Imani Braxton-Allen
Bowie,MD
Summary
Experienced project management team leader with over four years in guiding projects to successful completion. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and optimizing processes to improve efficiency. Known for delivering projects on time and within budget while maintaining high quality. Proven success in strategic planning and effective communication with clients and team members.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Operations Program Development Specialist
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
02.2025 - Current
- Researches TRICARE policy, operations, reimbursement manuals, and clinical criteria resources to develop policy keys, clinical guidelines, and coding for the RADS tool; develops and maintains UM and RM desk procedures ensuring compliance with TRICARE Operational Manuals and best practices.
- Works with Clinical Operations Managers and Directors to develop and implement audit tools for evaluating staff compliance with desk procedures and accreditation standards; assists with developing UM and RM productivity and performance measures, completes focused studies and performance audits, and prepares for URAC accreditation surveys.
- Functions as Subject Matter Expert on UM and RM, participates in contract modification meetings and processes, special projects, and cross-functional teams, and provides complex, in-depth analysis and review of UM processes.
Project Management Team Leader
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
06.2024 - 02.2025
- Developed year-end review reports that summarized the project’s financial performance, progress, and achievements over the past year to evaluate success, identify areas of improvement, and set future goals.
- Analyzed, managed, and mitigated project risks, ensuring timely identification and strategies to address potential setbacks.
- Consolidated option year reports for client directors and CFOs, which allocated resources and funding to project workstreams, established a forecasted budget, and approximate level of effort.
- Collaborated with the FDA to develop a resource and timecard verification management dashboard using Power BI. This involved designing and implementing a comprehensive dashboard that streamlined the verification process, enhanced data accuracy, and provided valuable insights for resource management.
Project Management Team Leader
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
10.2022 - 06.2024
- Managed RPA projects by overseeing the entire lifecycle from intake to deployment, ensuring that all processes were streamlined, automated, and deployed efficiently, and resolved any automation defects promptly.
- Coordinated the automation intake process, facilitated bi-monthly RPA IPT meetings, and developed newsletters to keep over 200 RPA customers informed about accomplishments, changes, and future initiatives.
- Supported project status tracking, executive reporting, and fiscal management; consolidated monthly ACIO Quad charts; maintained and revamped documentation on the customer-facing SharePoint site.
- Configured and maintained third-party software (UiPath), scheduled training, demos, and office hours for RPA customers, and generated automation submissions for the IMD Governance Board.
- Enhanced business unit communications through internal IPTs, one-on-one meetings, and office hours to increase customer engagement and program perception.
Senior Analyst
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
04.2021 - 09.2022
- Data Analysis and Reporting: Investigated data to find patterns and trends, developed reports and presentations, and synthesized data from clinical trials and epidemiological studies to guide decision-making for improving Veterans' healthcare.
- Created Power BI dashboards, reports, and presentations on suicide among veterans, using various styles to support decision-making and present findings to stakeholders, including NIH, CDC, and Congress.
- Prepared weekly and monthly task reports, utilized scheduling tools for forecasting hours, tracking utilization, and monitoring employee headcount, and provided support to project managers to solve resource management issues within the Veterans Affairs Central Office. Developed SOPs and onboarding checklists and promoted resource sharing within the VACO database network.
- Policy and Procedure Development: Consolidated committee charters, scopes of work, and purview statements for actively managed portfolios.
- Created slide decks and led training seminars on SharePoint, Talent Management System (TMS), Concur, and other government resources, fostering relationships with stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
Education
MBA -
University of Maryland, Global Campus
03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
University of Maryland
05.2019
Skills
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Implementation
- Dashboard Development (Power BI & Tableau)
- Project Lifecycle Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Business Process Improvement
- Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- Budget management
- Project Portfolio Management Tools
- Business Operation Management
- Project Program & Portfolio Governance
- Government Revenue
- Program Design & Implementation
- Communications Strategy & Management
- Quantitative Research
- Data Analysis
- Research Design
- SharePoint
- Data analysis
- Microsoft 365 Office
Timeline
Clinical Operations Program Development Specialist
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
02.2025 - Current
Project Management Team Leader
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
06.2024 - 02.2025
Project Management Team Leader
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
10.2022 - 06.2024
Senior Analyst
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
04.2021 - 09.2022
MBA -
University of Maryland, Global Campus
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
University of Maryland
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