Danielle Kays

About Danielle Kays

Ms. Danielle N Kays has 22+ years in Corporate and Government Service comprehensive of Program Management, Leadership, Acquisition / Contracts, Operations and Management, Sales and Marketing, Budgeting and Finance, Logistics, and Engineering. She has worked with Industry providing PM, engineering services, hardware procurements, software development, and sustainment over the course of her career to include her last few years managing a major Cyber deployment contract and in Senior Business Development role for a strategic and growing Industry provider. She is professionally Certified in Acquisition Corps Level in both Program Management (PM); and Systems, Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (SPRD & E). Ms. Kays civilian awards include the Army Civilian Achievement Medal and the Army Commendation Award for Civil Service. Prior to becoming a Department of the Army civilian, Ms Kays served as a regular Army Ordinance Officer commissioned in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. Ms Kays’ military awards include the Army Achievement Medal w 1 oak leaf cluster and the Army Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters. She earned the Airborne Parachutist badge and the Air Assault badge; she was certified as an Airborne Jumpmaster, an Air Assault Rappel Master and a Master Fitness Trainer. Ms. Kays earned and currently holds a spot on the TEAM USA Triathlon Team. Competed in the Olympic distanced World Championships in Cozumel and the Half Ironman World Championships in Australia in 2016 and will compete in the World Championships in the Netherlands in 2017. Ms. Kays is also a Certified Personal Trainer acquiring certification from American Council on Exercise (ACE). She is a Sports Conditioning Specialist and a Nutrition Specialist. She has taught Group Fitness Classes in the following areas: Step Aerobics; high impact aerobics and HIIT, Step, and pilates. She has coached and worked as a trainer fitness coach for elite Youth teams.

Experience

1. Senior Project Manager (Cyber)

   Netorian Llc

   Sep 2016 — Present · Ft Meade, MD

   Provide Project Oversight and Management for the development, execution, and deployment of Cyberspace Enterprise Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) in support of US Cyber Command, ARCYBER, and NETCOM. Develop Project Management Plan and Master Milestone schedules. Interface with DoD Senior Military and Civilian Leadership. Coordinate site-specific activities with COCOM and other Site government leads. Manage the teams of engineers executing the Enterprise SIEM work at various sites across the globe. Manage project resources, industry vendor integration, sub-contractors, deliverables, schedule, quality assurance, and evaluations. Develop and provide Close Out reports for each phase of the project.

Education

• Norwich University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology Project Management

  2007 — 2009

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Systems Engineering

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Systems Engineering
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Management
• Business Acquisition
• Government Proposals
• Military
• Integration
• Strategic Partnerships
• New Business Development
• Government
• Marketing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Defense
• Project Management
• Sales Management
• Strategic Planning
• Information Assurance
• Government Contracting
• Project Planning
• Cost Reduction Planning
• Program Management
• Business Development
• Public Speaking
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Sales Operations
• Cost Management
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Security
• Business Process Improvement
• Security Clearance
• Dod
• International Sales
• Management