Currently provides project management and project controls support for DOE/NNSA projects at the Y-12 National Security Complex involving nuclear materials management, storage, and disposition.  Responsibilities include developing schedules and integrated execution plans for dispositioning legacy materials from Y-12 and working with various on-site project managers to ensure schedules remain up-to-date.  Provides direct technical support to Y-12 program managers as requested.  Provided extensive graphic and presentation development support to the DOE Investment Recovery project for the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO).  Developed and edited video on history of Y-12 nuclear materials management and incorporated into PowerPoint presentations for annual International Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) conference.  Provided audit review services to support DOE’s oversight of Environmental Technical Services (ETS) at the Portsmouth, Ohio site.  For DOE PPPO capital line-item DUF6 Conversion plant construction project, provided independent assessments of contractor financial reports/invoices; flagged potential issues on invoices and worked directly with contractor to try and resolve them prior to officially reporting payment recommendation to DOE; reviewed and provided feedback on contractor’s Monthly Progress Report (MPR); collected and compiled monthly data for the Integrated Planning, Accounting, and Budgeting System (IPABS); prepared Congressional Project Data Sheet (CPDS) information; reviewed and analyzed contractor’s earned value data; collected and tracked costs for DOE Directs; drafted project management correspondence; and trained other employees to perform these functions.  Special assignments included leading a pre-certification assessment of the contractor’s EVMS for DOE PPPO.  As a Resource Director, supervised 8 to 23 employees.

Worked as a consultant for a major insurance company in Bloomington, Illinois, providing project planning support to the Information Systems (IS) organization.  Worked closely with the project managers to identify and define the project scope, develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and create a project schedule using Microsoft Project.  Responsible for assisting the project managers in preparing the Project Charter and Project Plan; developing, inputting, tracking, and updating the project schedules; allocating resources and monitoring actual hours in Primavera Teamplay and Planview; identifying and tracking critical path; calculating earned value; creating custom reports and presentations to meet individual project manager needs; facilitating meetings; and delegating work to administrative support personnel.  As a planner lead, had eight direct reports.  Responsible for interviewing and training new hires.  Provided leadership for numerous company events to promote employee morale.

Contracted to Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (BJC) to provide project controls support to the Environmental Restoration organization at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.  Gathered, analyzed, compiled, and maintained project data used in performance measurements; assembled data for DOE and BJC Environmental Restoration Management; and prepared monthly project performance reports.  Assisted the performing organization in developing performance measuring parameters and charts; reviewed performance and prepared documents for analysis and corrective actions.

Contracted to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (LMES) and BJC, to provide project controls support to the Environmental Management and Enrichment Facilities organizations at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).  Gathered, analyzed, compiled, and maintained project data used in performance measurements; assembled data for DOE and LMES Environmental Restoration Management; prepared monthly project performance reports.  Assisted the performing organization in developing performance measuring parameters and charts; reviewed performance and prepared documents for analysis and corrective actions.

Provided support to the LMES Environmental Restoration Program at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.  Developed and maintained document tracking/status database for Engineering Service Orders; developed monthly cost reports; opened and maintained work orders for approximately 20 projects; updated various weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports; developed a user’s handbook for the divisional work order system; prepared and delivered presentations and training sessions; worked with program managers and finance officers in preparing budget/accounting documents, program directives, and capital equipment requests.

On special assignment at DOE Paducah Site Office, developed a Records Inventory Disposition Schedule (RIDS), which was used as the model for the Oak Ridge system; provided records management support to Annex/Transcom, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Program at the Y-12 Plant, and Emergency Operations Center (EOC).  Also assigned to DOE in Paducah, Kentucky, as the primary optical disk operator.  Designed and implemented request forms and various user handbooks. Trained new employees.

Provided word processing services to the United States Air Force (USAF).  Promoted to supervisor of word processing center within six months.  Responsible for managing total operation of word processing center, training new employees, editing and proofreading documents, and preparing and ensuring the accuracy of log books for audits performed by Base Command personnel for the USAF.  Selected as team member to provide special word processing support to Inspector General Team