Accomplished Project Manager and Scientist with DoD Experience

Amy M. Harper

571-***-**** *********@*****.***

Accomplished Project Manager and Scientist with 22 years of experience working as a Department of Defense (DoD) government contractor with a history of successfully leading remote and in-person programs and projects. Highly experienced in staffing, management, budgets, training, coaching, and mentoring. Proven expertise in guiding cross-functional teams, overseeing project timelines, ensuring compliance with technical standards, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders. Adept at identifying risks, implementing mitigation strategies, and delivering projects on time and within budget while ensuring the technical direction aligns with business goals and customer requirements. Seeking the opportunity to lead and develop programs and projects. Certified SCRUM Master. TOP SECRET clearance.

Applied Research Associates, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA Principal Project (TDL) Manager August 2018- Present

● Currently run eight Technical Direction Lette (TDL) programs that are funded at $2 million

● Developed and maintained data scraping and data cleaning processes for machine learning data sets

● Managed the Scientific Technical Information Support Center at Defense Threat Reduction Information Analysis Center (DTRIAC) HQ, and provided customer service and provide liaison activities between DTRIAC Albuquerque and DTRAIC HQ

● Assisted the Targeting Weaponeering Assistance Cell (TWAC) team by collecting data and documents for penetration and blast scenarios. Assisted ARA chemists with collection and analysis of full-scale bio/chem tests at White Sands Missile Range and Kirtland Air Force Base

● Assisted with 20th Support by performing Uranium detection demos at Aberdeen Proving Ground and writing the Nuclear Disablement Team SOP

● Perform outreach duties inside and outside the RD-NT community

● Write detailed weekly and monthly reports and support BD activities. Involved in the coordination of the Effects Manual 1 proposal and technical writing

● Knowledgeable on the DTRIAC process and players, as well as the Nuclear Weapons Effects

(NWE) taxonomy and organization within the RD-NT community

● Perform contract MODs, customer reports/cost, and finance tracking on contracts Peraton/Harris/Exelis/ITT, Springfield, VA

Program Manager June 2007-August 2018

● Performed as the Program Manager for EM-1 Nuclear Effects Manual Program for over 10 years, sponsored by DTRA. Acted as Deputy PM for first five years o Managed and coordinated EM-1 (Effects Manual One) efforts that addressed the needs of DTRA and the DoD, and involved the activities of numerous other government, commercial, contracting and academic organizations

o Prepared programmatic and fiscal documentation to support the planning, programming, and budgeting system, along with monthly report documentation. o Developed and prepared contract materials along with planning meetings to address technical problems, quarterly reviews, peer reviews and final product reviews. o Coordinated efforts of other technical and managerial staff for completion of EM-1 products including contractor organizations, government laboratories, and universities o Worked with DTRA COR to examine NWE M&S tools that directly enhance the effectiveness of the warfighter and can serve as initial or exploratory work for future direct applications

● Interfaced with the RD Nuclear Technologies group at Ft. Belvoir as the DTRIAC Strategic Technical Information office manager

● Acted as Project Manager on defense contracts involving counterforce biological neutralization scenarios/ problems for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Programs

● Task manager for a Bio Safety Level 4 (bacterial and viral) project examining kill rates on various substrates

● Worked with OUSD (R&E) performing animal usage in the military statistics and analysis, completed Non-Human Primate reports and collected data in response to FOIAs and RFIs

● Performed groundwork at NNSS on spectral projects and remote sensing analysis for HMEs and opioid materials

● Devised logistics, footprints, sample collection, samples analysis, and site selection for the Army in the Background and Interferents program

● Technical team lead for Backgrounds and Interferences field collects, including high volume of standoff and point bio/ chem sample collections for OCONUS field work

● Performed biological aerosol experiments to determine kill rates of certain species and acted as Program Manager for a biological DTRA project

● Experienced with aerosol equipment, GC, powder and single crystal XRD, FTIR, NMR, weather monitoring equipment, and NMR

Midwest Research Institute CBRN lab, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Pentagon, Arlington VA

Associate Scientist June 2004-June 2007

● Processed the concentration, germination, extraction of DNA using Qiagen kits

● Analyzed select agents using Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT PCR) equipment

(RAPID) and perform data analysis

● Tested samples using electrochemical luminescence assays (M1M)

● Assisted with setting up and validating the PFPA CBRN lab

● Registered and fingerprinted with CDC for handling of select agents

● Handled select agents in a BL3 environment

Orchid Cellmark Diagnostics, Germantown, MD

Forensic Laboratory Coordinator March 2002-August 2004

● Performed DNA quantitation for casework samples

● Revised standard operating procedures for laboratory protocols

● Validated new instrumentation and set up experimental protocols

● Accessioned and cut submitted evidence for sex crimes and murder cases

● Analyzed evidence: sperm and saliva searches, semen and blood presumptive tests Awards and Affiliations:

● ScrumMaster Certification

● Member of American Chemical Society and president of Beta Kappa Chi (National Scientific Honor Society)

Professional Development

● Certified SCRUM Master

● Registered with the CDC

● Training on select agent; respirators; chemical hygiene; incidental release; corrective and preventive action; root cause analysis; PFPA Lab Division ISO/IEC 17025 Management system Education August 1995-June 2000

Chemistry, B.S. - West Virginia State University

● Graduated Cum Laude

● NASA scholarship and WVSC Tennis scholarship

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