DEAN M. XENOS
Fairfax Virginia
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PRESIDENT COO CTO/CIO/DIRECTOR – SOFTWARE/IT SERVICES
An innovative President & CEO/Systems Engineering Executive with a unique combination of business experience and technical knowledge. Strong candidate for a leadership role supporting the growth of an ambitious organization. Led the development and delivery of products, enterprise solutions and professional services to commercial and government markets. In depth understanding of business management and administration, business development, customer relations, technology solution strategies, software design and development, artificial Intelligence, cloud computing, data network design and operations, and associated revenue models. Top Secret Clearance.
President of Leros Technologies Corporation,
oRaised funds through private placement to develop a unique Enterprise Unified Solution Provider technology platform incorporating the internet, intranet, extranet intelligent enterprise framework, LerosNet™ secure private cloud/IT infrastructure management, and CIO/CTO services.
oBuilt the software as a service (SaaS) product and technology services company from the ground up to revenues of $3.5 million, generating net profits in excess of 10% for the last thirteen years.
oPioneered and introduced the capability centric strategic planning and management system to allow large organizations to align funded initiatives to enterprise needs and continuously mitigate risk during execution.
Earlier, COO for SONEX Enterprises Inc., earning promotion from Systems Engineering Manager position to Director of Systems of Engineering and ultimately to COO.
oIncreased revenue four-fold and improved client retention. Streamlined recruiting processes, reducing the time to fill positions by 50%.
oDeveloped strategic business alliance with Arthur Anderson Government Consulting Services to provide technical expertise providing more than 15% overall growth.
PROFICIENCIES
Strategic Business Planning Cloud Computing Technology Solution Strategies Process Optimization BI SaaS
Product Management Agile Software Development Program/Portfolio Management Network Design/Operations
Operations Management Product Management Sales Management Turnaround Research Development CMMI
EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS
Master of Science, Software/Systems Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering- Focus on Automated Systems, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Board Member: Tysons Corner Regional Chamber of Commerce 2014-Present
Advisory Board, Chairman: The Business Bank 2006-2014
Advisory Board, Member: emeSec 2016- Present
United States Air Force Reserve: Officer, Aircraft Maintenance 1987-1990
EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS
LEROS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Fairfax, VA, 1999 to 2016
A leading Enterprise Unified Solutions Provider that provides private cloud business management software (SaaS ERP), and managed IT Infrastructure to small and mid-sized businesses and decision support software development and professional services to the U.S. Government.
PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHAIRMAN, Fairfax, VA 1999 to 2016
Provided direction and measured performance of finance and administration, sales, marketing, solution design/dev, product management, customer relations, and public sector consulting. Worked with independent board of directors and supported stockholder relations.
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Conceived and implemented the Enterprise Unified Solution Provider technology platform to include the internet, intranet, extranet enterprise intelligent agent software (SOA) framework and its software reuse centric agile development process/environment, and the design and implementation of the private IP network, data center, and network operation center used to deliver the private cloud solution and managed IT services.
Successfully led sales, implementation, and customer management functions resulting in 96% retention of EUS platform clients. Typical client engagements lasted longer than 8 years.
Lead development of fully functioning ERP solutions, including financial management and accounting for the Government Contractor, IT services, legal services, Messenger Courier/Logistics, Armored Car, industries. These solutions included an Intelligent Agent capability. Utilized agile continuous delivery DevOps software development processes leveraging reuse concepts to deliver tailored solutions unique to each clients needs.
Successfully introduced the security enhanced managed IT infrastructure solution to the private school, community banking, government contractor, and healthcare industries providing cyber security, DoD, SOX, PCI, and HIPPA compliance support.
Formed full solutions for, and opened the market to transportation and logistics companies. This included product management of the mobile Agent Courier and Agent Cash in Transit business management systems and customer service.
Raised $450K equity capital through private placement memorandum.
Completed acquisitions of multiple businesses, including an ISP with its own datacenter and successfully integrated each into the corporate culture.
Successfully marketed, pioneered and guided the implementation of the methodology and supporting decision support software utilized by the US Army Headquarters G8 Force Development Analysis division for capability-centric organizational knowledge/portfolio management leading to a multi-million dollar 14 year engagement.
Introduced program portfolio management/knowledge management software environment to US Army ASA-ALT to support change management and governance requirements.
Financed and directed the design, implementation and operation of the SOC II Type II certified enterprise data center, network operations center, and private layer 2 network utilized to deliver the firm’s private cloud and IT infrastructure services. The LerosNet™ IT infrastructure supported tens of businesses and thousands of associated employees.
Developed strategic architecture and product roadmap for an intelligent holistic personal financial management platform leveraging cognitive engines, intelligent assistance agents, a mobile natural language interface and collaborative integrated goal-centric wealth management and budgeting concepts.
SONEX ENTERPRISES INC. Fairfax, VA, 1988-1998
SONEX Enterprises provides government and commercial organizations with decision support software development, systems engineering/technical assistance, professional services and independent risk management and quality assurance services. Through the application of advanced software technologies developed by the firm and its Independent Systems Assurance™ (ISA) methodology, SONEX delivers unique technology enhanced professional technical support services to its client.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, Fairfax, VA 1997-1998
DIRECTOR, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, Fairfax, VA 1991-1996
MANAGER, SYSTEM ENGINEERING, Fairfax, VA 1988-1990
As Chief Operating Officer, responsible for; P&L, Customer Relations, Project Portfolio Management, Proposal/Solution Development, Human Resources and Recruiting, Business Administration, Research and Development, Contract Administration, and financial planning/accounting.
oImplemented new business processes and systems to streamline the recruiting processes reducing the time to fill open positions by 50% utilizing the same resources.
oGuided the transition of operations from a Department of Defense centric business to a more diverse civilian agency and commercial offering, helping to grow commercial business 4X annually.
oStreamlined the project communications and reporting processes, providing more accurate and timely issue identification and resolution resulting in improved client retention and a 10% reduction in client-relations expenditures.
oDeveloped strategic business alliance with Arthur Anderson Government Consulting Services to provide technical expertise providing more than 15% overall growth.
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As Director, Systems Engineering, responsible for all technical sales, service delivery and technical aspects of the business. This included oversight of the research and development of the corporate tools initiatives that focused on leveraging Artificial Intelligence technologies to support knowledge worker tasks associated with software and systems integration processes. Supported start-up and management of telecommunications projects around the country. Accountable for P&L performance for all projects.
oServed as primary customer interface on major projects throughout the United States.
oStood up independent System Assurance project teams for the Lawrence Livermore National Labs Information Exchange / University of California, University of Southern California integrated communications system, Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear communications system, and Savannah River Plant communications system implemented by AT&T, Harris Corporation and Verizon respectively.
oSecured SBIR funding and led the Intelligent Agent Development Toolkit research and development effort. Served as project manager and lead software engineer.
oLed staff in the improvement of integration and acceptance testing techniques for Telecommunication Management Systems utilized to operate, maintain, and administer telecommunications systems and organizations.
oDeveloped business utilizing existing contracts with Computer Sciences Corporation and SAIC within the army.
oDeveloped Army Sustaining Base Information Services (SBIS) Independent Verification and Validation solution. Team Lead for the implementation of SONEX tracing and specification analysis tools to assess IBM/Loral software development products. SBIS applications provided a common set of ERP type applications to support the operations and sustainment of Army bases world wide.
oSupported the implementation of proposal development business processes. Lead corporate bid and proposal activities. This included development of technical solutions, staffing and program management plans, and pricing strategies.
As Manager, Systems Engineering, provided software and systems engineering support to both commercial and government customers. Provided customers with independent program oversight and control of large system implementations. Supported business development activities with technical and project management solutions. Served as software engineer on active research and development efforts.
oHelped to pioneer the company’s Independent System Assurance™ (ISA) program management and control methodology in the large telecommunication system domain. This methodology integrates traditional control processes of quality assurance, configuration management and testing into an single independent program risk management and control function.
oIntroduced the independent implementation of the cost/schedule control system as part of the independent oversight function.
oManaged research and development of the Requirements Expert Analysis and automated Requirements Trace Tool efforts and related expert and knowledge-based systems technologies.
oSupported technical proposal response activities for large system proposed for AT&T, Honeywell Federal Systems, Bell Atlantic, and Southwestern Bell.