ADAORA IFEBIGH, MBA, PMP

5612 Bloomfield Drive # 204 • Alexandria, VA22312 • Cell: (301) 367-2071 • E-mail:

SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS

Program/project management professional with extensive experience and demonstrated success in policy analysis and project implementation, coalition building, maintaining and expanding key partner relationships in the public and private sectors. Possess writing skills, including the ability to distill and present key points from complex material, and prepare background briefs on various issues. Able to clearly present alternatives and make recommendations when needed. Possess presentation skills, research abilities and coordination skills necessary for setting up and facilitating high level meetings. Familiar with risk assessment, program evaluation techniques, and statistical packages such as STATA.Track record of achievement in managing complex projects, facilitating interdisciplinary team endeavors and motivating others to ensure program success. Familiar with federal government financial regulations and cost principles, to include 10 CFR 600, FAR checklists and instruction, SF425s and other regulatory guidance for monitoring federal financial assistance.

Professional Experience

Project Performance Corporation (PPC), Mclean, VA July 2009 - Present

Senior Analyst (Project Manager)

  • Provide policy review and implementation support for Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Building Technologies Program) in the form of program performance measurement and reporting for projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).Review ARRA policy guidance to ensure program’s compliance with stated requirements.
  • Monitorongoing policy performance of program’s stimulus funds including in-depth quantitative and qualitative performance analysis.Ensure consistency in the program’s overall reporting strategy vis-à-vis reports delivered to senior management and finance groups. Draft BTP’s response to requests from Congress and the White House on status of ARRA and regular year funding.Review and study existing legislation and energy policy documents governing issues in building technologies to pinpoint areas where changes in direction are required to ensure full compliance with current policy practices.
  • Provide monitoring support for BTP’s financial assistance projects (grants, cooperative agreements and solicitations). Review reported job creation numbers as well as progress and federal financial reports to ensure compliance with government financial regulations. Review accrual data and make adjustments as needed. Provide invoicing approval support and prepare a weekly report monitoring payments and obligations for revolving loans and grantees participating in the Better Buildings retrofit program.
  • Facilitate risk assessment sessions, update program risk database, prepare reports and provide analysis of program status in relation to identified program risks. Conduct internal budget reviews of program’s obligated, uncosted and costed funds.
  • Managed an Alternatives and Cost Benefit Analysis project for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA). Leda team of 4 analyststhrough allphases including requirements, planning, implementation and closeout.Managed relationships between the client and project team members in order to ensure project success. Facilitated project deliverable review and ensured all deliverables met quality measures established for the project.
  • Supported the EPA’s Office of Environmental Information (OEI) internal capital planning and investment control (CPIC)review process by coordinating, planning, and analyzing IT initiatives within EPA with an emphasis on IT portfolio management and OMB Exhibit 300s.
  • Reviewed and analyzed IT investmentreports for discrepancies and recommended corrective alternativeswhen needed. Reviewed draft legislation, regulations and program decisions of other agencies that affected the office’s mission.Provided project management support to OEI by coordinating communication materials and policy reports for interdisciplinary teams.

BearingPoint, Inc., Mclean, VA2006 – 2009

Senior Business Consultant

  • Lead consultant on defining and implementing communications strategy for the Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC) branch of the Department of the Navy’s Office of Chief of Naval Operations Communications Networks (N6); managed organizational change, identified and maintained relationships with key partners, collaborated with government officials and staff viafocus groups, performedCPIC policy research, disseminatedproject information to focus groups according to identified communication steps, created a communications plan, newsletter and user feedback survey for identifying and addressing policy concerns.
  • One of three analysts tasked with formally developing guidelines for a change request management plan and establishing a Configuration Control Board (CCB) to regulate changes to the CPIC database.Conducted an organizational assessment,identified the issues with the current process and proposed a recommendation for the newprocess. Played a major role in facilitating a simulation exercise (a high level event with senior government officials) for the new investment management database to ensure buy-in from government officials and all affected users. Successfully completed the exercise, resulting in project winning an additional bid of approximately $2.9 million.
  • Provided training to interdisciplinary teams of government officials and staff in various parts of the country on new policy changes from implementing the CPIC tool. Conducted outreach via focus groups to obtain changes for proposed policy reform.Led a team of four analysts to develop and execute client’s organizational strategy. Managed a wide assortment of intricate consulting engagements to create and implement client’s CPIC policy reform activities while helping to build important project management capabilities.
  • Led efforts to create and review requisitions, screen new hires, make selections and close the hiring process. Supported proposal development and helped supervise a large umbrella contract. Part of Rewards and Recognition Working Group set up by corporate headquarters to review and improve attrition rates within the defense sector of the company. Performed year-end evaluation and feedback for team members.
  • Defense sector lead on a company capital project to implement a new financial system based on Deltek for time, expenses and contract support. Leda team of six analysts to validate all contracts before data was transferred into the new financial system. Supported the BearingPoint Public Services Transition Project Management Office (PMO), specifically the Contract Disposition team in preparing for and executing the spinoff of the Public Services sector of the company following a buy-out from Deloitte Consulting. Coordinated employee hotline responses, due diligence requests and bid submissions.

G&J Professionals, LLC, Contractor for Department of Justice2005 – 2006

Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), Information Resource Management

Falls Church, VA

Project Administrator

  • Leda $3 million multi-phase application project to move from a legacy system to a more modern web-based CASE Court management system; simplified the manual record keeping, court appointments scheduling, and case transfers.Effective coalition leadership recognized as influential in completing project under budget and within schedule.
  • As a result, selected to pilot the new earned value management reports submitted to the investment review committee.Created high level executive presentations as needed to support project reviews.Monitored project performance and recommended as well as implemented corrective policies to projects when applicable.
  • Managed client teams of over ten (10) people through all project phases to include kick-off, concept, requirements, program implementation and closeout in preparation for the nation-wide roll-out of the client’s CASE Court management initiative. Coordinated project status meetings with government officials, logged changes in project schedules, conducted periodic status updates, and assigned roles and responsibilities to team members.
  • Oversaw delivery and timeliness of project deliverables and facilitated regular reporting for tracking progress, budget and performance of client projects. Responsible for distilling project data into high quality and actionable information.
  • Developed project reports for the Chief Information Officer (CIO) that supported federal governmentpolicies governing IT projects. Ensured that projects were aligned to organizational strategic objectives.

Real Estate Resource Group, LLC, Washington, DC2003 – 2004

Quality Control Manager

  • Ledthe quality control department of a real-estate lease auditing firm, managing a portfolio of over 220 commercial office properties leased to Fortune 500 companies; hired two junior analyststo support the department. Promoted from Quality Control Associate to Quality Control Manager within three months of hire.
  • Constructed and implemented effective guidelines to ensure proper delivery of lease audit documents, which reduced delays in claims, maximized productivity and ushered in an innovative standard of procedure.
  • Collaborated with management and staffto develop and test standards and procedures between departments. Reviewed team member performances and participated in project closeout.
  • Monitored project performance and recommended as well as implemented corrective policies to projects when applicable.

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., Miami, FL1998 – 2003

Customer Service Representative

  • Served as the customer care expert for a multi-billion dollar telecommunications service provider and ensured that customer orders were issued correctly, which resulted in prevention of loss of service and customer dissatisfaction, reducing escalation to upper management.
  • Coordinated a special consumer marketing campaign on new techniques for providing excellent customer service for a multi-billion dollar telecommunications provider, which increased individual employee ratings from 1 to 5 (on a scale of 1-5) and increased sales quota by 75%. Trained new associates and cross-functional teams to develop the essential sales and service techniques.
  • Group leader of a team charged with the responsibility ofidentifying personnel and customer-related problems and recommending corrective measures to management.
  • Coordinated department meetings and assisted immediate manager with supervising and coaching approximately 50 associates in the consumer services department.

Education

MPP, Masters in Public Policy (May 2012)

George Mason University, Arlington, VA

Specialization: International Governance and Institutions
Specialization Course Work Include: Business & Politics in Emerging Markets, Managing in the International Arena, Contemporary Problems in the World Economy, Science and Technology Policy
Core Course Work Include: Policy & Program Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, and Governance & Policy Processes

MBA, Masters in Business Administration (April 2002)

FloridaInternationalUniversity, Miami, FL

LL.B in Law (Bachelor’s Degree)

University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria (December 1997)

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