SUMMARY:

• IT and Business leader with demonstrated expertise in defining, building and sustaining enterprise governance, risk and compliance programs, strategic visionary able to align technology with business priorities to deliver high - value enterprise-wide business solutions, systems, and infrastructures that serve 10s of millions of users across diverse markets and geographical regions.
• Dynamic C-level Proven Executive with solid track record of successfully delivering large complex projects under budget and ahead of schedule.
• Highly skilled, persuasive negotiator with documented talent for securing competitive complex multi-million dollar contracts.
• Influential strategist, architect and global thinker with proven ability to create and authoritatively direct motivated cross-cultural teams and cultivate crucial, long-term relationships.
• Adept at developing and implementing measurable process improvement initiatives that dramatically increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• P & L / Multi-Year Budgeting / ROI / KPI
• Vision / Leadership / Staff Development
• Strategic Planning / Tactical Execution / O&M
• Business Communication / Negotiation
• Program / Portfolio / Product Management
• Contract Acquisition / Execution / Management
• EA Governance / DoDAF /TOGAF/FEAF
• IA/ Cyber Risk / Compliance / LSS / CI
• Info Systems / End-to-End SDLC Mgmt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Maintain currency of EA Strategic, Tactical and Operational artifacts, and ensure compliance with TOGAF, NIST and HIPPA guidelines aligned with agency strategic objectives.
• Responsible for the development of the Federal Employment Operating Center ( Confidential ) Cloud Strategy
• Responsible for the assessment of an end-to-end Product Management and Agile Delivery solution supporting Confidential IT Service Management and ITBM performance goals.
• Responsible for decision support and regulatory compliance functions for Confidential and compliance with TOGAF
• Responsible for creation and sustainment of an Authoritative Enterprise Information Repository.
• Serves as Technology and Infrastructure liaison with senior management, internal and external standards boards, and architecture working groups to understand potential impacts of architecture industry trends to existing architecture framework, work priorities, and architecture maturity.
• Responsible for the development, and/or reengineering of organization business services and business capabilities.

Confidential, Dumfries, VA

Business Owner

Responsibilities:

• Established consulting company
• Developed business plan, marketing strategy and book of business
• Developed partner relationships to team and bid on government contracts

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Lead (EA)

Responsibilities:

• Developed, improved, and maintained EA models, standards and reference artifacts. Enforced via oversight at the architecture and engineering governance board review meetings.
• Maintained currency of EA Strategic, Tactical and Operational artifacts, and ensure compliance with FEA, NIST and FedRAMP guidelines and alignment with agency strategic objectives.
• Key member of EA governance team in the migration of Confidential Miami Data Center from Teramark to AWS/Azure. Led the product selection, developed the IS lexicon, reconciled all IT assets, and helped realize O&M savings utilizing AWS Cloud Checker.
• Responsible for the Product Management and Agile Delivery of ServiceNOW supporting Confidential IT Service Management and ITBM performance goals.
• Managed the IT Service Management (ITSM) EA Governance strategy, tactical alignment, and operational data collection and overall data quality and sustainment of ~65 thousand data points, 397 records with 163 attributes, which included integration and expert use of ServiceNOW as the authoritative source for Confidential M/CIO IT Systems, Products and technical standards.
• Responsible for decision support and regulatory compliance functions for Confidential M/CIO Office and compliance with the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), FITARA, DoDAFv2, TBMv2.1 and TOGAF utilizing CloudEA as the Enterprise Data, Technical, Business and Security Architecture modeling tool.
• Responsible for and custodian of EA repository, outreach and adoption of ServiceNOW Enterprise Information Repository.
• Facilitated delivery of strategies and reference architectures to include agency domain architectures for Cloud/Infrastructure, Security, Collaboration, Enterprise Information Management, and application modernization.
• Served as liaison with CIO senior management, internal and external standards boards, and architecture working groups to understand potential impacts of architecture industry trends to existing architecture framework, work priorities, and architecture maturity.
• Developed, improved, and/or reengineered the organization business services and business capabilities.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Chief Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development, maintenance, enhancement, and publication of the FAA Enterprise Architecture, and its integration with operational implementation as part of FAA business processes.
• Responsible for decision support and regulatory compliance functions for the FAA and compliance with the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), DoDAFv2 and TOGAF using IBM Rational, Doors, and System Architect to model FAA Mission Support domain and DoDAF Business, Technical, Security and Data reference architectures.
• Helped guide the FAA in determining what it needs to know and how that knowledge should be organized for greatest impact.
• Worked closely with peers in Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Solution Architecture to apply Enterprise Architecture (EA) through specific applications in people, processes, and technology.
• Responsible for the creation of a shared strategic vision for the Enterprise Architecture, motivating colleagues to achieve this vision, and providing clear direction regarding the requirement to execute it.
• Chief Enterprise architect charged with the assessment, and in the establishment of the DevOps tool chain to align with AWS cloud SLAs and acquisition priorities.
• Organized and supported the architecture team, aligning individual work assignments to achieve team goals, identifying and addressing skill or resource gaps, and mentoring staff in support of their effectiveness and professional development.
• Managed the Customer Technology Analysis Process (CTAP) and team to gather, visualize and present actionable Customer Facing Product Portfolios of over 1500 IT assets. Tableau was used for visualization and SOA, Micro Services, API integration, IBM Rational System Architect (SA), WC3, JAVA/J2EE, Huddle, Denodo, and SQL Server technologies applied to operationalize the Enterprise Information Repository, and ServiceNOW was evaluated and selected as a Proof of Concept target system to replaced our customized Enterprise Information Repository.
• Analyzed and integrated emerging trends to quickly pivot the EA practice, particularly in the areas of emerging technologies, business ecosystems, and business algorithms.
• Implemented and piloted a Persona framework for FAA Mission Systems to enhance human factors and end-user experience.
• Empowered and promoted rapid business innovation while ensuring these innovations are integrated into a single unified FAA EA.
• Established and managed the FAA Mission Support Product Portfolio and implemented key performance criteria to communication and align Mission Support capabilities with Mission App products and standards.
• Responsible for the Product Management and Agile Delivery of the FAA Enterprise Architecture Management Systems (EAMS) supporting DOT/FAA IT Service Management and OCIO performance goals.
• Communicated effectively in outreach to managers, analysts, system architects, engineers in the implementation of and in understanding the details of the strategy sufficiently well to make decisions and execute the plan that leads to realization of the shared vision.
• Oversaw the information ontology used to represent FAA business, data, investment and technology entities and their relationships directly supporting strategic planning and decision making.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Deputy Director, Veterans Relationship Management Program Management Office

Responsibilities:

• Managed major programs including the Business Process Management (BPM), Integration Solutions (IS) and Testing Defect and Deployment (TDD) branches utilizing JIRA, MS CRM, huddle, and SharePoint as tools to manage enterprise service requests, veteran facing call centers, and enterprise-wide software deployments.
• Provided strategic direction through the execution of program management best practices for overall program success
• Coordinated and directed the activities of all divisions across the VRM Program Management Office to ensure effective delivery of business applications and system support.
• Advised and provided program management guidance to the VRM Executive Director on thedevelopment of acquisition strategies, program planning, funding, and scheduling to successfully execute program goals and objectives.
• Provided program management judgment in anticipating/solving unique programmatic problems, determining program objectives/requirements, implementing programs/projects, and establishing standards, and guides for diverse project requirements of the VRM program scope.
• Applied Scaled Agile Frame for the Enterprise (SAFE) portfolio management, IT Service Management (ITSM), product management, and multiple workstream and sprint cycles to deliver over 150 features for the Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA). Technologies utilized included SharePoint, MS Office Professional, SOA, Java/J2EE, JIRA, GitHub, IdAM, SSL, SSO, Liferay, ASP.NET, PhP, Oracle and SLQ Svr, AWS and Teramark Cloud Computing, Microsoft CRM, and SparxEA for data and process modeling.
• Provided overall program management approach for the VRM Program which includes: overseeing the design, development and operation of the integrated and individual program management plans.
• Oversaw the development, implementation, and management of program baseline requirements, and the operation of the VRM control process and project performance reporting system.
• Provided program oversight and management of the MS CRM cloud migration from Teramark to MS Azure.
• Served as VRM Executive Director's designee at review board meetings, Chair for the Requirements Change Control Board and acts as decision making authority for Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) when consensus cannot be reached.
• Ensured the financial, physical, and personnel resources are properly allocated across the program.
• Served as a liaison to counterparts in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), and the Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) and Area/Field Offices.
• Supervised a diverse staff including federal employees located within the division and oversee the work of contractors providing support to the division.

Confidential, Fort Belvoir

Enterprise/Data Management Information Architect

Responsibilities:

• Established and lead DTIC’s Information Architecture Program and integrated it in with DoD's Acquisition Life-Cycle and IT Service Management (ITSM) and delivery model utilizing SharePoint and Remedy.
• Facilitated a comprehensive assessment of DTIC’s business model and data enterprise.
• Defined and implement research analytics architecture for Under Secretary of Defense Research and Development (USD(R&D)) program.
• Defined and socialized the policies and procedures to establish and sustain an Enterprise Architecture (EA) data governance program to maintain 16 disparate data repositories containing over 60 years of historical DoD research in support of a $13B annual recurring ST&E program.
• Defined the NextGen solution to collect, manage, reuse and federate the search and dissemination of (USD(R&D)) DoD research in-progress and historical science and technology information (STINET) assets utilizing SparxEA as the Enterprise Data, Technical, Business and Security Architecture modeling tool. Technologies utilized included SharePoint, MS Office Professional, SOA, Java/J2EE, JIRA, GitHub, IdAM, SSL, SSO, Liferay, Huddle, ASP.NET, PhP, MarkLogic (NoSQL), Oracle and SLQ Svr, DLA Coud, Google Appliance, Splunk, and SparxEA for data and process modeling.
• Guided application development teams and other architects to achieve the enterprise data management vision.
• Guided and facilitated the creation of information best practices across eight directorates, USD and DoD partners.
• Implemented a new Social Media portal for the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
• Guided the assessment and selection of the DLA Cloud to host over 50 years of science and technology information (STINET) Technical Reports (TRs) and related artifacts.
• Instrumental in the design, development and implementation of DTIC’s Solution Life-Cycle (DSLC).
• Implemented a new Enterprise Search Engine spanning public, unclassified and classified information repositories.
• Lead the establishment of an enterprise data model and federated search capability for the department of defense Modeling and Simulations (M&S) community.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Manager, Information Technology Strategy and Compliance

Responsibilities:

• Developed, initiated, maintained, and revised policies and procedures for the general operation of the IT Compliance Program, the enterprise Technology Solution Life-Cycle (TSLC) and its related activities to support ITILv3, COSO, CoBit and PCAOB guidelines for proper disclosure and compliance of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICoFR).
• Managed day-to-day operation of the USPS SOX, IT and PCI Compliance and Sustainment of critical mission application and programs within an ITBM and ITSM operating model.
• Chaired Governance and Risk and Compliance systems Change Control Board (CCB).
• Portfolio Manager of IT compliance management systems (DCPS, GRCm/I, IT Web, CSR, ITCA)
• Led the initial Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) CoBIT and IT General Computing Control (GCC) evaluation and compliance of ServiceNOW to replace the USPS legacy Remedy solution.
• Collaborated with other USPS departments (e.g., Risk Management, EA, CISO, OIG, Finance, Treasury, Sales/Marketing, Human Resources, etc.) to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution.
• Responded to alleged violations of policies, procedures, by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.
• Developed and oversaw a system for uniform handling of such violations e.g., enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance tool.
• Acted as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance Issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
• Monitored, and as necessary, coordinated compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
• Provided reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Board of Governors, Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
• Led the analysis and initial recommendation of ServiceNOW cloud offering as the to-be product standard to replace BMC Remedy.
• Assisted with the analysis and review of HP on-premise, hybrid and private cloud services to support USPS PCI-DSS 47 thousounds POS computing environment.
• Ensured proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate and/or required.
• Provided direction and management of the compliance helpdesk and quarterly 302/404 disclosure and sub-certification process.
• Instituted and maintained an effective compliance communication program for the organization, including promoting (a) use of the Compliance Helpdesk; (c) understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
• Worked with cross-functional teams as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers. Responsible for the development of essential financial IT application level controls for (Payroll, GL, AR, HR, POS, eBuy, PostalOne, etc), IAW policies, procedures of the organization; assessing the effectiveness of the system of internal controls; ensuring that major financial and operating systems are functioning in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards to ensure 67 in-scope (ERP, MF, EDW, distributed, web-enabled) Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) systems remain in compliance. Technologies utilized to implement and automate the IT General Computing Controls (GCCs) included: SharePoint, MS Office Professional, Oracle 9i, Sybase, MySQL, Solaris 9, OpenVMS, Linux, Windows 2003-2008, AD/Ldap, Splunk, Java/J2EE, Dimensions, Confluence, Remedy, Control-M, OpenVMS, CA-7, SSO, SSL, and ASP.NET.
• Managed GRCM/i governance reporting and tracking tools to provide executive-level reporting and governance oversight.
• Managed an independent 25 member internal control testing team of auditors responsible for testing 2200 general computing controls and 300 automated application controls across 19 locations, serving 640,000 employees and 1300 IT professionals.
• Directed department and constructive audits for management to review effectiveness of controls, financial records, and operations. Analyze data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls, duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud, or lack of compliance with management’s established policies or procedures
• Developed and maintain relationships with senior management including senior executives, external auditors and other compliance agencies to ensure effective communication regarding concerns pertaining to business risks and regulatory compliance.

Confidential, Greenville, SC

Associate Vice President/Chief Information Officer

Responsibilities:

• Planned and implemented leading-edge higher Ed IT initiatives for the grand opening of a multi-million dollar high-tech Northwest Campus.
• Implemented Wi-Fi, performance monitoring, CCTV, Emergency Text Messaging, VPN, DataTel R17 - R18 migration and business continuity projects.
• Developed 3-year IT roadmap to align the IT initiatives with the institution’s strategic plan.
• Facilitated the successful award for VOIP approval at flagship campus.
• Secured $1.5MM of additional IT funding to support college-wide IT initiatives.
• Developed SDLC methodology utilizing industry best practices.
• Trained IT staff on ITIL and PMBOK best practices.
• Established a virtual program management office (VPMO).
• Instrumental in the award of a 5-year, $2 million dollar Title III grant.
• Implemented marketing strategies and campaigns utilizing Web 2.0 and social networking solutions

Confidential, Henderson, NV

Executive Vice President/Chief Technology Officer

Responsibilities:

• Instrumental in the award of a multi-million dollar contract with Raytheon and the Department of Energy.
• Staffed, aligned and established two technology firms, one financial services firm and one business brokerage. Completed two mergers and two business sales.
• Engineered and installed campus area network solution for local private school.
• Led development of an eCommerce solution for local retailer.
• Led the developed multiple websites.