Darlene Williams
Upper Marlboro,U.S.
Summary
I am honest and trustworthy holding a government clearance for my 34 years of service. - I provide innovative and imaginative solutions to better practices for our internal and external customers. - Participated on teams managing and developing solutions for several large projects. - I am always energetic and eager to have new experiences and learn new skills. I have in-depth experience working as part of a team and individually. - I am a dependable person who is great at time management
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Performance Awards
01.2021 - Current
- Received cash awards and time off awards for performance and special performance acts
Program Manager
Department of Defense
09.1984 - Current
- I am a Program Manager responsible for office management of over 150 civilian, military and contractor employees
- Provide executive level administrative support, leadership, training and development
- With over 30 years government service, seen as a subject matter expert within the field of administrative workforce management
- A key strength is communication; building strong relationships with people in order to deliver the best results
- I’m an articulate communicator orally as well as preparing written correspondence and documents to respond to customer requests and suspenses
- Excel being interactive in assisting, training and advising new employees of policies and procedures
- Daily multi-task to complete high level, high demand, short suspense tasks, working in an organized and collective manner under pressure
- I’m a Program Manager responsible for office management of over 150 civilian, military and contractor employees
- Provide executive level administrative support, leadership, training and development to onboard new employees reporting to the unit.
- With 40 years of government service, seen as a senior level subject matter expert within the field of administrative workforce management
- A key strength is communication; building strong working relationships to deliver valuable results
- I am an articulate communicator orally as well as preparing written correspondence and documents to respond to customer requests and suspenses
- Excel being interactive with others in assisting, training and advising new employees of policies and procedures
- Furthermore, I am adept at handling multiple tasks on a daily basis competently and at working well under pressure
- Excellent organizational skills and detail oriented at performing task in a timely manner to meet scheduled deadlines. Review workload, setting deadlines based on priorities.
- Evaluate individual and team business performance, identify and institute processes for improvement.
- Due to senior level skill sets, serve as a mentor and trainer to incoming personnel, advising on policy, procedures and security processes.
- Track quarterly budget execution for travel and training for the unit, briefing weekly on available funds.
- Perform logistical space management and property inventory quarterly, verifying all property is accountable and signed for.
- Maintain a working relationship with coworkers, internal and external business partners to perform cross coordination on accomplishing task
- Knowledgeable of policies, procedures and guides to direct staff on appropriate processing of tasks for senior leadership coordination and approval.
- Manage and track manpower requirements. Scheduling hiring panels for vacancies, onboard new employees into the unit ensuring they have IT accounts, accesses and equipment
Education
Diploma - General Studies
Suitland Senior High School
Suitland, MD05.1983
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Social media integration
- Texting
- Communication skills
- Written skills
- Creative skills
- Decision-making skills
- Budget tracking
- Travel requirements review
- Decision-making
- Excellent communication
- Operations management
- Train staff
- Employee engagement
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Professionalism
- Multitasking
- Active listening
- Teamwork and collaboration
Hobbies and Interests
Interests range from traveling, reading, music performances, organized community service and family events.
Languages
None
References
Sheila Quashie, DOD, squashie@gmail.com
Awards
Performance Awards, Received cash awards and time off awards for performance and special performance acts.
Timeline
Performance Awards
01.2021 - Current
Program Manager
Department of Defense
09.1984 - Current
Diploma - General Studies
Suitland Senior High School