Project Management Consultant · Dallas–Fort Worth

Eleven years
running complex,
regulated
programs.

Aviation operations, FAA compliance, records management, process optimization. I keep complex programs on schedule and audit-ready — and I'm looking for the next one.

Stephanie Parnell
About

A program manager for the work, not the headcount.

I run programs as an individual contributor — planning, scheduling, risk, stakeholders, delivery. The work itself is what I love.

Most of my career has been inside commercial aviation, where the documentation has to be perfect, the audits are federal, and "mostly on time" doesn't pass. I've built records-management programs at American Airlines and Southwest, modernized record-keeping through digital transformation, and standardized technical publications across operating units.

Right now I'm looking for my next role. Project Manager, Program Coordinator, Operations Analyst, Tech Pubs Manager — anywhere the work is complex and the outcomes matter.

Based
Dallas–Fort Worth · Open to remote, hybrid, on-site
Status
Available immediately
Methods
Agile · Waterfall · Lean Six Sigma · PMBOK
Tools
MS Project · Smartsheet · Jira · Confluence · SharePoint · Excel
Education
M.S. Organizational Dynamics, University of Oklahoma
Selected results

Numbers from real programs.

99%
FAA compliance achieved on aircraft records during digital transformation at Southwest Airlines
30%
Reduction in technical-publication discrepancies through standardized documentation protocols
25%
Fewer data discrepancies after implementing quality-control protocols
20%
Process-time reduction across consulting engagements via Lean Six Sigma
Experience

Where I've worked.

2014 — Present
Project Management Consultant
Stephanie LLC
Diverse client engagements across regulated industries. Lean Six Sigma implementations averaging 20% process-time reductions and 30% improvements in team performance.
2025 — 2026
Manager, Technical Publications & Crew Records
Surf Air Mobility
Built records, training, and systems-management functions for a regulated aviation operator. Standardized technical documentation across business units; drove improvements across 37+ interconnected operational areas.
2019 — 2020
Aircraft Records Supervisor
Southwest Airlines
Led digital transformation of aircraft record-keeping while sustaining 99% FAA compliance. Built quality-control protocols that reduced data discrepancies by 25%. Coordinated across IT, Operations, Vendors, and Legal.
2012 — 2017
Aircraft Records Specialist
American Airlines
Maintained 100% regulatory compliance across managed aircraft records. Designed onboarding and training programs for new hires; standardized documentation protocols, reducing publication discrepancies by 30%.
Expertise

What I'm best at.

Program & project management

End-to-end planning, scheduling, risk registers, stakeholder communication, on-time delivery.

FAA compliance

Aircraft records digitalization, airworthiness documentation, audit-readiness for major US carriers.

Records & data management

Building the records-management programs regulated industries depend on. From chaos to clean.

Process optimization

Lean Six Sigma practitioner. Average 20–30% cycle-time improvement, 25% defect reduction.

Technical publications

SOPs, training materials, policy manuals, procedural guides. Clarity that survives regulators.

Training & change management

Certified Professional Life Coach. Designs onboarding and change programs that actually stick.

Let's talk about the role.

I'm actively interviewing for project management and program coordination roles — full-time, contract, on-site, hybrid, or remote.

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