Nicole Elkins
People Leadership | Program Management | Business Operations | TS/SCI with CI Poly
- Role
- Engineering Leader Program Manager at Cryptic Vector
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicole Elkins
I’m a people-first leader with a Master’s in Project Management and over 16 years of experience. I’m known for building strong relationships across all levels of an organization and bringing clear communication and a collaborative mindset to every team I join. I’m proactive, adaptable, and comfortable juggling multiple responsibilities. I work closely with executive leadership to help shape strategy and create growth-focused cultures - with a constant focus on supporting the defense community.•Leadership and Strategic Management: More than a decade of experience leading complex programs and teams in the defense sector. Skilled at aligning projects with business goals, ensuring accountability, and delivering results. Known for building strong, high-performing teams, improving processes, and driving financial performance. Trusted partner to senior leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams, with a strong focus on collaboration.•ERP and System Implementation Expertise: JAMIS to Deltek Costpoint, Quickbooks to Unanet GovCon, Humanic to UKG.•Certified Scrum.org Product Owner Level I•Deltek Costpoint Project Certified
Experience
Engineering Leader Program Manager
Jan 2026 — Present
Education
Boston University
Master of Science (M.S.)
2014 — 2015
Wright State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2005 — 2008
Christ Hospital School of Nursing
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
2003 — 2004
Skills
- Microsoft Publisher
- Customer Service
- Information Assurance
- Command
- Proposal Support
- Social Media
- U.s. Department of Defense
- Time Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Program Management
- Air Force
- Government Contracting
- Critical Thinking
- Management
- Project Management
- Military
- Military Experience
- Event Planning
- Proposal Writing
- Interpersonal Communication Abilities
- Adobe Acrobat
- Active Top Secret Security Clearance
- Budgets
- Data Entry
- Government
- Top Secret
- Research Proposals
- Security Clearance
- Defense
- Budget Proposals
- Editing
- Microsoft Word
- Research
- Dod
- Technical Writing
- Microsoft Office
- Project Finance
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