Ronald Lay

Technical Writer

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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About me
Senior Diplomatic Technology Officer
Education
- DeVry Institute of Technology (formerly Ohio Institute of Technology)
  1980 - 1984
  BSEET Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering Technology
  Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Member of Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Student Chapter, to include membership in Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Automated Controls, Communications, and Computer Societies.
- Holt highschool
  1976 - 1980
- National Defense University
  2008 - 2011
  IT Program and Project Management Information Resource Management
  Activities and Societies: Distinguished Graduate, AMP 36. Completed Chief Information Officer (CIO), Information Technology Project and Program Management (ITPM) and Advanced Management (AMP) Certificate Programs.
- Chapman University
  1989 - 1991
  MSHRMDS Master of Science, Human Resources Management and Development Systems
Experience
- Xycom
  Mar 1984 - Oct 1984
  Technical Writer
  Designed, developed and drafted technical manuals describing microcomputer modules that plugged into the Versa Motorola Eurocard (VME) bus. The target audience focused upon industrial engineers designing manufacturing automation solutions.
- EDS Technologies
  Oct 1984 - Jun 1986
  Systems Engineer
  General Motors, Rochester Products Fuel Systems Division. Translated manufacturing floor automation requirements into COBOL, JCL and IBM assembler mainframe based programs.
- US Army
  Dec 1986 - May 1991
  Microwave/Satellite Systems Technician
  Installed and maintained line-of-sight microwave and satellite based telecommunications networks. 1st Signal Brigade Soldier of the Year, 1990.
- Michigan National Bank
  Nov 1991 - Oct 1992
  Network Operations Manager
  Operated and maintained TANDEM mini-computer based on-line banking network that interfaced to internal IBM mainframe and external private/Federal banking networks.
- U.S. Department of State
  Oct 1992 - Jul 2021
  Leadership role on a wide variety of Information Technology projects at the US Department of State.
  - Information Management Officer
    Jun 2018 - Jul 2021
  - Information Management Officer
    May 2015 - May 2018
  - Division Chief Strategic Planning
    Sept 2013 - May 2015
  - Information Technology Manager
    Oct 1992 - Sept 2013
- U.S. Department of State
  Sept 2021 - now
  - Senior Diplomatic Technology Officer
    Nov 2022 - now
  - Information Management Officer
    Sept 2021 - now
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  (ISC)²
  Mar 2018
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  ISACA
  Apr 2024
- CISSP
  (ISC)²
  Sept 2018
- Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM)
  ISACA
  Aug 2021
  View certificate
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
  Project Management Institute
  Feb 2015
  View certificate
Volunteer Experience
- STEM Ambassador
  Issued by USA Science & Engineering STEM Education Outreach & Volunteer Programs on Aug 2013
  Associated with Ronald Lay