Candidate ID: #33
Location: Upper Marlboro, MD
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

  • Current/Most Recent: 6 years (2020 – 2026) as Principal Project Manager and PMO Lead for a federal technology subsidiary – Directed a portfolio of 5 prime contracts and 45 delivery orders across homeland security, military, law enforcement, and judicial customers with $15M–$20M in project budgets; led the enterprise PMO and served as Technology Control Officer under a government-mandated Special Security Agreement
  • Past: 25+ years of progressive program management and engineering leadership – 14 years at a global defense consulting firm across research market strategy, cyber technology and prototype development, and security/acquisition management (P&L ownership, Agile delivery, capture leadership, FISMA risk management), preceded by 11 years in telecom capacity engineering and network project management

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • PMO Design & Governance – Built an enterprise PMO from the ground up with 10+ policies, SOPs, and governance controls producing zero findings across two federal security audits; recruited and mentored PM staff and developed training curricula
  • P&L and Portfolio Growth – Grew a research business unit from $3M to more than $9M annually (200%), scaling staffing, subcontracting, and delivery infrastructure without proportional overhead increase, and adding $500K–$1M in annual Zero Trust networking research scope
  • Capture & Proposal Leadership – Led capture of a $52M+ five-year defense/IC research contract (largest single award in the group’s history), a $49.4M prototype expansion, $16M in client engagement growth, and responses to 10+ RFPs
  • Security, Risk & Compliance – Directed FOCI mitigation and enterprise-security oversight sustaining 43 months without a security incident; led a $625K MSSP procurement establishing a first CMMC-compliant GovCloud environment for CUI; managed FISMA RMF programs including conversion of a federal agency’s cybersecurity boundaries across 27 functional areas

Oscar Cambrelen prides Himself on being not only an executive recruiter focused on engaging talent but also an industry expert dedicated to client objectives and continuous growth. He continually seeks to help businesses grow and flourish to the next level.

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