Laury Belinda Mantel
Arlington, VA
703-***-**** • ***********@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laury-belinda-m-60768993/
DOD Project Management / Scrum Master (Active Secret)
Multifaceted technical career backed by certification as a Scrum Master
Technically sophisticated project and program management professional with solid history of effective leadership during government and military-sponsored technology initiatives. Broad knowledge and success in an Agile development environment. Proficient in the analysis and qualification/integration/testing of advance systems, platforms and protocols. Skilled trainer, presenter, and communicator; able to oversee multiple teams and projects simultaneously. Possess several professional certifications and security clearance.
Core Competencies:
PI Planning/Sprint Planning
Project & Program Management
Enterprise Architecture/ DODAF
Use Case Management Designer
Expert Six Sigma Mapper/UML
Agile Transformation & Solutions Delivery
High Value IT Project Delivery
Agile Software Development
Data Migration (DoD & FinCEN)
Expert Writer and Trainer
Professional Experience
Independent Contract Project & Program Management
Contractor, 2/1998 – present
Work directly with clients on short-to-medium length government and commercial project and program management engagements. Manage projects as Agile Project Manager, Scrum Master, and Process & Business Analyst (Product Owner & Expert Six Sigma mapper). Projects involve security, (A&A), testing, risk analysis (RMF), POA&M Resolution, 508 compliance, audit preparedness (SOX, A-123), and business systems requirements gathering and analysis (VSTS and JIRA). Seeking a long-term position.
Key Projects & Select Highlights:
IT Project Manager/Process Analyst, Seneca Global Services, Inc. at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Remote 2/2020 – present. Scope: Designed the Data Integrated and Interoperability Lifecycle Process (based on NIST & DAMA) and the Decision Process Analysis process for PMO initiatives. Processes are depicted using six sigma swim lanes in Visio. Designed Tailoring Plans and WBS for various data type projects in order to guide teams to a successful rollout. Integrated the DAMA Interface Model and FISCAM Interface Controls into their Data Interface artifacts and project plans. Presented work at the monthly DSCA Data Council meetings.
Project Manager, Tier One Technologies (USAF), Quantico, VA 4/2019 – 1/2020: Scope: Short-term engagement with AF-OSI to design a project plan for the enhancement of a use case management system and to gather requirements. This included preparing work schedules, WBS, use case management workflows, wire frames, and creating Agile Hybrid project documentation. Applied DODAF Capabilities analysis to new system requirements.
Project Manager & Scrum Master, Tier One Technologies (DMDC), Alexandria, VA, 4/2019 – 10/2019: Scope: Agile Security Project Manager and analyst for the Application Security Suite of tools and for the Alternate Token Integration Management System (ATIMS) for the USAF.
oRan two scrums and their JIRA boards, as the JIRA Admin.
oInterfaced with the customer and infrastructure teams to prepare upper and lower region environments.
oResolved ATIMS service desk tickets.
oUsed ServiceNow ticketing system to manage issues for Perspecta Employees
Infrastructure Project Manager & Scrum Master Integral Consulting, Inc. (FinCEN), Vienna, VA, 9/2018 – 12/2018: Scope: for the SharePoint (SP) 2016 Clearance Tracker and the Intranet project. Oversaw team for successful rollout and assurance of 4 environments to support application.
oWrote the Project Plan in MPP and reviewed the Project Management Plan, Tailoring Plan, and conducted Smoke Tests; ran Sort Site to gather 508 compliance metrics.
oLed daily Scrum meetings for multiple teams; coached on Agile methodology.
oWrote SharePoint user stories.
Portfolio and Policy Analyst, DigitaliBiz (Army/Pentagon), Arlington, VA, 5/2018-9/2018: Scope: Led the alignment of Army IT Investments within the Warfighter Mission Area (WMA) Domain portfolio using Oracle BI & Excel programs to query portfolio data and provide critical statistics to Army personnel.
oApplied DODAF analysis to the Warfighter portfolio and presented it to Army personnel.
oWrote a synopsis of the DOD G-3/5/7 Security Policy for the Director of Security.
Project Manager and Business Analyst, Integral Consulting, Inc. (FinCEN) Vienna, VA, 8/2017-5/2018: Scope: Agile Infrastructure PM and BA for the Ivanti Service Manager (formerly HEAT) Form Implementation Project and the FinCEN Resource Center Migration Project. Migrated case management data from Remedy to Ivanti. Managed POA&M items and worked with engineers to design a security solution to present to Infrastructure Director.
oPresented results to C-suite and revised AWS Cloud White Paper after writing Infrastructure Project Plan to improve the assessment of infrastructure controls.
IAM Senior Business Analyst, CGI Federal (DHS), Fairfax, VA, 3/2017-6/201: Scope: Supported 16 Agencies and Bureaus implementing a SailPoint FICAM reporting tool to feed a future DHS dashboard. Participated in government interview meetings as a certified AM Business Analyst and Note Taker.
Product Owner/Scrum Master duties for HPE Navy/Marine Contract, Apex Systems, Herndon, VA, 5/2016-3/2017: Scope: Worked with PMO SMEs in an Agile Scrum and SAFe environment. Wrote user stories for various COTS products and proprietary applications customized for the Navy/Marines.
oSenior Compliance Analyst/Project Manager ADP TotalSource: Led the effort to design several security frameworks with the Security Director and Legal Team to meet compliance requirements.
Additional Contract Experience:
Product Owner/Business Analyst (5/2015– 5/2016) Discover Technologies (DCMA), Atlanta, GA
Security Audit Preparer (A&A) (2014– 2015) NSSPLUS, Inc. (FEMA)
Washington, DC
Senior Business Analyst, Project Manager, & A-123 Audit Preparer (2013– 2014) NAI (Ginnie Mae),
Washington, DC
IAM Business Analyst (2012– 2013) Internal Computing Services/HPE (Veteran Affairs), telecommute
Business Analyst / Project Lead (2011– 2012) Manila Consulting (U.S. Army), Arlington, VA
Security Analyst (2010– 2011) CSSS.net (IRS), Washington, DC
UAV Project Manager and Process Analyst (2009– 2010) Oaktree Software / Northrop
Grumman (USAF), San Diego, CA
Project Manager and Process Analyst (2009 – 2010) Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL
Systems Analyst and SOX Audit Preparer (2006-2008) CCPACE The Carlyle Group, Washington, D.C
SOX Audit Preparer (2003 – 2006) MetLife, A&P, Jupitermedia, Inc., Interpool, Inc., Estée Lauder, George Weston
Bakeries, and Fannie Mae, New York & Washington, DC
Business Systems Analyst (2003) JPMorgan Chase, New York, NY
Business Systems Analyst/Q.A. Tester (2001) Prudential Financial, New York, NY
Business Systems Analyst (1998 – 2001) The Shubert Organization, Inc., Hackensack, NJ
Education and Credentials
Master of Science in Cloud Computing Architecture University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), in-progress, 12/2021
Security Course Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2009
Certificate Computer Technology Program-Network & Design Columbia University, New York, NY, 1996
Bachelor of Arts in Music University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) – scheduled for 10/3/2020 via online proctored test
(Member of PMBOK)
SCRUM Master Certification, 2018 SCRUMStudy ID: 618494
SCRUM Fundamentals Certification, 2018
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification, 2018
Professional Development
UMGC Graduate Studies: Decisive Thinking, Communicating, and Learning completed 9/2020
AWS Fundamentals: Migrating to the Cloud 11/2019
Technical Institute of America PMP Class completed 12/2019
Scrum Study VMEdu.com Scrum Master Course Versatile Project Management Workshop Pink Elephant ITIL v3 Training IT Audit Controls course at University of Fairfax, Fairfax, VA PL SQL at Columbia University Grade: A Oracle DBA coursework at Netcom Technologies, New York, NY
Security Clearances: DHS Interim Clearance May 2017 MBI Veteran Affairs Clearance granted 2/2013 Active Secret DOD Clearance granted 5/2011 NACI Clearance granted for Ginnie Mae, IRS, DOI, USDA 2010