Oracle
Synthia Pereyra
Program Manager
Albuquerque,United States
Summary
Accomplished Program Manager at Sandia National Laboratories, adept in ERP implementation and fostering cross-functional team collaboration. Proven track record in enhancing technological efficiencies and strategic project leadership. Certified Scrum Master with expertise in agile principles and a strong focus on achieving significant project milestones. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and business process coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Engineering, Deputy Senior Manager
Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM
01.2024 - Current
- Led a cross-functional team in developing enterprise resource planning solutions in a nuclear weapons production output environment
- Led the development and maturation of Nuclear Weapons production programs including; refining business processes, planning, and working to develop technological efficiencies.
- Led IT requirements gathering among senior leadership, partnered to capture journey maps and user experience needs
- Leveraged executive strategic planning to engage in current-state IT systems documentation, desired capability end state visioning, working with IT organizations to provide a proof-of-concept implementation, and a product delivery strategy.
- Collaborated with ERP system vendors to thoroughly understand solutions, gaps, and future opportunities
- Strong understanding of Oracle, SAP, Axia, DevSecOps Process
Senior Technical Advisor
Department Of Energy (NNSA)
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Built relationships with government stakeholders across agencies
- Initiated project teams by establishing daily stand ups, encouraging honest dialogue, leveraging individual strengths to address complex problems and challenges
- Participated in capability gap identification, corrective action plans to deliver IT solutions
- Advised national security programs on technical workstreams related to AI/ML models, data analytics, predictive analytics
- Provide trade studies and analysis of alternatives for national security IT solutions
- Engaged in risk modeling and planning across various defense programsthrough micro, macro level data analysis
- Led requirements mapping, vulnerabilities, opportunities for technology maturation
- Acted as scrum master utilizing agile program management principles for model execution
Systems Research & Analysis, Contracts Manager
Sandia National Laboratories
03.2018 - 01.2022
- Established strong relationships with external partners, fostering trust and collaboration with DOE oversight.
- Led Science & Technology strategy and capability mapping activities with a team of executive leadership and government customers
- Enhanced organizational efficiency by automating contract management processes using specialized software tools.
- Led the implementation of compliance software implementation as the product owner using SCRUM, and agile project management principles.
- Developed a strong understanding of the federal (FAR) and department of energy (DEAR) contractual regulations
- Oversaw corporate initiatives and management of requirements related to the M&O contract for Sandia National Laboratories valued at $2.6 Billion
- Worked with multiple functional business units for subcontracts compliance management
Project Manager
Sandia National Laboratories
05.2016 - 03.2018
- Partnered with diverse engineering teams to define project requirements, drive project planning and execution, meet government compliance.
- Led initiatives to stand up new project management processes and IT systems related to Earned Value Management (EVM), and Change Management, work with Standard PM Software including (Primavera, Acumen, Arm, Deltek Cobra, Empower)
- Managed project risks/issues through risk documentation
- ·Reported to company leadership and multiple government customers regarding project status, variance reports, risk mitigation paths when applicable
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets including: $12.5 Million R&D Budget, $11 Billion Program Baseline, $158 Million technology specific budget
- Developed financial models for decision making including monte carlo simulations, and resource cluster analysis
Other Experience
Program Management
05.2011 - 05.2016
- Wide variety of other experience including various government agencies and industry.
- Founder Applestem LLC, Government Consulting
- Sandia National Laboratories Project Management Intern
- Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies Financial Analyst Intern
- Rio Arriba County Policy and Compliance Intern
- Espanola Municipal Court Policy and Compliance Intern
Education
J.D. - Data Privacy
University of Denver-Sturm College of Law
Denver, Co 05.2001 -
Master of Science - Data Analytics
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 05.2001 -
Master of Science - Accounting And Finance
Creighton University
Omaha, NE 05.2001 -
Skills
Certified Scrum Master
Project Planning & Execution
Project Leadership
ERP Implementation
Software
Tableau
Primavera, JIRA
R, SQL
DevSecOps
Timeline
Systems Engineering, Deputy Senior Manager
Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM
01.2024 - Current
Senior Technical Advisor
Department Of Energy (NNSA)
01.2022 - 01.2024
Systems Research & Analysis, Contracts Manager
Sandia National Laboratories
03.2018 - 01.2022
Project Manager
Sandia National Laboratories
05.2016 - 03.2018
Other Experience
Program Management
05.2011 - 05.2016
J.D. - Data Privacy
University of Denver-Sturm College of Law
05.2001 -
Master of Science - Data Analytics
Northwestern University
05.2001 -
Master of Science - Accounting And Finance
Creighton University
05.2001 -
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