• Deliver consulting services to clients, leveraging 20+ years of diverse experience in project management, cost management, financial analysis, budgeting, business process improvement, and strategic problem solving, as well as expertise in workforce planning and data analytics.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers to understand their needs, challenges, and goals.
• Develop ways to connect team members in delivering solutions to complex problems.
• Lead the development, definition, and execution of project plans, scope, activities, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Meet performance to plan targets for multiple projects while building strategic cross-functional partnerships.
• Engage and communicate with key stakeholders, ensuring they are apprised of progress from beginning to end.
• Manage projects using project management best practices throughout all phases of the project life cycle.
• Prepare project documentation such as: project charters, communic

• Led the effort for development and implementation of an enterprise-wide employment and rotation opportunity dashboard by authoring user stories, determining acceptance criteria, and gaining buy-in from senior leadership.
• Led and motivated a diverse team while providing and managing analytical data and metrics to drive proactive department decisions that impacted resources and funding across IT projects.
• Facilitated daily stand-ups to assess progress and remove impediments
• Managed projects, developed project plans, and monitored performance; prioritized initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Conducted reviews of business and financial processes and developed optimization strategies.
• Utilized data modeling in Microsoft Excel to develop and manage budgets and contract rates.
• Partnered with project managers and senior leadership to analyze business requirements and objectives; communicated recommendations in a clear, precise, and actionable manner.
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• Led strategic planning and execution of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Program chartered to help address, combat, and overcome barriers which impacted women across the enterprise.
• Managed cost, schedule, and performance with a budget of $300,000; led and motivated a team of over 40 people across four locations.
• Coordinated across program areas to prioritize work, identify dependencies, risks and challenges, facilitate decisions, and help guide work forward.
• Worked closely with senior stakeholders and external partners across multiple organizations to build relationships, grow opportunities, and manage expectations.
• Coached leaders on effective strategies for diversity, equity and inclusion values into programs and initiatives.
• Identified and analyzed data on women's employment for the enterprise; created and evaluated surveys, organized focus groups, and performed measures to further recommend policy or procedure changes to eliminate barriers.
• Planned and

• Spearheaded efforts to assess, forecast, and maintain resource requirements for a five-year outlook; right-sized programs, which resulted in a reduction to a $40 million funding shortfall.
• Managed cost, schedule, and performance results for multiple programs; reviewed resource and staffing plans, schedule variances, and identified efficiencies and cost savings across programs.
• Specialized in optimizing program operations, identifying improvement opportunities, analyzing data, and designing effective solutions.
• Conducted risk assessments and performed extensive research and analysis.
• Implemented practical business processes, policies, and procedures.

• Coached, mentored, and led a diverse workforce, averaging 25+ employees domestic and international, and supported multiple programs across four departments.
• Created and implemented a job rotation / shadowing program, which allowed increased functional knowledge sharing across the department and identified training needs for staff.
• Led teams in multiple continuous process improvement (CPI) events, including mapping current processes and identifying changes needed, opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce risks, and re-engineer processes.
• Assessed resources, identified knowledge gaps, and realigned workload and priorities to provide deliverables.
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● • Utilized ERP application suite and SAP BusinessObjects to analyze financial transactions, ensure efficient and effective execution of program budgets, and identify trends.
• Established and monitored internal controls and provided conflict resolutions.
• Developed presentations to report financial and program data to st

• Managed workload of six financial managers and ensured optimal utilization of resources.
• Provided project manager support to multiple projects and oversaw eight teams across four sites.
• Planned, budgeted, and managed funding execution of $120 million.
• Gathered and documented requirements across sites, managed schedules, identified risks, and performed independent validation and verification tests of team capabilities.
• Created standard operating procedures, which resulted in increased efficiencies.
● ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Provided financial and business analyst support for various companies in private industry.