Summary

Mr. Marusin is a passionate IT Project Manager who has been growing his skills within the Federal space since early 2015.

As an experienced Project Manager with nearly 5 years’ experience, he leverages and continuously sharpens his skills as a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), by directing all project lifecycle phases including planning and control efforts, resource assignment and allocation, contract management, and stakeholder engagement. He assumes ultimate authority for all project health indicators including, but not limited to, financials, project growth, and delivery. He has comprehensive experience on a number of projects having fully embraced Agile methodologies and, as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ensures proper adherence to Agile principals, facilitating communication and productivity at the project, client, and corporate levels.

Mr. Marusin’s aptitude, drive, and willingness to learn, along with his strong grasp of Project Management principals, extensive analysis experience, and Process Gap Recognition, have afforded him the exceptional ability to deliver results quickly while not sacrificing quality. Proven superior communication and interpersonal skills foster a cohesive environment for all team members across functional roles and enhance client relationships to ensure success and maximize organic opportunities.

Skills & Expertise

Project Management

Resource Management

Client/Stakeholder Management

Project Financial Management

Risk/Issue Management

Requirements Management (Full lifecycle)

Requirements Development

Workshop Facilitation

Jira, Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Business Process Design and Modeling

Section508 Compliance

Education, Certifications, & Training

Certified CMMI Associate MAR 2021

Project Management Professional AUG 2018

Certified Scrum Master AUG 2016

M.B.A., International Marketing (Honors) Universitat de Valencia 2008

M.A., Global Business (Honors) University of Westminster 2007

B.S., Business Administration University of North Carolina, Wilmington 2007

Professional Experience

Chainbridge Solutions IT Project Manager NOV 2019 – Present

Supports all Project Management, Resource Management, and Scrum Master functions in the development and enhancement of the Personnel Security Systems for our two customers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

Manages an Agile team with a team mix including software developers, quality assurance testers, business analysts, Product Owners, and technical writers for the implementation of a software solution built using the entellitrak case management system.

Directs all software release tasks including scrum planning, requirement gathering, sprint grooming, resource management, schedule management, project documentation, and customer relationship management.

Closely manages all project financials to ensure project health.

Coordinates and conducts all resource quarterly and annual appraisals.

Supports Business Development actions from as a subject matter expert in case management, personnel security, and the entellitrak platform.

REI Systems, EAI Information Dissemination IT Project Manager AUG 2017 – NOV 2019

The Department of Energy (DOE) EIA Information Dissemination project, EIA Web Comms, supports the Office of Communications within DOE’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Its focus is on the development, modernization, administration, and maintenance of products under EIA’s domain including various webpages (EIA.gov), dashboards, and data browsers.

Lead project initiation efforts ensuring the appropriate team mix and maximizing knowledge transfer and transition from incumbent to mitigate lost time.

Monitored and adjusted the staffing strategy as the project evolved to ensure the team is meeting its objectives.

Engaged stakeholders daily and assisted in the definition and refinement of project processes, (ticketing system, agile method, etc.), to monitor, capture, and react to shifting customer needs.

Managed and reported on all project financials, burn actuals and forecasts, and assumed ultimate responsibility for overall project health.

De facto Resource Manager for many of the functional staff resources, (10 developers) to assist and provided guidance with navigation and development of resource career path and overall career and job fulfillment.

REI Systems, S&T Growth Team Business Analyst FEB 2017 – NOV 2019

Member of the Business Unit’s, Science and Technology, Growth team. Team objectives included capture, proposal, and Business Development efforts to enhance the BU’s project portfolio. Responsibilities included account and opportunity research, primarily focusing on NASA, Treasury, NOAA, and DOE account growth.

Ensured ongoing and prospective opportunities were in congruity with REI’s core competencies.

Participated in proposal step reviews from 0, (evaluating and qualifying opportunities), all the way to step 4, (proposal submission).

Participated in proposal color team reviews.

BD strategy from representing REI at industry events to determine possible partnerships to actual proposal submissions and teaming agreements.

REI Systems, EIA Gateway Business Analyst OCT 2016 – JUN 2017

The National Oil and Gas Gateway was a collaborative initiative involving GWPC, state agencies, and the

DOE’s EIA and Office of Fossil Energy. The project objective was to provide a user-friendly public platform presenting a national picture of well-level activity while enabling users to perform advanced queries and download data from custom searches.

Spearheaded efforts from project kickoff to close, engaging directly with EIA stakeholders and the development team to define and hash out requirements that would define a successful project.

Project activities included development and testing in multiple environments, client demos, user testing, and workshops to gather valuable user feedback.

The project had its grand unveiling at the GWPC Annual Conference to a national audience of state representatives with rave reviews. Successful to the point that the current 8 participating states have been joined with 9 additional states seeking membership shortly thereafter.

REI Systems, OGP Web Portfolio Business Analyst OCT 2015 – OCT 2016

OGP Web Portfolio was a portfolio of webpages at GSA that required constant administration, maintenance, and development support to maintain pace with industry standards. The portfolio consisted of Acquisition.gov, PIC.gov, FMI.gov, and section508.gov and subpages. The project is fully Agile, closely adhering to Agile Methodologies from sprint planning to retrospective.

At project onset, assisted with contract setup including charge code creation and financial forecasting.

Participated in Knowledge Transfer from exiting contract holder to fully understand systems and mitigate gaps in productivity.

Conducted and analyzed reports focusing on section508 compliance for all portfolio webpages using both Web Link Validator and Sortsite tools.

Interpreted the findings and suggested fixes to the development team.

Compiled and presented weekly status report to GSA constituents both over conference call and in-person.

Conducted pre-release testing in all environments, Dev, UAT, and other test instances.

Ensured continuous communication with the customer to assist the team to deepen requirements understanding ultimately enabling us to meet project objectives.

REI Systems Project Coordinator MAR 2015 – OCT 2016

Assisted in Business Unit business development efforts by joining the Proposal team. Assisted in the effort leading to the award of the WDOL CFDA contract by contributing tailored and focused resource resumes and a tool matrix that clearly demonstrated the team’s capabilities. Regarding proposal support, provided vital support by delivering Past Performance sections of the DOL, SBA, and OGP WP submissions, ensuring strict adherence to proposal requirements. Duties and initiatives included:

Worked in an Agile environment adhering to all ceremonies from planning to retrospective.

Scrum Master for the Corporate Agile Growth Team facilitating ongoing pipeline and capture discussions.

Member of the Business Unit PMO team striving to assist and manage BU initiatives, recognize gaps, and streamline internal processes.

Assisted in the facilitation of daily operations within the Open Government Public Safety Business Unit.

Upon contract award, assisted with the setup of new contracts including charge code structure, cost estimation, and staffing requirements.

Maintenance of Business Unit, (BU), wide timesheet compliance and procedural etiquette.

Streamlined the existing timesheet approval process resulting in a reduction of errors and correction time.

Redevelopment of the BU SharePoint page increasing functionality and usability.

Documenting and defining corporate Standard Operating Procedure and Knowledge Base documents for the Coordination Team to baseline responsibilities and scope of work.

Security Clearance

GSA Public Trust 2015

DOE Public Trust 2016

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