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Elizabeth Graham-Ivy

Upper Marlboro

Summary

Program Manager with extensive experience at Competitive Range Solutions, specializing in project management and stakeholder engagement. Demonstrated expertise in financial analysis and risk mitigation, driving innovation and efficiency in complex environments. Proven ability to ensure successful contract performance and strategic planning while leading high-performing teams to achieve outstanding results.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

Competitive Range Solutions
06.2018 - Current
  • Lead a high-performing team of technical and programmatic subject matter experts providing best of breed services and driving innovation for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Infrastructure Directorate (IE1) in direct support of NextGen, PES-K, and DCMA.
  • Function as the management and technical point of contact with the Government, by performing administrative, financial, technical, and other program management efforts to ensure all work is planned and executed in an integrated manner to achieve cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
  • Provide the planning, direction, coordination, and control necessary for effective and efficient accomplishment of all requirements and ensure the successful completion of the overall contract effort.
  • Provides direction, establishes project management structure, develops work breakdown structures, allocates resources, and develops and maintains project schedules.
  • Proven successful working in a complex program environment with multiple program approaches.
  • Interfaces with DISA mission-related task orders managers, DOD organizations and commercial vendors that may play a role, or have an impact, in the deployment, test, acceptance, commissioning of equipment and systems within CRS scope of work.
  • Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning, execution, evaluation and closeout of all project/technical support activities and deliverables.
  • Provides monthly reports to DISA Contracting Officer Representative (COR).
  • Analyzes new and complex project-related issues and risks and proposes innovative solutions involving finance, scheduling, technology, methodology, tools, and solution components.
  • Identifies and interfaces with all stakeholders on a regular basis.
  • Holds frequent and periodical meetings to assign and track action items and other deliverables.
  • Interfaces with customer representatives, COR, DISA Management and Senior Executives.
  • Responsible for senior level management of all aspects cost schedule, and technical performance of project and subtasks associated with the technical refreshment of the Korean Transport Metropolitan Area Network (PES-K).
  • Lead and directs project activities and manage the performance of personnel and multi-function teams of managers, engineers, specialists and SME’s to achieve project objectives while remaining within budget, scope and schedule.
  • Work with project managers to review forms to evaluate the need for revision, consolidation, or discontinuation, using knowledge of form use, workflow, document flow, and compatibility based on technical needs and capabilities.

Deputy Program Manager & Project Manager

ASRC Federal DNC
04.2013 - 06.2018
  • Co-manage large, multi-vendor contract team providing information technology, strategic planning, project management, finance, and configuration control support integral to Department of Defense Information Networks (DoDIN) initiatives.
  • Manage a complex portfolio of sensitive, mission critical, DoDIN transport 'special' projects in all phases of the project management lifecycle.
  • Balances programmatic support with mission and operation focus.
  • Share in the responsibility for the successful cost, schedule, and performance of the contract.
  • Establish and manage cost, schedule and performance baselines for high profile, classified projects and programs (Portfolio valued over $2Billion).
  • Implement best practices and processes to track progress of services and development of capabilities in terms of defined cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.
  • Adjust priorities and resource allocation based upon objective program performance data.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders, system engineers, and fellow program managers to help develop a strategic vision and goal for the organization.
  • Establish governance processes for program and related reviews.
  • Leverage data and analysis from systems engineers, configuration managers, contracting officers, and financial managers to inform project/program performance measures.
  • Communicate program successes and issues to reflect performance as compared to the program baseline and performance standards.
  • Review risk, risk mitigation activities, and allocate budgets for the same.
  • Conduct intensive analysis and evaluations of acquisition strategies submitted by PM Teams to ensure consistency with DoD and DISA objectives.
  • Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to Senior Government officials.
  • Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules including: resources, deliverables, dependencies, and critical path.
  • Ensure the timely recruitment and training of contract staff – both direct and indirect.
  • Review all financial and technical reports before release to the Government.
  • Ensure cross-discipline integration within the contract to meet Government needs.
  • Communicate issues and solutions to the Government in a timely and transparent manner.
  • Successfully mitigate program conflict to resolution.
  • Pro-actively engage with key DISA leadership and customers to ensure ongoing satisfaction of current program performance and to develop opportunities for expansion of current work and new opportunities.
  • Participate in the negotiation of contract and contract modifications.
  • Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.

Program Analyst

CACI Inc.
01.2007 - 04.2013
  • Provided project management, SharePoint, and technical consulting support to the Division Chief of the Communications Integration Division (NS12) of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the ongoing mission to provide terrestrial and satellite transport systems to support the Enterprise Infrastructure that enables the war fighter to access information resources remotely from any device around the world.
  • Responsible for creating, implementing, and enforcing PMI framework and ITILv3 framework based project management and integration processes for the Mission Support Branch of DISA that complies with Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ODAM), Optical Digital Cross Connect (ODXC), Multi-service Provisioning Platforms (MSPP), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), and Promina environments to ensure optimal operation of the Defense Information System Network (DISN).
  • Assisted in managing abundant project portfolios diverse in scope and scale, overseeing the full life cycle of multiple ongoing projects.
  • Planned, coordinated, and managed schedule, resources, and personnel to ensure successful installation, relocation, and removal of DISN equipment in facilities.
  • Managed dependencies and integrated activities across divisions to include engineering, release and deploy, Defense Red Switch Network, internet protocol, and provisioning.
  • Coordinated with customers on all issues involving funding, scheduling, installation, testing, and requirements definition.
  • Obtained approval of requirements and solution design documents.
  • Worked in conjunction with Tier III Engineers to develop integrated design plans, Site Build Lists and Bill of Materials for implementation projects.
  • Identified issues and risks - developing and implementing corrective actions.
  • Drove the selection, creation and application of comprehensive project plans, detailing project schedule, resource, dependencies, milestones, and time estimates, quality requirements and metrics, and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost Estimates.
  • Developed Implementation Requests (IR) s and Telecommunications Requests (TR) s.
  • Tracked all project costs to budget, project progress to schedule, and prepared cost to‐completion reports.
  • Managed the preparation, authorization, reporting and fulfillment of changes to the project.
  • Supported the development, planning, and coordination of programs to include policies, processes, programs, and strategies to support subordinate and operational support elements.
  • Managed SharePoint site permissions, content and functionality to meet the needs and requirements of site stakeholders and users.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders and development/engineering teams to develop solutions, content and functions that improve business processes, documentation and product development.
  • Ensured compliance with governance policies, information architecture and other organizational policies.
  • Created customer specific training packets, content, and sessions that quantifiably increased user skills.
  • Maintained and updated division quad charts and metrics.

Contracts Administrator

System Planning Corporation (SPC)
06.2005 - 12.2006
  • Lead Contracts Administrator supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Contracts Management Office (CMO) Deputy Director and Technology Division Director.
  • Assisted in the development of highly advanced acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, and contract requirements.
  • Developed plans for the accomplishment of negotiation for innovative research, development, follow-on production, and concurrent support of subsystems and components for major defense systems and scientific exploration.
  • Developed individual contract requirements packages, which included obtaining, and/or developing Determination and Findings, Scopes of Work, cost estimates, reporting requirements checklist, technical data packages, evaluation criteria, and method of solicitation.
  • Performed independent cost and price analysis of proposals, financial reports, and other available data to determine reasonableness of prices proposed.
  • Reviewed and interpreted contract provisions to achieve cost efficiencies and reductions where feasible.

Technical Information Specialist

ARTI
07.2003 - 05.2005
  • Lead Technical Information Specialist on contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), providing specialized correspondence and database support for the Technical Information Office.
  • Served on a Government committee, in conjunction with IBM, overseeing the assessment and revitalization of the DARPA Technical Information Office public release system and approval process.
  • Implemented and administered the DARPA Public Release system through the DISTAR SharePoint portal.
  • Designed DISTAR SharePoint Quick Launch Panel for web publication.
  • Developed training tools used for desk side training sessions with management, and all DARPA contractors.
  • Acted as liaison for Program Managers, contractors, DFOISR, and other DoD organizations requesting public release approval or coordination on public release requests for open publication of DARPA and DoD related material (reports, papers, abstracts, briefing, testimony, etc.).
  • Reviewed public release cases submitted, for accuracy and completeness.
  • Maintained, updated, modified, and enhanced the Technical Information Office Tracking System to ensure viability of information and status of ongoing actions and suspense items.
  • Prepared workload and status reports for management and associated specialized reports as requested.
  • Maintained an electronic archive of all publicly released documents for ready access.

Proposal Information Specialist

SAIC
02.2003 - 06.2003
  • Diligently provided support to the PIE and SAIC Knowledge Center (SKC) Assistant VP and divisional staff.
  • Reviewed and collected material to augment corporate databases and maintained/ edited content of those databases daily utilizing Lotus Notes.
  • Performed research on SAIC corporate databases and web, identifying key internal information (contracts and capabilities) to support proposal efforts.
  • Designed graphics and visually stimulated marketing material.
  • Demonstrated expertise and proficiency in English, spelling, and grammar/punctuation rules to assure that all products were accurate and of high quality.
  • Initiated a much needed office file reorganization, and subsequently maintained office records and historical archives.
  • Coordinated travel arrangements including travel authorization initiation and follow-up.
  • Prepared expense reports and tracked status utilizing corporate infrastructures.
  • Organized and scheduled training, conferences, teleconferences, and other meeting events.
  • Maintained office system and ordered office supplies as needed.
  • Managed and maintained divisional calendar.

Administrative Assistant/Web Content Manager

SAIC
02.2002 - 02.2003
  • Functioned as an Administrative Assistant/Web Manager in the Biomedical Sciences Group.
  • Exemplified exceptional senior administrative support to the Biomedical Sciences Group Senior Vice President, Vice President, Group Controller, Division Manager(s) and Special Operations division staff.
  • Acted as web content manager for sector; managed collection, sorting, and editing of material to augment corporate and internal web pages/database structures and performed daily maintenance thereof.
  • Prepared memorandum and correspondence for signature and ensured adherence with applicable formatting guidelines.
  • Created PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets for year-end fiscal reports and varied briefings/corporate material.
  • Coordinated travel for staff and VIP customer personnel.
  • Prepared division expense reports.
  • Coordinated office division calendar, conferences, teleconferences and events, including catering.

Library Technician Assistant

NIH
06.2000 - 02.2002
  • Provided services as a Library Technician Assistant for the Collection Organization Management Division; ensuring quality administrative support to the library’s executive chief.
  • Developed OCLC database searches for name authority files and exported records to on- line catalogs.
  • Updated catalog database for patron usage and checked in daily journal issues.
  • Processed new books and journals received from vendors (sensitized, stamped, and bar-coded).
  • Updated and posted holding announcements via web/print.
  • Conducted extensive journal, monograph, and abstract withdrawal projects.
  • Consistently updated holding statements after withdrawals.
  • Produced monthly statistic reports reflecting the library’s holdings, cost reductions/increases, and available shelving space.
  • Designed and displayed tasteful showcases in library’s public display.
  • Managed the facility and ordered office supplies.
  • Over a six-month period, assisted in saving over $10,000 by manually repairing journals.
  • Assisted in initiating the feasibility of Books-In-Print Online.
  • Spearheaded annual 25-year journal withdrawal project to relieve shelving crisis.

Education

University of MD University College -

05.2025

PMP Certification -

01.2015

ITIL Foundations Certification -

01.2012

Government Contracting Certification -

ESI International/George Washington University School of Business
01.2005

Skills

  • Team & Program Leadership
  • Project management
  • Financial analysis
  • Data analysis
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic planning
  • Process improvement
  • Policy and procedure improvements
  • Enterprise resource planning
  • Project Planning
  • Procurement
  • Quality Assurance
  • Financial Analysis
  • Earned value
  • Effective Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Team building
  • Microsoft Project
  • SharePoint
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Cross functional team builder
  • Business development

Hobbies and Interests

  • Design
  • Travel
  • Photography

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Program Manager

Competitive Range Solutions
06.2018 - Current

Deputy Program Manager & Project Manager

ASRC Federal DNC
04.2013 - 06.2018

Program Analyst

CACI Inc.
01.2007 - 04.2013

Contracts Administrator

System Planning Corporation (SPC)
06.2005 - 12.2006

Technical Information Specialist

ARTI
07.2003 - 05.2005

Proposal Information Specialist

SAIC
02.2003 - 06.2003

Administrative Assistant/Web Content Manager

SAIC
02.2002 - 02.2003

Library Technician Assistant

NIH
06.2000 - 02.2002

University of MD University College -

PMP Certification -

ITIL Foundations Certification -

Government Contracting Certification -

ESI International/George Washington University School of Business

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