Halie Kennie
Program Manager
Manassas,VA
Summary
Resourceful Project Manager with 11 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget and financial management.
- Clearance: Active Top-Secret
Overview
14
14
years of post-secondary education
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
PMO Manager/Project Manager
Accelera Solutions
Fairfax, VA
06.2018 - Current
- As Practice Manager of the Project Management Office (PMO) at Accelera Solutions, focused on ensuring all Commercial and Federal customers receive premium value in the delivery of their Cloud, Virtualization, and Managed Services projects.
- Responsible for providing leadership, coordination, and management over all personnel, processes, and functions of the PMO, ensuring the successful execution of all Accelera projects while adhering to the Project Management Institute (PMI) project delivery methodology.
- Serves as the Program Manager of the NATO Seasparrow Program Office (NSPO) in managing all aspects of their IT infrastructure on this multi-million dollar contract; as Prime Contractor, leads a team of Accelera and subcontractor engineer personnel in such areas as Cyber Security, SharePoint, Zscaler, GCC High O365, Azure, Intune services, and Managed Services; recently completed the migration of their hosted infrastructure from a Data Center to Microsoft Azure Cloud which has resulted in a significant improvement in security and costs savings to NATO
- Created / standardized project delivery processes, project delivery templates, and project financial tracking throughout the PMO significantly improving customer delivery / satisfaction and a greater awareness / improvement in project profitability
- Developed new and improved project backlog and forecast reports so Executive Level personnel have a much keener awareness of the financial health of the company
- Created greater cohesion and communication among Project Managers and Engineering delivery personnel resulting in significantly improved delivery product to customers and ensuring customer expectations are met
- Single Point of Contact for all project activities and is responsible for developing the Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure for controlling project scope, schedule, and cost baselines, and monitors project executions to ensure that plans are being followed.
- Establishes and publishes clear priorities among project activities and coordinates team activities to meet project milestones.
- Maintains processes and procedures for all projects covering planning, design, implementation, and operations, which includes testing, end-user training, and support.
- Develops weekly status reports for communicating project information to the project team and to the project stakeholders.
- Tracks all activities against the plans providing regular and accurate reports to senior management, project office and client management, as appropriate.
- Liaises with project sponsors, client teams and internal teams to manage expectations for projects and facilitates public relations for the program of work.
- Leads the identification of project risks and the required mitigation approaches; this includes monitoring project activities for the occurrence of risks and takes timely action to mitigate the risks.
- Managed Microsoft Office 365 (O365) migration projects migrating more than 1,300 mailboxes from the hosted environment.
- Have successfully managed over 130 projects/programs to include Office 365 migrations, Active Directory rebuilds, NetScaler Deployments, Hosted DaaS set ups, Citrix deployments and upgrades, SCCM migrations, CWS implementations, Zscaler deployments, Sharepoint Migrations, Data migration to AWS and Azure, Intune deployments amongst other technology deployments.
Program Control Analyst
Accelera Solutions
North Charleston, SC
03.2014 - 01.2016
- Collaborated with the program manager (PM) and contracting officer (CO) on this project to ensure all current and future contractual needs were met and planned and translated concepts into viable contract deliverables.
- Analyzed, monitored, tracked, and reported on management and programmatic actions and ensured deadlines and organizational milestones were met and resolved most problems without managerial assistance.
- Developed and recommended approaches to address current and anticipated problems. Responded to internal and external customer needs effectively and efficiently.
- Independently identified, planned, and organized resources to accomplish activities within established schedules. Work was reviewed through status reports and at completion to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and alignment with requirements of projects and other work activities.
- Established, developed, and maintained effective working relationships with other coordinating organizations.
- Performed contract administration work such as monitoring the contract performance to ensure satisfactory progress and completion.
- Created, monitored and updated tracking sheets containing information of employees’ labor categories, rates, and burn rates to ensure the delivery orders were within budget and on schedule.
- Provided reports, project status and change information to PM and project per established processes and communicates plan changes.
- Protected all Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with current regulatory requirements.
Program Management/Analyst, Facility Security Officer
Liberty Business Associates, LLC
Charleston, United States, United States
06.2010 - 03.2014
- Applied experience and comprehensive knowledge across organizational boundaries to plan and conduct functional activities such as: tracking and analyzing data to ensure compliance with policies and procedures, leading small projects, conducting research, providing guidance to less experienced professionals, designing and recommending solutions to complex problems, preparing and reviewing management reports and/or contractual documents, and recommending improvement to daily operations of training policies, procedures, and requirements.
- Analyzed, monitored, tracked, and reported on management and programmatic actions and ensured deadlines and organizational milestones were met. Resolved most problems without the assistance of a manager. Developed and recommended approaches to address current and anticipated problems.
- Independently identified, planned, and organized resources to accomplish activities within established schedules. Work was reviewed through status reports and at completion to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and alignment with requirements of projects and other work activities.
- Made periodic and comprehensive assessment and evaluation of program goals.
- Represented the program office with higher levels within the organization and contractor organizations and established, developed, and maintained effective working relationships with other coordinating organizations.
- Performed contract administration work such as monitoring the contract performance to ensure satisfactory progress and completion.
- As the Facility Security Officer (FSO), I prepared, reviewed and submitted accurate and complete security-related paperwork associated with onsite contractor support personnel.
- Established and maintained working relationship with Defense Security Service and periodically reviewed associated requirements for current employees.
- Tracked, maintained, and processed company personnel security records and/or accounts with appropriate computer databases (e.g., Level 2, Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). She also maintained security credentials and files as required.
- Conducted initial and recurring security access control and information security related training to employees supporting U.S. Government contracts to protect sensitive information and systems as mandated by contract requirements.
Ammunition Chief/ Supply Technician (E5 Sergeant)
United States Marine Corps
08.2006 - 03.2010
- Served as a program/project manager within the USMC, filling the role of a senior department head. She managed and oversaw all transactions of an ammunition distribution point of the entire 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing contingent
- Coordinated with ammunition technicians to complete inspections and/or surveys as required to maintain proper ammunition storage guidelines.
- Well-organized and highly efficient working in a multi-tasking dynamic environment.
- Planned, organized and supervised the work of peers and subordinates.
- Verified, processed, and approved requisitions for more than 366,000 rounds of ammunition worth over $276,000.
- Planned and directed excess ammunition distribution of over 426,000 rounds of ammunition worth over $350,000.
Education
Master of Science - Project Management
The Citadel
Charleston, SC 09.2011 -
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT 09.2001 -
Project Management Professional (PMP) License Number 1787195 -
Project Management Institute
Skills
IT Managementundefined
Timeline
PMO Manager/Project Manager
Accelera Solutions
06.2018 - Current
Program Control Analyst
Accelera Solutions
03.2014 - 01.2016
Master of Science - Project Management
The Citadel
09.2011 -
Program Management/Analyst, Facility Security Officer
Liberty Business Associates, LLC
06.2010 - 03.2014
Ammunition Chief/ Supply Technician (E5 Sergeant)
United States Marine Corps
08.2006 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Sacred Heart University
09.2001 -
Project Management Professional (PMP) License Number 1787195 -
Project Management Institute
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