Varetta Huggins

Distinguished and Visionary C-Suite PMO Executive, celebrated for Championing the Management of Projects, Programs, & Portfolios. 

Cross-Functional and Proficient Leader & Team Builder with over 27 years of total work experience.

Dedicated and Visionary Leader with over 20 years of exceptional Human Services Management experience within Federal Government agencies. 

Highly Accomplished and Detail-Oriented Program Management Office (PMO) Subject Matter Expert (SME) with over 20 years of progressive experience in Enterprise PMO, IT Governance and Portfolio, Program, & Project Management.

• Distinguished and Visionary C-Suite PMO Executive, celebrated for Championing the Management of Projects, Programs, & Portfolios, through the application of premier Government and Industry best practices, standards, and methodologies.
• Cross-Functional and Proficient Leader & Team Builder with over 27 years of total work experience across the Administrative, Aerospace, Aviation, Education, Entertainment, Finance, Information Technology, Professional & Business Services, Scientific & Technical Services, and Transportation industries. 
• Dedicated and Visionary Leader with over 20 years of exceptional Human Services Management experience within Federal Government agencies. Renowned for fostering strong relationships and efficiently delivering services to a diverse range of individuals, including scientists, engineers, astronauts, farmers, pilots, veterans, military personnel, foreign service personnel, educators, emergency managers, and U.S. citizens. Proven track record of strategic planning and policy implementation to drive resource efficiency and optimize service delivery. Adept at navigating complex organizational landscapes and advocating for stakeholder needs to ensure programs align with federal standards and best practices.
• Dynamic and Innovative IT Professional with over 20 years of experience in IT environments, adept at identifying, acquiring, designing, upgrading, recovering, developing, testing, configuring, implementing, and maintaining systems, servers, databases, software, data, and COTS tools. 
• Highly Accomplished and Detail-Oriented Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Subject Matter Expert (SME) with over 20 years of progressive experience in Enterprise PMO, IT Governance and Portfolio, Program, & Project Management. Expertise in managing investments, projects, programs, and portfolios valued at over $5 billion, including oversight of PMOs and Government Contracts. Proven track record of building relationships to influence policies, processes, and procedural changes on both national and international levels. 
• Results-Focused Trusted Advisor with over 17 years of experience in OMB’s Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC) requirements, Budget Formulation, Technology Business Management (TBM) requirements, Strategic Planning, Portfolio Analysis, IT Acquisition, Business Intelligence Reporting, Enterprise Risk Management implementations, and Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics. 
• Process-Oriented Compliance Practitioner with over 7 years of experience understanding and implementing FITARA, FISMA, MEGABYTE, PMIAA, Privacy Act, E-Government Act, DATA Act, OPEN Government Data Act, CISA, and other Federal Regulations. Guides Federal CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CDOs, and SES personnel to implement policies, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with these regulations. 
• Motivational & Goals Guest Speaker, Energetic Keynote Speaker, Mistress of Ceremonies, and Panel Moderator at Virtual and In-Person Summits, Small Business Expos, and Conferences in MD, VA, PA, NY, DC, NC, FL, TX, CA, & AZ and virtually nationwide from 2018 to 2024. Focused on providing economic, government, technical training, and strategic resources for disadvantaged businesses to thrive and grow. 
• US Citizen with an active NACI Clearance and vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Project Management Institute (Newtown Square, PA), Program Management Professional Certificate (PgMP), 2016 
• Learning Tree International, Creating Dashboards with SharePoint Certificate, 2016 
• Learning Tree International, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certificate, 2015 
• APMG-International (UK), ITIL Foundation Certificate, 2015 
• Project Management Institute (Newtown Square, PA), Lean-Agile Program/Portfolio Management: Traditional, Agile & Hybrids Certificate, 2014 
• Project Management Institute (Newtown Square, PA), Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP), 2008 
• The George Washington University (Washington, DC), CIO Federal Executive Competencies Certificate, 2005 
• The George Washington University (Washington, DC), M.S., Information Systems Technology – Concentration: Management Information Systems, 2005 
• Hampton University (Hampton, VA), B.S., Computer Science, 2000