Professional History Summary

PMI Certified Project Management Professional with 14 years of experience in consulting and project management for small, medium, and large size companies. Strong background in project scheduling, budget planning, earned value management, cost estimating & pricing, and project control combined with excellent analytical and communication skills.  Proven ability to identify, analyze and solve problems to control costs and manage contract milestones and deliverables through strategic planning, cost reduction and avoidance, operations management, quality assurance, and risk management.

Relevant Experience

US Deloitte Consulting, LLP. 12/12 - Present

Specialist Master

 

Served as Senior program/Project Management Advisor for PMO teams, providing subject matter expertise to federal agencies such as the Department of Defense (DOD), The Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of State, with responsibility for organizing and reporting the work performed by various IT systems’ integrators to internal business senior leadership. Developed and integrated many project execution integrated master schedules for enterprise rollout of SharePoint, MS Project 2010 and PMAT.

Designed a “best fit” Earned Value Management (EVM) solution in compliance with a tailored version of ANSI 748 B EVM standard, to advice senior leadership on proper program/project planning and effective decision-making.

Developed, trained and lead various program teams on Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).

 

SGT, INC. 10/09- 12/12. Greenbelt, MD.

Sr. Program Analyst, EVM/Program Planning & Scheduling

supported National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at GSFC on multiple programs and projects requiring Earned Value Management and Strategic Planning by managing Earned Value Management (EVM) and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) on major’s NASA programs such as Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), SGSS, and EA.

Responsible of producing earned value analysis and performance measurement reports including scheduling support on a weekly basis.  Provides IBR training and IBR on-site support to various project teams, directs and coordinates activities of multiple projects ensuring that expectations, goals, and objectives were accomplished in accordance with outlined priorities, time limitations, and funding conditions.

Analyzes processes and activities of operations, planning and implements process improvements to achieve substantial gains and more efficient utilization of resources while developing staffing plans, work schedules, budgets, and time lines.

Advanced Management Technology, Inc. (AMTI)   01/08 – 10/09   Arlington, VA.

Program Master Scheduler/ Program Planner/EVM Specialist

Supported the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in all activities related to planning, scheduling and performance measurement for a $280M program to procure and develop the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS), the new generation Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

Responsible for building, integrating, maintaining, and managing the Integrated Program Master Schedule and the Program Spend Plan.  Updated the schedules and program spend plans monthly with the project actual costs, analyzed and explained the differences between the plan values and actual costs in the Earned Value Management system.

Developed and presented Quarterly Program Reviews and monthly reports related to different task orders and program performance. 

Johnson Controls Security Systems, LLC. 03/07 – 01/08, Gaithersburg, MD

Project Master Scheduler / Earned Value Specialist

Supported preparation and maintenance of a multi-phase Project Implementation Plan, Project Spend Plan, and MS Project schedule for an $8M program to procure and install an integrated security system. Other activities included comprehensive program management, credential replacement, conducted system acceptance testing, system Certification & Accreditation (C&A) testing, operator and maintenance training, full system warranty repair, and continuous product improvement for one year after system acceptance and turnover.

Was responsible for maintenance of an integrated multi-phase schedule documented to three WBS levels, and defining tasks, durations, percent completes, start dates, finish dates, critical paths, predecessors, and resources for all major tasks and for each access control door, CCTV camera, and Call-for Assistance unit.  Additionally responsible for development and maintenance of the Project Spending Plan containing the projected weekly labor and ODCs (i.e. travel, etc.) estimate for all SOW Tasks to be accomplished during that week for the duration of the Task Order period of performance, resulting in an overall project budget. This MS Project Schedule and Project Spending Plan were updated with actual costs on a biweekly basis and discrepancies between projected costs and actual costs shall be annotated and explained in detail in an associated Earned Value Management Analysis, with detailed task-by-task actual costs, actual cost of work performed (ACWP), cost variance (CV), budged cost of work performed (BCWP), and schedule variance (SV).

Additional duties included support in the development of Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates for various requested change orders; development and tracking of purchase orders for both open market and GSA access control, installation infrastructure, and CCTV equipment; and development and presentation / submission of Quarterly Program Reviews, Weekly Status Reports, and monthly reports related to task order and contract performance.

Lectrabyte, Inc., 09/02 – 12/06, Beltsville, MD

Assistant Project Manager / Project Planner & Scheduler

Provided project leadership to 6 employees, and provided management oversight on several tasks related to budget control, production timelines, status reporting, project team coordination and quality assurance. Developed and maintained a comprehensive program schedule using MS project.

Provided MS Project scheduling, analysis, standard reporting and enhanced reporting using a custom Project Data Repository written in MS Access and Excel.  Worked to enhance original schedule, and migrated to a new schedule when the project changed drastically. Worked to integrate the multiple corporate groups involved in the project, and developed processes to assist corporate management to more fully understand the aspects of the project lifecycle. 

Assisted complete the lifecycle of IT projects involving an upgrade of the LAN and upgrade of current databases. Assessed project feasibility, gathered business requirements and executed three major project plans (ca. $100,000 each) for various business groups.  Served as the single point of contact with the client regarding project coordination, and was responsible for project plan development, project plan execution, and milestone and work breakdown schedules (WBS), as well as overall change management procedures.  Managed relationships with third parties to promote and enhance marketing efforts resulting in 30 % revenue increase. Acted as liaison between corporate management and the project workforce.

Polimoon GmBH, 12/00 – 09/01, Ettlingen, Germany

Assistant Project Manager / MS Project Consultant

Responsible for the collection of project elements, and the subsequent distillation into required reports. Provided leadership and direction to project teams by understanding best business processes, gathering requirements, identifying issues, managing scope, and ensuring quality was maintained at all times.

Analyzed issues and developed solutions to achieve goals comparable to major competitors; presented findings and recommendations to upper management for project approval and followed through with work plans to meet the company goals generating total revenue of $200,000

ASSA (African Shipping and Stevedoring Agency), 07/98 – 09/00, Douala, Cameroon

Logistics Specialist

Prepared proposals for international project cargos, including cocoa and other goods, resulting in $600,000 revenue. Daily quoted international projects. Researched sales opportunities, which resulted in contract awards.  Served as liaison between international clients and suppliers. Organized Ro/Ro, break-bulk and project shipments. Identified and corrected resource and/or scheduling conflicts.

BIOA (International Bank of West Africa), summer 96 & 97, Douala, Cameroon

Project Management Intern

Ensured all project documentation, including plans and business requirements were in compliance with division project lifecycle methodologies. Developed and provided project status to upper management, and training to junior staff.

Education

The George Washington University, School of Business, Washington DC, 08/2006

M.S., Project Management 

Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe, Germany, 06/2002

B.A., Business Administration,

Douala University, Douala, Cameroon, 06/1998

B.S., Applied Management

PMP Certificate, 04/2010

Certified PMP

Certificate in Government Cost Estimating and Pricing, 09/2011

SharePoint Administrator Certificate, 04/2010

Agile Certificate, 01/2013

Certified Scrum Master

Earned Value Professional, in progress

EVP

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: Windows 98/2000 ,XP, Vista and Window 7

SharePoint developer (Certified), Web design (HTML), Programming languages (JAVA)

Project management tools:  Visio 5.0, MS Project (2000,2003,2007,2010), Project Server 2010, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, Publisher, Power Point), Primavera (p3, p5, p6), SPSS, MPM 3.2 , wInsight 6.3, MPM, Milestone Professional.

Languages

French (Native language), English (Fluent) and German (Fluent), Spanish (Basic), Arabic (Basic)