Program Manager

CHRISTINA MCWILLIAMS

**** ******* ****** *********, ******** 21224 (443) 540 – 9880 ********@*****.*** EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD Masters of Business Administration, Focus Area: Strategy & Management Aug 2013 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD B.S., Materials Science & Engineering Jun 2008

§ Dean’s List Spring 2006 – Spring 2007, President’s Transfer Scholarship

§ President (2007 – 2008) & Secretary (2006 – 2007) of ASM Maryland Student Chapter PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Videology, Inc. Baltimore, MD

Program Management Lead May 2015 – Jan 2016

§ Structured an internal effort and coordinated all activities spanning finance, legal, platform operations, product, engineering, and commercial sales to launch a new TV platform enabling clients to programmatically buy TV inventory

§ Managed a portfolio of client-focused and internal projects through the entire lifecycle of the engagements from initial sales discussions through continuing operations

§ Established a new internal RFI and RFP process to enable Videology to win more work by preparing high-quality responses and consistently and professional representing our capabilities to clients National Security Agency Fort Meade, MD

Program Manager Lead Oct 2013 – May 2015

§ Stood up a new office with direction from the Chief by establishing the foundation to optimize HPC investment decisions, coordinate programmatic efforts, and strategically leverage personnel skill sets to meet critical mission needs

§ Built a revised strategy for a mission essential, ten-figure HPC program supported by the Director NSA by collaborating with key stakeholders, and presented it to Congressional and Department of Defense (DoD) oversight bodies for approval

§ Obtained internal buy-in from high-level senior executives by building a comprehensive strategy with input from customer experts that detailed a realistic schedule, achievable objectives, and executable financial plan Program Manager Apr 2013 – Oct 2013

§ Formulated a recommendation briefing for the Directorate’s senior management to structure numerous cyber defense activities as a portfolio of programs with centrally managed funds and requirements

§ Established and maintained the high-level portfolio schedule, the foundation for the integrated master schedule

§ Performed a financial analysis for senior management that illustrated the current investment levels of cyber defense activities in each Deputy Directorate that would serve as the basis for driving future investment decisions

§ Researched and planned short-term, foundational cyber defense capabilities including network baselining and characterization, load balancing and compliance services while also identifying long-term, advanced defense competencies including insider threat and anomalous network behavior detection Program Manager Intern, PM Development Program Apr 2010 – Apr 2013

§ Received annual ratings in the top 10% of all interns (out of approximately 90 interns) all three years

§ Selected for the PMDP by earning a technical Bachelors degree and achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher at an accredited university

§ Completed an accelerated MBA program while working full-time in the development program Agile Development IT Infrastructure Modernization Nov 2011 – Apr 2013

§ Requested specifically by the Program Manager to join the PMO given previous experience and reputation

§ Managed the software development effort of a Major Systems Acquisition (MSA) with a nine-figure budget and over 100 personnel responsible for providing critical infrastructure updates to a core mission area

§ Increased Agile Development teams’ spin-cycle productivity from 50% to 95% by establishing and documenting a program business cycle, deploying a program management software tool and implementing recurring sprint reviews

§ Coordinated with the features management team to decompose high level mission objectives into smaller work packages to establish a development roadmap for the upcoming fiscal year to present to ODNI program oversight

§ Improved communications between the Program Management Office (PMO) and the mission customer and increased customer support for PMO activities by serving as the sole, key interface and demonstrating the effectiveness of sound program management best practices

Small Satellite Cryptographic Support Program Jan 2011 – Nov 2011

§ Proactively sought out non-standard information assurance tour offices to gain a broader understanding of the mission and ultimately found a role in an office dealing with satellites that would provide me with external exposure to other DoD clients

CHRISTINA MCWILLIAMS

3223 ELLIOTT STREET BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21224 (443) 540 – 9880 ********@*****.***

§ Strengthened a key relationship and increased collaboration with the Air Force’s Cryptographic Systems Division resulting in the identification of foundational requirements for an unprecedented software-based crypto solution for CubeSats

§ Served as the NSA Cryptographic Liaison Lead to the CubeSat Crypto Working Group (CCWG), a group tasked with determining Communications Security requirements, developing crypto solutions and providing security guidance

§ Briefed the Board of Directors for the National Space InfoSec Steering Committee to raise awareness of and garner senior-level support for information assurance issues related to CubeSat programs

§ Prepared a presentation for the Director of the Directorate that recommended how to best organize information assurance efforts that provide vital cryptographic support for DoD, civilian and commercial satellite programs Software Development Program Apr 2010 – Jan 2011

§ Managed a software development contract with a technical team of 45 personnel as the Deputy Program Manager

§ Drafted acquisition documentation including a statement of work, proposal preparation instructions and proposal evaluation criteria to award a multi-million dollar contract providing critical systems engineering support

§ Independently approached Program Manager to propose a new monthly battle rhythm meeting to status critical activities and share lessons learned; instituting the meeting resulted in the first on-time software delivery Deloitte Consulting, LLP McLean, VA

Business Analyst Jul 2008 – Apr 2010

§ Served as a liaison between the Integration Management Office and other business units to execute the integration of an acquired business unit into the normal business operations of a telecommunications company

§ Constructed project schedules and plans detailing key integration activities and gained approval from the CIO and CTO

§ Established a change management and risk management plan

§ Created a ten-year energy strategy that modeled the energy savings and costs of energy efficiency improvements and utility-scale renewable energy solutions

§ Assisted with the development of a pipeline discounted cash flow valuation supplemented by a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the economic feasibility to provide final recommendations to a client

§ Performed an energy usage analysis of over 100 client facilities to identify savings opportunities

§ Designed and built a transportation fuel demand model projecting fossil fuel and alternative fuel demand out to 2030

§ Built and maintained four reports for executive management communicating the status of the identification and remediation of federal banking regulatory gaps for a major financial institution

§ Conducted client interviews used to produce a lessons learned document

§ Compiled an industry analysis on the US coal market for a client looking to enter the market VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Baltimore Medical Systems Baltimore, MD

Board Member, Strategic Planning Committee Aug 2015 – Present SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Applications & Programming: Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project; Experience with VBA, Basic, C++, and MatLab

Foreign Languages: Spanish, German

Certifications: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II Certification for Program Management

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI Full-Scope Polygraph (current)

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