Christopher Miller, PMP

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  May 1982 - Aug 2003

  Active Duty

  • Twenty-one (21) years of active duty military service.• Specialized in Telecommunications, IT Systems, and Project Management.• Chosen for elite assignment at the White House Communications Agency.

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  CACI International Inc

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2009

  Director of Executive Projects

  Focused on the identification, development, qualification, and capture of small to medium strategic opportunities, valued at over $5M each, while building and maintaining a qualified pipeline of annual opportunities. Worked closely with the executive director of business development to develop an overall account strategy and plan to focus on positioning and capturing new business contracts.Actively marketed the company brand, established customer expectations, and shaped opportunities by creating white papers, sponsoring in-house demonstrations, and responding to RFIs and similar activities.Establishes and maintains technical and financial reports to show progress of projects to management and customers, organizes and delegates responsibilities to subordinates and oversees the successful completion of all assigned tasks. Actively marketed CACI capabilities and expanded revenue from $1M to $10M.Conceptualized and validated customer needs organized the correct company participants and lead the collaboration and response to posted Requests for Proposal (RFP). Show less

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  White House Communications Agency

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2018

  Director, Project Management Office, Department of Defense

  As Director of the Program Management Office for the U.S Department of Defense, I Implemented comprehensive White House Communications Agency Program Management Office (PMO) strategy and project management framework to align with Executive Office of the President’s (EOP) IT modernization efforts. As director, I led a multi-disciplined staff of military, civilian, and contractor project managers assigned to PMO with yearly budget of more than $50 million dollars and 30-35 simultaneous IT centric projects and acquisitions. Some key successes: Established my organization’s approach to the full life cycle of technology projects which includes everything from project planning, initiation, communication, resourcing, and execution to monitoring, control and completion. Working along with senior military leadership, White House staff, and business and technology leaders to determine which technology projects should be undertaken ‘why’ and ‘when’, not just ‘how’. Allotted project funding base on robustness of scope and requirements documentation. Championed the strategy to understand stakeholder objectives and requirements by establishing a solid relationship with leadership across all business areas and helps them to articulate the technology needs that will advance business performance.Oversaw, authorized, and directed activities to manage the entire lifecycle of complex projects from project initiation to project close, ensuring the delivery of quality solutions that meet the constraints of time, cost, and scope Show less

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  U.S. Census Bureau

  Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  Senior Project Manager

  As Program Manager, Software Asset Manager (SAM), I steered the work of multiple project managers establishing a comprehensive software lifecycle program to control costs, improve systems security, promote data integrity, reduce risk, and streamline operations. Facilitated the creation and approval of a complex Software Asset Management (SAM) business case following established federal guidelines and mandated time-to-deliverable requirements. Established the SAM program. Created, developed, and executed strategic roadmap and transformational initiatives across entire agency relating to all aspects of software license management. Assembled high-level integrated milestone plan for the programs individualized projects supporting the effort. Oversee program change in accordance with validated and socialized change management plan controlling scope, quality, schedule, cost, performance, contracts, and third-party vendors assisting the effort. Oversee program change in accordance with validated and socialized change management plan controlling scope, quality, schedule, cost, performance, contracts, and third-party vendors assisting the effort Show less