More than 28 years overall information technology experience, with more than 10 years leading full system life cycle development and system analysis efforts.  Her career includes extensive experience in proposal management, business process analysis, project leadership, requirements engineering, quality assurance, Section 508 compliance, Certifications and Accreditations (C&As) system design and web application development and integration.  Her experience also includes serving as the Project Manager and Technical Lead on multiple IT proposals and business development efforts for IT analysis, development and system integration projects.  She has been instrumental in supporting the design, development, installation and maintenance of IT environments on several of her projects.

2008 – Present GraphicLinx
Manassas, VA

Consultant/Sr. Business Analyst / Proposal Writer / Technical Writer

• Provider of Business Analysis for full SDLC efforts; Requirements JARs, Requirements Traceability, Documentation, C&A, Proposal Writing.

2007 – 2008    International Logic Systems, Inc.                                                                  Fairfax, VA

• Business Development Manager and Principal Business Process Analyst
  Reviewed and Analyzed RFQs, RFPs, and SOWs to determine requirements.  Wrote all IT proposals on full system lifecycle development efforts, marketing, help desk management, project management and quality assurance.  Reviewed resumes, determed skill sets, interviewed potential candidates and selected appropriate qualified individuals.  Won over 20 proposals in a one year time period.
  Also responsible for internal system administration, user account set up, PC set up and configuration, e-mail set up and configuration, and redesign and deployment of new website.
• Provided Principal Business Process analysis on a contract for the General Services Administration to analyze the current STAR asset management system (now the New Inventory System (NIS)) and determine requirements for re-engineering of system.  Performed JARs, produced and tailored RTM database to match customer expectations, documented general system specification, functional requirements, and recommended implementation schedule. 
• Provided Impact Analysis on the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) on the General Services Administration NIS/eSMART environments.  Reviewed all GFI and vendor information regarding BIM standards, Internation Foundation Classes (IFC) specifications and BIM vendor tools.  Interviewed BIM Champions, Architect/Engineers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on BIM including processes and procedures, BIM standards, BIM pilots, ROI, BIM challenges, BIM issues, and BIM lessons learned.  Evaluated and documented three possible scenarios and their implementation impact on the NIS/eSMART environment.  Recommended a solution.
• Sr. Business Analyst on a contract with Amtrak for their Amtrak Security Information System to determine requirements for re-engineering of system.  Performed JARs, produced and tailored RTM database to match customer expectations, documented technical requirements, business requirements and functional requirements, developed security plan, disaster recovery plan and implementation plan.  Produced all documentation for highly reviewed and approved Quality Gates.
• Sr. Business Analyst on a contract with National Park Service to update their Backup and Recovery architecture. Performed JARs, produced and tailored RTM database to match customer expectations, documented technical requirements, evaluated vendor options and recommended solution.
  

1993–2006        Anteon Corp./General Dynamics Information Technology                                                                         Fairfax, VA
Program Manager

• Health and Human Services /OIG Network Operations and Help Desk Support Task, National Guard Bureau, Public Affairs Website Development, International Trade Commission, Data Management. Monitored contract costs, personnel, requirements and customer satisfaction.
• Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS). C&A Task Lead for the US Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Services, supporting the automation and web enabling of required reporting on Food Stamp and Special Nutrition Programs.  Responsible for managing the Security Certification and Accreditation and required documentation for the system development effort. 
• Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS). Web Development Team Lead for the NEMIS project, and Project Manager for a Data Management and Workflow web development effort, translated functional requirements into a comprehensive, enterprise-wide system design, interpreting Joint Application Design (JAD) requirements.  Assisted team in debugging, integration, and module development.  She Designed and coded dynamic Web/Database applications using Oracle programming tools.  Provided technical support for the installation of workstations and application software for the development lab configuration.  Coordinated with the functional and development teams and FEMA and Anteon Management to ensure that they completed tasking assignments satisfactorily within the project scope and that quality assurance reviews took place regularly.
• General Services Administration Agency’s Public Buildings Service (PBS). As the Project Manager, analyzed the Section 508 compliance of six business systems.  In an aggressive delivery period, responsible for directing analysis of the systems and providing documentation to outline the work effort necessary to make these systems Section 508 compliant.  Implemented and utilized industry accepted and proven techniques/tools such as JAWS and Dragon Naturally Speaking to analyze the respective systems.
• General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage! As System Analyst, developed the web pages for the Computer and Communications Store (CCS) subsystem.  Worked closely with the government to define functional and technical requirements and developed several CCS application functions.  Assisted in the administration of the Windows NT operating system and accomplished the setup, configuration and maintenance of Website software and applications.
• United States Department of Agriculture (FDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).  As System Analyst, supported the Business Process Reengineering (BPR) effort, which included developing two Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) scenarios.  Developed activity-based costs, a comprehensive Functional Economic Analysis (FEA), and a 5-year strategic plan.  Conducted activity modeling; facilitated fact finding and activity modeling sessions; maintained the glossary of terms associated with the modeling, and gathered cost data.  Conducted the FEA for the As-Is and To-Be alternatives for the Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Automated BIDSETS Interface (ABI) Program.  Her responsibilities included analyzing and documenting activity trends over an 11-year period.

1984–1993        Faigen & Associates                                      Reston, VA
President

• Provided systems, software, budgeting, and tax support to several clients over a 9-year period.  Services included systems requirements, modeling, design, development, quality assurance, technical writing, training, and technical support for software and hardware.  She established and maintained reporting, accounting, and tax reporting/preparation systems.

1981–1984        Price Waterhouse                                  Washington, DC
Systems Analyst

• Performed a study to design worldwide civilian payroll systems using structured design techniques following DoDI 7935.1-S. Developed data flow diagrams and associated documentation, developed and evaluated specifications and analyses, documented requirements, created the data dictionary, and held periodic reviews with large client groups to ensure integrity of system specifications and requirements.
  

• B.A., English and American Literature; George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1980·           
• ORACLE MASTER, Web Application Developer, Web Application Server, 1999
• Program Management, 2004
• Develop PL/SQL Program Units 1999
• Oracle Designer 2000 Release 2: Design/Generate Webserver Applications, 1999
• Oracle Application Server 4.0: Administration, 1999
• Oracle Application Server 4.0: Develop Web Based Applications, 1999
• Business Applications, 1994
• Principals of Management, 1994
• Business Process Reengineering, 1994·            System Architecture Analysis, 1993
• Joint Application Design, 1993
• Software Development, 1993