Hi, I’m
Kiersten Patton
Program Manager
St. Petersburg,Florida
Summary
Dedicated Program Manager adept with a deep understanding of what it takes to simultaneously run multiple high-quality programs within an organization and achieve desired results.
Overview
6
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
ATARCLeesburg, United States
Program Director
02.2019 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Devised new programs that align with the organization's objectives including over 45 Working Groups, 6 podcast streams, and 5 Emerging Tech Mission programs to create deliverables that support the United States Federal Government.
- Created sustainable, measurable goals and Key Performance Indicators for the organization by working with other departments to develop plans for the programs that generated revenue to provide value to our organizational constituents.
- Monitored 25 projects simultaneously and oversaw a team of three project managers to ensure goals are met.
- Managed regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals while evaluating and assessing the programs' strengths and weaknesses.
- Worked closely with the sales, marketing, and events team to improve strategies and draw new participants to our organization.
- Worked with members of the Federal government, IT industry and Academia to drive technology initiatives designed to shape the government IT modernization roadmap.
- Serve as the liaison to volunteer leadership and society board level committees in order to communicate messaging efficiently and effectively.
- Worked regularly with the ATARC’s Marketing/Communications team to ensure online community platforms (forums, blogs, moderation tools) are kept up to date and functional, and influence the selection and use of various communication tools by collating user feedback.
Colonial Remodeling, LLCFairfax, VA
Project Management Assistant
02.2018 - 02.2019
Job overview
- Coordinated project management activities, resources, equipment, and information Break projects into doable actions and set timeframes
- Liaised with clients to identify and define requirements, scope, and objectives
- Constant communication with client to ensure clients’ needs are met as projects evolve by acting as the point of contact for communicating project status to all participants
- Facilitated communication between internal and external project stakeholders to keep all parties well-informed
- Organized, distributed and tracked project documents
IMPACT Collective Washington DC
Marketing and Events Assistant
11.2017 - 02.2018
Job overview
- Sustained ongoing marketing initiatives and strategies
- Assisted with fundraising campaigns for non profit clients
- Created content and graphic designs for social media
- Helped to promote and co-manage concerts and special events
- Maintained lead information and data base entry
- Volunteered time for Mean 2 Live, IMPACT and The Winery at Bull Run events
- Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions.
- Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
SiteisightMcLean, VA
Business Development Coordinator
05.2015 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Promoted from intern to paid staff within 3 months
- Proposed solutions for online advertising
- Prepared presentations for business conferencing and developed business work flow diagram
- Utilized lead generation platform to identify client leads for global construction company
- Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
- Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development
- Communicated with local organizations to build networks and develop leads
Education
George Mason University
Bachelors of Organizational Business Communication
09.2017 - 05.2019
Virginia Commonwealth University
09.2015 - 05.2017
Skills
Interpersonal Communication
Business correspondence
Social media marketing
Event execution
Speechwriting and messaging
Strategy implementation
Project planning and development
Advanced problem solving
Public speaking
Affiliations
- Transformative Leadership in Disruptive Times Program Advisor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 2021-2022
- Northern VA Community College IT Advisory Board Member from 2022-Present
Timeline
Program Director
ATARC
02.2019 - 05.2022
Project Management Assistant
Colonial Remodeling, LLC
02.2018 - 02.2019
Marketing and Events Assistant
IMPACT Collective
11.2017 - 02.2018
George Mason University
Bachelors of Organizational Business Communication
09.2017 - 05.2019
Virginia Commonwealth University
09.2015 - 05.2017
Business Development Coordinator
Siteisight
05.2015 - 01.2017