Paul C. Ramos

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New Port Richey, Florida 34653

727-***-**** acfbmm@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Over twenty-five years of IT experience ranging from Systems Administration, Network Security & Design, Telecommunications, Software Engineering & Development, Process Design & Implementation, and Project / Program Management; including work with various government agencies: DIA, NGA, DISA, USSOCOM, USCENTCOM, White House as well as Joint Intelligence systems and operations commands. Practical understanding of quality systems with a proven track record of implementing them.

* Six Sigma - Green Belt Certified - Quality and Process Management through streamlining processes. Overall cost reduction and product improvements, developed process improvement, which included a process improvement using Six Sigma tools with a savings of $1.2M over the life of project

* CMMI - Process maturity, documentation, standardized and integrate into software / engineering designs

* ISO 9000 / 20000 - Ensured external Quality Assurance (QA) and Information Technology (IT) standards were met

* IT Service Management Familiarization and Principles (ITSM, MOF, CoBit)

* Enterprise Architecture – Identifying artifacts, developing business priorities and aligning initiative and roadmaps for the organization

* In depth experience with Cloud methodologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), automation, orchestration, cost frameworks, trends and industry-leading private/public/hybrid cloud vendor offerings and interoperability

Extensive project management experience encompassing Cost Accounting, Scheduling and Tracking ensuring projects complete within allotted time / budget. Proven professional track record for leading IT development projects, managing teams, recommending technology integration, and proving project transition support.

Experience

Altamira (formally Invertix) February 2013 – April 2014

Principal / Senior Cloud Technologist

Assisted companies in working through challenging requirements, such as open source software (Hadoop, Cloud Management & Open Source Analytics), engineering, architecture, and strategy services to big data missions across the intelligence, defense and law enforcement sectors. Was a key member of the DIA SmartData team focusing on identifying, processing, and expediting the ready availability of IC Smart Data for subsequent ingestion by the IC GovCloud. He provided recommendations on data transformation, markings and other associated changes necessary to optimally stage data into the IC GovCloud. Worked with other government agencies to set up data integration and cleansing processes for disparate data sets to fully align with IC-ITE. Supported senior executives to improve enterprise IT strategies and practices for client engagement, project methodology, architectural governance, enterprise documentation, infrastructure migration, development of team evolution, and complex IT support issues. Also served as the Chief Architect for Altamira supporting the SOCOM Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) focusing on advanced analysis and signal signature reduction methods.

L3 STRATIS November 2004 – February 2013

Director (Cyber / Cloud Solutions)

Developed solutions and frameworks for Public, Private and Hybrid clouds environments defining cloud architectures, evaluating products and implemented new technologies into the L3 STRATIS cloud offerings. Led multiple geographically dispersed teams of engineers, architects and developers to lead multiple project in excess of $3.5M.

* Developed a comprehensive Cloud Service Management using open source tools (CloudStack, OpenStack, and Puppet) as well as commercial hypervisors (HyperV, vCloud, and KVM) to enable customers to manage their Public (AWS/Azure) / Private cloud assets under single management tool

* Led a team in the design and delivery of a Big Data architecture and roadmap as part of the L-3 Communications Strategic Growth Initiative

* Key architect in the design and implementation of the L-3 NSSC Cyber Range Cloud based on VCE vBlock infrastructure, which provided a secure interactive environment to educate, train, and certify individuals in information assurance

* Contributed to L3 STRATIS winning a $7B IDIQ opportunity supporting the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command SSES NexGen program which resulted in his organization receiving potential revenues in excess of $600 Million over the next 5 years

* Served as the Deputy Program Manager and Chief Data Architect within the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop and deploy an enterprise Service Desk / Configuration Management system to support the Special Operation Mission Planning Office

* Acted as Transition Manager for the Executive Office of the President - Chief Information Officer (CIO) during the Bush/Obama presidential transition. Successfully coordinated activities to support the Presidential Records Act (PRA) as well as providing management over-sight for the Executive Office of the President (EOP) Central Data Center for the storage archiving of all PRA related data.

Successfully transformed unstructured and inefficient department operations by upgrading talent, improving workflows and developing products that provided a competitive edge to the Business Unit. Actively assisted senior executives using organization perspectives and methods to execute business strategies, improve operations and performance, and optimize roles and responsibilities.

Raytheon Company March 2001 – March 2004

Senior Technical Support Engineer, C4ISR

Responsible for technical operations of the Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN) Switching Systems Integration Lab, managing the daily operations Electrical Engineers and Design Support Engineers. He was responsible for the overall project management of projects totaling over $1.5M dollars, which included: preparing Work Authorization Documents, creating Project Schedules and developing Process Improvement Proposals. Played Key Contributor role in the team that developed and tested the first prototype VoIP network interface utilizing Cisco routers and Raytheon Secure Digital Switches to the DRSN / DISN which is being utilized at worldwide now on the DRSN. Also was the lead engineer in the development of the new AFSCN secure communications suite for the US Air Force.

Direct Connect Internet Service July 2000 to February 2001

Director of Operations (Consultant)

Directed operations for a premier Internet Service Provider in Northern California. Responsibilities included managing the Engineering and Technical Support team and Technical Support Staff.

GTE / Verizon Network Services December 1998 to July 2000

Customer Engineer – Data Applications

Responsible for the installation, integration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of all voice, video and data circuits to support the State of California CALNET project, State E911, California State Lottery, and Health Human Services Data Center (HHSDC) throughout California.

United States Navy (Honorably Discharged) July 1984 to May 1997

Electronics Technician

Responsible for operating and supporting Fixed Heavy Terminal Satellite Communications Systems (GSC-52(V), GSC-39, FSC-78/79 SHF Terminals) as well tactical portable C, X and Ku-Band satellite terminals.

Certifications / Training

Enterprise Architect (EACOE)

Amazon (AWS) Cloud Implementation

CompTIA Project+ Certified

PGP Foundations Certified

Certified Process Design Engineer (CPDE)

Master Project Manager (MPM) Certification - American Academy of Project Management

Certified Project Manager (CPM) Certification

Certified Associate Information Technology Consultant (CAITC)

ITIL V2 & V3 Certified

Six Sigma Certified

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Certification

Professional Affiliations

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Member of the IEEE Communications Society

Member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)

American Academy of Project Management (AAPM)

Member of National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) – Tampa Chapter

Member of FBI InfraGard - Tampa Chapter

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