Program Manager Acquisition
Resume:
Christian Hall
Senior Acquisition Program Manager
Department of State
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Active TS/SCI Clearance
Summary: 19 years of experience working in the following Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) communities: Bureau of Intelligence and Research – Technology and Innovation Office, Department of State; Acquisition Portfolio Management Directorate (APMD), US Customs and Border Protection; Procurement and Logistics Directorate in the National Response Coordination Cell (NRCC) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); United States Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC); Department of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E); Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA); and, Intelligence Security Command (INSCOM). Historical acquisition experience includes and assignment in HQDA G-4 (Sustainment) sourcing non materiel (information technologies) and integrated materiel solutions (system of systems) to counter emerging global threats, mature theater sustainment challenges and enabling development and security of partner nations.
Certifications:
FAC P/PM Senior Level – January 19, 2023
FAC COR Level III – May 29, 2019
FAC P/PM Senior IT Core-Plus Specialization – November 16, 2022
DHS Life Cycle Logistics Manager Level II – March 9, 2021
DHS Test and Evaluation Manager Level II – November 10, 2023
DOD Agile Team Member Credential - April 1, 2025
DOD Program Protection Credential – April 1, 2025
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, University of South Alabama 1998
Graduate Certificate in Comptrollership, Syracuse University, 2013
Certified Cyber Security Analyst, University of Maryland, 2022
Experience: January 2024 – Present (12 months): Deputy Chief Information Officer for Acquisition, Budget and Plans. Acquisition Program Manager for a $250.0M portfolio of Information Technology (IT) contracts. Responsible for providing expert acquisition, budget and planning governance and oversight for the Department’s TS/SCI fabric in the US Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Technology and Innovation Office.
Experience: July 2018 – December 2023 (5 years, 5 months): Acquisition Program Manager responsible for providing acquisition governance and oversight to acquisition programs in the Customs and Border Protection, Enterprise Services (ES) Portfolio, Acquisition Portfolio Management Directorate (APMD).
General Acquisition Management Experience Overview: Oversaw the planning and execution of assigned acquisition program(s) with a life cycle value of $20.0B and provided staff support to senior acquisition officials on all aspects of acquisition program management.
General Program Management Experience Overview: Developed, tracked, and reported on program and project-level performance measures and outcomes in order to demonstrate program efficacy and inform on-going development.
PM Leadership Position Experience as PM, Deputy PM, or Major IPT Lead: Served as the strategic planning lead for APMD in the ES 21-26 Strategy Development IPT. Developed Objective 3.1. Developed measures and data sources to determine alignment of ES Mission Essential Functions to the CBP Enduring Mission Priorities.
Program Management Cost/Schedule/Performance Criteria Responsibilities (at least 2 years): In concert with the Lead Business Authority (LBA), conducted a deep dive on the data while migrating 300 courses from PALMS to Academy Class Management System (ACMS) to perform as the CBP learning management system of record. As an outcome, the ACMS PMO determined that an annual cost avoidance of $2M would be achieved for CBP.
Specific Senior Acquisition Experience (specific details for each area):
a.Managing and Evaluating Investment Performance: Served as the APMD Policy and Strategic Planning Division lead for Cost Wise Readiness (CWR) implementation across the breadth of the APMD Program Portfolio. As the APM for of the ACMS and the US Customs and Border Protection Vehicle Fleet, implemented CWR to determine program performance and requirements traceability. Coordinated a thorough computation of the CWR metrics with the vendor to shape an overarching view of ACMS and the US Customs and Border Protection Vehicle Fleet and the way ahead from 1 April 2024.
b.Budget Development, Justification and Management: Developed the FY 2020-2023 Budget and spend plan for APMD. Managed the APMD budgets for materiel, non-materiel (software) and training from FY 2018-2021.
c.Building and Presenting a Successful Business Case: Responsible for building, maintaining, presenting, and updating the ACMS INVEST Business Case. As an Acquisition Program Liaison, responsible for reviewing and reporting on the INVEST Business cases for the following programs: Cost Transformation Initiative (CTI); Revenue Modernization (REVMOD); and, TRIRIGA programs.
d.Strategic Planning: Served as the APMD strategic planning lead in developing the ES Strategies 21-26 and 23-27. Developed the measures and data sources to assess OBJ 3.1 and Activities 3.1.1 and 3.1.2.
e.Senior Level Stakeholder Communication (Internal and External): Developed and communicated the key result refinements, measures and data sources of Objective 3.1 to the office of the ES EAC. Communicated strategic acquisition planning for ACMS and BIL – LPOE to the offices of the CAE, CRD, OFAM and OTD.
Experience with Federal Capital Planning, Appropriations, and Business Case Development
Experience (Previous): May 2015 – Jul 2017 (2 years): HQDA G-4 (Logistics Operations Center) – Logistics Operations and Readiness Analyst.
General Acquisition Management Experience Overview: Provided strategic analysis of the Army’s global logistics posture and the readiness of Army Sustainment equipment and personnel for the deployment as a component of the Joint Force.
General Program Management Experience Overview: Teamed with Joint Service force providers to conduct and integrate cross functional readiness analysis for the deployment of sustainment capability and capacity for named operations and exercises.
PM Leadership Position Experience (PM, Deputy PM, Major IPT Lead: Led an Interdisciplinary team to research, develop and implement plans shaped by Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) and Measures of Performance (MOPs) to ensure integration and intra/interoperability.
Program Management Cost/Schedule/Performance Criteria Responsibilities: Leveraged the Army G-3/5/7 (ODO), Army G-8 (Force Development) and UASMC to collaborate and shape sustainment equity in SDOBs.
Senior Acquisition Experience (specific details for each area):
a.Managing and Evaluating Investment Performance: Used waterfall and agile methodologies to manage and evaluate force packages for the employment of capabilities to be leveraged towards existing/emerging requirements in mature and immature theater(s) of operation.
b.Budget Development, Justification and Management: Used capability specific Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs) and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) from Department of the Army to shape budget development. Developed an integrated budget using Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for sustainment and Procurement Funds (OPA) funds to procure COTS Solutions for potential capability gaps.
c.Building and Presenting a Successful Business Case: Built and presented a business case highlighting the application of resources to procure and replace materiel and non-materiel solutions based on inventory lifecycles synchronized with PPBE progression.
d.Strategic Planning: Worked across the breadth of HQDA and Joint Staffs to align stakeholders and to identify requirements leading to collaborative sourcing strategies.
e.Senior Level Stakeholder Communication (Internal and External): Routinely briefed the Army G-3/5/7, Army G-4, Joint Staff J-4 and appropriate interagency partners on sourcing solutions.
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