Roles in operational excellence, transformation, program management, operations, or Chief of Staff positions where governance, change, quality, and risk intersect; I value audit-ready environments, cross-functional alignment, and measurable delivery outcomes.
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Vette Contee
@vettecontee
Ms. Contee is the operator C-suites call when execution is the problem.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
20+ years turning executive vision into measurable delivery across defense, healthcare, and Fortune 500 environments, with a track record that includes 96% goal attainment at RTX, $25M+ in contract wins at Northrop, and 100% audit success across CMMI ML5, HIPAA, FDA, and NIST-regulated programs. She builds the operating rhythm, governance, and decision systems that keep complex organizations aligned and audit-ready, and she does it as the integrator between strategy and cross-functional delivery, not from the sidelines. Industry-agnostic, executive-fluent, and equally comfortable running a Chief of Staff function, standing up an enterprise PMO, or modernizing a 20-year-old quality system into a Product Operating Model. If the work requires translating ambiguity into structured momentum, she is the hire.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Current
Led enterprise operations and transformation across four business units and 250+ employees by evolving legacy PMO governance into a Product Operating Model and Digital Thread strategy. Delivered 30% operational waste reduction, 25% efficiency improvement, and engineered real-time dashboards for C-suite visibility across 15+ concurrent programs while achieving 96% goal attainment at RTX.
Current
Director of PMO and Operational Governance
Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 4 months)
Architected PMO and operational systems across defense, AI, and SaaS portfolios, driving audit readiness and contract compliance while reducing compliance review time by 40% and improving vendor performance scores by 35%. Led 8+ ARTs and achieved 98% release success through Agile coaching and CI/CD governance for NIST/FedRAMP/CMMC validation.
Directed sector-wide Lean-Agile governance across software and manufacturing programs, reducing delivery cycle time by 25% and maintaining zero security incidents while governing supplier quality for $15M+ defense contracts.
Directed sector-level enterprise governance across 5K+ FTE environments, embedding Agile governance, enterprise risk management, and CMMI ML5 maturity into program lifecycles. Enabled $25M+ in cumulative contract wins and achieved 100% audit success with 95% on-time CAPA closure while reducing security incidents by 75%.
EP
Enterprise PMO & Compliance Lead
Enterprise Consulting Practice
Jan 2001 - Jan 2017 (16 years)
Consulted across Fortune 500 and federal clients as an operating model architect and PMO builder, stabilizing $15M+ in ARR and delivering up to 80% operational delivery improvement. Modernized software and systems lifecycles for defense and federal programs, achieving 100% appraisal success across CMMI, ISO, DISA, and NIST/POAM compliance requirements while harmonizing HIPAA and FDA 21 CFR framewo
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Strayer University
Master of Business Administration; Bachelor of Science, Business Management; Computer Information Systems
Activities and societies: Held certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB).
Completed an MBA in Business Management and a BS in Computer Information Systems; coursework and certifications supported leadership in program management, quality systems, and IT/compliance domains.
SU
Strayer University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
Earned a BS in Computer Information Systems from Strayer University.
Strayer University
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management
Earned an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Strayer University.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
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Location
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Salary expectations
185k+ USD
Job categories
Skills
PMOQuality Management SystemsLean AgileCI CDGovernanceRisk ManagementVendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementKPIs And MetricsAzure DevOpsJiraConfluenceGitlabJenkinsSAPServiceNowPower BITableauSAFeFedRAMPNIST 800 53EAR ComplianceISO 9001Project ManagementSASTValue Stream AssessmentsGmailOlaRoot Cause RemoteQBRsOKRsDecision ForumsSDLCAgile DeliveryEVMValue Stream ManagementPerformance ManagementAudit ReadinessGovernance Risk & ComplianceCAPAEnterprise Risk ManagementITILPMBOKISO 13485ISO 27001AS9100CMMI ML5NIST AI RMFDFARSCMMCHIPAAITAREARApptioAsanaSAP ERPSalesforceMasterControlVeeva VaultLean Six SigmaADKARKeepToolkitVeeva
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