Professional Summary
Strategic acquisition professional with over 25 years of experience across a broad range of business disciplines and industry segments, including cybersecurity, space and satellite, radars and sensors, information technology, contracting and defense information systems. Proven pathway record of combining well-developed program and project management leadership abilities with vision and strong industry knowledge to develop and execute business strategies and decisions. Recognized ability to lead cross-functional teams to achieve and implement cost-saving projects and programs. Excellent ability to augment business and customer experience through automated solutions and enhanced business processes to increase efficiency within methodologies.
Areas of Expertise
●Program Management
●Weapons Systems Acquisition
●Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Execution (PPBE)
●International Agreements
●Strategic Leadership
●Radars & Sensors
●Corporate Communications
●Foreign Military Sales
●Stakeholder Engagement
●B2G eCommerce
●Space & Satellite Telecommunications
●Contract Management
Professional Experience
Government Solutions Consulting LLC. Oct 2021 - Present
Expert Acquisition Consultant-Technology, Process and Business.
Serving as an acquisition expert supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Radar and Sensor program of record. Facilitating and serving as the lead on tech insertion and trade studies team reviewing risk and ensuring experimental concepts demonstrate performance methodology and capabilities for the future in an operational environment. Preparing and finalizing acquisition artifacts in preparation for the upcoming major acquisition Milestone B decision. Ensuring cost, schedule and performance are aligned with all stakeholders and mission partners. Lead on the Architecture board reviewing all major projects or proposed initiatives. Evaluate the plans, comparing those designs to the set of guiding principles and standards and add the solution in the context of the larger architecture.
● Play a major role in the execution and approval of Milestone B allowing the program of record to move into the next Acquisition Phase.
Defense Information System Agency • Fort Meade, Maryland 2014 – June 21
ACAT 1 Program Manager, Department of Defense Teleport Program
Led a major enterprise space and satellite program consisting of operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom-line factors, including long-term planning, integration, assessment, and implementation. Coordinated with seven executives and directed 5 to 7 senior managers and engineers in the execution and oversight of over 700 systems and subsystems globally. Direct supervision of global product management, major pricing decisions, and an average team of seventy-five employees and mission partners.
●Annually generate a 100 percent Return on Investment (ROI) on program value of $3.1 billion to date by developing satellite technology evolution strategy to provide end-to-end solutions, addressing legacy elimination, systems enhancements, and survivable infrastructure.
●Oversee initiative to conduct Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Intercept Test on a simulated threat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Target. Fielded additional sensors to perform tests.
●Direct responsibility and led contract negotiations with Australian Defense Ministry for a $9.6 million construction project in Geraldton, Australia, which provide SATCOM capabilities globally.
●Served as lead on stakeholder engagement with international partners in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe to develop innovative satellite capabilities.
●Ensured budget execution parameters and congressional guidelines were within cost
●Administered cross-functional teams for the execution and complex daily management of program execution, risk mitigation, cybersecurity, design, testing, development, acquisition, contracting, fielding, tech refresh and insertion, life-cycle management, and sustainment of the hardware and software baseline of the Teleport system
●Oversee Stakeholder engagement with international partners in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Europe in the development of innovative satellite capabilities in a contested, costly, congested and competitive space environment.
●Served as the agency representative for the annual General Officer Steering Group (GOSG) for the Five Eyes, multilateral agreements, addressing broad national security space and satellite management and integration issues
●Served as Keynote speaker for MILSATCOM and Space Conference in Singapore and UK
●Successfully fielded of over SATCOM 95 Narrowband, Wideband and commercial MilSATCOM and protected operational terminals C, Ku, Ka, UHF and EHF gateway terminals, circuits and IP technologies globally
●Successfully fielded 1000+ SATCOM Modems EBEM, IDirect, Linkway and DVB-S2 broadcast
●Successfully provided secure access to voice, data, video and transport services NIPRNet, SIPRNet, VOIP, VOSIP, JWICS, Video and Transport
Army Contracting Command • Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Deputy Commander
Deputy Director of Contracting for 408th Contracting Support Brigade
2013 - 2014
Pioneer and direct strategic planning and policies to govern and advance joint operations' activities and performance, military interaction with governmental and non-governmental agencies, and inter-organizational partners. Coordinated with 6 to 8 executives and directed five senior managers to effect organizational changes to centralize acquisition decision-making and establish measurable objectives and internal controls.
●Perform in-depth analysis and direct Six Sigma inventiveness to yield tangible improvements. For example, led the integration of business process reengineering to improve rotating army training units' capability.
●Orchestrate function centralization and best practices to effectively execute $55 million annually to acquire customer multi-national exercises.
●Serve as Acquisition Executive Advisor to in-theatre group and host nation affairs. Led organization change management initiatives and effect acquisition management solutions.
●Led and mentored a cross-functional team of eighty military, civilians, and defense contractors in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and awarding contracts
Defense Information System Agency • Fort Meade, Maryland
Supervisory Program Analyst for Program Executive Officer
2012 - 2013
Direct planning and execution of transformational acquisition life-cycle management, related technology initiatives, and business process reengineering. Collaborated with five executives and directed seven senior managers in execution and oversight of DoD Enterprise Service Management Framework (DESMF). Oversee and facilitate Chief Engineering Panel, ensuring continuity and development initiatives.
●Consult on the adoption of numerous information technology standards, methodologies, and information exchange architectures.
●Orchestrate and maintain visibility into strategic and financial performance and acquisition management, and budget execution oversight.
●Serve as an agency representative to the 2012 Honorary Awards Panel with oversight of disbursements of monetary funds.
●Successfully led the agency in the partnering with the Army to provide an enterprise-wide solution to deliver a global Enterprise Service Management System as a Service (ESMSaaS). This includes Network Operations Centers (NOCs), Network Operations and Security Centers (NOSCs), help desks, service desks, call centers, and other organizations charged with operating, protecting, and restoring portions of the DoD Information Networks (DoDIN) across DoD.
Combined Federal Campaign • Chesapeake Bay Area, Maryland 2011 - 2012
Loaned Executive
Direct, plan, execute and oversee management, implementation, and conduct of federal employee solicitation practices residing in the designated area of responsibility. Serve as an agency executive, ensuring effective execution of the campaign—lead training for Keyworkers and campaign workers, ensuring agencies solicit, collect, marketing and report employee pledges.
• Exceeded established goal of $6.7 million, attaining $6.8 million.
• We achieved 3rd place for the 2011 CFC Campaign.
• Orchestrate and maintain visibility into campaign performance and oversight of employee participation privileges.
Defense Information System Agency • Fort Meade, Maryland 2007 - 2012
Chief of Program Controls for Chief Technology Officer (2009 – 2011)
Deputy Program Manager of Acquisition (2007 – 2009)
Oversee the development, implementation, and execution of internal controls, policy interpretation,
Financial oversight, and compliance. Recruit and directed a source selection team on contract methodologies, small business considerations, technical requirements, logistics, cost/price, legal, and program management elements. Led a technical management team of 8 multifunctional professionals.
Orchestrated daily and weekly Steering Committee meetings consisting of 6 senior executives.
●Annually generated 100 percent ROI on a $36 billion program and $12.2 billion programs by
providing stringent acquisition oversight and innovative evolutionary tactics.
●Orchestrated and directed the development of strategic and transactional plans ensuring consistency with organizational mission and goals
Career Note Active Top-Secret Clearance • DAWIA Level III Certifications in
Program Management PgMP • Information Technology Management •
Contracting • Executive Program Manager Course Defense Acquisition University
Education Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA)
with an Emphasis in Information Technology Management • 2012
Master of Arts in Procurement & Acquisition Management (MA) • 2006
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Science (BS) • 2003
Park University, Parkville, Missouri
Technical Proficiencies Kanban • Lean Six Sigma • Microsoft SharePoint • ITIL Incident Management • Supply Chain Management • Foreign Military Sales • CompTIA Network Plus •Microsoft 365
Languages Fluent in native English.