Michelle Spencer
Hardeeville,SC
Summary
Experienced project management professional with a strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Recognized for reliability and adaptability in dynamic environments. Equipped to drive impactful outcomes and lead projects to success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Project Manager
Govplace
06.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Supporting NIH
- Supporting the Director of Physical Security (DPSM) at National Institute of Health (NIH), create & Brief internal / external stakeholders contract award, program level and project level kickoffs for $12M contract.
- Draft project plan
- Consult with client on overall strategic physical security planning efforts
- Act as the primary POC for all Hygeia partner organizations for initial resource & quote estimating
- Define necessary resources for project execution
- Assist DPSM with project planning
- Align resources and provide quotes for labor and products
- Meet with Hygeia partner organizations to obtain weekly status updates, determine any risks and/or issues, and resolution strategies
- Manage risk / issues through resolution
- Manage project schedule and overall project success for multiple projects
- Provide project level updates during weekly meetings
- Track monthly burn rates
- Create Monthly Status Report including financial reporting
- Create invoicing requirements for partner organizations based on receipt of equipment and project completion
- Supporting NIH
Program Manager / Deputy Program Manager
Alion Science and Technology
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: Supporting NGA
- Program Manager supporting the US government with finding innovative, 'non-traditional' sources and analytical service providing new methods of discovering and describing objects and activities not obtainable through traditional imagery-derived data
- Management and oversight of all activities performed by contractor personnel, including subcontractors, System Engineering Support, Research and Analysis, Hardware Design and Development, Integration and Testing, Cyber Security/Information Assurance (IA), Training, Operations Support for $7.4M contract.
- Responsibilities:
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives. Work with the Program Management Office (PMO) to establish job numbers
- Prepared and briefed formal program kickoff to all program stakeholders
- Defined requirements and create Task Deliverable Plan (TDP) establishing the plan for meeting deliverables as laid out in the statements of work (SOWs)
- Created slides and briefed weekly and monthly program status for 5 distinct MPs
- Created and managed the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
- Participated in technical assessments vetting vendors offering data as a service (DaaS), software as a service (SaaS) and/or imaging
- Drafted sub-contractor SOWs and / or Request to Initiate Purchases (RIPs)
- Reviewed vendor responses and determine best options within cost constraints and ability to meet tasking requirements
- Responded to contract vehicle end of year requirements as well as MP end of year requirements
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
Project Manager
Alion Science and Technology
05.2018 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Supporting DSCA
- Program Manager working with Infrastructure Modernization supporting the shift in IT strategy from a program-centric, geography specific approach to one of enterprise standards and services accessible by all participants in the Security Cooperation (SC) mission
- Support efforts include:
- Monitor & Report project progress to the Program Management Office (PMO) as well as the System Engineering Team Lead
- Collaborate with various teams within a matrixed organization ensuring cybersecurity requirements meet network defense standards and IT policies
- Define Scope & Create Plan of Action Milestones (POA&Ms)
- Participate in Sprint kickoff meetings for Situational Awareness (SA) of expectations for the upcoming sprint cycle
- Build & Maintain positive MP relationships within a matrixed environment ensuring efficient completion of project milestones
- Brief senior leadership assuring a common understanding of project status, risks, challenges, and wins
- Identify & Track project risks as well as mitigation strategies
- Create & Maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
- Assess & Recommend approaches to increase efficiencies with defined, repeatable processes
- Create slides & brief project health to senior leadership
- Supporting DSCA
Sr. Project Manager
ASRC Federal
11.2016 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Supporting DISA
- Sr Project Manager supporting Enterprise Privileged User Authentication Service (EPUAS) required two factor authentication for privileged users who log into server operating systems
- EPUAS enabled two factor authentication using Alternate (ALT) Tokens and a centrally managed directory service
- Supporting DISA
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
Project Manager
Foxhole Technology
11.2014 - 11.2016
- Company Overview: Supporting DISA
- Project Manager supporting project deliveries to customers of Information Management & Governance
- Internal, cross-functional coordination and external, customer-facing communication and client management
- Managed cross-functional delivery team in developing and deploying project-based services to customers
- Communicated project status, managing tasks and activities that require customer participation, and responding to customer escalations
- Supporting DISA
Deputy Project Manager
Foxhole Technology
03.2013 - 11.2014
- Company Overview: Supporting DISA
- Supporting DISA
Senior Test Engineer, Test Engineer, Test & Evaluation Liaison
General Dynamics
01.2009 - 01.2013
Education
PMP Certified -
PMI
01.2022
Master's Certificate - Project Management
University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
01.2015
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Homeland Security concentration in Terrorism Studies
American Public University
01.2014
Skills
- Scope management
- Project planning
- Client relationship management
- Project scheduling
- Project plan development
- Cost control
- Project framework engineering
- Cross-functional coordination
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Detail-oriented
Timeline
Sr. Project Manager
Govplace
06.2022 - Current
Program Manager / Deputy Program Manager
Alion Science and Technology
04.2021 - 06.2022
Project Manager
Alion Science and Technology
05.2018 - 04.2021
Sr. Project Manager
ASRC Federal
11.2016 - 10.2017
Project Manager
Foxhole Technology
11.2014 - 11.2016
Deputy Project Manager
Foxhole Technology
03.2013 - 11.2014
Senior Test Engineer, Test Engineer, Test & Evaluation Liaison
General Dynamics
01.2009 - 01.2013
Master's Certificate - Project Management
University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Homeland Security concentration in Terrorism Studies
American Public University
PMP Certified -
PMI
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