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Michael Beard

Middle River,MD

Summary

As a PMP-certified, senior-level program manager, I bring over 20 years of contract and military program management experience and over 30 years of leadership experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs. My extensive experience, which includes personnel management, financial data tracking, communication with dispersed employee groups, human resource (HR) management, client relationship establishment, business opportunity development, and the submission of deliverables to multiple DoD clients at various echelons, is a testament to my capabilities. I provide results-oriented service in program management and talent acquisition for DoD contracts, ensuring all requirements are met or exceeded.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Manager

Calhoun International
10.2022 - 01.2025
  • Company Overview: Defense Contractor
  • Corporate Program Manager responsible for the management, staffing, and directing of contracts in five states and two countries for 14 contracts, maintaining a fill rate of over 95%
  • Led a team of 160 employees, demonstrating not just leadership but strong leadership and team management skills, ensuring the team is not just managed but managed effectively and efficiently
  • Developed guidance, monitored, and approved timesheets, expense reports, paid time off requests, and other HR-related tasks
  • Responsible for recruiting, processing, and onboarding qualified personnel to all contracts and served as the primary approver of all candidate submissions from sub-contracted companies on multiple contracts
  • Managed potential conflict by identifying performance or workplace-related issues, developing Performance Improvement Plans, and ensuring all employees provided proper support according to the contract performance work statement, demonstrating my ability to manage conflict and proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring smooth operations
  • Communicated with both contract and government representatives for the proper execution of current contracts, managing changes to existing contracts, and providing guidance fill needs for future agreements, resulting in effective and efficient tailored deliverables for each client
  • Maintained an open line of communication with on-site program managers, site leads, task leads, and employees, meeting all requirements in a timely and effective manner
  • Drafted and reviewed proposal summaries, management plans, transition plans, and staffing plans and provided input for technical proposal submissions, resulting in multiple contract awards over two years
  • Supported business development through the development of technical summaries and contract deliverables upon award of over a dozen contracts awarded as a prime or sub-contract vendor
  • Represented Calhoun International at the Defense Intelligence Agency Technical Exchange Meetings, providing input into the business capture plan for new opportunities for the Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 (SIA3) multi-billion-dollar Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract
  • Provided recurring deliverables to government clients, ensuring all requirements were met or exceeded
  • Managed contract data requirements lists (CDRLs) through the development of reports such as weekly, monthly, and annual reports, as well as management, staffing, and quality assurance plans

Program Manager/Task Leader

Calhoun International
10.2016 - 10.2022
  • Company Overview: Defense Contractor
  • On-site daily program management support through routine interaction with key senior leaders and support staff, with 29 contract employees, ensuring the appropriate client support by all personnel
  • Provided weekly and monthly reports to the client, tracking the status of all deliverables to ensure timely and compelling deliverables
  • Provided a monthly quality assurance plan outlining the expert service offered by Calhoun employees to the client
  • Tracked daily work schedules and offered daily status reports to the COR for proper accountability
  • Served as the Collection Management Task Lead, interfacing daily with the government section and division leads on current and future needs to ensure all requirements were met
  • Received all taskings and ensured section outputs aligned with established standards
  • Oversaw the quality assurance for all AOG intelligence production, meeting the Commander's standard for accurate and timely production and assisting key leaders in decision-making
  • Routinely participated in key senior-level meetings between AOG and other government agencies, briefing AOG’s responsibilities and capabilities for worldwide operations, resulting in inter-agency cooperation on relevant missions
  • Contributed to business development by crafting compelling proposal summaries, refining management and transition plans, and offering valuable insights for staffing, leading to the successful acquisition of multiple contracts over six years

HUMINT Training Site Lead/Lead Instructor

Booz Allen Hamilton
06.2013 - 09.2016
  • Company Overview: Defense Contractor
  • Supervised a team of 20 contract personnel providing instruction to U.S Army soldiers in geographically disbursed areas, resulting in the skills maintenance and certification of over 2,000 soldiers worldwide
  • Budgeted, managed personnel, managed course schedules, and provided program oversight to meet costs, schedules, and personnel hours effectively
  • Coordinated training for all personnel in a specialized unit of over 200 Soldiers and Civilians, resulting in skills enhancement and career advancement
  • Conducted training needs assessments, developed training modules specific to operations, and assessed the effectiveness of the training program, allowing the Senior Staff to determine future training needs
  • Tracked training statistics for all personnel, ensuring all relevant training was completed promptly
  • Tracked training statistics for all personnel, ensuring all relevant training was completed promptly
  • Developed, planned, and implemented course materials for the HUMINT Foundry program supporting organizations worldwide preparing to deploy for overseas contingency operations
  • Created multiple training modules for HUMINT reporting, HUMINT tradecraft, and various collection techniques for integration into current training programs, resulting in an increased realism in training and training effectiveness

Independent Consultant - Instructor

Booz Allen Hamilton
04.2013 - 06.2013
  • Company Overview: Defense Contractor
  • Provided subject matter expertise for delivering Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Reports Officer Course training for over 100 DHS officers for increased reporting capability
  • Served as a role player, operations officer, student mentor, and student evaluator for all Reports Officer functions
  • Provided input for future refinement of course materials and instruction, resulting in increased training program effectiveness

Senior Army Staff Officer (military)

U.S. Army
02.2012 - 03.2013
  • Company Overview: U.S. Army
  • Managed the HUMINT and Counterintelligence (CI) operation, including training and execution of pre-deployment activities, ensuring soldiers were certified for deployment
  • Advisor to the senior intelligence officer and other senior staff officers for a division of over 20,000 personnel, resulting in increased standards and refined processes
  • Managed the planning, facilitation, coordination, and de-confliction of all CI and HUMINT activities, including interrogation, Military Source Operations (MSO), and CI assessments supporting the Commander’s priorities
  • Supervised the production and first-line analysis of all CI and HUMINT intelligence reports and advised all units on sustainment training while providing training to HUMINT staff, imparting additional knowledge to soldiers and leaders

Senior Army Staff Officer (military)

U.S. Army
02.2011 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: U.S. Army
  • Advisor to the senior intelligence officer and other senior staff officers on CI and HUMINT operations in 20 countries comprising the U.S Army Central Command (USARCENT) Area of Responsibility, meeting the Commander's priorities
  • Oversaw the development and publication of the first MSO order outlining HUMINT collections in the ARCENT AOR to provide ARCENT with a new collection capability
  • Ensured Soldiers received all required training for current operations, ensuring all soldiers met Army standards
  • Planned, facilitated, coordinated, and de-conflicted CI investigations, source operations, intelligence information report production, intelligence support to targeting, interrogations, first-line analysis, and CI support to force protection for Kuwait and Qatar, ensuring the proper protection of all U.S Service Members and Civilians
  • Managed intelligence reporting through the use of the HOTR system, facilitating the distribution of intelligence information to all intelligence agencies to understand the current operating picture

Senior Signature Reduction Project Officer (military)

U.S. Army
08.2004 - 01.2011
  • Company Overview: U.S. Army
  • Served over three years as a Senior Project Officer and Section Chief for the acquisition of signature reduction (SR) support for various Department of Defense (DoD) entities while conducting liaison with over 35 local, state, and federal agencies and over 30 private sector entities to ensure complete coordination on sensitive DoD projects necessary for the proper execution of operations
  • Reviewed new plans and support requests to ensure appropriate consideration for all SR policies and risk mitigation measures, ensuring all plans complied with the relevant regulations
  • Researched, staffed for approval, and acquired the support of new providers for SR to operations, opening new capabilities to the DoD program and operations worldwide
  • During a six-month deployment to Iraq under OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, served as the Senior HUMINT office for a Special Mission Unit responsible for targeting high-value persons of interest
  • Served over three years as a Senior Project Officer for a Department of the Army, resulting in providing necessary support to units deploying in support of the Global War on Terrorism

HUMINT Collection Technician/ Senior Army Staff Officer (military)

U.S. Army
11.1990 - 08.2004
  • Supported the 82nd Airborne Division as a HUMINT Collection Technician and Operational Management Team with support to OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF); provided Arabic language interpreter support (2003-2004)
  • Supported 1st Infantry Division as a HUMINT Collection Technician and Senior Army Staff Officer providing HUMINT collection, Serbo-Croatian and Russian language interpreter, and physical security support; multiple deployments to Kosovo supporting OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN (1999-2003)
  • Supported 513th Military Intelligence Battalion as a HUMINT Collector and Strategic Debriefer managing the team's reporting, training, and readiness (1996-1999)
  • Graduated from Arabic Language Course (1995-1996)
  • Supporting the 4th Infantry Division as a HUMINT Collector and Russian linguist; managed team's training, readiness, and language maintenance; provided Russian document translation support (1992-1995)
  • Graduated from Russian language Course (1991-1992)
  • Joined Army, graduated from Basic Training (1990-1991)

Education

Master's Certificate - Business Administration

North Park University
Chicago, IL
01.2022

Bachelor of Science - Administration and Management

Excelsior University
Albany, NY
01.2003

Skills

  • Project management
  • Strategic planning
  • Team leadership
  • Project coordination
  • MS office applications
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Operations management
  • Stakeholder communications
  • Scheduling and planning
  • Budgeting and resource management
  • Cross functional team builder
  • Quality assurance

Security Clearance

Active DoD TS/SCI (01/2024)         Active Counterintelligence Polygraph (09/2021)

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 05/01/26, #3530787
  • International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) Certification, 2015
  • Scientific Content Analysis Course, 1993
  • Reid Technique of Interrogation Course, 1993

Military Education

  • Warrant Officer Candidate School
  • Warrant Officer Basic Course
  • Department of Defense Strategic Debriefing Course
  • Arabic Basic Course, Defense Language Institute
  • Serbo-Croatian Basic Course, Defense Language Institute
  • Human Intelligence Collector Course
  • Russian Basic Course, Defense Language Institute
  • Basic Non-Commissioned Officer’s Leadership Course

Technical Experience

  • Microsoft Office (MS365, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Teams, One Note)
  • Smartsheet
  • Adobe
  • Source Operations Management Module (SOMM)
  • Global Command Operations Management System (GCOMS)
  • Signature reduction management databases
  • Intelligence Oversight (IO)
  • M3 and ISM (Search engines)
  • Various JWICS CM-related search engines
  • IIR Citation and Evaluation (ICE)
  • JWICS Collection Management-related search engines
  • CI and HUMINT Reporting and Requirements Operations Management Environment (CHROME)
  • Recruiting tools such as Clearance Jobs, Indeed, Greenhouse, JobScore, and LinkedIn

Timeline

Program Manager

Calhoun International
10.2022 - 01.2025

Program Manager/Task Leader

Calhoun International
10.2016 - 10.2022

HUMINT Training Site Lead/Lead Instructor

Booz Allen Hamilton
06.2013 - 09.2016

Independent Consultant - Instructor

Booz Allen Hamilton
04.2013 - 06.2013

Senior Army Staff Officer (military)

U.S. Army
02.2012 - 03.2013

Senior Army Staff Officer (military)

U.S. Army
02.2011 - 01.2012

Senior Signature Reduction Project Officer (military)

U.S. Army
08.2004 - 01.2011

HUMINT Collection Technician/ Senior Army Staff Officer (military)

U.S. Army
11.1990 - 08.2004

Master's Certificate - Business Administration

North Park University

Bachelor of Science - Administration and Management

Excelsior University

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