Alexandra Lockamy
Upper Marlboro,USA
Summary
Seasoned Deputy Director at FEMA with expertise in cross-functional team management and strategic planning, recognized for enhancing supply chain resilience and risk mitigation. Proven leadership in high-stakes projects, showcasing strong analytical thinking and communication skills while effectively managing budgets exceeding $5 million.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Director
FEMA
Washington, DC
08.2022 - Current
- Deputy Director of the Logistic Analysis Office within Logistics Management Directorate, that manages the Supply Chain Analysis Network (SCAN) and the Readiness portfolio risk management plan, technical assistance, and resilience capacity building
- Manage, plan, assign, and evaluate the work of the team and review highly complex and expansive projects to collect, analyze, and present data on appropriate topics from a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional sources on readiness and supply chain resilience
- Analyze and advise senior leadership on the effectiveness of programs, operations and the productivity and efficiency of organization and resource utilization
- Coordinate with leadership to present recommendations for program changes and solutions to any implementation issues
- Conduct PDO request for additional resources, budget management (over 5 million annual dollars, not including disaster activations) and human resources/hiring actions for the office
- Represents the office in conferences, working groups, exercises and various project revolving supply chain and resilience and readiness
Supervisory Training Administrator
FEMA
Washington, DC
06.2020 - 07.2022
- Supervised and led a dedicated team of Training Managers and Program Analysts to serve as expert mitigation advisors to staff at headquarters, regions, and outside stakeholders
- Led contract management ($10m +) by collaborating with internal and external training partners, analyzing, managing, and evaluating training programs, technical report writing including creation of templates, guidelines, and checklists, utilizing available technologies to track projects, as well as teaching and facilitating training events
- Manage the development and implementation of new emergency management mitigation programs, enhancements and ensures alignment to the FEMA and FIMA strategic plan
- Manage and review highly complex and expansive projects to collect, analyze, and presenting data on appropriate topics from a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional sources
- Coordinate with leadership to present recommendations for program changes and solutions to any implementation issues
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA
Washington, DC
12.2019 - 05.2020
- Led, established, and maintained FEMA’s qualification system and managed the development of all incident workforce curriculum, training, and qualification, to ensure all of FEMA’s incident workforce personnel have the required experience, training and demonstrated performance to serve in an Incident Management (IM) position supporting effective execution of unified expeditionary field operations during any all-hazard Stafford Act event
- Developed and updated the FQS’ Directive, Handbook and Policy
- Developed communication initiative to disseminate FQS information to all stakeholders (Cadre, Incident Management workforce, Field Leadership and Upper Management)
Management and Program Analyst
FEMA
Washington, DC
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Planned and evaluated logistics actions required to support transportation requirements and services
- Identifies all activities involved in providing logistical support and integrates the actions required of each activity into a comprehensive logistical plan
- Coordinate the activities of the individual functional areas into a unified plan to ensure the support is provided to specific missions through transportation systems such as rail, freight, rail passenger, public transportation, airway, waterway, and highway
- Participated with system and program managers in developing transportation support requirements for systems, commodities, equipment, and people movement during the conceptual and operational phases
Logistics Cadre Program Manager/Readiness Unit (Coach Evaluator)
FEMA
Washington, DC
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Led coordination with emergency management curriculum development within the Logistics Management Division by serving as the cadre’s training point of contact to the Incident Workforce Management Division (IWMD) and advisor to the Cadre Coordinator for FQS training for each cadre position
- Monitoring Emergency Management curricula to ensure that FQS required training is consistently delivered to meet force structure requirements for qualified individuals within the cadre’s FQS progression pattern
- Identified FQS and mandatory training requirements and/or changes in coordination with the IWMD, Emergency Management Institute (EMI), course manager, and other stakeholders/partners as required through extensive data analytics
Program Specialist (Logistics Cadre)
FEMA
Washington, DC
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Developed policies, and procedures on program operational processes for Logistics Management Division’s (LMD) Cadre Management activities
- Identified various resources required to support Cadre Management program operations by researching, investigating, and reviewing requests for information and ensuring they are complete and meet basic requirements
- Drafting and maintaining records, documents, and reports for the Division Director and Cadre Management Team
Financial Analyst
John Staurulakis, JSI
Greenbelt, MD
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Financial Analyst that provided financial and accounting support to JSI’s Revenue Requirements department
- Advised companies on strategic business planning, cost reduction, revenue growth, and operations
- Design financial models in Excel to illustrate cash flow drivers and determine revenue requirements for custom business solutions
Senior Banking Operations Analyst
Credit Suisse
Morrisville, NC
08.2013 - 12.2015
- Led Tri-Party reform within the government guidelines for the bank
- The Cash Securities, Cross Product & Securities IB-Ops-Collateral Funding Processing job function handles the collateral pledge of all government, mortgage backed & corporate securities via Tri-Party-HIC Repo transactions
- In addition, balancing and reconciliation required to compare activity between our clearing bank and general ledger
Community Service Coordinator/Section 3 Program Manager
Durham Housing Authority
Durham, NC
07.2011 - 08.2013
- Led and managed the participation in the Community Services Requirement program for residents of the 13 communities under Durham Housing Authority
- Served as the Assistant for the Director; conduct Section 3 program activities and reporting (Job Developer); and support special projects for the Asset Management team
- Performed research and analysis of special projects to include the population analysis and energy conservation
Education
M.B.A - Business Administration/Concentratioon in NON-PROFIT/Human Resources
North Carolina Central University
05.2011
B.S. - Business adminsitration and Management
Elizabeth City State University
12.2006
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Cross-functional Team Management
- Multi-disciplinary Project Management
- Cost Reduction
- Analytical Thinking
- Decision Making/Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Execution
- Organizing
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Influencing
- Leading
- Negotiating
- Delegating
- MS Office Suite
- Adobe
- SharePoint
- Teams
Phone - Dayevening
(240) 432-1743
References
Available upon request
Certificationstrainings
- 12/01/21, Harvard Business School Online, Leadership & Management Learning Track Certificate of Specialization
- 11/01/21, Harvard Business School Online, Negotiation Mastery
- 09/01/21, Harvard Business School Online, Management Essentials
- 12/01/20, Harvard Business School Online, Leadership Principles
- 06/01/19, Washington, DC, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Certification – Tier III
- 05/01/19, Washington, DC, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Certification – Tier II
- 07/01/12, The Benefit Bank, Durham, NC, The Benefit Bank Benefit Counselor
- 05/01/12, Duke University, Durham, NC, Grant Writing/Management & Compliance
- 05/01/11, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, M.B.A. Business Administration/Management and Human Resource
- 12/01/06, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC, B.S. Business Administration and Management
Jobskills
- An experienced team leader with the ability to initiate/manage cross-functional teams and multi-disciplinary projects, and to deliver cost reduction using dedicated processes.
- Analytical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills and strong project management experience.
- Strategic Planning, Execution and Organizing.
- Communication, Conflict Resolution and Project management skills: Influencing, leading, negotiating, and delegating abilities.
- MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe, SharePoint, Teams)
Timeline
Deputy Director
FEMA
08.2022 - Current
Supervisory Training Administrator
FEMA
06.2020 - 07.2022
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA
12.2019 - 05.2020
Management and Program Analyst
FEMA
03.2019 - 11.2019
Logistics Cadre Program Manager/Readiness Unit (Coach Evaluator)
FEMA
09.2017 - 03.2019
Program Specialist (Logistics Cadre)
FEMA
01.2017 - 06.2018
Financial Analyst
John Staurulakis, JSI
01.2016 - 12.2016
Senior Banking Operations Analyst
Credit Suisse
08.2013 - 12.2015
Community Service Coordinator/Section 3 Program Manager
Durham Housing Authority
07.2011 - 08.2013
M.B.A - Business Administration/Concentratioon in NON-PROFIT/Human Resources
North Carolina Central University
B.S. - Business adminsitration and Management
Elizabeth City State University