Devin Robert Krotman, MPA, PMP
Phone: 571-***-****
************@*****.***
Clearance: DHS - Top Secret, FEMA - Public Trust
Currently located in the DC Metropolitan area, but relocated to Los Angeles
in June 2015
Summary: An experienced business consultant and business development
associate with a background in requirements gathering, strategic guidance,
and strong customer facing skills. I have five years of experience in
requirements gathering experience, including experience in the entire
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process, creating testing scenarios,
conducting implementation sessions, and providing strategic planning and
analytic insight to Federal clients, including 3 years with the US Courts
and the Department of Homeland Security, specifically the FEMA component. I
enjoy leveraging my strong customer facing skills to exceed clients'
expectations and help drive innovative and efficient improvements even in
the most challenging of situations. My business development experience
demonstrates my capacity to write compelling and compliant proposal
responses based off client needs, while managing numerous authors to
provide timely responses.
Certifications:
. Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute,
December 2013
Education:
. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Master of Public Administration, December 2009
Concentration: Public Sector Communications
. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science, May 2008
Employment History:
Arc Aspicio - Senior Associate 10/2012-
Present
Internal Arc Aspicio - Business Development Team
Business Development Associate
3/2013 -Present
. Author and manage technical, management, and past performance
approaches for proposal responses
. Lead Capture teams for top opportunities, including pre-RFP
solutioning, coordinating with teaming partners, etc.
. Facilitate and manage color team review sessions throughout the
proposal lifecycle, including disseminating recovery steps to all
authors
. Manage internal deadlines for proposal responses, including running
daily stand-up meetings and assisting authors with meeting deadlines
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Office of Program and Policy
Analysis (OPPA), Enterprise Analytics Division
Task Lead and Program Analyst
10/2014 -Present
. Manage team of analysts to assist Government in constructing an
analytical deck assessing the performance of specific FEMA
organizations (FEMAStat). Tasks include: creating management trackers,
performing quick analyses, and constructing succinct, intelligible
conclusions based on the analyses.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) HQ - Office of Chief Information
Officer (OCIO)
Consultant
10/2014 -Present
. Helping the Government establish and lay the groundwork for a PMO
related to a new DHS data-sharing program. Activities include:
establishing on-boarding and vetting standards and drafting key
documentation for the program.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - National Continuity Program
(NCP)
Strategy and Program Analyst/ Task Lead
11/2013 -10/2014
. Collaborate with Government leads to implement new improvements
centered around stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, and
strategic planning
. Lead day-to-day execution of all tasks at client site and delegates
and manages all tasks assigned to subcontractors
. Planning and organizing the 2014 NCP Strategic Planning Offsite
Meeting for NCP Senior Leadership
. Documented and captured the NCP Planning Programming Budgeting
Execution (PPBE) process to assist in future budgeting and strategic
planning activities for NCP
. Provide analysis and guidance on drafting NCP's strategic sourcing
documents, including the 5 year Strategic Plan and yearly Operating
Plan
FEMA - National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Functional Business Analyst / Test Case Lead
10/2012 -3/2013
. Drafted solution-agnostic Test Strategy document for the future
implementation of the NFIP Phoenix Program solution
. Created multi-tiered Test Case workbooks and scenarios for the over
1,300+ NFIP business and functional requirements
. Helped to facilitate SME (Subject Matter Expert) Client Feedback
sessions in order to capture knowledge regarding previous NFIP system
implementations
. Assisted in the creation of a NFIP Concept of Operations (ConOps)
template; task consisted of reverse engineering the template utilizing
existing artifacts
CGI Federal - Consultant 7/2009 -
10/2012
US Courts-Federal Judiciary Program
Functional Business Analyst / Implementation Lead
6/2010 -10/2012
. Initiated work on transforming the client's training presentation to
an eLearning tool, Adobe Captivate
. Mentored and instructed team members on the implementation process
. Drafted and delivered a new training strategy for the client, based
off a target audience that I identified in implementation
. Assisted in the creation of specific templates for transitioning the
CGI US Courts Program to CMMI Level 3
. Followed standard System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) protocols to
gather and facilitate the development of business requirements for
creating functional designs detailing new features and modifications
. Developed training materials for new releases; Traveled to client
sites to perform end-user training for new system implementation
. Created use case scenarios including data setup for system/regression
testing; Led testing for maintenance releases and sub-system upgrades
. Provided support to US Court business and financial operations forums
Training and Functional Support
7/2009 - 5/2010
. Provided functional and analytical support to end user community
. Documented US Courts operational functions and provided
recommendations for the streamlining of these functions
. Developed end user procedural guides for upgrades and maintenance
releases
. Notified end users on potential internal control issues and
recommended appropriate courses of action
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Intern
Office of Human Development - External Assignments, Reston, VA
12/2008 - 01/2009
. Supported data collection activities to support employee assignment
knowledge database
Office of Corporate Communication - Congressional Affairs, Bethesda, MD
05/2008 - 08/2008
. Researched & assisted with the preparation of congressional briefing
materials and interfaced with congressional committees
. Researched and drafted changes for internal/external documents and
communications
Office of Human Development - Recruitment Center, Reston, VA
05/2007 - 08/2007, 12/2007-01/2008
. Supported human resources/recruitment center activities: recruiting,
mentoring, hiring, and coordination of events to increase awareness
of NGA
. Attended DoD National Capital Region Civilian Career and Opportunities
Symposium
Software:
. Microsoft - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
. Adobe Captivate