S.K. is a Software Test Analyst with 7 years of experience working for global technology firms, where she led testing, requirements analysis. and QA on key client accounts including Pfizer and Bank of America.  She has expertise in test planning, design and execution; user support and training, UX, UI, usability and accessibility testing; smoke, functional, regression, end-to-end, and acceptance testing; and defect tracking and analysis. She is currently working on a short-term project to help a school convert from a manual operations system to Salesforce by conducting user testing and evaluation on the newly configured system. While on career break, she has also kept her skills sharp by serving as a Tester for a trivia game mobile application and as a mentor and trainer of junior testers at her former employer.  From 2013-2014, she was Test Analyst for quTIP.com, a global firm specializing in healthcare solutions and mobile applications. She worked in an agile environment with project managers on all test phases for the company’s largest account with Pfizer Pharmaceutical. From 2008-2013, she worked as QC Lead for NTPSoftware, a U.S-based firm specializing in data storage solutions and data management. She worked in a 100% remote environment with a U.S. team on the Bank of America account. She is Proficient in test management tools (TFS, JIRA, Testlog); databases (MS SQL Server, MS Access); and agile, waterfall, and scrum methodologies.

C.J. is currently self-employed as a Proposal Consultant. Recently, he served as the senior proposal manager for a FlexProfessionals client that needed to rebuild its proposal shop’s capabilities in the wake of some employee turnover. In addition, he provided capture support to another FlexProfessionals client that was positioning an opportunity with FEMA. Prior to that, he was the lead content integrator for a Marine Corps food services proposal with a contract value of $3B. In another previous assignment, he performed business development services for a company pursuing business primarily with USAID, DOS, and international government agencies. Before becoming a consultant, C.J. worked for 20+ years primarily as a Proposal Manager for various federal government contractors, including Data Networks Corporation/ASRC Federal, Dynamics Research Corporation/Engility, Ultra Electronics/Prologic, and The Boeing Company. He has extensive experience in the areas of: proposal writing and editing, color team reviews, capture management and facilitation, business development process optimization, federal marketing research and analysis, and post-award lessons learned analysis. He has an MPA from Indiana University Bloomington and BA from Saint Joseph’s University. C.J. is a member of both the Association of Proposal Management Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association. He holds a Foundation Level certification from APMP.

M.R. is a Deloitte and Touche-trained accounting professional with 12+ years of finance and management experience.  Prior to leaving the workforce, she was Controller of a large investment management company from 2002-2005. She managed an accounting team of 3 that was responsible for AR, AP, and collections. She provided account and expense analysis to track and control expenses, prepared financial statements, oversaw audit, and drafted financial annual reports to shareholders. She has held senior financial reporting and analysis roles at The Mills Corporation, American Management Systems (AMS), and MCI. At federal government contractor AMS, M.R. prepared financial statements, analyzed general ledger account activity, tracked revenues and expenses, provided SEC reporting, managed audits, and supported investor relations.  She created and implemented a contract review process for the company and taught a revenue recognition workshop to business managers to ensure GAAP compliance and strengthen internal controls. M.R. began her career as an auditor with Deloitte and Touche. She has an MBA from Loyola College and a BS in Accounting from the University of Maryland. She is proficient in MS Office (Intermediate Excel) and quickly masters an understanding of work flow and proprietary accounting software.

I.K. has 20+ years of accounting and finance experience with companies in the US and abroad. She has worked in accounting; financial planning and analysis; improving operational procedures; coordinating efforts between business areas and IT departments; and leading teams for both small and large companies. From 2007-2018, she owned a web service for the on-line retail industry where she organized and maintained all company accounting, controlling and reporting systems as well as oversaw all other financial matters. She also led project management efforts in creating and optimizing IT solutions needed for business operations, and led a team of customer-service employees. During her MBA study at George Mason University (GMU), she was a graduate assistant at the Accounting department, were she assisted two professors in researching and teaching accounting concepts and business practices. Earlier in her career she worked at the AIG Life Insurance Company, where she was promoted multiple times, serving as a Business Analyst, FP&A Manager, and Operations Manager, eventually managing a staff of 20 specialists. She was responsible for leading complex commissions calculations (up to $6M per year), financial planning and analyses, budget preparation, reporting of budget achievements, and other financial matters. She is an advanced user of QuickBooks, Excel, PowerPoint and many other business-related software and applications; she knows the Russian language. She has an MBA degree from GMU.

S.S. has 20+ years of experience serving a variety of non-profit organizations through membership programs, planning events, community outreach and working directly with constituents. Currently, S.S. is an executive function coach for a small firm working with college students with executive function disorder, helping them achieve academic goals and learn organizational skills. From 2015-2018, she served as an independent contractor, tutoring elementary-age students in reading and writing as well as directly supporting clients with disabilities needing guidance through the job search process. At JSSA, from 2011-2014, S.S. designed and delivered a recurring, 8-week course for people with disabilities focused on various parts of the job search, including resumes, cover and thank you letters, elevator speeches, informational and job interviews. Prior to this, she worked as a meeting planner for an international association. Lastly, she served as membership and outreach director for a historical society and museum, where she developed membership packages, planned events and led educational programs. She has a Masters from American University.

Polished professional with experience across several industries, most recently as Human Resources Coordinator in the hospitality industry (2012-19). In this role P.F. directed employee services including payroll, workers compensation, insurances, and certifications. She has a proven track record of detailed record keeping, developing SOP’s, customer and vendor relations, coaching/guidance for employees and her general ability to keep multiple people and departments on track by identifying inefficiencies and making system changes. Her background in science (diagnostics and environmental health & safety industries) provided solid research and reporting skills with an ability to communicate information in a concisely. P.F. has also demonstrated her ability to assimilate and grow into a variety of different roles and situations with minimal guidance, even without the benefit of direct experience.

Bookkeeper and Office Administrator with 17+ years’ experience who currently works handling her family’s electrical business while working per diem for Hallmark Health LMMER. She has handled all administrative aspects for the electrical business including contacting customers, billing using QuickBooks, contacting various city personnel for permits and customer collections when needed. She also managed all administrative responsibilities for Hallmark Health LMMER. Her duties for this position were handling calendar for the Executive Director, attending Board meetings and taking minutes, ordering all office supplies and entering billing subscriptions for the Electronic Medical Record system to all staff using the system via QuickBooks. She has a Bachelors Degree Psychology in from Salem State University.

Active, professional scientist for the state of Massachusetts for 5+ years. She has experience working for the Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority in different capacities. Working for the state, she was most recently a sampler for 4 years in the department of Toxic Reduction and Control where she has learned to be an excellent communicator amongst different industrial clients. In this job, N.J. compiles essential information used to improve the effluent quality from the wastewater treatment plant on Deer Island. Within these 4 years, the water crisis in Flint Michigan became a large public health scare and N.J. stepped in to help analyze a vast number of samples for metals- a job she did regularly in her previous position. For this effort N.J. received an extraordinary service award from her current employer. Before being promoted, N.J. worked in a DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) certified lab at Deer Island analyzing samples for different toxins and indicators of effluent quality. During this job she learned the importance of being highly organized. After she graduated from her undergraduate program in 2014, she worked a seasonal job for the DEP monitoring the water quality of different watersheds across Massachusetts. While she was in her undergraduate program at Northeastern University N.J. had 3 different internships. One of which, she worked at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority in a drinking water quality assurance and quality control field laboratory. She has an M.S. of Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts, a B.S. in Environmental Science from Northeastern University, and is currently working on a graduate certificate of Environmental Law and Policy from the University of Massachusetts.

SA is a former banking and investment banking professional with fifteen years experience in structuring and syndication of highly structured asset backed transactions and who is currently working as an immigration paralegal, focusing on business immigration, family based immigration as well as court work such as asylum and deportation. SA also has five years of experience as a real estate broker working in NYC representing both buyers and sellers of property. Currently, she manages an independent case load including drafting and filing pleadings and motions in Federal Immigration Court, preparing petitions for USCIS and actively working with a varied client base. SA is proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel), various immigration software, as well as database and internet tools.  She has a wealth of experience in working with people, from the CEO’s of major corporations to worried apartment buyers in NY to those facing deportation in the current environment.  SA has a BA in Economics from Bryn Mawr College and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.

Experienced, independent contractor who brings a combination of planning, facilitating, coordinating and digital communications skills to emerging science and technology businesses, primarily in the B2B space. Some of the organizations N.S. has provided services for include a medical research laboratory in a major Boston teaching hospital, a company specialized in renewable energy solutions, a global electronics company and many consultancies. She collaborates within project teams connecting data and information to people and communication. She has created presentation graphics for an Architect/Engineer/Contractor (A/E/C) project team going through the RFP proposal process. She has worked with an advisory team for multiple life science startups on infographics demonstrating how therapeutic products work in the human body. She has coordinated, obtaining quotes and delivery dates for hundreds of localized translations in over 25 languages, at a medical device company, following company and regulatory guidelines. And she has written instructional how-to’s for software developers who are utilizing over 1,000 web graphic icons contained in a digital asset management library, at one of the largest risk management and insurance consultancies in Boston. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois (UIUC) in creative writing with a specialization in graphics. A lifelong learner, her continuing education includes workshops and coursework in project management, grant administration and computer graphics.