Engineering Management

JASON W. VANDENBURG

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Engineering Management ~ Networks and Security ~ Telecommunications ~ Data Management A highly experienced Engineering Operations/IT Director and Data Systems Expert who has demonstrated the ability to lead teams of professionals to new levels of success in competitive industries, cutting-edge markets, and fast-paced environments. Strong technical and business qualifications with hands-on experience in strategic planning, business development, project/product management and system engineering strategies. Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness, increasing revenues and improving customer service offerings. Brand Awareness Business Development Vendor Management Project Management Product Development Training and Teambuilding Distributed Data Systems ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SAMBA HOLDINGS, INC.

• Successfully oversaw the start-up and development of this information services company's engineering department, ensuring the growth of the company revenues from ~$500K to over $5M per year.

• Spearheaded the successful development of a fully secure computer network and co-located application server/data storage cluster with the capacity for current and future needs of the entire enterprise.

• Developed a large distributed data storage system, housing complete motor vehicle records over a variety of U.S. States.

• Developed the first generation of the flagship SaaS Driver Management Internet application suite, FleetWatch™.

• Established critical partnerships with high-level industry leaders such as Choicepoint, LexisNexis, and USIS, as well as relationships with state and local government agencies. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

• Principle developer of Space Environments AnalystTM commercial software application for the prediction of exo-atmospheric radiation environments and their effects on both commercial and military satellites.

• Data storage and retrieval consultant for the Starfire Optical Range (USAF) during initial development a facility capable of collecting over 500 GB of data on a daily basis.

PROFICIENCIES

• Knowledgeable in Fortran, Java, ASP, Visual Basic, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, etc., and a variety of UNIX style operating systems as well as OSX and MS Windows in a fully integrated environment.

• Familiarity with CISCO routers and firewalls, VPN systems, as well as PBX and VOIP telecommunications. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAMBA HOLDINGS INC., Albuquerque, New Mexico (www.sambasafety.com) 2001 – September 2009

Vice President Engineering Operations and Chief Data Engineer

• Responsible for all IT management functions and telecommunication systems for the enterprise, including both engineering and management requirements.

• Oversaw the strategic and operational management of the company's engineering and data operations in order to provide streamlined protocols, reducing operating costs, and promoting greater profitability.

• Generated data storage and retrieval standards for all applications and acted as chief consultant on all data discrepancies or inconsistencies, insuring integrity and data integration over all products. Interim Chief Technical Officer, (1/2000 to 10/2002)

• Acted as CTO for approximately 18 months during the rapid growth and financing period for the company.

• Responsible for initial development of the engineering department, hiring primary engineers and bringing all application development in house.

• Coordinated and set-up all servers, networking, security and application hosting environments in a new remote data center. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Albuquerque, New Mexico (www.saic.com) 1994 - 2001

Staff Nuclear Engineer

• Primary developer on a series of in-house radiation transport codes for exo-atmospheric satellite effects studies.

• Maintained a variety of radiation transport models for use in customer research and development projects.

• Co-managed the computer systems and networks for a division of 45 scientists and engineers.

• Co-author on a several bids over a variety of computer and engineering proposals. EDUCATION

Master of Nuclear Engineering, (1994)

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bachelors of Nuclear Engineering, (1989)

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

HONORS

Outstanding Graduate, Nuclear Engineering, UNM, 1989 Outstanding Junior, Nuclear Engineering, UNM, 1988 Phi Eta Sigma, National Freshman Honorary Society

Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honorary Society (nominated) Institution of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), National Scholar, 1985-1989 Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies (ISNPS), UNM Scholar, 1989 CLEARANCES

No current security clearances are held

Past DOE: Q (with RD, CNWDI), L

Past DOD: Secret

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