Timothy Fain

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1984

  Submarine Officer, USS Parche (SSN 683)
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  U.S. Navy Reserves

  Jan 1984 - Jan 2002

  Commander
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  Raychem Corporation

  Jun 1984 - May 1985

  Manufacturing Supervisor
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  ORI Incorporated

  Jun 1985 - Jul 1987

  Senior Systems Analyst
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  Trident Systems

  Aug 1987 - Jul 1988

  Senior Systems Analyst
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  Defense Group Inc

  Jul 1988 - Aug 1989

  Senior Systems Analyst
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  Office of Management and Budget

  Jan 1995 - Jul 1999

  Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) 1991-1999. • As part of the annual preparation of the President’s Annual Budget, worked with OMB Budget Examiners to review IT investment proposals and provide funding guidance for U.S. Departments of Treasury, Transportation, State/USAID, Justice, HUD and the Peace Corps. • As OIRA’s lead on Telecommunications Policy, served as the Federal Communications Commission Desk Officer, reviewing the Commission’s regulations. Worked closely with EOP agencies during the development of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first significant overhaul of communications law in over 60 years.• Lead Policy Analyst for all telecommunications issues involving the Federal government including satellites, spectrum use, and the first auctions of Federal government spectrum to commercial firms.• Ensured agency compliance with Federal Acts and Regulations intended to improve business processes, enhance computer security and reduce cost of operations. Supported development and implementation of the Clinger-Cohen Act, establishing the Federal agency CIO and designed to improve how the Federal government acquired, used and disposed of IT and data.• Member of an interagency team that reviewed HUD’s housing assistance programs. Assessed an IT system development project aimed at correcting program performance shortfalls. Recommended actions to streamline program management and accelerate deployment of this critical system. Show less

  • Senior IT Policy Analyst

    Jul 1991 - Jul 1999

  • Team Co-Leader, Federal Benefits Administration Review Task Force

    Jan 1995 - May 1995
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  U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service

  Jun 1998 - Sept 1998

  Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer

  Served as Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer of US Forest Service, managing a staff of 40 serving 30,000 employees nationwide. Oversaw budget development, project management, policy development and compliance.

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  IBM Global Services

  Jul 1999 - Jul 2005

  Managing Consultant

  Subject Matter Expert, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Management Systems Technology Reform enterprise-wide (MSTR-e) Program Management Office, 06/2003 – 02/2005. USAID asked IBM to develop a Program Management Office to improve its management of complex business transformation projects. Led a team of consultants that provide thought leadership services relating to strategy and planning, enterprise architecture, resource acquisition, business operations support, and improved program and project management maturity. Co-wrote a Capability Maturity Model® and roadmap to improve USAID project management processes, tools, and knowledge using nine Project Management Institute competencies. Developed supporting materials and products including a change control and configuration management process, earned value management (EVM) capability, and implementation plans for a series of e-Government projects. Led a team that revised, updated, and strengthened USAID capital asset plans, obtaining OMB approval and full funding for six major investments. Wrote USAID draft guidance for reviewing the privacy implications of IT projects.Business Architecture Team Co-leader/Budget Subject Matter Expert, U.S. Agency for International Development, Management Systems Technology for Reform enterprise-wide (MSTR-e) Enterprise Architecture (EA), 08/2003 – 02/2004. USAID asked IBM to use a segmented approach to develop and incorporate EA products into agency management activities. Co-led a business architecture team that developed business and information architecture components for the financial management, program management, budgeting, and acquisition business functions. The team developed and delivered EA components in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Federal Enterprise Architecture Project Management Office requirements. Show less

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  IBM Corporation

  Aug 2005 - Jul 2014

  Business Development Subject Matter Expert. Worked with US Federal clients and private sector partners to apply IBM’s Smarter Building, Energy, Water, Data Center Operations, and Information Management and Collaboration solutions to improve operational efficiency. Collaborated with Defense agency, Air Force, Navy, Army, NASA, GSA and other Federal organizations to develop strategies for enhancing organizational performance and increasing compliance with Executive Orders and other energy conservation and sustainability requirements. These strategies employed IBM’s instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent solutions to meet challenges such as energy management, water conservation, transportation, data center operation and consolidation, asset and facility management, and public safety and security. These “network of networks” incorporated sensors, analytics, information management, security, cloud computing, mobility, collaboration and other capabilities. Show less Project Manager, U.S. Navy, Program Executive Office – Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS 07) Open Systems Architecture, 02/2005 – 10/2011. IBM and its subcontractors provided technical, engineering and organizational transformation support across the Navy to assist the PEO IWS Open Architecture Enterprise Team (OAET) in implementing the Navy's Open Systems Architecture (OSA) initiative. Under sponsorship of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition), the goals of the Navy’s OSA initiative are to acquire combat systems that incorporate open, standards-based solutions using transparent business practices. This will enable common, interoperable capabilities to be fielded more rapidly at reduced cost and allow more effective insertion of new technologies throughout the service life of the system. IBM coordinated the OAET’s activities with a broad range of organizations including the DoN CIO, Software Engineering Institute, DoD Open Systems Joint Task Force and the Naval Postgraduate School. Performed OA reviews of and consultative assists with a number of Navy acquisition programs having several large scale software development efforts. Examined issues related to software reuse, operational testing and evaluation, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software and open source software. Led development of the “Department of Defense Open Systems Architecture (OSA) Contract Guidebook for Program Managers” that provides sample contract language for systems acquisitions designed to capture the benefits of an open architecture and an open business model including increasing opportunities for competition and improving access to third party innovation. The Guidebook complies with Federal and DoD requirements including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the DoD FAR Supplement. The OSA Guidebook was endorsed by the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) who directed that it be used by all DoD acquisition programs. Show less

  • Associate Partner and Smarter Cities Program Business Development Executive

    Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Associate Partner

    Aug 2005 - Oct 2011
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  Engility (formerly TASC, Inc.)

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2016

  Program Manager

  Provided a range of services to help FEMA meet the requirements of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 and other Federal laws, regulations and “best practices” related to the management of Federal Information and Information Technology. Supported FEMA's Information Technology Governance Board (ITGB), led by FEMA’s Deputy Administrator and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Supported the relaunch of the ITGB in September, 2014, working with the ITGB to champion several issues of importance to FEMA and its extended Stakeholders. These included development of FEMA’s first comprehensive Actionable Authoritative Architecture, featuring the definition of FEMA’s “To Be” state and the associated 2015 IT Modernization Plan. In support of OCIO and the ITGB, conducted research, performed analysis, developed business cases, prepared courses of action and provide sound data-based recommendations for optimizing FEMA’s IT environment to better support the Agency’s mission. Supported FEMA’s 2014 and 2015 Cyber Security and IT Resiliency Review efforts to stabilize the Agency’s IT environment. Led development of Business Cases for validated IT systems and candidate IT investments targeted at addressing capability gaps. Performed analysis related to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Resource Allocation Planning (RAP) process, making budget realignment recommendations to better allocate resources to FEMA’s mission requirements. Mapped FEMA’s portfolio of accredited IT projects to FEMA’s IT Investments as identified in OMB Exhibit 53s, the Future Year’s Homeland Security Program (FYHSP) Budget, and in the DHS INVEST IT budget management tool. Drafted FEMA’s IT and Data Management Policy (FD 142-2) and supporting Instructions using the Information Technology Infrastructure Management (ITIM) methodology, consistent with DHS’s Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) framework. Show less

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  Unisys

  Jul 2016 - Mar 2020

  Program Manager

  Senior Project/Program Manager. Work with delivery teams to enhance delivery performance of key Unisys HCI programs including DHS Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Border Enforcement and Management System (BEMS) and Land Border Integration (LBI), and the DHS Office of Information and Technology Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate (TASPD). Programs represent more than $50M in annual total contract value. Co-led review of Unisys Federal System’s project portfolio, assessing how contractually mandated security requirements are managed and identifying ways to enhance subcontractor compliance and manage risk. As the IT Strategy SME for the Unisys support of the Department Energy CBOSS Transformation Strategy, developed approach for providing improved digital services, including migration to Windows 10 and use of “computing as a service”, to its employees across the nation. After completing CMMI Training, supported both the SCAMPI B and A reviews for Unisys’ CMMI Level 3 Five Year review -- successfully awarded in February 2019. SPOC for and leader of Unisys’ FEMA work. Domain SME for FEMA’s use of information technology to support its mission, providing in-depth knowledge of the Agency’s IT governance and management policies and practices supporting FEMA’s mission and operations. Developed key elements of Unisys’ strategy designed to meet FEMA’s IT service operations management needs, providing the team with technical and analytical guidance. Identified gaps in FEMA’s current operations and assessed opportunities to apply improved knowledge, processes, and technology to improve FEMA’s performance. Developed a performance-driven program approach based on a proposed set of service level agreements (SLAs). Show less

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  SAIC

  Mar 2020 - May 2022

  Program Manager

  Joined SAIC via the company’s acquisition of Unisys Federal in March 2020. Assumed full Program Manager responsibilities for former Unisys Federal’s support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) Security Technology Integrated Program (STIP). STIP supports security operations at airports throughout the United States, including the exchange of information between security equipment and individuals, organizations, and systems used as part of the TSA passenger screening process. Managed a team of eighteen supporting STIP Application Suite portfolio operation and maintenance and development of system enhancements using Agile and ITIL frameworks. SAIC provided Tier 3 support for STIP while averaging four major software releases per year. Our team was integral in transitioning the STIP Applications Suite from DHS Data Center 2 to Data Center 1 without any interruption in service. Successfully completed significant upgrades to the infrastructure underlying the STIP applications including modernization of databases and analytical software packages.Concurrently served (until 8/2021) as Project Manager for SAIC’s Team under a Small Business Prime Contractor delivering services as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Information Office Support Services contract. Fifteen SAIC associates provide software development for and support to the CDP Training Administration System as well as IT and audio-visual technical assistance and Help Desk services to FEMA staff and students throughout CDP’s Anniston, AL training facility.Served as SAIC’s Ethics Champion for Reston, VA and Anniston, AL facilities, providing communications, outreach and mentoring to employees located in these facilities. Show less

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  Logical Technology and Research, Inc.

  May 2022 - now

  Program Manager and Business Development

  Program Manager and Business Development. Led and supported business development efforts across several Federal agencies, including the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Transportation and Homeland Security. Served as a Federal IT Management and Policy Subject Matter Expert, working closely with LTR and other team members to prepare technical and management approaches and proposals for Federal opportunities.