Manager Management

Wallace J. Simpkin

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Owings, MD 20736

Home: 301-***-****

Cell: 301-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Outstanding leadership and management skills at all organizational levels

Excellent communications, interpersonal, organizational and computer skills

Self-starting, goal-oriented strategist whose confidence and vision promote

success

Skilled at organizing complex projects, defining priorities and delegating

tasks

Able to communicate technical information effectively with individuals of

all levels

Numerous awards and decorations attesting to leadership and management

ability

Government top-secret security clearance

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Computer Resources Management, Webster University,

St Louis, Missouri, 1988.

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Miami University,

Oxford, Ohio, 1976.

TRAINING

Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management, DAU

Air Command and Staff Collage, USAF

Advanced Communication Officers Training, USAF

Squadron Officers School, USAF

Basic Communication Officers Training, USAF

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Performance Corporation

1760 Old Meadow Rd

McLean, VA 22102

EPA Senior CPIC Analyst/Project Manager

May 2012 - Present

Provides IT Governance, IT CPIC and IT PfM expertise to the Environmental

Protection Agencies CPIC Team staff. Serves as the PPC on site Project

Manager for the three person contract team. Advises on matters pertaining

to IT CPIC processes, PfM and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Circular A-11, Exhibits 53 and 300 reporting. Assists the client with

drafting, refining, and executing Capital Planning Investment Control

(CPIC) and Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM) policies and

procedures. Consults with Program Managers and Investment Sponsors on how

to build and/or improve upon their EPA Exhibits 100/200 and OMB Exhibits

300. Scores EPA Exhibits 100/200 and OMB Exhibits 300 against OMB Circular

A-11 criteria and provides Investment Managers recommendations for

improving the score and quality of their business cases.

. Helps oversee 123 Investments worth over $450M annually

. Assists submitting the annual OMB Exhibit 53 and 300

. Assists the client with drafting, refining, and executing Capital

Planning Investment Control (CPIC) policies and procedures.

Evoke Research and Consulting, LLC,

1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 2500, Arlington, VA 22209

USDA/NRCS Capital Planning Investment Control

(CPIC) and IT Portfolio Manager (PfM) Lead Subject

Matter Expert November 2010 - March 2012

Supported the CPIC process to align Information Technology (IT) investments

with the client's strategic plan and budget, and enable effective

selection, control and evaluation of IT investments. Supported the four

phases of the CPIC process: Pre-Select, Select, Control, and Evaluate per

the CPIC process guide. Used the CPIC process as a foundation for building

the IT Management Portfolio, consisting of gathering reliable data on all

IT investments and setting goals, priorities and performance measures.

Ensured IT investments and acquisitions comply with Federal laws, Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) guidelines and

directives. Reviews and approves applicable business cases prior to

submission to OMB through USDA as supporting documentation for IT

investment and acquisition authorization. Assisted with the CPIC

administration and process support to the CPIC working groups and panels,

including facilitation support. Evaluated and scores, if required, IT

Investment business cases to ensure they meet quality standards, and

providing actionable feedback, advice, and guidance to IT Investment

project teams for improving the quality and performance of their IT

Investments and associated business cases. Provided support and guidance

to IT Project Managers in the efficient and effective development,

implementation, operation and maintenance of their IT investments in

accordance with the client's IT policies, procedures, and IT governance

framework including the CPIC, Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Security

processes. Provides integration with the other IT governance teams to

include, Budget, Security and EA. Provides CPIC and PfM training to the

staff as required.

. Helped oversee 12 IT Investments worth $130M

. Assisted remolding the NRCS IT Portfolio from 3 Investments to 12 to

better align to their Lines of Business

. Provided input to and drafted the new "NRCS Annual Investment Funding

Review" template. This new form combines 2 current forms used to

request DME and O&M dollars separately. The new form is clearer and

concise, therefore less confusing to the submitter and the IRB

members.

. Helped draft the new "NRCS Business Investment Proposal" template used

to request new investments to the IPRT, ERB and IRB

. Helped develop the draft NRCS CPIC Pre-Select process

. Member of the USDA CPIC Working Group. Provided feedback to the

"Roles and Responsibilities" document and recommended developing a WG

Charter to formalize the group as well as a recommendation to have a

member of the USDA CPIC Guide WG sit on our group and vice versa

. Trained members of the staff on the Ex53, Ex300 and eCPIC

. Assisted the IT Security Manager by providing eCPIC data, and some

education, for a data call he needed to complete.

InfoReliance Corporation

4050 Legato Rd, Fairfax, VA 22033

DOE NNSA Capital Planning Investment Control and

IT Portfolio Manager Lead Subject Matter Expert June 2010 - November

2010

Provided IT CPIC and IT PfM subject matter expertise to the Department of

Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Agency's (NNSA) Office of the

Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and staff. Interprets DOE, and NNSA

policies and direction, along with federal laws, to evaluate how NNSA will

comply. Serves as a CPIC and PfM advisor to all NNSA Functional

Directorates and Laboratory sites on matters pertaining to IT CPIC

processes, PfM and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-11,

Exhibits 53 and 300 reporting. Determines and writes IT PfM strategic

plans, programs and policies for publication. Assists the client with

drafting, refining, and executing Capital Planning Investment Control

(CPIC) and Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM) policies and

procedures. Consults with Program Managers and Investment Sponsors on how

to build and/or improve upon their OMB Exhibits 300. Scored OMB Exhibits

300 against OMB Circular A-11 criteria and provides Investment Managers

recommendations for improving the score and quality of their business

cases. Also, assisted and made recommendations to the client's executive

board's business cases for their technical merit, strategic alignment,

architecture compliance, and return on investment.

. Supporting the IT PfM, oversaw and verified the BY2012 Presidents

Budget (PB) entries into over 500 NNSA IT system and initiative

records in the DOE's eCPIC reporting tool with a value of over $1.2B.

. Continually monitored all system and initiatives in eCPIC to ensure

compliance with all federal guidance.

. Assisted eCPIC users on a daily basis with training, access and help

requests.

. Guided Exhibit 300 investment POCs through a short notice, short time

frame submission after they were told they would not be required to

report this cycle. All submissions were complete and on time.

NCI Information Systems Inc.,

1902 Campus Commons Dr., Reston, VA 20191

Air National Guard IT Portfolio Manager November 2006 - June 2010

Provided technical expertise to the Air National Guard Chief Information

Officer (ANG-CIO) staff to interpret Air Force, Department of Defense

(DOD), and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Chiefs of Staff

(JCS) policies and direction, along with federal laws, to evaluate how ANG

Functional Directorates and Units will comply. Served as an ANG-CIO

advisor to all ANG Functional Directorates on matters pertaining to

Information Technology (IT) processes, Portfolio Management (PfM), Capital

Investment Reporting (CIR) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Circular A-11, Exhibits 53 and 300 reporting. Determines and writes IT PfM

strategic plans, programs and policies for publication by the ANG-CIO.

Assisted the client with drafting, refining, and executing Capital Planning

Investment Control (CPIC) and Information Technology Investment Management

(ITIM) policies and procedures. Consults with Project Managers and

Investment Sponsors on how to build and/or improve upon their OMB Exhibits

300. Scored OMB Exhibits 300 against OMB Circular A-11 criteria and

provides Investment Managers recommendations for improving the score and

quality of their business cases. Assist in the annual enterprise budget

formulation process by creating and updating the client's budget data.

Also, assisted and made recommendations to the clients Executive Investment

Review Boards by assessing CIR business cases for their technical merit,

strategic alignment, architecture compliance, and return on investment.

. As ANG IT Portfolio Manager (PfM), oversaw and verified the FY2009-11

Budget Estimate Submission (BES) and Presidents Budget (PB) entries

into over 270 IT system and initiative records in the Air Forces'

Enterprise Information Technology Database Repository (EITDR) with a

value of over $500M.

. Continually monitored all ANG system and initiatives in EITDR to

ensure compliance with DoD, AF and SAF/XC guidance.

. Assisted EITDR and IT Lean users on a daily basis with training,

access, user role assignments and help requests averaging close to 20

requests per week. There has been a steady stream of help requests

from the staff as well as the field in the past year due to the number

of additional circuit enclave systems records added into EITDR and the

increased attention being paid to the Certification and Accreditation

(C&A) process.

. Oversaw 221 Circuit-Enclave records EITDR. Attended training on the

new C&A Workflow functionality which recently became available to

EITDR users. Users will now be able to create their C&A executive

packages and submit them for certification and accreditation separate

from EITDRs IT Lean acquisition process.

. Oversaw certification determinations by the Air Force Network

Integration Center (AFNIC) and accreditation determinations by the Air

Force Designated Approving Authority (DAA) tracked in EITDR, and the

resultant artifacts (Authority to Operate, Authority to Connect, etc.)

This effort, in support of NGB/A6CS (Information Assurance Branch) and

the 88 field units, receives high praise for my expertise and

responsiveness. All inquiries, either by phone, email or in person,

are responded to immediately in most cases and always in less than 24

hours.

. Assisted all ANG Directorates with all their EITDR needs, including

over 50 hours of classroom and over-the-shoulder training annually and

a featured presentation at the annual NGB Joint IT Conferences.

. Provided monthly Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

compliance updates to leadership as well as recommendations for

corrective action.

. Attended the weekly IT Requirements Group meeting as the PfM

representative providing prospective and advice, and co-chaired the bi-

weekly Policy Integration Group providing IT guidance to all ANG

entities.

Keane Federal Systems, McLean, VA

Primary Consultant May 2006 - November 2006

Supported the FBI's Office of IT Policy and Planning in the establishment,

execution, and maintenance of an enterprise IT investment management

process. Part of a 5 person Investment Management Unit providing direct

support to the Unit Chief. The position required extensive coordination

with 5 other units covering the spectrum of IT Policy and Planning

activities.

. Assisted the client with drafting, refining, and executing Capital

Planning Investment Control (CPIC) policies and procedures. Consulted

with Project Managers and Investment Sponsors on how to build and/or

improve upon their OMB Exhibits 300. Scored OMB Exhibits 300 against

OMB Circular A-11 criteria and provided Investment Managers

recommendations for improving the score and quality of their business

cases.

. Assisted in the annual enterprise budget formulation process by

creating and updating the clients OMB Exhibit 53. Also, assisted and

made recommendations to the clients Executive Investment Review Boards

by assessing OMB Exhibit 300 business cases for their technical merit,

strategic alignment, architecture compliance, and return on

investment.

Dynamics Research Corporation, Vienna, VA

Senior Information Technology Analyst March 2004 - May 2006

Provided technical expertise to the Air National Guard Chief Information

Officer (ANG-CIO) staff to interpret Air Force, Department of Defense

(DOD), and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Chiefs of Staff

(JCS) policies and direction, along with federal laws, to evaluate how ANG

Functional Directorates and Units will comply. Served as an ANG-CIO

advisor to specified ANG Functional Directorates on all matters pertaining

to IT processes, Portfolio Management, CIR and OMB A-11, exhibit 300

reporting. Determine and wrote IT Consultancy strategic plans, programs

and policies for publication by the ANG-CIO.

. Attended four AF-CIO CIR scoring sessions personally scoring

approximately 140 Air Force CIRs. Attended three AF-CIO CIR and

Portfolio Management Training sessions to learn new OMB changes that

needed to be incorporated into the ANG CIRs. Saved the ANG $7.7M in

FY05 by upgrading all of the ANG CIRs to the highest scores possible.

. Placed all ANG CIRs on the AF Knowledge web site allowing easy access

to all who needed it from anywhere they could access the web.

. Continually provides on-target advice to leadership based on numerous

years of headquarters staff experience.

. Through numerous hours of research, expertly ensured that all ANG

Capital Investment Reports (CIRs) met ANG, Air Force, DoD and Office

of Management and Budget policies and directives. Made sure all ANG

CIRs complied with associated federal law and executive orders.

. Received a DRC Certificate of Excellence in December 2004 for prefect

CIR scores and maintained those scores to the present.

. Leads the ANG Portfolio Management and Balanced Scorecard effort.

Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA

Senior Information Systems Technologist July 2002 - March 2004

Provided engineering, test and evaluation support for the Defense

Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Airborne Engineering, Executive

Networks Branch and Secure Voice Services Division.

. The task leader for Secure Video Teleconferencing Systems (SVTS)

airborne configuration analysis and testing aboard the VIP fleet of

aircraft that supports all government senior leadership, including the

President. Responsible for developing technical reports and test

plans detailing the SVTS capability and future requirements on the VIP

fleet of aircraft.

. Task leader for the Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN) regional Network

Operations and Security Center Network (RNOSC) Management Study.

Develops and examines several alternatives for the staffing of the

DRSN RNOSCs to optimize the network capability of the DRSN. Conduct a

business case study and write a formal business case to justify and

document findings.

HQ USAF Flight Standards Agency, Andrews AFB, MD

Deputy Director of Airfield Operations December 2001 - July 2002

Assisted in leading a 65-person directorate. Provided input and guidance

to Air Staff policy that establishes peacetime/combat procedures and

directives for worldwide AF, AFRC and ANG air traffic control (ATC) and

airfield management (AM) operations.

. Guided the ATC and AM support for the war against terrorism. Filled

equipment and 150 manpower taskings in support of Operations ENDURING

FREEDOM and NOBLE EAGLE.

HQ USAF Flight Standards Agency, Andrews AFB, MD

Chief, Standardization and Evaluations Division June 1997 - November

2001

Led the Air Force's premier worldwide ATC and Landing Systems Evaluations

Program and Air Traffic System Evaluation Program. Directs equipment

baseline evaluations to optimize the flight safety environment. Provides

USAF guidance for evaluating compliance with USAF and Federal Aviation

Administration ATC instructions and orders. Controls $475K annual budget,

supervises 42 military and civilians.

. Provided the guidance on the localizer antenna modification program.

Saved the DoD $15 million in contract award costs and $4.5 million in

installation cost at 126 locations worldwide.

. Handpicked to lead an ATCALS site evaluation team to Al Maza Air Base,

Cairo, Egypt to support the bed-down of Egyptian presidential

Gulfstream III aircraft. Was specifically recognized by Egyptian Maj

Gen El-Eraky, Chief of Aviation Equipment for an outstanding job.

. Awarded the Air Traffic Control Association's "Chairman's Citation of

Merit" for outstanding achievement and contributions which advanced

the science of ATC.

77th Communications Squadron, McClellan AFB, CA

Commander May 1996 - May 1997

Chief Executive Officer of a 450-person squadron with resources of $100

million and a budget of $250 million that implemented operated and

maintained base communications-computer and audio-visual systems for over

12,000 employees at the Sacramento Air Logistics Center.

. The Chief Information Officer for McClellan AFB and Sacramento Air

Logistics Center. Installed a base network firewall to prevent

illegal access attempts...zero hacks and viruses.

. Outstanding leadership cemented the transition plan due to base

closure to move the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program to

Colorado Springs, CO. The plan was approved by AF Material Command

commander and ensured continued worldwide customer support.

. Installed secure local area network and improved connectivity 500 % to

Patrick AFB.

. Rapid assistance to forces in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia restored critical

weather mission data.

. Faced with a budget shortfall, reduced 800 phone lines, zero

impact...saved $90K.

. Selected as the best Air Force Material Command large communications

squadron for 1996 and awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.

77th Communications Squadron, McClellan AFB, CA

Chief, Mission Systems Flight and Operations Division May 1994 - May

1996

Led a military and civilian work force of 287 people in 22 work centers,

managing over $90 million in resources and a budget in excess of $1.75

million. Directed the operations and maintenance of HF radio systems,

which included Mystic Star Presidential/VIP and airborne command post

communications. Also led the regional AUTODIN Switching Center, Base

Communications Center, and base telephone switchboard and land mobile radio

system. Additionally was the base Special Security Officer.

. Provided critical program management expertise to the Air Staff, Air

Combat Command, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Air

Force Material Command Base Relocation and Closure teams in moving the

West Coast/Pacific long-haul communications gateway to Beale AFB.

This effort allowed the move to occur 3 years ahead of schedule and

saved $15 million in relocation costs.

. Directed per-call repair contract for base radios; lowered repair

times, saved $113K.

. The organizing chair of a newly established Voice Communications

Panel. Clearly defined a coordinated base architecture and policies

for cellular phones, telefax equipment, phone relocations and voice

mail. All base customers highly praised this new initiative.

. Leadership of the Special Security Office greatly improved customer

satisfaction in only 2 months. Took over a poorly managed base office

and smoothly integrated it into the unit.

HQ US Air Forces Europe (USAFE), Ramstein AB, Germany

Chief, Northern/Central Region Force Structure November 1991 - April

1994

Directed policy and initiates actions for drawdown and mission

changes/enhancements of USAFE Command, Control, Communications and Computer

(C4) units and missions. Responsible for developing future C4 concepts of

operation for regions of responsibility. Initiates and coordinates actions

with the Joint Staff, Air Staff, US European Command, NATO, MAJCOMs, DISA,

US Army and US Navy.

. Leader on base closures team that saved $640 million annually and

6,800 manpower positions in Europe.

. Top negotiator for the communications portion for co-use agreements

with the US Navy. Identified savings of 300 manpower positions and

$18 million.

. Program manager for moving a critical national weather mission, the

Global Weather Intercept Program. Directed program and mission

funding, dedicated airlift and manpower.

. Authored the communications plan and acquired residual support for the

RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom drawdown. These actions were critical

to the drawdown's success...saved the Air Force over $15 million

annually and 800 blue-suit manpower positions.

. Demonstrated superb problem-solving ability working a sensitive

relocation of two major NATO commands. Saved over $1 million annually

and 34 manpower positions while continuing unsurpassed support to all

allied countries.

. Preplanned the closure of Northern Europe's single most communications

intensive mission at RAF Chicksands, United Kingdom. Streamlined all

subsequent drawdown processes and optimized the reallocation of over

$19 million in equipment and resources.

. Communications team leader for the drawdown of Hahn AB, Germany.

Successfully closed the Hahn AB communications-computer infrastructure

and resolved sensitive political issues of co-use with the host

nation. Kept the Air Force out of disagreements between German

federal and state governments, and German industry. Paved the way for

country wide commercial use of the airfield...a significant success in

bilateral negotiations with Germany.

Detachment 26, 435th Communications Group, Kalkar City, Germany

Commander May 1990 - November 1991

Chief Executive Officer of a 35 person detachment on a German facility and

an operating location on a Dutch facility. Provided two NATO Allied

Tactical Operations Centers with US communications required to plan and

task over 2,500 offensive sorties supporting NATO each month. Directed the

operations and maintenance budget supporting over $7 million in equipment.

Planned and implemented joint US/German communications supporting major

NATO exercises. Coordinated with German, British, Dutch and Belgian Air

Forces.

. Brought state of the art communications capabilities to the north

central European region. Activated digital European backbone link at

four sites across the Netherlands.

USAF, Numerous Locations

Communications and Computer Systems Officer December 1981 - May 1990

Numerous Communications and Computer Systems Officer base and staff duties

CLEARANCES

Type: Q (Top Secret)

Issued By: DOE

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