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Work History
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Technical Management Tools
Photography and Cinematography
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Elijah Salters

Gainesville,VA

Summary

Talented professional considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings ten plus years of valuable expertise to forward company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements. Experience with creating scalable processes as solutions to further the goals of the organization and incorporated initiatives by senior leadership within all processes of improvements and team development.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

AWS Corporation
01.2022 - Current
  • Manage 3regions, 3zones per region, to support various U.S. government agencies' cloud infrastructure and technology needs
  • Currently managing 20 projects for a variety of U.S. government agencies
  • Government Cloud Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
  • As a program manager, understanding each client's needs helps drive technical decisions in managing the AWS fleet of government cloud capacity
  • Managed the AWS fleet U.S. Government Cloud capacity to match the client's demands
  • Managed the overall Capital Expenditures of the AWS Government Cloud regions
  • Made vital decisions and drove decision-making across multiple projects
  • Implemented and maintained the development of best practices
  • Advocated for new internal processes and tools to improve performance.

IT Project Management Professor

George Mason University
01.2022 - Current
  • IT Project Management course professor
  • Conduct weekly classes with over 30 students
  • Preparing senior college students to become IT professionals
  • Creating working IT solutions using the System Development Life Cycle
  • Create college-level course materials in Project Management
  • Create course assignments
  • Conduct weekly course
  • Establish a professional instructor-to-student relationship to help guide students in their education and profession.
  • Ensured curriculum alignment with academic standards through regular course review and updates.

Technical Project/Program Manager

MITRE Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2022
  • Trusted advisor to over 5 U.S government agencies for over 20 different projects
  • Manage resources (human and technical) for each unique client
  • Collaborated and managed project Sprints
  • Managed multiple projects across government agencies and internationally
  • Developed schedules (Microsoft Project) and status reports
  • Budget and Project Planning
  • Made vital decisions and drove decision-making across multiple projects
  • Managed Best Practices in Project Management across the Software Development Lifecycle
  • Advocated for modular, reusable technologies
  • Five percent improvement in customer relationships
  • Twenty percent improvement in performance.

Managed IT research projects as innovative solutions for various U.S. government agencies

Program Manager (Commissioned Officer)

United States Army Reserves
01.2006 - 01.2012
  • Managed 10 teams of course advisors, instructors, and 30 staff members to support 10 signal courses in the Army Reserve Signal Training Career Development Program,
  • Directed staff in preparing and executing annual training sessions for signal courses
  • Managed course managers and instructors conducted classes for soldiers seeking new military skills within the Army's Signal Core
  • Collaborated and managed the planning of the training project
  • Supervised multiple training projects supporting the mission
  • Developed schedules and status reports
  • Oversee the training budget
  • Made vital decisions and drove decision-making across multiple projects
  • Risk Management
  • Ten percent improvement in staff combat readiness.

Military Instructor and Course Manager

United States Army Reserves
01.1994 - 01.2010
  • Trained over 500 military officers (cadets) and enlisted personnel as leaders of the Army Signal Core
  • Instructed various military courses, including Military Leadership, Military Combat Awareness of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Basic Rifleman Marksmen kills, and Military Signal Courses (25B, 25F, and 25U).

Program Manager

United States Army
09.2005 - 09.2006
  • Managed 30 direct staff members and over 100 indirect staff members in support of the U.S Army's networks across the Southwest Asia region
  • Created a 20% improvement in network performance and reliability
  • Several high-profile responsibilities, including leadership project management, network security, and government policies. while in Southwest Asia
  • Led several teams and multiple IT projects with a common goal of maintaining communication between the Pentagon and senior Army staff in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Collaborated and managed the projects and teams across Southwest Asia and global
  • Communicated status reports to senior executive officers
  • Overseen multiple theater projects in support of the overall mission
  • Supervised projects supporting both commercial and tactical communications
  • Developed and managed project budgets, schedules, and status reports
  • Managed a resource budget of over $100M.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.

Education

Ph.D. - Systems Mgt & Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Blacksburg, VA
05.2026

Master of Science (MS) - Science & Tech Studies

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Blacksburg
01.2019

Master of Science (MS) - Software Dev & Project Mgt

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

South Carolinian State University
Orangeburg, SC
01.1991

Skills

  • Advanced military leadership
  • Confident decision-maker
  • Resource management/planning
  • Collaborative Leader
  • Global communicator
  • Innovative Thinker
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Certified)
  • Military Signal Course(s) Instructor
  • Policy & Procedures development
  • Proficient communicator
  • Scale Agile/Scrum (Certified)Mission-oriented leader
  • Task Delegation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Team leadership and direction
  • Project Planning and Management
  • Team Development

Technical Management Tools

  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Office products
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Monday Boards
  • Kanbond Boards

Photography and Cinematography

As a hobby, photography, and cinematography create a sense of relaxation and stress relief through creation.  A photograph or video captures a moment in time. However, the camera operator can position themselves at the correct angle, capturing the narrative of a moment that lives on in the future, a visual memory.

Timeline

Program Manager

AWS Corporation
01.2022 - Current

IT Project Management Professor

George Mason University
01.2022 - Current

Technical Project/Program Manager

MITRE Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2022

Program Manager (Commissioned Officer)

United States Army Reserves
01.2006 - 01.2012

Program Manager

United States Army
09.2005 - 09.2006

Military Instructor and Course Manager

United States Army Reserves
01.1994 - 01.2010

Ph.D. - Systems Mgt & Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Master of Science (MS) - Science & Tech Studies

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Master of Science (MS) - Software Dev & Project Mgt

Rochester Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

South Carolinian State University
Elijah Salters