Driving innovation with cutting edge science & technology
What I Do:
Project Management
Project management principles are a useful framework to utilize when defining, implementing, and carrying out a project. I’m not afraid to go off-script when needed, but I use waterfall and Agile project management best practices to keep projects on time and on budget.
Human-Centered Design
Practicing Design Thinking helps me to separate the ideal from the functional, and focus on the most immediate needs with the highest impact first. In my experience, solving for those priorities and keeping the user central to the design process ensures project success.
Hazard Mitigation & Disaster Recovery
I aim to identify root causes that prevent true, impactful community recovery and hazard mitigation. Often, returning green space to its natural function increases resiliency and can add public health benefits that grey infrastructure cannot.
Exploring opportunities to provide subject matter expertise in:
Science and Technology
Disaster Resiliency
Grants Management
By the Numbers
> $130 M
Managed Grants
16
Human-Centered Design Workshops
82%
Average NPS for Workshops
10
Years Experience
Analytical, Empathic,
Biased Towards Action
I applied new science, technology, and collaboration to disaster recovery and resiliency in my previous roles including:
- Managing Associate, Disaster Recovery, Hagerty Consulting
- Program Manager, Disaster Resiliency, IBM
- Policy Analyst & Innovative Mitigation Project Co-Lead, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- Hazard Mitigation Specialist, Disaster Recovery, North Carolina Emergency Management
- Multimedia Journalist, University of California Davis and Because Climate
- Researcher, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis
“Allyship is very important to me because I believe it is the only way to ensure equity and justice for people who have been historically disempowered.”
“Efficient project leader”
“[Millie] has the unique blend of interpersonal empathy with drive to achieve which yields the best results for the teams she leads and contributes to. Millie is a very efficient project leader. She collaborates effectively with NGO partners, software developers and executive stakeholders to deliver timely and valuable results.”
Thomas Ward, A.I. Project Leader, IBM
“An incredibly quick study”
“Millie is an incredibly quick study, becoming proficient in the areas of program/project management, operations, financials, stakeholder management, and communications.”
Tami Bryan, Program Manager and Talent Coach, IBM
“Creative, tenacious, thorough”
“[Millie] is a “big idea” person yet will do the research and leg work to fine-tune the details as well. She is creative, tenacious, and thorough, and she is always looking for ways to do things better and more collaboratively.”
Kimberlee Kemble, Disaster Program Consultant, IBM
Latest
Completed Courses
- Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified or Unclassified InformationDOD training that provides an overview of what unauthorized disclosure (UD) is, including types of UD and some common misconceptions. The course also discusses types of damage caused by UD and the relevant sanctions.
- Privacy at DHS: Protecting Personal InformationDHS training that provides PII safeguarding best practices in DHS working environments.
- Information Technology Security Awareness Training (Cyber Awareness Challenge)DHS training that provides an understanding of technology security best practices and cybersecurity threat safeguards.
Millie Starliper 