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Ciara Long
Founder & Principal Consultant , Long Legacy Collective, LLC
Location: Upper Marlboro , MD United States
Joined: May 28th, 2025

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Alabama A&M University class of 2009

Undergrad Major: English

Experience

I currently work with Long Legacy Collective, LLC as Founder & Principal Consultant
I have years of experience working in the Consulting Services industry.

Founder & CEO | Long Legacy Collective, LLC
From April 2025 to Current • 1 year(s)
Founded multi-service business offering event support, creative services, and veteran family programming. Built operational strategy, branding, and pricing structure for long-term growth.

Senior Program & Procurement Analyst (IT Acquisition Project Manager) | U.S. Office of Personnel Management
From January 2025 to July 2025 • 0 year(s)
Modernized federal procurement systems, reducing cycle time by 8%. Acted as Level II COR on major IT contracts and built executive dashboards in Power BI.

Financial Program Manager / Interagency Agreements Specialist | U.S. Department of State
From March 2022 to January 2025 • 3 year(s)
Oversaw $30M portfolio across 20+ international initiatives focused on export control and border security. Increased operational efficiency by 45% through financial modeling and risk analysis.

Operations Strategy Analyst | U.S. Department of the Army
From May 2021 to March 2022 • 1 year(s)
Enhanced organizational performance by 60% through manpower and resource allocation strategies. Applied PPBE principles to acquisition planning and developed real-time dashboards.

Program Compliance Analyst | U.S. Department of the Treasury
From September 2018 to May 2021 • 3 year(s)
Advanced OFAC compliance by redesigning reporting workflows and program reviews for trade enforcement. Developed cross-agency dashboards and advised executives on regulatory risk factors.

Legal Assistant | U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
From January 2017 to January 2018 • 1 year(s)
Provided legal assistant support to federal law enforcement operations.

Medical Coding Clerk | U.S. Army
From January 2016 to January 2017 • 1 year(s)
Performed medical coding and administrative duties for military healthcare operations.

Database Analyst/Senior Admin | General Dynamics-IT
From January 2012 to January 2016 • 4 year(s)
Managed database systems and performed senior administrative functions for federal IT contractor.

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