Data Security Officer

Tyrone Grandison, PhD

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EMPLOYMENT

Vice President – Data

*/**** – Present U.Group National Landing, VA

§ Building a high-trust, empathic, and balanced team that delivers world class, nextgen data products and services to solve the toughest problems for our clients. Creating the data strategy and vision for the practice. Facilitating team growth, strategic business development, and technical & career excellence. Delivering technology and process optimizations to improve the company and its customers. Executive Director

3/2018 – 1/2019 The Data-Driven Institute Seattle, WA

§ Focused on business development, fundraising, partnerships, team growth, and strategic direction. The mission is to help policymakers craft and implement policies and programs that are effective, that are based on community feedback, that leverage the knowledge of community, that is supported and augmented by data and technology, and that solve their most pressing public health problems. Chief Information Officer

10/2016 – 3/2018 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Seattle, WA

§ Provided leadership for the Technology team. Created the vision, strategy, policies and execution plans for the team and technology systems. Created and implemented the governance, compliance, collaboration, accountability, and investment strategy for the Institute’s information technology. Managed the budget for the 62-person team - $8.5 million total ($5 million capital, $3.5 million operational). Reduced technology development cycle by 66%. Increased team effectiveness by a factor of 60.

§ Used Agile and LEAN methodologies to deliver: 1) IHME’s Global Burden of Disease data and visualization tools on an annual cycle (for the first time ever), 2) IHME’s first iOS and Android apps, and 3) IHME’s first Application Programming Interface (API). The mobile application received a Gold medal in the Educational App category for the Best Mobile App awards in 2018. Deputy Chief Data Officer

7/2015 – 8/2016 US Department of Commerce Washington, DC

§ Co-founded and led the Commerce Data Service – a digital services team that enabled the successful execution of the data initiatives of the 12 bureaus of the Department of Commerce. Crafted the startup’s vision, strategy and policies.

§ Grew team from 2 people to 33 data engineers and data scientists in under 2 months – managing a $1.855 million operational budget and growing it to $3.5 million.

§ Successfully delivered fifteen (15) data products, systems, technology, and services to the Department’s bureaus and the Office of the Secretary; inspiring the team and the workforce around us to new levels of engagement and achievement. Many of these deliverables improved internal efficiency and increased user participation. Two of these services, the Commerce Data Usability Project and the Commerce Data Academy, were named Innovation of the Year and Tech Program of the Year, respectively, in 2016.

§ Led the large-scale upgrade of the technology systems to be user-centric federal investments and citizen services. Built a track record of delivery and impact.

§ Led Departmental cultural change, systems change, and digital transformation – unlocking and accelerating the passion and integrity of Commerce’s career staff and resources. Leveraged my entrepreneurial spirit, written and verbal communication skills, and relationships to collaborate on initiatives across several Federal agencies. More information at http://bit.ly/DOC-yr. Presidential Innovation Fellow

9/2014 – 7/2015 The White House Washington, DC

§ As a sole contributor under the Obama Administration, I worked with the Department of Energy, the Department of Labor and the Veterans Administration to launch the Solar Ready Vets program.

§ Created 13 data systems, products and services for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wage Hour Division, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mining Safety and Health Administration divisions of the Department of Labor; collaborating with Bayes Impact, District Data Labs, and the University of Maryland.

§ Used Agile development and LEAN techniques to develop and deploy the first ever IOS and Android mobile applications for the Child Labor division of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the US Department of Labor. This app won the Department’s highest honor for innovation in 2016.

§ Helped the US Department of Labor assess, strategize and improve upon their technology, tools, and services for workforce development, skills training and apprenticeship.

§ Co-led the US Census Bureau’s CitySDK initiative. Led developer relations and community engagement, specifically with public administration and civic hacktivists. Worked with grassroots organization at the city and county level in execution. Coordinated user feedback to improve the offering. The CitySDK initiative received numerous awards in 2015 and 2016; including the US Department of Commerce’s top honor.

Chief Executive Officer

12/2012 –9/2014 Proficiency Labs International Ashland, OR

§ Created and executed the company’s vision, strategy, business development, and technology roadmap. Led the executive team in governance, process improvement, and business model generation – doubling the client base and making the company profitable. Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

11/ 2012 – 5/2014 EqualityTV Long Beach, CA

§ Created the technology vision and strategy. Architected and implemented the infrastructure for the online platform.

§ Employed user-centered design and agile development methodology to produce the company’s Minimally Viable Product (MVP) in less than 2 months.

Global Program Manager, Manager, Senior Software Engineer 9/ 2003 – 12/ 2012 IBM Research San Jose, CA

§ Managed teams ranging in size from 5 members to 40 members; with operating budgets ranging from $1.2 million to $13 million; enabling revenue of over $100 million. Served as a role model for the global team; using my interpersonal skills and knowledge to inspire privacy innovation.

§ Developed data privacy and security products, systems, solutions, and technology; then took them through the productization cycle. Solutions included: Hippocratic Database technology, PRIvacy MAnagement Architecture (PRIMA), End-to-End Data De- identification Infrastructure (EDDI), Data Forensics, and Data-Centric Security.

§ Created and implemented the HIPAA-HITECH compliance and governance framework for IBM Research (worldwide). Created the internal audit and enforcement framework for HIPAA-HITECH; working with the Chief Security Officer to ensure timely process and technology implementation.

Programmer, Lecturer, Researcher

1/1992-12/2002 Bank of Nova Scotia (JM), University of West Indies, University of Technology (JM), Imperial College (UK), University of Queensland (AUS).

§ Developed technology solutions for small and medium businesses in the Caribbean. Taught undergraduate & graduate courses and led research in Computer Science.

EDUCATION

IBM Academy of Education

Advanced Executive M.B.A. July 2009

Executive M.B.A. July 2004

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London Ph.D. in Computer Science [Specialization: Security and Trust Management for Internet Applications] June 2003 University of the West Indies, Jamaica

M.Sc. in Computer Science [Specialization: Software Engineering] June 1998 B.Sc. (Honors) in Computer Studies [Specialization: Computer Science, Economics, and Mathematics] June 1997 AWARDS

2018: Eisenhower Fellow. AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador. More at http://bit.ly/ty-awards. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Board Member. Reviewer. Mentor/Coach. Human Rights Commissioner (2019). Judge. More at http://bit.ly/ty-prof. PATENTS

27 Patents Filed & 20 Patents Published. More at http://bit.ly/ty-pats. PUBLICATIONS

120+ publications published in peer-reviewed conferences and journals. More at http://bit.ly/ty-pubs. PRESENTATIONS

70+ invited talks (since 2003). On average, 7 annually. More at http://bit.ly/ty-talks. PORTFOLIO

See http://bit.ly/ty-portfolio.

SKILLS

See http://bit.ly/ty-skill.

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