Kathy R. Price, PMP

304-***-****

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Extensive experience with development and management practices in the full system and software development life

cycles, Configuration Management (CM), and process improvement. More than nine years of Project Management

experience. Possess substantial knowledge of best practices such as the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI)

framework, IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Lean Six Sigma.

Certifications

• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP), 2009

• Certified Configuration Management Professional (CCMP), 2012

• IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) V3 Foundations, 2014

Education

• B.S., Organizational Leadership, Mountain State University, Summa Cum Laude, Beckley, WV, 2009

• Course work toward B.S., Computer Information Systems, Century University, Albuquerque, NM 1999–2000

• Course work toward A.S., Electronics Engineering Technology, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 1991–

1992

• A.S., Safety Engineering Technology, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 1982

Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret Clearance

Employment Experience

L-3 Communications, Clarksburg, WV June 2005 – Present

Program/Project Manager

• Responsible for managing a team of eight to 10 people providing Life Cycle Management Support Services to

the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division with excellent customer satisfaction ratings.

• Supervised the Asset Management Support Services task performed under the same Program Management

Services and Support contract vehicle.

• Provide monthly status and financial reporting to the Government Task Lead, Contracting Officer, and L-3

executive management

• Lead efforts to implement CMMI-based life cycle practices and governance for the CJIS Division’s IT

development projects

• Provide Life Cycle Management Subject Mater Expertise and oversight for the assigned Division’s mission-

critical operational systems, enterprise services, and new IT development projects to ensure compliance with the

FBI IT Life Cycle Management standards

• Developed and implemented plan to automate Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Security Technical

Implementation Guides (STIG) Category 1 (High/Critical) configuration setting scans as the basis for DOJ

Secure Configuration Requirement (SCR) baselines for Low/Moderate/High operating systems

• Monitor team performance and strive to remove obstacles or recommend possible solutions to resolve issues

• Reprioritize activities and reallocates resources to meet customer’s immediate needs

• Assist Life Cycle Management Program with identifying and estimating future resources needed to meet

Program objectives and map them to CJIS Strategic Management System

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) February 2000 – June 2005

Fairmont, WV

Product and Process Assurance Engineer

• Responsible for acquiring the services for a CMMI process consultant for DOD Biometrics Fusion Center

(BFC) and assisting BFC to prepare their organization for CMMI Level 2 appraisal. Perused negotiations

included an additional contract with BFC for an SAIC CMMI Lead Appraiser to conduct the appraisal.

• As Deployment Manager for the Division Deployment, implemented the Business Unit Tier 2 Release 2.0

process and training asset changes across all process areas for the project and prepare for/participate in an

appraisal to validate continued organizational and project CMMI Maturity Level 5 compliance.

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• As Deployment Manager for a focus project CMMI Initiative, transitioned the project’s CMM Level 3-

compliant process assets into a set that was found to be CMMI Level 5 in a Standard CMMI Appraisal Method

for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) Class A assessment

• As Program Management Office (PMO) liaison on the Pfizer Global Research and Development (PGRD)

Pharmacia Informatics Integration Program, provided training and guidance on the Enterprise Project

Methodology (EPM) for projects within Research Informatics (RI) line

• As Process Consultant for the Navy project, advised the project team in the development and maintenance of the

project’s CMMI Maturity Level 5-compliant process assets, Chaired the Process and Technology and Innovation

Group (PTIG) to continuously evaluate process assets and technology for improvements, implement identified

improvements, and deploy updated assets to the project

Configuration Manager

• CM tasks for the Navy project included estimating, planning, managing, and tracking all CM activities for the

project, to include developing and maintaining the CM plan and procedures to support CMMI Level 5 practices.

• Provided data management, status accounting, and release management activities. Identified and controlled the

product baseline throughout the project's life cycle; oversaw software load builds for CM-controlled items; and

tracked status of requirements, source code, executable code, data, test plans and procedures and deliverable

documents.

• Conducted internal CM audits to provide status and change information regarding product baselines to project

staff and the customer. Coordinated and conducted the CCB meetings to define the content of and evaluate

changes to product baselines. Prepared monthly CM status reports for the project’s status review meetings,

inclusion in status reports to senior management, and inclusion in status reports to the customer.

• Implemented and customized the projects automated tracking tool. Defined data requirements, developed

workflows, and created related databases to manage the project’s process and configuration status information to

track lessons learned, action items, estimates, change requests, product development, test development,

requirements, reviews and resultant defects, deliverable items, and causal analysis and resolution.

• Administered the project’s version management tool, automated project/process tracking tool and database

server, and other electronic CM repositories to provide/maintain staff access/permissions, maintain

configuration status accounting, and accommodate process improvement enhancements.

Electronic Warfare Associates Inc. (EWA), Fairmont, WV April 1991 – February 2000

Systems Analyst/Assistant Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO)

• As Systems Analyst for EWA, provided Test Management, CM, and Assistant CSSO support for the All Source

Analysis System (ASAS) programs that included the Single Source Processor (SSP) - Signals Intelligence

(SIGINT) (SSP-S) Product Improvement (PI), Analyst Workstation Software (AWS) development, the

Communications Control Set (CCS) Upgrade and other development projects.

• Managed regression testing for the development builds, analyzing software for test readiness, developing the

Software Test Description and Test Procedures, and stress and formal system testing for Government witnesses

• Supported the CCS equipment fielding and the Security Accreditation Testing at Fort Hood, and acted as

temporary CCS Training Manager

• Developed the Software Test Description and Procedures for the SSPS-PI AWS software, conducted internal

regression, system functional, and stress testing

• Provided System Administration, automated data processing maintenance and training in support for the Pre-

Production Qualification Testing (PPQT) at Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) and the Initial Operation Test and

Evaluation (IOTE) at Test and Experimentation Command (TEXCOM) Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test

Directorate (IEWTD).

• Developed and maintained an encyclopedia of the system requirements, system architecture, and

software/hardware design utilizing System Architect CASE tools for SSPS-PI Computer Software Configuration

Items (CSCI) and the Hardware Configuration Items (HWCI) for SSP-S PI

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• Provided support for software re-engineering and hardware configuration for the Cryptologic System Embedded

Trainer (CSET). Analyzed existing software code written in FORTRAN for conversion and/or rewrote in the C

programming language

• Analyzed the Digital Receiver Stimulator (DRS), AN/SLR-16 and AN/SRD-19 receiver component operation

for interfacing requirements

• Directly responsible for development of the Digital Signal Switching Unit (DSSU) Switch/ Wire Modification

design and implementation, and documentation of the modifications for CSET.

• As the alternate Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO), assisted with management of the Facility Industrial

Security Program, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations and courier services.

Nations, Inc., Morgantown, WV December 1985 – March 1991

Management Assistant/Facility Security Officer

• Trained and supervised administrative and data entry personnel, coordinated travel and expense reporting for the

Deployable Medical Systems (DEPMEDS) Total Package Fielding (TPF) program, in addition to intermittently

providing engineering technical support for equipment fielding.

• As the Facility Security Officer (FSO), managed the Facility Industrial Security Program and the Employee

Security Education Program.

AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

TOOLS

• Microsoft Office, Project, SharePoint and Visio

• IBM Rational Tools (ClearQuest, ClearCase, DOORS

• Borland StarTeam

• Serena PVCS and TeamShare

• System Architect CASE

• HP ServiceManager

• DISA STIGS

• Nessus

• SQL – CVS – UNIX - HTMP - XML

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