Breanna Mackroy
Hartford
Summary
Accomplished Project Manager offering 7 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Program Planner
Pratt and Whitney
06.2023 - Current
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to proactively identify potential issues, leading to minimized disruptions during program execution.
- Developed comprehensive program schedules with detailed timelines, ensuring timely completion of all tasks and milestones.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful delivery of key projects, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by consistently seeking feedback from team members and stakeholders, implementing changes as needed for optimal performance.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
Sr. Program Planning Manager
Northrop Grumman
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Established standardized reporting systems to provide clear visibility into project status for key stakeholders.
- Worked closely with project managers to create project work scopes and schedules.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure projects aligned with company goals and objectives.
- Mentored and supported 4 junior Program Planners to create strong workplace culture.
- Streamlined workflow processes, reducing redundancies and increasing overall efficiency in the planning department.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
Sr. Project Manager
Scientific Research Corporation
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders for Network Operating Centers (NOC).
- Leveraged Power BI to track and visualize program metrics, resulting in a 30% enhancement in data-driven decision-making and improved reporting accuracy
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
- Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
Sr. Program Planner
L3Harris
06.2020 - 08.2021
- Ensured major projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality
- Tracked plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Ensured compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines
- Delivered high-quality programs within budget constraints through efficient allocation of resources and diligent financial management.
Program Planner
Lockheed Martin
01.2019 - 06.2020
- Collaborated with subcontract management to assure process for integrating subcontractor schedule data and flow-down of subcontractor schedule requirements
- Analyzed customer feedback and performance metrics to identify potential risks in product build and supply chain, enabling proactive adjustments that improved user retention and minimized negative impacts on sales
- Developed and maintained Program Summary Milestone Report (PSMS) based on program requirements, deliverables, and key program events
- Ensures traceability from PSMS to IMS and IMP
- Tracked program status using Microsoft Project and Milestones Professional, proactively identifying and mitigating risk to keep program on schedule and budget
Program Scheduler
Northrop Grumman
08.2017 - 01.2019
- Developed and implemented a program evaluation system to measure program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
- Mentored and coached project team members to ensure project success
- Established and maintained a baseline change log for recording changes to the IMS baseline
- Makes change log information available to CAMs and other program team members
- Supported complex program deliverables by performing analysis and preparing reports to assist in meeting or exceeding schedule commitments/deadlines
- Conducted weekly cost and schedule review meetings with Program Management Office (PMO) staff to analyze costs incurred each fiscal month, as well as analyze status of schedule
- (EAC, BAC, VAC)
Education
Master's Degree - Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA05-2027
Master's - Business Management
Nova Southeastern University
Davie, Fl10.2019
Bachelor's - Business Management
University of Maryland University College
Adelphi, MD08.2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Earned Value Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Financial Analysis and Reporting
- Training and Development
- Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
- Subcontractor Management
- Product Management
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- PostgresSQL
- React
- Nodejs
- MS Project
- Oracle Primavera
- Deltek Cobra
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Excel
- MS Access
- Jira
- PowerBI
- Github
- Visual Studio Code
- SharePoint
- Customer Focus
- Scope Definition
Timeline
Sr. Program Planner
Pratt and Whitney
06.2023 - Current
Sr. Program Planning Manager
Northrop Grumman
10.2022 - 06.2023
Sr. Project Manager
Scientific Research Corporation
08.2021 - 10.2022
Sr. Program Planner
L3Harris
06.2020 - 08.2021
Program Planner
Lockheed Martin
01.2019 - 06.2020
Program Scheduler
Northrop Grumman
08.2017 - 01.2019
Master's - Business Management
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor's - Business Management
University of Maryland University College
Master's Degree - Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
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