Remote Data Entry Clerk with DoD & Admin Expertise

Krista Grogan

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Executive Summary:

Professional experience and knowledge in program management, business development, sales, and program analysis. With 15 years of leadership experience in program management, Federal Government/DoD acquisitions, government service support, proposal management, proposal development, contract management, financial management, and scheduling. Working with training partners and multiple agency stakeholders across various contract vehicles. Subject Matter Expertise includes the following: project management, demonstration, and event planning, executive management, program/project coordination, business opportunity research, Salesforce, SAM.gov, proposal documentation, cost and bid development, acquisition documentation, data repository management, and Microsoft Office Suite, and various video conferencing applications. Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration focused on Project Management.

Professional Career Experience

Founder and Owner, Greyden Consulting LLC Jan 2025 – Present

- Founded Small Business in support of Government contract administration.

- Provided contract support to small robotics company.

- Managed contract requirements for the Trackless Mobile Infantry Targets (TMIT) program. Includes shaping strategy for multiple task order administration, supporting development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and managing Government reporting policies and procedures. Business Development Analyst, JRAD May 2024 – Present

- Research potential business opportunities and government communications to supplement the company pipeline for future years.

- Led the overhaul, development, and current upkeep of the company pipeline for three companies in the portfolio.

- Managed the development of all business development processes and templates. Supported the documentation of the proposal process, documentation review, and monthly pipeline reviews.

- Developed and maintained the capture and the proposal Sharepoint sites.

- Managed consolidation of key information for executive management reporting, including Board of Directors meetings and offsite meetings.

- Proficient in using DelTek GovWinIQ, GSA eBuy, Seaport, FedConnect, and SAM.gov for executive research, pipeline opportunities, and planning.

- Attended Shipley proposal training in preparation of supporting the Proposal Manager and the proposal process. Project Officer, NAVSEA, Corona Division Sep 2023 – May 2024 Range Training Systems (RTS) PM Training Systems (TRASYS), Marine Corps Systems Command

- Provide matrixed programmatic, contracting, fielding, and administrative expertise to the Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager Training Systems, Force-on-Force Training Systems Team.

- Led the development of the $800M procurement and services contract and request for proposal. Managed the definition of NAICS, CDRLs. Clin structure, evaluation plan, and technical alignment of the contract to meet requirements.

- Led the development and implementation of multiple contract modifications of the original C-type contract, following DFAR and FAR policy on the development of contracts from solicitation to award.

- Lead and support the management of all documentation and data management activities supporting contracts, program execution, and fielding activities for systems within the portfolio.

- Manage coordination and schedules for fielding to CONUS and OCONUS sites for training systems.

- Collect, analyze, and interpret market research to understand small business involvement, technical capability, requirement/gap analysis, risk analysis, sources sought, and define competitive markets for upcoming contracts.

- Manage acquisition program initiation documentation, briefings, Industry Days, Requests for Information, and white paper development and assessments.

Program Analyst, Alaka’ina Foundation of Companies Oct 2021 – Oct 2023 Range Training Systems (RTS) PM Training Systems (TRASYS), Marine Corps Systems Command

- Develop Program Initiation, Acquisition, and Contract Documentation on behalf of the government.

- Managed the pipeline of technology providers to determine demonstration schedules and capabilities.

- Advise the government on program activities for the Outdoor Infantry Immersion Trainer at Camp Lejeune, supporting the Atmospherics Government Acceptance Test. Monitoring military construction (MILCON), a multi- million-dollar effort, completion and subsequent turnover to sustainment.

- Manage the Underwater Egress Training (UET) systems, with an operating budget of close to $40M.

- Lead the UET IPTs and Synchronizations in the absence of the Project Officer.

- Manage the government Sharepoint data management processes ensuring documentation was correct and accessible.

- Advise Technical Managers and Senior Leadership on project activities such as development, acquisition, testing, life-cycle logistics, resource management, contracting, contractor assessments, and scheduling. Develop presentation products and manage data management activities across the organization.

- Trusted agent to the Electromagnetic Warfare Ground Instrumented Ranges, developing Program Initiation Documentation, supporting user and system evaluations for Phase I, and spectrum approval across multiple Marine Corps locations.

Project Coordinator/SME, ECS Jul 2019 – Oct 2021

Virtual Training Systems (VTS), PM Soldier Training, PEO STRI

- Managed the Squad Advanced Marksmanship Trainer (SAMT), an $81M program classified as Training as a Service (TaaS) for the government. SAMT is designed to train individual Soldiers in basic/advanced marksmanship.

- Led the SAMT program in the deployment of OCONUS systems and sustainment of existing training systems.

- Actively managed the cost, schedule and technical performance of the SAMT program.

- Led the contract closeout for SAMT. Coordinated schedule, personnel, and cost for the 2-month planned removal of all systems from all SAMT sites.

- Conduct market research to determine the technological capabilities and discriminators.

- Conduct coordination of all organic business growth at the customer site. Managed customer insights and pain points that could be aligned to our organization’s ability to support the requirement.

- Managed the SharePoint repository and acted as the Data Management lead for all documentation.

- Led coordination with SAMT requirements office Combined Arms Center-Training (CAC-T). Ensured system requirements were mirrored within both organizations, coordinated weekly updates/touch points to discuss changes or updates to path forward, monitored both offices schedule and budget requirements, and coordinated events across 25 sites to gain user feedback to better support requirements office and end user.

- Managed a team of Military Subject Matter Experts and Engineers on behalf of the Assistant Program Manager.

- Advised the APM on the Soldier Virtual Training (SVT) program and provided oversight for the early concept configuration including technical requirements.

- Developed documentation in support of Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contracts for SVT. Conducted research and analysis of various vendors and conducted competitive assessments and risk analysis to determine OTA teams capability to meet requirements at cost.

- Provided support to the SVT programs integration with other Synthetic Training Environment (STE) programs. Managed the complexity of developing relationships with supporting systems and vendors while ensuring that all STE program requirements are vetted and functional for the support of SVT.

- Developed a Simplified Acquisition Management Plan (SAMP) that supported multiple systems integrated across the STE family of systems. Developed documentation that supported multiple new acquisition pathways recently created and implemented in updated 5000 series documents.

- Provided program updates to senior Army leaders and provided information for program performance and vendor execution briefings that informed Army Headquarters of program execution status. Deputy Program Manager, USAF Jan 2019- Jun 2019

Automatic Switching Unit Program (ASU), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Directorate, U.S. Air Force

- Provided/facilitated the creation and evaluation of program documentation to support program operation.

- Planned, and developed $2.5M annual program internal operating budget for the program to meet mission requirements and a total program value of greater than $30 million.

- Managed and the ASU’s Production and Deployment phase proposal review. Team reviews saved government

$3M.

- Managed inputs to multiple government systems (PMRT, JIRA, CCaR) to introduce and maintain program level information and updates.

- Briefed status of program at senior military level meetings. Project Manager/Business Developer Jan 2018- Jan 2019 HHI Corporation

- Managed workforce of Design Engineers, Manufacturing, and Install team members in support of various Government construction projects.

- Led multiple construction projects for government clients. Including business development, development of concept, plan review and fielding for multiple projects in the budge range of $2M.

- Led the identification, research, qualification, capture, risk assessment, and proposal development of business opportunities.

- Managed and provided oversight to all project activities and personnel through proposal development, resource management, contracting, material development, marketing, and sub-contractor evaluation and management.

- Directed coordination with multiple government clients to ensure alignment with their requirements. Oversaw proper resource management among contractors and manufacturing floor to ensure development of schedule and overall project budget.

- Lead for the company’s ISO Program, ensuring compliance with all procedures and processes. Prepared for the company's 2019 re-certification audit.

Executive Administrator to the Chief Executive Officer Aug 2016- Aug 2017 MarketStar

- Led projects for the C-Level Executives including schedule, budget, and resource allocation.

- Advised Senior Leadership and Technical Managers on special projects.

- Managed local and national client and marketing events.

- Ensured information updated on company websites and relevant information pushed through social media channels.

- Participated in the community support organization and the woman focused mentoring program. Sales and Operation Manager Jan 2014- Mar 2016

HZO, Inc.

- Managed business development efforts for government customers and led the test and evaluation of technologies for government clients.

- Facilitated meetings with congress, congressional aides and lobbyists in support of organizational goals.

- Advised the sales team and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer with daily operations and team administration.

- Managed invoicing and collections developed additional SOPs for effectiveness of finance and sales processes.

- Managed military and government liaison activities

- Supported government and military demonstrations and field exercises.

- Developed yearly/monthly budget forecasting and projections.

- Evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of current finance and sales processes. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Project Management, Columbia Southern University, AL Associate of Science in Business, Columbia Southern University, AL Professional Accomplishments

Program Executive Officer Simulations Training and Instrumentation, Contractor of the Quarter, Q2 2021 ECS, Employee spot award for excellent customer support, 2021 Owner, Greyden Consulting LLC, January 20205

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