Joanne Akhavan

Joanne Akhavan

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Deputy Program Manager Cloud One at SAIC

  • Education

    • Stanford University

      1988 - 1990
      MS Electrical Engineering
    • Manhattan University

      1984 - 1988
      BS Electrical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Penn and Sword Society Phi Beta Kappa Yearbook Editor - in - Chief

  • Experience

    • Bellcore

      Jun 1988 - Aug 1995
      Principal Consultant

      Project Manager in charge of requirements and vendor support for Mass Market CLASS services such as Caller ID, Call Blocking, Return Call, Repeat Call. Requirements Analyst for CLASS Services.

    • Intervoice

      Oct 1995 - Sept 1997
      Marketing Manager

      Developed Marketing Strategies for the Intelligent Network line of products. Assisted with Marketing Communications.

    • Digital Equipment Corporation

      Sept 1997 - May 1998
      Technical Sales Support
    • Telcordia Technologies (Bellcore)

      Jun 1998 - Feb 2001
      Project Director

      Managed Year 2K consulting supportPrior positions included Sales, Program Management, Project Management, Requirements Development

    • SAIC

      Jan 2001 - now

      Resource manager responsible for the hiring and professional development of 450 IT personnel across approximately 15 programs Program Manager leading a team of 25 people to provide software development and production support of business systems for SAIC's FDA CVM customer. Resource manager responsible for hiring, managing and career development of a team of 20 senior IT professionals who support Software Systems Engineering and Software Development projects. Program manager for SAIC, supporting US Government Projects. Provided subject matter expert support in the areas of project planning and execution, business case development, CPIC and E300 submissions, requirements, and proposal management.

      • Deputy Program Manager Cloud One

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Workforce Development Manager, Information Technology Services, Business System Solutions

        Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
      • Program Manager, Health Care

        Dec 2016 - Feb 2018
      • PMP, Resource Manager

        Jan 2001 - Jan 2018
      • Program Manager/ Principal Engineer

        Jan 2001 - Dec 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PMP

      PMI
    • DevOps

      ITSM Academy