Manager Project

ROSEMARY F. LHOTAN, PMP

********.******@**********.***

Carlsbad, CA 92009

214-***-**** (cell)

CAREER SUMMARY

Executive Leader/Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 30 years experience in

government and commercial IT industries. Extensive experience in business development, capture

management, proposal development with major federal government system integrators. Effective

communicator with program teams, senior executives and customers. Areas of expertise include:

Executive Leadership Strategic/Tactical Planning

Business Development Capture Management

Proposal Development Program Management

CLEARANCE INFORMATION

Department of Defense (DoD) - Top Secret Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) - expired

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Volt Telecommunications Group (VTG) 2008- present

Managing Director Government Solutions

Developed strategic plan for Government Solutions division and identified longer term opportunities

and pursuit plans. Plan included research of government spending and contra ct award trends and

documented approach on how to position VTG as a prime or subcontractor.

Performed as capture manager for VTG pursuit of AF NETCENTS 2 opportunity as prime

contractor.

Successfully engaged multiple Top 10 Federal contractors as teammates on major opportunity

pursuits. Also developed relationship with prime contractor for Army in frastructure work to develop

turn-key bids in response to IDIQ task orders. Also successfully expanded subcontractor work to

other prime contract holders.

Provide Project Management support of major telecommunications infrastructure projects, providing

schedule development for government projects, project status and reporting standards .

Independent PM Consultant 2007- 2008

Provided PM expertise to Fortune 500 company s successful bid for intelligence agency

infrastructure consolidation project valued at $900M.

Provided PM expertise to local small business in recommending and establishing PM processes for

systems development and infrastructure implementations. Process improvement effort allowed for

improved project status tracking and reporting and increased customer satisfaction rating.

General Dynamics Information Technology, Arlington, VA 2004- 2006

Senior Manager / Chief Technology Office

Provided program management support to critical must win proposal efforts for programs valued

between $600M and $9B. Support included proposal writing assignments for management

volumes, development of WBS and MIPS, process development, project and risk management for

prototype development, and participation in orals presentations as key personnel. Established

multiple program offices, successfully managed work efforts through Integrated Product Teams

(IPTS). Assisted multiple programs in implementing EVMS for program controls.

Responsible for ongoing management of PM training program across multiple organizations within

General Dynamics. Included mentoring over 40 PM s towards PMP certification. Responsible for

planning and conducting PM forums and summits for PMs across all business units. Invited speaker

to PMI Global Congress and regional chapters

Developed and supported CMMI based process improvement initiative across Network Systems

business units using PM best practices, established implementation plans, and targeted model/level

to attain appropriate level for business development support.

General Dynamics Information Technology, Irving, TX 1999 - 2003

Senior Program Manager / Central Region Manager

Developed and managed PM training program for approximately 200+ PMs across organizational

boundaries. Development effort included requirements definition, vendor evaluation and selection

for training curriculum, and incorporation of training into individual performance planning.

Developed and managed Quality Service Provider program which awarded over $103M to 2 6

service companies providing subcontract support to GD -NS business unit programs. Managed

competitive process to select new companies for initiation into the program. W orked with local,

regional, and national Small Business Administration offices in eng aging small businesses.

Responsible for program management activities within the Central Region, including P&L

responsibilities for the Dallas area office for commercial telecommunications contracts ensuring

projects met schedule, cost, and quality objectives. Managed proposal development, bid

responses, and provided ongoing management of Opport unity Reviews, Bid Boards, Formal

Management Reviews, and Performance Reviews of all customer programs in the Central Region.

Performed as program manager for telecommunication clients for critical network infrastructure

implementations such as Advanced Technologies (IP-DWDM), SONET ring builds, and

Telecommunications Points of Presences (PoPs). Had oversight of $60M budget for IT

expenditures for systems implementations and $150M budget for capital deployments.

GTE Telephone Operations, Irving, TX 1989 - 1998

Staff Manager / Program Manager / Manager / Quality Assurance Manager

Held various positions of increasing responsibility within the Information Technology and

Operations Planning organizations with annual budgets of $100M.

Responsible for strategic planning, business case development, and ongoing program

management of multiple large scale systems development and implementation efforts Managed

cross-functional teams (IPTs) of up to sixty personnel for unique business process and

requirements effort in support of $125M legacy system replacement.

Established and managed several Program Office organizations responsible for major system

rollouts, complete with Program Office Operations Manual, standard Program Metrics, standard

schedule reporting requirements, and EVMS reporting. In this capacity, successfully managed

system integration program with three software vendors over 1 year timeframe with $23M budget,

meeting all schedule, cost, and quality objectives.

GTE Data Services, Tampa, FL 1976 - 1989

Programmer / Program Analyst / Senior Systems Engineer / Project Manager / Test Manager

Held various positions of increasing responsibility within multiple organizations in GTEDS in support

of systems development life cycle activities including requirements management, systems

engineering and development, systems testing, acceptance testing, and quality assurance

functions.

Charter member of Quality Assurance and National Quality Control Testing organizations where

responsibilities included development of and compliance monitoring to system development quality

standards. Performed as Project Manager of User Acceptance Testing of large systems

development projects prior to release to field locations requiring extensive cross -functional and

regional communications.

EDUCATION

University of Tampa, Tampa, FL University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL

Bachelor of Science Computer Science

MBA Coursework

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Project Management Institute (PMI) PMP Certification, September 1999

Project Management Institute Member (PMI) W ashington DC & San Diego Chapters

AFCEA National and San Diego Chapter

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