Denise Michael

Background

About Denise Michael

Accomplished Federal Program Director with 30+ years of federal contracting excellence, including 20+ years of specialized Department of Veterans Affairs expertise. Proven leader who has managed large teams and has driven mission-critical IT modernization programs across VA, DOT, DOE, and FAA. Expert in BPA, IDIQ, and T4/T4NG contract vehicles with exceptional organic growth achievements. Federal Contracting Leadership- Deep VA Expertise: 20+ years managing VA healthcare IT systems, software development, and modernization programs - Large-Scale Team Management: Led large delivery teams of HPE staff and subcontractors - Contract Vehicle Mastery: Expert in BPA, IDIQ, T4 contracts spanning T&M, FFP, and hybrid task orders - Organic Growth Driver: Achieved 20%+ growth on DOT EITSS BIS contract, expanding to $3M+ annually - Joint Venture Leadership: Primary corporate liaison for Veritium JV, ensuring seamless partner operations Technical & Process Excellence- Agile Transformation: Led organizational transition from waterfall to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)- Quality Management: CMMI-SVC/3 & CMMI-DEV/3 certified processes, participated in SCAMPI appraisals - Lean Six Sigma: Applied Value Stream Mapping to achieve dramatic process efficiencies - Enterprise Architecture: Aligned complex IT workstreams to VA security and architecture standards Current Portfolio: Managing multi-agency federal contracts across VA, DOT, DOE, and FAA at PSI, with focus on IT modernization and business integration support. Certifications: PMP (2005), Certified SAFe® 4 DevOps Practitioner (SDP) Security: U.S. Citizen | Education: B.S. Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh Contract Expertise: BPA, IDIQ, T4, T&M, FFP, Hybrid Task Orders Seeking to connect with federal program leaders and prime contractors who value proven delivery excellence and deep government domain expertise.