MR. TRACY BLANTON

Email: ad1npk@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 803-***-****

Active Secret Security Clearance

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Mr. Tracy Blanton, Project Management Professional (PMP), is a highly technical Program Director, with a successful track record, managing a $1.2 Billion dollar Government contract portfolio. Mr. Blanton also served as the Senior Program Manager of the $600M Communications Technical Support Services contract consisting of 320 full time employees (FTEs) across Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and the United States.

He has 34+ years of work experience, including 8 years of Program Management supporting the CTSS II // III contract. Mr. Blanton has been directly managing communications/information technology (IT) programs for nine years in the CENTCOM AoR. As the Program Manager of the CTSS III contract, Mr. Blanton routinely interfaced with Government customers in CONUS and OCONUS locations, as well as Project Managers throughout the Area of Operations to ensure continued exceptional mission support and continuity.

His exceptional leadership of the CTSS III contract has been well-recognized by AFCENT leadership, who refer to Mr. Blanton as the “A6X Deputy Commander.” Mr. Blanton’s leadership was instrumental in driving performance improvement by reducing the onboarding timeline for a new hire candidate from 66 days to 47, which resulted in an overall sustained staffing level of 95%+ and improved continuity and mission support. His knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DoD procurement dates back to 2007, when he worked on the APS5 Project while at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Mr. Blanton was also instrumental in the recent award of the $800 Million EITEN (Europe-Wide Information Technology Enterprise Network Support Services) contract and managed the program as part of his portfolio.

Mr. Blanton holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) in Finance from Columbus State University (1997), an MBA from Columbus State University (2011), and has his PMP certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI), which is current through August 2026. Mr. Blanton also has 12+ years of experience supervising personnel, technology assessment, systems design, system analysis, managing multiple technical programs including budgetary responsibility, planning and estimating work-loading requirements, acquisition planning, communicating and interfacing with Government customers.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

•Strategic Planning

•Program Management

•Relationship Mgmt

•Operations & Mgmt

•OCONUS Operations

•Contract Compliance

EDUCATION

•M.B.A., Management, Columbus State University (2011)

•B.B.A., Finance, Columbus State University (1997)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Present to Past)

Program Director, Defense Services Group 07/2023 – 08/2023 GovCIO

•Responsible for USAF customer engagement and relationship management.

•Leverage understanding of USAF tasks and requirements to assist customers with identifying priority requirements and providing recommendations to meeting the determined mission needs.

•Assist with identifying organic and new growth opportunities for GovCIO's USAF support portfolio.

•Provide evaluations of current work, identifying areas for improvement, and assists Business Unit and Program management with risk mitigation, efficiency integration, and organic growth implementation.

•Develop growth plans and briefs Business Unit and Sector leadership on potential growth opportunities.

•Prepare manpower staffing plans, including skill and labor mix, to support contract operations. May be responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring staff.

•Monitor contract performance and provides advisement in support of risk mitigation strategies.

•Manage USAF customer relationships across a broad, geographically dispersed portfolio.

Sr Program Director, Air Force OCONUS Solutions 02/2019 – 06/2023 GDIT

•Responsible for Government Programs with annual revenue exceeding $100 Million.

•Serves as the Program Director of the Air Force OCONUS Portfolio. Oversees and directs the activities of the assigned business unit.

•Manages the efficiency and effectiveness of the business unit and develops complex business strategies to achieve business targets.

•Keeps current with cutting edge business and economic trends to forecast how the business will need to adapt and change over time.

•Analyzes current processes and workflows to help the organization run efficiently and effectively.

•Analyzes budgets for equipment needs of the business - Create business strategies to achieve business targets.

•Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned program area including technical work, financial and business development activities.

•Supervises assigned technical and administrative staff, including subordinate supervisors, and performs personnel actions including hiring and performance evaluation.

•Responsible for profitability and revenue growth of assigned programs.

•Assures quality of program products, services, and deliverables, including participating in reviews, audits, and site visits.

•Performs business development activities at all stages, including the preparation and review of technical and cost proposals.

•Performs program financial management services, including financial analysis, budget and cost quote preparation, cost management, reconciliation, and profit enhancement.

•Coordinates and monitors sub-contractor activities and administers subcontractor deliverables and finances.

•Develops, reviews, and approves plans, schedules, consulting agreements and other program documents.

•Prepares and provides various reports and technical reviews to senior management as requested.

•Ensures compliance with relevant corporate and government policies and standards.

Program Manager, Air Force OCONUS Solutions 01/2017 – 02/2019 GDIT

•Serves as the Senior Program Manager (PM), overseeing a $450M Communications Technical Support Services contract supporting the U.S Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) in Southwest Asia, the Middle East and the United States. Coined by AFCENT as “A6X Deputy Commander” for exceptional leadership of the CTSS III contract.

•Developed processes to track employee certification requirements and refined procedures to include reducing the new hire onboarding timeline by streamlining the hiring process to eliminate inefficient or duplicate stages.

•Facilitates the work of 320 civilian full time employees (FTEs) and acts as the single point of contact, working closely with the Government Contracting Officer and AFCENT leadership. Responsible for all company resources necessary for contract performance, including work allocation, budgetary responsibilities, and executive leadership of CTSS III.

•Provides daily mission support, including the coordination of six OCONUS site leads. Meets with Project Managers daily and weekly to ensure they meet project timelines and Government standards.

•Leads Project Management Office (PMO) staff of seven analysts, responsible for arranging and preparing deliverables ( staffing rosters, recruiting matrix, etc.). Responsibilities also include, but not limited to personnel management; management of Government material and assets; personnel and facility security.

•Leads the management team in coordination of the project’s scope, schedule, budget and risk to ensure the accomplishment of project goals. Conducts program management reviews on a bi-annual basis at the customer’s location, as requested by the Government.

•Provides site management oversight for GDIT, serving as a trusted partner and sole contract focal point of contact, ensuring the execution of assignments while providing leadership and direction under the applicable Task Orders.

Project Manager/Site Lead, CTSS 05/2016 – 01/2017 GDIT

•Served as Site Lead, managing 66 employees on CTSS, supporting the 386th Air Force Expeditionary Communication Squadron – Kuwait and Jordan Air bases.

•Interfaced with Communications Squadron Commander to provide a single contact point for CTSS at Ali Al Salem, Al Mubarak, Al Jaber, and Fuller Air bases.

•Coordinated logistical and life support administration for 66 CTSS personnel throughout three airbases in Kuwait and one in Jordan.

•Briefed on-site Government personnel on CTSS projects and technical issues and attended various staff meetings as required.

•Managed communication architecture, configuration, and integration conformity.

•Produced timelines, coordinated project support agreements, and reviewed engineering design documents.

Project Manager/Site Lead, CTSS 05/2015 – 05/2016 Lockheed Martin

•Served as Site Lead, managing 66 employees on CTSS, supporting the 386th Air Force Expeditionary Communication Squadron – Kuwait and Jordan Air bases.

•Interfaced with Communications Squadron Commander to provide a single contact point for CTSS at Ali Al Salem, Al Mubarak, Al Jaber, and Fuller Air bases.

•Coordinated logistical and life support administration for 66 CTSS personnel throughout three airbases in Kuwait and one in Jordan.

•Briefed on-site Government personnel on CTSS projects and technical issues and attended various staff meetings as required.

•Managed communication architecture, configuration, and integration conformity.

•Produced timelines, coordinated project support agreements, and reviewed engineering design documents.

Operations Manager, ETS 09/2012 – 05/2015 Lockheed Martin

•Managed Educational Technology Solutions (ETS) section with 20 employees at Ft. Benning, GA.

•Interfaced with the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) G6 Management for weekly meetings and as needed.

•Ensured Maneuver Center of Excellence G6 directives met or exceeded contract requirements.

•Provided weekly, consolidated work reports to Lockheed Martin and G6 management.

•Analyzed standard processes and procedures and recommended modifications as needed.

•Served as IMO/IASO for ETS to ensure information assurance compliance.

•Coordinated with ETS NOC Leads to ensure individual Network Operating Centers were meeting or exceeding prescribed operating standards and protocols.

•Conducted employee evaluations on Lockheed Martin personnel.

•Performed troubleshooting at all levels of complexity to resolve problems related to server hardware, operating systems, messaging, and related components.

•Provided configuration, administration and support of server hardware, network access, DNS, WINS, A/D domain accounts and groups, mailboxes, group policy objects, remote access, and virtual servers cluster services, in accordance with Army standards.

•Performed Active Directory security assessments to fulfill compliance objectives and implement corrective actions to ensure appropriate security measures protected Security groups, user accounts, email accounts, and computer accounts.

Sr. Systems Administrator/Lead, ETS 10/2011 – 09/2012 Lockheed Martin

•Supervised a systems administration team of 6 personnel, responsible for managing the Active Directory Organizational Unit for ETS.

•Maintained servers, computers & laptops for appx 5000+ personnel.

•Created user accounts, directory and network maps, and domain memberships.

•Configured NTFS file structuring and permissions.

•Created SharePoint sites and customized permissions for various departments, groups and individuals as directed by the Government.

•Performed troubleshooting at all levels of complexity to resolve problems related to server hardware, operating systems, messaging and related components.

•Provided configuration and administration support of server hardware, network access, DNS, WINS, AD domain accounts and groups, mailboxes, group policy objects, remote access, and virtual servers cluster services. Performed AD security assessments and server updates for Army IA compliance, Microsoft updates, and security updates. Proactively monitored and troubleshot Windows Server platform.

•Led security assessments, reviews, modifications and upgrades to ensure DIACAP compliance.

•Oversaw installation and upgrading of Operating System (OS) software, third party applications, and in-house applications. Responsible for OS backup and recovery.

•Implemented change following Army Change Control procedures.

Systems Administrator/Deputy S6 12/2010 – 09/2011 Honeywell (HTSI)

•Served as Information Management Officer (IMO) for 2nd 401st Battalion to ensure security protocol compliance.

•Provided hands on and remote break fix service for appx 3000+ end users.

•Managed AD OU for the 2nd 401st Battalion, to include appx 3000+ end users.

•Conducted baseline OS installs and patch management for appx 3000+ end users.

Logistics Analyst I (Issues/Stratification) 07/2010 – 11/2010 CGI Group

•Provided SQL Database Management and Report generation services for the APS5 Project while at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Responsible for SQL Database Query development and inventory stratification on all US Army vehicles.

Simulation Engineer 08/2008 – 05/2010 SAIC

•Provided technical integration configuration and control support for the Southeast region of the United States.

•Performed as OneSAF Engineer, responsible for software baseline installation and scenario development. Distributed classified HLA scenario experimentation for US Army training exercises.

•Oversaw two personnel (simulation analyst and logistical analyst) who developed military training simulations.

•Performed software terrain testing and evaluation through OneSAF and ARES, for a 3D perspective.

•Responsible for software and file dissemination through a secure copy and internet portal uploads.

•Submitted weekly and monthly work status reports to upper management.

Data Quality Analyst II (Data Quality/Control) 11/2007 – 08/2008 Stanley Associates

•Provided SQL Database Management and Report generation services for APS5 Project while at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Responsible for SQL Database Query development and initiated weekly/monthly system reconciliations through inventory.

•Section lead, oversaw database administration, generating daily and weekly reports.

Additional work experience to demonstrate years of experience:

•Logistics Analyst II (Port Operations), Stanley Associates, 02/2007 – 11/2007

•Senior Network Engineer, TSYS, 07/2006 – 11/2006

•Client Technology Specialist III, SunTrust Bank, 2002 – 2006

•Systems Supervisor, GreenPoint Mortgage, 1999 – 2001

•Systems Support Specialist, Pioneer Military Lending, 1997 – 1999

•Chemical Technician/Quality Assurance, Swift Textiles, Inc., 1990 – 1997

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

•Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI), 2026

•Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) III

•Scrum Fundamentals Certified

•CompTIA Security+ CE

•Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Server

•Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)

•Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

•Cisco Certified Network Associare (CCNA)

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