Tara Castelletti
Perryville
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Analyst
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
12.2023 - 07.2025
- Led succession management, collaborating with cross-functional teams to refresh and enhance the FDA Succession Plan, creating alignment with FDA and HHS strategic goals.
- Conducted extensive research and environmental scans to inform & enhance human capital strategies.
- Managed full lifecycle of leadership development programs such as FDA LDP, White House LDP and President’s Mgmt. Council Interagency Rotation Program to include marketing, screening of applicants, program office assessment, leadership review & selection, participant oversight, support and close out.
- Served as Microsoft 365 SME, improving processes through advanced tool integration (Forms, Power Apps, SharePoint); designed applicant tracking and scoring systems.
- Consistently demonstrated strong communication and project management skills by tracking deliverables, reporting status updates, and engaging stakeholders across FDA and HHS.
- Office of Human Capital Mgmt. | Remote
- December 2023 – July 2025 (subject to reduction in force)
Program Manager
Naval Supply Systems Command HQ
11.2021 - 12.2023
- Served as Knowledge Management PM and team lead, overseeing a cross-functional team of contractors and government staff to establish a robust Knowledge Management infrastructure.
- Served as KM POC for NAVSUP’s Human Capital Strategy; led working group to improve the onboarding process, improve information sharing, retain critical knowledge and support new employees & supervisors using KM tools and processes. Identified areas for improvement by developing and deploying an enterprise-wide KM survey and focus groups.
- Championed knowledge capture techniques and established structured processes for capturing, retaining and reusing critical organizational knowledge.
- Directed development efforts for digital workspaces, information hubs and tools that supported KM and solved business problems in NAVSUP HQ and subordinate commands.
- Developed strategic change management plans with a focus on communications and training, enhancing organizational awareness, buy-in, and KM capacity.
- Successfully implemented SharePoint Online & Power Apps to solve operational problems, increasing organizational collaboration and knowledge transfer.
- Corporate Operations | Mechanicsburg, PA
- November 2021 – December 2023
Program Analyst
Naval Supply Systems Command HQ
11.2020 - 11.2021
- Served as Deputy Program Manager for Innovation and R&D; overseeing NAVSUP’s $2.3M R&D portfolio supporting Navy Clothing and Textile Manufacturing, Digital Logistics and Supply Chain Modernization.
- Oversaw the Small Business Innovation Research Program and other sources of R&D funding.
- Partnered with NAVSUP’s Small Business office, command technical POCs and DoD to solve supply chain issues and strengthen stakeholder relations across innovation ecosystems within NAVSUP; allocated funding to approved projects, managed contracts and funding, and tracked financial benchmarks.
- Coordinated approval and funding for projects such as 3D Knitted Face Coverings (in response to Covid-19), 5G smart Warehouse technology, and projects focused on reverse engineering parts for ships.
- Designed the NAVSUP Innovation Hub, enhancing transparency, engagement, and strategic idea vetting.
- Corporate Operations | Mechanicsburg, PA
- November 2020 – November 2021
Administrative Officer
Naval Supply Systems Command HQ
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Served as Executive Assistant to the SES level Assistant Commander for Corporate Operations; prepared executive level briefings, status reports, scheduling, and travel preparation; acted as a liaison to directors, providing support and relaying information from leadership.
- Supervised Administrative Support team; oversaw admin support for roughly 150 staff to include managing travel and training requests, purchase requests, budget oversight, management of correspondence to and from higher echelon, supply management, facilities requests, awards coordination and admin support for executive & command-wide briefings.
- Led initiatives to improve administrative processes and worked with in-house developers to create applications that streamline purchase, travel & training requests, reducing turnaround time and errors.
- Corporate Operations | Mechanicsburg, PA
- November 2019 – November 2020
Director of Operations
Penn State College of Medicine
07.2018 - 11.2019
- Supervised a team of 10; ensured federal compliance to protect research participants in clinical studies.
- Led a comprehensive organizational assessment; identified risks, operational gaps, and benchmarking data to develop a business transformation plan aligning people, processes, and technology.
- Implemented new workflows, SOPs, and change management strategies to enhance operational efficiency, customer service, and compliance tracking.
- Managed administrative operations including HR liaison duties, budgeting, purchasing, travel, facilities planning, and internal audits.
- Facilitated stakeholder engagement through feedback sessions, surveys, and working groups to drive continuous improvement and strengthen research community collaboration.
- Supported institutional restructuring efforts, transitioning the HSP office under the main campus’s Office for Research Protections while sustaining business continuity.
- Human Subjects Protection Office | Hershey, PA
- July 2018 – November 2019
Deputy Project Manager
State of Delaware
11.2013 - 07.2018
- Provided leadership & support for the Delaware Medicaid Enterprise System project; served as deliverables manager, monitored & balanced team workloads; participated in weekly risk, schedule, CCB and project team meetings.
- Managed a $200M project budget, ensuring accurate financial reporting, invoice processing, and compliance with state and federal financial requirements, led budget reconciliation working group.
- Change Management lead; worked with the OCM team members to improve stakeholder engagement & readiness via strategic communications, stakeholder analysis, and targeted training initiatives.
- Monitored contractor performance, reviewing contracts to ensure adherence to statement of work and promptly addressing issues.
- Department of Health and Human Services | New Castle, DE
- November 2013 – July 2018
Computer Application Specialist
Cecil County Government
08.2007 - 11.2013
- Served as Information Systems team lead; coached junior staff and monitored their performance.
- Provided application support; analyzed business systems and processes to resolve complex issues.
- Managed IT product implementations including requirements gathering, system configuration & development, testing, documentation, user training, and implementation.
- Developed training materials (SOPs, manuals, video demonstrations) for end users and conducted ongoing workshops to get user feedback and share best practices.
- Information Technology | Elkton, MD
- August 2007 – November 2013
Content Management Specialist
Cecil County Government
12.2003 - 08.2007
- Served as primary technical support for the document management system, monitored document scanning operations, ensuring compliance with records retention policies and addressing errors.
- Maintained the county website and implemented improvements, oversaw content development, style standards and accessibility, ensuring citizens had the most up to date information.
- Led county-wide implementation of the Enterprise Content Management system, overseeing the system development lifecycle, user training and support.
- Information Technology | Elkton, MD
- December 2003 – August 2007
Timeline
Management Analyst
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
12.2023 - 07.2025
Program Manager
Naval Supply Systems Command HQ
11.2021 - 12.2023
Program Analyst
Naval Supply Systems Command HQ
11.2020 - 11.2021
Administrative Officer
Naval Supply Systems Command HQ
11.2019 - 11.2020
Director of Operations
Penn State College of Medicine
07.2018 - 11.2019
Deputy Project Manager
State of Delaware
11.2013 - 07.2018
Computer Application Specialist
Cecil County Government
08.2007 - 11.2013
Content Management Specialist
Cecil County Government
12.2003 - 08.2007
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