Senior IT Program and Project Manager

JUSTIN D. LANDES

Location: Athens, TX

Email: ***********@*****.***

Mobile: 270-***-****

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justinlandes

GitHub: github.com/Justin-Landes

Senior IT Program & Project Manager Agile Execution Cross-Functional Leadership

Seasoned delivery-focused project leader with 20+ years of experience managing large-scale IT programs across healthcare, logistics, education, and enterprise operations.

Proven track record delivering $89M+ IT portfolios through agile teams of 370+ personnel—on time, under budget, with high quality, and aligned to stakeholder goals.

Combines PMP, Agile/SAFe, and DevSecOps methodologies with deep vendor and contract oversight skills to achieve customer satisfaction and lasting results.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Agile Project & Program Leadership

Enterprise IT Modernization

Cross-Functional Team Management

Scope, Schedule, Budget, Risk Control

IT Governance & PMO Operations

Cloud Migration & Infrastructure Upgrades

Procurement & Vendor Oversight ($125M+)

DevSecOps & Digital Workflows

Cybersecurity Compliance (RMF, FISMA)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Frameworks: PMP, SAFe Scrum Master, CSM, CISSP, TOGAF v10, DODAF, ITILv3, FISMA, NIST

Cloud Platforms: Private/Hybrid Cloud, Azure, AWS GovCloud, EC2, S3, IAM (working knowledge used in policy, procurement, and infrastructure team oversight), Cloud SLAs and KPIs

Infrastructure: Cisco Networks, Firewalls, Windows Servers, Telephony/VoIP, SAN/NAS Storage

Project & Agile Tools: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, MS Project, Visio, Git, GitHub Actions (basic)

Low-Code Platforms: Salesforce, Appian, ServiceNow (supported Agile service delivery and executed team oversight of projects using these platforms)

Languages & Databases: Python (basic), SQL, HTML, Regex, PowerShell, YAML, Jupyter, SQLite

Data & AI Tools: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, OpenAI API, AI Prompts, Data Normalization

EDUCATION & KEY CERTIFICATIONS

M.S. Government Information Leadership, National Defense University (NDU)

Graduate Certificates: CIO IT Leadership and IT Program Management – NDU

PMP CISSP SAFe Scrum Master CSM TOGAF v10 ITILv3

Python for Everybody (Coursera) AI Product Mgmt (IBM) AI Prompt Engineering (Vanderbilt)

Cisco CCNA & CCDA (Legacy) Microsoft MCSE 2012 & NT 4 (Legacy)

GITHUB PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Data Normalization Toolkit: YAML-configurable CLI tool to clean and structure CSV datasets.

Diabetes Data EDA: Interactive Jupyter Notebook analysis of public health dataset (Kaggle).

JUSTIN D. LANDES (CONTINUED)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. Department of Labor 100% Remote

Senior IT Strategist 08-2021 to Present

Created enterprise strategic plans, policies, and Agile modernization roadmaps for 27 DOL agencies.

Led multi-org Tiger Teams to rebuild SDLC and DevSecOps processes for application delivery.

Authored AI Governance Charter, Cloud SLA, and IT Modernization Framework for all DOL units.

Closed 11 audit findings from GAO/OIG and authored response artifacts for Congressional reports.

U.S. Army Human Resources Command Fort Knox, KY

IT Deputy Director 04-2018 to 08-2021 * IT Project Manager 09-2015 to 04-2018

Directed 370+ personnel and managed $89M/year IT service delivery across 1,600+ global sites.

Managed infrastructure of 2,300+ servers, 5,500 routers, 23,000 endpoints, and 1,800 data circuits.

Wrote and chaired $125M IT labor contract; validated 1,800+ cyber controls with audit excellence.

Established 24x7 network/security operations center, enabled real-time health/incident response.

Led 30+ projects, e.g., Microsoft SCCM rollout, 9,000+ tablet deployment, data center expansions.

Eliminated 579 obsolete IT reports, streamlining enterprise IT management reporting by 76%.

U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Landstuhl, Germany

IT Director and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) 02-2014 to 09-2015

Directed IT operations across 17 Army hospitals/clinics supporting 216,000 patients in Europe.

Managed 360TB imaging systems, 600+ routers, 340+ servers, 6,700 endpoints, 18 NAS appliances.

Led region-wide Configuration Control Board (CCB) to synchronize upgrades with onsite clinical care.

Authored IT policies and served as voting member on regional IT strategy and governance board.

DOD Education Activity Mainz-Kastel, Germany

IT Director and Regional Chief Information Officer (CIO) 09-2012 to 02-2014

Managed $24M annual budget and 130 staff supporting 76 K-12 schools in 9 countries in Europe.

Executed 35,000 PC deployment; created first unified IT Governance Model with educators.

Achieved 80% server virtualization and authored region’s first comprehensive cybersecurity plan.

U.S. Navy Medicine IT Support Activity San Antonio, TX

Enterprise IT Director 02-2009 to 09-2012

Directed 230 staff to deliver 40+ IT services to 180+ Navy hospitals, clinics, and ships world-wide.

Co-founded enterprise governance processes and CCB to synchronize IT changes with clinical sites.

Managed $33M budget; created $44M modernization roadmap with 13 high-priority projects.

U.S. and NATO Forces Kabul, Afghanistan

IT Systems Advisor 01-2011 to 01-2012

Mentored Afghan Army and Police logistics teams at 60+ sites.

Chaired cross-national supply cataloging effort for 17M+ parts and assets.

Led automation of 470 property books; supported audit of $800M in mission-critical assets.

ManTech, Inc. at U.S. Army Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX

Technical Director 03-2004 to 02-2009 * Senior Project Manager 09-2003 to 03-2004

Delivered 22% profit margins and 10%+ organic growth on $25M+ contracts.

Directed system integration, security, and help desk operations across military hospitals.

Drove large-scale EHR access and medical system integration projects.

References, additional program/project details, and award history available upon request.

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