Monroe, VA 1989 GS-4/5