Manager Information Security

Emily Forbes

Peachtree City, GA 404-***-****

*****.*******@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/em-j-forbes-64ab35178/

SUMMARY

Experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager with 13 years of demonstrated history in the IT and aviation industry. Skilled in Negotiating, Contract Management, Relationship Building, Mentoring and Data Analysis. Strong purchasing professional with a data analytics certification and master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Auburn University.

EDUCATION

Auburn University; Masters in Information Systems Management; GPA 3.9; 8/2019

Auburn University; Bachelors in Business Administration; GPA 3.5; 5/2008

EXPERIENCE

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Strategic Sourcing Manager Dec 2018 – Present

Expanded responsibilities from hardware to enterprise software and services contracts including Information Security contracts

Went to market for data center storage hardware and software, resulting in a $20M price reduction

Led a strategic initiative to automate the software development lifecycle process in half – avoiding $700k in cost to Delta

Responsible for a direct report and tasked with mentoring newer team members

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Commodity Manager Oct 2015 – Dec 2018

Developed a hardware strategy that led to a better understanding of the IT hardware footprint

Conducted an RFP for managed print services resulting in $3M of savings

Consolidated IT hardware resellers, resulting in $100k of savings annually for the company

Mentored a peer through the end user compute request for proposal process who was soon promoted due to her efforts

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Flight Operations Manager Apr 2014 – Oct 2015

Promoted to manager of the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) team just 4 months after starting at Delta

Led a team of three responsible for EFB performance monitoring, hardware/software upgrades and app development/deployment; also includes working with vendors to administer digital content and applications, developing Business Continuity Plans, managing the distribution of tablets and providing oversight of configuration changes

Provided strategic insight and subject matter expertise for the next phase of the EFB program

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Flight Operations Specialist Dec 2013 – Apr 2014

As part of a team of two, provided technical support for 3,000 pilots specific to the EFB program and developed best practices and communications material

Managed vendors to resolve hundreds of distribution issues and IT fixes in a matter of months so the full-scale EFB program could be implemented on schedule

Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant June 2011 – Nov 2013

Manager of the first annual FAA collegiate mobile app competition resulting in fully developed mobile applications for improving the National Airspace System (NAS)

Resolved conflict regarding FAA operations and developed concept of operations documents for the FAA Director of Operational Concepts, Validation and Requirements

Recorded minutes for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meetings where representatives from across the globe discussed global harmonization efforts

Booz Allen Hamilton, Consultant Jan 2010 – Jun 2011

Facilitator of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) by use of Expert Choice software resulting in a final decision regarding the NextGen Facilities project

Lead designer of the Microsoft Sharepoint website used by the FAA’s NextGen Facilities project

Computer Science Corporation, Business Analyst May 2008 – Jan 2010

Won additional work for the company by developing compelling proposals and accurate cost estimates

Developed materials, including Earned Value Management reports, for and participated in Program Management Reviews for the FAA’s Traffic Flow Management – Modernization (TFM-M) project

SKILLS

Contract Management and Negotiations (Ariba system)

Team Building and Mentoring

Data Analytics and Financial Modeling (Excel, SQL, Python)

Decision Making (Expert Choice software)

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