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SAIC Resume Template for Veterans

Presents military leadership as program and project management, with each bullet tied to the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps mission SAIC supports.

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Daniel Kowalski
Waynesville, MO (relocating to Huntsville, AL) • daniel.kowalski@email.com • (555) 010-3352 • linkedin.com/in/danielkowalski-pmp
Active Secret clearance
Professional Summary

PMP-certified operations and program manager retiring after 20 years as an Army combat engineer. Has planned and delivered construction, training and equipment-fielding programs worth up to $4.2M, led organizations of up to 600, and coordinated with 12+ stakeholder agencies. Seeking a Project Manager role supporting SAIC's Army programs. Available February 2027.

Skills

Program Management:Integrated master schedules, Cost & schedule tracking, Risk management, Stakeholder coordination, Equipment fielding

Operations:Operations planning, Construction project management, Readiness reporting, Safety programs

Tools:Microsoft Project, Excel (advanced), SharePoint, Power BI

Professional Experience
Battalion Operations Manager: Senior Operations NCO (Master Sergeant, Combat Engineer) — U.S. ArmyJul 2022 – Present
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
  • Managed a $4.2M annual construction and training program for a 600-soldier engineer battalion, delivering 31 of 31 projects on schedule and finishing the largest 3 weeks early.
  • Built an integrated master schedule and weekly risk review across 4 companies and 12 outside agencies, cutting schedule conflicts 60%.
  • Led fielding of $11M in new route-clearance and bridging equipment to 3 units, reaching full operational capability 45 days ahead of the Army's timeline.
  • Wrote 40+ operations orders and briefed senior leaders monthly on cost, schedule and readiness.
Construction & Route Clearance Team Manager: Platoon Sergeant (Sergeant First Class) — U.S. ArmyJun 2016 – Jun 2022
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
  • Led a 38-soldier platoon and $22M in equipment through 2 overseas rotations with zero equipment losses and zero serious injuries.
  • Managed 14 horizontal-construction projects (roads, pads, protective barriers) for partner units, all within budget.
  • Mentored 11 junior leaders; 7 were promoted ahead of their peers.
Certifications
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Education
B.S. Business Administration (Management) — Columbia College2021

What SAIC looks for

SAIC calls itself a mission integrator. Department of Defense customers are about half its business, and it describes work for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and DoD across mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering and professional services. Veterans are more than a quarter of the workforce and many SAIC recruiters are veterans themselves. SAIC doesn't publish résumé rules, so the best approach is to frame your service in its terms: which mission you supported, what you delivered, and the numbers that prove it, with your clearance up top.

Bullet formula: [Action] + [the mission or customer it served] + [measurable result: schedule, budget, readiness, people]. Example: "Managed a $4.2M construction and training program for a 600-soldier battalion, finishing 3 weeks early."

Do

  • Translate command and NCO roles into program and project language: scope, schedule, budget, risk, stakeholders.
  • Name the service branch or DoD customer you supported. SAIC's work is organized around those customers.
  • Show a PMP or Lean Six Sigma credential if you have one, and frame operations planning as program management.
  • Look for SAIC jobs on veteran job sites (Military Hire, US TechVets, Corporate Gray) and at its military career chats.

Avoid

  • Don't describe leadership in rank terms alone ("platoon sergeant"). Say how many people, how much budget, and what you delivered.
  • Don't bury your clearance. SAIC serves defense and intelligence customers.
  • Don't list tactical tasks that don't connect to the posting.

Words from their postings

Mission integrator, Mission IT, Enterprise IT, Engineering services, Professional services, Digital engineering, Program management, Defense readiness, AI/ML.

Veteran programs

  • Military/Veterans community of interest, a professional network of about 1,000 members.
  • Veteran recruiters, virtual military and veterans career chats, and Corporate Gray military-friendly job fairs.
  • SAIC reports hiring around 900 veterans a year; veterans are more than 25% of the workforce.

Where veterans land

Program / project manager, Program analyst, Operations manager, Systems engineer, Logistics analyst, Training and exercise specialist

Sources

SAIC Careers: Military Veterans & SpousesSAIC: Military Veterans Strengthen SAIC Inside and OutSAIC: SAIC Values Veterans

Guidance compiled from SAIC's public career pages, checked Sep 2026. MOS Roadmap is not affiliated with or endorsed by SAIC.

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