KEVIN D MORSE, MS/ISM, PMP (******), ITIL http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindmorse

ad3yzt@r.postjobfree.com 703-***-**** Parrish, FL.

Summary

Key Performance Highlights of Accomplishments

700%+: The growth that I have assisted in bringing to a company in 3 years.

125: Number of Projects I managed in a Portfolio across 5 contracts and their projects. Implemented PMO’s, a Project Management Information System and achieved exceptional ratings for all those contracts.

$110M+: Value of largest Federal contract led as Program Manager (Alcohol and Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Office of the CIO, Director of Operations, 8 years)

$400M: Value of annual contract where I served as the Program Advisor for DOD Biometrics Identification Systems for Access (BISA-Department of Defense, US Army, 3years)

Human Capital-my teams are more than resources, they are people and partners I guide, lead, train, mentor and help remove barriers from continual growth and opportunities.

DARPA-One of the agencies I was delighted to be aligned to for many years.

20: Years of professional experience, and 15+ leading enterprise projects, cutting edge, cloud and other programs with 25-125+ staff across all technology disciplines

4: Number of Key degrees/certifications (MS Management of Information Systems, BA Technology Management/Business, ITIL, PMP)

125: Number of reports (direct/indirect) that I have led on one IT contract.

210: Number of reports I have been directly responsible for in every aspect of their work

35: Number of Manager/leader reports that I have had at one time (direct/indirect).

Why Kevin? Experienced, Proven Result-oriented, Thought Leader, Team centric, deeply driven by customer and staff success, realizing and embracing operational & organizational change, goals, and objectives. Leadership, Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, Confidence and Communication are core traits.

Proven executive, knowledgeable, accomplished professional. A CIO and leader in the US Army, A Skilled Leader in the Civilian Industry (CEO, COO, CFO, VP of BD, Operations, and Program Management, Contracts Manager, Director of Operations, Sr. Program Director), and a proven producer on many levels. Known for my leadership, honesty, Integrity, creativity, team building, thought leadership and successful record of accomplishments and reputation. I grow and transform teams, programs, and contracts. I keep goals and objectives in sight and always exceed them. Proven record of accomplishment- Turning teams, programs, contracts and companies around,: managing change, human capital, resolving problems, strategic/tactical planning, getting support, buy-in at all levels, and effectively leading teams to exceeding the collective success metrics and growing their capabilities. My references are my customers, my previous leaders, my peers, and the staff that I have led/supervised. The whole picture is what I believe is vital to understand a person, and I look forward to you speaking with any of my references.

SPECIALTIES

Leadership /Leadership Development

Operational, Tactical and Strategic Planning & Execution

Company, Human Capital, Contract and Program Management

Capture Management, Proposal Management

Business Strategy, Vision, Innovation & Growth

Critical Decision Making

Contract(s) Management

Process Improvement

Coaching, Motivating & Empowering Teammates

Entrepreneur

ACTIVE CLEARANCE

TS- Fully Adjudicated, SCI,, Secret, NATO, and Public Trust clearances. SCI/POLY eligible

EDUCATION

Master of Science in the Management of Information Systems, Suma Cum Laude graduate – Florida Institute of Technology.

Bachelor’s degree in Business with a concentration in Technology Management- St Leo University.

PMP and ITIL certifications, as well as numerous other certificates and training, Leadership, Shipley, Instructor, Contracting, Risk Management, Lean Six Sigma and others, expanded in the longer version of my resume.

Experience (Snapshot)- Full details provided upon request- full version of resume)

Deepwater Point & Associates /Principal Consultant: April 2022 –Present

Washington DC

Provide vision, strategic and tactical leadership and operational guidance, technical supervision, monitoring, mentoring, Corporate/Portfolio/Program management, contract management, budgeting, strategic planning, Cyber Security, Risk Management Framework, deliverables and Service Level Agreement/Performance metrics management.

Currently leveraged to assist: Multiple large & small organizations. These are for support with Federal and Defense sector requirements: IT Operations, SOC operations, Cyber Security Operations, RMF, Data Analytics, Products and/or Services, DevSecOps programs as well as Capture, Business Development, Solicitation, Responses, Contracts management approaches, Business advisor and other professional services. Steward these companies with Business Development, Capture, Communications, Opportunity Capture Planning, Proposal content and reviews. Critical input for the RFI/RFP(s) evaluation, reviews, input and product development for submission. Key input provided for Statement of Work, Delivery/performance, Contract Administration, any Special contract requirements/clauses, and of course Sectional L & M, the Instructions, Conditions and Notices to bidders and the Evaluation Factors for Award.

Fully understand and leveraged for Federal, State, DOD and civilian organizations, acquisition and budgeting needs:

15 years’ experience as a Key leader and manager, in the civilian workspace. Last Military position was as the CIO for Fort Eustis, VA. Civilian leadership positions have continually progressed since my departure from the military.

15 years’ experience in Government cybersecurity mission and operations in support of cybersecurity requirements, systems and applications development and initiatives.

15 years’ experience in organizational change management, strategy, technical roadmaps, collaboration, development and contribution for change.

15+ direct oversight and management of programs and strategy linked to financial budget management, contracts, sub-contracts, related to the process with the Federal and DOD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution. This is a critical strategic effort supporting long term decision making, capital investments and positioning for future mission capabilities and requirements.

Adept with complex analysis, position papers, white papers and navigation of complicated contract negotiations.

Communication, collaboration and team building

Strategic and Tactical leadership and execution

Information Technology, Infrastructure Operations

Software Development and Maintenance, Cyber Security, Governance, compliance, reporting, remediation.

Cyber Security, SOC operations, DevSecOps

Data center operations

Risk Management

Change Management

Quality Management

Relationship building, Trust and confidence building

Training (Instructor, Trainer, Counselor, Train the Trainer) DoD certified

PMI/ITIL-Certified and instructor

Strategic Planning- Oversee and support the development of plans, success factors, expected organizational benefits, and cost estimates for implementing initiatives identified within the Strategic Plans. Integration and incorporation of Security elements throughout the lifecycle of operations: Strategic, tactical and operational execution and support, DevSecOps, RMF, RFI, solicitation and contract requirements alignment, reporting, monitoring and management.

Identification and evolution of key metrics to measure effectiveness of solutions, capabilities, teams, systems and capabilities to ensure a solid and continual value stream for outcomes.

Business Development/Capture management-develop and implement internal/ external business capture plans.

Develops relationships with existing, known and new customers to retain, grow or obtain revenue.

Portfolio and Program Management at the Enterprise and Contracts levels. Oversees/engages in and supports multiple entities simultaneously, and successfully.

Contracts and Accounts Management for both goods and services.

Leverage wide network of contracting professionals, experience, training and operational experience to ensure the identification of requirements, deliverables, KSAs, SLAs, organizational operational needs and adherence to the FAR/DFAR while supporting these pursuits.

Assisting companies with achieving industry best practice certifications and contract vehicles (ISO, GSA)

Skilled in negotiating contract terms and conditions with vendors, contractors and government entities.

Reviewing, improving and/or creating standards, methods and processes with centralized archives for lessons learned, project/program administration, HR, Staffing, financials and deliverables.

Knowledge of contracting processes, regulations and legal requirements.

Knowledgeable of Cost Plus, CPFF, CPAF, FFP, T&M, Sole source

Leverage knowledge of FFP, T&M, CPFF, CPAF, DA, to plan, advise assess and recommend on procurements relating to products or services.

Advise on FAR and DFAR

Maintain and leverage strong relationships with suppliers and service contractors for over 15 years, long and shorter term relationships, to facilitate ensuring prompt and excellent service and support.

Professional mentoring

Risk, Issue and Scope management

Financial Management

RFI/RFP support-Management, Technical approach, compliance

Support solicitations or pursuits by analyzing, reviewing, researching and verification for requirements in the development of contract proposals or solicitations to ensure compliance with organizational policies or solicitation intent.

Review/analyze RFP's/RFQ's, prepare proposal management tools (gap analysis, outlines and schedules)

Providing support for all gateways of strategic, operational and tactical Capture activities

And the follow on proposal/response requirements.

Facilitate solution development, win themes, discriminators and value propositions

Plan and conduct training for contractor, government service civilians and US Military personnel

Chief Operating Officer /Portfolio Manager / Capture and Proposal key resource/ PMO/ Sr Program Manager/Quality Manager: Aug 2018 –May 2023

OSC Edge, Atlanta, GA/ Washington DC

Modernizing and Improving business and operations: knowledge and skills leveraged against contracts and programs to assure alignment with established processes and procedures – achieving program and company growth, staff and team development, and exceptional customer evaluations.

Lead/Leading: Multiple contract/program responsibility: Joint Service Provider (Pentagon), National Defense University, Naval Surface Warfare Center (Philadelphia), Pentagon Joint Service Provider-Facilities Management and Pentagon Joint Service Provider-Enterprise Change Control & Configuration Management contracts for RFP response, contract management, operational oversight, human capital management and full lifecycle of the programs.

An engaged executive; leveraged for management of very complex and/or high-risk programs.

Delivery: Exceeding stated Service Level Agreements; Apply needed leadership and direct staff and task activities to meet/exceed client, corporate and staff objectives, as well as support other programs with programmatic and process improvement initiatives to improve business processes and customer delivery.

Executive leader-Growth agent- leverage professional relationships for continued organic growth and new growth opportunities.

Collaboration in the pursuit of organizational growth through solicitation reviews, assessment and responses aided the growth of the organization 700% in 3 years.

Serve as the interface and interactions with mid-level and senior Federal /State Government, DoD and Civilian clients and partners

Effectively built teams through value added leadership, 360 engagement and customer & employee centric approaches. Put much needed human capital approaches in place to achieve much better than industry averages for staff turnover, continual development and growth paths for staff and alignment of positions / staff/ individual and corporate goals and objectives to create teams much better than their individual parts.

Leveraged knowledge of contracting principles and procedures to support solicitations, and contract operational execution. Performed all actions to administer and procure contracts with vendors/entities, for equipment, services and IT products.

Served exceptionally as the General Services Agency primary POC- obtained IT-70, Computer and Highly Adaptive Cyber Security (HACS) SINS.

Negotiated optimal contract terms and conditions to minimize business risks and achieve financial objectives.

Embrace quality-Served as the company’s Quality Manager, trainer, auditor.

Pursued and obtained our ISO 9001-2015, and for first & second audits, received 100% compliance rating with Zero major or minor findings. Continual improvement and transparency is the key.

Maturing the personnel and organization with integration of ISO 9001, CMMI, CMMC, modern technologies, bleeding edge processes and continual improvement of the business of doing business.

Identified procurement efficiencies and solutions approaches that supported the goals for an entity, and in some cases aided in improved award timelines.

Presented contracts to senior management for review and approval, along with due diligence research, capture and consolidation of relevant data elements for informed decision making.

Performed quality reviews and monitored contract performance across multiple contracts and programs simultaneously. .

Proactively identified upcoming contract expirations and collaborated with stakeholders to analyze contract renewals, modifications and any negotiations.

Managed and supported the complete procurement cycle, including planning, review, solicitation, awarding, administration, and contract closure, ensuring a smooth transition throughout the procurement process.

Established, modernized, and oversaw continual Service operations 24/7 since 2018 for the National Defense University (NDU) & Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) under the supervision of the CIO for NDU. Created performance levels never seen before in the agency, reduced legacy issues; technical, personnel, modernization.

Conducted in-depth market research and developed effective acquisition strategies, preparing pre-solicitation artifacts for management approval.

Trained in industry Quality standards, Shipley training, Instruction Trainer and Leadership.

Performed exceptionally in every instance for closeout and post award contract administration and oversight requirements, ensuring all deliverables were met iaw agreed upon terms and conditions as laid out in the contract award documentation. Track deliverables and performance iaw the contract through regular participation in scheduled program reviews.

Project Manager for State of Maine solicitation/contract development, Consultant Feb 2021-Oct 2021

(Remote) (Performed concurrently with the OSC COO position)

I spearheaded the research, development and creation for the solicitation for the State of Maines’s division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement. They needed to implement an end-to-end licensing and enforcement solution to address transactional licensing needs, reporting, mobility for liquor licensing inspectors, and elimination of paper - digitizing paper-based files within a modern framework to serve as a historical record.

The research, information and recommendations I provided aided in determination of the type of contract best suited for the requirements.

The solicitation package created promoted competition by ensuring the specifications were clear and complete and adhered to contracting regulations as well as aligned with the intended outcomes for the solicitation.

I created and prepared the relevant determinations and findings to leverage upon receipt and evaluation of proposals/quotations, along with price/cost analysis alignment to our government estimates.

The solicitation to be put out to the public needed to include creating a public facing self-service portal where licensees and applicants can manage their licenses. This was a complete re-engineering of the processes, technologies and capabilities, as envisioned by the State of Maine.

I leveraged my knowledge of a variety of contract types, such as Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), and Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), in an effort to assess and plan the procurement.

The research and recommendations that I provided led to successful determination of the contract type, promotion of competition and alignment with contracting regulations.

I worked for the Director and Deputy Director to plan the solution strategy, to clear roadblocks, and to provide status to the Director and overall Stakeholder team.

I ensured success by working closely with the project Sponsor, BABLO Director. I coordinated with various other resources from within the business team and partnering IT teams.

I understood the challenges presented and lead efforts to plan collaborative strategies.

I Partnered with a Business Analyst to facilitate the development of a detailed 'current state' analysis which would transition into the definition of 'future state' requirements

Working closely with the BABLO team, I performed an evaluation of options based on future state requirements to determine the path forward: leverage an existing in-house solution vs RFP. I created and monitored a schedule to support the decision made as to path forward decision

I was accountable for management of scope for the initiative

I built and maintained relationships with key stakeholders and team members

My familiarity and connections with Federal, State and DOD entities allowed me to leverage Department of Treasury contracting personnel, processes and procurement history elements to improve the State of Maine’s contracting, compliance and unique challenges with this government project.

I directed the planning and scheduling for the defined work

Managed, tracked and reported on the project progress against the plan

Served as the primary POC for all project-related issues and resolution of issues

Stakeholder management was improved through the coordination and presentation of proposals to stakeholders, as necessary

Risk mitigation through dedicated efforts to Identify and manage project risk and the development risk mitigation strategies, which were tracked to closure

I ensured resources adjusted and revised estimates when necessary

With transparency and communication vital to success, I also took overt actions to anticipate issues and proactively address them. I would ensure I resolved conflicts with sensitivity and tact.

I coordinated the establishment of standards and project specific procedures with team resources.

Responsible for compliance with Federal, State, contracting and PMO standards and procedures

Monitored and reported performance through the capture and reporting of required project management metrics

I ensured the achievement of project service commitments and performance metrics

I ensured strategic alignment and direction to meet service commitments with the State of Maine’s objectives, and validation that tasks provide value

Communication campaign included the Identification, tracking, reporting and mitigation of risks and issues.

Maintained visibility of the workload with respect to project members' capacity

Transparency: Communicated to team members how their work assignments related to and help achieve project objectives

Perform ongoing analysis of product and quality within the contracting area to maintain a consistent product offering for clients.

The digitization efforts solicitation will modernize the State of Maine’s entire BABLO operations, resulting in efficiency improvements and cost savings. Initial estimates on efficiencies for industry were processing improvements from 3-4 days, to a matter of minutes, and for BABLO operations, manpower cost savings alone from streamlined business processes, were expected to be able to cover down on the entire modernization efforts costs.

Skills leveraged:

Experience with Federal, State, DoD, public sector licensing and taxation concepts and constructs

Strong ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, manage project-related issues, and maintain transparent and consistent communication with team members, especially regarding reporting project progress and metrics.

Experience gathering level of effort data as related to scope of a project/contract

Experience in developing, reviewing, and evaluating all required assets to execute a project: Scope & Schedule Mgmt. plan, Risk Mgmt. plan, Resource plan, Communication plan

Experience developing core project monitor, control, and communication tools: schedule, risk log, status reporting

Experience working within a matrix-model accountability structure: project-to-Office-to-PMO-to-Contracting

Strong facilitation skills

Highly organized and problem-solver

Strong verbal, listening, and written skills

Prior experience working with contracting, contracts management

Prior experience working with government entities and with government customers

Prior experience working with financial models and data

Sr. Program Director, Department of Defense Programs Jan 2017 – May 2018

Trowbridge & Trowbridge

McLean, VA

Oversaw and engaged with contracts and programs to assure alignment with established processes and procedures for operations and staff, and achieving exceptional growth and positive customer evaluations and employee feedback- Organic growth in staff from 60 to 125 staff members.

Ensured contract success through application of needed leadership and directed all activities regarding staff and tasks to meet client and corporate and employee work objectives, as well as support other programs with programmatic and process improvement initiatives to improve business processes and customer delivery.

Established the Risk Management Council, Developed the Change Management Process and solidified the Pentagons Project Management Methodology, significantly improving the resources allocations, communication and prioritization of competing stakeholders.

Provided supervision for technical and administrative staff, including subordinate managers and subcontractors -125 personnel who I engaged with regularly, preformed counseling and professional development for performance evaluation process’s that I put in place.

Reviewed, audited, and visited multiple locations, serving as liaison with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks and solve problems- effectively becoming the execution arm of their strategic planning processes.

Provided oversight of multiple contract service operations: Kittery Maine, Naval Shipyard, Joint Services Provider, NAVSEA operations and others.

Standardized the systems, processes and procedures followed for contracts management, oversight, responsibilities, reporting and closeout.

Evaluation of contract tasks performance, capture of performance data, review and assessment of performance against contract performance requirements, In Progress Reviews regularly/monthly, to communicate, report and to make part of the contract record the period’s character of performance.

Performed contracts and subcontracts management activities, leveraging knowledge of established Federal and agency procurement regulations, procedures, process and precedents to meet the needs of the programs and contracts of which I oversaw.

Exceptional knowledge and experience with price analysis, cost procedures and techniques, allowing effective background for the review of proposals/quotations and apply realism, feasibility and equity assessment determination of pricing.

Measured and reported service levels against contract expectations and received exceptional evaluations on performance 100% of the programs.

Engaged to provide support for at risk programs, where Leadership & Program Management expertise are/were needed. Performed and executed metrics development, reporting and support needs which I improved or created, and where additional customer direct interaction were key to successful contract performance- significantly improved every client/customer relationship that I have been/are leveraged against.

I have a history of being the person that is sought out for troubled areas, or where things needs to be improved, and fixing them to where they can run autonomously, to what degree possible.

I am the Go-To person, when there is complex, in-depth analysis and Analytics tasks that required development and creation of; position papers, white papers, assessments, as is/ to be, and complicated contract negotiations identification/requirements responses.

Joint Services Provider, Pentagon, Washington, DC

Trowbridge & Trowbridge Sept. 2015 –Dec 2016

Role: Director of Operations / Senior Program Manager

Stewarded the transition of the Pentagon from a collective of National Capital Region entities, into a Joint Service Provider; NCR, DoD, IC, USA, USN, USMC, White House, SECDEF and others.

Managed not only the staff & programs for multiple instances, both unclassified & classified, but other special systems and groups critical to the security of the country, our people and my teams.

Returned to the company, at the CEO's request, to support a key strategic, high-profile, possibly at-risk program- of which, I turned a 6 Mo POP to 4.5 Years with Exceptional government evaluations throughout the lifecycle of the program.

LOE of 125 highly professional, multiple level cleared, technical and non-technical resources

Evaluated and ensured client satisfaction and regulatory compliance- securing what was a projected 6-month engagement to multiple year engagement.

Contract management, adherence to the requirements and performance levels were critical to the success of the consolidation of the JSP. With the broad breadth of scope involved with the integration of many large entities into a single organization, management of the contract, as well as working with the contracting representatives for these other entities, program managers for the programs and the Joint Service Providers leadership- clear transparency, communication, and frequent status/task/action awareness of all entities involved were key to the success.

Excelled in team/client/stakeholder relationship building. Resulting in relationships with senior personnel across the departments/agencies, and staff, this is ongoing still to this day.

Actively engaged in business development- demonstrating positive results (CPARS & Past Performance) - elicited work through scope-broadening, contract extensions, and new work from existing clients. I am the go to person for Management, Leadership, Performance, Human Capital and vision development and execution for all the efforts I support.

I achieved 100% success in all AQL’s / SLA’s from contract inception until my departure from the contract.

The contract value, excess of $65 Million, for which I provided full oversight, encountered zero issues regarding financial compliance/reporting, AQL’s, SLA’s and deliverables. The performance for this contract exceeded all expectations directed or implied

Mentored staff to improve capabilities and upward mobility within the team-formalized professional in-house development program for Project Management staff.

Instrumental to growth of the contract @50% from the Base year to Option Year 1, additional growth, and scope inclusion for the following periods.

Set up, operated, and performed the Service Support for enterprise systems, applications development and maintenance, Risk Management, Change Management, Engineering and R&D development for the newly created Joint Service Provider (JSP) entity leveraging both Remedy and Service Now ITSM platforms.

US Department of Treasury: Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco, Tax and Trade, Washington, DC

(04/07-12/12- RSIS/Wyle) - (12/12-8/15- (EES/1Source))

Role: Vice President: PMO, Operations, And Business Development

Role: Director of Operations / Senior Program Manager Cumulative: Apr 2007—Aug 2015

Provide expert direction and leadership for the Bureau’s OCIO operations: Infrastructure support, Software Maintenance and development activities, and contract and support staff.

Responsible for the support of collecting more than @$20 billion in excise taxes a year.

Report directly to the CIO who reports to the Department of Treasury.

Oversees the Program Management Requirements, Contract management requirements, serves as the technical supervisor for all Infrastructure support operations and oversees all software maintenance and development requirements.

$100 Million + contract management with significant growth 300% staff increase and 500% value increase.

Responsible for the entire range of pre-award contracting activities for the CIO contract programs for which I was responsible: FFP, CPFF and CPAF payment terms, cost analysis, contract modifications, option period management, deliverables and alignment and delivery of compliance to the contracts, the governing regulations, agency policies and intent for performance outcomes.

Exceptional -100% Service Level evaluations and awards for 10 semi-annual periods in a row.

Built, documented and established the foundation of processes, procedures, policies and standard operating procedures, thousands of artifacts, which are currently being used to this day.

Directly support the mission for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) collection of taxes and enforcing regulations on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition, which feeds the strategic objectives and mission requirements for the Department of the Treasury.

Provided oversight for

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