Kimberley Higgins 7809 Baybrook Rd.

NW Albuquerque, NM 87120

kh99ff0e@westpost.net 321-480-8561

PROGRAM SCHEDULER / PROJECT PLANNER Positive, results driven and well-organized Project Professional who gives 100% to any employer using the best of my abilities to achieve both company and perso nal success. Project qualifications combined with ability to develop and impleme nt technical solutions to meet critical business needs. Possess outstanding lead ership and interpersonal skills resulting in effective working relationships and top performance with program office, financial team, engineering team, and exte rnal customers. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Microsoft Project (MSP) Steelray Project Analyzer Cost and Schedule Integration DCMA 14 pt Analysis Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Granada Dynamic PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Harris Corporation, Palm Bay, FL 1988-2010 Program Scheduler (2004-2010) Developed top level, intermediate and detailed schedules, in conjunction with I PT leads, at a level sufficient to depict a meaningful critical path and perform ance for Integrated Master Schedules, Studies, IR&Ds, and special projects. Developed and maintained an 18,000 line item network logic schedule for a $210M program. Managed the preparation of contract implementation schedules and validated cont ract baselines Ensured that the IMS can be cross-referenced to the Statement of Work, Integrat ed Master Plan, and Work Breakdown Structure. Ensured that the IMS can be verified to be compliant with internal, SOW and CDR L requirements. Ensured that the IMS is compliant with the Earned Value Management System (EVMS ) policies and scheduling best practices. Established, collected, and reported of schedule metrics to assess schedule per formance, including the analysis of variances between actual performance and pla nned performance within the IMS. Created weekly custom reports for IMS analysis for formal program reporting to the customer in compliance with CDRL requirements. Facilitated weekly Integrated Master Schedule meeting with Control Account Mana gers, Project engineers, and Program Managers. Harris Corporation, Palm Bay, FL Project Coordinator (2000-2004) Maintain Baseline in M*PM. Run and Distribute open commitment reports, weekly labor reports, headcount rep orts, cost statements to Cost Account Leaders (CALas) and program management. Update Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Variance at Complete (VAC) with CALas. Support Program Financial Analysts (PFAas) with Rolling Waves and Re-plans. Status of Milestones and other activities with cost and schedule integration. Support PFAas, Program Management and CALas as requested. Run proposals in scores/pacer cost and pricing tool. Update program reviews. Harris Corporation, Palm Bay, FL Program Administrator (1986-2004) Support all team members on Program.

Arrange all travel arrangements and expense reports for team Update Program Reviews in Power Point for customer submittal. Make arrangements for customer meetings with security and catering Control documents for classified storage Education University of Phoenix Online, 160 Hours Course work completed toward BA in Busin ess Administration Brevard Community College a" Melbourne, Florida AA Degree - General Studies 200 4 References Available upon request