David L. Lieske

Lakeland, FL ***** www.linkedin.com/in/david-lieske ad2uq2@r.postjobfree.com 321-***-****

Director of Information Systems

Program/Project Management Strategic Planning/Execution Technology Infrastructure Research & Development (R&D)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Forward-thinking global IT Leader and US Navy veteran with demonstrated success leveraging rich technical, hands-on insight and proactive process improvement philosophy to deliver strong strategic leadership. Leadership expertise from working on large DoD and financial programs – executing on multiple programs, new data center stand ups, acquisitions, and large top-secret programs while managing multiple sites. Budget experience of over $500M in contract value. Skilled in translating complex and divergent enterprise needs and available technological resources into innovative, high-impact digital transformation solutions. Superior technical and financial acumen as a dynamic thought leader who promotes technical innovation and cross-functional collaboration for industry-leading IT programs.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Business Requirements Engineering/Technology Leadership Technology Innovation Stakeholder Relations Strategic Planning Project Management Vendor Relations IT Service Delivery Cross-Function Collaboration Risk/Compliance Management Technology Strategy Budget Management Business Continuity Process Improvement Cyber Security

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Project Manager and Assistant Vice President II – ISO Organization 2022 – 2023

AIG – Lakeland, FL

Expert in all aspects of Information Security projects. Provided leadership and direction to global project team members throughout the project life cycle, ensuring deliverables are met per cost, schedule, and contractual commitments.

Led the migration of all Internet Access Management tools to Azure and AWS new implementation.

Led the IAM team in external audit remediation for SOX and SOC audits; completed 6 months ahead of schedule.

Mitigated risk of a $3M overutilization bill by promptly reconfiguring network infrastructure, efficiently relocating unauthenticated traffic to a separate set of firewalls and implementing a proactive monitoring system.

Revitalized a long-stalled project, persisting for three years from numerous critical personnel changes, and technical challenges, and ensured its timely completion within the budget year using in-house and external teams and automated processes for alerts around numerous threat vectors and scenarios.

Implemented DDoS in all global regions; replaced legacy inoperable tools with SaaS technology, providing DDoS protection where it the company was previously exposed.

Site Lead – Program Management Office (PMO) 2020 – 2022

Leidos, MacDill AFB – Tampa, FL

Led the execution of technology strategy and developed the workforce for network infrastructure, technology platforms, enterprise and desktop applications, hardware, and security. Provided leadership for building and supporting reliable systems for the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE – Airborne) from the ground up.

Created a transformative culture by encouraging innovation and insight to support the program roadmap.

Established IT policies, standards and procedures for contract execution, project management, and design engineering. Maintained 24x7x365 Joint NOC/SOC supporting military communications missions globally. Ensured product delivery met all requirements, tested/certified to deploy with military airborne troops.

oProvided secure communications to Airborne troops for over 80 concurrent missions providing humanitarian assistance, back up communications for Presidential events, and other front line military efforts.

Oversaw the implementation of data management tools and developed policy for modification and workflow release. Stood up SharePoint, and Service Now applications. Developed requirements for customization, and processes for the Joint Command to follow, and managed internal SLAs to support rapid resolution of technical issues. Implemented Project Management principles to assist in accomplishing engineering design tasks.

Information Technology Program Manager 2002 – 2019

Northrop Grumman Corporation – Melbourne, FL

IT Director – Developed the strategy and executed the delivery of all technology and services across four Aerospace design/manufacturing sites, balancing oversight for over 50 projects simultaneously and supporting 10K internal users. Leveraged and orchestrated up to 300+ matrixed reports country wide as needed to steer development and delivery of robust technology solutions. Hired, and developed a new team of 150+ into high performing, multi-discipline IT team delivering on multi-billion-dollar contract. Established HAV, 24x7 support, for business-critical systems, to include cloud computing.

Spearheaded teams of Infrastructure Project Managers, Program Management, Operations, and implemented new internal Quality organization leading to execution of specialty tasks for information technology, application, disaster recovery, and facility solutions regarding the expansion and overhaul of existing campus.

Technical Programs - Connected and engaged with existing and potential clients to present solutions, expand business relationships, and negotiate contracts. Standardized and maximized processes companywide, instilling emphasis on efficiency, consistency, and quality for the administration, planning, scheduling, communications, problem resolution, deliverables, and technical performance of operations activities defined in SOWs.

Budgeting and Operations:

Led IT portion of program stand up, and supporting site growth, to include talent acquisition, for budget (~$400M).

oDeveloped sector IT investment activities, such as Non-Contractual Technical Activities, Capital investment, and expense efforts pertaining to IT infrastructure and support of products.

Slashed recurring budget of $20M to $10M over a four-year period by overhauling IT contracts and services.

Accomplishments:

Digitally transformed the management and reporting structure for classified systems; established systems and automated processes for continuous monitoring and investigation of correlated security data and the appropriate triage and escalation in case of an identified security incident.

Headed cross-functional cultural transformation effort around security practices which resulted in numerous Superior ratings by DSS, and the site receiving multiple James S. Cogswell Awards, a DoD Information Security award given for superior performance on classified systems inspections for seven years running.

Developed and refined business continuity and disaster recovery program; demonstrated capability through successful recovery and rapid operations from multiple natural catastrophes in different regions of the US. Expanded program from single sites into a sector wide program.

Co-lead in developing and leading the sector led vs site or program PMO, standardized PMO tools, processes, and training.

oRealized a sector wide cost savings of over $5M in the first year.

Successfully recruited and onboarded 150+ critical, multi-discipline IT personnel with the required security clearances, rapidly building a multi-million-dollar data center, and facilitating the integration of 3500 new users and devices.

Systems Integrator Specialist / Project Manager – IT Solutions Research & Development 1998 – 2002

Led a cross-functional team of server and application experts to transform outdated engineering design tools, transitioning host platforms from Windows to Unix, upgrading applications, and implementing critical interfaces.

oIntroduced new applications on the revamped platform, conducted rigorous testing with key engineers, and collaborated with vendor subject matter experts to integrate essential interfaces and desired outputs.

EDUCATION

Pursuing: Project Management Professional (PMP) – Agile Foundations

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology – Barry University – Miami, FL

Additional Training

Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management Certificate – Defense Acquisition University

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Military Experience – US Navy – Submarines – Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU)

Contact this candidate