LOGISTICS SPOTLIGHT: COL MOLLIE PEARSON A lot to manage COL MOLLIE PEARSON
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Power Projection Enablers, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Infor- mation Systems
TITLE: Product Manager
ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: 51A (Program Management)
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 21
EDUCATION: M.A. in human resources manage- ment, George Washington University; M.S. in information management, Webster University; B.A. in psy- chology, Pennsylvania State University
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III certified in program management
AWARDS: Federal 100 Award; Meritorious Service Medal (five Oak Leaf Clusters (OLCs)); Army Commendation Medal (2 OLCs); Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC); Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal; Air Assault and Parachutist badges
I n today’s environment of doing
more with less, we’re all pretty busy. COL Mollie Pearson is no excep- tion. As product manager for Power
Projection Enablers (P2E) in the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Informa- tion Systems (PEO EIS), she manages a team of nearly 120 people spread across four continents and a handful of time zones. Her keys doing that successfully? transparency and flexibility.
P2E is headquartered at Fort Belvoir, VA, with forward offices in Korea, Hawaii, Europe and Kuwait. “It’s not possible to meet with the entire team at the same time as there is no reasonable time of the day we all can meet; and it’s not possible to quickly meet with stakeholders as they are located at least six hours away via a plane trip across the ocean,” said Pearson. “To overcome this, the job requires a dedicated workforce will- ing to work extended or odd hours at times; frequent travel to our forward offices; stag- gered work schedules; lots of teleconferences and video teleconferences; and a 24-hour operations cell to address issues as soon as they surface. I also express to my team the importance of over-communicating to ensure we are as transparent as possible with each other as well as our customer.”
Pearson first joined the Army more than 20 years ago, through the ROTC program at Pennsylvania State University. “Com- ing from a small town in western New York and a family of educators and service members, I knew I wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself, as they were, and I found that through my Army career.” She didn’t envision a long-term career, she noted.
“As time went on, though, I found the Army enabled me to be a part of something unlike anything else I ever experienced. I learned that through the Army, the people you meet, the experi- ences you have and the lessons you learn become a part of who you are.”
What do you do, and why is it impor- tant to the Army or the warfighter?
I’m a product manager in PEO EIS, and I proudly lead the P2E team. P2E, partnering with industry and our stakeholders, pro- vides communication products and services to those who serve outside the continental United States (OCONUS). We enable our Soldiers, DA civilians and government sup- port contractors to communicate, share and act upon information anytime, anywhere. Examples of this include supporting the
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Army AL&T Magazine
July-September 2015
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