Engineering Manager

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Stephen A. Courtney

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Mr. Courtney has performed Program/Project Management, Business Development, Network Engineering, Information

Security Analysis and Engineering, Systems Integration, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, and Hardware

Design. His operations activities include: managing IT staff, preparing project financial reports, providing information

security oversight, performing O&M of networks, and designing client computing environments.

He has advised Government managers through the C&A process. He is familiar with client computing environments,

future architectural direction, INFOSEC policies, regulations, directives, and Executive Orders and their impact on

systems designed and deployed within the IC. He has designed and implemented networks in several operating

system environments and performed software engineering in support of Intelligence Community customers. He has

performed full life-cycle activities including requirements analysis, design, development, test, training, deployment, and

operations and maintenance (O&M). His business development activities include: marketing IT services, prospecting

for leads, identifying new business, supporting new business, capture management, proposal support, developing

teaming strategies, and devising business opportunities with enterprise solutions. He is familiar with the Government

acquisition process.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

TS/SCI eligible with POLYGRAPH

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional, #1258002, PMI, Re-Certified, 5/2012

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Certified ScrumMaster, #000158382, ScrumAlliance, 10/2011

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ITIL V3 Foundation Certification, Global Knowledge Training, 10/2010

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EXPERIENCE

Program Manager – NCI Information Systems, Inc., Reston, Virginia 04/2014 - Present

Responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of an Army IT contract supporting a Chief

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Technology Officer (CTO). As the sixth PM in an 18 month period, tasked with quick turn-around of

performance. Successfully received intent from Government to proceed with option year 2. He serves as

the primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), the Government CTO,

and NCI’s senior management. Mr. Courtney spearheads efforts which include cost

management/avoidance, schedule estimation and monitoring, contract performance management,

requirements analysis, risk management, and quality assurance activities. He directs technical resources

and reports on the progress, issues, and problem areas for multiple projects.

Project Manager - Praxis Engineering Technologies Inc., Chantilly, Virginia 09/2011 – 03/2014

Managed development of a mobile application for a major element within an Enterprise Level Asset Management

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Program for Intelligence Community (IC) client. Managed software developers, systems analysts, testers, and trainers

in an agile processing environment. Responsible for system life cycle from requirements to O&M, including

establishment of Mobile Device Management (MDM). Prepared project plan which included future direction of mobility.

Utilized MS Project to build short/long-ranged schedules. Provided monthly status briefings to stakeholders. Identified

and managed risk items. Supported change management due to customer directed requirement re-definition.

Collaborated with software configuration management to ensure proper and timely software releases. Provided

customer support by insuring operability of mobile devices by users.

Provided proposal development services for Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD contract opportunities.

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Project Manager - American Systems Corporation, Chantilly, Virginia 02/2009 – 09/2011

Provided business development services for Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD contract opportunities. Collaborated

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with Proposal, Finance, Contracts, Recruiting, Security, and Operations departments to respond to task orders, request

for proposals, and related requests. Established a SharePoint site for managing staffing needs for task order

requirements. Performed lead identification, qualification, capture management, and proposal development activities.

Established relationships with companies to build winning teams. Responsible for wins on several contract vehicles.

Managed sub-contract supporting IC client.

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Program Manager - ManTech International Corporation, Herndon, Virginia 02/2004 – 02/2009

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Performed dual roles in both operations and business development.

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Managed IC contract which provided systems engineering, ITIL supported process improvements, documentation

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control/production, enterprise architecture analysis, review board management, and Certification & Accreditation (C&A)

process improvement support.

Managed developers in the production of a web-based tool for tracking the C&A process of IT systems. Ensured

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compliance with FISMA requirements. Developed training material and established training sessions for users.

Prepared and presented monthly financials utilizing EVM criteria for ManTech management. Developed schedules with

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MS Project.

Performed business development activities by identifying and qualifying new business. Generated leads through

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promotion vehicles with the client, establishing client relationships, and by observing the client’s needs in order to

develop a strategy.

Supported and assisted software developers with the C&A process for an Intelligence Dissemination Tool for IC

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analysts. Clarified security requirements, coordinated C&A actions, coordinated testing with security personnel, and

developed risk assessment reports. Worked closely with the client’s software developers to identify the appropriate

C&A approval processes and authorities, and assembled and submitted C&A packages to the Principal Accreditation

Authority. The tool received C&A authority to operate.

Program Manager for a CIO-SETA sub-contract running four projects. Responsible for staffing, evaluating, and

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mentoring, as well as providing financial reporting for an IT staff. Managed a variety of disciplines – software

developers, systems engineers, systems integrators, configuration managers, and process engineers. Leadership was

instrumental in expanding the IC contract.

Provided proposal support and business development services.

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Principal Systems Engineer - General Dynamics Network Systems Inc., Chantilly, Virginia 07/1999 - 02/2004

Performed INFOSEC lead for IC program. Provided security architecture design, guidance, and recommendations.

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Prepared Security Plans, presented Security briefings, and reviewed software methodologies to ensure compliance with

DCID 6/3 security requirements. Architecture improvements included selection of firewalls, intrusion detection, auditing

tool, and virus-checking software.

Provided INFOSEC support to a messaging system for IC customer. Reviewed and prepared security plans, attended

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briefings/reviews, and prepared/presented security engineering briefings to information security boards. Successfully

achieved Certification & Accreditation authority to operate for a major segment on schedule.

Provided Information Security support to an IC program, overseeing and maintaining the security status for multiple

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Intelligence projects. Reviewed security plans, attended briefings/reviews, and provided security-related

recommendations to the respective projects.

Provided information security oversight to an IC project that provides softcopy visual data library with near real-time

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processing and distribution of imagery. Prepared security documentation, including Security Plan, Security Test Plan,

and Security Test Procedures, and provided systems engineering support. Prepared and presented briefings to

Architectural Review Board, Engineering Review Board, Information Security Board, and at project reviews which

resulted in Certification & Accreditation (C&A) authority to operate (ATO). Achieved ATO in fastest time and used as

example in training course to Government Project Managers.

Provided information security and systems engineering support to multiple development/integration projects within the

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IC. Reviewed security plans, reviewed risk assessments, recommended risk mitigation techniques and mechanisms,

attended security board reviews, and worked with engineering teams, customers, and vendors to address security

concerns. Researched and reported on Information Extraction tools for Intelligence Analysts. Team lead for software

engineers working on multiple projects in support of this IC customer.

Senior Systems Engineer - BAE Systems Inc., National Systems Group, McLean, Virginia 06/1996 - 07/1999

Managed Year 2000 implementation effort for servers at the Office of Naval Intelligence through the assessment,

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renovation, and validation phases. Assessed and provided recommendations for all PC servers to meet Year 2000

compliance standards. Provided analysis and recommendations of their Windows NT environment. Developed

automated tools to reduce labor-intensive tasks and provided enhancements to Windows NT file and mail servers.

Performed system upgrades of workstations for an office automation system at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco &

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Firearms.

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Performed systems engineering and systems integration tasking to support the development of information system

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applications for IC client. Provided requirements analysis and resource allocation, coordinated software development

methodology, and investigated new technologies/tools applicable to software development.

Program Technical Manager responsible for implementing system based on Windows NT 4.0 system for IC. Managed

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staff of integration engineers in transitioning and upgrading servers and workstations.

Program Manager - SAIC Inc., Systems Technology Group, McLean, Virginia 11/1994 - 06/1996

Responsible for program budgeting, staffing, managing, and mentoring team members for IC contract.

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Managed the overall technical direction of an IT network. Advised IC client.

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Managed a team of systems engineers, software developers, database developers, LAN administrators, network

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engineers, and fiber optic installers encompassing four IT projects.

Utilized MS Project to develop schedules and build WBS.

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Responsible for performing O&M and LAN engineering/design functions for a client/server system for over 200 users.

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Implemented transition of servers from IBM LAN Manager to a Microsoft Windows NT environment.

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Designed and directed the network upgrade of the fiber optic infrastructure.

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Senior Systems Engineer - BAE Systems Inc., Fairfax, Virginia 02/1992 - 11/1994

Managed LAN administrators and technicians in the O&M of four client/server networks. Our team provided customer

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service support for multiple operating systems (IBM, Microsoft) and data bases (Oracle). Responsible for resolving LAN-

related problems as well as advising and strategizing with the IC client on the direction of department-wide LAN

communications.

Developed, designed, and implemented client/server systems for front office IC staff utilizing NeXT (UNIX-based)

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computers.

Developed and marketed a security access system based on RF/ID technology to an IC client.

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Managed systems administrators supporting multiple locations. Responsible for O&M of network and servers providing

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file, back-up, database, and application functions.

Senior Engineer - GTE Government Systems Corporation, Chantilly, Virginia 06/1985 - 02/1992

Developed system requirements for NATO CINCIBERLANT Command and Control Information System (CCIS) in

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Portugal. Oversaw the B3 security certification process based on the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria

(TSEC) for this CCIS through development of Security Engineering Management Plan, Security Engineering Test Plan,

and Systems Engineering Management Plan.

Provided TEMPEST engineering direction for a secure office automation system for the Office of the Secretary of

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Defense.

Established technical direction and advised management in the security accreditation process of a DoD automated

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message handling system. Developed Security Test Plan and Security Test Procedures. Prepared schedules and

status reports.

Managed the implementation of a network operator workstation and a network communications processor for an OSI-

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based Network Management System for an IC client. System monitored and controlled TCP/IP Ethernet and X.25

Broadband LANs, simultaneously. Provided task leadership of software, human factors, and test engineers.

Supported large telecommunications project for an IC client. Developed Segment Design and Interface Specification

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documents to deploy the InteCom IBX/S80 PBX (digital telephone /packet system). Served as the technical lead in

deploying a technical control facility (TCF) for the InteCom IBX/S80 PBX. Provided full life-cycle project management

from requirements definition to deployment of the TCF. TCF provided data testing capability with IBM computing

equipment and transmission testing capability to central office for T1, fiber optic, and twisted-pair lines. Managed staff

that performed installation, integration, and test functions.

Senior Consultant - Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., Bethesda, Maryland 11/1982 - 06/1985

Developed functional requirement specifications for a U.S. Navy cryptographic key management concept utilizing

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Structured Analysis (Yourdon/DeMarco methodology) for process improvement.

Developed functional descriptions for interfacing COMSEC equipment such as TSEC/KG-40, TSEC/KG-81, TSEC/KG-

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84, and STU-2 with commercial off-the-shelf communications equipment for U.S. Navy client.

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Electrical Engineer, Hardware Design - E-Systems Inc., Melpar Division, Falls Church, Virginia 06/1980 - 11/1982

Specified, designed, prototyped, produced, and successfully deployed analog/digital voice processing equipment

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installed in Air Force transportable communication shelters.

Coordinated with manufacturing, testing, logistics, and management in the production cycle.

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Developed lab prototypes utilizing TTL/CMOS digital integrated circuitry and analog devices.

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Evaluated and repaired voice communication devices.

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EDUCATION

Masters Business Administration, Major - Finance, American University, Washington, D.C., 1987

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BS Electrical Engineering, Major - Communications, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1980

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SOFTWARE

Applications: Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Access, SharePoint

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Requirement Applications: DOORS, JIRA

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Operating Systems: IBM OS/2; Microsoft Windows NT, XT, XP, Vista, 7, 8, Server; Linux

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Languages: SQL, HTML

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PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL TRAINING

Introduction to Big Data; Learning Tree International, 03/2014

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SAP Agentry Essentials; SAP, 2/2013

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Intelligence Analysis Processing Seminar, 11/2009

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Information Assurance Symposium; General Dynamics, 5/2007

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Business Development Fundamentals; Creative Technologies, 3/2006

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SANS CISSP 10 Domains (SANS@HOME); SANS Institute, 9-12/2004

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31st Annual Computer Security Conference; Computer Security Institute, 11/2004

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Advanced Internet Security and Firewall Systems; ProTech, 11/2003

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USENIX Security Symposium; USENIX, 8/2003

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Internet Security and Firewall Systems; ProTech, 9/2002

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