Program Analyst/Program/Project management
Resume:
JUDITH A. LAW
** ***** ******* *****, ********, Virginia 22556
***.******.*@*****.***
~ PROGRAM ANALYST ~
Strategic Planning and Execution | Time Management and Prioritization
Leadership and Team Building | Strong Interpersonal and Communication Skills
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Highly organized, versatile, and seasoned professional, with more than 24 years of outstanding leadership and supervisory experience. Excel at formulating and implementing standard practices and procedures to effect dramatic improvements in efficiency, productivity, and business processes toward successful attainment of organizational goals.
Acquire excellent skills in mission critical project and program management. Earn recognition as a hands-on project leader, adept at directing cross-functional teams and multiple projects simultaneously using comprehensive skills in establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with individuals of diverse cultures as well as with other team members associated with the project.
Display proven ability to multitask in a highly competitive, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment. Exhibit creative problem-skills solving and expertise innovative process improvements. Currently hold an active Top Secret/SCI Clearance. Demonstrate technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE PENTAGON, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY, DEFENSE PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING PERSONNEL OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
Senior Defense Casualty Liaison Officer, External Affairs ~ 2008–2011
- Efficiently performed concurrent duties as lead military staff officer and liaison among the Services, Department of State, and Department of Defense (DoD) on conducting research operations for missing U.S. personnel from our Nation’s previous conflicts
- Assumed full responsibility in planning, coordinating, administering, and executing 10 U.S. Government-unique Prisoner-of-War and Missing-in-Action (POW/MIA) annual meetings held nationwide
- Served as DoD spokesperson on POW/MIA accounting issues for 88,000 families of missing men
- Coordinated with other government agencies in preparing, implementing, and disseminating DoD policies and directives on POW/MIA accounting issue
Career Highlights:
- Provided keen oversight to all aspects of monthly informational outreach forums attended by the public, from formulating agenda, coordinating logistics and presentations, and developing handouts through administering efforts of 40 analysts and policy officers from 10 government agencies and increasing attendance by 50%
- Utilized and displayed exceptional communication skills in hosting government information-sharing events attended by 150 to 350 family members of service members who were lost in the Nation’s past wars and conflicts; encouraged attendees to participate in candid discussions, handled their questions and concerns, persuaded skeptics, and boosted transparency, trust, and rapport with the public
- Led strategic efforts in conducting two major near-simultaneous government conferences, including selecting 40 research analyst/policy officers, designing presentations, and facilitating events
- Exhibited professionalism in collaborating with the White House staff in obtaining access for selected constituents to several high-level functions; received an opportunity to speak with the President and several members of the Cabinet
- Evaluated and redefined message review and dissemination process, resulting in eradication of three-month backlog, improvement of operational efficiency, and reduction of processing time by 50%
- Effectively responded to more than 500 Freedom of Information requests, meeting or surpassing established response timelines 90% of the time
- Demonstrated proficiency in creating a pioneering computer-based tracking tool, which was immediately adopted by the senior leadership and successfully improved notification process timeliness and accuracy by 45%
THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)/Homeland Defense Coordinator ~ 2006–2008
- Supervised staff officers and coordinated all homeland defense/civil support-related (HD/CS) activities within AT&L
- Served as the AT&L representative in HD/CS-related committees, studies, and working groups
- Ensured accuracy in reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating HD/CS aspects of all Presidential, DoD, and interagency documents for AT&L equities
- Counseled AT&L leadership regarding HD/CS strategies, policies, science, technology, directives, and activities within DoD and other related communities
- Displayed effective organization skills in planning Under Secretary-level quarterly meetings with DoD and Department of Homeland Security leaders as well as senior officer-level monthly cooperation meetings
Career Highlights:
- Efficiently led the newly-established HD/CS effort by authoring and coordinating charter for Senior Steering Group and Civil Defense Working Group that boosted meeting focus, productivity, and effectiveness; developing extensive network of 53 Homeland Defense/Security subject matter experts; conducting meetings to discuss interagency capabilities, challenges, and initiatives; and contributing to the Department of Defense Strategic Planning Guide for military capability solutions
- Oversaw quarterly Under Secretary-level forums to efficiently discuss homeland security issues
- Accomplished review and evaluation of the Presidential, DoD, and other agencies policies and directives, which armed leaders with critical information in generating proactive decisions
- Leveraged skills in designing and launching a web-based information site for unit, Joint Staff, and Northern Command that eventually became the go-to site for existing Homeland Defense events and issues
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE BRANCH, FORT BELVOIR, VA, USA
Chief ~ 2003–2006
- Displayed effective leadership skills in supervising 25 joint military, civilian, and contractor personnel while providing oversight to $7M budget for DoD-sponsored nuclear weapons accident/incident exercises
- Worked in conjunction with the Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Geographic Combatant commanders, and the Services, along with other federal, state, and local agencies in executing combined national and international chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive exercises
- Functioned as a liaison officer to the National Military Command Center in The Pentagon
- Competently led initiative to educate government civilians regarding the new National Security Personnel System implementation, gaining recognition as the first agency directorate to utilize the system and serving as a benchmark to other directorates
Career Highlights:
- Performed lead role in executing a $47M program by directing a team of more than 50 subject matter experts in planning and conducting 25 complex military field exercises, which included a training exercise involving 45 units and over 1,500 participants; successfully gained 400% increase in military exercise sponsorship demand within a year
- Utilized exceptional skills in leading the branch during a period of unprecedented development; productively tripled the number of annual Combatant Command and Office of the Secretary of Defense exercises to 50
- Exhibited proficiency in briefing weapons of mass destruction effects to general officers of 21 Caribbean nations
- Closely monitored the $50M exercise support contract source selection for a 5-year contract by assessing all proposals and selecting the best value contract candidate for the job
- Spearheaded the division reorganization effort and wrote the new mission statement
- Efficiently planned a new organizational structure and extensively utilized human resource expertise in positioning the best-qualified personnel in key roles
- Ensured accuracy in drafting Exercise Controller/Assessor course to meet the increasing demand for trained cadre
- Successfully employed and brought a highly sought-after Presidential Management Fellows candidate on board in record time
UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND (USEUCOM), HEADQUARTERS, EMERGENCY ACTIONS/JOINT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS CENTER, OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE, STUTTGART, GERMANY
Deputy Chief, Command and Control Division and Officer-in-Charge ~ 1999–2003
- Demonstrated expertise in organizing and leading missions of USEUCOM’s airborne command post and Joint Nuclear Operations Center
- Drafted the European theater policy on procedures related to weapons of mass destruction
- Played an integral role as key participant in USEUCOM Crisis Action Team during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
- Rendered outstanding supervision to 12 enlisted USEUCOM Command Center emergency action controllers and staff personnel
- Directed emergency actions and missile warning operations, which included the positive control of USEUCOM nuclear weapons and shared early warning of missile launch data to allies and military components
- Designed and implemented the procedural nuclear command and control standards; expertly assisted the Services’ nuclear units and assessed their performance
- Proficiently assumed the responsibility of senior emergency action controller on USEUCOM airborne command post missions as well as communications officer during his absence
- Brought major contribution while serving as one of the only two non-strategic nuclear forces advisors in USEUCOM on Joint Chiefs of Staff, NATO, and theater nuclear procedures
Career Highlights:
- Conducted extensive training of emergency action controllers to higher levels during higher headquarters’ annual inspections, which led to the successful achievement of four consecutive “Excellent” ratings and desired “Professional Performer” honors; earned team acknowledgment from staff evaluators as “Best seen this year in 22 evaluations”
- Effectively carried out the first-ever EUCOM devolution of command from primary to two alternate command sites to ensure continuity of operations during heightened alert conditions
- Strategically managed all training and logistics aspects for airborne command post deployments from Germany to England and Spain by conducting tests and validation of joint operations with English, Dutch, and Italian military officers
- Performed various duties as division action officer for $6M command center relocation effort, which led to the seamless integration of three unique branches into one, an error-free transition, and zero loss of critical operational connectivity
- Reviewed and totally revised the European Command emergency action directives in response to the September 11, 2001 events; expeditiously identified and resolved deficiencies as well as proposed all changes that were adopted theater-wide
EDUCATION
Master of Public Administration ~ Troy State University Overseas, Hahn Air Base, Germany
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education ~ Towson University, Towson, MD, USA
(Accounting I | Calculus I and II)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Air Command and Staff College ~ Vandenburg, Air Force Base, CA, USA
Joint Forces Staff College ~ Norfolk Naval Base, VA, USA
Squadron Officer School ~ Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, USA
Air Force Leadership Development Course
Government Contractor Technical Representative Course
Air Force Human Resource Development Course
Military Records Management Course
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