1. Curriculum Vitae
DR. BRENDA F. WILLIAMS, MAOM, BSBM
3573 Carlisle Street
Perris, California 92571
Mobile (951) 634-4191 Residence (951) 940-4976
Email: Brenfawill3@gmail.com
PERSONAL PROFILE
• Highly accomplished teacher and trainer who possess a hands-on professional approach to maximizing student
performance.
• Consummate leadership who is passionate about the impact of successful staff training, program development and
quality delivery methods..
• Innovative instructor devoted to education and life-long learning in an effort to meet and/or exceed institutional
benchmarks.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Education Degree in Organizational Leadership, Argosy University ~ Ontario, California
Dissertation: “Identifying Emancipated Foster Care Youth Attitudes towards Youth Care Worker Leadership
Practice.”
Conferred 2013 GPA: 3.76
Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Management, University of Phoenix ~ Ontario, California
Conferred 2003 GPA: 3.72
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management, University of Phoenix ~ Ontario, California
Conferred 2001 GPA: 3.39
TEACHING INTERESTS
• Business Management • Organizational Leadership
• Training & Development • Ethics
• Effective Communications Techniques • Marketing Strategies
TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Software Experience: Windows, Internet, Email, & MS Office Suite Proficient
• Recognized for going over and beyond working long hours with a strong commitment to customers
professionalism and attention-to-detail.
• A unique ability to work within a team environment or independently.
• Met and/or exceed all performance goals and matrices.
• Resourceful, energetic, competent, and results-oriented.
• Leadership: assigning tasks to team members, setting goals and monitoring progress.
• Communication: constant and consistent communication with project teams leads; progress, identifying issues
and allocating resources.
• Multitasking: managing multiple projects while simultaneously achieving/exceeding milestones; ensure that
projects comply within cost and scope specifications.
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• Fiscal Accountability: P&L and budget.
• Teamwork: Successfully built and managed successful relationships with engineers and senior management;
ensured all business needs were met.
• High energy; fast learner who exceeds within challenging environments; a positive people-oriented individual
who exhibits highly developed analytical, interpersonal and writing skills.
• Problem-Solver: organizational and prioritization skills.
• Mentored and trained new team members; cross-trained team members across the Aerospace Industry.
• Served as key resource to new hires and management team, and mentor to personnel.
• Moderated various training sessions and meetings.
• Effectively implemented available instructions to ensure continuity.
PERSONAL SKILLS SUMMARY
• Employee Communications • Implication Strategies • Integration of Subjects
• Measurement & Evaluation • Lecture Techniques • Scheduling Tasks & Milestones
• Multi-level Project Management • Budget Management • Technology Evaluation
• Structural System Analysis • Space Systems • Change Management
• Configuration Management • MS Word • MS Excel
• MS Power Point • MS Access • MS Outlook
• Type 65 WPM • MS Windows 98 • Vista
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Northrop Grumman, San Diego, CA 2003 – 2012 Project Management IV
Technical engineering professional with over 30 years of experience working in program management
Developed effective internal controls and always operated within budget; provided direction and guidance for
planning and development for effective internal controls; daily interfacing with engineers in various departments for
process improvements; developed, reviewed, and evaluated change management for airplane productivity;
conducted research concerning designs of airplanes for change and configuration management; system analyst
between design engineering and production budget and quality work; coordinated decisions on work flow process,
quality assurance and inventory management projects; demonstrated record of high performance standards,
including attention to schedules and deadlines; supervised various projects including change and configuration
management department; knowledge-base to effectively track progress and overall efficiency to ensure statements of
work; maintained contact with government agencies until final approval for project obtained; maintained all
engineering documents and schematic updates for daily interface, upgrades and repairs; made technical and process
recommendations to project management lead; ensured recommendations were supportable and sustainable within
the program schedule; responsible for daily interactions between the teams for the Northrop Grumman HALE
Program; responsible for daily interactions between the teams for the Integration and Execution Program; conducted
assessments of significant program changes that would impact schedule; verified cross functional IPT integration
and support for change and configuration; supported, developed, correct root cause for action analysis and risk
resolution within budget; completed daily reports and spread sheets; managed business relationships with engineers,
customers and suppliers; continuous daily working relationship with regulatory agencies within all levels of the
organization; technical professional operations across a diverse array of Government Department of Defense;
prioritized work schedules and delegated assignments to co-workers once approved by the government; set clear
directions, motivated, inspired, provide support, as a supervisor in the Security Department; quality assurance
evaluator that software installations met government specifications and step-by-step for creation, coordination and
closure of aircraft vehicle for sell-off to Aerospace industries.
Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA 1999 – 2003 Admin. Assist. /Secretary
Scheduled appointments for Child Care Liaisons; assisted the administrator, and managed the facility, to ensure it
was within state compliance; improved and maintained up to date information on Child Care Services; assisted,
coordinated, arranged event workshops for liaisons, parents and providers; utilized interpersonal communication,
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writing, and editing skills; worked with a large variety of community groups for Child Care Services; worked with
state, professional, and business entities; created field trips that involved both children and parents; assisted
management in generating ideas for effectively evaluating Child Care Services goals; supported staff in developing
curriculum to meet needs for Child Care Services; completed daily reports, maintained highly productive
environment; implemented writing and reading workshops; managed and directed day to day activities of Child Care
Services. Maintained frequent interest to keep contact with parents to advice of current Child Care Services
progress; planned educational schedules with liaisons, parents and providers; planned and implemented programs to
meet the needs of children; worked to ensure program quality, parental satisfaction, and financial performance;
utilized new strategies to increase performance within the workshops; answered incoming calls, updated callers,
took messages, and transferred calls to appropriate individuals; opened incoming mail and routed mail to appropriate
individuals and maintained calendar; composed and distributed meeting notes, correspondence, and reports. Assisted
with Child Care Liaisons, Accountants, Child Technicians and other Administrative Assistants
Northrop Grumman, Palmdale, CA 1992 – 1999 Interface Management
Worked on Program Depot Maintenance for Northrop Grumman; processed software changes to Change
Compliance Board; reviewed forms and reports, and discuss with management and users about format, distribution,
and purpose, and to identify problems and improvements; gathered and organized information on problems and
procedures; conferred with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems and
procedures; documented findings and prepared recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures,
and organizational changes; analyzed data gathered and developed solutions and alternative methods of proceeding;
planned study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow,
integrated production methods; developed and implemented records management program for filing, protection, and
retrieval of records, and assured compliance with program; trained workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures
and equipment, according to organization and established change integration commitment dates for accomplishing
support of program milestones.
Northrop Grumman, Pico Rivera, CA 1982 – 1992 Data Entry Operator
Provided administrative support to Program Change Board with direct connection to Program Office; consulted with
management and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes; prepared
records, reports, attend weekly meetings and published minutes; charts and status updates to reports for management
approval; assisted computer operators and system analysts to resolve problems in running computer program;
revised and assisted in programs to increase operating efficiency and adapt to new requirements; compiled
documentation for program development and subsequent revisions; prepared and received detailed workflow chart
and diagram to illustrate sequence of steps to describe input, output, and logical operation; collaborated with
computer technicians and other users to develop new methods; assigned, coordinated, and reviewed work of
engineering personnel; trained subordinates in data entry and coding; developed programs from workflow charts and
diagrams, considering computer storage capacity, speed, and intended use of output data; results to assure
compliance with program and customer requirements and analyzed and reviewed engineering packages for
finalization.
MEMBERSHIPS, ACADEMIC HONORS, AND AWARDS
• Aspiranet - Foster Care Program Member ~ 2015 to Present Work directly with clients/and or clients records
unsupervised. Assist youth with homework, and outings, aid social workers, train youth in various job skills, lead
learning groups. Transport clients in my vehicle or agency vehicle to court sessions, job interviews, doctor
appointments, and field trips.
• Red Hat Society ~ 2011 to Present
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• “Conversations of Courage” ~ Twenty-one Authors in a book, 2010 - One of twenty-one Authors in a book to
discuss my life as a mother raising two boys as a single parent and the struggles to continuing education.
• National Council of Black Women ~ 2009 to 2011
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• HOPE Collaborative Child Abuse Prevention District 5 ~ 2013
• Certified Professional Life Coach ~ Life Coach Institute of Orange County ~ 2014
• Configuration Management, Northrop Grumman ~ 2004 “Configuration Management Technology Training
Program”
• Configuration Management, Northrop Grumman ~ 2003 “F35 Joint Strike Fighter Airplane Configuration
Management Certificate of Competency”
• Computer Course CATIVA V5 Northrop Grumman ~ 2003 “Global Hawk Airplane”
• Toast Masters, 1994 – 1998 ~ Public Speaking program & seminars.