Qusai Kagalwala, MBA, PMP, CISA United States Citizen

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I am an IT consultant for 22 years specializing in the field of Enterprise Architecture and Strategy. I serve as an advisor to CIO, CXO and other Executive stakeholders. Experience includes in dynamic role such as implementation of SAFe Program Consultant, Cyber NIST 800-53 RMF process, Agile Coach, Release Engineer, Product Owner, Enterprise Architect, Integration Architect, Systems Engineer, Cloud Architect, Solutions Architect, Business Architect, Business Process Architect, Project Management, Agile Management, Subject Matter Expertise, Architecture and Strategic, Proposal Writing – Solution Architecting.

Education/Skills

Certified Scrum Master 2018

Certified SAFe Agilist Leading 4.5 2018

SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager 2020

SAFe Architecture 2020

SAFe Program Consultant 2020

AWS Solution Architect –2021

IBM Certified - Enterprise Design Collaboration Coach -2021

Salesforce Certified Admin – Dec 2021

Certified Information Systems Auditor – Dec 2022

Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance from, University of Mumbai, India – 2000

MBA in Information Technology from University of Dallas, Texas -2003

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute of Technology- 2005

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Project Management Institute of Technology – 2005

Work History

ICF – Information Technology Group

Technical Advisor for CIO – NCI, National Cancer Institute

Director Enterprise Solutions/Enterprise Architect/Digital Transformation Thought leader May 2021 – Present

Supporting CBIIT division Office of CIO at NCI as a Technical Advisory Consultant working on Enterprise Portfolio architecture activities and intake to IT Lifecycle engineering through ideation, consultation, analysis of alternatives based on the needs for Q-Branch Engineering.

Defining the scope, requirements, Implementation of ServiceNow Application Portfolio Management proof-of-concept for the DSS Portfolio integrating with CMDB/CSDM, Software Asset Management, Project Portfolio Management

Developed Innovative concept of CIO Dashboard using the Service Now OOTB dashboard based on ITFM, ITAM, ITBM, GRC, ITOM etc. to get key metrices to the CIO based on the governances put in place. Meeting HHS ePLC SDLC framework from and compliance with FISMA, FITARA regulations from OMB for reporting purposes.

Business/Solution Architecture development for Department of Defense application Range Finder (RFMSS) and Sexual Assault harassment and Prevention (SHARP) – developed use cases, enterprise design collaboration approach.

Business/ Solution Architecture for Housing Vacancy Project – State of Oregon

Business/Solution Architecture for Bridge2AI project at NIH/NCI

Conduct Initial Assessment on Learning Management Solution under NIH/NCI – CBIIT project.

Do an analysis of alternative for Portfolio/EA Modeling Tools such as EA Troux, Software AG Alfabet, Lean IX, ServiceNow APM

Implementing Application Portfolio Management under Strategic Portfolio Management for ServiceNow

Implemented ServiceNow PPM under SPM module and mapped it to Goals, OKRs for developing CIO Dashboard

Worked on Analysis of Alternative as a Technical Advisor to the Cancer Training Director for developing Business Capabilities, Stakeholder Journey map to develop Connected Learning Content repository and recommended GraphQL technology as part of the solution.

Worked on Analysis of Alternatives Cloud Monitoring Solutions; Datadog, SumoLogic, Splunk, NewRelic to advise on what is functional and technical fit for the organization while researching the Gartner/Forrestor and talking to Vendor POC about this. Also setup proof-of-concept environment for development teams for continuous exploration.

Worked on Analysis of Alternative as a Technical Advisor to the CIO for OneHealth IT Check that provides a dashboard with various statistics on the health status of patient i.e. clinical studies, bio analysis, genetics and research. Ensuring to meet HIPAA compliance regulations are followed on the OneHealth IT portal.

Worked on Office of Acquisition consultancy project aligning 1200 plus backlog items and developing charter, Strategy framework to resolve 1200 issues in a 3 year horizon Roadmap.

Developed several visualizations for executives for RFP/RFI and Orals on Federal and State side.

Developed Cloud Enablement Framework, leveraging ServiceNow platform ITSM, ITFM, ITBM and establishing self-service portal to better manage end-user DevOps environment integrated with SumoLogic. Working through ATO/ATC process for SumoLogic at NCI.

SAIC – Center of Excellence (Government Contracting)

Office of Technology under Chief Technology Officer

Sr. Enterprise Architect/Architect Portfolio Owner (Employee for SAIC) Nov 2020 – May 2021

Business Architecture for implementation of ARIS/EA SPARX on CloudOne Environment of Digital Engineering Services of Air Force for DCSA.

Business/Solution Architecture for USDA – RMA line of business, develop architecture views, guidelines, as-is, to-be, roadmap.

Develop ConOps for Innovation Factory Roadmap architecture and Target Architecture in LEAN IX.

Lead Enterprise Architecture Council, EAC Charter to managed 6 practice areas architectural decision across 4 Horizontal Business units using SAFe methodology

Support CTO with BI dashboard reports needed based on the raw data provided.

Working on implementing Scaled Agile Framework as a LPM and Arch and conduction Lean Portfolio

Implement Portfolio and Solution Roadmap using VersionOne.

Implemented Enterprise Content Roadmap depicting EPICs, Capabilities, Features, Stories for DOJO knowledge repository from Unisys Federal Acquisition to SharePoint/OneDrive Pathway. Added PowerApps workflows to automate manual document processing and integration with DocuSign.

Implement Team Level Backlog and views for multiple teams using JIRA.

Implement ALM connect to integrated data via the GUI/REST API from JIRA to VersionOne

Develop VersionOne Dashboard reports for C-Level executives and massage the reports using Power BI

Develop Assessment for Enterprise Architecture and develop architecture strategy to gain the level of maturity for different practice areas under different horizon investment showing the value for desire business outcome.

Participate in PI Planning and conduct feature/enabler/capabilities elaborations during PI agenda that helps to build team confidence vote.

NA’Ali LLC (Government Contracting) July 2020 – Nov 2020

Department of Navy – NAVSUP – N41

Sr. Enterprise Architect/Product Owner (Contractor)

Developed architecture assessment working with Deloitte, Ernst and Young and Palantir team in conducting assessment for Digital Twin Platform for COVID dashboard

Developed advance data analytics using Power BI and come out with different DOD Framework architecture views adhering to the DODAF Architecture Framework 2.0 in ARIS Systems Architect. Develop CV and AV views using the requirements/ operational dictionary.

Rationalize using Software AG Alphabet Portfolio management tool an.

Department of Defense - OCMO

Sr. Enterprise Architect/Product Owner (Contractor)

Developed SV-8 (end-of-life cycle, service views) for different lines of business (domains) for all the systems that are decommissioned from FY 2020 and prior to FY 2035

Developed advance data analytics dashboard in QLIK and PowerBI for DITPR Database to identify number of interfaces, number of user counts that are going to impact for the systems that do not have a Target Migration.

Developed OV-5a, 5b adhering to the DODAF Architecture Framework 2.0 in Systems Architect.

Assisting in the migration efforts from System Architect to ARIS EA tool.

Ingest previous BDAT data diagrams to ARIS EA tool using Visio 2012.

Zolon Tech LLC (Private Contracting) April 2020 – July 20

SAIC – Center of Excellence

Sr. Enterprise Architect/Solution (Contractor for SAIC)

Conducted Innovation LAB assessment for SAIC Cloud Migration for Enterprise IT, Software, Cyber Security, Data and Analytics, Training and Missing, Gaming and Simulation. Developed Enterprise, Segmented, and Solutions architect for Innovation Factory different SAIC division.

Developed Roadmap architecture for LAB Architecture and LAB consolidation strategies.

Gathered Requirement for LAB Architecture Landscape/Ecosystem for Innovation factory on what tools are there in the LAB environment and all the solutions provided by LABs such as CI/CD pipeline – Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Bamboo, Fisheye, Crucible etc., DevSecOps tools, API Management, AWS Stack, Azure Stack, Microservices etc.

Developed Operation framework to integrated Service Brokerage into LAB Consolidation environment.

Developed EA Strategy to charter EA Governance to model on procuring IT Asset Management tool and presented an alternative analysis for ServiceNow and other tools to manage IT Assets for entire SAIC.

Developed and defined LAB Tools/Technology dictionary capturing metadata elements such as version, number of users, opensource, aligning to Emerging Technology lifecycle framework from incubation, exploration, incorporating, implementing to require decommissioning of a LAB or a tool no longer needed.

Cyquent LLC (State Contracting) Dec 2018-Mar 2020

Client/Domain: MDThink Project – State of Maryland (Contractor)

SME - SaFE Agilist/Product Owner - Child Support

Lead and coordinate with Program Team, Liaisons, State SMEs and cross-functional teams to confirm functionality meets end user, state specific and OCSE requirements as per the ACF Federal Certification Guidelines. Meet COMAR regulations using Lexus Nexus for laws and applying it for re-certification of the Child Support, Child Welfare, Child Juvenile programs for the State of Maryland under OCSE HHS guidelines.

Develop and Maintain Data Lineage for the integrated application for child support, child welfare application to understand the flow and evolution of the data from case intake, registration, case management, locate, enforcement modules etc.

Articulate functional and non-function requirement as a SME and technical liaison for Federal Applications such as Federal Case Registry (FCR), CSENet, MSFIDM, EDE, QUICK, eIWO, FOP, ICR, IRG, FAST LEVY and many other FPLS applications.

Consult with Platform/Solutions Architect, security team to present Child Support Application holistic design from integration viewpoint.

Develop Architecture view for Cloud Migration from Monolith Legacy to microservices architecture including person of interest, participants of interest: CP, NCP, Child, and Locates of interest. Work with development team to identify triggers/case actions that will be useful for integration and invoke other dependent microservices or serverless Lambda functions on AWS.

Define and develop event-driven codes for architecture pattern for life-cycle of child support life cycle management from case intake to collections to develop canonical date model and mode of control operation system that can ingest events and publish them via SOA – SQS to the downstream systems.

Reverse engineer requirement from state Legacy system; COBOL Code and develop integration test scenarios for state.

Implement test frame architecture to test with Selenium UI, web driver for sprint and stakeholder testing and perform user acceptance testing. Review user stories to update the business and technical design documentations including functional scope changes.

Communicate with Meta-Data Modelling team and explain the business architect and understand common business elements across line of business architecture by understanding data models

Mapped Data elements to the Legacy Wireframes and helped developing new Wireframes to enhance UI/UX.

Work on a common shared service for eligibility and enrollment process, referral/intake process on the case for across Child Support, Child Welfare, Juvenile, Foster Care, TANF, SNAP.

T-Rex Solutions LLC. (Government Contracting)

United States Census Board, Greenbelt/Suitland, MD (Contractor) Oct 2016-Dec 2018

Client/Domain: Technical Integration - Senior Enterprise Architect/Solutions Architect

Enterprise Architect Data/Lineage Analysis

Develop and Maintain Architecture artifacts such as Decennial Systems Lists, Interface Catalogue, Line of Business Architecture diagram that goes to GAO for review.

Conducted data exchange analysis and taxonomies on 4 operations and the systems supporting the operations to the Enterprise MDR in EA Sparx.

Created common data layer on unique IDs to show the evolution of data of how the data was passing from one system to another system

Created Operational Data based on just ICDs that documented the Interfaces between system to system. Analyzed spreadsheets differencing the data structures vs. baseline.

Consolidate many Key data drivers into 12 data categories that helped in coming out with a standard data terminology and gave structure definitions. This was in line with LOB diagram (value-chain diagram)

Worked with security team to ensure compliance on IRS 1075 regulations to protect FTI data for various systems internal to US Census program.

Participated in several data lineage discussion that helped to tracing enterprise source and update of specific elements.

Created logical and physical data models for 4 operations and underlying systems to do a Cloud Migration from OnPrem to AWS Cloud or AWS GovCloud by provide Solutions Diagram, Operational Diagram and justifying the rational on why we need or do not need to move to the Cloud. Eliminated multiple interfaces in due process and routed them via Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) pipeline on ORACLE/KAFKA Suite.

Developed Canonical data model structure that can be used via a repeated process during the response processing system.

Developed the EA SPARX workflow models for the complete end-to-end business operation models for four of 34 operations; provided guidance and mentoring to the client team on process modeling topics, provided scoping functionality to Release Management team, and provided end-to-end traceability to demand modeling team for usage and identifying any workflow steps that would correlate to potential interfaces.

Participated in enterprise architecture project to align IT strategy with the corporate strategic direction; development of the enterprise meta-model and TROUX models at US Census for integrated Business, Information, Application and Infrastructure entities; mentored team members in BPM and EA concepts.

Worked as an Interface/liaison between the users and the different teams involved in the application development for better understanding of the business and IT processes.

Develop and maintain EA Topology as a sys admin in EA SPARX to generate Interface Catalogue, Systems Lists and other architecture views such as Release WFD for scoping Release break points, Use Case Models

Performed EA Modelling using TOGAF, ArchiMate methodology in EA SPARX for aligning 34 nodes of operations and providing a 2020 Decennial Census vision.

Model four major operations such as Response Processing, Data Products Dissemination, Enumeration of Transitory Location and Redistricting Program using BPMN 2.0 in Visio and EA SPARX.

Participated in the TROUX implementation of the Value Reference Model (VRM) to identify, communicate, and implement value chains; assisted with testing of beta versions of new TROUX products; contributed to the knowledge base of the professional services practice through white papers and methods on topics such as business rules, vocabularies, and taxonomies.

Developed Integration Implementation Plan to manage 53 systems between three programs and sponsored by Decennial 2020 program towards multiple releases A – K for 2018 and releases L – X managed in SBM. Plan was approved for contract during Census project.

Conducted Alternative Analysis to deploy Serena Business Manager for Release Automation purpose in Census. Additionally, tool was used for content management and peer-review process.

Tracked Assessment projects status for Wave 0, to Wave 1 and build library needed for documentation

Implemented communication plan between Census Federal Team, System teams and Technical Integrator team

Develop and Maintain Architecture artifacts such as Decennial Systems Lists, Interface Catalogue, Line of Business Architecture diagram that goes to GAO for review.

CSRA, Columbia, MD (Government Contracting) Jan 2016 -Oct 2016

Client/Domain: CMS – Business Architect, Business Rules Engine Specialist (Contractor)

Working knowledge of CMS PQRS business program for health and clinical trials programs to report on MIPS program.

Understanding the business of clinical trials and various domains reporting the quality using QCDR, ESR meeting the HIPAA regulations and compliance and applying them to creation of the business rules. W

Responsible for the development and socialization of the business process engineering methodology and the engagement model with business and IT partners; BPMN 2.0 process modeling training and mentoring; business rules mining methodology and training; analysis and selection of the enterprise architecture framework and modeling tools.

Participated in the review of client’s modeling approach and compatibility with CAMEO/MagicPro standards and best practices; participated in the validation of corporate BPMN-based standards and methodology and built an extension to the CAMEO/MagicPro modeling language that aligned with the corporate standard.

Migration Lead leading a core team of analysts and business stakeholders in the migration of Universal Data Sets (UDS) coming from Data Vendors during Submission Phase via Interfaces to flow and process via the Informatica IDQ business rules execution engine.

Primary responsible for Universal Data Set (UDS) – Develop Business Rule Engine and Workflow in Informatica Data quality.

Lockheed Martin, Baltimore, MD (Government Contracting) Oct 2005-Dec 2015

Client/Domain: ACF-HHS OCSE – Enterprise Architect/Customer Liaison, Responsible as a SME, Business and Technical Architect (Contractor)

Enterprise Architect (Contractor)

Developed and maintained enterprise artifacts and IT roadmaps for current systems/services.

Provided the "As-Is" business models and data models for business units to determine "To-Be" architecture.

Facilitated and documented evaluation of business/IT systems for an internal IT systems Audit project (As-Is vs To-Be).

Developed Child Support taxonomies for easy exchange of data across 50 states and US territories.

Managed RFP/RFQ/RFI to complete analysis and deployment of a web-based corporate Encyclopedia.

Implemented a complete analysis and deployment of a web-based corporate Encyclopedia.

Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated business/IT systems and user requirements for the IT systems Audit.

Analyzed legacy systems, tables, data elements and created logical and physical data model.

Created pseudo code for data library in XMI standard used for ingesting into ALTOVA XML SPY to create WSDLs and Schemas.

Mapped Child Support Business data elements with legacy systems and draw business process to tie up with data elements to show which process has what data element flowing. Worked on IRS and SSA compliance and regulation policies protecting the data for minor.

Created the initial iteration of the enterprise business architecture framework based on a customization of FEA, TOGAF and GEAF elements and modeled using IBM System Architect; facilitated the definition of the corporate term vocabulary, taxonomy, business and operating models, and created the enterprise architecture meta-model; built ProVision models to depict significant motivational, structural and behavioral business elements of the Client enterprise and their relationships; reviewed requirements for business rules centralization and for adoption of BPMN.

Tool used for the modeling effort: TeleLogic (Popkins) System Architect. Developed "As-Is", "To-Be Recommendation and Guidelines", and "Training" to use TSA in FPLS environment.

Created Standards and Guidelines for BPMN notations, which was used as the basis for building process models.

Conducted brainstorming, interview and JAD sessions for requirements and gathering.

Gap Analysis created at the participant level and recommending alternatives for taking the project to the 'To –Be' level.

Created Project Presentations using MS PowerPoint to get baseline approval of three to five-year road-map strategy to move to Portal.

Understanding and gathering requirements to assess and implement of Enterprise Architecture on a Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework using TeleLogic (Popkins) System Architect.

Capital One Richmond, VA (Private/Banking) Jun 2005- Sept 2005

Executive PMO Support

Schedule 30,000 + hours IT projects over a period of 2 years budget estimated to 3 million dollars using SAD, SDM, SDLC, RUP, requirements definition, Implementation of Business Rules on Online Accounting services, and Fraud and Defense (meeting FDIC compliance and regulations) with standards and guidance, traditional waterfall, Agile management methodologies.

Sigma System Inc, Dallas, TX(Private) Dec 2003 –May 2005

Information Tech. /Controller

WEBDEX: Business Analyst/Lead Role implementation of Microsoft Windows Tools: - including Microsoft CRM, MS Project 2003, MS Great Plains, MS Share Point Services on a Windows 2003 architecture environment.

RENT A TOLL: Business Analyst/Lead Creating a prototype for patented application product in a Windows 2003 .NET architecture environment using RFID technology based on the Texas State Toll Tag methodology.

Sigma East: Business Process Analyst using Documentum: Taking the current company to the ISO 9001 standards and process.

TelEasy, Dallas, TX (Private/Manufacturing) Sept 2002- Nov 2003

Lead Business Analyst/Tester

CitiGroup, Dallas, TX (Private/Banking) Jan 2002- Aug 2002

IT Portfolio Analyst

University of Texas, Dallas (Jan 2001- Nov 2001) Dallas, TX Jan 2001 – Nov 2001

Research Assistant

Indo European Computer Institute Mumbai, India June 1998 – Oct 2000

Business Analyst/IT Education Instructor

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