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

Evoke Research and Consulting, LLC, Arlington, VA

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, Fairfax, VA

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., Reston, VA

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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