Diana Doré

About Diana Doré

I’m a senior enterprise operations and program leader with over 20 years of experience across federal and defense environments, supporting joint and interagency missions across the s USA, USN, USAF, USSF, USCG, SOF, and DHS. My work has spanned tactical to enterprise levels, including SOJTF, TSOC, and USSOCOM environments, enabling technology delivery and operational modernization in high-tempo, mission-critical systems.For the past 12+ years, I’ve led large-scale technical portfolios across multi-team engineering ecosystems, driving Agile transformations that increased delivery velocity by 50+ percentage points, reduced cycle times by 25%, and significantly improved portfolio predictability through structured governance, disciplined execution, and executive-level visibility dashboards.I specialize in helping complex organizations move.Whether standing up PMOs, maturing portfolio governance, aligning cross-functional dependencies, or translating executive strategy into sequenced roadmaps and measurable outcomes, I bring clarity and momentum to systems that were built for control, not speed.My experience spans secure, compliance-heavy, high-tempo environments where delivery failure isn’t theoretical. I’ve supported mission-critical initiatives at enterprise scale, coordinated engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, and data teams, and implemented structured Agile governance models that balance adaptability with operational rigor.I’m also a doctoral candidate in Organizational Leadership, researching Agile transformation in governance-heavy systems, exploring how structured compliance models and adaptive delivery frameworks can coexist to enhance enterprise performance. The Agile LadyI also share practical leadership insights through LineBreak: Mission Debrief, focused on helping leaders navigate friction inside complex systems. Click Above!

Experience

1. Director of Operations & Growth Socom

   Makwa Global, Llc

   Mar 2026 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

Education

• American University

  MIS, International Relations and National Security Studies

  2016 — 2018

• Concordia University Chicago

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Organizational Leadership

  2027

• American Military University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Middle Eastern Studies

  2009 — 2015

• Excelsior University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  2005 — 2005

• Florida International University

  N/A, Exercise Physiology

  1999 — 2003

• Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Arabic

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• U.s. Department of Defense
• Intelligence
• Army
• Special Operations
• Top Secret
• Security Clearance
• Leadership
• Government
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• Military Experience
• Military
• Dod
• National Security
• Afghanistan
• Sigint
• Command
• Military Operations
• Intelligence Analysis