Aldie, Virginia, United States
Technical Program Manager with a passion for people, process, and pragmatic AI. I lead cross-functional teams through Agile delivery, cloud-native projects, and complex enterprise transformations. My toolkit includes Excel VBA, SQL, C#, and the Atlassian Suite—but more importantly, I bring curiosity, structure, and a belief that progress beats perfection. I’ve written about job searching, leadership, and the modern workplace through my LinkedIn newsletter [Journal of Joyful Jobless Joe], blending wit, insight, and hard-earned lessons from my own transition. Certifications: AI Practitioner (BAH), PMI PMP, Professional ScrumMaster Location: Dulles, VA – Open to Remote, Hybrid in DC Metro, or Northern VA Onsite Security: U.S. Citizen | Clearable | Previous Public Trust
Led a portfolio of 7 Agile projects across a shared technical team, aligning delivery with enterprise priorities and contractual commitments. Enhanced stakeholder communication by standardizing processes for status reporting and executive updates, improving consistency and visibility. Identified and mitigated key program risks, including the client’s transition from Microsoft to Google, ensuring continuity of delivery in a shifting technical environment. Developed working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform (Dataverse, Dynamics 365, cloud flows, and solution management) to effectively oversee low-code application delivery and environment promotion. Stabilized cross-team delivery in an at-risk contract by improving coordination across development, analysis, and deployment, contributing to the COR exercising the contract option.
Managed a portfolio of Agile projects across three technical teams, aligning delivery with enterprise goals and contractual obligations. Oversaw all required program artifacts and reporting deliverables, including Enterprise Performance Lifecycle (EPLC) documentation, weekly activity summaries, and monthly executive reports. Earned familiarity with low-code platforms like Pega from a project management perspective, with working knowledge of rule configuration, version control, ruleset skimming, and adherence to platform guardrails. Established scalable protocols to close operational and compliance gaps, including: o Coordinating CISA scan processes for vulnerability management o Streamlining user access provisioning during multiple organizational restructures o Planning and executing on-site Program Increment (PI) events following virtual operations Supported Jira and Confluence administration to improve team visibility and coordination: o Managed project access, roles, and page structures o Designed and maintained Confluence spaces using dynamic widgets and templates o Built and maintained cross-team delivery plans using Jira Advanced Roadmaps, including dependency tracking and issue flagging
Oversaw a portfolio of Agile projects across four geographically distributed teams, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and delivery milestones. Provided strategic direction and hands-on support to a team of 18, including task assignments, performance reviews, and individualized career development coaching. Maintained high standards of technical delivery by championing code quality, leading team training sessions, managing configuration and merge controls, and driving both manual and automated testing practices. Actively participated in Change Control Board (CCB) processes to ensure risk-managed, compliant releases. Oversaw deployments to both on-premise and Azure cloud environments, providing leadership support during release readiness, guiding issue resolution, and ensuring post-deployment validation with input from multiple technical stakeholders.
Developed and supported web-based applications for processing and reporting Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants, with a focus on COVID-related funding and accountability. Delivered full-stack development using C#, .NET, DevExpress, and Oracle SQL, ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance across government systems. Formalized and updated protocols to address Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) vulnerability scans, improving alignment with federal security expectations and audit readiness.
Designed and developed web applications to process, track, and report Satellite Communication (Satcom) usage data, supporting billing operations and global communications visibility. Delivered full-stack development in C#, .NET, MVC, REST, SOAP, and JSON, with backend integration using both SQL Server and Oracle SQL databases. Took on expanded responsibilities over time, including light project management: led stakeholder engagement, defined requirements, maintained traceability, and authored QA/test documentation. Facilitated Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, backlog grooming) and managed Jira setup and access control to support team coordination and delivery. Employed lightweight usage of PERL for parsing system logs and appending timestamps to enable efficient Oracle SQL bulk updates. Experimented with Apache Kafka to explore potential applications for real-time data stream processing.