Manager Project
Resume:
Connie Taylor
Hollywood, SC 29449
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Professional Experience
Senior Program Administrator, SCRA, Charleston, SC
May 2009 – January 2014
• Expertise in program financial analysis, managing multiple tasks, and problem solving in a fast paced
team environment
• Oversee revenue and direct labor budget development for the business unit and track business unit
metrics according to yearly operating plan and forecasts
• Track revenue and direct labor according to plan for the MetalCastings portfolio (four DoD programs
and one DoE program) and a Vanadium Toxicity Program funded by Telemedicine & Advanced
Technology Research Center (TATRC) and monitor funded and unfunded backlog for those awards
• Identify and assess potential contracting and financial risks on an on-going basis
• Maintain cost and schedule baselines, using data from the Deltek Costpoint accounting system to
update Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project files
• Review invoices for accuracy and appropriateness; track incurred costs and calculate cost variances;
draft budgets for specific project tasks
• Collect, consolidate, and edit technical and final reports from subcontractors for review by the
Program Manager
• Execute Earned Value Management processes to evaluate project progress, cost, and schedule
measures to assess performance
Senior Program Assistant, SCRA, Charleston, SC
September 2005 – May 2009
• Coordinated, planned, and executed processes in support of the Office of Naval Research Center for
Naval Shipbuilding Technology (CNST), to accomplish program goals within cost and schedule
guidelines with guidance from the Program Manager
• Assisted the CNST Director in the maintenance of cost/schedule baselines
• Analyzed expenditure rate trends to meet benchmarks; including review invoices for accuracy and
appropriateness, track over and under spending to take corrective action as needed
• Collected and consolidated technical reports from subcontractors and drafted progress reports for
review by the Program Manager
• Tracked project deliverables and invoices for CNST projects and performed project closeout
• Maintained Access database containing proposal and project information
• Assisted with meeting small business goals and locating vendors who meet program subcontracting
goals
• Designed, maintained, and reviewed CNST’s program website, brochures, posters, and newsletter
• Maintained electronic and paper files for the CNST program, including proposal and project files
• Executed Earned Value Management processes to the unique needs of customer projects
• Served as technical writer, editor, and Gold Team reviewer for the Office of Naval Research
Shipbuilding Center of Excellence Proposal
Meeting Planner, Food Marketing Institute, Washington, DC
November 2002 – May 2005
• Researched, negotiated, and contracted meeting space and rooms for convention and conferences
including FMI’s Annual Supermarket Industry Convention (30,000+ attendees) and FMI’s Annual
MarkeTechnics Convention (5,000+ attendees)
• Developed and maintained relationships with hotel industry partners
Connie Taylor
5247 Ravencrest Drive
Hollywood, SC 29449
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Meeting Planner, ESI International, Arlington, VA
November 1999 – November 2002
• Researched, negotiated, and contracted for 200+ educational meetings nationally and internationally
• Organized catering and audiovisual services
• Managed budget and reviewed and approved invoices
• Developed and managed expense tracking system for the meeting department
Account Sales Manager, Marriott Corporation, Washington, DC
July 1998 – November 1999
• Negotiated contracts for convention groups and events in compliance with established company
policies and procedures
• Achieved personal and team related revenue goals annually
General Management Intern, Renaissance Hotels, Washington, DC
June 1997 – July 1998
• Trained extensively in the following departments: Front Desk, Guest Services, Housekeeping,
Food and Beverage Outlets, Convention Services, Banquets, and Sales
Summer Intern, Nairobi Hilton, Nairobi, Kenya
June 1996 – August 1996
Education
James Madison University, Bachelors of Business Administration; September 1994 – May 1997
Other Skills and Experience
Microsoft Office Suite with particular strength in Excel and Word
Adobe Acrobat Professional
Training
• Improving Your Project Management Skills
• Business Writing Basics for Professionals
• Ethics Training
• ATI Proposal Training
• Purchasing for Non-Procurement Personnel
• Financial Training
• PMO Training – Budget and Costing
• ATI Program Management Training
• Activity Based Training
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