Jeffery J. Nadal
FEAC Certified Enterprise Architect
DODAF – TOGAF – FEAF - Zachman Framework
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Over 25 years of experience as Senior-level Enterprise Architect (EA) and U.S. Army Combat Veteran in Business Requirements Generation and Analysis, Enterprise Architecture, Systems Integration, DoD Acquisition, Project Management, and Technology Consulting Services to Federal clients. A FEAC Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA) proficient in the application of multiple EA frameworks such as FEAF, DODAF, and Zachman framework. Experienced in EA tools such as UNICOM System Architect, IBM Blueworks, and Software AG ARIS, as well as business process modeling using IDEF0 and Business Process Modeling Notation 2.0 (BPMN 2.0).
Currently a Lead and Senior Enterprise Architect who has been responsible for managing the enterprise architecture (EA) team supporting the NAVEBS Chief Architect in the analysis, development, procurement, and implementation of a new DON enterprise resource planning (ERP) – Electronic Procurement System (ePS) solution to replace the DoD Standard Procurement System (SPS). Expertise includes serving as the lead architect in the development of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEA/FEAF) products to support the Chief Architect. Have over 15 years of experience as a Senior Enterprise, Lead Architect, and Program Manager leading teams of architects and engineers in the analysis, development, implementation, and integration of IT solutions. I have a diverse experience includes providing support for the Navy Program Executive Office (PEO), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Administration (VA), DOD Military Health Systems (MHS), PM Night Vision, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV).
EDUCATION
MS Telecommunications Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2002
BS Business Management, Virginia Tech, 1983
COMPETENCIES
Enterprise Architecture (15 yrs.)
Requirements – JCIDS/BCAD (14 yrs.)
DoD Acquisition (12 yrs.)
DoD Biometrics (4 yrs.)
Program Integration (15 yrs.)
Systems Integration (10 yrs.)
Health IT (DoD, VA/VHA) (4 yrs.)
Telecommunications (5 yrs.)
Segment & Solution Architectures (12 yrs.)
Scrum Master (1 yr.)
DoD Operations (20+ yrs.)
CERTIFICATIONS/TOOLS/TECHNOLOGY
Active Secret Clearance
FEAC Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA), Spring 2009
SoftwareAG ARIS Training, 06/2012
Business Process Modeling (BPMN 2.0 Training), 07/2012
Agile Development (Agile Scrum Foundation), 10/2012
Certified Cloud Professional, 06/2014
UNICOM (IBM) Rational System Architect Training, 02/2015
EXPERIENCE DETAILS
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA
Senior Associate/Lead Enterprise Architect 3/2014 – Present
Navy PEO EIS, Enterprise Business Systems, Enterprise Architecture, 02/2015 – Present
Lead Enterprise Architect supporting Navy Enterprise Business Solutions (NAVEBS)/PMW 220 directing a team of 4 architects and software developers for a rapid business system development acquisition of a new end-to-end contract writing solution. Major accomplishments:
• Senior Architect responsible for managing the enterprise architecture (EA) team supporting the NAVEBS Chief Architect in the analysis, development, procurement, and implementation of a new DON enterprise resource planning (ERP) – Electronic Procurement System (ePS) solution to replace the DoD Standard Procurement System (SPS).
• Developing and supporting the architecture governance process that enables NAVEBS decision making, ensuring compliance with DoD policies (CJSCI 6212.01F), Department of the Navy (DON) policies, and supporting Federal/DoD financial audit readiness requirements.
• Ensured all EA products (operational/business, systems, technical, and data) were properly developed in UNICOM’s System Architect (SA) that adheres to the DON and SPAWAR EA development standards. Conduct process re-engineering of the procurement and grants end to end process lifecycle to support the capture of the ePS business scope.
• Successfully led the development, vetting, and baselining of all operational, systems, and standard viewpoints for SPAWAR Gate 3 review, System Requirements Review (SRR).
• Developed procurement and grants management end to end process models (OV-6c) and updated operational, system, and standard viewpoints for inclusion in the Navy’s ePS Request For Proposal (RFP).
• Contract lead for the incorporating requirements, architecture, integration (interfaces, service layer), and testing workstreams into a cohesive effort to achieve client goals and objectives.
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Enterprise/Business Architecture, 03/2014 – 02/2015
Senior Architect supporting VHA Business Architecture division in the strategic development of business architectures to support VHA decision making for VistA Evolution, strategic investments/portfolio management, requirements generation, and federal/commercial healthcare integration of. Key accomplishments:
• Conceptualized and provided courses of action to develop business services (SOA) from the existing and emerging business process and information models to support the development of enterprise shared services.
• Contract lead for the Planning and Integration Architecture branch responsible for the development and implementation of the architecture concept of operation, configuration management, and tool integration documents.
• Conducted research and analysis on architecture methodologies to mature the business architecture to address the VA and VHA business needs – how to improve and increase the use of models and products for the consumers of the architecture.
• Developed and implemented a process to develop strategic goals and objectives to mature and increase the effectiveness of the business architecture in VHA. Specifically, tailored the General Accounting Office Enterprise Architecture Management Maturity Framework to assess the architecture maturity, identify gaps and opportunity to improve the architecture, and develop recommendations to improve the depth and breadth of the architecture to satisfy stakeholder needs. Tied architecture goals and objectives into integrated master plan to achieve these goals and objectives at the tactical level.
Deloitte Consulting, Senior Enterprise Architect 3/2013 – 3/2014
MASSDOT, Boston, MA
Senior Architect leading the business architecture development for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MASSDOT) Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) Automated Licensing and Registration System (ALARS) Modernization Development and Implementation (MDI) Project. The ALARS MDI Project is the primary MASSDOT initiate to design, develop, and implement an agile solution to modernize their legacy mainframe applications. Major accomplishments:
• Successfully used TOGAF and FEAF architectural frameworks to organize, develop, and deliver the RMV’s business and data architectures. This capture the business requirements and the business information for the RMV to implement a SalesForce.com solution.
• Work closely with the government business functional and architecture leads to strategize how to develop and implement an architecture process to solve business initiates and issues within RMV.
• Supported numerous working group sessions with executive level clients to develop a collective understanding of the business architecture, its purpose, and need to achieve RMV goals and objectives.
• Developed and delivered the Future State Business Architecture strategy, governance, architecture roadmap, target state products, and transition sequence plan.
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA 8/2004 – 3/2013
Senior Enterprise Architect
Department of Veterans Administration (VA), Office of Information & Technology. (OI&T) Veterans Relationship Management (VRM), 10/2012 – 3/2013
Senior Architect supporting VA VRM integration of the all enterprise level solutions into a single technical front end to improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency in which information is exchanged between veterans and VA. Major accomplishments:
• Review business requirement, produced conceptual architectures and co-authored the Master Veteran Index (MVI) System Development Document to capture all person records/identities from Veterans Benefits Administration’s Corporate Database (CORPDB) into the VRM MVI.
• Gather and analyze VA business requirements by using business and solution architectures to capture the VA’s enterprise-level business requirements and develop common services.
• Provided direct support in the VRM Data Services Reference Architecture Agile Sprints and weekly SCRUM meetings.
• Lead for the Technical Analysis and Integration Workstream, which was responsible for the following: IAM Access Management, Technical Reviews/Review Boards, Information Models, Knowledge Management (KM), and the Stakeholder Enterprise Portal (SEP).
Department of Veterans Administration (VA), Enhance the Veteran Experience & Access to Healthcare (EVEAH), Business and Solution Architectures, 6/2012 – 10/2012
Senior Architect providing technical analysis and integration recommendations for the EVEAH program to eliminate IT solutions disparities in access to care. Focus on transforming the Veteran’s inpatient to outpatient settings where technology solutions support telemedicine, in-home care, and other delivery innovations. Major accomplishments:
• Responsible for business analysis and development of the VA’s enterprise solutions to improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency in which information is exchanged between veterans and the VA.
• Conducted analysis for EVEAH for independent solutions to drive their technical integration toward common services and the identification of IT redundancies. Of note, developed a system functional gap/overlap analysis and recommendation use architectures to establish an evolving solution baseline that currently does not exist for the Emergency Department Integration Software (EDIS) system to support capability evolution supporting the Veteran.
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), J63
Enterprise Architecture 02/2010 – 6/2012
Lead Architect and Program Manager leading a team of 10 architects supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Chief Architect’s in the analysis, development, and implementation of all Agency and Program level Enterprise Architectures (EA). Major accomplishments:
• Lead Architect responsible for managing the DLA J63 EA team supporting the DLA Chief Architect in the analysis, development, and implementation of all Agency and Program-Level Architectures.
• Focused on developing architectures and integrating new project requirements and spiral of new business capabilities, such as Energy Convergence, into DLA’s primary supply chain solution - Enterprise Business System (EBS) – a $1billion SAP solution.
• Implemented processes and governance to support DLA’s decision making, ensuring compliance with DoD policy (CJSCI 6212.01F), and supporting Federal/DoD financial audit readiness requirements.
• Used Software AG ARIS tool to model DLA architecture artifacts that are maintained in a central DLA EA repository in three baseline states: development, staging, and production.
• Established an architecture governance and approval process for DLA to develop, vet, manage change, and approve EA artifacts.
• Worked with the DLA business requirements functional owners to support capturing DLA’s end to end business processes, such as Plan to Stock, into 122 models using of BPMN 2.0 with DLA’s EA tool and repository.
• Developed a methodology and process to capture DLA’s business information into Conceptual and Logical Data Models, using Erwin modeling tool, to promote interoperability through data reuse and a common lexicon.
•Developed DLA plans and polices to support the IT resource managers to ensure the EBS and other systems were aligned in the DLA portfolio and support EA assertions the DoD Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) that supported and defended DLA’s IT resources at the Investment Review Board (IRB).
DOD Military Health Systems (MHS), Information Management (IM) Business-Data Architecture Support (BAS) 01/2009 – 02/2010
Project Lead, Senior Enterprise Lead Architect and Program Manager leading a team of 16 architects and business requirements analysis supporting the MHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) Enterprise Architecture (EA) program in the analysis, development, implementation, and integration for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Way Ahead and joint DoD – VA integrated EHR IT solutions. Major accomplishments:
• Responsible for managing a 16-member EA Team in support of the Information Management Directorate (IM) to develop MHS business and data architectures.
• Provided direct support of all architectural and standards analysis, Federal and External partner business architecture alignment, data interoperability analysis, process and data modeling and management, operational and data architecture products, and health information standards.
• Ensured all EA business and data products were properly developed in IBM’s Rational System Architect and adhered to the MHS EA repository standards.
• Developed EA processes and governance to support decision making for leadership, such as the Clinical and Business Portfolio Management Boards, on the integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR) capability through the execution and assessment of materiel/non-materiel solutions.
• Led the business process development to align the MHS business domain capability with the iEHR BPMN to ensure both business and clinical requirements enable a comprehensive view and assessment for all stakeholders.
DOD Navy, N-6 (CIO), Enterprise Architecture Compliance and Review, 02/2008 - 01/2009
Senior Architect supporting the Navy EA Division in the integration, review and application of EA Strategic Planning and Governance. Conduct architecture reviews of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) architecture design to ensure compliance with business requirements, DoDAF 2.0, and system engineering convention (DoD Acquisition requirements). Key accomplishments:
• Senior Architect supporting the Navy EA Division in the integration, review, and application of EA Strategic Planning and Governance. Conduct the gate review of 20 Navy IT acquisition programs.
• Developed architecture governance, processes and procedures to align, integrate, and recommend changes to the architectural products to ensure compliance to the Navy’s FORCENet requirements, technology standards, information and solutions architecture.
• Led the Navy’s Integrated Information Framework effort to develop a problem-solving methodology that provides solutions to the Navy’s data and information sharing challenges through an integrated forum that includes the operational users, acquisitions community, and resource sponsors.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), CIO, 11/2008 - 02/2009
Senior Architect supporting the USAID Chief Architect Senior Architect supporting the integration, review and application of EA Strategic Planning, Governance, architecture development, and Federal/OMB compliance. Major accomplishments:
• Lead architect in the development of Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEA/FEAF) products to support the Chief Architect architecture vision and USAID reporting requirements. Worked directly with the Chief Architect to develop and execute policy and processes to support the USAID mission, to include an EA Charter and Roadmap.
• Developed and prepared USAID architecture products for compliance submission to Department of State to support the Exhibit 53 and 300’s submission. Supported the development of architecture strategy and processes, using FEAF and OBM/GAO requirements, for the development of segment architectures, architecture transition plans, and provide investment line of sight from the business requirements to the IT solutions.
Army Program Manager Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (PM NV / RSTA), the Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System – Combined (BETSS-C) Program, 12/2007 – 11/2008
Program Manager for the planning, development, and execution the Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System – Combined (BETSS-C) solution for Program Manager Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (PM NV/RSTA). Major accomplishments:
• Contract lead and deputy project manager for the implementation of $1.3 billion BETSS-C program, which includes requirements development and program requirements baseline of seven Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statements (JUONS) for U.S. Central Command, system engineering, testing, cost/budget, project schedule, integrated logistics, and training of a rapid acquisition of material solutions to the Warfighter – 12 months from concept to initial fielding.
• Program Integrator of five independent programs that provided combined and networked materiel solutions for the Warfighter. These programs are: Product Developer RAID, Joint Program Manager Force Protection Systems, Project Manager Robotics and Unmanned Sensors, Product Developer Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar, and Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate.
• Provide oversight and direction to David Sarnoff labs for development of a common 3D terrain visualization tool (TerraSight) for a standard sensor control ground station that provides a common integrated operational picture.
• Led and directed 14 personnel to provide program integration, architecture, engineering, and integrated logistic support that achieve, from concept to implementation, the BETSS-C solution within one year.
United States Corps of Engineers (USACE), CIO, 04/2007 – 11/2008
Senior Architect responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and sustainment of enterprise architectures, DoDAF & FEA, for the United States Corps of Engineers CIO to manage IT investments and maintain compliance with OMB and GAO requirements. Major accomplishments:
• Develop the architecture governance, processes and procedures to align, integrate, and change Corps IT/IM business rules, information exchanges, and solutions to support Corps missions.
• Responsible for the capture and alignment the Corps’ business process, Civil Works & Military Programs domains, to integrate IT/IM solutions via segment architectures with the Corps stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure USACE architectural compliance with OBM by developing architectures in alignment with the FEAF and OBM requirements, such as Exhibits 53 and 300’s, development of segment architectures, architecture transition plans, and provide investment line of sight from the business requirements to the IT solutions.
Army CIO / G6, Biometrics Task Force (BTF), 08/2005 – 03/2007
Lead Architect for the Biometric Task Force (BTF) responsible for the development, implementation, and analysis of current and future Joint concepts, applications, & systems via a deterministic process to fulfill the Department of Defense & Army’s biometric requirements. Ensure the Stakeholder business information is capture and complied with in the development of biometric solutions. Major accomplishments:
• Lead BTF Business Architect responsible for the development, implementation, and analysis of current & future Joint concepts, applications, & systems to the DoD business architecture.
• Key contributor to the BTF’s Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS) process in the development of a biometric Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Capabilities Based Assessment, and Capabilities Development Document (CPD).
• Author and Lead Architect for the development and staffing of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) baseline Capability Production Document (CPD).
• Led the business architectural development and solutions integration to pass biometric data between DoD classify/non-classified domains through the implementation of a directional data guard that improved DoD information sharing from days to minutes.
Army CIO / G6, Army Architecture Integration Center (AAIC), 08/2004 – 08/2005
Enterprise Architect supporting the Department of the Army CIO/G6 AAIC in the development, integration and execution of all Army Enterprise Architecture efforts via Strategic Planning, requirements and program integration and managed through EA Governance. Major accomplishments:
• Responsible for developing, vetting, and integrating all AAIC architectures: Business, System, and Technical, in support of Army operations and capabilities development.
• Provided direct support to the Army Software Blocking (SWB) effort by developing the business architectural test threats to test and verify interoperability requirements for the 13 Army Battle Command Systems between the program developers and the Central Test Support Facility.
• Used IBM Rational System Architect to capture the Army business, system, data, and technical architectures supporting the Army SWB, Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness, and Modular Force efforts.
MPRI/L3 Comm, TRADOC BCAD 2003-2004
Military Analyst for the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Battle Command and Awareness Division (BCAD) responsible for the development, analysis, and integration of emerging and future military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems into current and future U.S Army forces.
• Provide guidance to internal and external organization to ensure combat system development is aligned with Army requirements, acquisition strategies, budgeting, and life-cycle management.
• Requirements lead for the 13 Army Battle Command system integration and testing effort, Software Blocking (SWB). Worked requirements integration with the TRADOC’s Architecture Integration and Management Division (AIMD) to develop architectural mission and test threads for SWB.
• Provide subject matter expertise on communications science and technology development and experimentation.
US Army 1983-2003
Army Infantry and Signal Corps Officer with a proven background leadership, telecommunications, program integration, enterprise architectures, requirements generation, information systems, biometrics, and training as a project manager, supervisor, and director of organizations ranging in size from 30 to 3,000 personnel. A few highlights include:
• Deputy Director of Information Management, U.S. Army, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands responsible oversight all telecommunications operations for a $4 billion government owned, commercially operated test facility and missile range. Supervised a 90-person telecommunications department with a $60 million infrastructure and an $8.5 million annual budget. Lead project manager and program integrator in the development and organization of a 5-year multi-phased $13 million outside cable replacement program - less than the $32 million DoD estimate.
• Infantry Company Commander, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, responsible for the successfully deployment, combat operations, and redeployment of 235 soldiers to Saudi Arabia and in Iraq during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantry Badge by the Secretary of the Army for superior performance in combat operations against an enemy of the United States, Euphrates River Valley, Iraq.
• Special Forces Group (SFG) Signal Officer responsible for the designing, planning, and establishment of communications and automation projects for Army Special Forces operating in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
• Commander, Special Forces Group Support Company (Field Grade Command), responsible for managing a multifunctional organization in support of Army Special Forces operating within Asia and the Pacific Rim. Led, organized, and trained 180 people arranged in four specialized detachments, which consisted of communications, military intelligence, logistical support, medical, and maritime operations.