Mark S. Brown

Chief Data Architect/Sr. Program Manager

adnqmk@r.postjobfree.com • 937-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/mark-brown-16056944 • Dayton, Ohio

Industry-leading reputation as a leader in technology and engineering roles with specialization in IT cloud architectures and technologies related to integration of data and for Big Data processing and analyzing. Adept at negotiating with vendors, gathering and understanding requirements, designing cloud architectures, understanding databases, and leading software testing. In-depth IT program management and cross-functional coordination skills with successful program leadership.

Education

Master of Science and Administration (MSA) in Government Security & Resource Strategy, 2019

Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Washington, DC

Master of Science and Administration (MSA) in Software Engineering, 2009

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Political Science

Wright State University,

Dayton, Ohio

Professional Training

Course

Emerging Technologies

June 2019

Course

Cloud School (Agnostic), Dallas, TX

July 2013

On-line

Executive Data Science Course

John Hopkins Univ.

Awards

Lettered in Academics (Model UN), Wright State University, 1994

Magna Cum Laude, Central Michigan, 2009

Meritorious Civilian (n Service Medal,

Accommodation Civilian Service Medal

Achievement Civilian Service Medal

ODNI CIO Award for collaboration in Cloud technologies in the Intelligence Community, 2018

ODNI CIO award for expertise in Cloud development and Implementation of technologies, 2018

Technical Proficiencies

Platforms

Description of NASIC’s Data Resources

and current Transition

(Implemented Cloud Foundry, Reviewed Azure, Google Cloud

Certification in AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Architect an enterprise system with ~100 PB of data and ~3000 personnel with more than 25 missions. Transition the current Oracle enterprise to a hybrid Cloud that integrates with external data using Knowledge Graph Technologies built on Taxonomies and Ontologies

Data Stores used or studied for Enterprise:

Oracle, Postgres DB, Mongo DB, Accumulo, Elastic Search, MySQL, Cassandra, Hbase, HDFS, Neo4j, Arango, DGraph, Orient, Neptune, S3, Blob Storage, Knowledge Graphs, Property Line Graphs e.g.(Neo4j).

Technologies evaluated for design in Enterprise Cloud Architecture:

Anzo Data Fabric, Talend Data Fabric, Palantir Data Fabric, MDM, CI/CD, Mule Soft, Spark, Storm, M3, TensorFlow, Nvidia DGX1-2 AI Servers, Neural Net Chips, GPUs, Quantum Computers and Quantum Communication, Pure Storage, Isilon Storage, Blockchain, DataBricks, Cloudera, Kubernetes, Docker Containers, Vmware, SQL, Taxonomies and Ontologies, Google’s BERT, Natural language Processing (NLPs), Protégé, and more

Career Experience

National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) 6/2019 – Present

Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

Chief Data Architect

Excel as a technical leader of IT projects and initiatives for NASIC’s implementation of cloud solutions, including strategic planning and implementation, resource allocation, solicitation reviewing, and cross-functional collaboration. Effectively implement multimillion-dollar programs, drive insights into data holdings and tools, and coordinate with senior leaders to improve systems and implement solutions.

- Delivered key insights into cloud technologies as a voting member of the NASIC Architecture and Engineering Review Panel.

- Effectively collected requirements and drafting proposals for new assets in the Center, POC on High Performance Computing (HPC) for the Center.

- Fostered vital relationships among the Air Force Data Architecture working groups to support comprehensive cloud implementations in the Air Force.

- Coordinate, direct and lead contractors to support the technical transition to a hybrid cloud environment integrating many different missions and standing up a big Data solution for the Center.

National Defense University, Eisenhower School 8/2018 – 6/2019

Eisenhower School, Washington DC

Student, Master’s Degree

Major studies included Economics (macro and micro), Acquisition, Innovation, Leadership, Management and Global Industrial Markets.

NASIC’s Innovation Office, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 12/2010 – 8/2018

Principal Technology Analyst (PTA) for NASIC, 5/2017 to 8/2018

Principal Intelligence Analyst (PIA) for Technologies and Translations Flight, 12/2010 to 5/2017

Oversaw all aspects of technology programs for cloud-based and enterprise solutions, including resource allocation and budgeting for millions in assets for military flight and security technologies. Coordinated National Laboratory activities as a daily report leader in coordination with the AFRL, DOE labs, and DOD labs. Architected and designed in-house networks, managed implementations for network systems, and established a reputation as a community expert in cloud technologies and Big Data analytics.

- Successfully designed and managed an in-house Managed Attribution (MA) network for unclassified search and discovery.

- Effectively managed development of a new Interoperable Discovery Exploitation Analysis Service (IDEAS) network in collaboration with multiple partners and agencies to develop a premier data solution.

- Managed multiple programs and projects, including IC Information Technology Environment (IC ITE), Air Force Cloud solutions on IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions, and technical proposals Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN)

- NASIC Representative to the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN), where I reviewed hundreds of technology proposals and evaluated them for potential fielding. These proposals were written by PhDs at Universities across Ohio and spanned just about every field of technology.

NASIC’s Advanced Programs Office, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

Senior Initiative Analyst for NASIC September 2004-Dec 2010

In this role a support the Chief Scientist for NASIC and worked innovation projects and collaborative Programs. I met with senior leaders from the government (US Congressmen, Generals, Senior Civilians, CEOs and City Managers). This led to the shifting of Air National Guard (ANG) resources from a previous mission to one of support NASIC in their missions.

- Successful in developing relationships with multiple government agencies, national laboratories and technology industry partners

- Led the development AF/Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) relationships inside and outside of NASIC, to include AF/A2, Electronic Systems Center (ESC) and AIA

- Responsible for executing over $14 million in non-programmed funds over 3yrs in developing a technical solution for ANG DCGS activities, including all hardware and software required for the mission at NASIC

- Established an Air National Guard (ANG) unit to support NASIC missions, by working with ANG National Head Quarters, Ohio National Guard Headquarters and Air Combat Command (ACC) in developing relationship and trust with these organization.

- Sheppard to conclusion Springfield Technical Solution Center Activities (Data Recovery (DR), Contingency of Operations (COOP), and Testing Facility), which now hosts NASIC’s COOP and DR

- Envisioned, proposed and created a new analytical initiative within NASIC DCGS Analysis Reporting Team (DART) and Springfield Solution Center (SSC), and built relationships to further the development of these initiatives

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