Bridgit Nelson

Background

About Bridgit Nelson

20+ years’ experience in executive- level strategic relationship management, program management, and customer success *Well-established track record of leading effective, complex, multi-layered organizations, supporting diverse customers on geographically-dispersed major IT systems and acquisitions *Years of experience leading agile adoption, cyber system implementation and modernization, and acceleration of enterprise IT initiatives over $1B *Acknowledged expertise in leadership, coalition building, driving innovation, managing strategic change, and vertical stakeholder engagement (SES, General Officer, IT Executive, above)*Consistently led in cost-saving and performance-improvement initiatives *Sought after mentor, coach, and volunteer for broad organizational employee initiatives.*Current TS Clearance Top Skills: Leadership, Strategic & Customer Relationship Management, Vertical Stakeholder/Executive Engagement, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Life Cycle Program/Project Management for Enterprise IT Initiatives (Cyber Systems, Software Implementation/Deployment, License Agreements, Integrated Capabilities, etc.), Organizational Change Management, Business Development/Acumen, Contracting (Planning/Source Selection/ Negotiation/ Execution), Resource Management, Mentoring, Staff Development, and Employee Performance Management Certifications: DOD Chief Information Officer (CIO)(2009), Advanced Management (2009), DAWIA Level Program Management (2007) Career Highlights • Spring 2021-Current: Chair, Women’s Employee Resource Group (Diversity/Inclusion) • Sep 2020-Current: Promoted to Division Director • Sep 2019-Sep 2020: 1-year detail as Director, External Affairs in the DOD CIO Chief of Staff Office • May 2019: Perfect Performance Rating (top scores across the board) • May 2018: Featured in an article within the DISA publication, IamDISA regarding Women in Leadership • Apr 2017: Certificate of Appreciation/Director’s Coin for collaborating across DOD enterprise and industry partners to award enterprise agreements totaling $1.5 billion lifecycle costs, developing strategic sourcing business opportunities, and creating contract efficiencies through consolidation • Nov 2016: Graduate of the George Washington University Senior Leader Program • Jun 2015: 2014 DOD Value Engineering Achievement Award for $20 million cost avoidance