Michael B.

Experience

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  Imperial Lawn Care

  Mar 2004 - Sept 2004

  Owner

  Partner in start up Lawn Services company. Performed marketing, door to door sales, working with semi-professional lawn care equipment, buying and selling mulch and other materials to consumers.

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  Harford County Public Schools

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  IT Intern

  Worked setting up IT infrastructure within newly built schools and offices, implemented palm software to Principals and Executives.

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  T. Rowe Price

  Dec 2007 - May 2009

  IT Analyst

  IT Analyst for T. Rowe Price, performing desktop support, requirements analysis, and systems administration.

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  CSC

  Jun 2009 - Sept 2009

  Systems Engineer

  Systems Engineer with the Department of Defense (DoD). Performed Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Systems Network Administration, and project management support. Tested applications for use by the client on multiple system types to ensure functionality across multiple systems.

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  Roomtag, LLC

  Feb 2010 - Sept 2010

  Product Manager

  Product Manager during start-up phase for Roomtag, LLC. Managed international development teams using JIRA and Agile methodologies. Gathered requirements and developed User Interface Mockups and designs. Planned and managed deliverables using SCRUM methodologies and processes.

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  AEGIS.net, Inc.

  Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

  Senior Consultant

  Project manager and Lead Business Analyst for the Healtheway eHealth Exchange and Developers Integration Lab (DIL) Interoperability testing. Provided project management support to the DIL Program, developed test cases, and provided technical writing support. Lead Requirements Analyst for National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Health Information Technology Testing Infrastructure (HITTI). Performed requirements gathering sessions and solutions modeling, assisted in project management tasks, and developed defect tracking systems.Lead Requirements Analyst Manager for the Department of Veteran Affairs Nationwide Health Information Network Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) PMO, tasked with defining Use Cases and Requirements gathering processes at the PMO level. Managed multiple processes, procedures, and analysts performing requirements gathering. Quality Assurance Manager for the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) S&I Framework Tools and Repository. Developed Test cases, test scripts, managed project schedules, test strategy and planning, and developed key quality metrics. Show less

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  Ascend Integrated

  Jun 2013 - now

  Founder & CEO

  Ascend Integrated, a subsidiary of Contegix, is an award winning IT and Enterprise Atlassian Solutions Partner made up of top consulting minds, with industry rated experience. Ascend was acquired in September, 2021 by Contegix. We specialize in: ● Atlassian Tool Suite Implementation (JIRA / Confluence / Service Desk / Bitbucket and more) ● Atlassian Add-On / App Expertise, including development frameworks ● DevOps and Agile Management

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  Ascend IST, Inc

  Dec 2015 - Jan 2020

  Co-Founder & CEO

  Ascend IST, Inc. is a certified small business and national provider of Federal and Commercial Healthcare IT services, dedicated to leading organizations through multiple projects and adhering / complying with Federal and Commercial standards and best practices. Working across payer and provider systems, Ascend IST has experience guiding projects and programs through the process of achieving an Authority to Operate (ATO) through a successful Security Control Assessment (SCA) and successfully going live. Show less

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  MC Films, LLC

  Jan 2020 - now

  Co-CEO and Executive Producer

  Co-CEO and Executive Producer for multiple films. MC Films is a full-service production agency providing funding and investment options for projects.

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  Contegix

  Sept 2021 - now

  Executive Vice President - Professional Services Atlassian

  Contegix merged with Ascend Integrated in September 2021. Currently Executive Vice President and Board Member for all Professional Services (Federal and Commercial) for Contegix. Contegix is an Atlassian Platinum Partner specializing in the implementation of Jira, Confluence, and multiple DevOps tools.