STEPHEN D. GONZALES

Colorado Springs, CO ***** • 719-***-**** ac0nff@r.postjobfree.com

PROGRAM LEADER

Technical Lead Executive Program Manager IT Strategist Sr Systems Engineer A strategic leader recognized for managing teams that align a company’s business operations, processes, and IT systems to achieve their strategic goals, while streamlining processes to maximize productivity and reducing cost – for DoD contracts – managing teams upwards of 50 people. Experienced in developing strategies, implementing roadmap initiatives, creating highly productive teams, and developing empowered employees. Ability to collaborate with clients, key internal and external stakeholders, vendors, business users to build and implement integrated architecture for any size organization.

Requirements Management

Process Improvement / Engineering

Leadership / Employee Development

Network/Security Design

Operations Management

Security Reviews

Task Order Management

Proposal Management

Business / IT Integration

Program Management

IT Strategic Planning

IT / Operations Assessment

Industry Experience: Electrical, Mechanical, Facilities and Security Technical Summary: DOORS, Oracle, MS Suite, Six Sigma, CMM, RUP, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, SDLC, EVMS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014 Northrop Grumman Boulder, CO

Deputy Program Manager

Daily management of software development team consisting of 8-25 staff at any given time for 1 contract. Created and implemented a modified Agile process. Defined requirements with customer. 2013–2014 Columbus Technology and Services Aurora, CO Technical Lead

Maintained technical oversight for ground station hardware and infrastructure software systems consisting of 4 main labs that were to be deployed to 20 locations worldwide. The infrastructure team consisted of 100 staff. Managed requirements, worked with multiple teams including development, test, deployment, security and implementation to ensure that install procedures were accurate. Wrote and update procedures as need be. Used DOORS database to manage, review and make changes to requirements.

Systems Engineer Colorado Springs, CO

Supervised a team of 4 Systems Engineers. Managed daily meetings. Performed network design, security design and implementation. Used DOORS database to manage, review and make changes as well as add, accept or reject comments regarding requirements. Participated in security reviews, provided solutions and presented them to the security team. Reviewed test scripts to ensure accuracy. 1998–2012 Northrop Grumman Schriever AFB, CO

2012-2013 Systems Engineer

Worked on a software development project in an Agile environment as a Product Owner working with the Scrum Master. Responsible for project management as well as cost and schedule reporting. 2006-2012 Program Manager

Managed 65 direct reports which included engineers, project managers and support staff. Reviewed proposals, prepared cost and schedules as well as technical implementation for 4 contracts. Implemented major initiatives for the Missile Defense Agency for their directorate. 2000-2005 Deputy Program Manager

Managed operations, deployed systems for an upper echelon command and control center. Supported a government contract for development and flight test support. Was involved in programmatic and technical risk management systems for Missile Defense. Primary software was for data visualization and protocol translation which was in a Waterfall and Spiral development environment. Trained in Lean Six Sigma and received Black Belt certification. 1998-1999 Chief Infrastructure Engineer

Supported RDC contract for Missile Defense Agency. Integrated 20 plus contracts (task orders) to ensure standard processes, procedures, tools, hardware and software were being used correctly. Instituted framework for CMM level 3 certification and converted to CMMI along with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Maintained role as Deputy Project Lead for a high performance computing center which consisted of 2 super computers and all supporting peripherals for specialized equipment for several hundred classified users. Took control of hardware at a facility for daily usage and was responsible for all administrative hardware and software for approximately 2000 users. Supervised the PMO which included 65 direct reports and 10 project managers. Ensured the proper balances existed with the engineering staff across the contract as it related to technical, educational, experience and Affirmative Action requirements. Was accountable for proposal management including working with technical aspects, teaming and RFP’s.

1993 - 1998 Presearch Incorporated Ft. Monmouth, NJ Program Manager

Performed full life cycle requirements management, working with multiple developers on hardware, telecommunications and software selection design and implementation. Was a prototype site manager for 2 of 5 sites for automation and consolidation of all wholesales logistics for DoD. Remained main POC for testing and analysis teams to ensure requirements were tested properly. Analyzed test results to determine necessary changes and identify issues to be resolved. Worked with approximately 25 DoD representatives from all service branches nationwide to concur on implementation and testing of requirements. Used Waterfall and Earned Value Management System. Was selected to be an Army Representative with the National Technical Standards on how to implement the Internet Protocol over Broadcast Radio Network. Worked with the U.S. Army for their Base Network Standards. Was a Senior Reviewer for the implementation of the U.S. Army’s Wide Network Management Systems. Conducted analysis of test results and explained the impacts to DoD representatives prior to deployment. Remained heavily involved in logistics processes for deployment. Attended meetings, briefings and traveled extensively to meet with high-level government officials. Worked on the security design and architecture for the infrastructure system. Sr Staff Systems Engineer

Operated in large Government Program Offices to resolve communications & telecom issues while working with the DoD Information System offices to help define the future of the entire telecommunications infrastructure. Advised government officials on strategies and technical solutions. Defined security architecture, high-level design for the telecom infrastructure and provided technical solutions. Provided telecommunications, hardware, software and system requirements management. Used customized DoD methodology. EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration – Program/Project Management, Colorado Technical University Master of Science – Mechanical Engineering, Boston University Bachelor of Science – Electrical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy AFFILIATIONS

Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Air Force Association

Boy Scouts of America

REFERENCES

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