Lan Caohuy-Rifkin
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Informaion System Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
1993 : 1998
Configuration Management Subject Matter Expert
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
CMPIC - University of Houston
2016 : 2016
Master's Certification in Enterprise Configuration Management
Enterprise Configuration Management
CMPIC-University of Houston
2013 : 2015
Business Management
Project Management
Anne Arundel Community College
CMPIC
U.S. Department of Justice
Cybersecurity IT Specialist-US Government
Manage and oversight a group of Business Analyst, Software Developers and Technical Writers to develop, implement and maintain various projects supporting Enterprise Security Section. Oversee the creation, implementation, and maintenance of User Guide Handbook/Procedures/Policy, Infosec service catalogs website, online form requests, online status reports, develop user guides, process and procedures and more to support Enterprise Information Security Section.
2019 :
US Government
Program Manager-TS/SCI
Lead the FBI Enterprise FISMA Compliance Office.
Provide insight and oversight FISMA security requirements, FISMA Security policy, process and procedures for the FBI OCIO Assurance Office.
Primary Duties :
• Collect, assess, evaluate and audit security core controls to ensure IT program/projects in the Bureau meet and compliance with FISMA requirements.
• Provide training to system owners, security officers on FISMA requirements to ensure quality controls affective for IT programs/projects.
• Collect measurement metrics and report FISMA compliance to management leadership
• Continue monitoring and measuring the configuration management, contingency and incident respond activities and progress for all IT programs/projects.
2012 : 2018
US Government
FISMA Audit and Compliance Lead-TS/SCI
•Provide expert-level support to PAAC configuration management and data management tasks.
•Maintains expert knowledge of required compliance documentation including Goddard Procedures and Guidelines.
•Perform technical oversight on all staff and act in lead role on complex assignments
•Develop and maintain CM plan and procedures
•Design and implement efficient CM systems and databases
•Review, evaluate, recommend and implement new technology/enhancements to the Configuration Management System
•Prepare for CCR, prepare CCR package, collect review comments, track CCR action items, coordinate CCB meeting
•Identify and collect data associated with the configuration management system and maintain the database
•Monitor contractor’s configuration management systems and perform audits to ensure ISO compliance
•Coordinate, record and document activities of the Configuration Control Board (CCB)
•Track implementation of approved Configuration Control Requests (CCR) and update and report CCR status
•Prepare presentation charts and reports and participate in reviews
•Support the administration of Project requirements, configuration change control and configuration management as required
•Participate in major reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDR, and PSR
•Perform Functional Configuration Audit and Physical Configuration Audit
•Develop training material and conduct training classes as required
2010 : 2012
ASRC Aerospace
NASA - Configuration Manager Specialist, CMPIC
Project : Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Management System (FISAMS), Quality Assurance and Configuration Manager
Provide insight and oversight software development activities for HPTi to support the DoJ in Washington DC.
Primary duties include software quality assurance control/testing, and software configuration/requirement managing. Duties Included :
• Monitor quality of deliverables with weekly work product and process audits
• Monitor and participate the quality of the application with full system functional integration, regression and user acceptance testing
• Monitor and control the project with performance measures and analysis daily.
• Summarize, evaluate, and present audit findings data to project manager for review and corrective action. Assist software engineers with root causes and corrective actions associated with process improvement CMMI Level III.
• Manage project requirements from development to verification. Conduct release baseline audits. Coordinate stakeholders weekly CCB to review change request and new requirements. Conduct lessons learned after each release.
• Generate Requirement Management Plan, System Requirement Specification Documents, System Description Document, Quality Assurance Plan, Advanced Search test script, CCB Charter to support the FISAMS project.
Member of the organization Process Improvement Committee (PIC) team and Quality Assurance Working Group (QAWG) team.
2008 : 2010
High Performance Technologies, Inc
Software Quality Assurance Manager
Skills
Aerospace, CMMI, Configuration Management, DoD, Earned Value Management, Integration, PMP, Process Improvement, Program Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Management, Security Clearance, Six Sigma, Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance, Systems Engineering, System Testing, Testing, Visio
About
I have over thirty years experience in software testing, quality assurance and control, configuration and requirement management and system engineering. Also have extensive experience with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-9001 Quality Management System, and AS-9100 Aerospace Quality System, Configuration Management Process Improvement, FISMA, NIST, FIPS requirements. Currently hold Top Secret Clearance.
High Light Achievements:
- Managed & controlled Field Change Notice (FCN) database with over 60,000 lines items for BIGDIG project. This database saved the company 97 million dollars at the end of the project!
- Supported DIMS project to achieve CMMI L2 in 18 months. Artifacts gathering, and auditing.
- Supported HPTI to achieve CMMI L3 in 12 months. Artifacts gathering & auditing.
- Supported ground system testing to achieve a successful launch of GOES-I satellite-NOAA.
- Consulted for CIT NIH to set up QA and CM structures.
Specialties: - Work products and process auditing
- Soft ware and Hard ware configuration control
- MS Access Database
- PMP Boot Camp Training
- CMII Certified
- Green Belt Six Sigma Certified
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