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SUMMARY OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
*Over 20 years of professional experience and responsibility in Government Contr acting Financial Management, Proposal Pricing, Program Control, and Earned Value Management (EVM). *Led implementation of two separate Earned Value Management Systems through IBR and Validation. *Hands-on finance leader comfortable with briefing Business Plans, Strategic Fin ancial Plans (SFPs), Annual operating plans (AOPs), as well as weekly "dashboard " reports and monthly earned value results and analysis to executive management. *Strong analytical and communication skills focused on providing financial decis ion support to the team as well as corporate leadership, operations and program managers. *Multiple years of experience with proposal pricing. *Top Secret Clearance (March 2008). WORK EXPERIENCE Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions (RC STS), Sterling, Virginia Senior Program Planning and Control (PP&C) Analyst (March 2008 - Present) Recruited to return to RC STS to manage all financial aspects of $50M company fu nded campaign to enter commercial flight simulation market. Team with Director of RC STS Commercial Flight Simulation (Comm Sim) to prepare and present Comm Si m Business Plan, SFP, and AOP. Use EV metrics and trend analysis to measure Com m Sim's cost and schedule execution relative to plan. Conduct Control Account M anager (CAM) meetings to identify and analyze variances to prior month, quarter, and fiscal year (FY) forecast. Identify and implement corrective actions. Mon itor corrective action results and adjust as required. Prepare, analyze, and pr esent monthly sales, profit, asset, and milestone billing forecasts to executive management. Present weekly actual based "flash updates" to current month sales and earnings forecast as well as forecast risk and opportunity (R's and O's) up dates. Prepare and present quarterly estimates to complete (ETC) and Estimates at Complete (EAC) to calibrate and adjust program sales and profit forecasts. R econcile Comm Sim General Ledger account balances to RC STS income statement and balance sheet each fiscal period close. *Team efforts led to successful fielding of STS's first two commercial 737NG fli ght simulators in fall 2009 and spring 2010.
Argon ST, Fairfax, VA
Program Support Supervisor (December 2005 - March 2008) Served as Argon's EVM SME to develop ANSI/EIA-748 compliant System Description, Training Manual, and Surveillance Plan. Led implementation of Deltek Cobra base d EVMS which, in tandem with Enterprise Project Manager (EPM) and Costpoint, int egrated Argon's work authorization, planning, scheduling, performance measuremen t, variance analysis, corrective action planning, and reporting processes. Led EVM training of Argon Program Support Analysts and program personnel in preparat ion for Integrated Baseline (IBR) and Validation Review (VR). Served as Argon's EV focal point with DCMA for IBR and VR. In parallel to validation activities, supervised staff of 6 Program Support Anal ysts. Reviewed business area EV metrics for air, land, and sea based Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) programs. Attended business area program CAM reviews and coordinated corrective action plans with Program Managers and Business Area Directors. Prepared and presented monthly EAC reviews, sales and profit foreca sts, variance analysis, and corrective actions plans to executive management. *Efforts led to successful validation of Argon's EVMS in Spring 2008. Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions (RC STS), Sterling, Virginia Senior PP&C Analyst (November 1999 - December 2005) Primary interface between CAMs, Program Managers (PM), Contracts and Subcontract s Managers, Executive Management, and RC STS customers with respect to program c ost and schedule performance. Managed earned value aspects of RC STS Air Force (AF) business portfolio representing over $100M of active contract value. Ensur ed compliance with ANS/EIA 748 EV guidelines. Activities included: PMO EV coun sel; CAM training; establishment and control of Performance Measurement Baseline s (PMB); assessment of cost and schedule performance trends; variance analysis; program risk analysis; formulation, implementation, and monitoring of corrective action plans; forecasting of program ETCs and EACs. Reported results of above analysis to AF customer and all levels of RC STS management. Counseled and assisted Director of AF programs in generation of portfolio AOP. Generated monthly revenue, cost, and profit projections. Prepared and presented monthly AF portfolio review package to executive management detailing revenue, cost, and profit variance analysis relative to AOP, prior month, and prior quart er forecast. Provided guidance to PMs relative to control of program reserves. Prepared and presented quarterly Internal Program Reviews (IPR) to executive ma nagement for all programs within the AF portfolio. Prepared and presented progr am cost and schedule status to AF customer at bi-annual Program Management Revie ws (PMR). Supported DCAA audits, internal billed and unbilled analysis, and con tract value reconciliation. Served as pricing lead and Cost Volume Captain for all AF portfolio new business and engineering change proposals. Cost volume responsibilities included RFP r equirements analysis; WBS generation; narrative preparation; collection, consoli dation, analysis, and presentation of proposal pricing data, and generation of " what-if" analysis in support of executive management bid committees. Specific accomplishments included: *As EV subject matter expert (SME), led the development and implementation of EV MS policies and procedures resulting in successful Integrated Baseline Review (I BR) on newly awarded multi-million dollar B-1 development and support contract w ithin three months of hire. Led the roll out of EVMS application to all existin g RC STS engineering development programs. *Integration of EV system (Cobra) with Excel to generate tabular and graphic rep orts detailing concise EV statistics and forecast data that facilitate analysis by CAMs, Program Managers, and Executive Management. *Earned cost performance related award fees regularly above 90% of available poo l as well as personal written recognition from AF PM of value added customer ser vice in the area of EV and cost analysis.
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sterling, Virginia
Principle Program Financial Analyst (May, 1998 - November, 1999) EVMS SME responsible for providing accurate and timely program cost and schedule performance visibility through the use of EV performance measurement techniques covering several multi-million dollar Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite programs. Managed monthly EV reporting cycle including: collection of program cost and sch edule performance status; computation of all program EV statistics; variance ana lysis; program risk analysis; corrective action planning and implementation; for ecasting of program ETCs and EACs; reporting of EV results to all levels of Orbi tal internal management and customers. Streamlined EV process, through conversi on of EVMS Software from I/CSCS to Cobra. Provided monthly program revenue and profit forecasts to executive management. Lockheed Martin Information Systems, Chantilly, Virginia Cost Control Supervisor (October, 1994 - May, 1998) Responsible for the budget planning and execution of all LMIS programs. Develop ed and implemented DODI 5000.2 compliant cost and schedule control processes tha t minimized overruns and maximized profits on $73M of active aircraft simulator modification and field support programs. Led PP&C team in day-to-day cost and s chedule control activities including: assessment of cost and schedule performan ce trends; variance analysis; formulation, implementation, and monitoring of cor rective action plans; forecasting of program ETCs and EACs; and establishment an d control of cost and schedule baselines fully integrated with program contractu al and technical requirements. Cost and Schedule Control processes contributed directly to: *Company's first successful Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) resulting in formal Government recognition of LMIS's compliance with contractually required DOD cos t and schedule control guidelines. *Earned cost control related award fees regularly in excess of 90% of the availa ble pool. *Follow on awards in excess of $30M. *A standard format from which PMs and executive management could quickly assess the cost and schedule status of a program. Financial Analyst (Dec., 1989 to October, 1994) Lead all LMIS new business pricing efforts. Responsibilities included: evaluat ion of Requests for Proposals (RFP) to identify pricing requirements and strateg ies, development of MIL STD 881 compliant Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), desig n of pricing models which compute Contract Line Item (CLIN) prices from internal bid estimates, establishment and management of proposal pricing schedules to me et required deadlines, performance of cost/price and "what if" analysis in suppo rt of executive management bid committees, and preparation of proposal cost volu mes. Accomplishments included: *Selected and implemented automated pricing system (Pro Pricer) used on all LMIS proposals. Won first proposal on which system was implemented yielding $36M in new business. *Led pricing efforts on winning proposals yielding in excess of $200M in contrac t value. Contracts included prototype design, production build, and field suppo rt of T-1A Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs), computational system rehost and mult i-year field support of B-52 Weapon System Trainers (WSTs), design and productio n of T-400 full flight simulator for the Japanese Defense Authority (JDA).
Program Administrator (Oct., 1988 to Dec., 1989):
Responsible for the profitable management of a $58M Air Force contract. Evaluat ed, analyzed, and reported technical progress relative to budget and schedule re quirements. Developed and implemented cost and schedule control strategies as we ll as risk reduction strategies. First American Bank of Virginia, Mclean, VA Repossession Coordinator (Jan., 1986 - Aug, 1986) Consumer Loan Collector (July, 1984 - Jan., 1986) Bank Teller (Jan., 1983 - July, 1984) EDUCATION Randolph-Macon College - Ashland, VA Bachelor of Arts Degree, May, 1982. Wake Forest University - Winston Salem, NC Master of Business Administration, May, 1988. COMPUTER PROFICIENCY Hardware: All IBM compatible PC products. Software: All spreadsheet, and word processing applications, Cobra EVMS SW, Cos tpoint, Pro Pricer, Lotus Notes, SAP, all Windows Operating Systems, working kno wledge of Microsoft Project INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE Working knowledge of CAS and FAR SECURITY CLEARANCE Top Secret (March 2008) REFERENCES Furnished upon request.