GABRIEL J. RODRIGUEZ

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished practitioner in account management, business development, technical implementation, and program management of software, cloud, and IT solutions. Fifteen years of relevant experience on both domestic and international programs. Areas of expertise include Business Development, Financial Management, Lean/Change Management, Supplier Management, Software Development, and Program Management. Extensive experience with architecture and SDLC to include waterfall and agile methodologies. Extensive experience in client facing engagements including statement of work development, pricing/negotiation, product demonstration, marketing/sales, training, and technical implementation/deployment of products and professional services. First-rate communication skills to collaboration on all levels of business from executives to globally distributed operations teams. Extensive experience working directly with federal, state, local government clients and acquisition processes (FAR/DFARS). Intimate understanding of contract management and financial management to include Earned Value and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Certified Black Belt in Six Sigma continuous process improvement, ITIL, and ITSM processes. Highly personable and self-motivated professional with the versatility to work among diverse groups and handle complex problems effectively.

CLEARANCE LEVEL

Top Secret – SSBI with Counter Intelligence Polygraph dated Feb. 11, 2008

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, CSS, SQL, Visual Basic, HTTP, XML

Architecture and design: Object Oriented Design, SOA, and UML Modeling

Technical Tool Suites: Eclipse, NetBeans, Remedy, Rally, Jira, Enterprise Architect, IBM Rational Suite, Jenkins

Financial Tool Suites: Oracle Hyperion, PeopleSoft, Deltek, SAP, ABIDES, IDECS, MPM, CCAR

Scheduling Tool Suites: Milestones, Primavera, MS Project

PMO Tool Suites: Clarity, Planview, Daptiv, Active Risk Manager (ARM), Sharepoint, Salesforce, MS Dynamics

Estimating Tool Suites: SEER, PRICE, ACE-IT, Crystal Ball

EDUCATION

MS, Computer Science / Software Engineering, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO (In progress)

MS, Government Contract Management, Villanova University (Graduated – Sep 2011)

MBA, Project Management, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (Graduated – Dec 2004)

BS, Finance & MIS – Miami University, Oxford, OH (Graduated – Dec 2000)

QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

Program Management Professional Certification (PMP) Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification Advanced Program Development Program (APDP) Certified Cost/Estimator Analyst Certification (CC/EA) Professional Military Comptroller School (PMCS)

Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM)

Six Sigma - Black Belt Certified (Raytheon) Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification Information Technology / Software Cost Estimating Certification (IFPUG) Salesforce Certified Administrator – Pending Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant -- Pending

EXPERIENCE

ConsultNet

Client: Western Union (Denver, CO) Jun 2015 – Present

Product Manager

Senior manager supporting Western Union customization of corporate applications built on Salesforce.com platform. Responsible for conducting Grooming, Sizing, Slotting sessions which de-conflicted / prioritized business requirements against available resources. Managed the development, test, and deployment process to maximize system-uptime and support 24-hour global operations. Managed configurations of multiple test, integration, and production environments. Managed the integration of multiple vendors in our production environments. Responsible for interactions with executive level stakeholders for status and execution of strategic roadmap.

Capstone Consulting

Client: Service Source (Denver, CO) Jan 2015 – Sep 2015

Senior Technical Program Manager – Global Desktop Automation

Senior manager supporting Service Source Managed IT Services Division as the Global Desktop Automation Manager. Responsible for daily operations of globally diverse development team utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies. Responsible for requirements gathering, design, development, test, deployment, and maintenance of desktop applications developed on LAMP and Microsoft .NET technology stacks. Additional duties include support of enterprise migration from Microsoft Dynamics to Salesforce CRM platform. Responsible for interactions with executive level stakeholders as well as external customers. Primary responsibility was to realize reduction of operations costs through insertion of automation solutions.

Dakota Consulting

Client: Department of the Interior (Denver, CO) Jun 2014 – Dec 2014

Senior Manager – PMO for Cloud Hosting Services

Senior manager supporting Department of Interior Cloud Hosting Division. Responsible for daily operations, strategic planning, forecasting, customer relationship management, and contracting for multi-year, multi-million dollar IDIQ contract. Primary responsibilities include managing a portfolio of IaaS, SaaS, & PaaS projects (~110 currently) with various federal agencies who must adhere to federal mandate to utilize cloud based options. Activities include analyzing authentication, security (FedRAMP compliance), network, compute, storage, and overall business requirements and transposing those into Statement’s of Work (SOW) and other government centric acquisition documents that ultimately administer a contract award to a cloud hosting provider, system integrator, or software developer. Primary vendors and frameworks used include Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, Azure, and multiple other leading cloud platforms.

HCL America

Client: State of Colorado - Department of Labor Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

Deputy Program Director

Project Manager for deployment of State Government Unemployment Insurance modernization program. Lead daily operations of software development lifecycle deploying a multi-tenant, web-based enterprise application to multi-state consortium (~$65M contract). Activities included requirements gathering, design, J2EE, HTML, CSS, JSP development on JBoss/Spring Framework, data conversion of legacy state-specific data utilizing MySQL and Hibernate Framework, UAT, and Release Management. Responsibilities included subcontract management of IaaS, and PaaS services from outsourced hosting providers. Team composition consisted of Business Analysts, Developers (Scrum Teams), Solution Architects, UI/UX engineers, Test & Data Migration teams, & off-shore product development team (~82 heads). Primary point of contact to client (State of Colorado) and executive stakeholders.

Accenture

Client: DigitalGlobe (Longmont, CO) Jul 2013 – Mar 2014

Program Manager (Development Test & Evaluation Modernization (DTEM) Program)

Project Manager for deployment of multi-domain test environment and development of enterprise applications for processing geospatial satellite imagery. Led the daily network operations, development activity, contract management, financial forecasting, and overall strategic planning for $20M program. Managed software development effort with multiple Agile teams to integrate various message calls and data types to include SAP, WebMethods, Oracle DBs, and multiple custom Java applications to deliver production ready geospatial imagery to commercial and government clients. Led legacy data center decommission, hardware migration, software development/deployment, and accreditation for new data center facility. Managed an infrastructure and software deployment team (~32 heads) along with 2 major suppliers. Primary point of contact to customer facing client (National Geospatial Agency) as well as executive stakeholders.

Lewis and Fowler

Client: Sierra Nevada Corporation (Denver, CO) May 2012 – Jul 2013

Program Manager (Aviation for Internal Defense (AvFID) Program)

Project Manager for procurement and fielding of M-28 SkyTruck aircraft to United States Air Force Special Operations Command. Led the daily operations of $160 program aircraft procurement and retrofit program. Activities included M-28 fleet sizing, aircraft procurement, requirements generation, engineering, modification, type certification/testing, and maintenance. Managed an engineering team, a material procurement team, a production team, and multiple subcontracts to include international contracts (~team size: 62 heads). Extensive interface with domestic (FAA) and Polish Aviation Authority’s for type certification and flight worthiness certifications. Primary point of contact to customer facing client as well as executive stakeholders.

Client: Honeywell, Defense and Aerospace Systems (Albuquerque, NM) Jan 2012 – Jun 2012

Earned Value Management System – Subject Matter Expert (Albuquerque, NM - Site Validation)

EVMS SME for Albuquerque, NM production facility site accreditation of their SAP Dassian Financial Management system deployment. Site lead for system deployment and compliance to ANSI/EIA standards regarding integration of MRP, Accounting, and Scheduling software suites. Supported DCMA Site-Validation audit within forecasted timeframe providing Honeywell Albuquerque site an opportunity to bid on government contracts. Primary point of contact to accrediting authority, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) as well as executive stakeholders.

Booz Allen Hamilton

Client: Corporate - Booz Allen Hamilton (Tysons Corner, VA) Jul 2011 – Nov 2011

Strategic Product Analyst (Right IT Initiative)

Lead technical analyst for effort to deploy a new service offering within Booz Allen Hamilton. Selected from an enterprise-wide competitive selection process. Worked with multi-functional team and multiple consulting agencies to analyze industry benchmarks for IT efficiency initiatives. Established best practice methodology for evaluating client current state and making recommendations for IT roadmap development. Worked with senior executives to baseline methodologies and establish marketable branding of the new capability deployed as Right IT©.

Client: Pearson (Denver, CO) Jan 2011 – Aug 2011

PMO – Program Manager

Project Manager for various deployments (avg. ~$15-$20M projects) of on-line education platforms and applications. Led the daily management of software development team. Utilized Agile software development methodology. Deployed large scale systems constructed with Java-language components, including JEE and JSE APIs. Managed Scrum team de-composition of functional requirements, Sprint/Release Planning, Use Cases development, Screen and Interface designs, and application testing. Primary point of contact to executive internal and executive stakeholders.

Client: Air Mobility Command (AMC) (Scott AFB, IL) May 2009 – Dec 2010

Technical Program Manager (AMC - Chief Information Officer (CIO) Staff)

Technical Program Manager for Air Mobility Command, Chief Information Officer – an enterprise consisting of 16 physical locations and over 133,000 active duty personal. Evaluated enterprise user requirements, led business case development of multiple initiatives, collaborated across all levels of command structure for impact assessments, helped develop IT strategy roadmap, and lead budget forecasting processes for roadmap execution. Initiatives centered on cloud hosting services, Unified Communications, increased net-centricity, and physical footprint (data center) consolidation. Primary point of contact for budget requests to Air Force executives and Office of Secretary of Defense panel members.

Client: Air Mobility Command (AMC) (Scott AFB, IL) Jan 2009 – Jun 2009

Technical Project Manager (AMC – A4 Logistics & Maintenance & A5 Programming and Planning Directorates)

Lead team technical analysts supporting government engineering efforts to capture functional requirements, system specifications, and operational requirements documentation for various software initiatives. Utilized system engineering best practices, UML modeling, and OO design concepts to communicate preliminary resource planning estimates into government technology roadmap. Initiatives included avionics firmware upgrades, electronic flight bag, and web-enabled air-refuel scheduling system. Primary point of contact for software resource estimates for Air Mobility Command Headquarters.

Client: Air Mobility Command (AMC) (Scott AFB, IL) Jun 2008 – Dec 2008

Program Manager (AMC – PMO Stand-up / Fuel Efficiency Office)

Project Manager for effort to stand-up a Fuel Efficiency Program Management Office (PMO) to support Air Force mandates to reduce fuel consumption. Lead a multi-functional team (~12 heads) who implemented PMO best practices stemming from INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, PMI PM Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis, Information Technology and Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and multiple federal acquisition processes detailed in FAR and DoD 5000 series. Deployed PMO software suites such as Sharepoint, and an enterprise dashboard, PlanView, to ensure enterprise visibility, prioritization, and execution status. Lead training sessions, workshops, and engaged with various projects to support planning and execution. Primary point of contact for budget, schedule, and execution of PMO stand-up to executive leadership.

Client: Booz Allen Hamilton (Western Region) Jan 2008 – Dec 2011

Lead Associate - Applied Economic Analysis (Engagement Manager - Strategic Accounts)

Engagement manager for strategic account initiatives within Denver and Colorado Spring Markets. Activities included advanced market research to identify, qualify, and articulate strategy to executive stakeholders to secure New Business Development funding. Development of client engagement strategy and demonstration of client presentation of portfolio capabilities. Negotiation of contract type, terms and conditions, pricing, and work scope. Coordination across multiple functional teams within enterprise to identify appropriate team composition and staffing. Primary point of contact for escalation of issues, risks, and overall client delivery of products or services. Initiatives include consulting services sold to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Air Force Space Command, Integrated Program Office (NGA/NRO), and Tinker AFB - Operations/Logistics Center.

Raytheon

Raytheon, Information & Intelligence Systems (Aurora, CO) Oct 2006 – Dec 2007

Supplier Relations Manager (Proprietary Program)

Project manager for operational support of satellite ground system at Buckley AFB. Utilized Six Sigma/Lean methodologies to implement IT service metric program. Coordinated installation of new hardware for technology refresh cycles and new program on-boarding. Primary Government-to-Industry Liaison orchestrating communications and product/concept demonstrations that could be incorporated into ground infrastructure. Installed and configured Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers in both physical Blade and VMware ESXi virtual environments. Wrote and deployed bash scripts to perform daily backups, audit collection, and push new changes out to manage and maintain consistency across Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers. Reported to executive government leadership and interacted/reported to technical teams, account executives, and leadership executives with multiple IT vendors.

Raytheon, Network Centric Systems (Ft Wayne, IN) Jan 2005 – Oct 2006

Comptroller/Business Operations Manager (Army, Future Combat Systems BCME C4ISR SDD program)

Business Operations Manager for software development program. Responsible for rate development, accounting, award fee evaluation, financial processes, controls, forecasting, and cash flow management of $180M program. Managed a team of accounting and scheduling resources (~9 heads) along with three major subcontract teams. Lead Control Account Manager (CAM) responsible for implementing Earned Value Management methodology, Estimate at Complete (EAC) development. Responsible for demonstrating Sarbanes-Oxley and GAAP compliance to audit teams. Reported directly to program manager and senior division executives.

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