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Maria Y. Camara

Spring Valley,CA

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record in Installation Execution and Program Management, notably with Highbury Defense Group. Expert in leveraging Microsoft Suite and SharePoint to enhance Fleet Readiness and streamline project delivery. Demonstrates exceptional analytical skills and a commitment to operational excellence, achieving significant process improvements. Efficient Program Management Support Specialist known for productivity and ability to complete tasks swiftly. Skilled in strategic planning, resource allocation, and risk management, which contribute to successful project outcomes. Possess strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, essential for navigating complex projects and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction. Excel in fast-paced environments by leveraging organizational abilities and analytical thinking to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

INSTALLATION EXECUTION

Highbury Defense Group
San Diego, CA
10.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Provides Installation Execution supports Fleet Readiness (FRD) Directorate 200 Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
  • Proficient in Microsoft applications Risk Mitigation
  • Understands the US Navy C4I systems architecture, execution installations Supports Fleet Readiness
  • Updates consolidated dashboard and availability milestone tracker covering all ongoing CNO availability: Quantity extensions, open SOVTs sequentially by end of Avail completing within the next six-months
  • Conducts roll call, minutes, and action items from participants towards the goal of Installation Execution process improvement efforts monitors and tracks all phases of installation status on afloat units and monitors program schedules: FRD 200 Weekly LANT Production Meetings Weekly Production Planning and Execution, PM Working Group Meeting, SOVT Discrepancy Tracker, SOVT/PICO Discrepancy Bi-weekly Drumbeat
  • Preparers (4): Reformatted FIO WARs, consolidated FIO sequencing slides and undersea inputs, collected FRD Planning Report, created meeting docs (agenda and Open SOVT Report), uploaded documents to NSERC and emailed RAHs to all meeting participants
  • Generates weekly reports that tracks all open and recently completed SOVT discrepancies by querying Mod Tracker databases and then processing/analyzing the results
  • Performs FRD Inputs to Flag WAR, Weekly Reports consolidated weekly report outlining significant Modernization (Planning & Execution) concerns and considerations for briefing FRD, NAVWAR and Flag leadership
  • Tracks all items tracking requests for information, monitoring, and reporting when it is time to move to the next agenda item during the meeting, recommending strategies, policies, doctrine, tactics, and procedures based on expert opinion, prior experience, and analysis of available information
  • Identifies SOVT installations that failed on-time delivery (OTD)
  • Researched installation history reviewing months of FIO WARs, OSIC IIT SITREPs, ISEA DSRs, and SOVTs to determine the contributing factors (CF) for the SOVT failure
  • Determined CF characterization and annotated in SOVT Failure CF Database
  • Collaborated with SWARM Team and other parts of the NAVWAR enterprise that create summary metrics from this data for presentation to various Senior Executive Leadership offices
  • Updates an iterative tracker that summarizes open SOVTs, avails finishing in the next 6 months, high risk avails, SOTs upcoming in the next 30 days, and high-risk avails in planning
  • Generates Monthly Status Reports (MSR) for work products and deliverables in the contractor's progress, status, and management report
  • Provides Installation Execution supports Fleet Readiness (FRD) Directorate 200 Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Systems Technology Forum, Ltd.
San Diego, CA
12.2022 - 10.2024
  • Company Overview: Provides Program Management supports Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD) Fleet Installation Office (FIO)
  • Understands the US Navy C4I systems architecture, installations, integration and testing
  • Supports OSIC/AITMSs and Execution Leads, Test Directors by uploading completed SOVTS and tracking SOVTs discrepancies and work with OSICs to get resolved
  • Monitors and tracks all phases of installation status on afloat units and monitors program schedules
  • Plans of Action and Milestones (POAM), work breakdown structures, configuration management and control, risk management plans, risk registers, risk matrices, quality plans and procedures, item databases, file storage, and archives
  • Provides services required for successful meeting planning and execution for onsite SOVT Discrepancy meeting in support of NIWC PAC FIO: These meetings may range from local NIWC Pacific meetings to inter-office meetings between NIWC Pacific, program sponsors, and other stakeholders at various government levels and locations
  • Tracks all items tracking requests for information, monitoring, and reporting when it is time to move to the next agenda item during the meeting, recommending strategies, policies, doctrine, tactics, and procedures based on expert opinion, prior experience, and analysis of available information
  • Generates Monthly Status Reports (MSR) for work products and deliverables in the contractor's progress, status, and management report
  • Helps connect elements of job documents between software platforms SPIDER/MOD Tracker/JMM/FSR Document Tool in Spider all in support of NIWC PAC
  • Generates Monthly Status Reports for work products, and deliverables in the Contractor's Progress, Status, and Management Report
  • Provides Program Management supports Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD) Fleet Installation Office (FIO)

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANALYST, CA

Insight Global
San Diego, CA
07.2022 - 12.2023
  • Company Overview: Contractor Program Management Analyst for C4I Integration Program Office (PMW 770)
  • Experienced in project management support with Navy Acquisition Programs for the DoD
  • Tracked program status and schedules for APM SubHDR, OA-538
  • Prepared operations and procedure manuals for PMW770
  • Experienced creating workflows and SharePoint
  • Tracked internal action items for APM and analyzed program deadlines
  • Participated in high volume of meetings via Microsoft Team and take minutes
  • Applied government instituted process for documentation, change control management and data management
  • Contractor Program Management Analyst for C4I Integration Program Office (PMW 770)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Kiliuda Consulting, LLC
San Diego, CA
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Company Overview: Administrative support role for NAWAR – 2.0 Contracts
  • Policy required to all aspects of planning via Flank Speed and MS Teams to perform duties
  • Provided data calls support included: collecting data via flank speed submission
  • Prepared Meeting Minutes via tracker – Multiple meetings per week via Teams and in person
  • Prepared Monthly Contract Deficiency (CDR) Reports via PIEE
  • Developed Standard Operation Procedure for this function
  • Coordinated Mandator Training for the entire NAVWAR Policy 2.0 via SharePoint scheduling and planning with coordinators
  • Sent all invites and monitored all attendees
  • Created a 35-page Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the NAVAWAR 2.0 Training, coordinating step by step process: for the job duties I performed at NAVWAR
  • Verified if any new CDRs were being submitted to eliminate overall response time that could possibility of penalties
  • Administrative support role for NAWAR – 2.0 Contracts

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

KCORP
San Diego, CA
06.2019 - 06.2020
  • Company Overview: Contractor Administrator for General Administration Services (GSA) 9PDS
  • Created estimates and requested approval for jobs worth more than $1 million
  • Monitored government permissions and the necessary analysis and assignment of the contract delivery procedure
  • Needed to plan and take part in gathering, preparing, and reviewing estimates, which include tracked expenses
  • Maintained vendors; drafted all (VSA) and once signed approvals Setups, a Certificate of Insurance, and a W9 were necessary pieces of current paperwork
  • Maintained compliance with all company policies and procurement rules and regulations
  • Coordinated with many vendors, labor specialists, and material suppliers needed to maintain the building on a monthly basis and meet tenant deadlines
  • Processed, paid, and submitted all invoices to the corporate office
  • Contractor Administrator for General Administration Services (GSA) 9PDS

MEDICAL CASE WORKER

Neighborhood House Association (NHA)
San Diego, CA
07.2015 - 07.2019
  • Company Overview: Medical Case Management/Coordinated Services Program
  • Oversaw 24 individuals under my caseload, requiring daily and weekly written and verbal communication for each client's follow-up and problem-solving
  • Assisted with any necessary projects and provided administrative assistance for the Coordinated Services Program
  • In charge of all administrative tasks related to the office, such as promptly distributing incoming and outgoing mail
  • Determined eligibility for Compass Card Transportation Services
  • Confirmed that necessary consents for renewals were obtained from Case Managers/Workers
  • Completed all requisitions/purchase orders for all vendors used for the Department's fiscal year
  • Ordered para-transit tickets from MTS as needed
  • Submitted Compass Card Active spreadsheets to MTS as required monthly active/updated clients only
  • Entered all necessary Transportation Services in ARIES Web Database
  • Medical Case Management/Coordinated Services Program

Education

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -

Sweetwater High
CA
06-1989

Some College (No Degree) - COURSEWORK TOWARDS PENDING IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS -

SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CA

Skills

  • Microsoft Proficient
  • Outlook
  • Project
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Teams
  • SPIDER
  • MOD Tracker
  • JMM
  • FSR
  • NDE
  • Ewar
  • SharePoint
  • Solaris
  • Razor Configuration Management
  • HP/UX 1010 & 1020
  • Code Management System
  • VAX
  • Internet Savvy
  • Labels UN-Limited
  • CD STOMPER Pro Creator

Timeline

INSTALLATION EXECUTION

Highbury Defense Group
10.2024 - Current

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Systems Technology Forum, Ltd.
12.2022 - 10.2024

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANALYST, CA

Insight Global
07.2022 - 12.2023

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Kiliuda Consulting, LLC
11.2021 - 05.2022

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

KCORP
06.2019 - 06.2020

MEDICAL CASE WORKER

Neighborhood House Association (NHA)
07.2015 - 07.2019

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -

Sweetwater High

Some College (No Degree) - COURSEWORK TOWARDS PENDING IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Grand Canyon University

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS -

SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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