Yulanda Cunningham
Cherry Hill,NJ
Summary
Talented and professional individual with over 10 years of valuable expertise in the industry. Deep understanding of the industry to drive company objectives forward. Dedicated problem-solver and knowledgeable leader with a track record of coordinating projects, programs, and implementing improvements. Keen eye for detail and consistent delivery of high-quality results while ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of work.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager-DDG BF Modernization
Orbis Inc.
05.2023 - Current
- Communicates regularly with senior management and clients to provide project updates and address concerns
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify and document data requirements for existing contracts, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems
- Creates test plan for software system modernization upgrade, ensuring full coverage of functional requirements, which enhances testing accuracy and prevents software delivery delay
- Authors test plans for upcoming modernization/technical refresh system; ensuring system, process or improvements are captured and solved prior to software delivery
- Leads product test plan peer review and product test results review with test managers ensuring all improvements are captured and signed off prior to sending directly to consumer
- Develops and maintains Plan of action and milestones (POAM), providing clients full view of current program’s schedule and upcoming years, maintaining complex project timelines and tracking deliverables
- Manages $28M programs’ financial positions by utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to conduct bi-weekly expenditure checks, coordinating with financial analyst to execute financial balances
- Prepares and facilitates project meetings and reviews to provide insights into schedule performance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
Program Specialist-Electrical Power Conversion
Life Cycle Engineering
09.2019 - 12.2022
- Managed relational databases and operation systems; Track progress and provide regular updates to stakeholders using tools to include roadmaps, burndown charts and project/program schedules
- Led all sprint planning, execution monitoring and close-out of programs related to electrical power conversion while meeting all contractual and deliverable commitments
- Coordinate with people managers to ensure appropriate staffing levels and skills are available for projects; Monitor team capacity and workload to ensure teams are not overcommitted
- Collaborated in partnership with diverse teams to develop standard operating procedures to increase client's productivity, creating efficiency and effectiveness of workflows amongst other department managers
- Managed a robust program budget of $26M, ensuring fiscal responsibility and transparency, which allowed maintaining high-quality program delivery.
Aviation Resource Program Manager (Team Lead)
New Jersey National Guard, 108TH Squadron
11.2018 - 04.2019
- Provided visible projects; ensuring management is aware of any lags in schedule or progress for power conversion ships schedule; Create and Maintain Integrated Master Schedule in Microsoft project highlighting Plan of Actions & Milestones for five-year project managing sub-contractor relationship with a $15M+ estimated budget
- Adhered to master plans and schedules, enabling daily program task completion, and navigating changes based off resource changes
- Analyzed risks, report to stakeholders to provide an integrated perspective on all program activities, including timelines, accomplishments, and issues as well as productivity
- Managed aviation resources, including aircraft, crews, and maintenance schedules, ensuring optimal utilization and readiness; utilizing Patriot Excalibur (PEX) to track and update daily planning boards
- Identified problem areas and presented recommendations for solutions to appropriate management officials; managing program resources to include workforce needs.
Glider Aviation Resource Program Manager/Supervisor
United States Air Force, 94th Flying Training Squadron
09.2014 - 11.2018
- Executed detailed standards compliance audits across multiple departments, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and resulting in zero non-compliance issues during external reviews
- Conducted research and analyzed data to prepare written identified the root cause of operational delay by conducting a process improvement session eliminating wasted time and enabling successful completion of daily requirements
- Utilized specialized software and databases (Oracle and Aviation Resource Management System) to track aviation assets and generate reports for senior leadership
- Forecasted upcoming funding needs for out-year budget expenses; ensures that plans are consistent with Service goals, schedules, and policies
- Created and maintained a resource skills matrix, enabling effective matching of team members to projects based on expertise and availability, improving project outcomes by 25%.
Education
Graduate Certificate in Project Management -
DeVry UNIVERSITY KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL
Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management -
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY/SAN DIEGO, CA
B.A. in Organizational Management -
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY/SAN DIEGO, CA
Six Sigma Process Improvement Greenbelt Certification -
AVETA BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Certified Scrum Master -
SCRUM ALLIANCE
Skills
- Resource Management
- Program Leadership
- Agile Projects
- Multi-operations Management
- Process Improvement
Coreproficiencies
- Program/Project Manager
- Compliance Management
- Financial Reporting
- Training/Performance Management
- Budget Management
- Execution/Results
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical Thinking
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Team Leadership
- Variance Analysis
Clearancelevel
SECRET
Timeline
Program Manager-DDG BF Modernization
Orbis Inc.
05.2023 - Current
Program Specialist-Electrical Power Conversion
Life Cycle Engineering
09.2019 - 12.2022
Aviation Resource Program Manager (Team Lead)
New Jersey National Guard, 108TH Squadron
11.2018 - 04.2019
Glider Aviation Resource Program Manager/Supervisor
United States Air Force, 94th Flying Training Squadron
09.2014 - 11.2018
Graduate Certificate in Project Management -
DeVry UNIVERSITY KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL
Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management -
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY/SAN DIEGO, CA
B.A. in Organizational Management -
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY/SAN DIEGO, CA
Six Sigma Process Improvement Greenbelt Certification -
AVETA BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Certified Scrum Master -
SCRUM ALLIANCE
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