Bowie, Maryland, United States
Exceptional leadership skills combined with 22 years of experience in Information Technology and a solid track record of DoD acquisition program management in successfully designing, building, and rolling out multi-million dollar strategic and tactical IT products in complex multi-vendor environments. Swiftly comprehends the “big picture” and executes the boldest of organizational visions. Integrates mission requirements with the latest technologies to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions. Superlative communicator with exceptional poise; readily distills the most complex of materials into clear, compelling presentations.
Serves as an Senior IT Project Manager in the Operations Directorate, Information Technology Agency (ITA), Office of the Administrative Assistant of the Army (OAA). Responsible for the development and implementation of technology strategy that is aligned with the ITA business strategy; management of information technology assets in accordance with procedures and priority of the Directorate, OAA, and DoD; Interpret and manage the overall scope of the operations IT program as defined by program charter and facilitation of an integrated Enterprise Architecture; monitoring and evaluation of the performance of all investments for programs and initiatives and advises senior management and external stakeholder regarding continuation, modification or termination of projects and programs; development and maintenance of operational, technical, infrastructure and application systems architectures; Monitor incident response and disaster recovery procedures; Establish escalation policies to ensure risks are handled at the appropriate level by conducting quarterly risk management reviews; oversight of provisioning of telecommunications, computing, and software engineering services; and management and maintenance of essential infrastructure systems.
Designated as a critical acquisition professional supervising a large IT staff directly responsible for planning, acquiring, integrating, testing and fielding of communications systems directly supporting the President of the United State, and senior White House staff. Oversees the financial, project, and contract management delivery functions of the organization by preparing and executing budget proposals and spending plans for programs over $900,000 annually. Setting priorities, developing project schedules and milestones by meeting schedule objectives for multiple ongoing projects using formal project management processes and tools. Participated in mission analysis and concept development; evaluation of competing technological approaches to systems integration. Accountable for cost, schedule, performance and overall execution for an enterprise-wide network, data, voice, and video technology modernization valued over $70 million.
Supervised a staff of seven personnel responsible for developing formal written concepts of operations, position paper, executive reports and presentations in a frequently changing environment to address Presidential telecommunication requirements and managing IT operations for the organization. Conducted information system security evaluations, audits and reviews along with managing certification and accreditation activities. Implemented standardization and evaluation, quality assurance, policies and guidelines that ensure consistency of acquisition, fielding, execution, and maintenance of operational systems and IT security policies. Oversees the development of enterprise technology procedures, governance processes and performance metrics to ensure IT delivers value to the enterprise.
Served as one of an elite group of level one qualified Presidential Communications Officers traveling repeatedly to worldwide locations supporting Presidential missions and providing error free comprehensive, secure telecommunications support to the Commander-in-Chief and White House staff. Supervised elite multi- disciplined communication team of highly selective Navy, Air Force, and Army personnel. Proving critical real- time IT support by administering computer system, network services and integrating hardware and software components. Managing IT projects from cradle-to-grave and ensuring that the President and his staff were able to communicate and pass multimedia information at all classification levels, under all conditions from various worldwide locations.