Van H. Johnson Jr.

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SPECIALTIES

Experienced Technical leader with a track record of growing and developing high-performing teams of delivering complex software and hardware system integration. Established foundations for Software Development and system integration practices, ensuring a seamless integration of technical expertise and project management skills. Recognized for driving results through a deep focus on execution, follow-through, and accountability. A collaborative implementer of holistic solutions, able to simplify technically complex concepts and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

MS, Environmental Engineering and Science, Johns Hopkins University, 5/2019

Executive Education Certificate for Sustainability Leadership, Harvard, School of Public Health 11/2017

Master Certificate in Systems Design and Project Leadership, Cornell University, College of Engineering, 03/2017

Certificate in Customer-Focused Product and Service Design, Cornell University, 03/2017

MS, Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure, Johns Hopkins University, 05/2007

MBA, Master of Business Administration (Management, Project Management), Strayer University, 06/2003

BS, Electrical Engineering, Norfolk State University, 05/1995

Project Management Professional, PMP; # 2089816

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Quality Management Certification, 04/2015; # NAB-06-14-09018

Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (Routing and Switching), 06/2017; # CSC013193672

Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (CCNA- Security), 08/2017; # CSC013193672

Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional Recognition-4011, 08/2018

Tuck School of Business/Clark Construction Supplier Development Program Graduate

ITIL foundation certification, 04/2017; #43522114

Certificate of Appreciation from the London Center of Training for providing Six Sigma Training to the Abu Dhabi Police department “Case Study, Emergency Response System” 10/ 2014

Member of Society of American Military Engineers (S.A.M.E)

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)

Member of Armed Forces Communications Association (AFCEA)

Virginia Class A Commercial and Residential Building, 3/14/14, # 270513267

OSHA 30 Certification

DOD Clearance

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Director Communications Engineering & Network Systems, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), April 2018- Present

Oversee the preparation and subsequent monitoring of engineering project proposals and business cases for communication systems totaling over 300 million that define goals, identify scope, background and determine stakeholders needs in the planning, development, maintenance, evaluation and execution of WMATA’s Communications System Networks and related systems and equipment with a respective team of 120 FTEs and 80 contractors.

Proven ability to collaborate effectively across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries. Exceptional cross-team collaboration skills, ensuring a cohesive and integrated approach to project delivery. Skilled at working with diverse teams to overcome challenges and achieve common goals.

Proven ability to collaborate effectively across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries. Exceptional cross-team collaboration skills, ensuring a cohesive and integrated approach to project delivery. Skilled at working with diverse teams to overcome challenges and achieve common goals.

Experienced Technical leader with a track record of growing and developing high-performing teams of delivering complex software and hardware system integration. Established foundations for Software Development and system integration practices, ensuring a seamless integration of technical expertise and project management skills. Recognized for driving results through a deep focus on execution, follow-through, and accountability. A collaborative implementer of holistic solutions, able to simplify technically complex concepts and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives.

Senior level Director responsible for overseeing, and coordinating an effective, well-integrated, and comprehensive implementation effort to Digitally Modernize Engineering Communications systems, 700/ 800 MHZ Radio, Security systems Network, Machine Learning/ Artificial intelligence analytics, Reliability Center Maintenance leadership. Electronic Security and related Fire Life Safety systems engineering program comprised of over 175 projects through the Washington D.C. metropolitan region.

Developed governance requirements for Fire Life Safety, Radio and Electronic Security Systems Network operations control center.

Regularly provide technical and leadership mentorship to progressive levels of team members and hosts annual summer college recruitment of intern students.

Provide leadership in engineering, design and the execution of procedures and ensure that standards comply with safety and legal policies during the life-cycle development of Communications Systems.

Maintain through staff and consultants with the capability of design and analysis for modifications, emergency repairs, and assessment of existing facilities.

Lead Technical team member in establishing machine learning initiatives for Electronic security systems Network Operations Control Centers.

Sponsored several sustainable design solutions that reduced construction delivery costs by more than 30% and life cycle maintenance burdens to stakeholders with a Reliability Center Maintenance (RCM) focus..

Maintains through staff or consultants, “in-house” capability for design and analysis for modifications, emergency repairs, and assessment of existing facilities. Coordinates over 175 in house designs and analysis with clients.

Established collaborative location-based design integration approaches for Communication systems such as Fire Alarm, CCTV, AWS video storage, Automatic Fare collection, Fare Gates, distributed computing, regional transaction coordination, Regional transaction accountability, Public Address, Fare Evasion, IT switching & security infrastructure, security systems, Intercom and access control to reduce procurement and operations administrative burdens by more than 30% and to promote more sustainable systems via common design methodology.

Directs, oversees, and monitors over 300 Million in communication system updates and interfaces with various executive and senior-level staff of various regulatory agencies and other organizations.

Program Manager, National Institute of Health, Leidos (Federal Health Operations), Mar 2015 – April 2018

Managed over 75 million dollars in concurrent multi-discipline construction projects per year at the National Institute of Health spanning a campus of over 120 buildings from Baltimore to Raleigh North Carolina.

Increased staffing contract value from 29 million to 54.5 million in less than 30 months.

Drove value engineering efforts to ensure the most cost effective and sustainable solution has been provided to the customer. Value engineering initiatives saved on average more than 30% on delivered cost on projects under my leadership.

Promoted sustainability and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) initiatives such as collaborative resources to 27 institutes within the National Institute of Health to reduce infrastructure and resource requirements by more than 40% under my leadership.

Managed the engineering design and construction delivery of more than 60M of innovative solutions such as E911 and Wireless on Wheels to enhance NIH’s ability to provide safety and better services of on campus patrons.

Review weekly and monthly performance metrics and develops customer reports, remediation plans, and direct compilation of records and reports concerning operations and maintenance performance.

Recruited of 40 cross functional engineering experts to support highly critical infrastructure demands within the National Institute of Health Center for Information Technology (CIT).

Supervised over 75 FTEs engineering experts with Data Center, Building Infrastructure, HVAC, Core Infrastructure (DWDM/Fiber optics and Cisco R/S), Wireless, AWS Cloud, BAS, DNS, ENS and Security design, construction and operational expertise.

Maintained less than 5% attrition rate on the 70+ FTE team during my tenor on the team.

Team acquired 32 certifications under my leadership in 2017.

Conducted over 36 Weekly process improvement meetings to enhance team awareness of cross functional skill sets and opportunities to share info across functional areas.

Developed 6 DBE subcontractors to increase capacity by more than 40% and more efficiently meet our project objects through employee training and strategic engagement techniques.

Works with technical leadership to effectively plan and manage 24/7/365 network DevOps support to ensure that network has availability of 99.999%.

Provide managerial daily and weekly status reports on security operations and projects, analysis security performance data and develop performance-improvement security action plan

Created an Information Security Management System and Security Management framework with 133 controls and over 200 policies to help manage risk and help drastically improve the information security posture of a multi-million-dollar, international data-intensive organization

Manage system information security architecture, design, installation, operational planning, emergency response, CONOPs and risk remediation activities on more than 11,500 assets for various government clients, ensuring all systems were installed according to cost, schedule and engineering specifications.

Provide management and full accountability for the operation and maintenance of the entire IS infrastructure which includes the network, NOC,SOC, EOC, voice, video and server platforms for various federal programs

Executed new contract actions, reviewed statements of work, updated task orders and basis of estimates, and entered budget modifications into Cost point, ensuring accurate flow of contractual information to all PMO staff in an agile environment.

Designed, built, operated and maintained the Network Operations Data Center Technology Infusion Laboratory used to manage the introduction of new broad spectrum of technologies and platforms into the network infrastructure to maintain and improve the infrastructure

Conducted technical demonstrations in support of the Network Operations Center Technology Roadmap that enable senior management and multi-disciplined technical staffs to fully understand the pros and cons of Engineering products and services

Worked directly with the customer and the Security Management Team to prepare executable mid and short-range plans for appliance selection, systems maintenance, and production activities

Evaluated functionality, risk, and maintainability of perimeter security systems to include firewalls, proxy servers, routers, and email security appliances

Directed and oversaw the creation and maintenance of Network Operations Center/ Security Operations Control Center and standard operating procedures

Ensures fulfillment of contract specifications, timetables, budget, and other conditions

Attended weekly teleconferences, onsite meetings, and participates in working groups, as related to constant changing network operations environment

Implemented information assurance (IA) measures in accordance with NIH regulations, assisted in the development of data communications systems and network architectures supporting the organization

Monitored 24x7 on-call customer interaction rotational network operations center management and support providing timely responsiveness to issues and questions while overseeing network operations equipment intake and decommissioning processes

Participated and/or managed and scheduled installing, designing, configuring, and maintaining system hardware and software of more than 75 design enhancements per month.

Program Manager, General Dynamics Land Systems (USMC LAV and AAAV Programs/International Programs), Sept 2007- Mar 2015

Over 10 years of working knowledge of government processes (MIPR, PWD & FSA)

Program Management team Responsible for over 2.25 Billon of complexed construction projects from conception, to delivery, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and lifecycle managed.

Provided technical and thought leadership to 65-member team responsible for providing a militarized mobile command data centers and fleet command vehicles.

Provided Six sigma training to the Abu Dhabi police department to help address their emergency response system as a sample test case. Training exercise had a goal of increasing reliability of emergency response system from 98% to Six Sigma within 5 years.

Established and maintained schedule baselines; facilitates the development of Integrated Master Plan (IMP, Integrated Master Schedule, Work Breakdown structure, CBP, RFI/RFP responses, Breakdown proposal, Organizational Breakdown Structure and program team structure in an agile environment

Served as Sr Program Manager for USMC/Canadian Programs. Provided weekly, monthly and quarterly status reviews to executive management

Supported vehicle assembly, functional integration and life-cycle management of the following military systems: electrical cabling, power distribution, armored structure, data centers (security), fire control, Navigational, SatCom, C4ISR vetronics, and utility bus networks.

Recruited, developed and trained 75 team members to support the organizational culture necessary to produce electrical products that exceed the expectations of our customers

Conducted Possum Point advisory impact study for Low rate Production facility.

Coordinate, develop and implement work breakdown structures, responsibility assignment matrices, work flows, task responsibilities, funding allocation, risk assessments, performance tracking and work authorizations in close coordination with project personnel and project customers.

Quantifies the value of products and services in the market place to estimate net price while considering operating economics, competition, and future trends.

Leads formulation and recommendation of specific business objectives, strategies and plans that have substantial impact on shareholder value and the company's strategic direction. Maintains and utilizes strategy development tools, methods and techniques in solving complex problems in support of strategy formulation

Influences key internal management in company decision-making processes. Compiles shapes and synthesizes analysis for executive management strategy presentations

Electrical IPT Manager/Program Manager, General Dynamics Land Systems, April 2001-Sept 2008

Supervised a 28-45-member systems engineering/software engineering IPT -team to perform system/sub-system requirements flow down and traceability capture, analysis, modeling, system interpretation and performance verification on LAV ground vehicle, Turret systems and various DOD systems.

Saved programs 125 million dollars as a result of performing trade studies and feasibility analysis on engineering products.

Managed multi-functional engineering that designed mobile command vehicle data centers for the USMC.

Performed weekly EVMS in support of over 490 million dollars of procurement and engineering support activities and provided weekly, monthly and quarterly status updates.

Analyze market trends to anticipate and shape customer requirements. Developed solutions to complex business case opportunity analysis by applying extensive analytic and leadership skill set

Led project teams to innovative and successful completion of business case opportunities, including risk assessment, and contributes to the development of new job practices, techniques and standards

Utilized agile software and Hardware modeling methods such as XP & SCUM to break tasks into small increments/time boxes to simplify and increase communication intervals such that models are brought into line with end user’s requirements more rapidly

Provided technical leadership in Systems Engineering in the achievement of C4ISR hardware, MAIS and software requirements and architecture development through System demonstration and validation on the following products: networking telecommunications/VoIP systems vehicle processor, operational software, boot loader software, vehicle sight systems, Satcom, harnessing/cabling, navigation systems gyros, motor control, command and control display equipment, access control systems, fire control and vehicle processing capabilities

Conducted alternative scenario planning exercises to achieve risk mitigation to position the company's products and services for continued growth through life cycle/Obsolescence management.

Lead System Engineer/Section Manager (Interior Communications and Advanced Networks Group), Northrop Grumman (Newport news Shipbuilding), Sept 1996- April 2001

Supervised Engineers, Designers, contractors and workforce personnel to ensure technical product integrity on Aircraft Carrier interior communications, Machinery Control Products and infrastructure.

Deal directly with vendors and Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SOS) to ensure product integrity and closeout actionable system requirements for each space with Nimitz class Air Carriers as part of construction delivery.

Managed the integration of the first fiber optic HMI network for Machinery control and electrical systems within the Nimitz class network on CVN 76.

Managed the design and construction of more than 450 million dollars of infrastructure deployment on CVN 76 and CVN 77.

Managed consultants and contractors through the requirements delivery process for more than 150 million dollars of goods and services on CVN 76.

Designs where responsible for Command and Control alarm consolidation with Central Control, emergency response and directly reduce over 100 miles of copper cabling or by 15 % as a result of our team.

Reduced engineering change orders by 45 % by developing program standard for ICDs (Interface Control Documents), design specification, Isometric and elementary diagrams.

Verified accuracy and completeness of finished engineering drawings; ensuring that designs and drawings conform to established military specifications

Functioned as Departmental Quality Coordinator providing root cause, preventive action and corrective action analysis

Responsible for $750K cost savings via design improvements and process modifications

Lead Engineer on large/complex assignments, requiring collaborative efforts and cross-functional design teams

Monitor budget, engineering man-hours spent on project, liabilities, variance analysis and technical feasibility of future engineering business projects

Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions

Evaluates customer and /operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. Performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture

Performs analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success

Develops the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes Resolves cross-functional technical issues.

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