Director Management

Michelle Grillo

Telephone 571-***-**** ( abhmwe@r.postjobfree.com

Recent Experience - Policy/Program Management

Secret Clearance - Clearance date - 8/27/07; Investigation date - 5/23/07

Science applications international corporation (saic)

Policy Analyst, Sept 2009 to Present

> Provide direct support to the Office of Developmental Test and Evaluation

(DT&E), USD(AT&L)/DDR&E.

> Manage and coordinate the process for various congressional reports, to

include the DT&E Annual Report to the Congress. Manage 50+ writers, write

sections, create traceability matrices, edit, and publish. Create and

coordinate outline, timeline and all deadlines of multi-organizational

congressional reports. Create and coordinate briefings/testimony to

Congress and DoD leadership.

> Update and create test and evaluation and acquisition policy and

guidance, such as updates to DoDI 5000.02 and the Defense Acquisition

Guidebook. Research and create policy charts for new DT&E initiatives.

> Develop and staff the DT&E Office Directive and DoD Instruction.

> Serve as focal point for T&E workforce education and training and work

with Defense Acquisition University. Includes updating courses,

competencies, learning objectives and developing surveys to assess the

T&E workforce in the Services and Defense Agencies.

> Prepare Handbooks, user guides, and Standard Operating Procedures for

various report processes, as needed.

> Create processes for action officers and other technical writing as

required. Six Sigma Green Belt certified.

> Currently assisting with and writing sections of the proposal for the

SAIC contract re-compete.

Staff Analyst, Dec 2008 to Aug 2009

> Serve as a Staff Analyst for the Director, Systems and Software

Engineering (D, SSE) onsite at the Pentagon.

> Coordinate activities within and outside of the SSE organization,

including organizing and arranging logistics for meetings. Coordinate all

outreach functions in conjunction with Director's schedule and travel

budget. Address visitors' inquiries and actions from the SSE staff.

Address all incoming correspondence. Research and prepare read-ahead

material for the Director.

> Maintain SSE organization action list and assist in managing actions on

the list, to include assigning action officers for given tasks and

following up to ensure tasks are completed properly and on time.

> Perform research and analysis for the Director, including obtaining

material for and preparing speeches and presentations. Analyze,

prioritize, and organize information for presentation. Reviewing

documentation for consistency, clarity of message, and correct

correspondence format.

nORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPoration

Quality Analyst, Feb 2007 to Dec 2008

> Work with the Program Analysis and Assessment team under Director,

Systems and Software Engineering (SSE) onsite at the Pentagon. Provide

support for personnel (50+ government / contractor staff) at DoD

location: providing welcome packet; courier / track packages; arrange

travel; track training funds; organize briefings; create visit requests;

reconcile budgets; participate in project review teams to meet schedules.

> Systemic Analysis - Assist with workshops and working meetings to provide

recommendations to the common program issues within DoD programs and the

acquisition process. Developed a plan of action and milestones, create

pareto charts and identify trends based on the data, perform other types

of data analysis as requested, create training materials.

> Systemic Analysis Database - Create /update the User's Manual; Database

Management - assist with database maintenance; resolve database issues.

> Process creation and process improvement on administrative tasks and new

initiatives.

> Initiate Army Independent Reviews to assess Army programs at Picatinny

Arsenal, New Jersey.

Relevant Experience - Legal/ Criminal Justice

LAPLANTE & BARNETT, P.L.C.

Paralegal, Feb 2006 to Dec 2006

> Support three attorney's with day-to-day operations of estate planning

and real estate. Maintain accurate client files for review by the courts;

Maintain the Office Operating, Client's Trust and Personal accounts;

Maintain the Timeslips software in order to create client bills.

> Create inventories of clients' assets as of the date that the attorney

qualifies as conservator/guardian or power of attorney.

> Create accountings (reconciliations) due to the courts for each client

for which we are conservator regarding the spending of client money.

> Review and notarize client wills/trusts.

> Work with Quicken to set up all client bank accounts and regulate the

money entering/exiting.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES

Internship (Part-time), Aug 2005 to Dec 2005

> Updated and edited the Three Year Plan for the Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention Act

> Created a Catalogue for TRIAD grant-funded materials and explanations of

the programs TRIAD supports; Contact person for TRIAD (senior citizen

crime prevention) grant feedback on surveys and Catalogue

> Completed a content analysis of the SRO surveys for publication

(300+surveys); Data entry from the SRO (School Resource Officer) surveys

using MS Access; Created and interpreted survey instruments based on

grant objectives

> Liaison between the grant directors and research personnel at DCJS and

the other state agencies on designated grant issues

> Collected child abuse protocols from participating Virginia counties to

be posted on the DCJS website

crowgey & grossman

Legal Assistant, Aug 2004 to June 2005

> Prepared correspondence to clients/courts as well as preparation of legal

documents (e.g. motions, orders, interrogations and memorandums)

> Acted as liaison between the attorney and the court system

> Conducted research for articles and documents on the Internet law sites

> Had the opportunity to sit-in on trials

> Considerable contact with the clients while attending to their needs

Education

George Mason University

Master of Science, Public Administration (MPA) 2009

Virginia Commonwealth University

Bachelors of Science, Criminal Justice, 2005 (Magna Cum Laude)

Continuing Education

Northern Virginia Community College

Technical Writing Course - Completed Aug. 2010

ESI International (SAIC-sponsored)

Program Management 101 - Completed Oct. 2010

Program Management 201 - Completed Dec. 2010

Awards

Dec. 2010 - Award from DASD(DT&E) for Outstanding Performance

Jan. 2008 - Monetary TAP Award from Northrop Grumman for Significant and

Extraordinary Accomplishments

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