Alec J. Johnston

Experience

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  Florida Power Corporation

  Feb 1991 - Jul 1996

  • Independently contracted as engineering\IT resource to maintain and enhance the Nuclear Engineering Department’s Configuration Management Information System (CMIS). CMIS is the design basis database for the Crystal River Unit #3 Nuclear Power Plant. Activities included user requirement interviews, programmer interface, co-ordination of testing and implementation activities and revisions to desk instructions/operating procedures. Wrote various Culprit/COBOL ad-hoc reports and data validation/tracking applications. Show less

  • Information Systems Analyst

    Feb 1993 - Jul 1996

  • Nuclear Configuration Management Analyst

    Feb 1991 - Feb 1993
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  Strategic Staffing Solutions

  Jul 1996 - Jul 1998

  Senior Business Systems Analyst

  • Successfully delivered National Sales settlement system for Airlines Reporting Corporations (ARC) on time and budget.• Responsible for defect tracking, user change request management and production support. Developed custom application.

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  DMR Consulting Group

  Jul 1998 - Dec 1999

  Senior Business Systems Analyst

  • Led business analysis team and requirements effort to implement enterprise level CRM within six months ($6M budget) for consulting engagement with Lucent Technologies.

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  Nokia

  Dec 1999 - Mar 2003

  Senior Manager, Customer Relationship Solutions IT

  Managed and evolved the IT/business relationship with the senior management tier of a $1 Billion dollar global services business unit. Created a Strategic IT Plan aligned with key business objectives. Defined, scoped and delivered projects per plan. Instrumental in the creation of a Systems Implementation Roadmap. Established IT Architectural guidelines and process driven methodology to support the systems development life cycle. Responsible for the identification, documentation and prioritization of business initiatives and requirements. Worked within amulti-million dollar budget in the execution of the function. Assigned as a mentor for a corporate initiative to bring Lucent from level 1 to level 2 of the SEI Capability Maturity Model. Experienced with systems integration activities from Mergers and Acquisitions. Show less

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  Johnston Business Solutions, Inc.

  Mar 2003 - Dec 2016

  Senior Consultant - Executive Director, Technology and Program Management

  Johnston Business Solutions, Inc. (JBS) was formed in 2003 as a provider of IT, Business and Project Management consulting services for medium to large size companies. As owner and operator, Alec has served clientele in a diverse set of industries including: Cable (MSO), Telecommunications, Health care, Data Network Services, Real Estate, Government Services, Engineering, Mortgage Lending, Travel, and Utilities. Consulting Services include: Program and Project Management (PMO), IT business strategy and planning, business analysis and requirements definition, business process definition and engineering, data modeling, solution assessment, system implementation, RFP process management, vendor management, testing, problem handing\defect tracking, business procedure creation and training.Partial client listing: • Accenture • Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) • AT&T • Brighthouse Networks • Cox Communications • Cox Media • Eckerd Drug\Rite-Aid Pharmacies • EmCare • Florida Power Corporation • Southern Company • Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Show less

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  Innovar Solutions

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

  Senior Consultant

  Partnered with Innovar Solutions to deliver consulting services for a major client in the digital media arena. Served as Project Manager and Technical Lead for the successful implementation of a new technology service trial.

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  APersona, Inc.

  Nov 2015 - now

  Solutions Delivery Leader

  aPersona has a revolutionary approach to authentication with its Authentication-as-a-Capability (AaaC) Framework. Businesses still relying on single factor authentication alone are no longer secure. Businesses focused on the Login transaction alone are only touching the tip of the iceberg. Our AaaC Framework allows you implement a complete, comprehensive, enterprise-wide capability to authenticate any transaction, from any application for any reason at anytime. Authentication that is invisible to the user, flexible for the ops team and affordable for the business makes aPersona stand out in the crowd.aPersona uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to arm companies with an enterprise business capability to invisibly authenticate any transaction for business growth, information security, audit and compliance.Contact us today for an authentication risk assessment of your entire enterprise. aPersona addresses authentication with a revolutionary, future-proof, adaptive multi-factor technology that addresses the need to protect millions of currently unsecure logins and application access users. aPersona accomplishes this through a cost-effective, simple, non-intrusive method that protects vulnerable credentials from fraud and misuse. Finally, a transparent and frictionless user experience in the world of MFA.Security, Audit & Compliance that is invisible, flexible and affordable. Show less

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  Crystal Equation Corporation

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2019

  Senior Project Manager

  Partnered with Crystal Equation to deliver consulting services for a major client in the MSO arena. Served as Senior Technical Project Manager for a major telecom infrastructure build program. Program was successfully delivered on-time and budget.