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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

CIO / CTO / Director

PROFILE

Outstanding senior executive experience in managing complex IT groups, systems integration, network architecture, software development and process reengineering with global consulting entities. Widely recognized as a Process Advocate and Change Agent with cross-disciplinary skills in technology evaluation, program implementation, enterprise application development, budget administration, business modeling, automated testing, and operations support.

Creative facilitation of software design and multi-platform enterprise-scale application releases.

Proficient in developing and deploying new software to meet and comply with client requirements; effective risk management, operational streamlining and global program execution.

Solid expertise in negotiating, administering and executing complex projects and agreements with executives, industry vendors and key decision-makers; fully familiar with budget execution and cost controls.

Effective talents in recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, deploying and mentoring of top-notch talent at management, staff and virtual levels, encompassing software design, quality assurance and IT operations.

Unique balance of technical vision and operational implementation and management savvy, business acumen and team building abilities that combine to promote and maintain rapid organizational growth and maximum adaptability.

Multi-tasking skills in driving company growth through innovation, achieving maximum performance, ensuring total client satisfaction, maintaining quality, supporting product acquisition and meeting organizational objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning ● Enterprise Application Development ● Architecture ● SDLC ● People Management ● Process Optimization ● P&L/Budgeting ● Work Scope Definition ● Emerging Technologies ● Change Management ● Fiscal Accountability ● Business Intelligence ● Quality Assurance ● Multi-Site Operations ● Acquisition Integration ● Systems Integration ● Operational Streamlining ● Team Motivation ● Development Standards ● Policies & Procedures ● Technology Evaluation ● Competitive Analysis ● Proposal Development ● Business Analysis ● Attorney/JD Degree

EMPLOYMENT & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Tetra Tech, Arlington, VA 2008 – Present

$3 billion engineering company.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Vice President

Brought on to manage all technology strategy, capability development and internal IT operations for a $100 million business unit focusing on IT and aviation services. Provide ongoing, outsourced IT enterprise application development support for multiple clients including process definition, solution architecture and overall management. Handle quality manaement, pre-acquisition due diligence, post-acquisition migration, innovation programs, and process compliance. Concurrently act as Group IT Director for multiple units between 2008-2010.

Provide technical direction for all outsourced technology operations support (application development, infrastructure, service desk) for 150+ staff across multiple contracts, including process definition and innovation.

Smoothly piloted the company’s transition to a shared services organization with multi-year roadmaps, budgeting and cost controls, reducing technology expenditures by 52% over 5 years during a period of 15% corporate growth through staff relocation, insourcing, process streamlining and infrastructure retirement.

Provided extensive proposal assistance and technology solutioning that helped in winning over $300 million in new business during tenure.

Passed external audits for 7 straight years; full oversight of critical quality certification programs – ISO 9001:2008; CMMI-DEV ML3 and ISO 20001.

Sapient, Arlington, VA 2000 – 2008

$1.5 billion management and technology consulting firm.

Senior Manager – Technology

In charge of directing all aspects of work scope, roadmaps, cost controls and delivery of a multimillion dollar portfolio of technology initiatives for C-level partners in the private sector and US Government – DoJ, NIH, Army and intelligence community. Also served as Technical Lead for the $100 million Government Services unit. Trained, motivated and supervised multi-functional teams of up to 65 professionals on application development programs in excess of $12M/year. Created testing, functional and technical specifications for large-scale system initiatives.

Created technical interview process used with hundreds of technical applicants at all experience levels.

Managed portfolios of enterprise application development programs each with teams of over 20 multi-disciplinary staff.

Organized and delivered estimates, technical support or technical solutioning for over 50 different Government Services proposals at a win rate of over 80%.

Instituted a corporate proposal management methodology that was utilized on over 40 different proposals.

IQ Solutions, Rockville, MD 1996 – 2000

$150 million Federal health communications consulting entity.

Director – Information Technologies

Headed up the IT Division with deliverables across over 40 concurrent contracts and $7 million in annual account volume. Prepared multi-disciplinary staffing plans, schedules and budgets; tracked and monitored costs and metrics.

Architected all corporate and client IT initiatives, including networking, Internet service hosting, website design and client-server/web applications. Responsible for IT operations for 400 person organization.

Succeeded in setting up from scratch and operating the IT Division to 12 billable staff at $2.5 million each year; launched a web-based application development and web hosting as a new offering, growing it into most profitable capability (30% margin) in company.

Effectively consolidated technology platforms from 3 ERP systems to 1 and from 12 application technologies to 4, facilitating cross-training and matrixed staffing and achieving 100% utilization.

Set up the company’s first ever data center with outsourced hosting market offering.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

- Held professional positions in software engineering, systems analysis and programming positions with both for-profit and non-profit organizations in the metro Washington, DC area.

- Created a client-server call center application that consolidated 3 separate LAN and mainframe platforms; also maintained over 30 core production applications for Dental Benefit Providers.

- Developed and deployed over 40 mission-critical applications that passed judicial scrutiny and comprised core of client services at TLI Systems.

- Designed database applications that were compliant with the FBI’s National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) at Justice Research and Statistics Association – National Computer Center.

EDUCATION

American University, Washington, DC

Washington College of Law

J.D. Degree; concentrations in Environmental & Technology Law 1994

B.A. Degree; concentration in Computer Science 1991

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

- Previous MCSE+I certification; Top Secret Clearance

- Admitted to the Maryland State Bar

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