Secret Clearance Non-Profit

Pawan Chadha, MS, DoD Secret Clearance (Inactive)

Mclean, VA 703-***-**** ********@*****.*** LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pawan-chadha-a35139

Technology and product strategy leader with over 25 years of experience driving innovation, scaling technology solutions, and delivering transformational business outcomes. Adept at aligning technology investments with commercial goals to unlock growth, optimize operations, and elevate customer experiences. Proven expertise in building and leading high-performing, globally distributed, multi-disciplinary teams of 30+ employees and budgets exceeding $30M, launching new products, and steering organizations through complex digital transformations.

With a track record of success across non-profit, commercial, and federal sectors, I specialize in designing scalable solutions and fostering partnerships to drive adoption and impact. A trusted advisor at the C-suite level, I thrive at the intersection of technology, business, and customer value, leveraging emerging technologies to deliver measurable results. Passionate about building forward-thinking organizations, I excel at building trusted relationships across all organizational levels to empower teams to achieve their full potential.

Key Strengths:

Digital Transformation Program Management Product Management Management Consulting Business Process Improvement Systems Integration Full SDLC IT Strategy Agile/SAFe Mentoring/Coaching Sales/Pre-Engineering Support

Tools:

JIRA/JIRA ALIGN FIGMA Miro MindMeister Balsamiq Office 365 Suite Visio MS Project

Education

M.S., Electrical Engineering – George Washington University

B.S., Computer Science (Minors in Mathematics and Environmental Studies) – James Madison University

Industries and Clients Supported

Federal/State/Local Government

oDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

oFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

oFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)

oUnited States Airforce (USAF)

oUS Army Publishing Directorate (APD)

oDepartment of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

oNational Institutes of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

oNational Cancer Institute (NCI)

oGeneral Services Administration (GSA)

oUnited States Postal Service (USPS)

oYonkers Police Department

oInternal Revenue Service (IRS)

International/Commercial/Non-Profit

oCentene Corporation

oThe Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH)

oCigna Health

oCareFirst

oEvolent Health

oGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)

oFederation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)

oAudacy

oGreyCastle Holdings

oTIM Brasil

oWorld Trade Organization (WTO)

oEMI Music Publishing

Professional Experience

Coalescent Consulting, LLC 3/2014-Present Strategic Digital Transformation Consultant

Provided clients across multiple industries with support in their understanding, use and application of technology at strategic, tactical, and operational levels of planning and execution.

Centene Inc. - Led a cross-functional, globally distributed delivery team to assist Centene Health in adopting a user-focused, product mindset to its management of applications and application development. Worked with leadership within Centene to incorporate this mindset as a core component of their strategic planning processes.

Kander Consult - Created the Program Management Office (PMO) Charter which included the structure, methodology, artifacts, and tools to be followed by the organization. In conjunction, created Playbooks for Project Managers and Scrum Masters, outlining the specific roles and responsibilities, the Standard Operating Procedure for each role, and the key tasks and outputs during each phase of the SDLC.

Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) - Engaged with multiple cross-product stakeholders and senior management to align program vision and product roadmap with the strategic goals of the GMAC leadership. Developed and successfully defended a business case to secure approval and $300K in funding for development of the first phase of a long-term product revamp that included merging multiple product lines.

Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare - Provided operational support in CAQH’s enterprise migration from Agile to SAFe across multiple Agile project teams. Explored the use of emerging technologies like Blockchain and AI to solve Payment Integrity and Provider Data Management issues.

Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) - Functioned as the sole business analyst supporting multiple Agile delivery teams in updating core business processes and modernizing supporting systems.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Oversaw the completion of a full inventory of all Personal Property assets within nine months for the FAA, incorporating new barcode/scanner technologies to meet end-of-the-year deadlines.

Grey Castle Holdings Ltd. - Enabled a new multi-national reinsurance company to achieve Operational Readiness by defining business processes, operational requirements, and securing multi-vendor solutions. Successfully established multiple international offices within six months, ensuring seamless business continuity through optimized infrastructure and system architecture.

Booz Allen Hamilton 3/2010-3/2014 Lead Associate

Provided direct program and project management support to multiple federal clients, increasing the scope of responsibilities and influence both internally and with clients.

Drug Enforcement Administration - Served as the Program Manager on a large-scale, multi-task order award, overseeing multi-disciplinary and multi-vendor teams with an annual budget of $30M+ supporting the DEA-SIB. I created a cross-agency Program Management Office (PMO) to provide centralized services across multiple federal agencies, instituting an innovative shared-cost and shared management model; collaborated with stakeholders across all involved agencies to establish rules of engagement and define Standard Operating Procedures.

United States Air Force (USAF) - Managed a functional requirements team on the Air Force Integrated Pay and Personnel System (AF-IPPS) to collaborate with the functional community to define, implement and mentor around the requirements and configuration management processes.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Provided project management support to the FEMA Grant Programs Directorate.

x6Solutions, Inc. 08/2008-03/2010 Senior Project Manager

Cigna Healthcare - Implemented enterprise-level processes and tools for Requirements and Change Management.

Yonkers Police Department - Oversaw the re-start of a failed project by coordinating multiple vendors and instituting processes to ensure on-going project success.

Number Six Software/ATS 01/2003-07/2008 Senior Project Manager III

Axispoint, Inc. - Mentored a commercial client around the transition from waterfall to RUP by developing operating plans, administering training, and providing player-coaching to staff across all levels of the organization.

EMI Music Publishing - Served as the project manager on a critical software development product launch.

NIGMS - Coordinated with the CIO and staff to develop processes and Standard Operating Procedures for software development across the entire lifecycle.

NCI - Led a multi-disciplinary team in the development of customized applications.

CareFirst - Worked with management to understand the impacts of and develop mitigation plans for incorporating the National Provider Identifier (NPI).

USAPD – Led a team that improved the processes and systems involved in the review and publishing of official materials.

VisionAIR, Inc. 07/2001-05/2002 Product Manager

Defined processes around client engagement, requirements management, and change control within the Wireless Division. Provided the sales team with pre-engineering support and worked with clients to define wireless strategy. Performed market trend and competitive analysis to develop the product vision and strategy.

Openwave Systems 01/2001-05/2001 Senior Consultant

Develop business strategies around the product line, with the focus of integrating various products into a bundled solution. Developed wireless data architectures and wireless Portal solutions for international clients and led the solution deployment for TIM Brasil.

eForce, Inc. 04/2000-11/2000 Senior Systems Engineer

Assisted clients in developing corporate e-Strategy goals and managed large-scale projects to implement e-Commerce technologies.

Booz-Allen and Hamilton 04/1998-04/2000 Senior Consultant

Managed several projects for Federal clients including GSA and USPS that required the integration of cross-disciplinary resources. Ensured projects met and conformed to CMM Level 2 standards.

American Management Systems 07/1996-04/1998 Programmer/Analyst

Utilized OOAD methodologies and principles in the design and development of software applications using PowerBuilder for multi-national clients in the Financial Industries including the WTO.

Certifications

PMP (Expired)

Rational Software Certified Consultant

ICAgile Associate

Board Member – Plumlogix

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