Experience

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  Us army

  Sept 1986 - Nov 1993

  Signal (information and telecommunications) officer

  • Company Commander, Central Army Group, Europe (May '92 - Sep '93): Led and integrated the telecommunications mission execution, training, and administrative activities of 150+ military personnel in 21 different occupational specialties; directed the employment, operation, and 2nd echelon maintenance of 27 mobile communications systems providing multi-service, mobile, Echelons-Above-Corps, U.S. & NATO-unique telecommunications systems for over 200,000 US, German, and Canadian combat forces in central Europe.• Signal Battalion Maintenance Officer, Central Army Group, Europe (Jun '91 - May '92): Senior officer leading and integrating the tactical mission execution, training, and administrative activities of 57 military personnel in 18 different occupational specialties in conducting the 3rd echelon repair and maintenance of over 70 mobile communications systems, 43 power generation systems, and 300 vehicles that supported U.S. & NATO-unique telecommunications architecture.• Tactical Signal/Communications Officer (various positions), 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS (Mar '87 - Oct '90): Directly led up to 80 personnel and integrated the activities of up to 214 personnel in the employment, operation, and maintenance of a variety of mobile communication systems comprised of up to 750 accountable communication items/assemblages, vehicles, and power generation systems providing radio and telecommunications to a geographically fluid military force of over 20,000 soldiers. Show less

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  Joint command & control warfare (information operations) center

  Aug 1996 - Nov 1998

  Research & development coordinator

  • Managed the Joint Command & Control (Information Technology) Warfare development program contracts valued at over $15M and executed via 70+ task orders supporting various classified (through the Top Secret level) projects/programs. Translated R&D project requirements and tasks into executable contract vehicles.• Developed, established and coordinated policy and procedures for the Center's acquisition and contracting activities. Served as the principal advisor to the senior staff in all matters related to acquisition and contracting.• Developed and established the Center's first automation-based programming and budgeting system, transitioning it from its paper-based system, and briefed the Center's budget planning submission to the service-level Air Force staff.• Authored the Center's 1st ever: formal contract policy, contract process handbook for users, and formal Acquisition Strategy Plan. Only junior officer to serve at the senior field-grade position of assistant deputy director. Show less

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  Us army simulation, training, and instrumentation command (stricom)

  Dec 1998 - Oct 2000

  Project director & assistant program manager

  • As Asst. Program Manager (APM), Combined Arms Tactical Trainer, led the IT- and Modeling & Simulation-based training system engineering and development for several system-of-system crew-served, weapon system trainer product lines integrated into the Army's $2.1B Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT), the largest networked, virtual reality training system in DoD at the time. Directed the actions of a matrix staff of 33+, and integrated the multidisciplinary activities of a workforce of over 500 military, civilian, and contractors in the development, production, fielding, and support of CCTT.• As Project Director (PD) for the $35M Bradley Advanced Training System (BATS) program, directly supervised 17 military and civilian engineers and managed the program's engineering processes, development, cost, and schedule. Only PD in STRICOM charged with total program management from pre-contract phase through fielding; delivered the Army's first ever Bradley M2A3 trainer ahead of schedule. • Collaboratively integrated and coordinated the training development community with the technology developers to ensure the delivered training hardware performed to Army training standards and rigor. Managed the development of total Life-cycle system sustainment to ensure: integration into existing CCTT trainer architecture; continuity of future support for weapon system evolution; repair/logistics support; and training development tracked with weapon system currency. Show less

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  Missile defense agency and us army space & missile defense command

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2007

  • In support of establishing a global, Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), led & managed MDA's BMDS Interoperability/Integration Test teams and the Joint National Integration Center (JNIC) -based Flight Test Support teams, integrating the diverse activities of 150+ military, government civilian, and contractor personnel developing and employing an internationally-distributed IT architecture employing terrestrial and space assets to perform the engineering, planning, execution, analysis, and reporting of Joint, multi-system, Modeling & Simulation (M&S)-based BMDS test events simultaneously represented by weapons programs from all four services as well as international partners.• Led the coordination & integration of disparate developmental schedules and laboratory availability for up to nine, multi-service, geographically-distributed, BMDS weapon system programs at a time (for both real-world fielded and laboratory-based configurations); coordinating with 100s of contractor and senior civilian/military (through GS-15/O-6) to plan, engineer, execute, analyze, and report on BMDS system-level interoperability tests up to seven times per year. Identified, deconflicted, and coordinated internal and external test resources for BMDS test events. Identified & monitored cost, schedule, and systems engineering problems/issues, and resolved them collaboratively at the senior field-grade/civilian level. Developed/recommended solutions to executive-level decision makers – and executed those decisions.• Planned, coordinated, and led senior/executive-level, multi-service conferences & test event working groups as large as 100+ to garner BMDS community understanding, agreement, and support for system-level test goals, events, and strategy. Show less • Led, managed, and integrated a multidisciplinary, matrixed team of 20 predominantly senior (up to GS-15/O-5) military, civilian, and contractor personnel in the formal source selection of the $2.5B acquisition providing the Information Technology, Modeling & Simulation, Test & Evaluation, Systems Engineering, Wargaming, exercise support, and analysis functions for MDA's BMDS mission as well as numerous Combatant Command, executive/flaglevel customers. • Integrated the requirements definition across multiple functional and technical areas for FOGO/SES-led MDA offices; refined the technical source selection criteria; engineered the acquisition strategy; planned, coordinated, and executed industry orientations/conferences attended by as many as 125+ industry executives; and briefed MDA senior leadership on the progress of all efforts. • Led the collaborative analysis, evaluation, and reporting of 1000s of pages of proposal documents; rebaselined source-selection schedule three times per leadership guidance and industry request; and awarded MDA's largest R&D contract to date, protest-free, and ahead of schedule. Show less

  • Dep. Director for Test Operations / Chief, Combined Test Force / Army Element Commander

    Oct 2000 - Sept 2007

  • Source Selection Chairman

    Jul 2004 - Aug 2005
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  U.s. army space and missile defense command

  Oct 2007 - Apr 2008

  Deputy, ballistic missile defense system manager

  • Served as the senior, supervisory civilian of 28 geographically distributed military, government civilian, and Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance contractors as Deputy to the Army's Ballistic Missile Defense System Manager (BSM); with duty in the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense. • Coordinated the integration of Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Materiel, Leadership Education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF) activities across all Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) elements. Led and managed the joint community's DOTMLPF combat development integration between the services, combatant commands, and MDA. Developed consensus and promoted teamwork for the fielding and integration of all BMDS elements. • Represented the joint Warfighter in BMD forums and planning sessions as their single voice. Obtained joint user community positions and requirements. Fostered a close relationship and partnership with MDA and the large BMDS community. Provided element and capability deployment assistance to MDA.• Conducted BMDS Combined Element Reviews (BCERS) on behalf of Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs), Services, and material developers. Show less

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  Missile defense agency

  Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

  Program manager, ballistic missile defense system performance assessments

  Led and managed the architectural integration and execution of MDA's Modeling & Simulation (M&S)-based, Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Performance Assessment program. Integrated the diverse activities of three contract vehicles and over a dozen different organizations comprised of military, government civilian, and contractor personnel in the engineering, planning, and execution of Joint, M&S-based, multi-system, test events simultaneously represented by the missile defense weapons programs from all four services. Show less

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  Us forest service

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2011

  Regional director, information management

  Led and managed the largest of nine national Information Management Directorates (IMDs) aligned with respective USFS Regions, leading the only USFS geographically-distributed workforce of its kind, comprised of up to 145 federal civilians located in over 50 duty locations supporting over 114 offices and work locations across a two-state region. Served as the lead point-of-contact and technical liaison with the USFS's Chief Information Officer (CIO) to coordinate, facilitate, troubleshoot, field, evaluate, and mitigate shortcomings for information technology and systems including hardware, software, policy, information structure/organization, and information access (publicly and corporately). Organizationally led the delivery of over 4,200 annual, natural resource management-supporting projects (product and service efforts) for the following categories of information management and technology:• Data/Information management, integration, and standardization;• Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and Database Tool Development for specialized applications;• Geospatial Database management, administration, and standardization;• GIS analysis and training;• Records Management expertise, advice, and direction;• Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography service/product coordination and delivery;• Cartographic production and management;• Vendor-provided wireless service/device procurement and management;• Subject Matter Expertise liaisonship nationally with other Regions; other federal, state, and local agencies; and with private industry. Show less

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  U.s. department of veterans affairs

  Jan 2016 - now

  Led and supervised a team authorized 19 senior, experienced Acquisition professionals in 16 different duty locations distributed across the U.S., in the development, management, and monitoring of 70+ task orders and utilizing multiple contract vehicles for Performance-Based, Federally-Funded Research & Development Center, and Advisory & Assistance Service products and services for a $20B+ effort delivering the most ambitious health Information Technology modernization effort in U.S. history. Served as the principal advisor and technical consultant to the director for Acquisition/Contract/Task Order management activities in overseeing contract/task order management issues, services, and processes. • Identified shortfalls in EHRMIO’s requirements elicitation, review, approval, and prioritization processes prior to the support contractor’s efforts to establish a formalized process.• Identified shortfalls and coordinated initial mitigation efforts to address IT infrastructure procurement coordination between the major VA technology Deputates.• Provided functional expertise and direction for the program’s areas in Risk Management, Performance, Schedule, Cost, and Reporting.• Unilaterally reassigned to fill a critical gap in region-level customer service representation for EHRMIO’s implementation challenges for the most problematic region (representing approximately 80% of EHRM’s implementation to date), supporting 17,000 staff in their treatment of over 470,000 Veterans. Monitored, coordinated, and provided liaisonship for various implementation activities being conducted by 26 different Project Managers, reporting to three different Executive chains-of-command, overseeing nearly 60 Task Orders for the ERHM program across a multi-state region comprised of over 70 VA medical centers and clinics. Supervised a distant, virtual team of six, senior professionals in multiple functional areas for that implementation. Show less Led, managed, and performed Project Management functions for Information Technology acquisition efforts that began with technical requirement identification through contract definitization. Conducted cross-organizational liaisonship to facilitate the resource coordination and integration of contracting, product development, and test & evaluation organizations and processes for the delivery of Information Technology solutions to a workforce of over 380,000 in various organizations and facilities throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs. Show less

  • Acquisition Manager, Electronic Health Records Modernization Integration Office

    Jul 2017 - now

  • IT Project Manager, Office of Information & Technology, Enterprise Program Management Office

    Jul 2011 - Jul 2017

  • Program Analyst

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2016