Patricia Abercrombie
Vice President of Operations
Innovation Drive, Inc.
Education and Training:
MBA with major in Project Management Completion March 2014
BA in Business Management, Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, TN AS in Web
Design, Georgia Northwestern, Rocksprings, GA
Professional Experience:
Ms. Abercrombie has 20 years' experience in the areas of management,
computer based team support, software support, and management reporting.
She has worked in positions of management leadership, sales, engineering
design, business development, and program management. Her core competencies
include quality assurance, accounting, HR/personnel management, and
customer service liaison.
For eight years Abercrombie served as the Director of Program Planning and
Management of Innovation Drive (ID), a business accelerator specializing in
the commercialization of military and other forward-looking, progressive
technologies, then moved to VP of operation in 2012
She supports the CEO in the daily planning and operations requirements of
the varied programs the company manages. Her main focus is program support,
development, and scheduling. She is adept in leveraging and implementing
software to track and update engineering progress to ensure accuracy in
data and reporting. She avails her efforts in support of market research
and the effective allocation of resources to various programs and projects.
Work History:
2005-Present INNOVATION DRIVE, INC. Director, Program Planning and
Management
Duties: Program planning and execution control, research management, and
portfolio management, Train new employees on programs used on daily basis,
Training employees on the daily duties included with project management as
well as work with part-time staff to ensure they are learning at work as
well as in the classroom while in college.
2004-2005 SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Engineering
Designer
Duties: Research, Support, spread sheets, data analysis
2003-2004 DREAM WORKS PRINTING Office Manager
Duties: Responsible for Office Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable,
Banking, Inventory Control, State and Federal Tax Compliance, Employee
Benefits Package Management and
Tax Preparation, training employees with all programs used on a daily
basis, proofing print work,
1998-2003 BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE Sr. Billing
Technician/Reinsurance Clerk
Duties: Accounts Payable and Receivable on all large groups. Reinsurance
reports, membership, reconcile billing, and work closely with marketing,
client services and group administrators to insure quality of billing,
production reports, Cobra and E-Health mailbox.