Richard H. Williams

571-***-****

P.O. Box ****

McLean, VA 22103

acn0ry@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a Program / Project Management position with a world class company where I can utilize my

extensive experience, skills, and proven track record to exceed client expectations and increase

company revenue.

Professional Senior IT Program Manager

Profile Extensive (20+ years) Configuration Management

Program / Project Extensive Leadership Experience

Management Experience Strong interpersonal skills

Certification in Program

Political Savvy

Management Risk Management

Full SDLC experience

Change Management (ITIL)

(Waterfall, Incremental, IT and Project Management Consulting

Agile) Executive Level Briefing Experience

Systems Integration

Proven track record delivering results

Problem Solving

Contract Management

Relationship / Coalition

Strong Organizational and Planning Skills

Building

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Budget Development

Work History December 2012 to October 2014

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Senior IT Advisor Special

Projects (T/SOG),

Supervisor: Jay Shanley, Director Operations Control Office, 571-***-****

Accomplishments

Provided Project Management and Risk Management support to Senior Level U.S.

Government Joint Program Offices (JPMO’s) which resulted in the successful Initial

Operational Capability (IOC) of a billion dollar program delivered to over 100,000 employees

of multiple agencies. At Full Operating Capability (FOC) the program will result in multi-

billion dollar savings and increase operational collaboration between agencies.

Served as the NGA representative to implement a Change Management process, utilizing ITIL

best practices, which was adopted my multiple Department of Defense (DOD) Components

resulting in near 100% network reliability.

Integrated OCONUS deployed systems with U.S. based systems and technical support which

resulted in multi-million dollar Operations and Maintenance (O&M) savings.

Provided Senior Level guidance and mentorship to IT Project Managers to increase the speed

and stability of product deliveries to the operational baseline and the creation of repeatable

Project Managerial practices in accordance with the Project Management Body of Knowledge

(PMBOK).

May 2009 to December 2012

National Geospatial–Intelligence Agency (NGA), Chief, Community Governance

Division (OGMC), Bethesda, Md. And Springfield, VA.

Supervisor: Paul Weiss (Retired), Director Office of Geospatial-Intelligence Management

Accomplishments

Lead and supervised an organization of 60 technical experts to provide Project

Management, budget, technical, and operational support for over 40 agencies

Served as the NGA Representative at many Senior Level U.S. Government forums to de-

conflict agency responsibilities and develop joint projects.

Created a technical approach for a web based architecture interfacing with mobile applications

which was adopted by the agency and used in national disaster response.

April 2006 to May 2009

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Chief NGA Support Team (NST)

at the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and Senior NGA Representative to the DOS,

Washington D.C.

Supervisor: Jennifer Daniel

Accomplishments

Developed a transformational Program to share geospatial information and commercial

imagery with a multitude of Sub-Saharan African mapping agencies in association with the

DOS’s Global Dialogue for Emerging Science and Technology (GDEST) initiative.

Briefed the U.S. Secretary of State the Honorable Hilary Clinton, and numerous U.S.

Ambassadors on NGA technical capabilities and developed numerous operational, technical,

and policy solutions to meet the needs of the DOS.

Provided technical improvements to modernize the Operations Center of the Multi-National

Forces (MNF) in the Sinai Peninsula which increased situational awareness and safety for the

16 member nations of the MNF.

Established a Program with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) to provide on the ground

geospatial technical support and geospatial products for high threat diplomatic posts around

the globe which improved the safety of Embassy personnel, Senior Level U.S. Government

visitors, and U.S. Citizens living in high threat areas.

April 1999 to April 2006

National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), Director International

Acquisition Division and Senior Program Manager for the International Acquisition

Program, Reston, VA.

Supervisor, John Ott (Retired)

Accomplishments

As the Director and Senior Program Manager for NGA’s International

Acquisition Program, I supervised 40 Program and Project Managers in the

United States and around the globe to deliver transformational end to end

systems to partner nations. Met all cost, schedule, and technical performance

objectives for a 1 Billion Dollar Portfolio involving over 100 individual

simultaneous Programs and Projects for approximately 50 countries.

Successfully negotiated monetary agreements with Senior International

Partners and a multitude of vendors. The Programs / Projects resulted in

transformational improvements (weeks to minutes) to partner nation

exploitation and collaboration capabilities with the U.S. Government.

Established highly performing Program Offices (PMO’s) composed of U.S. and

International representatives which met all cost, schedule, and technical

performance objectives.

Managed the acquisition and IT support for the Multi-National Geospatial Co-

Production Program (MGCP), a coalition of 28 nations primarily in Europe

with a mission to produce interoperable geospatial feature information for the

mutual benefit of participating nations. Program resulted in a 2 Billion dollar

return on investment for NGA.

Established the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Geospatial Symposium in Eastern

Europe to foster global geospatial partnerships in accordance with NGA, U.S.

Department of State, and NATO Foreign Policy Objectives. Symposiums were

attended by Senior Geospatial Representatives from over 20 nations, the U.S.

Ambassador of the host country, and the Director of NGA.

April 1993 to March 1999

Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), Project Manager, Contracting Officer

Representative (COR), and Systems Engineering Review Board Chair, Reston, VA

and Bethesda, MD.

Supervisor: Mark Schultz (Retired)

Accomplishments

Met all cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives for multi-million dollar

projects delivered to the U.S. and the United Kingdom which increased partner

nation production capabilities while reducing production timeline.

As Engineering Review Board( ERB) Chair, successfully engineered the integrity

of the operational software baseline by approving all software changes through

sound configuration management practices resulting in near 100% System

Reliability.

3rd American Recipient of the Owen Kenyan award presented by the

Honors and

Awards Government of Canada

Special Act Award presented by the Director General of the Multi-National

Forces in the Sinai Peninsula

Numerous International Acquisition Awards presented by partner nations

Numerous Special Act Awards presented by the Director of NGA

Education and MS Geology

Certifications University of Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

Program Management Level III Certification, 1995

Defense Systems Management College

Ft. Belvoir, VA

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