Program Manager Project Management

Stephen R Edwards, PMP ad5ybu@r.postjobfree.com 571-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-roy-edwards/

PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADER QUALITY CONTROL ANALYST

Dedicated forward-thinking Program Manager who drives efficiency into programs which strengthen company goals while ensuring satisfied clients.

CORE SKILLS

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

Critical Thinking

Qualitative Analysis

Process Integration

Acquisition

Quantitative Analysis

Business Development

Cost Control

Risk Management

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Political Science, University of Florida

Bachelor of Arts, History, Michigan State University

Project Management Institute – PMP Certified since 2015

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assertive Professionals, McLean VA December 2023 - Present

Senior Acquisition Program Manager (PM) to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Mission GEOINT Services (MGS)

Provides financial planning guidance and support on NGA GEOINT Services platforms in support of development of modernization and future capabilities. Works with technicians in forecasting costs of future research in support of NGA’s mission and the development of greater real time resources for the warfighter.

Tracks planned spending of approximately half a billion dollars forecasted for years 2024 thru 2028.

Provides detailed financial spend plan to senior leadership for briefings with executive branch and members of Congress.

Janus / Acuity International. Reston VA December 2020- April 2023

Program Manager, Feb 2021- Present Project Manager, Dec 2020 – Feb 2021

Led the day-to-day operations of a Mobil security contract for The Department of State. Oversaw monthly Billing of invoices exceeding $3 million a month. Held weekly meetings with clients, project managers, company officers such as Comptroller, human resources, and senior staff to ensure maintenance of margin goals while maximizing billing throughput.

Managed a contract which consisted of US and Local National Personnel in the security and movement of DOS personnel throughout the Kurdistan Region.

Led Operations officer on recompete Bid for Department of States, Erbil Mobil Security contract, awarded win of $332 Million dollar contract award.

Project Led in reconciliation of 1.6million in travel expense billing. Organized a team to audit over five hundred individual travel invoice covering three separate financial systems and compiling all backup data to invoice the government.

AEGIS LLC / GardaWorld Federal Services, Mclean VA October 2011 – November 2019

Program Manager, September 2017 – November 2019 Deputy Program Manager, June 2012 – September 2017 Director Operations, October 2011 – May 2012

Managed the operations of the US Embassy Static Security Contract in Kabul Afghanistan for The Department of State which consisted of a team of US, Nepalese and Indian Gurkhas and Local National employees. Oversaw monthly Billing of invoices in excess of $15 million a month. Held weekly meetings with clients, project managers, company officers such as Comptroller, human resources and senior staff to ensure maintenance of margin goals while maximizing billing throughput.

Authored over $250 Million in contract growth modifications. Modifications included the increase in staffing by eighty five individuals as we converted standard hourly based guard force to Day Rate as well as increased security footprint by assuming other us government facilities.

Instrumental in managing the Department of State client to grow the Worldwide Protective Services Kabul Embassy Security Force contract from its initial 5 years $500 million award to over $1.1 billion during the first 3 years of the contract.

Utilizing Root Cause Analysis, I solved the Labor/Invoice process with the client; changed invoicing submission speed worth over $15 million from 50 days to submission to under 5 days.

Provided operational know how and expertise in the development and win of the recompete of the companies Worldwide Protective Services II contract IDIQ and US Embassy Kabul Wins.

Continually provide written and expertise guidance to the BD team in order to secure other Local Guard Force Contract wins in Kenya and Rwanda and Department of Defense Security Contracts in Afghanistan.

Established the recruiting criteria for the 1800-man security contract. Criteria established for prescreening resulted in lowering the total number of candidates reviewed to hired from 24/1 to 16/1 which lowered overall costs.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE: Retired Major, United States Army Foreign Area Officer

Defense Intelligence Agency – Pentagon, Arlington VA December 2009 – October 2011

West/Central Africa Branch Chief, Latin America, Europe/Eurasia and Africa Analysis

Substantive expert and Crises action officer supplying comprehensive intelligence on West/Central Africa. Supervising eight desk officers who provide intelligence for a customer base which included the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Chairman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congressional customers, and other elements of the intelligence community.

Led Branch Team to produce over 50 items for policy makers during a three-week period covering the Crises in Ivory Coast; briefed the offices of the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Staff on the matter.

Project Manager for the Wiki Task force which reviewed tens of thousands of US sensitive documents made public and prepared comprehensive analytical reports to policy makers as to the potential damage to US policy international standing due to these documents released. This 18-month project was delivered on time with no degradation conducting normal business.

Defense Intelligence Agency – N’Djamena Chad January 2008 – December 2009

Army Defense Attaché, Chad & the Central African Republic

Served as the senior Department of Defense official at the United States Embassy in N’Djamena. Responsible for overall direction, management and coordination of all US defense related issues and activities that took place in Chad and Central African Republic. Served as the ambassador’s primary advisor on all military matters and engagement.

Led discussions which implemented the change of Chadian military force structure to facilitate the renewal of military-to-military engagement, a $0.5 million annual program.

Authored in conjunction with the Regional Security Officer a counter terrorism training program for the Chadian police force, resulting in a $1.1 million training program being awarded to the embassy.

Rebuilt the embassy’s defunct International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) program, garnered $66,000 in additional ICASS funds, an 8% increase in embassy operational funding, without passing this additional cost to the customers.

Project Manager for 50+ humanitarian assistance projects in Chad and Central African Republic Projects included Schools, Water Wells, and Medical Clinics, all projects completed within budget.

Defense Intelligence Agency – Pentagon, Washington DC March 2006 – December 2007

Senior Military Analyst, Nigeria, Africa Division, Office of the Joint Intelligence Analysis

Substantive expert providing comprehensive intelligence on Nigeria providing intelligence for a customer base which included the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Chairman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congressional customers, and other elements of the intelligence community.

Project Lead on the Intel Communities Intellipedia Nigerian outlook plan for the National Intelligence Community, oversaw the production of the page which had input form CIA, DIA, NGA, NSA SIGINT Command, US Marine Corp, Army, Airforce and Navel Intelligence, Coast Guard, State Department and other agencies. This was the first time the government utilized the database to draft and publish a substantial paper.

Authored / published in excess of 50 briefings, papers and reports on Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea for senior policy makers. To include a Presidential Daily Brief on Nigerian forces in Darfur, and a joint British US document to the Director of Intelligence on the Nigerian Elections.

Monitored the Nigerian 2007 Presidential Election as Part of the United Nations Voting Observer, conducting on site appraisals and inspections in Kano and Kaduna Nigeria. Managed a team of 12 individuals collecting and publishing reports on the election reports.

Joint Staff – Pentagon, Washington DC December 2004 – March 2006

Middle East/Africa Desk, Senior Watch Officer, National Military Command Center

Responsible for time-sensitive indication and warnings for 68 countries. Provided critical real itme intelligence support to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff.

Redesigned the desk officer training packet on the intricacies of working in the Watch Center, revolutionized this standardized training packet which became the standard for all watch desks.

Project lead over 4 desk officers and three military reservist to ensure the desk was covered twenty four hours a day 365 days a year.

When Required provided subject matter expertise to the Joint Staff J2 prior to the Joint Staff daily intelligence Brief.

Senior Trainer, Iraqi Working Group February 2004 – September 2004

Iraqi National Intelligence Service –Baghdâd Iraq

Responsible for the mentor and development of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service Analyst Division. This was an international intelligence operation with personnel form US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Program Manager: Developed the Iraqi National Intelligence Services’ first twenty four hour watch floor, this program was completed on time and $25,000 under budget.

Managed: Implemented the Iraqi National Intelligence Services’ Daily intelligence Briefing; the first daily intelligence brief for the Iraqi Prime Minister from a purely Iraqi perspective.

Networking: Orchestrated the first Iraqi National Intelligence Estimate, bringing together Iraqi internal security, Iraqi military and intelligence services, a first for Iraq, this resulted in the first Iraqi Intelligence led capture of insurgent forces in Baghdad.

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