Project Manager
Resume:
Yasmin Olavé Dennis
Mesa, AZ. 85204
760-***-**** (Google Talk)
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Northrop Grumman Technical Service November 2008 – February
2010
Financial Analyst I/Program Cost Analyst I Military
Utilized iBUY, SAP, BW, PLSC, and Oracle software in this position.
Provided direct support to the Battle Command Training Branch (BCTB) Program Manager of this 198-person
contract in the financial planning and tracking of all program costs.
Worked closely with Contracts, Subcontracts, Purchasing, and Accounting departments to ensure compliance with
all Northrop Grumman Technical Services (NGTS) policies and procedures to maintain and resolve business and
finance related issues.
Developed and implemented internal program financial status reporting process and procedures, templates, and
data requirements for all subcontractors and provide comprehensive inputs to corporate status reporting
requirements.
Provided assistance in the completion of subcontract modifications; assisted with the tracking and processing of
subcontractor invoices for payment.
Developed and maintained financial spreadsheets depicting the program long-range budget, current expenditures,
and projected spend curve.
Supported the development of reports and briefings for periodic Contract Management Reviews (CMR) with the
Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (PEO-STRI).
Tracked internal and subcontractor financial performance against approved bids and proactively reported negative
trends or deviations to facilitate corrective action.
Assisted in preparation of reports and gathers data for use for price negotiations, proposal preparation, cost
tracking, performance measurement and control.
Processed, updated, and tracked all Purchase Requisitions (PR) and Over and Above Work Requests (OAWR)
Modifications (MODS) for all Subcontract vendors to maintain cost control.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology (CDC Contract) June 2003 – July
2005
Project Control Analyst I & II Healthcare
Utilized IWO website, People Soft, and Brass Ring in this position.
Prepared all quarterly EACs (Estimated and Actual Cost) for PM’s review to ensure adequate funding availability
by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditures projections, A/P issues, and
submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government and, incorporated contractual changes into
control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract
cost and schedule baselines.
Prepared ad-hoc internal detailed customer financial reports and tracked program budgets, schedules, performed
detailed maintenance of task order records/contract work.
Worked closely with several departments such as: contracts, subcontracts, purchasing, accounting, human
resources to ensure compliance with all Northrop Grumman Information Technology (NGIT) policies and
procedures to maintain and resolve business and finance related issues.
Provided assistance in the completion of contract and subcontract modifications; assisted with the tracking and
processing of subcontractor invoices for payment.
Assisted in preparation of reports and gathers data for use for price negotiations, proposal preparation, cost
tracking, performance measurement and control.
Prepared Direct and Indirect IWO’s (Inter/Intracompany Work Order) to authorize work arrangement between
Northrop Grumman sectors.
Coordinated with management to gather, analyze, summarize and prepare recommendations regarding financial
plans. Prepared reports that compared budgets with actual expenditures.
Prepared analysis and financial reports to meet monthly deliverables. Conducted comprehensive and frequent
reviews of Cost Detail and other financial reports for determining accuracy of contract invoices. Updated current
month actuals for department contract activities.
Supported line management in monthly budgets; advised line management in relation to fee.
Prepared Risk Authorizations, monitor status of the funding, and update authorizations as necessary.
Initiated all Purchase Requisitions and Change Notices for Purchased Labor, Technical Services,
Hardware/Software, and outside Contracts through the Just in Time (JIT) system. Setup and modify Work
Breakdown Structures (WBS) on the Integrated Master Tables (IMT)
Northrop Grumman Information Technology June 2002–June
2003
Accounting Coordinator Healthcare
Preparation and analysis of customer/management financial reports and maintained the system Accessed Job
Numbers (CAJN) System.
Developed and maintained project and business reporting systems to conform to customer and internal
requirements and provided indirect expense trend analysis to management for strategic planning purposes.
Provided training, orientation and assigned guidance to Purchase Labor employees and Setup and modify Work
Breakdown Structures (WBS) on the Integrated Master Tables (IMT) for 5 billion dollar contract. Tracked and
analyzed contract cost data for several projects.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology March 2000-June
2002
Executive Coordinator Military
Coordinated daily work schedules for 2-3 administrative support personnel and prepared Travel Expense
Reimbursement requests (TBER), Petty Cash Vouchers (PCV), Statements of Work (SOW), Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU). Answered phones, file maintenance, manage calendars, schedule meetings, and conference
calls.
Arranged domestic and foreign travel on line using the TRW On-Line Booking System and provided
administrative support to Training Managers and Staff on location and during training in Ft. Irwin, CA. Digital
Capstone Exercise Operation (DCX), FBCB2 and FORCE XXI Operations and screened expense reports to
determine adherence to TRW policies/procedures.
Ensured proper tracking and continuity of workflow of all reports and documents and assisted Human Resources
Manager with new hire orientation, in/out-processing of TRW/Purchase Labor employees.
Verizon Business (contracted by Sapphire Technologies) September 2007–January 2008
Project Manager/Business Analyst (Project Based) Communications
• Created MS Access database utilizing MS Excel for this project for accuracy in reporting.
• Worked closely with IT senior management, the business functional areas, and external customers and
vendors in defining project priorities, scope, approach, resource requirements, timing deliverables and
funding.
• Provided leadership and direction to the application development staff.
• Managed technology and consulting vendor/partner relationship, service delivery and overall performance.
• Managed the generation, collection, dissemination and disposition of project information.
• Managed change control, issues and risk through the use of project management processes and procedures.
• Managed communication within the project team.
• Developed and maintained project documentation including project plans, work breakdown structures, action
items and issues lists.
• Generated and distributed project status reports by reviewing and comparing documentation from all
departments.
3M (contracted by Volt Services) February 2006–September 2006
Project Coordinator (Project Based) Healthcare
• Utilized MS PowerPoint to create the profile reports that were used for monthly and quarterly reporting for
the hospitals.
• Compiled raw data to create patient logs, monitoring and profiling reports for the Health Information
Management Department for hospitals nationwide on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Performed duties related to the daily administrative needs of outpatient department (i.e. travel arrangements,
project file setup and maintenance).
• Directly work with clients in coordinating off-site and on-site phases of projects.
• Acted as liaison between consultants and clients before initial onsite phase of project begins.
• Maintained contact with Independent Contractors within the HIM department for departmental meetings and
conference calls.
• Scheduled clients and consultants on weekly basis for assessments and coding validations and organized
quarterly department meetings.
• Coordinated production and finalizing of educational materials used for training education in coding
validation and assisted in materials reaching designated clients for timely use.
NASCO-National Account Service Company LLC (contracted by Keane Inc.) July 2005-February 2006
Project Administrator/Business Analyst (Project Based) Healthcare (lay off)
• Maintained, organized, and replied to all email correspondence and records within MS Outlook.
Implemented the current PMO model for other PMO branches that I created.
Provided administrative support for Project Managers via Project meeting minutes, action items, issues tracking
and project team meetings.
Assisted with project layout, documentation and implementation and analyzed milestones and completion dates
schedules through MS Project.
Provided project documentation and tracking via Project Management Online application.
Established and maintained project record keeping and filing systems;
Responsible for editing and publishing the monthly newsletter for the Program Management Office.
Provided assistance in the development of the overall project schedule, staff schedules, contact information, and
communications and developed and maintained press kits soft and hard copies of project library.
EDUCATION
2011-Present – University Of Phoenix – (B.A.) Concentration in Project Management
2/2005–3/2006 - American Intercontinental University – (A.A) Business Administration
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
iBUY, SAP/BW, PLSC, SAP Netweaver, Lawson, Clarity (NIKU), IWO Website, Oracle, People Soft, Quicken,
MS Office Suite, MS Project, Outlook, Brass Ring, Surf Application 4.5, FTP Programs, e-Reports, Cost
Accounting Job Numbers (CAJN), SAS Queries, Cost Accounting Reporting Systems (CARS), CBAC, Just In
Time (JIT), eBilling, Vista Plus, E-Trip, Integrated Resources Information System (IRIS), Total Online Processing
Systems (TOPS), Product Data Management (PDM) Mainframe, CDC Information Technology system (CITS
online)
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