Consulting Solutions

Consulting Solutions is a nationally recognized leader in technology solutions and consulting services. We have the people, processes, and solutions to provide organizations with strategic guidance on business-critical initiatives and deliver end-to-end solutions.

We meet the highest standard of excellence in technology and value because we are 100% focused on forging long-term relationships with deeply experienced consultants and building high-performance, service-oriented teams that produce results.

In this role, I'm responsible for driving compliance against the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) and assist with other IT Compliance activities.

Project Manager - CMMC | IT Compliance

Meridian Technologies

Meridian technologies, a Consulting Solutions company, is a nationally recognized leader in technology solutions and services. We offer solutions, delivery, and staff augmentation to help systems integrators and federal agencies plan, build, deploy, execute, and sustain technology programs.

Program Manager

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Sr. Project Manager | Infrastructure

Scott Rifkin Consulting, LLC

Private consulting focused on Technology and Management Consulting providing end to end Project Management consulting through the setup of processes and tools.  Consult with clients applying decades of experience in requirements gathering and design techniques, fusing project approaches with oversight experience for network, continuous integration, and continuous delivery approaches (DevOps), and security operations projects.

President

TriWest Healthcare Alliance

Coordinated multiple Information Technology-related projects.  Developed and executed enterprise-level program plans and specifications to support the implementation and release of new products, services, or processes.  Led projects including development and delivery of an online CRM platform to process medical authorization and claims processing, Infrastructure and Security projects, an enterprise-wide telephony platform migration, as well as a data center migration.

Senior IT Project Manager

Accenture LLP

I spent 19 year with Accenture and its subsidiary companies to include:
★ 	Accenture LLP:  Senior Manager | 2012 – 2015
★ 	Accenture Federal Services (AFS):  Senior Manager | 2011 – 2012
★ 	Avanade Federal Services LLC (AFS):  Delivery Director | 2008 – 2011
★ 	Avanade, Inc:  Program Manager | 2007 – 2008, Senior Project Manager | 8/2004 – 9/2007, Project Manager | 8/2000 – 7/2004
★ 	Andersen Consulting:  Senior Consultant | 1996 – 2000

Additional details on specific companies can be found in work history below.

Led consulting projects as a senior program owner in the America Resources Operating Group delivering Program Management Office assessments and deployments. Enhanced delivery for projects applying agile coaching and delivery methodologies to enhance delivery and raise delivery trajectory.  Led multi-project programs with experience in information security, big data, and process enhancement, earning multiple recognized service designations from Accenture.

Recognized through Accenture competency programs including Technology Consulting Solution Architect, Systems Integration Solution Architect, Accenture Delivery Lead

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

★     Served as the technology work-stream lead and senior solution architect on a proposal for a national energy company. 

★     Delivered an integration approach with a third party software designed to manage pipeline related-data analytics and maintenance activities. The teams’ proposal was selected by the client over an incumbent with a solid proof of concept.

★     Enhanced adoption and program effectiveness while serving as the release manager for a major national healthcare initiative.

★     Defined demand and release management approaches as delivery lead for a regional energy company, assessing the client’s methodologies with recommendations for process improvements.

Senior Manager

Accenture Federal Services

Led consulting projects as a senior program owner in the America Resources Operating Group delivering Program Management Office assessments and deployments. Enhanced delivery for projects applying agile coaching and delivery methodologies to enhance delivery and raise delivery trajectory.  Led multi-project programs with experience in information security, big data, and process enhancement, earning multiple recognized service designations from Accenture.
Recognized through Accenture competency programs including Technology Consulting Solution Architect, Systems Integration Solution Architect, Accenture Delivery Lead

Avanade Federal Services LLC (Subsidiary of Avanade Inc and Accenture LLP)

Led project management to define, build and operate enterprise solutions for US federal clients including leading delivery management for modernization of identity and device configuration platforms.  Led a successful Government-scale SharePoint Information Architecture assessment.
Ensured project delivery continuity during the transition of Avanade Federal services into the Accenture Federal Services portfolio.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

★     Achieved a $1.5M project by leading a team to rework an end-to-end proposal approach that included financials. This was accomplished in just two days.

★     Provided executive oversight to the entire delivery process and effectively managed delivery assignments across all active projects, including the personal review of financial forecasting and performance results.

★     Designed, Built and Implemented the Federal Deal Review process specific to federal business requirements, which included approving proposals, work orders and contracts.

Delivery Director

Series of escalating roles providing Project/Program Manager leadership for project teams in the public and private sector responsible for implementing Microsoft solutions.  Led the project team for the Methodology Refresh Program, Operated the Engineering Department Program Management Office (PMO), and designed and operated the global Distributed Engineering program for reuse of enterprise experience across the business.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

★     Achieved success in leading a team responsible for the engineering an Enterprise Novell to Microsoft File and Print Solution and re-engineered the Active Directory Environment.

★     Collaborated with SharePoint architects to build and pilot a SharePoint Proof of Concept to demonstrate and prove the portal’s ability to provide research cooperation among multiple organizations.

Avanade

Served as the Content Owner and developer for all project management related methodologies, as well as Project Server Implementation Engineer responsible for validating application configuration tasks, and assisting with the rebuild of all project plans.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

★     Served as the Project Manager for a Microsoft team responsible for all Microsoft technology engineering as a major government client.

★     Achieved success in leading a team responsible for the engineering an Enterprise Novell to Microsoft File and Print Solution and reengineered the Active Directory Environment.

★     Collaborated with SharePoint architects to build and pilot a SharePoint Proof of Concept to demonstrate and prove the portal’s ability to provide research cooperation among multiple

Senior Project Manager

Defined and managed full project lifecycle from setup to execution and follow-up. Oversaw scheduling, budgeting, scope definition, status reporting, customer relationship management and changes. 

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

★     Guided the successful implementation of Project Server 2003 infrastructure to include development, quality, staging and production environments.

★     Led the delivery of the Methodology Refresh Program ahead of schedule program, providing the organization Avanade Connected Methods (ACM), which is repeatable and proven approach to project delivery that continues to evolve today.

Project Manager

Andersen Consulting (Accentrue)

Member of Andersen Consulting’s Foundation Software Organization with responsibilities that included helping clients leverage METHOD/1 and the ABT Suite of Project Management tools supporting multiple national enterprise-scale clients.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

★     Led customization of METHOD/1 and Estimating Model for a national insurance company.

★     Supported a client’s European operations and the migration of their project plans from spreadsheets to the ABT Project Management Toolset.

Senior Consultant

Highly Accomplished Project and Program Management Executive with experience driving large-scale, multi-million-dollar projects and programs to completion. Leverage expertise in working with enterprise portfolios, as well as managing programs for a wide range of public and private sector clients. Bringing added value in Program leadership, including defining the methodologies, visions and long-term strategies necessary to achieve all critical goals and objectives. Dedicated to the highest level of performance excellence, personal commitment and business ethics.

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