Business Development Project Control
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SOLAIMAN ALAMI
Austin, TX ****4
********.*****@*****.***
– PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY –
Technical results-driven professional with a background as a business, operations, finance/project control analyst. Experience as a fully engaged member of the PMO with large IDIQ. Established project control life cycle from inception. Program clients include: DOD, DOJ, NGA, NASA, and DHS. Familiar with GAAP and FAR. Experience with CPAF, TM, FFP, CPAF/FFP (Hybrid) contracts. Possess advanced MS Excel skills to provide financial and business analysis.
– PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE –
CORELINK CONSULTING, Leesburg, VA 2022 – Present
PMO BUSINESS OPERATIONS /BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT- CONSULTANT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) PORTFOLIO
Facilitate relationship-building, identify strategic opportunities, market company capabilities, coordinate partnerships, gather expertise, contribute to proposal processes, and source talent tailored to client needs.
• Successfully created new pipelines with new customers that work with TSA and USCIS.
• Led operational efforts that improved speed, certainty, and security of systems integration and deployment.
• Implemented and managed company Sharepoint site.
• Oversaw employee, vendor, and subcontractor management system.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including engineers, designers, and product managers, to define detailed business requirements that align with operational and business development goals.
• Streamlined operations processes by introducing automated tools and systems to monitor and control access to applications. Led initiatives that identified and addressed gaps in existing workflows, improving operational efficiency and compliance reporting.
• Established and maintained relationships with prime contractors and partners.
• Identified and pursued opportunities in data center modernization and cloud data migration.
• Identified candidates for proposal efforts and resource solicitation requests.
• Participated in proposal lifecycle for various efforts.
• Facilitated strategic relationship-building and market company capabilities.
• Coordinated partnerships and contributed to proposal lifecycle.
• Worked on data center opportunities and gathered SME content for data calls. GDIT, Washington, DC 2014 – 2022
BUSINESS OPERATIONS ANALYST, ADVISOR
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
STENNIS DC-1 PROGRAM
HQ EOD, OBIM EOD
Analyzed data, gathered requirements, conducted market research, facilitated communication between stakeholders, and provided insights to drive informed decision-making and optimize business processes. SOLAIMAN ALAMI 571-***-****
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• Plan and design complex business processes and system modifications Make recommendations to improve and support business activities
• Gather business requirements through a variety of techniques such as work sessions and interviews Analyze and document client complex business requirements and processes; communicate these requirements to appropriate parties
• Create complex test case scenarios to be used in testing; monitor/oversee the testing of business applications to verify that all client requirements are incorporated into the system design
• Provide input into developing and modifying systems to meet client needs Develop business specifications to support these modifications
• Sharepoint site administrator for entire IDIQ program (used by over 400 personnel)
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with clients to gather and document requirements and explore potential solutions
• Coordinate business analyst tasks on information technology projects and provide project team member guidance and support May plan, allocate and monitor work of other business analysts
• Maintain all libraries, lists, documents, permissions, and groups in Sharepoint (FUSE) for DC-1 program
• Create various reports for program metrics and Identify skills, labor categories, subcontractor status, to breakout program labor makeup
• Participate in technical reviews and inspections to verify 'intent of change' is carried through the entire project
• Provides time estimates for project related tasks
• Provide leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel
• Work with DC1 Data Center Operations Managers, Recruiters, Subcontractors Managers, Program Management to ensure the Program's needed positions are solicited within the Program's budgets, and guidelines, policy are met
• Work with CSRA Subcontractor's Administrators (SCA) in establishing target rates (Program Labor Category) for Subcontractors' resources
• Solicit & track the needed positions to all Subcontractors' companies (PLA, Long-Term)
• Run staffing meeting with managers –
• Act as liaison between recruitment team and managers
• Provide asset management info for audits as needed
• Assist procurement team in obtaining quotes for direct purchases
• Prepare and present Program training (onboarding, asset management, etc) CSC, Chantilly, VA 2011 – 2014
PROJECT CONTROL LEAD
Oversaw project performance, manage budgets, track schedules, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with established project management processes and objectives to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Worked with PMO daily and provided reports to analyze costs and propose savings for STENNIS program
• Worked on FTE and headcount reports to provide statistics to client
• Mentored and oversaw other PCs
• Worked directly on a cost take out initiative resulting in 11% subcontractor savings for a projected
$45M
• Worked with subcontractor management and PMO to track and analyze subcontractor costs SOLAIMAN ALAMI 571-***-****
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• Responsible for all the financial subcontractor management under the Base STENNIS Program
• Distribute labor Reports for the entire STENNIS portfolio along with LFTO projects
• Provided data for PMR reports
• Created Power Point slides instructing PMs on how to use and manipulate multiple reports
• Created and consolidated monthly accruals for 40 subcontractor companies for multiple programs
• Distributed funding for all 40 subcontractor companies
• Worked on the reduction of labor exceptions from 28% to less than 1%
• Maintained subk employees in STePS systems (internal subk mgmt program)
• Invoiced 23 CLOUD CLINS for 55 projects on a monthly basis
• Worked with CAs to provide a revenue forecast every month for 55 projects
• Met with COTR to discuss invoice costs every month
• Manually tracked all costs from PORTAL (billing engine) to provide burn rates and run out of funds dates
• Updated CSFRs every month
• Provided revenue accruals for monthly revenue adjustments SAIC, Chantilly, VA 2007 – 2011
PROJECT CONTROL ANALYST III
Managed project performance, oversaw budget allocation, tracked schedules, mitigated risks, and ensured adherence to established project management standards to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Lead Project controller for $100+ million Hybrid contract (CPAF & FFP)
• Worked on TM program with 24 delivery orders
• Worked FFP, FPLOE, and CPFF delivery orders
• Provided monthly deliverables to customer (COTR Reports, Monthly Reports & CSFR)
• Interacts with different functional areas such as Contracts, Finance, Subcontracts to ensure timeliness and accuracy of monthly deliverables
• Worked closely with pricing to create proposals
• Participate in pricing reviews
• Run kick off meetings for new projects
• work cross-functionally to collect the necessary data for pricing effectiveness
• Budgeted funding to meet program goals
• Created IPR/PMR reports - Attended IPRs at customer site
• Interacts with customer regarding requirements on a daily basis. This was for standard and ad- hoc requests regarding contract financial matters – ie billings, and deliverables
• Implemented automated EAC tool for 2 programs (HELIOS/FUSION)
• Provided EACs and ETCs on a monthly basis and discussed with PMs
• Provided variance analysis on a monthly basis and discussed with PMs
• Provided quarterly EACs in multiple SOX approved tools
• Forecasted rate variances for anticipated rate changes
• Provided A/R unbilled analysis
• Worked with SCA to provide subcontractor funding management
• Responsible for monthly accruals which included 14 subcontractors
• Created EACs for technical leads to monitor their team finances and establish financial reporting
• Performed transaction auditing and transfer charges when necessary
• Provided various ad hoc reports
SOLAIMAN ALAMI 571-***-****
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SAIC, Chantilly, VA 2005 – 2007
Project Control Analyst II
Monitored project performance, managed budgets, tracked schedules, mitigated risks, and ensured compliance with established project management standards to drive successful project outcomes.
• Provided project control support to multiple projects of varying complexity and size
• Involved in planning, tracking, and reporting of projects
• Created SPA accounts while awaiting contract modifications
• Participated in the development of Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and Budgets
• Prepared Estimates at Completion (EACs) and labor planning (ETCs)
• Updated contracts, task orders, and SOWs
• Worked with Financial Administrators to prepare Project Authorization Notices (PANs), set up charge numbers, and addressed financial issues for projects
• Monitors project costs and commitments
• Cleared suspense costs and ODC transfers
• Worked closely with Project Managers to develop cost estimates, EACs, and Internal Project Reviews (IPRs) Reviewed and analyzed invoices
• Prepared monthly reports and provided support documentation for task orders
– EDUCATION –
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (GMU), Fairfax, VA
Bachelor of Science (Major: Economics; Minor: Management) 2004
– CERTIFICATIONS –
ITIL 4 Six Sigma Yellow
Belt
Project Financial
Management &
Reporting
Cost and Pricing
Development
CRM for Business
Developers
Certified Safe 5
Agilist
Project
Management I
and II
EAC development
and Revenue
Recognition
Contracts
Management
Earned Value
Management
fundamentals
SOLAIMAN ALAMI 571-***-****
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– SOFTWARE SKILLS –
MS Suite • Word
• Excel (Expert level)
• Outlook
• Teams
• PowerPoint
• Sharepoint
Sales Intelligence
Platforms
• GovWin
• ZoomInfo
• GovTribe
• Sales Navigator
Finance Tools • Hyperion (SQL)
• SAP
• Deltek Costpoint
• Dekker Tracker
• COGNOS
• BPM
• CRC
• COMET
• VISTA
• HELIOS
• FUSION
• SIMIS
CRM • Salesforce • Monday CRM
People Management • Peoplesoft • Workday
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