Kathleen M.

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Timeline
About me
Chief Data Officer / Chief AI Officer
Education
- Air War College
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  Certificate Leadership
- CBP Leadership Institute
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  Certificate, Leadership
- Federal Executive Institute
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  Certificate Civilian Leadership
- Federal Executive Institute
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  Certificate Executive Communications
- The George Washington University
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  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science
- Harvard Business School
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  Courses Leadership
- Defense Acquisition University
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  Courses Leadership and Acquisition
- Florida Institute of Technology
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  Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
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  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science
  Activities and Societies: Minor: Mathematics. Received President's Medal for Leadership at graduation.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  Fellow Foreign Politics, International Relations & the National Interest
Experience
- Oklahoma State University
  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
  Professor
- Oklahoma City University
  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
  Professor
- Howard University
  Jan 1998 - Jan 2005
  Professor
- United States Department of Defense
  Aug 2005 - Jan 2017
  Deputy Director
  High performing leader in numerous Defense services and organizations. Supervisor, in charge of various directorates and divisions, including $300M/annual budgets. Positions held include: Systems Engineer – Computer Scientist; Director, Systems and Software Basic Research Mission; Deputy Director, Physics and Electronics Directorate; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Liaison; Division Chief, External Programs and Resources Interface Division; Deputy Division Chief; Program Manager.Budget formulation and execution, coordination, program administration, and budgetary and program analysis for complex programs. Led contracting source selection, governance & oversight, change management, acquisition, and project management. Show less
- Department of Commerce
  Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
  Associate Director
  Helped federal agencies to drive IT modernization and data science innovation. Required understanding of architecture, engineering, and delivery of information technology, including modern tools, approaches, concepts, and products, across the domains of software application development, network, infrastructure, mobility, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies. Experience delivering complex mission and business software applications effectively and understanding agile methodologies and development and operations practices across industries and government agencies. Supervisor - developed and led Data Science Team. Show less
- FEMA
  Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
  Enterprise-wide leader of the business management office to include grants, acquisitions, contracts, procurements, finance, budget, equipment, facilities, program management, program analysis, administration, human resources, and strategic planning. Responsible for entire data management life-cycle, Chair Data Governance Council. As Enterprise Analytics Director leads multiple programs ($400M+) and branches through subordinate supervisors.
  - Director
    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
  - Chief Data Officer
    Dec 2019 - Feb 2022
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  Jun 2022 - Sept 2023
  Enterprise-Wide Technical Expert to CBP Statistical Official. Director of CBP, US Border Patrol, Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate, advanced analysis, business intelligence, and data governance division.
  - Senior Technical Advisor
    May 2023 - Sept 2023
  - Director
    Jun 2022 - Sept 2023
- US Railroad Retirement Board
  Sept 2023 - now
  Chief Data Officer / Chief AI Officer
Licenses & Certifications
- Program Management
  United States Department of Defense
- Test and Evaluation
  United States Department of Defense
- Engineering
  United States Department of Defense
- Professional Engineer in training
  Commonwealth of Virginia
- Acquisition Corps
  United States Department of Defense
- Patent Agent
  USPTO
- Science & Technology Management
  United States Department of Defense
- Information Technology
  United States Department of Defense
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Chief Data Officer Team of the Year Federal Chief Data Officer Council May 2024
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  2020 Gears Award -
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  Authorship Award Howard University
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Computer Science Honor Society Upsilon Pi Epsilon
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  DHS Secretary Leadershp Excellence Award Department of Homeland Security
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Director's Award Department of Defense
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Fellow MIT
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Organizational Award Department of Defense
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Political Leadership & US National Interests Seminar Department of Defense
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  President's Medal for Leadership -
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Research Fellow Department of Energy
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Senior Development Education (SDE) Department of Defense Selected four years in a row.
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Special Merit Award Howard University Top 20% of Howard University Faculty
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Strategic Leadership Education Department of Defense
- Awarded to Kathleen M.
  Team of the Quarter Department of Defense
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  Team of the Year Department of Defense
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  Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges -