Systems Engineer Senior
Resume:
Thomas R Saccone
Project Manager / Senior Systems Engineer II
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SUMMARY
** *****’ experience, 15 within the Intelligence Community (IC) with additional experience with DOD USCC and other government agencies. Developed system processes, analyzed systems, developed enterprise architectures, customized system life cycles, and project management. Managed development and improvement of system design and integrated systems within and between enclaves, and focused on end-user needs from concept through development and deployment.
Within the IC, directly assisted Chief and Group level government management. Grew skill sets in clandestine communications, information security, shared situational awareness, operations, deployment, IV&V, threat-based risk analysis, network security analysis, boundary protection, information sharing (2nd and 3rd party), requirements management, information processing, and dissemination.
Strong written and oral presentation abilities, authored whitepapers and project documentation, regularly developed and presented material to various levels of management as well as upper leadership. Led Engineering Teams, Development Efforts, concept exploration, and System Verification Fully capable of planning, analyzing, and augmenting a project or program through all phases.
Assets:
●20 years total experience, 15 years within the Intelligence Community (IC).
oCIA, NSA, DHS (CIA/NCTC), NGA, DOD/USCC, DISA
●Other Government Community Experience
oFAA, DC FEMS, NHTSA
●Extensive Proposal Writing experience (Tech, OCI, Resumes, Cost)
●Security+, Project Management Professional (PMP), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in MSProject
EDUCATION
●(pending) Master of Science: Systems Engineering (1 remaining class), Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD
●Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering (2000), Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
03/2022 - Present: Collabraspace
NSA (National Security Agency)
Senior Systems Engineer
●Contracted conditionally on successful reinstatement of TS/SCI credentials, as they have expired due to inactivity.
06/2020 - 08/2020: Integrated Intel Solutions, Senior Systems Engineer
NGA (National Geospatial Intelligence Agency)
Senior Systems Engineer
●Worked with system design and requirements in a limited capacity while awaiting Renewal of SCI designation.
08/2017 - 06/2019: VOCO, VO Consulting, LLC, Senior Systems Engineer, Vice President
NSA (National Security Agency)
Senior Systems Engineer / Vice President
●Performed internal tasks and duties consulting on how the company could be structured, while awaiting reinstatement of TS/SCI w/full scope, in order to be placed on a billable contract.
7/2014 - 8/2017: JHU/APL, Asymmetric Operations Sector, Communication and Networking Systems Group
NSA (National Security Agency)
JHU APL Senior Professional II - (NSA)
●Asymmetric Operations Department (AOD), Communication & Networking Systems (QDC) providing systems engineering, communications expertise.
Project Management and Senior System/Security Engineer (NSA)
●Worked on developing the NSA policies and practice statements for information sharing agreements to share information with NSA “5-Eyes” international partners.
●Worked on the development of a new, proprietary threat-based Risk Management approach, utilizing an automated tool to assess each network element’s cyber-risk according to Red-Capabilities and provide recommended Blue-Capabilities to mitigate these cyber-risks.
Program Management and Senior Systems Engineer
Chief Information Officer (CISO), NSA
●Directly Supported the CISO in the ongoing Congressional Order to ‘Secure the Boundary’.
●Defined the boundary according to physical and logical parameters, and entities.
●Located Boundaries, assessed via automated tools, deep-dive, manual, and documentation.
●Developed and defined policies, procedures, and processes each highlighting interactions between the System Health Officer (SHO) for the NSA Network, Deep Dive, Hunt Team, CISO, for the Network Security Information Response Team’s Operations Center.
Senior Systems Engineer - S.S. Program
NSA (National Security Agency)
●Led the Concept of Operations (CONOP) team.
●Developed the overall System CONOP (100+ pages) for the system.
●Worked across multiple NSA entities teams to pull together the full system functionality, and develop processes for information flow, and hand-off.
●Worked with each group’s leadership as liaison with external groups and leadership to identify the overall schema for how the two systems will work together.
●Instrumental in the development, documentation, approval, and training of system operational procedures for the SS Operations Center, Defining how the group (and information) would interface with all groups/stakeholders.
6/2006 – 7/2014: Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Security, Systems, & Engineering Groups
NSA (National Security Agency)
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
DISA (Defense Information Systems)
DOD (Department of Defence) / USCC (United States Cyber-Command)
Project Managment and Senior Systems Engineer (Associate Level II/III) – VISE Contract (NSA)
NSA (National Security Agency)
●Created and maintained Program Management Review (PMR) materials for all supported projects, briefed projects' status to branch and group chiefs.
●Developed the Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP)
●Worked with NSA project managers and team leads to develop coherent system project schedules, VISE contract deliverables, delivered regularly to the client as an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
●Created a System Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that served as the basis for requirements elicitation, test planning, system design, and verification of system capabilities.
●Developed, updated, and maintained System Requirements and performed requirements analysis for a complex NSA information dissemination and shared situational awareness system.
●Worked directly with hardware and software developers to implement requirements tracked in DOORS, as well as proprietary tools during system development to ensure timely delivery of system functionality, and alignment of development activities with system requirements.
●Implemented AGILE Development philosophies, aligned with System Engineering principles into the system lifecycle, enabling flexibility within Project Management Framework (PMF).
●Refined the Agile construct to incorporate Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) efforts more efficiently.
●Identified major control gates and milestones and determined pertinent deliverables in line with the Client PMF.
●Submitted, incorporated Configuration Management (CM) items (Change Requests), and Discrepancy Reports (DR) as part of the overall Configuration Management system.
●Identified dependencies, relationships, and gaps between projects incorporating them into the overall project plan, ensuring more robust management, and developed realistic and accurate project projections.
●Created schedules, reported status to client management, maintained accountability, included oversight of external/internal vendors/developers.
Systems Engineer / Project Manager – SPICE/Galaxy
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
●Managed the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for all activities and resources.
●Developed detailed System Integration Test (SIT) plans, based on system requirements and system documentation to ensure accurate Independent Validation and Verification (!V&V).
●Provided the Client’s Systems Engineering Group representation at various boards and reviews (Engineering Group Management Board, Engineering Review Board, Project Status Review),
●Developed weekly and monthly reports for the Contract Officer (CO) that contained our team’s accomplishments, plans, and outstanding issues that needed to be addressed.
●Developed project documentation highlighting the systems capabilities and compiled statuses into coherent status reports delivered throughout the client management chain.
●Led the Systems Integration Planning, Testing, and Reporting for all systems under test in the Training and Systems Test Facility (TSTF).
●Compiled Contract and Financial Reports, for Client; graphed progress against planned metrics such as Estimate At Complete (EAC), cost variance, and estimated burn rates.
●Documented and planned IV&V activities enabling visibility into the team’s efforts, validating the continued effort that our team was exerting.
●Developed the Test Engineering Master Plans (TEMP) for projects to document IV&V strategies from project conception to final acceptance testing.
●Provided client management with complete SIT Reports at the conclusion of testing including all recorded results, interpretations of findings, as well as recommendations to client management.
●Presented results at group boards, discussed issues and impact, and offered workarounds uncovered during IV&V, enabling group management to make educated decisions regarding deployment.
●As a senior member of the team, hired, mentored, and led new systems engineers on the team, to ensure fast integration with the team.
Systems Engineer / Integrator – Polaris Contract
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
●Worked directly with client management to provide Systems Engineering support to various projects/project teams during development of communication systems and infrastructure, system design and lifecycle management for multiple tasks, at times up to seven (7) simultaneous projects within the IC to augment government Project Managers in project execution.
●Worked directly with Client Group Chief, Branch Chiefs, and CO directly to develop 3 and 5 year roadmaps at the Group and Branch level.
●Worked directly with client project managers to develop and manage project plans and lifecycle methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Incremental, and Iterative).
●Showed the value in up front systems engineering and project management and the corresponding positive impact on delivery.
●Developed planning and oversight tools such as: RACI Tasking Charts, Budgetary Plans, Road Maps, Project Status Charts, etc.
●Created and maintained Change Management (CM) items such as new Request For Changes (RFC’s), Discrepancy Reports (DR’s), and project deliverables in line with CM Leadership.
●Assisted IC Client Projects and Project Management in all aspects to execute projects.
Project Management and Senior Systems Engineer – GVS
DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)
●Provided requirements analysis and research with stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to refine and define requirements for the Global Video Teleconferencing system.
●Developed structured, hierarchical, requirements decomposition, representing capability, system, and component levels with source traceability and planned test/verification.
●Developed and customized a Rational DOORS database as a repository for requirements, traced individual requirements to source documentation.
●Developed a test plan database with traceability to the requirements in DOORS that was the foundational Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM).
Senior Systems Engineer – COMET Project
DOD USCC (Department of Defense, United States Cyber Command)
●Managed a life-cycle maturation effort for a USCC project, included a detailed roadmap to roll out capabilities within unique time constraints, each accounting for common DOD resource turnover.
●Customized recommendations for a system lifecycle to meet specific project needs and timelines, as well as expect DOD turnover.
●Developed hybrid iterative lifecycle incorporating Agile philosophies for software development, DOD Project Milestones, and Hardware Development.
●Developed a multi-tiered change management process that incorporated a separate track for quick reaction capabilities, as well as a more rigid track for larger planned system upgrades.
Additional Experience
●Developed Quarterly self-assessments for the CO, based on contract award fee criteria to highlight our achievements and serve as a basis for assessment.
●Attended and briefed Monthly Project Management Reviews (PMR) with Booz Allen Partners, as well as the monthly internal Pre-PMR.
●Participated in at least 6 proposal efforts. Experience includes (OCI Mitigation Plan, Technical volume, Resumes, Compliance (lead), Past Performance). Thrives on the intensity and camaraderie of a proposal team.
●Aided in the development of multiple strategic whitepapers – such as ‘Strategic Development / Roadmap’ for growth as an enterprise test program, ‘The Systems Engineering Way Forward’, and ‘Revolutionizing Test Planning’.
●Conducted individual interviews, and recruiting, as well as participating in larger hiring events. Identified qualified individuals and made recommendations to Booz Allen leadership for hiring.
●Provided resume and documentation workshops providing guidance, tailoring for content with junior members.
5/2004 – 6/2006: Lockheed Martin Corp., Systems Engineering
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) - NCTC (National Counter Terrorism Center)
DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
Systems Engineer II
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) / NCTC (National Counter-Terrorism Center)
DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
●Developed the Corporate Enterprise Architecture during the stand-up of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC). Used Metis Software Package to model the mission, business layer, implementation, and infrastructure highlighting traceability between tiers up to and including the IC Client’s overarching mission objectives.
●Co-chaired development of Management tools, directly for NCTC Chief, Engineering Group.
●Provided System Engineering Technical Assistance in developing a 10-year technology roadmap for the center, which served as the framework for multiple RFPs that were distributed throughout the IC.
4/2002 – 5/2004: Optimus Corp., System Engineering and Development
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
DC FEMS (District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Management Service)
Systems Engineer II
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
●Provided Systems Engineering expertise, on a wide variety of projects for multiple government entities, including unclassified duties for IC clients. Focused on systems development
●Played a large role on the following efforts:
●Developed the Combined Control and Communication System (CCCS), a full air traffic control simulator communications core, with radio base simulators, as well as the automated switching core for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Control simulator.
●Completely rewrote and modernized the FAA Equipment Specification for Runway Alignment Indicator Lighting (MALSR) as a Performance Specification, enabling LEDs to be incorporated into the design without rendering current systems obsolete, or out of specification.
NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
●Developed a GPS / Transceiver based automotive pedestrian alert system, with NHTSA and Nissan Motors
●Utilized and approach incorporating differential-GPS based collision prediction.
DC FEMS (District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Management Service)
●Developed an automated, wireless, VPN-over-cellular Ambulance Run-Sheet for the Washington, DC EMS.
7/2000 – 4/2002: Corvis Corp., Hardware and Component Development
Hardware Systems Engineer
●Provided Testing and Test development for Fiber Optic components and systems.
●Experienced user of optical equipment: spectrum analyzers, high powered tunable lasers (S, C, and L, bands), fiber splicers, polarization analyzers, precision back-reflectometers, etc.
●Developed Test Plans used by engineers and technicians to perform testing.
●Performed environmental testing, component testing, and system testing on various systems under development.
SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES
Systems Engineering, Project Management, PMP, Project Control, Sub-Contract Management, Proposal Writing, AGILE Development, ITIL, Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V), Security+, CEH, DOORS, strategic analysis and planning, system development, Communication (military, IC, and commercial), systems and technology development, trusted agent, technical oversight, requirements development, and verification, trade studies / analysis of alternative, and strategies, staff development.
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