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Dennis Crow, Ph.D.

email:adzatf@r.postjobfree.com

Linkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/in/dcrowwdc/

Mobile phone: 816-***-****

My most meaningful experiences were writing policy documents for official policies, procedures, training manuals, instructions, and RFPs. My skills and professional expertise include writing and editing documents (professional and academic), story presentations, story maps, statistical analysis, cartography, and data visualization.

Education

1983 MS. University of Texas – Austin: Urban Planning, 1980 Ph.D. University of Texas – Austin: Political Science 1978 MA. University of Texas – Austin: Political Science 1975 BA. University of Texas – Austin: Philosophy and Linguistics Writing (official) Assignments for policy,

procedures, and RFPs for HUD and USDA

2019: USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, contract justification for acquiring ServiceNow CMDB.

2018: USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, various strategies and presentations on data governance and analytics policies and procedures. 2017:USDA Farm Service Agency: Various documents, presentations, and lectures on ontology, data management, and business intelligence.

2009 - 2017: USDA Farm Service Agency: Various data strategies and IT initiatives documents. 2009 USDA OCIO Chief Data Officer: USDA Enterprise Data Management Policy, procedures, manuals, and instructions.

2009: USDA CIO: Enterprise GIS Segment Architecture strategy and recommendations. 2005: USDA Rural Housing Service, design, presentations, and prototype of GIS application for rural housing eligibility.

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1994 - 2002: HUD: Community and Planning and Development: review and recommendations for new policies. essential contract documents for national training HUD staff and members of Congress, and procedures, manuals, and instructions. University Teaching

2016 Park University, Parkville, MO: Enterprise Architecture and Geospatial Project Management

1995-2005, American University, I taught courses on the use of new technologies in government and GIS. For a student's Master's thesis, I supervised the use of NIH data to show trends in the use of health information.

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1981 – 1987: at various universities and colleges, I taught political science, urban planning, architectural history, and quantitative methods,

Employment History

Innovative Information Support, SP, President

October 2019 - Present Kansas City, Missouri Area

Transforming data into information is the foundation of decision-making. IIS specializes in documenting and editing information and metadata for technical material and presentations. The mission of IIS is to support the communication of specialized material to public or private sector executives, managers, staff, and customers. IIS creates combinations of documents, reports, charts, graphs, and maps to support information and communication. USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center Enterprise Manager (September 2018 – (retired) September 2019 Kansas City, Missouri a. I completed an architecture rationalization project strategy based on Service Now CMDB, Planview (Troux), and enterprise architecture repository. I provided thought leadership, business case, funding document, and other presentations to staff and senior leadership. This combination of tools offered a 360-degree view of the component inventory, metadata, and lifecycle information to be consumed and integrated into the EA repository. We used the Safe method to create and track tasks.

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USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), Architecture Modernization Center Enterprise Information Architect, August 2010 – September 2019 Kansas City, Missouri I was the lead Enterprise Information Architect providing thought leadership, research, analytics, and ontology and canonical model for FSA business processes and data. I prepared software integration demonstrations and analytical capabilities using Tableau, Collabra Data Governance software, ESRI Geoweb services, Oracle Visualizer, and R.

USDA OCIO, Chief Data Office, Deputy Chief Data Officer June 2017 - August 2019, Washington, DC and Kansas City, Missouri I led USDA's policy and implementation of OMB requirements for Open Data and data inventories to share with the government and the public. I worked closely with all agencies within USDA to draft a complete Enterprise Data Management Policy document to become an official USDA requirement. I supported and represented USDA's Chief Data Officer at external intergovernmental events.

USDA OCIO Enterprise Architecture Division

· Applications Architect, October 2009 - December 2010, Washington, DC I coordinated and advised USDA agencies on using new technology and strategic approaches. I collaborated with other parts of USDA on issues of system interoperability, SOA, ESB, analytics, business intelligence, and strategies for geospatial data management.

· Data Architect

October 2008 – October 2009

I supported the EA Division Director and colleagues with USDA data needs, especially for better cooperation and opportunities for better management. I led the USDA choice and guidance on the implementation and contract for a repository.

· Geospatial Project Manager May 2006 - May 2008

I oversaw the collection and sharing of geospatial data and projects across USDA. I provided oversight and reporting to the Office of Management and Budget about USDA's geospatial data inventory and progress in collaborating and sharing data. I served as USDA's representative to the Federal Geographic Data Committee. I reported to the Deputy CIO about uses and opportunities for better use of geospatial data and integration with USDA mission areas.

USDA Rural Housing Service, GIS Specialist

June 2002 - May 2006, Washington, DC

• Rural Development has a unique need for GIS because it provides financial assistance across the United States for rural housing, economic development, and infrastructure. I was the GIS coordinator and analyst to make analytical maps and data management for RHS's mission success.

• I prepared data, geospatial data standards, maps, and summaries for situations related to 4

USDA's success in housing families, response to Hurricane Katrina's need for housing across the affected region,

• I created a model and simple interface for assessing bomb damage to USDA headquarters' buildings for the Emergency Operations Center.

• Because USDA housing assistance is based on some geographic definitions, I created a prototype of finding properties across the US eligible for USDA housing assistance. I set and documented uniform geographic standards, wrote, and obtained a contract for national street data and geocoding services.

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