Data Air Force

PROFESSIONAL CAREER SUMMRY:

A summary of military and post-military work experience is as follows -

-Enterprise Architecture with working knowledge and experience with various frameworks (Zachman, FEAF, DODAF, DODAF DM2, etc.) applied towards enterprise architecture development. With few exceptions, have built almost all artifacts of the DoDAF 1.5, and continue to work with DoDAF 2.0.

-Structured and OO systems requirements collection, analysis (e.g. Jacobson Use-Case Object-Oriented (OO) Analysis), and specification in rapid and waterfall strategies.

-Data Architecture/Information Engineering experience with data modeling /architecture development in both commercial and public sector environments. Experienced in DoD and Commercial Data Dictionary development and implementation, Data Administration, Data Standards, Enterprise Data Modeling, along with metadata modeling.

-Business process improvement experience with BPWin, and System Architect (using the BPMN), and Capability Maturity Model in developing level 3 and higher compliant processes.

-Software engineering life-cycle development and management from requirements development through deployment and configuration management.

-Project staff officer responsible for project planning and implementation for strategic and tactical information systems. Responsible for technical and tactical control of project direction, contractor performance, and budget preparations and submissions.

EDUCATION

MS, Information Systems, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

BS, Business Administration, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Graduate Certificate, Information Security, George Washington University (1.5 yrs)

TOOL SETS

TopQuadrant TopBraid (Ontology development), IBM Rational System Architect, ERWin (AllFusion), Tortoise SVN, Clear Case/Quest (both configuration management tools), SQL Plus, Embarcadero Suite, MS Office, Visio, Project.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Model-based Systems Engineer

TrustedQA (10/13/20 – 12/6/20)

Role – Build a semantic model/ontology supporting modernization of the GCCS-J system. The GCCS-J, a command and control (C2) system, supports the planning, execution, and management military operations for both joint and multinational operations. The model’s objectives are (1) expansion of the systems’ mission capabilities of the GCCS-J system to the scope and level of information contained in the system; (2) use a technology facilitating greater flexibility in associating objects in the system with one another; (3) through the eventual implementation of inference engines/reasoners allow greater exploration of the information contained within the system.

Data Architect

CACI (02/08/16 – 10/9/20)

Department of State, Washington, D.C.

Role(s) – Build a model supporting alignment of client assets to the FEAF to meet OMB requirements. Conduct planning for a “to-be” enterprise architecture. Provide technical expertise in building and approving standards to be used throughout the organization. Create and review data architecture process standards to be employed for data architecture development. Provide technical and other assistance in other efforts – agile process development and cloud architecture implementation.

Solutions –

The end model borrows from the DoDAF DM2 for construction of the semantic patterns relating the Performance Reference Model (PRM) to the Business, Data, and Application Reference Models (BRM and DRM), respectively, of the FEAF. To date, the metrics in FEAF have been incorporated into the model and relate the performance (DM2 concept) to the expected performance factors defined in the PRM.

Developed an analytical construct for enterprise taxonomy. The end-product expanded on an proposed taxonomy and incorporated a fuller set of classifications that would meet enterprise requirements.

Wrote the standard for relational data modeling. Conducted critical reviews for data naming and DDL standards.

Provide technical assistance for development and approval of other, non-data standards.

Submitted systems and software metrics – as a member of an agile software engineering working group – for use in the agile process under development.

Information Architect

Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC, Infinite Resources/Rigil Corporation, VA (03/9/2015 – 02/05/16)

Role - Apply knowledge of taxonomy and ontology development, coupled with experience in master data management, to build a common vocabulary for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an integral component to the enterprise architecture development. The end-objective is an environment in which knowledge about aviation related subject – aviation safety – may be shared throughout the agency.

Solutions –

Built taxonomies for aircraft make model series, aircraft components, aviation events into an integrated taxonomy to be used in mapping the FAA terms to the terms in the integrated taxonomy.

Built prototype ontology, loosely based on the DoDAF DM2 methodology, to illustrate an end-to-end connection between databases, forms, and lines of business in the FAA as within a topic-centric framework of the information and data all relate to a specific thing.

Currently mapping data sources to the taxonomy constructed for alignment of data sources to topics of interest in the FAA business.

Senior Data Architect

US Department of Defense, Alexandria, VA, Leidos, VA (03/2012 – 2/27/15)

Role – Technical and tactical support in the development and deployment of enterprise architecture repository employed in DoD-wide business system portfolio management; develop the ontology/semantic models to be used in a semantic-based federated effort designed to supplant the existing repository architecture.

Solutions –

Rapidly built and delivered standardized element sets required for purchase order and purchase card information exchange. Work normally requiring six to eight weeks for completion, finished in three weeks.

Modified four ontologies for update and modification for second release which included recommended changes to the semantic terminology that will improve the integration of component architecture information.

Built prototype converter of text file input into RDF-triple format required for incorporation into the enterprise ontology. Used MS-Excel spreadsheets as part of the transformation process.

Built solutions, using the DM2 meta-model – with a Semantic BPMN embedded as part of the model - as part of the enterprise federation architecture built to support the goals of the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA)

Built the initial meta-model used in developing the source for DoD component input into the BEA architecture store.

Lead, Ontology and Vocabulary Development

US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA, Recruited by Kepler Research, Inc, Woodbridge, VA (07/2008 – 09/2011)

Role - Principal in the development of the U.S Air Force’s Manpower and Personnel ontology supporting a semantically-driven service-oriented architecture under development by the US Air Force.

Solutions –

Developed correct semantic solutions to accommodate Air Force and military unique characteristics of subject areas address (specifically the overseas address and military post office problem,) rank, work classification and special experience indicators.

Developed a partial re-build of the upper ontology, correcting many incorrect interpretations of military terminology as well incorrectly associated concepts of event, situation, action, and activity.

Developed procedures and tools – spreadsheet and database - employed in the ontology development process. Artifacts track concepts developed, work plans and team member work allocations and documented historical record of work completed (including statistical tracking of completed and remaining work), and candidate ideas maintained in reserve for potential use.

Developed techniques and tactics for successful management for a geographically dispersed team configuration including the extensive use of Adobe’s on-line meeting tools.

Developed methodology for tracking coordinated subject matter expert (SME) feedback from queries submitted to the SME’s to resolve questions about ideas and meanings of concepts and terminology.

Data Architect,

Department Of Homeland Security, Arlington, VA, Recruited by Paragon Technology Group, Vienna, VA (01/2007 – 07/2008)

Role – Architect and data/information engineer responsibilities supporting Department Of Homeland Security objectives in emergency response capabilities, biometric identification of visitors to the United States.

Solutions –

Developed initial model for distributed credential management required for deployment of incident response by first responders. Model allowed facilitation of the ‘anywhere-anytime’ concept of use of electronic credentials for HSPD-12 compliant identification cards in use by first responders.

Developed solution model supporting enhanced biometric capture of person’s entering the United States. The model expanded existing 2-print to 10-print capture and store and matching of a person’s fingerprint to existing database.

Developed first stage architecture/model for information base for emergency center operations, with analysis partially completed for operation center-to-operation data exchange requirements.

Data exchange model for logistics portfolio management drafted. The work included initial proposals for exchange content for potential use by the Defense Logistics Agency and US Transportation Command.

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Data Governance Analyst

Department Of Homeland Security, Kforce Government Solutions, Merrifield, VA (04/2006 – 12/2006)

Role – Development of data governance and stewardship strategies for the Department of Homeland Security.

Solutions –

Supported development and implementation of data stewardship for the US-VISIT program within DHS. Analysis of the types of business activities and processes required to implement data governance/stewardship were part of the effort to construct the target program.

Identified key data issues (standardized code sets for example) with recommendations for establishing working groups to manage these problems were part of the effort

Developed first stage architecture/model for information base for emergency center operations, with analysis partially completed for operation center-to-operation data exchange requirements.

Data exchange model for logistics portfolio management drafted. The work included initial proposals for exchange content for potential use by the Defense Logistics Agency and US Transportation Command.

Data Architect

Fannie Mae, Herndon, VA, Independent Contractor (11/2005 – 04/2006)

Role – Provided strategic, tactical, and technical support for data warehouse operations.

Solutions –

Developed very essential, critical methodology allowing partial data warehouse updates based on quarterly period time frames rather than full year updates for any given change to the data in the warehouse.

Provided critical FASB oversight review of developed warehouse solutions for compliance.

Provided technical guidance and general accounting knowledge in constructing correct solutions.

Enterprise Architecture Consultant

Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, VA, Preferred Systems Solutions, Inc, Merrifield, VA (10/2005 – 10/2005)

Role – Enterprise architecture consulting for the Washington Area Headquarters Services in developing a functional architecture for the business.

Solutions –

Developed guidance for modernized business functional architecture for the Washington Headquarters Services. Analyze and document 'as-is' environment, compare to short and long term objectives and develop future business architecture with a strategy of step-wise migration from the current to the future configuration.

Enterprise Data Architect

Department of Homeland Security, Arlington, VA, CLMS, LLC, Alexandria, VA (07/2005 – 09/2005)

Role – Provide guidance and development of data architecture strategies and management for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS.)

Solutions –

Developed federated approach towards resolving deep-seated information-sharing conflicts within the department, resolve issues with a centralized strategy, and allow a cooperative formation of partnerships between the various departments.

Developed an initial centrally managed standards approach to allow common cooperation between members of the partnerships and comply with objective of a common language throughout the enterprise.

Enterprise Architecture Consultant

Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. Binary Consulting, Bethesda, MD (03/2005 – 06/2005)

Role – Provide expertise and guidance to the U.S. Navy’s Military Sea Lift Command for requirements engineering and enterprise architecture definition.

Solutions –

Provided key assistance in enterprise architecture strategy development, defining steps to be undertaken, critical points of development,

Provided technical knowledge of the DoDAF – its use, how the components interlock with one-another providing a pictorial of the architecture, and key aspects of the development to ensure completeness in the end-product.

Worked with a contractor specifically charged with the development of the ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ views of this project in identifying the absolute minimum set of views for each of the cases required to establish an acceptable knowledge base for this project.

Data Architect/Data Modeler.

Freddie Mac, Vienna, VA. Recruited by KForce, Herndon, VA (08/2004 – 02/2005)

Role – Provide the managerial and technical skills, along with the ability to coordinate data architecture solutions with business user, developers, and database administrators to develop and implement data architectural solutions supporting the information requirements of the organization.

Solutions –

Built and analyzed, data architectural modifications upgrading existing financial reporting and auditing capabilities to Sarbanes-Oxley compliant. Conducted standards review and feedback to the community (business users and technical staff) with identification of changes need to become fully compliant.

Executed peer review analysis of data models for business requirement compliance, technical completeness, as well as adherence to data standards (naming, etc.) Built new, modified, as well All-Fusion 4.1 ERWin data models in compliance with standards, submitting architectural changes to the Configuration Control Board (CCB).

Directed the entry of all changes and reviewed all work of the data modelers prior to entry into the Rational ClearQuest/ Rational ClearCase tool employed for configuration management. All artifacts – schemas, DDL, etc were maintained in this repository.

Performed technical review of all data elements prior to submission for inclusion in the Metadata Repository (MDR) – a resource for data element reuse in the development process.

Provided 24/7 on-call response for urgent changes to the database when errors were discovered in the financial reporting processes.

Data Architect/Data Modeler

Department of Defense, Arlington, VA, DynCorp, Inc/Computer Sciences Corporation (10/2002 – 08/2004)

Role – Developed enterprise-wide DODAF/C4ISR-based enterprise-wide data architecture in support of the BMMP effort.

Solutions –

Developed architecture, using System Architect, for two key business areas for the DoD: strategic planning and budgeting (SPB), and portfolio management (PfM.) Constructed 3rd normal form (3NF) compliant Entity – Relationship Diagrams (ERD) containing the data models (OV7). Also developed state transition (OV6B), as well as develop activity (OV5) models in secondary function.

Conducted joint requirements planning sessions with subject-matter and business experts. Conducted product integration and quality assurance reviews with subject area developers.

Developed standard data artifacts providing the basis of building gateways and the XML schema to allow data extraction and retrieval from various accounting and finance source systems.

Awarded a “spot” achievement award for superior performance in development work.

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General Summary of Work Experience – 1990 - 2001

Roles – Data modeler, architect for development of solutions for DoD and non-DoD clients – e.g. IRS, INS – performing systems development life-cycle functions in forming, building and

Solutions –

Developed architecture and models for customer service data store for the IRS.

Built the force planning architecture and models for the US Army Reserve RCAS program. Also developed solution models for material warehouse mapping with applied spatial information techniques.

Built models for computer security information management for an exchange program (CISSP) between participating agencies.

Built star schema for telecommunications billing and customer tracking (MCI WorldCom). Also built prototype circuit tracking system for circuit leasing functions.

Built prototype models for vessel registration system for the Coast Guard.

General Summary of Military Experience – 1980 - 1990

Project Management – As project manager, key projects and accomplishments were achieved as:

Information Sub-Systems Project Manager - Responsible for establishing direction and controls for oversight of the information sub-systems development for the upgrade of the command center in Omaha, NE.. Analysis revealed contractor non-compliance with directives defined by the headquarters as to fit, form, and function of the system. Provided guidance for corrective action, ensuring the functional requirements could be met.

Project Acquisition and Transition Manager – There were two instances of this role. The first involved a strategic information system critical to the mission needs of the organization. Successful in developing the facilities planning/coordinating site modification activities (for adding power, floor supports, etc.) for computer systems installation and operation. Successful in timely submission of the budgeting requirements needed to fund system operation. Successful in planning and executing the pre-handover acceptance and verification testing required. Also developed the security plan for this system.

A second effort required the acquisition of an existing information system for improved messaging capabilities. Successful in planning the field testing and evaluation of the system, including the test plan, staffing for testing, and evaluation of test results. Successfully planned manpower staffing structure (ranks/grades), quantities and skills needed for long term system support after system acceptance was approved.

Resource System Modernization Project Lead – Successful in demonstrating the feasibility of a high-capacity, high-speed client-server alternative to the existing mainframe system. This was achieved through developing algorithms (based on mathematical topology, in part) for logical process and information partition development as well as for confined user access and use of the data partitions.

Software Systems Development/Testing/ Quality Assurance - Lead developer for air traffic control system software, missile tracking system, and a reconnaissance information collection and analysis system. Conducted integration and interface testing of new software releases. Built and executed test plans for missile warning system. Defined the standards and acceptance criteria a for text-message traffic system upgrade. Conducted a three-week on-site evaluation of the system in a live-performance review of the system.

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