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Project Support Manager

Location:
Washington, DC
Posted:
January 08, 2019

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CHAD J. CLIFTON ac75g5@r.postjobfree.com

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WASHINGTON, DC linkedin.com/in/chad-clifton-b2454567/ Hard-working professional with over 18 years of experience excelling in corporate offices and austere foreign environments. Self-motivated and proven leader with the ability to solve problems in multiple disciplines. Security Clearance: Secret

CORE COMPETENCIES

BUDGETING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL WRITING

LOGISTICS STAFF MANAGEMENT

PROCUREMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JANUS GLOBAL OPERATIONS, INC (DBA STERLING INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC) 2013 – 2018 Stability operations company providing customized solutions for the U.S. Government, Oil & Gas, and other foreign entities SUPPORT OPERATIONS PRINCIPAL, U.S.

• Provide daily support to conventional weapons destruction projects in Afghanistan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, El Salvador, Laos, Libya, South Sudan

• Collect, interpret, and analyze operational and financial data for the development of current and future programs

• Lead program manager for task orders in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Laos for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA)

• Provide chief interface to all deployed personnel to ensure continued support, success, and morale

• Write and edit reporting and other deliverables to clients RONCO CONSULTING CORPORATION, LLC 2003 – 2013

Contractors servicing the U.S. Department of State, International Monetary Fund and United Nations in mine action and risk management FINANCE MANAGER, IRAQ 2011 – 2013

• Oversee all in-country finances in Northern Iraq for mine action, oil & gas, and security contracts for the Iraqi government and private companies

• Track daily operations, invoice clients and interact with multiple levels within corporate structures

• Analyze expenditures and budget future programs

• Implement payroll for over 225 local national and expatriate personnel PROJECT MANAGER, SUDAN 2009 – 2011

• Manage all daily activities for two United Nations mine action projects in the Sudanese regions of Blue Nile State, South Kordofan and Kassala

• Apply reporting, financial planning, human resources, proposal development and contract compliance functions to all company projects in Sudan and Southern Sudan

• Successfully transitioned authority of existing program while integrating two additional projects DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER, U.S. 2005 – 2009

• Provide headquarters support and analysis for mine action and security contracts based in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Libya, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and South Sudan

• Compile and write business development responses to the United Nations, U.S. Department of State, and World Food Programme

• Strategize, estimate/budget, and author winning company proposals with ITF Enhancing Human Security, U.S. Department of State PM/WRA, United Nations Mine Action Service, and commercial organizations CONTRACTS MANAGER, U.S. 2007

• Write, review, and analyze new business contracts, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding, and Leasing Agreements

• Supervised department’s successful ISO 9000 certification CHAD J. CLIFTON PAGE TWO

LOGISTICS MANAGER, SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN 2005 – 2006

• Organize customs clearance and deployment of incoming equipment from the U.S. and Europe at Khartoum International Airport

• Procure local supplies for dispersal to field locations in Damazin, Malakal, Juba, Rumbek, and Wau PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, U.S. 2003 – 2005

• Purchase supplies and equipment for overseas programs per government purchasing regulations

• Track and record logistics of shipments from the point of purchase to the final destination ADVISER COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 2002 – 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission consultancy headquartered in Washington, DC providing auditing, compliance and liability prevention for traders and fund managers

OPERATIONS MANAGER, U.S.

• Analyze and report stock transaction activities of fund managers to ensure compliance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines

• Manage headquarters office to include client invoicing and accounts receivable ODELL, SIMMS AND ASSOCIATES, INC 2001

Foreign policy consulting firm located in Northern Virginia specializing in direct mail, market research and business development for foreign and domestic customers

PROJECT MANAGER, U.S.

• Manage Southern U.S. market research and business development for the Welsh Development Agency

• Provide market entry analysis for New Economic Zones in coastal regions of China for telecommunications clients ANDREAE, VICK & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1999 – 2000

Small Washington, DC business providing foreign policy consulting to international and US clients in the energy and policy sectors STAFF ASSISTANT, U.S.

• Attend U.S. Congressional committee hearings and report upon changes to bilateral relations and policies toward China, Colombia, Libya, Ukraine, and other states

EDUCATION

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 2000

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies

• Economic Development / International Economics

• University Honors College

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Published Author, “The Argument for Thermal Treatment: Bosnia and Herzegovina,” March 2016, Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

• Certificate of Commendation, RONCO Consulting Corporation

• Presidential Scholarship, American University

OTHER SKILLS

Advanced computer proficiency

• MS Excel, Word, Visio

• Salesforce

• iCims

• iVantage

Foreign language proficiency

• English – Native

• Spanish – Intermediate

• Afrikaans, Montenegrin, Japanese,

Arabic - Novice



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