Project Manager Management

Drew D. Manning, PMP

***** ****** **** **. ********, VA 20175 • 703-***-**** • ************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Results oriented program manager with over 15 years of experience as a project manager and software developer for the

Federal Government and private industry. Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills used to build

successful teams that meet/exceed goals. Adept at distilling and articulating technical problems to both technical and

non technical audiences. Innovative, proactive problem solver, able to see the big picture and understand the business,

technical, and cost components of an issue. Extensive software/web development and database design experience. PMP

Certified.

A record of success in:

Managing complex projects through completion.

Leading a diverse staff of professionals to deliver projects on time and of high quality.

Delivering innovative software solutions for complex business environments.

Resurrecting troubled projects to regain value, quality, and to meet objectives.

Motivating staff to peak performance levels.

Cultivating customer relationships to ensure project deliverables meet or exceed all expectations and to

maintain open communications.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Project Management • Personnel Management • Schedule Management

• Earned Value Management (EVM) • Technical Staffing/Resourcing • Requirements Analysis

• Task Estimation • Software Design and Development • Web Development

• Database Design (SQL Server) • .Net Technologies (C#, ASP.net) • Technical Writing

• Object Oriented (OO) Methods • Full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lockheed Martin, Fairfax, VA 11/2004 – Present

Originally hired as a Task Lead on an existing troubled program, quickly promoted to senior managerial positions after

successfully delivering the solution on time, within budget, and meeting all performance objectives.

Applications Development Manager, IS&GS Civil, TSA HR Access Program, 10/2009 – Present

Lead several application development initiatives for the Lockheed Martin HR Access team supporting the

Transportation Security Agency (TSA). Manage and direct team of developers, analysts, and testers tasked with

development of systems that support personnel processing actions as well as recruiting and hiring functions across

TSA. Manage the development and administration of Siebel CRM system used by Program contact centers

nationwide.

Program Manager, IS&GS Treasury Service Division, 10/2007 – 10/2009

Lead the Lockheed Martin team supporting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Homeland Security Presidential

Directive – 12 (HSPD 12) Project Management Office (PMO). Direct all phases of the HSPD 12 program from

initiation through completion.

Manage and direct staff of 15 employees and subcontractors tasked with providing the IRS with project management

support, deployment management, transition management, and Enterprise Lifecycle (ELC) governance

documentation creation and maintenance. Consult IRS Program Director on strategic and tactical initiatives and

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provide direction on project management best practices. Provide executive briefings and periodic status reports with

performance metrics.

Facilitate business re engineering and process mapping workshops with multiple IRS stakeholder organizations as

part of the transition management strategy.

Accomplishments:

• Led the IRS in achieving their OMB mandated credentialing goals.

• Developed the IRS HSPD 12 Deployment Management Approach

• Received an award from the IRS Director of Procurement in recognition of contributing to the success of the

IRS.

Technical Director, MSD Health Information Group (HIG), 9/2005 – 10/2007

Provided technical leadership, direction, and support for Health Information Group (HIG). Developed technical

approach and design as well as management approach for customer proposals and solutions. Reported directly to the

Director of HIG and advised her on technical issues.

Contributed to the recruiting and staffing tasks for large customer contracts. Determined the appropriate staffing

plans, job descriptions, and necessary experience levels to suit requirements for technical projects. Developed

technical screening protocols for candidates and participated in the interviewing process.

Lead Developer/Project Manager, MSD HIG 11/2004 9/2005

Led a technical team for the Personnel Activity Tracking System (PATS) project at National Institutes of Health

(NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Managed technical staff for the designing and developing of a

Web based database system used by NIMH for tracking personnel data and activities. Initially hired to work with the

existing project team and bring the project to completion after it suffered some significant schedule slippages and

performance issues. Directed project team and worked with customer to deliver this system on time, within budget,

and to successfully meet all performance objectives. System developed using ASP.Net, C#, and MS SQL 2000.

Managed the design, technical, and systems team on the NIH Clinical Center’s Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison

(PRPL) program. PRPL allows tracking of patient and volunteers who contact the PRPL office to participate in

clinical studies. Led the re design, refactoring, and development efforts of key critical functional areas where

requirements were not met. PRPL was developed on an MS .Net platform using ASP.Net and C# with a SQL 2000

backend.

Accomplishments:

• Delivered the PATS system on time, within budget, and met all performance objectives, despite the project’s

performance issues when hired.

• Refactored the PRPL application to successfully meet requirements after project had gotten off track.

Perficient, Washington, DC 7/2003 11/2004

Senior Consultant/Senior Software Developer

Led the design and development of a wire transfer/bank reconciliation system for Wachovia Securities,

managing two 3-person development teams. The distributed wire transfer processing and bank reconciliation

system was created in a multi-tiered, two-silo Windows 2003 server environment. Solution implemented

Windows services written in C# and VB6 utilizing an ActiveX Mainframe Terminal Emulation Control

(TEC), XML, and ASP.net. Designed object-oriented (OO) components from top-level architecture

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diagrams, created time-estimates for task completion, delegated task assignments, and mentored team-

members in .Net/C# skills.

Completed full life-cycle development of a Web-based actuarial application that projects retirement income

for various scenarios using actuarial formulas for Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Web application utilized

ASP.Net, VB.Net, .Net Remoting, XML components, Microsoft Message Queue services, windows service

application, and .Net COM interoperability. Developed .Net assembly that implemented a calculation engine

written in a VB6 COM object originally designed for a legacy desktop application. Developed .Net

assemblies to manipulate the XML data store used in the calculation engine. Implemented the .Net

calculation assembly in a windows service application that processed request messages from Microsoft

Message Queue which allowed single instancing of the COM object.

Accomplishments:

• Completed the wire transfer/bank reconciliation system for Wachovia Securities under a strict and tight

timeline as part of a corporate wide, merger readiness overhaul rearchitecting effort.

• Completed the Watson Wyatt Worldwide system under budget with full acceptance from client.

Avectra, Falls Church, VA 8/2001 7/2003

Senior Software Developer

Hired to work on production systems, quickly promoted to the Research and Development team due to outstanding

performance and innovative problem solving abilities. Designed and developed object oriented components for web

based membership management, CRM, and E commerce system using Microsoft .Net environment and SQL 2000.

Developed dynamic data driven system objects in C#, including middle tier data components, page rendering objects,

and e commerce components. Developed dynamic ASP.net pages and composite web controls designed to be

implemented in system dynamic framework. Wrote client side JavaScript functions that are integrated into the .Net

framework. Trained and mentored mid level and junior developers in the system framework, .Net technologies, and

object oriented design (OOD) strategies. Researched new software methodologies to find innovative solutions for

complex system issues.

Developed 3-tiered applications using Visual Basic 6.0 and MS SQL server. Converted functionality

segments of a legacy non-COM based VB system into middle-tier COM library toolkit designed to be

implemented in either windows or web applications. Developed and maintained a data synchronization web

service implementing XML.

Cylab, Falls Church, VA 2/2000 8/2001

Lead Software Developer

Developed software for projects at the Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency (EIA) and

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). Led the

design and development of a 3-tier data-driven web application for HRSA. Participated in the object-oriented

design of various systems, gathering and defining requirements. Supervised and mentored junior

programmers.

Ernst & Young, LLP, Fairfax, VA 6/1998 2/2000

Senior Consultant, Information Systems Assurances and Advisory Services

Supervised staff consultants on computer assisted audit techniques and data analysis jobs. Developed

custom PC-SAS applications and ACL batches to produce summary reports of financial and operational data

for various corporations and governmental agencies. Instructed introductory course on ACL for windows

and data analysis techniques for Ernst & Young professionals at Ernst & Young’s National Education Center.

The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), Washington, DC 2/1996 6/1998

Survey Researcher/SAS Analyst

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Results-oriented Program Manager

Designed and executed SAS programs to produce descriptive statistics, tabulations, and analyses of survey

data. Authored reports and articles on various survey projects summarizing statistical findings that were

published in BNA periodicals.

SRBI, Silver Spring, MD 1/1994 2/1996

Research Assistant

Developed SAS and SPSS programs that tabulated and analyzed large survey data sets. Wrote survey

methods and analytical reports. Managed multiple projects between clients and operations staff.

EDUCATION

BA, Government and Sociology, The College of William and Mary, 1993

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI), PMI Certificate #530438,

2008

CLEARANCES

Top Secret, DISCO, 9/20/2010

TSA Vetted, 2009 - Present

MBI Clearance, IRS, 2007-Present

AWARDS

Certificate of Appreciation Award, IRS, 2009 (In support of HSPD-12 PMO)

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