Aydan Gurkan, Senior Project Management Consultant

Aydan Gurkan

Senior Project Management Consultant

Dynamics Research Corporation (Engility)

Location
United States - Virginia
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration, Organizational Management
Experience
19 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months

Senior Project Management Consultant at Dynamics Research Corporation (Engility)
  • United States - District of Columbia - Washington
  • February 2008 to March 2016

Strategic Advisor to the Director of United States Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology (OIT) in implementing a governance plan,
develop business requirements, recommending acquisition strategies/prioritization to meet mission needs.
Strategic advisor to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Program Executive Office in the development of the Enterprise Lifecycle
Management (ELCM) framework.
Project management support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) over the Financial Systems Modernization program primary initiatives resulting in achieving and
sustaining unqualified financial audit.
Developed Enterprise IT systems Health of Investments roadmap and Portfolio management reporting tools to U.S. DHS Chief Information
Officer (CIO) and Executive Stakeholders in support of the System Lifecycle Management (SLM) Gate Reviews and Acquisition Decision Events (ADE).

Business Transformation Consultant at IBM Global Business Services, Finance, Strategy and Management Division
  • United States - District of Columbia - Washington
  • June 2004 to February 2008

Strategic Advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Business Management Modernization Program (BMMP) leadership in developing a
Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) designed to create an enterprise view of standard, integrated business processes, systems and technology capabilities and to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, policies and standard to govern DoD business operations.
Project management support to U.S. Department of Homeland Security HQ leadership with assessment of opportunities to transform existing procurement and finance operations. Recommended options for
streamlining processes, enhancing functionality of systems, clarifying roles and responsibilities resulting in a successful implementation.
Supported U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters (HQMC) in business process analysis of organizational operations and financial systems to improve
internal management controls of USMC operations in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Developed new forecasting methodologies to accurately estimate future-year annual budget requirements for Standard Operations and Global War On Terror (GWOT).
Supported Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to implement the PowerTrack system, a fully automated payment and accounting process for transportation shipments to achieve full
compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including the Chief Financial Officer Act and the Federal Financial Management
Improvement Act.
Managed the system redesign of the Surface/Air Support Payment and Claim System (SASS) entailing decomposition, development of business
requirements, business rules, and performing gap analysis resulting in improved payment and claims tracking and performance calculations for its air transportation contracts.

Project Manager at Titan Corporation (L3 Communications)
  • United States - District of Columbia - Washington
  • June 2001 to June 2004

Provided U.S. Army PM Soldier Program comprehensive management support in the development and operations of the Financial
Management and Information System (FMIS). Conducted a Business Process Review (BPR) of the PM Soldier Business Management Division,
performed assessment of functions of the Operations group and lead a team in the development of Business Process Hierarchy portraying the relationship between Functions, subordinate Categories, and subordinate Processes to eliminate redundancies and improve
organizational function.
Managed the design and development of the web-based FMIS2000 financial management system developed for the U.S. Naval Sea Systems
Command (NAVSEA) leading a team of functional and technical analysts to ensure successful implementation in accordance with client requirements.

Project Manager at Advanced Planning and Engineering Corporation (AEPCO)
  • United States - Virginia
  • February 2000 to June 2001

Provided comprehensive procurement planning and management support to the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office in the execution and maintenance of Shipbuilding and Foreign Military Sales contracts
necessary to execute mission needs and annual operating budget.

Senior Business Analyst at Technology, Management and Analysis Corporation (L3 Communications)
  • United States - District of Columbia - Washington
  • June 1996 to February 2000

Supported Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in the development of AEGIS Ship Project Directives (ASPDs) authorizing funding to purchase
multi-million dollar weapon systems for Destroyer (DDG) Class Ships.
Provided extensive analysis to effectively resolve funding discrepancies and supported the Naval Acquisition Agents in reconciliation of budget
phasing plans to identify surpluses/shortfalls.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration, Organizational Management
  • at Marmara University
  • May 1995
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Finance
  • at Bogazici University
  • May 1990

Specialties & Skills

IT Project Management
Business Development
Project Acquisition
Agile Project Management
BUDGETING
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS PROCESS
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENTS
MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR
NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC

Languages

English
Expert
Turkish
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