John Driessnack

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Oct 1983 - Jun 2001

  for $735M joint Global Broadcast System communications program. John led 11 officers, 14 civilians, and 51 contractor personnel during transition of program from Los Angeles AFB to Hanscom AFB. The program had breached its baseline schedule and was being considered for cancellation by the Senior Acquisition Executive. As the acting senior Program Manager, he successfully rebaselined the program. The Commander assessed Mr. Driessnack's performance during this transition period as "visionary-adroitly restructured a complex contract to give users incremental functionality for the best costs. Team builder/mentor, he took a 50% smaller team and still delivered well ahead of schedule-amazing results." John rapidly assessed the flaws in the program structure, identified and isolated the various complex issues and overcame each obstacle with a new team that was more junior and less experienced. During this period, the team operated three uplinks in Sicily, Hawaii and Virginia and broadcasted data and video worldwide in various operations improving the service each month. He orchestrated efforts to better define network interfaces and security protection procedures as well as developed concepts and laid out executable plan to redeploy software onto common combat servers reducing logistics burdens and overall costs. He ran the program's Integrated IPT and briefed the Overarching IPT (O-IPT), OSD/C3I, and numerous other senior executives on the rebaselining plan. The effort required close coordination with operational users and relentless attention to detail to obtain two Joint Requirement Oversight Council (JROC) memos allowing for incremental deliveries and spiral development of the system. The Center Commander noted John's performance as, "Unstoppable force consistently overcomes all obstacles." Show less Mr. Driessnack held various leadership positions: Lead programmer for Electronic System Center, responsible for POM development for over $4 billion annual operation; Chief Financial Officer for Global Combat Support System (GCSS), responsible for day to day operations of half billion dollar annual budget and established POM estimates for integrated AF logistics systems valued at over $8 billion; Chief of the Program Control Division at Air Weather Service, supported acquisition and logistics of weather systems for Army and AF field operations world-wide; Deputy Program Manager for Logistics on V-22 at Naval Air Systems Command, supported the design phase of the V-22; supported transition to production; Chief of Technology Transfusion Information Branch; AF Coordinating Officer for Logistics Research ran AF Blue Two visit program and developed various technical publications; Program Manager for Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) which included the Depot Automatic Test System for Avionic (DATSA) in support of B-1B and various older aircraft avionic systems. Show less

  • Senior Program Manger, Global Broadcast System

    Feb 2000 - Jun 2001

  • Program Manager, APM Logistics, Financial Manager - on 6 major programs

    Oct 1983 - Jan 2000
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  Defense Acquisition University

  Jun 2001 - Aug 2004

  Professor

  As a professor as Defense Acuqsiton Univiesity, John instructed a broad range of mid-level and senior acquisition management courses at Defense Acquisition University (DAU). He became the University's expert on acquisition policy, risk management, and integrated control tools and was the first to offer the PM Tools (PMT-250) course to integrated product teams (IPTs) in a live, rather than online, format. The System Program Director considered the effort highly successful. Mr. Driessnack was selected lead instructor for the first section of a new program office course (PMT-352). He was the case writer and facilitator in PMT-401 case based, senior PM course. He conducted over half of the introductory sessions for one-on-one training of Generals and Senior Executive Service personnel. He was the principle instructor for all executive courses on Acquisition Policy and Risk Management. Mr. Driessnack was the senior editor for program management and risk areas on Knowledge Management Community of Practice web-based collaboration tools. He Conducted research on two DAU approved topics involving major program oversight processes and defense industry efficiencies. He supported various consulting efforts, including OSD Industrial Policy "story board" efforts, National Defense Industry Association Earned Value/Risk integration project, and Missile Defense Agency senior working group. The University President stated on John's last evaluation, "One of DAU's best, razor sharp and ready to run another ACAT ID program." Global Broadcast System, Joint Program Show less

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  Systems Planning & Analysis

  Aug 2004 - Mar 2011

  Senior Director, Product Solutions Group

  MCR, LLC is a consulting firm (Management, Consulting, and Research). It has two companies. MCR Federal works in the federal govenrment, and MCR Technology works in industry, mostly Aerospace. The Product Solutions Group is a virtual team of senior staff that works across both companies delivery creative solutions through critial thinking. The group has designed and implemented Earned Value Management Systems in both Federal Agencies (we put in the FAA SBS system, one of the only "full complaint" systems audited by the GAO) and several industry systems. We have a tailororable EVM System Description (Linked EVM) with an evolving LInked Enhanced Notebook System (LENS) that provide a total solution. We general use Deltek COBRA, but are not tied to a single EVM engine nor scheduling software. The group provide Integrated Program Management (IPM) beyond just EVM. The group is made up of 7 senior staff and tool expert "tool" jockeys who range have expereince from contracting to system engineering. We have a 6 sigma Black Belt master, numersou PMP, and other certifications. Show less

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  Olde Stone Orchard, LLC

  Jan 2005 - now

  Chief Operating Officer

  Olde Stone Orchard has migrated to having a Tenant, A Farm Less Ordinary (AFLO), grow vegetables and tent to our dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees. AFLO sells through CSA (community support acquiculture) and farmers markets. We also have a Tenant who hays numerous acres. We are proud to be hosting AFLO at Olde Stone Orchard and look forward to a long relationship. John and his neighbor, who has a 36 inch sawmill, still mill ash, black walnut, cherry, oak, and tulip poplar of their properties and the local area. In the future we plan to clone our 400 year plus old heritage Sycamore trees growing on the shores of the Potomac River. www.OldeStoneOrchard.com Show less

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  American University

  Jul 2007 - now

  Professorial Lecturer, Key Executive Leadership Program

  John is a Professorial Lecturer in the Public Administration school, He teaches the PAUD 617 Project Management course at the masters level as well as support certificate and other programs within the Key Executive Leadership Program.

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  Management Concepts

  Apr 2011 - Jan 2013

  Director of Program Managment Consulting services Director managing all aspects of development, delivery and support for FAC-P/PM (Federal Acquisition Certification for Project/Program Management). Instructor and Consultant

  • Director, Executive Consulting and Practice Lead

    Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Product Director, FAC-P/PM

    Apr 2011 - Oct 2011
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  Center for Systems Management

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Vice President

  Vice President, Center for Systems Management, a Management Concepts division. John is reasonable for managing the Center as a thought leadership and management consulting arm of Management Concepts.

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  Olde Stone Consulting, LLC

  Jan 2014 - now

  Thought Leader, Owner

  Providing thought leadership and consulting support across Systems Management efforts. Olde Stone Consulting (see www.oldestoneconsulting.com) is a veteran owned small business which tailors it's response to your wicked challenges. We often train as we consult, so our customers are mentored to be able to work through their own challenges. OSC does not prime, but works through other companies and their staff to provide an integrated approach.

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  Defense Acquisition University

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2023

  Professor (intermittent) DSMC (Executive School)

  John returned to DAU's DSMC as an intermittent Professor supporting mission assistance, case development and facilitation, and instruction. Along with Professor Pat Barker, they have created a comprehensive simulation known as PEO AICS and PAINS, which is used as a capstone within PMT-401 case base course as well as several mission assist cohort programs.

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  XO Consultants, LLC (XOC)

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2022

  Thought Leader

  John has joined XO Consultants as a key thought leader on XOC senior staff, responsible for adding value to XOC clients within the Federal and DoD Acquisition and Portfolio/Program Management areas. He brings is change management and process improvement expertise.

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  Alleanza LLC

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  Chief Learning Officer

  Alleanza is a SDVOSB (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) providing Project, Program, and Portfolio Management along with other services. The company has a training BPA with Department of Agriculture and Interior. The partners on the BPA include SM Group, LLC; XO Consulting, LLC; Olde Stone Consulting, LLC; and PMO Advisory

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  College of Performance Management

  Dec 2019 - now

  President of the College of Performance Management leads the Board of Directors for the nonprofit association. Our mission i s to "Share, promote, and advance the best of planning, control, and performance management for projects of all sizes and complexity." Our objectives are: • Improve the professional status of all persons engaged in the practice of earned value management and other project performance management techniques.• Provide a focal point for dissemination of earned value management and project performance management knowledge.• Promote global collaboration in project performance management practice, education, and research.• Encourage government and industry support for research and educational programs that will improve earned value management and other project performance management techniques. Show less

  • President

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Executive Vice President

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
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  University of Maryland

  Jun 2020 - now

  Professorial Lecturer, Clark School Engineering, Project Management Center of Excellence

  John came on staff during the pandemic and restructured the ENCE 320 Introductory Project Management course to an all-online flipped classroom in a workshop type format. He now teaches the course in the summers as needed. He has developed an ePM executive course for Strategic Portfolio Management. John is also the Principal Investigator for a portfolio focus research effort for OSD Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC). This effort is looking at both systems and capability portfolios and related programmatic with the goal to connect with Mission Engineering and Digital Engineering efforts with the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) and other efforts, including the use of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (NLP). Show less

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  A Farm Less Ordinary

  Sept 2020 - now

  A Farm Less Ordinary

  Olde Stone Orchard is hosting A Farm Less Ordinary on its property. We are very pleased to have the added activity of AFLO growers working some of our land. It is our pleasure.