Ann Wood

Experience

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  SAIC

  Feb 1992 - Apr 2010

  Managed multiple efforts under INSCOM IDIQ contract vehicles between $2M and $20M. Performed project planning, initiation, management, and closeout functions. Managed 13 technical and support staff. Managed budgets, resources, and contract scope to ensure that quality software products were delivered on time and within budget. Managed a data search and retrieval application for data analysis and dissemination project for several US Army contracts. Managed a team of software developers providing new functionality, operations and maintenance, and integration of other software applications into QT; managed technical writers providing technical documentation. Developed and managed QT product requirements, including determining functionality for various releases, ensuring functionality was approved by customer and included in released software. Show less

  • Product/Project Manager

    Jun 2008 - Apr 2010

  • Process Improvement Lead

    Aug 2006 - Jun 2008

  • O&M Team Lead

    Nov 2004 - Aug 2006

  • Technical Engineering and Oversight

    Feb 1992 - Nov 2004
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  Pragmatics

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

  Sr. Systems Engineer

  o Provided direct support for the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) contracts:o Recognized for ability to provide a fresh perspective and meaningful solutions.o Managed the development and on-time delivery of a comprehensive software development process life cycle. The process was accepted as the standard software development process for the Enterprise Services Directorate at NGIC and is used for all software development contracts.o Developed full lifecycle software development process for the Government customer, including requirements definition, schedule creation and management, stakeholder management, process development, and process implementation. o Interfaced with Government customer and other Government and contractor stakeholders to develop dynamic, sustainable life cycle workflow processes encompassing all phases, from the preliminary analysis through production, implementation, and maintenance.o Served as liaison between the development contractor, systems engineering support contractor, and the Government customer.o Advised Government customer on most appropriate course of action for the Common Analytic Work Space (CAWS).o Ensured software developer contractor and Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor met delivery milestones.o Authored Requirements Review Board (RRB) Charter. Attended RRBs and advised Government customer on requirements, testing, and deliveries to facilitate their decision making process. o Developed integrated master project schedules for suite of software applications for the Government customer; identified critical path and milestones; resolved scheduling issues; tracked baseline and actual schedule variances. o Managed and performed documentation configuration control for Biometrics Intelligence Program (BIP) SETA Support contract, including version control, peer review, quality assurance, and delivery. Show less

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  Systems Made Simple, A Lockheed Martin Company

  Jan 2012 - Oct 2017

  VHA/VBA CONTRACTS (DMIX, CH 33) – CONFIGURATION/REQUIREMENTS MANAGER December 2012 – October 2017Developed end-to-end SDLC processes, incorporating a detailed sub-process flows for Requirements Management, Development/Test, Release Management, and Document Management process areas; developed and implemented SOPs, quick start guides, and training resources. Redesigned CR/DR processes; implemented CCB processes and associated CCBs.Scrum Master for 6 person team; managed all aspects, including sprint planning, facilitating daily meetings, removing impediments, backlog grooming; etc.Collaborated extensively with stakeholders to create business requirement documents, develop RTMs, review requirement validity, and coordinate user story creation, mapping, test case development, and release scheduling for new functionality.Utilized JIRA to create resource tasking, held accountable for document creation and revision, and ensured quality standards were met by contract requirements. Delivered hundreds of documents with a 100% acceptance rate from the VA. Provided configuration management subject matter expertise and support with configuration identification, configuration control, status accounting, and physical configuration audits.Created and maintained CM artifact repositories for internal and external CM audits. Achieved CMMI Level 3 accreditation status on DMIX contract. Show less Directed cross-functional teams in preparing qualifications, technical responses, and cost estimates in response to Change Management, Configuration Management, and Document Management sections of various healthcare proposals including DoD iEHR SIESS, DoD iEHR DMIX SIESS, VA CH33 Long Term Solution, VA Vista Evolution PMO, and VA VLER PMO.Managed the preparation of proposals through analyses of government requirements, coordinated the efforts of specialists in other company departments, researched and selected approach alternatives. Show less

  • Configuration/Requirements Manager

    Dec 2012 - Oct 2017

  • Proposal Manager/Coordinator

    Jan 2012 - Oct 2017
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  HMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  ITSM Tool Integration - Configuration Manager
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  Leidos

  Dec 2017 - now

  Scrum Master/Configuration Manager at SMS, a Leidos Company

  As Scrum Master, manage all aspects of scrum process.o Facilitate daily scrum meetings, sprint planning meetings, sprint demos, backlog grooming, and sprint retrospectives. o Work with Product owner to prioritize backlog and plan backlogs for sprints. o Work with scrum team to estimate backlog for planning purposes. o Remove and resolve team impediments. o Manage and maintain scrum artifacts.o Develop, implement, and track deployment roadmaps, project plans, and schedules.Successfully coordinated upgrade of Atlassian tools, including tool upgrades, plugin license renewal and installation, and server migration. Maintain Atlassian tools and provide support to approximately 30 users, including JIRA project creation, Confluence space/page creation, etc.o Investigate, recommend, install, and maintain plug-ins.o Create and maintain user accounts/user groups.o Create and maintain JIRA projects, including custom workflows, dashboards, Scrum/Kaban boards, dashboard filters, permissions, roles, custom fields, screens, etc. o Create and maintain Confluence spaces, including permissions, roles, developing restrictions, etc. o Provide 1-on-1 and small group training and demos to show tool capabilities. Develop and maintain project risk register. Identify risks, perform risk assessments, determine risk mitigation strategies, chair RRBs, and communicate to internal and external stakeholders.Provide configuration management and release management subject matter expertise; collaborate with project managers, coordinate data report development to capture reporting metrics; and guide teams through internal and external CM audits. Maintain control over objective quality evidence for configuration management designs; develop project briefs for management.Mentor and provide subject matter expertise to business analysts on requirements gathering/elaboration and user story/acceptance criteria creation. Show less