Allan Dragton
PH:703-***-**** Email:********@*******.***
Career Position
Enterprise Services- Senior Management Policy/Planning
Security Clearance:
DOD TS present
DOD Active Secret 2010 - 2017
DOD TS/SSBI 06/20/2007
DHS Secret 03/30/2009
National Agency Check(NAC)
National Agency Check with Inquiry (NAIC)
Minimum Background Investigation(MBI)
Education
Graduate Northwood University – BBA Management 1979
Graduate Valencia Junior College – Computer Science 1974
Certification
DOD PPBE; DOD Action Officer; DOD lean SIGMA 6 Black Belt/Green Belt
DHS Supervisory Management; Enterprise Architect Practitioner(TOGAF)
DOD Information Management: Requirements Development Processes;5000.01/5002
Enterprise System Manager(US DEPT LABOR)
SOA – Business & Rich Specification – Everware-CBDI
OMB300 Business case/Primavera IMS; ITIL Practitioner; PMI – Brain Bench
Language
Fluent German
Professional Summary
Proven managerial ability in demanding positions focused on complex operations, training, resource management, contract administration, and analyses of acquisition plans and programs, force management, strategic and operational impacts related to the DoD’s planning and programming activities.
Excellent written and oral communications, analytical capabilities and presentation skills, with
extensive experience in preparing and delivering briefings, program summaries and recommendations on alternative courses of action to executive level Government officials, including Strategic Planning and
Goal Accomplishment-Successful Information Technology career during which I’ve developed substantial experience in strategic planning, both organization-department wide and branch-level, a proven track record in setting and achieving organizational objectives through clearly elucidated vision, managing multiple workforces and multi-million dollar awards. Working with 4/3 Star Generals(USMC C4), 2 Star USArmy Ft. Knox, USD/DCMO, Department Administrators(DA-CIO), Department Chiefs DHS Office Intelligence & Analysis.
Competencies:
Leading Change
Leading People
Results Driven
Business Acumen
Building Coalitions
/Communication
Strategic planning and vision
Change implementation
Business process improvement
Risk management
JAD session with customer
Collaboration with technical teams
Transition development and execution
EVMS(Earned Value Management Systems)
Resource Management
ACAT 1/1A – ACAT and MDA DoD5002
RFP/RFQ T&M FFP 8(a) IDIQ Contract
Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost-benefit analyses, or other research
Purchases or contracts for IT services, equipment, products, supplies, property
Recent Relevant Experience
Office Secretary Defense(OSD) Chief Management Office(OCMO)Programming Performance Assessment(PPA)
DOD Top Secret April-2010 – Present
Graduate DOD Key Executive Leadership Certification Program(KELP)-Aligned with (OPM) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), the KELP Certificate Program is recognized and used by agencies to meet the requirements for the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Orchestrate all agency planning, strategic planning and analytical activity for all directorates within the agency for SharePoint development. Ensure all deliverables required from the group, internally and externally, are met in an efficient and timely manner. Identify opportunities to constantly improve the quality of thinking applied to client business(Results Driven). Continue to develop and implement standardized strategic planning tools to foster consistency over time and across projects. Complete this within the agency’s planning process but enhance the process through specific planning tools as well as syndicated or proprietary databases that enhance the level of thinking and insight injected into the entire process(Results Driven).
Responsible for oversight the DOD business operations(DoDD5105.82) collaborative web-site, and the continuing business process assessment performance improvement of the department(DoDD7045.20). Managerial expert (lead people), processes, design and content of programs, responsibility that extends to program revision of long/short term goals, style mixture Management by -Performance/Coaching and Development. Works directly and briefs Office Secretary Defense on DOD Portfolio health, acquisition policy, funding policy, promulgating policies in support of United States national security objectives(Business Acumen):
SharePoint Site Collection Administrator (SCA), Lead Agency developer.
Develop automated Agency Strategic Plan(ASP) component metric/measures inputs.
Reduced development time DOD Strategic Management Plan(SMP) by 34%, and reduced cost by 15%
Reduced development time Performance Management measures across the DOTMLPF by 9%, and cost by 33%,
Advise on operating plans to implement policy/legislative or regulatory changes, impacts to PPBE,
Achieved Investment portfolio management, Resource Management, Project Management techniques(PMI),
Achieved Strategic human capital planning,
Leading the evaluating organizational programs for effectiveness, reducing duplications 5%,
Leading budget formulation and execution, Design long range planning, developing program standards,
Action Officer (Collaboration) conferring with department services on Policy directives.
(Leading Change)Strategy, vision and concept development, implementation, to include theories, principles.
and practices and how they apply to joint and national defense strategy.
(Business Acumen)Integrating planning activities within large organizations, to include developing and implementing effective teaming concepts and relationships that support an overall capabilities-based planning system.(Results Driven)Strategic master plan or corporate planning development, resource allocation processes, programming processes and the assessment of results.
Expert knowledge of the acquisition, logistics, procurement, supply chain and real property business elements within DOD MAJCOM/COCOM/JS business mission area. Responsible for the development and evaluation of functional requirements requiring policy changes, business process re-engineering or information technology solutions that cross the breadth of supply chain management including acquisition, logistics, procurement and real property(Results Driven). Monitors management of quality, determines need for changes and originates the development of program improvements(Lead Change), and briefs senior management(Collaboration) on program status. Leads detailed plans and directs, conducts comprehensive analytic studies dealing with process measurement, methods and procedures, and/or benchmarking, to identify problems and propose solutions to improve operations, investigative IT auditing for IRB. Responsible for partnering(Collaboration) with managing executives and other senior leadership in order to identify business process gaps, administrative bottlenecks, or identify significant operational problems that might be solved through leadership consensus and by leveraging enterprise-wide solutions. Lead Analysis and distills important business and operational information in order to accurately contribute to a number of Agency reporting requirements. Develops strategies and plans to fully optimize the use of human capital(Lead People), financial resources, and advancements in technology to achieve optimum results(Results Driven). Develop/manage integrated DBMS(Oracle, SQL; MS-Access):
oAligned with DBSC Investment Review Board(IRB) Functional OEP,
oSystem compliance,
oProviding visualization of DOD duplicative systems.
Lead strategic planning and develop goals, action plans and program priorities in conjunction with Enterprise Architecture(EA) Transition Development(Business Acumen): OMB’s Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office, Improving Agency Performance, Information Technology (Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework v3.1); OMB’s FEA Practice Guidance; GAO’s GAO 10 846G Executive Guide A Framework for Assessing, Improving Enterprise Architecture Management (Version 2.0); OMB Circular A 130; 10 US Code 2222 Section 4 FEA Practice Guidance. Monitor evaluate the success of program goals and objectives through EA alignment. Conducts analysis/responds to inquiries for Congress, GAO, IG, and the Secretary of Defense(Collaboration) on the status of DoD's transformation activities. Develops, writes, and presents an enterprise-wide framework for managing the transition, the "To Be" business environment coordinated with EA across the full DOTMLPF.
USCIS National Security & Records Verification Directorate
Chief, IT Planning/Operation & Management 0343-GS15-SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT & PROGRAM ANALYST
Clearance: DOD TS/SSBI, DHS-Secret Washington DC March 2009 – December 2009
Manages a staff of professional employees(Lead People). Performs the full range of supervisory duties and responsibilities: (a) determines and establishes goals, objectives and priorities for assigned mission area in coordination with the Director; (b) develops plans for achieving annual and multi-year goals and objectives; (c) determines manpower, equipment, facilities and other resource requirements to meet assigned requirements; (d) establishes work priorities and allocates resources accordingly; (e) advises senior leadership about policies and priorities within assigned mission area and their impact on programs, resources and stakeholders; (f) develops performance standards, evaluates the work of subordinates based on the effectiveness and efficiency of assigned mission and performance objectives and appropriate feedback; (g) hears grievances and complaints resolving or escalating as appropriate; (h) balances staff workload for maximum effectiveness and efficiency; (i) initiates personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, awards and reassignments; (j) resolves disciplinary issues; (k) furthers Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action objectives; (l) promotes employee wellness programs. Determine program priorities and direction; solve operational problems and develop options to improve operations. Analyze BOM funding request, contractor resource staffing. Analyzing and evaluating (quantitative/qualitative) the effectiveness of line program operations in meeting 34% (Results) established goals and objectives, investigative auditing. Developing life cycle cost analyses of projects or performing cost benefit or economic evaluations of current or projected programs to reduce cost by 12%(Results); lead the distribution of work among positions(Lead People) and organizations and the appropriate staffing levels and skills mix; advising on the potential benefits/uses of automation to improve the efficiency by 9%(Results) of administrative support or program operations(Lead Change); analyzing and evaluating agency functions and activities being considered for conversion to contract operations saving $1MIL(Change); Supervise(Lead People) DHS/Data Center, and a group of: Managers, Team Leads, Management & Program Analysts, System Architects, Data Stewards, Performance Analysts, IT Innovation Specialists, Division Network Security Team. As Data Center Manager(ITIL,SDLC) lead risk Management/Aversion. Responsible for planning, analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of the operating programs. Establish program guidelines, administrative rules, and structure based on new or revised statute(Congressional). Evaluate and recommend program priorities and strategies to achieve 34% increase program goals or to meet funding requirements(Results Driven).
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SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP CHAPER S: DRAGTON & ASSOCIATES SELF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY RECORD:
GSA Schedule 70 support. Full administrative direction to supplied contractor work.
Director Enterprise Architecture Practice
Clearance: (Interim SCI), (DOD TS/SSBI) December-2008 – Febuary-2009
Optimization Consultants, Maryland MD
Director of IT Architecture and Security. Responsibility for setting the overall direction, policies, standards, and guidelines for the IT organization’s technology environment including lifecycle and asset management risk/aversion management/analysis and technology governance(Lead Change)
DHS Office of Intelligence & Analysis National Security System Lead Intelligence EA
Clearance: (Interim SCI), (DOD TS/SSBI) April 2008 – November 2008
Lead/Supervise National Security EA: performed in a staff capacity. Managerial expert leading people, processes, design and content of programs, responsibility that extends to performance evaluation(Lead People) responsible for planning, analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of the operating programs; utilize a high degree of qualitative and quantitative analytical skills in analyzing, evaluating, and improving the effectiveness of the operations by 12%. Oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of programs supporting: Intelligence Systems Board(IESB), DHS Enterprise Architecture Board(EAB), Investment Review Board(IRB), other IC Boards, [ALL at a classified SIPERNET(SCI level)], Support-GPEA/GPRA/GISRA.
G&B Solutions, Inc. Senior/Principal EA (Consultant) October 2006 – October 2007
Clearance: CURRENT ACTIVE TS/SSBI 06/20/2007
US Department Of Transportation / Housing Urban Development/OIG
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE (EA) SERVICES
Managing and implementing strategic plans for designing, risk/aversion analysis/management, all IT functions(Business Acumen); overseeing contractual issues negotiating with vendors on $5MIL, implementing program policies/procedures, requirements analysis. Skill in leading others(Lead People) in establishing managing an integrated Information Technology program security programs. Assign IT programs to subordinates based on priorities, consideration for difficulty/requirements of assignments
OMB 300B Analysis, GPEA/GPRA/GISRA. Contract development FFP/ID-IDQ/TM/CPIF/CPAF
SRA International (Defense Information Sector Office) March 2006 – September-2006
USMC/C4(United States Marine Corp-command control communication computer)
DOD Lead Chief Enterprise Architect(Consultant)
Clearance: CURRENT ACTIVE INTERIM SECRET with final TS/SSBI adjudicating
HQMC C4 Strategic Planning Division. Create a USMC Enterprise Information Technology Architecture (EITA). Lead coordination with HQMC-C4 staff(Collaboration) to determine risk/aversion analysis/management, USMC IT assets, lead architectural views as needed for Division Staff as well as lead develop/support/justify Planning, Programming, Budgetary, Execution(PPBE)
OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11)/CPIC/GPEA/GPRA/GISRA
US Dept Treasury (BEP)
Senior/Principal EA
Clearance: CURRENT ACTIVE INTERIM SECRET with final TS/SSBI adjudicating
Washington DC September-2005 – January-2006
Making decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors, team leaders, contractors. Performed long-term planning for and management of new, substantive agency IT projects where precedents were scarce or nonexistent(Results Driven).
OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11)/CPIC/GPEA/GPRA/GISRA
DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) March-2005 – September-2005
Program Manager/Chief Architect
Clearance: CURRENT ACTIVE INTERIM SECRET with final TS/SSBI adjudicating
Washington DC Chief Architect: Business Development/Federal Compliance-Clinger Cohen. Standing up a Federal Enterprise Architecture(FEA)(Business Acumen). Lead full scale WBS, resource, funding solicitation, and Stakeholder support. Provide Activity-Based Costing Methodology. Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE). Program Manager - Program Planning and Management(PPM). Defining customer needs(Leading People), providing requirements definition, program definition and prioritization; developing the master program/project schedule; evaluating unsolicited proposals, and commercial off-the-shelf technologies; providing exit strategy development; and serving as program vector lead. Direct support Major System Acquisition (MSA) Level 1 > $200M. Business alignment/coordination Federal Enterprise Architecture(FEA). Federal acquisition process (System Development Life Cycle)/Key Decision Point (KDP) investment. Define documentation needed to support technology transfer from R&D to full scale production/deployment(Results Driven). Assess gaps in current state, and facilitate filling those gaps. Business Management: Lead extensive OMB-300 submission development. Extensive portfolio/business case development and pre-OMB submission scoring. Cost benefit/business case/investment analysis. Lead enterprise governance guidelines for integration of system development life cycle, IT investment management, enterprise architecture processes. Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF). OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11)/CPIC/ GPEA/GPRA/GISRA.
DOD/OSD Military Health System (MHS) - TRICARE(Army, Air Force, Navy, JS, HA, TMA)
Senior Project Manage/Chief Architect DOD Enterprise Architect
Clearance: CURRENT ACTIVE INTERIM SECRET with final TS/SSBI adjudicating
Washington DC. September 2004 – March 2005
Directs a segment of a professional, highly technical, complex administrative(Lead Perople) program(Enterprise Architecture) which involves the development of major aspects of key agency IT, legal, administrative, regulatory, policy development. Directs administrative activities(budget, management analysis, personnel) conducted throughout, or covering the operations of, the agency's headquarters and most of its field establishment. The program segments directed materially shape or improve the structure by 16%, effectiveness, efficiency 9%, or productivity of major portions of the agency's primary missions headquarterswide operations, projects of national interest(Business Acumen). Accountable to a position that is SES level. Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF). OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11) /CPIC/GPEA/GPRA/GISRA. Deploy(logistics) interoperable, Joint IM and IT solutions to enhance warfighter effectiveness. http://www.tricare.mil/Architecture/
US Department General Service Administration January 2004 – September 2004
Senior Enterprise Architect PMO
Determined the actions to be taken in accomplishing the program objectives for a major agency organization(Business Acumen). Prepared long-range plans for new programs and management plans for the effective operation of an organization(Results Driven). Developed new plans or schedules that required an understanding of program priorities and related efforts of the organization. Developed major agency IT projects of national scope and impact containing undefined issues and elements essential to the agency's mission(Results Driven). Managed information technology (IT) projects for major agency office or program issues of broad impact. Analyzed feasibility studies, proposals, and in-depth analyses of existing information technology requirements and forecasted trends for future agency needs. Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF). OMB-submission(A 300/130/53/11)/CPIC/GPEA/GISRA.
US Dept DOI September, 2003 – November, 2003
Indian Trust Account/Affordable Health Care Act
LEAD Enterprise Architect
Demonstrated ability to effectively persuasively deliver a broad range of material too many levels of the organization, outside stakeholders(Collaboration), when presenting complex information or concepts unfamiliar to the audience(Lead People). Facilitate the preparation, review and evaluation of OMB Exhibits 300 for IT investments. Work with OCIO capital planning; ensure that business cases are consistent with established OMB standards. Maintain comprehensive and expert-level knowledge and understanding of technologies, industry specific business processes, selling methodologies and delivery process to develop and implement solutions addressing complex business issues of customer’s(Results Driven) Provided technical evaluations of hardware and software products and made recommendations to management. OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11)/CPIC/GPEA/GPRA/GISRA.
DOL(US Department of Labor) July 2002 – July 2003
Washington DC
Senior Enterprise Architecture eGOV Lead System Integrator IT Expert/(IAE)-COTS
President’s Management Agenda (#21). Demonstrated experience in leading the development of Baseline/Target, TRM, PMP(Lead Change). Coordinated contract administration activities for long-term, extensive technical service contracts(Results Driven). Directed the installation and maintenance of computer hardware and software development. Demonstrated ability to successfully negotiate agreements decisions with technical staff, customers, managers, and/or other stakeholders especially under adverse or contentious conditions(Lead People). Conducted discussions to justify/defend, negotiate, settle significant or controversial issues. Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF). OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11)/CPIC/GPEA/GPRA/GISRA.
HHS(Department Health Human Services) January 2001 - March 2002
Washington DC
Senior System Enterprise Architecture
Lead in discussions to plan work efforts or resolve operating problems, influence, motivate, or control skeptical persons or groups, such as gaining consensus by persuasion or negotiation(Lead People). Provided oversight of software policy and technology planning programs of national scope and with precedent setting issues. Coordinated and directed interagency groups(Collaboration). OMB-submission(A-300/130/53/11)/CPIC/GPEA/GPRA/GISRA.
U. S. Army – FT. Knox
HQ, U. S. Army Recruiting Command/Information Management Directorate/Management Accounting System (MAS)
Enterprise Architecture C4ISR-(DISC4) – Force Structure Analysis April 1998 – October 2000
Program Planning: Lead in long-range planning, developing strategies for implementing planning. Establishes short- and long-range goals of the organization(Business Acumen). Oversees implementation of the goals in subordinate organizations(Lead Change). Determines if adjustments or changes in objectives or emphasis are needed in organization functions. Reviews past work histories and known future requirements and determines future resource requirements of the organization. Estimating short and long-range personnel, budgetary, space, and equipment needs. Recommends staffing patterns based on workloads and fiscal limitations(Lead People). Predicts organization demands and recommends reallocation or augmentation of existing resources as necessary. Provided expert evaluation of the requirements, analyzed alternatives, OMB-submission(A-300/130 /53/11)/ CPIC/ GPEA/ GPRA
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages:BASIC; C; CGI; COBOL; FORTRAN; VAX RALLY,Java, Jscript
OOP:MS-ACCESS 2/97/20xx; MS/VB 2/3/4/5/6, POWERBUILDERS 3/4/5/6/6. 5/7/8; PowerJ; SharePoint 10/13/16
OOAD: ERWIN3x/4x ; MS-VISIO20xx; PowerDesigner6x; Desinger2000; Popkin8/9/10x; Rational Rapid Developer; Rational Unified Process(RUP); ClearCase2; IDEF0/1/1x/3/4; C4ISR
OS:AOS, RDOS, Dos6. 22, Win3. 11, Win95/98/2000/10, XP, NT4. 0, VMS
Databases:ACCESS; DATATRIEVE; DBASE-IV; INFORMIX; MAXCIM; ORACLE7/8/9 RDB; SQL Server 7/20xx; SYBASE11. x/12. x/13. x; SYSTEM1032; WATCOM;SharePoint 10/13/16
Web:ASP; ColdFusion; DreamWaver/UltraDev; HomeSite; HotMetal; HTML; IIS4/5; MS-Frameworks; NetObjectFusion; PSW; RedHat; Samba; JavaScript; XML; ADO; COM; DOM; UDA; DAP; MS-Web Matrix.