Lamont McGriff

Washington, DC. *****-****

301-***-**** Mobile Phone

ac1u09@r.postjobfree.com

United States Citizen

Executive Summary

Numerous years of experience as a versatile Professional in Management and Consulting Industry, Military and Government Industry, and Retail Industry with excellent Interpersonal Skills all by Leading a Change (Creativity and Originality, Outside Awareness, Flexible to Change, Deals Effectively with Pressure, Strategic Thinking, and Vision), Leading People (Conflict Management, Control on Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building), Results Driven (Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Technical Credibility), Business Insight (Financial Management, Manages Workforce base on Organizational Goals, and Technology Management), and Building an Alliance (Partnering, Some Politics, and Influencing /Negotiating), and Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills.

Areas of Expertise

Acquisitions

Administration and Closeout

Business Development

Budget and Profit/Losses (P & L)

Contract Types: Firm Fixed Price, Level of Effort (LOE), Incentive Contract (Fixed Price Incentive).

Cost Analysis

Customer Service/Customer Relations

Communication Security (COMSEC)

Developing Risk Mitigation Strategies

Excellent Verbal and Written Communications

Executive Management

Logistics

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Projects

Marketing

Operations Management

Project Management

Primavera

Proposal

Negotiating

Networks (Backbone, LAN, MAN, WAN)

Record Management

Research and Development (R & D)

Recruiting

Soliciting

Team Building

Telecommunications

Traveling

Professional Experience

Tutor, Volunteer, Washington, DC. 20019, April 2015 – Present, Education Industry, Supervisor: Lamont McGriff, Telephone: 301-***-****, PT, (20 hours), M- F

Tutoring two High School students, one Junior High School student, and one elementary student in multiple subjects: Math (basic and algebra), History, Science, English, and etc.

Continue watching each student grades increase after being tutored.

Task assignment to students and timeline management to finish by a certain date.

Research and acquire available information, and Identify relevant sources for data collection.

Purchase procurement: supplies such as pens, pencils, paper, printer ink, and etc.

Manage small projects along with project planning, resource management, cost analysis, cost estimation, and price analyst.

Arranged meetings with the parent to discuss the status of each student.

Utilized different form of Communications and Social Media, Desktop tools, Search Engines, Web

Browsers, Hardware devices, and Windows Operating Systems on a daily basic to work efficiently.

Master Scheduler, Home Base, Odenton, MD., 21113, April 2009 – April 2015,

IT Industry, Supervisor: Lamont McGriff, Telephone: 301- 661 – 5489, Part Time (25 hours), M - F

Integrated and managed small, medium, and large complex Master Schedules of projects involving in Systems and Software Development and used Microsoft Projects to Estimate/ Monitoring Costs and Resources, Resource Scheduling, Cost Analysis, Cost Estimation, Risk Assessment, Earn Value Management, Task, Activities, Milestones, by using the following: Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, Task Usage, Tracking Gantt, Resource Graph, Resource Sheet, Resource Usage, View to perform Cost, Entry, Hyperlink, Schedules, Summary, Tracking, Usage, Variance, Work, Baseline, Earn Value Cost Indicator, Earn Value Schedule, Indicator, Predecessors, Tracking to Update IT Projects, Projects Dependencies, Project to perform Filters, and Format to customize the Bar Styles.

Principal/Owner, Quality Service Consulting, L.L.C., Odenton, MD. 21113,

November 2007 – April 2009, Management and Consulting / IT Industry, Supervisor: Lamont McGriff, Telephone: 301 – 661 – 5489, Full Time (40 hours), Mon – Fri

Researched, prepared, wrote, edited, proofread, and then executed a successful Business Plan which includes the following: Business Description, Mission and Vision Statements, Products and Services, Market Research and Analysis, Facilities and Operations Plan (With Procurement and Purchasing), Marketing and Sales strategies (With Pricing Strategy and Pricing Analysis), Management Strategies /Personnel Section, Financial Needs and Application of Funds (With Cost Analysis and Cost Estimates), Earnings and Projection, and Appendix of Other Reporting Documents.

Opened a small business in Staff Augmentation Services with concentration in Information Technology Consulting Services and Administrative Support Services to support Government Services as a Subcontractor.

Placed Bids for contracts which were proposals submitted in response to solicitations from contracting authorities.

Reviewed resumes in PDF or MS Word, had phone conversations with candidates, Interviewed candidates, and than chose quality candidates who were cleared to work in a highly secure space that had strong skill sets, years of experience, college education and /or certifications, and on the job training to support Government Services.

Captured businesses for the company.

Senior System Integrator, Criterion Systems, Inc., Vienna, VA. 22182, January 2007 – November 2007, Contractor for an Intelligence Community (IC), Management and Consulting / IT Industry, Supervisor: Bill Cimino, Telephone: 703 – 942 – 5800 Ext: 325, Full Time (40hours), Mon – Fri, Clearance

Created weekly status reports to the Program Manager.

Participated in the standup on Mondays and Thursdays, provided immediate needs to Liaison, and provided assessment stats in a project evaluation form by the close of business on every Friday.

Assessed the following deliverables throughout the Project Management Lifecycle on several projects by using a scorecard and Content Management from Project Charter Documents to Training Plans (TP), all were completed prior to transitioning over to the new prime.

Briefed projects on security related items after Systems Security Plans and Application Security Plans were reviewed and aligned the Systems Security Plans and Application Security Plans with the As-built and became familiar with protection level and level of concern along with the Certification and Accreditation process in a Sensitive Compartment Information Facility (SCIF) with a Clearance.

Successfully checked all Projects that came to the Change Review Board with the Stake Holders:

Deputy Program Manager, Program Manager, Government Chief, and Government Director.

Completed all large complex projects in the Enterprise System Integration Look Ahead Schedule which included Estimate/ Monitoring Costs and Resources, Resource Scheduling, and Risk Assessment.

Contract type: (LOE) Level of Effort Term Contract.

Participated and socialized at Government Meetings/Boards and with allied nations.

Updated the Vice President and Chief of problems occurred from previous vendors and recommended a solution.

Successfully negotiated price and fees with a vendor from $1million dollars to $600k for a super computer for the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Criterion after conducting in-depth researching of the facts and regulations and then gathered marketing materials.

Found the compound annual growth rate, the growth rate for three months, and the average revenue per month for the Chief Operating Office at Criterion.

Reviewed and signed Teaming Agreement.

Independent Business Owner, McGriff Enterprise, College Park, MD. 20740,

August 2005 – April 2007, Retail Industry of Health / Wellness and Gifts and Incentives Programs,

Supervisor: Lamont McGriff, Telephone: 866 – 832 – 5173, Part Time, (30 hours), Mon – Sat

Opened an E-Commerce Business, provided Retail products and services on a secure online Professional Web Page.

Applied marketing tactics by simply marketing the business by word of mouth, Social Media, and Job Fairs.

Wrote successful proposals included: Executive Summary, Needs Discovery/Analysis, Implementation Procedures and Schedules, Budgets/Costs, and Conclusion.

Utilized business trends.

Performed Acquisition Program Analysis, Acquisition Business Practices, Cost Analysis, Cost Estimation, Price Analysis, and Procurement.

Marketing distribution was from the manufacturer then straight to the consumer by cutting out middle man: the Jobbers, Wholesale sellers, and Retail sellers.

Based our business model on Personal Use, Endorsement, Business to Business (B2B), Business to

Consumer (B2C), and Private Franchise.

Completed Business Development by identifying new business opportunities, identified the needs, looked for the qualifications that went with those needs, made an effort to secure businesses with a proposal from a RFP (Request for Proposal), and captured the business opportunity with a signature on the proposal to the terms and conditions presented.

Built a customer relationship base, partner up with other business partners, built a team, and socialized at team meetings.

Managed the Logistics: Lodging and Transportation

Arranged meetings and visits with the customers.

Managed the Customer Acquisitions (Purchasing) Agreements (Contracts) forms and Schedule Planning to obtain contracts of products and services to meet the needs of each projects and secured it with the customer signature and a valid customer credit card.

Contract type: Incentive Contract (Fixed Price Incentive).

Managed small, medium, and large projects.

Made sure that the Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B) products and services were met on time and within budget and also to the customer’s satisfaction.

Used Financial Data to identity any problems and issues.

Received constructive feedback from the customers for the products and services performed.

Excellent Customer Service / Customer Relations skills were proven.

Principal Consultant, Keane Federal Systems, Inc., McLean, VA., 22102,

April 2005 – September 2005, Contractor for an Intelligence Community (IC), Management and Consulting / IT Industry, Supervisor: Kathleen Watson, Telephone: 703 – 848 – 7340, Full Time (40 hours), Mon – Fri, Clearance

Created weekly status reports to the Program Manager.

Approved Abstracts (Statement of Work) Core and Deployed up to $7.2 Millions of Dollars from an ideas-to-solution (i2S) Abstract Project Management Professional Database that covers the Amendment Number, Project Name, Acronym, Team Play Name, Statement of User Need, System Description, Management Strategy, Record Management Strategy, Design/Development Strategy, Test Strategy, Transition Approach, Training Approach, Dependencies/Risk, Deliverables, SLA Information, Cost Information, Costing Detail, and an Audit Log.

Participated and socialized with Government Stake Holders at the Corporate Board Meetings, Division, Project Manager/System Integrator (PM/SI) Meetings, and i2S Technical Counsel (ITC) Meetings inside a Sensitive Compartment Information Facility (SCIF) with a Clearance.

Approved SLA (Service Level Agreements) Level of Effort Contract (LOE) (Full Time FT and/or Part Time PT) up to $7.2 Millions of dollars from the Service Level Agreement Management Database at the Business Enterprise Review Stage after cross examining the Service Level Agreements (LOE Contract): Business Signature, SLA Title, Business, Subject Line, Purpose, Scope, Effective Period of Agreement, Resource Commitment, Organizations, Payment and Accounting Agreement, Periodic Review, Changes or Termination, Disputes, and Points of Contact on a day-to-day basis along with tracking cost and identifying inconsistencies.

Closed out the Abstracts, created and submitted the Customer Surveys to the customers.

Staff Consultant / Project Control Manager, SM Consulting, Inc., Reston, VA., 20191, January 2003 - February 2005, Contractor for an Intelligence Community (IC),

Management and Consulting / IT Industry, Supervisor: Michael Karuso, Telephone: 703- 319- 9030,

Full Time (40 hours), Mon – Fri, Clearance

Completed all Projects tasks Schedule Tasks, Baseline Tasks, Survey/Building of Material Tasks, Procurement Tasks, and Project Tasks and then closed out all tasks and activities that were on the master schedule using Microsoft Project that covered over 400 projects (small, medium, and large complex with dependencies) for 3 regions which included Estimate/ Monitoring Costs and Resources, Resource Scheduling, and Risk Assessment.

Contract Types: Firm Fixed Price, Level of Effort (LOE).

Made/ Recommended resource allocation adjustment.

Reviewed the Intelligence Community IC Acquisitions (Purchases of Procurement).

Examined projects outcomes and adjust accordingly.

Created a daily file to manage Records in SharePoint.

Prepared daily activities report for the Civilian and Government including risk, impact, and mitigation strategies.

Facilitated a Corporate Board meeting for a four weeks schedule and took minutes using Microsoft Suite.

Led a small diverse group of contractors from installing fiber to Network and then to completion.

Produced quality projects through testing, validation, and timeline management.

Helped this company to staff diversity of quality candidates who had clearances, degrees, certifications, 10 plus years of work related experience, and very knowledgeable in their field.

Financial Advisor / Self Employed, Premier Financial of America, Rockville, MD. 20852, August 2002 – January 2003, Supervisor: Lamont McGriff, Telephone: Unknown, Part Time (20 hours), Mon – Sat

Utilized different marketing strategies by simply advertising the business by word of mouth,

Social Media, and Job Fairs were very effective.

Staffed business leaders who were ambitious, open-minded, and interested in the Insurance Industry and Real-estate Industry.

Helped clients to find ways to maximize their income and to minimize their taxes.

Information Systems Technician, United States Navy Reserves, Baltimore, MD. 21230, January 1995 – April 2006, Rank/Grade: IT2 / E- 5, Military and Government Industry, Supervisor: Chief Stacy Ramey, Telephone: 410 – 539 – 2481,

Part Time, Sat – Sun, Clearance

Managed the oversight of all transmission, reception, processing and storage of information via radiotelephones, satellites, and wire communications.

Applied block diagrams to set up circuits and used the Radio Frequency Spectrum (range).

Managed logistics: procurement, maintenance, transportation, 24 plus personnel, and pay issues.

Monitored all logs and created a file plan to manage Records.

Excellent customer service/ customer relations skills to communicate with the customers to discuss timelines, deliverables, and dependencies were all done verbally and in writing.

Managed and applied Project Management to small Projects, medium Projects, and large complex Projects from inception by gathering Customers’ Requirements, then Planned, Organized, Executed (Initiation, Requirements, Design, Development, Test, Validation, implementation, operations and maintenance), Monitored and Controlled, Baselined, and Project Closure using Timeline Management and within Budget.

Examined Classifications Markings, Technical Issues, Projects Outcomes, and Adjusted Accordingly.

Achieved great results from employees when directed to perform safe routine preventive maintenance according to Navy regulations in which any and all risk were minimize.

Researched, implemented, and wrote Navy policies on Information Security that affected the organization in the Standard Operations Procedure book, and Well-Informed with Physical Security, Theft Security, and Communication Security (COMSEC) within a (SCIF).

Conveyed complex information to senior leaders and c-level officials in which disagreements were resolved.

Machine Operator/Material Handler, United States Postal Service, Washington, DC. 20260-6224, Grade /Step: PS - 03/ I, July 1995 – September 2002, Federal Government Industry,

Supervisor: Howard Benson-EL, Telephone: 202 – 281 – 2628, Full Time (40 hours), Mon - Fri

Communicated facts and new ideas both orally and in writing (Microsoft Word) which improved the

work place performance and a stronger working relationship with the Postal Staff and management.

Produced finished products of quality U.S. Postal Service Mail Bags: Priority, First Class, and Third Class for our Domestic and International customers.

Communication Systems Analyst, Validity Corporation, Largo, MD. 20785., July 1994 – October 1994, Military and Government Industry, Supervisor: Ron Brunger,

Telephone: 301 – 925 – 3222, Full Time (40 hours), Mon – Fri, Clearance

Developed test procedures and methods of test for the United States Navy Local Digital Message Exchange/ Communication Processing and Routing System within a SCIF.

Radioman Supervisor, United States Navy, USNS John Ericsson (TAO-194) FPO AP, CA. 92101

January 1990 – December 1993, Rank/Grade: RM3 / E- 4, (Active Duty / 5-Points Veteran)

Military and Government Industry, Supervisor: RM1 Macklin, Telephone: N/A, Full Time (80 hrs), Mon – Sun, Clearance

Managed, trained, evaluated, motivate others, delegated task, and set goals for Twenty-Four Subordinates within a Sensitive Compartment Information Facility (SCIF) with a Clearance.

Managed the oversight of all transmission, reception, processing and storage of information via radiotelephones, satellites, and wire communications.

Superior customer service/ customer relations skills to communicate with the customers to discuss timelines, deliverables, and dependencies were all done verbally and in writing.

Managed and applied Project Management to small Projects, medium Projects, and large complex Projects from inception by gathering Customers’ Requirements, then Planned, Organized, Executed (Initiation, Requirements, Design, Development, Test, Validation, implementation, operations and maintenance), Monitored and Controlled, Baselined, and Project Closure using Timeline Management and within Budget.

Managed the logistics: procurement, maintenance, and the transportation of materials.

Researched, implemented, and wrote Navy policies on Information Security that affected the organization in the Standard Operations Procedure book and Well-Informed with Physical Security, Theft Security, and Communication Security (COMSEC).

Successfully restored communications with the Communication Operations Department for other ships while being assigned as Temporary Assign Duty.

Education & Training

• Master of Science in Network Security, Capitol College, Laurel, MD, 2004.

• Bachelor of Science in Management of Telecommunication Systems, Capitol College, Laurel, MD, 2002

• Having 24 plus Semester hours in the following college courses: International Business/ Financial Markets (Industrial Management), Legal Environment of Business (Law), Business Fundamentals (Organization and Management and Marketing), (Business Administration), Financial Management, Principles of Accounting, Security Risk Management (Quantitative methods), Introduction to Economics, and etc.

• Enrolled in Mass Media, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, 1994 – 1996.

• Service Request System (SRS) – Change Management using Remedy Service Console, Mclean, VA, 2004

• U.S. Navy Leadership School, San Diego, CA, 2001.

• U.S. Navy Communications Quality Monitor System School, Pearl Harbor, HI, 1991.

• U.S. Navy Telecommunications School, San Diego, CA, 1990.

Professional Certifications

• Productivity Management, 2005

• Primavera Team Play Project Manager (TPPM), 2005

Professional Recognition

• Received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Chief Information Officer of NCTC in May of year 2007.

• Received a Letter of Appreciation, two Letters of Commendations, Certificate of Merit, Sailor of the Quarter, and an Honorable Discharge on April 08, 2006.

• Received a Certificate of Recognition from NetServ Program Manager, February of year 2004.

• Received a Letter of Commendation, three letters of Appreciation, a Good Conduct Medal, a National

Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and an Honorable Discharge on December 16, 1993.

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