Dana Mincey-Breaux — Fractional Project Manager and Institution Builder

Dana Mincey-Breaux

Fractional Project Manager and Institution Builder

I help founders, consultancies, and mission-driven organizations deliver high-stakes initiatives—fast, clearly, and with executive-grade accountability.

Available for U.S. and international clients. Remote-first, time-zone flexible. Engagements structured for fast starts and clear outcomes.

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Primary focus:

Fractional PM delivery Governance & reporting Stakeholder coordination Project recovery

Ways to work together

Fractional Project Management

Delivery leadership to stand up, stabilize, or recover projects—timelines, stakeholders, vendors, and reporting.

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Speaking and Workshops

Talks and working sessions on execution systems, governance, de-risking, and institution-building.

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Curated Professional Events

Roundtables and salons designed to build durable networks, capital fluency, and institutional credibility.

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What you can expect

Rapid onboarding with minimal hand-holding; focused on outcomes, not busywork.
Cross-functional coordination, dependency management, and executive-ready reporting.
Comfortable operating in governance-heavy or regulated environments and distributed teams.
Structured engagements that reduce risk and compress time-to-delivery.

Industries & Environments

Corporate & Professional Services — delivery leadership for client-facing and internal initiatives
Entrepreneurial & Founder-Led Ventures — stand-up, stabilization, and scale-ready execution
Infrastructure, Energy & Strategic Supply Chains — multi-stakeholder, capital-intensive efforts
Government & Public Sector — policy, program, and contractor-led initiatives
Defense, Security & Intelligence-Adjacent — high-trust, high-discretion environments
Distributed & Hybrid Teams — cross-functional execution across time zones and organizations

This cross-sector experience informs a pragmatic, business-first approach to governance, delivery, and institutional endurance.

Selected Experience & Case Examples

Project Stand-Up & Delivery Stabilization

Context: Early- to mid-stage initiatives with unclear ownership, overlapping stakeholders, and slipping timelines.

Engagement: Established delivery cadence and decision structure; clarified scope, dependencies, and accountability; implemented executive-ready status reporting.

Outcome: Stabilized timelines within the first 30 days, reduced leadership escalations, and enabled teams to focus on execution rather than coordination.

Cross-Functional Program Coordination

Context: Multi-workstream efforts spanning technical, operational, and compliance stakeholders.

Engagement: Coordinated contributors across functions and time zones; managed risks, dependencies, and external inputs; maintained alignment between delivery teams and leadership.

Outcome: Improved delivery confidence, clearer communication across functions, and fewer last-minute scope or priority conflicts.

High-Trust & Governance-Heavy Environments

Context: Initiatives operating under heightened governance, documentation, and discretion requirements.

Engagement: Ensured adherence to process and reporting standards; maintained clear audit trails; supported leadership with concise, decision-ready briefings.

Outcome: Reduced delivery risk, maintained stakeholder confidence, and enabled progress without compromising compliance or security.

Credentials & Professional Training

Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) — Scrum Alliance
Shipley Business Development Bootcamp — Capture, proposal, and win strategy training
Top Secret / SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph — U.S. Government (details available upon appropriate request)

How Engagements Are Structured

Fractional Support: Typically 10–25 hours per week, structured around clear priorities, outcomes, and reporting cadence.
Execution Sprints: 30–60 day engagements focused on stand-up, stabilization, or recovery of a specific initiative.
Clear Scope & Cadence: Defined objectives, decision ownership, and executive-ready status updates.
Remote-First: U.S. and international clients supported with agreed overlap hours.
Fast Start: Engagements are designed to begin quickly with minimal onboarding overhead.

Current platforms

TerraVeritas Capital Partners

Institution-building and capital formation in strategic supply chains and critical minerals.

Materials available upon request (executive summary, deck, diligence packet).

Atlantic Education Foundation

Program design for enduring institutions—internships, workforce pathways, and research-backed learning models.

Planning and scoping underway for 2026.

Professional Footprint

Speaking, convening, and execution leadership—built deliberately, with measurable outcomes and durable relationships.

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