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Kathleen Lopez, Ph.D.
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Contact
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Tel:
407.388.8785
e-mail:
kathleenlpz@gmail.com
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Professional
Summary
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Vistana
(Company spin off):
o Coordinating and tracking the testing and
migration of 40+ applications across 22 sites both in US and Mexico
o Managing the migration of approximately
1,700 workstations across domains
o Assisting with the AD user mapping of over
5,000 employees
Disney
engagement:
o Generated cost estimates with third party
vendors to within $100 of actual costs for Infrastructure projects
o Collaborated with SharePoint migration
efforts (versions 2007, 2010, and 2013, Online)
DSi-digital,
LLC (Architecture/Construction):
o Created Software Support divisions based
on SDLC methodologies
o Direct supervisor to five (5) full time
personnel
Cadillac
Jack (Video Casino Gaming):
o Captured and maintained all SDLC gaming
projects in MS Project
o Created and maintained SharePoint and
Project servers as Administrator
Government
contracting:
o Assisted with generation of prototype Cost
Recovery Model tool
o Managed deliverables and generated
budgetary reports presented to Pentagon
o Collaborated on virtual, hands-on
trainers, and target systems projects in team and PMO settings
o Maintained portfolio of projects
consisting of seven (7) multi-million dollar projects
o Direct supervisor for contracting company
to nine (9) contractors across several disciplines
Active
DoD Secret Clearance (exp. 2025)
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Key
Skills
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Proficient or familiar with a
vast array of applications, concepts and technologies, including:
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Project
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PowerPoint
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Publisher
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Agile,
Waterfall, CMM, Six Sigma, ISO, ITIL
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Rational
Team Concert (RTC) and Rational Requirements Composer (RRC)
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Office
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SharePoint
2007, 2010, 2013, Online
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Visio
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HP
Service Manager
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Confluence,
@Task
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Education
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Ph.D.
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Project Management
Capella University
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MS
CIS
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Computer Information Systems
University of Phoenix
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BA
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Creative Writing/Journalism
Florida State University
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Work
Experience
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Vistana
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Skylightsys, Inc.
175 Capital Avenue, Rocky Hill, CT, 06067
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Project Manager
– Migrations, Internal Applications (40hrs+/wk)
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June 2016 – Present
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o Oversight over Vendor applications
associated with AD migration
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Coordinate
efforts between client and third party vendors regarding customization of
policies and processes
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Establish
baseline understanding of all applications identified for project
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Establish,
monitor, and maintain project task and schedule for all associated tasks
for AD migration for identified endpoints
o Prioritize and assign tasks; coordinate
with resources from client, and consultant functional areas
o Establish and refine resource mapping of
current and future environment states
o Generate Visio network diagrams of current
and future application topology
o Generate and present current status of
migration efforts between client, vendor, and governing body
o Establish baseline and maintain testing
lab for Proof of Concept testing for application migrations
o Generate and propose milestones and
timelines to client and governing body as to total migration outlook
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Generate
and propose solutions regarding application migration to include
customization and work-around methods
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Freelance
Proposal Writing
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Proposal
Writing Consultant (Remote)
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March 2016 – June 2016
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o Generated drafts and outlines for
Governmental proposal responses
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Drafted
responses for Government RFI and RFP artifacts to include supplemental
documentation
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Dept. of
Homeland Security, NLECC
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Lockheed Martin/Apex
1900 Lakemont Ave, Orlando, Fl 32803
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Project
Process Engineer/Analyst Consultant– Public Trust BI (40hrs/wk)
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March 2015 – February 2016
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o Engaged Government management and
technical teams to baseline existing processes by assessing, identifying,
and documenting current provided services in Visio and Word
o Formulated and executed PMI strategies for
project process improvement through gap analysis of current practices
o Coordinated with external vendors
regarding generation of extensive training material for operational areas
o Adhered to an ITIL methodology schema for
documentation and process development
o Generated Technical Procedures and
documentation for process and training of government personnel
o Generated Common Core Service structure
for all branches for clarification and identification of common pricing
structure
o Generated Cost Recovery Modeling pricing
activities for various operational areas
o Generated and conducted Government
personnel training in the form of Brown Bag presentations
o Generated processes and workflows
utilizing industry standard project management practices using Visio and
PowerPoint
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Gathered,
analyzed, and composed current technical information into user manuals,
training materials, installation guides, and reports for both technical and
non-technical personnel
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Operated
and collaborated with established Change Management practices regarding
process and document generation
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Capital
Communications & Consulting, LLC
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12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826
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Proposal
Writing Consultant (Remote)
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February – March 2015
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o Provided analysis of government issued RFP
o Collaborated with task assignments,
writing, and reviewing for preparation of RFP response
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Generated
Quality Control Plan and responses for Technical Approach
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Disney –
Infrastructure, Rational Tools Team
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Ciber
201 East Pine Street Orlando, FL 32801
March 2013 – June 2014
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Project
Management Consultant (45hrs/wk)
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June – June 2014
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o Identified problems, determined causes,
and developed recommendations within Agile environment
o Prioritized and assigned tasks;
coordinated with resources from client, and consultant functional areas
o Motivated team to implement a cohesive
solution within the project scope, cost, and schedule
o Centralized point of contact for internal
and external teams providing project status updates
o Utilized Rational Tool Suite for project
tasking and iteration work including administrator functions
o Created and managed Statement of Works
(SOWs) deliverables and milestones in WBS/project schedule
o Identified and communicated potential
risks and generated mitigation plans
o Generated cost estimates; addressed
variances between actuals to planned costs internally and to third party
vendors (IBM)
o Defined scope and plan for Server Software
Upgrade and Hardware Migration projects in Test and Production environments
o Served as technical backup to Disney cast
member for HP Service Manager application
o Worked with Disney Academy developing
training videos providing content, direction and editorial overview
o Served as SharePoint Administrator for
Rational Tool Team Collaboration site with HTML work
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Assisted
with SharePoint 2007 and 2010 migration to SharePoint 2013 (some work
performed remotely)
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Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO)
project
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Project
Management Consultant (45hrs/wk)
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March – June 2013
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o Identified problems, determined causes,
and developed recommendations for projects using Waterfall
o Gathered requirement and business case
analysis to assist technical development teams
o Created, managed, and monitored
deliverables and milestones in a WBS/project schedule
o Identified and communicated potential
risks and generate mitigation plans
o Centralized point of contact for internal
and external teams providing project status updates
o Collaborated with client personnel to
populate and utilized Clarity for reporting purposes
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Created
and assisted with Release Management and Implementation processes
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Program
Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)
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Capital Communications & Consulting, LLC (03/10-3/13);
Stanley Associates (7/06-3/10)
12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826
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Product
Coordinator – PM CATT (AC & Gaming Simulations Teams; 40hrs/wk )
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March 2010 – March 2013
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o Prepared of cost estimates and tracked
funding/financial reports for several projects
o Prepared Program Management Reviews
(PMRs), Modernization (MOD) Reviews, and Acquisition Category (ACAT) III
charts
o Generated SOWs, Project Level Agreements
(PLAs) and Justification and Approval (J&A) documents
o Identified slippages, challenges, and
proposed projects solutions in accordance with contract deliverables
o Administrated SharePoint project websites;
collected and maintained technical documents
o Coordinated with manufacturer for hardware
and software deliverables
o Established and maintained milestone
schedules (IMS) in accordance with SDLC Management Plan for several
projects
o Centralized point of contact for internal
and external teams providing project status updates
o Created and delivered presentations and
training
o Utilized Enterprise Business System (EBS)
o Facilitated meetings, driving
communications/web meetings between key team members and groups
o Created required documentation during
project planning, execution, and installation
o Developed cost estimates and tracked
funding/financial reports for multiple projects
o Consulted with CIO to improve SharePoint
services
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Generated
routine reports on progress and program performance
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Sr.
Project Coordinator – PM ITTS, PMO (40hrs/wk)
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July 2006 – March 2010
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o Task Order lead for nine SETA contract
personnel
o Maintained and created SharePoint portal
site and other web application development functional areas to include
customized functionality and report generation
o Collaborated with Business Office
regarding budgetary tracking and cost maintenance
o Created and maintained internal SharePoint
website and sub-sites, layout, and content as administrator
o Coordinated with Computer Information
Office (CIO) for SharePoint application migrations to include configuration
and migrations of large scale AD
o Provided training of SharePoint to
management offices
o Created and maintained Task Management
System (TMS) for PM for three Management Offices
o Created PMO presentations, press releases,
and articles for strategic communications
o Coordinated between PMO and subordinate
offices with regards to exhibits and conferences; handle deliverables,
timetables, resources, and scheduling within SDLC environment
o Documented process and procedures of PMO
office
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Generated
and maintained PMO standards and practices, to include templates and processes
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Cadillac Jack,
LLC
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2420 Meadowbrook Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30096
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Technical
Publications and Project Manager (40hrs/wk)
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June 2005 – June 2006
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o Established/controlled milestone schedules
for Video Casino Gaming projects
o Implemented Change Management practices
regarding engineering and documentation
o Maintained SharePoint and Project Servers
o Served as SharePoint Administrator;
created and maintained SharePoint portal site; responsible for SharePoint
training; maintained company AD in conjunction to SharePoint server
o Tracked game development for all software
projects ensuring accordance with SDLC processes
o Provided staffing and cost containment
solutions to avoid negative project impact to schedule and budget
o Collaborated with Graphics department -
assisted with hardware, software, and file storage requirements
o Created and maintained graphics and
documentation library (via network and SharePoint)
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Created
and maintained standardized templates and formats for user and technical
documentation
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DSi-digital,
LLC
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5550 Triangle Pkwy
Norcross , GA 30092
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Software
Support Project Manager (40hrs/wk)
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Dec 2003 – May 2005
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o Established priorities; provided counsel
and/or instruction to subordinates for Engineering/Architecture software
projects
o Implemented Change Management practices
concerning updating Software and Documentation
o Tracked software projects ensuring
accordance with SDLC management processes
o Created and maintained technical support
division
o Supervised training and testing personnel
for custom applications in AutoCAD
o Created/assisted generating attainable
objectives, goals, and milestones for major software projects
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Created
and maintained online help and user documentation for custom applications;
documentation templates based on Six Sigma and CMM standards; and
documentation library
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Teaching
– ITT Tech (June 2007 – June 2009)
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Composition I
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Composition II
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Written Analysis
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Strategies for the Technical Professional
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Training
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PMP Boot Camp
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Agile Training
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Defense Acquisition University Courses (DAU-Gov’t.)
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Cost Estimator (Ciber Certified)
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Organizations
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PMI
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ITEA
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NDIA
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AUSA
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