MARIO A. CERVANTES

Veteran of U.S. Army

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EXECUTIVE-LEVEL CONSULTANT - SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER & BUSINESS ANALYST

Highly technical, multifaceted, and charismatic executive leader with more

than 20 years of experience spearheading critical programs and IT

initiatives for corporate clients, the Department of Defense, and the

United States Army. Proven track record of leading multimillion-dollar

system development, operational reconstruction, business processes,

reengineering methods and concepts, and sourcing initiatives. Exceptional

manager of operational change, known for coordinating multi-site program

implementations. Diverse expertise in the areas of financial management,

human resources, sales & marketing, and client relations. Talented at

creating best-in-class operations using leading-edge technology management

tools.

Core Competencies

Operational Infrastructure . Program Management . Financial Management .

Technical Solutions

Problem Resolution . Program Budgeting . Process Reengineering . Resource

Utilization

Team Management . Staff Supervision, Motivation . Contract Negotiation

Spanish Language . Systems Development & Support . Relationship Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAIC Vienna, VA May 2009 to Present

Senior Software Field Integration Manager - Liaison - Program Management

Senior Software Field Integration Manager and Liaison to Boeing's Systems

Integration Laboratory in Huntington Beach, CA in El Paso, TX. Program

development in pursuit of delivery of the Future Combat System (FCS) now

known as Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM)for the United States

Army. Senior Consulting responsibility for advanced Acquisition efforts in

this multi-million dollar delivery of over 68 million lines of code for

this Information Technology System of Systems with applications for

collection of motion, images and video for satellite and vehicle to vehicle

dissemination purposes. Commercial technology employed for defense

purposes, the largest and most expensive venture in the history of Army

acquisition.

C3I, Taylor, Texas . 1996-2009

Senior Program Manager and Business DoD Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Consultant.

Advised client Commercial and Department of Defense organizations on

Acquisition strategic planning, business structure, operational issues, and

major business redesign in support of Information Technological systems

development, training, testing, fielding and support. Provide business

reengineering solutions, supervised and guided multiple sites by

integrating the customer's objectives and solutions to include customer

relations management, marketing ideas, training and development

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programs. Served various customer in a period of 12 years a series of

customers such as DoD agencies like the Space and Missile Defense Command,

Missile Defense Agency, Air and Missile Defense Command, as well as

Corporate giants like Boeing, SAIC, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin,

Raytheon and others to perform multi-million dollar program support to DoD

System of Systems Development. Performed duties of President & CEO for

this small consulting firm with a proven record of success beyond 9/11 and

other National Economical constraints keeping this company moving forward.

Specific Achievements:

. Saved US Army over $100 million by resolving problems with IT

command and control system.

. Established start-up operations and expanded to a $5 million

organization.

. Modernized the IT function for the Louisiana National Guard.

. Architected the Enterprise Systems Reconstruction program to

safeguard system stability, better business practices, information

technology organization security and continuity of operations planning,

post-hurricane Katrina.

. Implemented materials acquisition program across several

commercial and military departments.

. Served as a vital resource to Air Defense and Army Aviation

Program Managers in the roll out of C4ISR System to multiple locations.

UNITED STATES ARMY, Redstone, Alabama

Project Manager - Command and Control, Information Technology (1990-1996)

Spearheaded the creation, development, business redesign/re-engineering,

testing fielding and implementation of a tactical communications IT system

in support of 5 billion-dollar Army systems. Justified the need for

continued development and ultimate fielding of the command and control

system. Performed technical problem solving and system verification

services managed multi-site and multiple stakeholders throughout the US,

Western Europe (Germany) and Orient (Korea). This effort supported an

array of projects all contributing simultaneously to the final fielding of

the system.

Specific Achievements:

. Enabled $300 million savings for Army through management

efforts.

. Facilitated efficient ammunition deployment with the creation of

a multimillion-dollar Fire Direction Data Manager system.

. Led command and control system restructuring initiative that reduced

government spending by $1 million.

. Revitalized the Air Defense Army Project initiative through the

introduction of standard planning, financial management, and

structural processes.

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Additional United States Army positions include Commander of Combat-Ready

Tactical Units for Emergency Deployment Missions.

Contracts, Awards, & Accolades:

. Awarded Legion of Merit by the United States Army and

Department of Defense.

. Secured a $20 million contract following the launch of the C2

system.

. Landed a 3-year, multimillion-dollar contract from the Air

Defense Command and Control Project Office.

. Professional of the Year Award for the Huntsville Association of

Technical Societies (HATS).

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Master of Science in Business Management & National Resources Strategy -

Electronics Manufacturing

National Defense University, Washington, District of Columbia

Master of Science in Business Management -Systems

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education

University of Texas, El Paso, Texas

Management Information System

Computer Science Directorate, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Program Management Professional (PMP) Certified

Department of Defense Acquisition Defense University, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia

TECHNICAL SKILLS - Over 15 years of experience

Microsoft Business Suite, Project Manager

Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills

Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and motivation skills

Excellent analytical, problem solving, negotiation and organizational

ability

Project Management expertise

Experienced in database query languages and tools (SQL, SAS)

Experienced in Business Objects, Models

Application Systems Life-cycle

Strong problem-solving skills

Languages - Bilingual in English and Spanish at Native Level; practical

knowledge of French, Italian, German and Portuguese.

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