Erin Shea

Senior financial management and cost analysis leader with 20+ years of experience directing multi-billion-dollar federal budgets, enterprise PPBE execution, and investment decision-making across DoD and civilian agencies. Proven ability to optimize funding, mitigate execution risk, modernize financial operations, and enable senior leaders through data-driven insight. Extensive experience supporting Defense Health Agency (DHA), VA, FAA, Department of State, Army, Air Force, and FEMA programs.

Lead Associate / Budget Management Specialist at Booz Allen Hamilton / Emerging Tech (2021-01 – Present)

• Led PPBE execution for a $600M multi-year EHR modernization portfolio, managing funding strategy across 100+ IT contracts annually to support accelerated enterprise deployment.
• Optimized and reallocated $350M+ in available funding and contract capacity, accelerating acquisitions, reducing administrative delays, and redirecting resources to higher-priority initiatives.
• Mitigated financial risk during a 30% withhold and $150M rescission, developing funding alternatives that preserved critical execution timelines.
• Developed Total Budgetary Resources Plans (FY25–FY26), realigning current- and prior-year funds through SPCRs and UFRs without additional appropriations.
• Authored and defended Congressional Justification materials, clearly articulating funding variances, mission impacts, and outcomes to senior stakeholders.
• Designed and implemented financial analytics tools, including Power BI dashboards and a customized End-to-End (E2E) Financial & Acquisition Tool, reducing Investment Justification Package approval time by 50% and strengthening audit readiness.

Senior Financial Manager at Advancia Aeronautics, Inc. (2019-01 – 2020-12)

• Directed planning, programming, and execution of a $4B enterprise budget, spanning 8 appropriations, 12 directorates, and 100+ defense medical programs, ensuring disciplined execution and alignment with mission priorities.
• Designed and executed a $400M COVID-19 funding strategy, providing end-to-end oversight to enable rapid healthcare response while maintaining transparency, compliance, and financial control.
• Advised the DHA Comptroller through data-driven analytics, delivering weekly and monthly fund status, flash, and variance reports plus execution dashboards, enabling senior leaders to prioritize limited resources and manage execution risk.
• Automated Comptroller financial logs and accounting files, replacing manual data entry with embedded formulas and data logic to improve accuracy, productivity, and reporting timeliness.
• Led DHA's Financial Programming Team, authoring MOAs, Change Proposals, and Issue Papers to permanently realign funding into the FYDP, and completing OP-32, OP-8, Mid-Year, and Year-End Reviews in compliance with DoD PPBE requirements.

Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP (2012-01 – 2019-12)

• Led planning and execution of a $147M Department of State IT portfolio, supporting 2 major investments, 7 program offices, and 18 projects, while ensuring fiscal discipline and strategic alignment.
• Managed and mentored cross-functional teams (consultants and budget analysts) and co-led a shared services PMO that streamlined processes and improved quality across multiple divisions.
• Designed enterprise-level dashboards consolidating schedules, financial data, and overseas travel plans into real-time executive visualizations to support senior decision-making.
• Directed CPIC and acquisition governance activities, including OMB Exhibits 300/53, unfunded requirements prioritization, and senior-level decision support for boards approving investments over $25M.

Senior Cost Estimator at Booz Allen Hamilton | Quantech Services (2004-01 – 2012-12)

• Provided authoritative cost, affordability, and investment analysis (LCCEs, BCAs, IGCEs, ROI analyses) for major FAA, Army, Air Force, FEMA, and DoD IT and weapons systems.
• Conducted independent business case and investment analyses, assessing cost realism, benefits, risks, and strategic alignment to support senior acquisition decisions.
• Authored Investment Analysis Reports (IARs) and executive briefs presented to senior FAA and DoD acquisition leadership.
• Designed and implemented advanced cost models and financial systems, including statistically driven forecasting tools and enterprise financial platforms supporting budget execution and compliance.

Senior Cost Estimator at Cobec Consulting (2020-01 – 2021-12)

B.S. in Economics – George Mason University