Andrew Snyder

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Sept 1996 - Sept 2016

  Lead and plan coordination efforts for 200+ person training battalion which trains 13,000 student personnel annually. Student graduation rate exceeded 96%• Led planning teams tasked with incorporating emerging requirements and improving organizational efficiency. Requirements tested, refined, and implemented 60 days ahead of schedule with $338K in annual savings.• Restructured organizational information management systems and procedures. Results immediately resulted in greater and more efficient information sharing. Produced templates within MS Excel and PowerPoint utilized within adjacent organizations and upper management.• Identified critical training gap in unit’s Instructor Personnel. Developed zero cost training solution which immediately resulted in 12% increase in student’s mastery of critical task.• Coordinated and supervised the rewrite of 100+ page Standard Operating Procedures, which focused on day to day activities. Results maximized efficient operations for the training of over 13,000 Marines annually. Show less Assisted and advised the Operations Officer in the training and employment of 2,000+ personnel. Served as Unit Training Management Officer.• Led international planning effort integrating seven units and 300+ personnel. Resulted in the successful deployment, 28-day training exercise, and redeployment of over 100 United Arab Emirate soldiers.• Coordinated and consolidated personnel, training, and equipment readiness figures from 11 subordinate elements. Efforts directly contributed to these units being globally deployable within a 24-72 hour window. Show less Led 160 person team and their training, manning, and equipment readiness and employment. Maintained accountability of $3.0M in weapons, equipment, and communication assets. Developed training plans utilizing exercises, classroom instruction, and e-learning platforms. • Deployed over 100 personnel and their equipment to the Kingdom of Jordan. While deployed, trained and mentored Jordanian soldiers for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. • Prioritized preparation of advanced skills training packages for 30 small unit leaders and mid-level managers. Resulted in 200% and 100%, respectively, receiving advanced training and making unit more mission capable. Show less Assisted Operations Officer with planning, coordinating, and supervising employment of assigned units. Advised operations officer when determining resource allocation priorities for the unit’s assigned tasks. Served as Unit Training Management Officer.• Planned and coordinated 8 supporting unit’s and host-nation’s force protection, logistics, and information operations supporting safe and successful construction of two 150’ bridges during 50 consecutive days of 24-hour operations in violent and contested area. Project completed on time, with zero hindrance from enemy forces. Results increased commerce in 4,400 sq. km area.• Wrote Annual Training Plan for 800+ personnel infantry team. Results charted road map for the development of all small unit leaders and their associated specialty’s advanced training.• Coordinated and wrote Risk Management/ Security Plan for 1500+ person team while forward deployed in historically violent district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Efforts directly facilitated zero significant attacks on unit facilities and personnel or unit casualties during 210 day deployment. Show less Coordinated education and training requirements for Marine Corps level acquisition programs. Articulated senior executive’s position during Operational Planning Teams with upper level management. • Identified training efficiencies within $3.5B vehicle acquisition program. This directly resulted in 60% savings with zero degradation in delivery and retention of training knowledge for maintenance personnel. • Procured $18M in funding and conducted detailed fielding plan for Department of Defense level training program; that resulted in all Marines deploying to Afghanistan from ’09-’14 receiving mission critical training.• Coordinated training and education Subject Matter Expertise and communicated executive level equity in 72 acquisition projects ranging diversely in complexity, scope, budget and schedule. Projects included radar systems, communications equipment, armored vehicles, weapons systems, parachuting equipment, etc. Budgets ranged to $3.5B. Efforts directly resulted in training solution incorporation into formal learning centers, e-learning platforms, and managed on the job training.• Developed and communicated options for executive leaders and then coordinated transfer of 6 personnel, $54k in equipment, $185k in travel funding, $130k in personnel contracts and a $20M training contract; resulting in Training Team’s increased responsiveness to deploying unit’s high risk training requirements.• Coordinated a complete policy and training standard revision for Marine Corps’ level Water Survival Training Program. Developed and implemented program’s transition plan; leading to more responsive and realistic annual training requirement and associated skillset for over 200k personnel. Show less Led two, 50-person teams during global combat operations. Acted as second-in-command of 200-person company during combat deployment to Iraq.• Developed tracking system for 1,500 pieces of serialized equipment, valued at over $21M, and dispersed over 150 sq km. Resulted in 100% accountability over 5 month period. Supervised transfer of these assets to replacement unit. Coordinated redeployment of organizational assets from Iraq to the United States.• Simultaneously tracked status of $4.2M in economic development and reconstruction projects; resulting in essential services being provided to local populace.• While forward deployed aboard US Naval vessel, wrote unit Force Protection/ Risk Management/ Security Plan focusing on augmentation of vessel's security element during High Risk evolutions. This document, combined with coordination efforts between US Navy personnel, ship's leadership, and Egyptian Port Authority representatives, directly facilitated the four safe passages of US Naval vessel through the Suez Canal.• Assisted in the planning and safe evacuation of 817 American Citizens from Beirut, Lebanon. Show less

  • Transitioning Marine/ Imminent Civilian

    May 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Operations Officer | Capt USMC | Sr Project Manager | Logistics & Training Coordinator

    Aug 2014 - May 2016

  • Assistant Operations Officer | Capt USMC | Information Management | Planning Lead

    Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Company Commander | Capt USMC | Project Management | Training Leader

    Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Assistant Operations Officer | Risk Management Coordinator | Training Manager

    May 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Student Expeditionary Warfare School

    Aug 2011 - May 2012

  • Programs Integration Officer | Project Manager | Training Resource Coordinator

    Feb 2009 - Aug 2011

  • Platoon Commander and Company Executive Officer

    Nov 2005 - Feb 2009

  • Marine Officer in Training

    Dec 2004 - Nov 2005

  • Enlisted Marine/ Small Unit Leade

    Sept 1996 - Dec 2004
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  PRA Health Sciences

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2021

  As a Clinical Trials Project Manager, responsible for developing and implementing cross functional plans focused on performance measurements, profitability, risks and customer/ client expectations and requirements. Primary leader for project staff focused on effective team leadership, project management and internal processes. Responsible for owning and achieving interim and final contract deliverables while leading international projects.As Vendor Project Manager, responsible for managing all activities associated with integrating vendors during study start-up and ensuring vendor deliverables support study operational requirements. Coordinates and facilitates identification of required vendor services during initial contract and Scope of Work (SOW) development. Tracks vendor expenses and activities; ensuring all activities are within Scope and Budget while meeting timeline requirements. Identify Out Of Scope work and coordinate Change Orders as required. Show less Develops/maintains study documents and utilizes company systems to manage clinical biomedical studies. Provides administrative support to project team members in clinical operations and project management. Works with the project team to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with contract and client expectations. Completes project management tasks as assigned by the study project manager/project director. Project management tasks will provide opportunities to broaden exposure to project management activities and to develop core project management skills.• Organizes project team and client meetings including scheduling, creating meeting materials, binders, agendas and meeting minutes, etc.• Assumes project management tasks as assigned by the study project manager/project director with final approval of deliverables completed by the study project manager/project director.• Organizes study information and supplies. Generates and maintains organizational charts, team calendar, newsletters, mass mailings, project specific information including but not limited to: process flow charts, contact lists, holiday lists, study website, mailing labels. Tracks, dispatches and maintains study supplies following applicable company processes.• Manages internal and client project reporting. Generates and reviews for accuracy reports to facilitate project status and financial reporting. Completes system updates and queries.• Supports project manager with financial tasks. Has oversight of purchase order process including creating and processing purchase orders and processing study invoices. May process Investigator payments.• Supports preparation of study files by maintaining and distributing project documents. Ensures documents within the electronic trial master file comply with filing/naming guidelines and have the correct status.• Uses the learning management system to assign project specific training to team members and tracks training comp Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Apr 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2017 - Apr 2020

  • Senior Project Specialist

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
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  ICON plc

  Jul 2021 - now

  • Program Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Senior/ Global Project Manager

    Jul 2021 - Apr 2022