Debra Straniero
Madison, Alabama 35757
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OBJECTIVE
Program management professional with leadership abilities including problem
solving, planning, organizing and managing budgets. Seeking to build a
long-term profession in program management with opportunity for career
growth.
SUMMARY
Accounting: Advanced knowledge in accounts payable, accounts receivable,
collections, negotiations, payroll, custom report formatting driven by
demand requirements, forecast scheduling, and inventory
Software: Expert in Information Technology Management, BaaN (ERP/MRP), MS
Office to include MS Project, Microsoft Framework, Microsoft Team
Foundation, Surround SCM, Visual Studio, Peachtree, QuickBooks, ADP, Agile,
Bubble Scan, Extensive Web Design, ACT, SalesLogix, Adobe Suite, Advantage,
Creative Accounting, and Publisher
Administrative: Extensive business research, order management, travel
coordination, Lean Manufacturing and Efficiency Principles, engineering
change notification (ECN) management, qualification process coordination
and management, legal documentation requirements, office administration,
data analysis and processing, design change control documentation/
management, and overall process modeling and management implementing tools
to achieve process improvements
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Current Active Secret Security Clearance- 05/09/2009 to 05/09/2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jacobs Technology, TYBRIN Division, Huntsville, Alabama January
2009 to February 2010
Program Control Analyst
Responsible for supporting program managers in daily execution of
engineering development programs
Maintain program schedules in Microsoft Project
Perform critical path analysis
Interfacing with the program team to develop and status scheduling
requirements
Track and report on Contract Deliverables Requirements List (CDRL)
and other deliverables
Track program cost and staffing
Advised management on budget issues
Established procedures and timetables on format, structure, content,
and submission and for disposition of funds through each phase of the
program
Recommended and implemented remedial action to correct situations and
adjusted future budgets
Prepared and presented documentation reflecting current and expected
status of requirements and budget.
Prepared material and participated in program status reviews and other
meetings, advised team on program status and assigned action items as
required.
Work with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to ensure successful
program execution
Support the generation of monthly program status reports and
technical reports
Track program risks and action items and maintain a database for each
Track program tasks and work items and supervise progress. Ensure
action items are complete and sustain a database detailing
histories
Interface with the purchasing department to help solve vendor and
material issues
Member of the Engineering Process Group (EPG)
Develop a CMMI/MSF/OSSP matrix that cross-referenced and provided
evidence for each requirement in each set of guidelines
Design standard templates according to DOD DID requirements as well as
company guidelines
These templates were designed in order to fulfill the company standards
and be used globally
Completed the following training: ISO Requirements, Ethics Training, and
Peer Review
Benchmark Electronics, Huntsville, Alabama August
2007 to January 2009
NOTE: Held title of Executive Administrator, Engineering Change
Coordinator, and Global Qualification Coordinator concurrently
Executive Administrator
Designed, formatted, and updated weekly metrics presentation
Obtained information from individual department directors and
implemented weekly changes at the request of the General Manager and
Vice President
Set up and updated divisional initiative plan for plant-wide improvement
in accordance with Lean Manufacturing/ Efficiency Plan
Coordinated Gemba walks with the manufacturing floor staff and
management to fully utilize all resources and construct creative
solution from all vantage points
Developed a system to have each department's efficiency improvements
shared with corporate on a weekly basis
Designed PowerPoint Presentations for both guest and corporate visitation
Created and formatted presentations detailing accounting, business
structure, and floor layout to provide the most accurate information
to allow for the best decision making
Assisted in drafting legal documentation for the division
Created legal paperwork to support the negotiation land leases and
business contracts
payroll administration
Processed vacation, sick time, and bereavement leave according to
corporate guidelines through the company's KRONOS payroll system
Communicated with 401k and interdivisional personnel to ensure
accurate and timely filing of company payroll
Coordinated travel according to corporate guidelines
Worked with other administrators to allow for the most effective and
efficient travel possible for the division's guests and visiting
employees
Worked in conjunction with the shipping and order management team to
ensure accurate and timely process of orders
Processed sales orders and ensured the daily shipments were processed
in accordance with the customers requests
Collected and processed data from senior level management to submit to
corporate
Developed, edited, and formatted information from the senior staff to
submit to the corporate facility in Angleton, Texas. This information
was used as a measurable for the division's target in the company
Analyzed inter-company accounts receivable
Reconciled end of quarter and end of year accounts receivable to
insure that all transactions were accurate and not duplicated
After the reconciliations were completed, the results were sent to
corporate as part of the divisions financial package
Engineering Change Order Coordinator
Detailed Engineering Change Order Management
Designed a global spreadsheet which allowed each department involved
with the Engineering Change Notices (to include engineering,
planning, order management, document control, program management, and
accounting) to send information to be given to the customer for
accurate, efficient, and timely payment. This spreadsheet also
assisted in working with obsolete and excess materials to give
program management an accurate picture of what needed to be claimed
to the customer
Created and maintained Engineering Change Notification documentation and
obtained relevant approvals
Processed and validated product documentation
Verified documentation packages for accuracy and completion
Confirmed Bill of Materials (BOM) and verify documentation for
process metrics
Assisted in excess or obsolete inventory transactions and updates as
necessary
Global Qualification Program Coordinator
Responsible for monitoring, updating, and managing global qualification
processes and communicating updates to all members of the Global
Qualification Team
Updated qualification tracking documents to reflect Customer
Initiation Request Tool
Accessed and confirmed current material status with regard to
prioritization of qualified parts
Evaluated material concerns and notified program management as to any
excess current part so as to eliminate any excess and/or obsolete
qualification issues
Scheduled with all aspects of engineering, materials, planning,
purchasing, and other departments to allow for easy transition
through the qualification process
Procured and processed accurate costing, planning, risk buy, and
material change notification documents
Worked with the materials department to coordinate cost, lead times,
space and capacity availability, and placement of material order
Lead qualification initiation meetings with internal and external
qualification team
Monitored and notified client of any out of scope charges so that a
purchase order and/or risk buy could be obtained to clear company of
liability
Planned for disposition of post-qualification material and reported
findings in weekly meetings both internally and externally
Self Employed, Dothan, Alabama February 2005 to
September 2007
Web Designer
Designed complete websites and individual pages for a variety of
clientele
Cradle to grave website design. Ensured the customer concepts were
realized and accurately placed into a website that was both what they
requested and what they could manage on their own
Trained inexperienced customers to allow them to alter their own
website after creation
Customized individualized marketing strategies
Assisted the customer in developing appropriate marketing plans to
promote their individual businesses
Designed PowerPoint Presentations to outline the proposed marketing
strategies
Developed web-forms for businesses to collect information regarding their
target market and from various customers
Heritage Mortgage, Dothan, Alabama November 2004 to
February 2007
Administrative Coordinator
Developed broker relationships
Communicated/ reported loan status to customer base
Audited brokerage data to ensure accurate information was presented
to clientele
Handled complete bookkeeping for twenty six companies to include payroll,
tax reporting requirements, and clients for both aging and current
accounts
Maintained accounts payable, accounts receivable, and collections
for corporate and private clientele
Changed overall paperwork flow that drove a thirty percent efficiency
to allow a decrease in turn-around time receipt of mortgage which
allowed for greater customer satisfaction
Restructured pre-approval documentation to increase efficiencies in
labor and resource requirements to increase customer fulfillment
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (BSBA)
Troy University, Dothan Campus, Dothan, Alabama
Major: Management Information Systems (MIS) Completion date:
December 2006
Related course work: personnel management, accounting, business finance,
business management, business ethics, business law, macro economics,
statistics, marketing, systems analysis, Microsoft Office, project
management (including Project 2003), e-commerce, website building and
administration, and business communications
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama
Major: Program Management Anticipated
completion date: July 2010
Related course work: human resource management methods, marketing,
organizational research, international business, strategic management and
business policy
REFERENCES
Doug Poland
Chief Engineer
Jacobs Technology, Tybrin Division, Advanced Development Division
Tullahoma, Tennessee
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Tracie Phillips
Program Manager
SAIC
Huntsville, Alabama
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Sandi Mills
Program Manager
Benchmark Electronics
Huntsville, Alabama
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Kerry Winfield
Senior Technical Writer
Dynetics
Huntsville, Alabama
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James Golden
Controller
Private Company
Florida
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