Senior Project Manager: ML, Risk, AML Expertise
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Thomas R. Ward, AML/CTF, PMP, TBM
Email: *************@*****.***
Location: Annandale, VA
Phone: 703-***-****
DOD Active Secret Clearance
PROFILE SUMMARY
A seasoned Technology Business Management (TBM) professional and Financial Economist with over 20 years of experience leading financial operations, cloud resource management, and technology investment optimization for federal and enterprise organizations. Certified in TBM, Project Management (PMP), and Anti-Money Laundering
(CAMS), he has a proven track record of implementing FinOps best practices, enhancing FITARA compliance, and improving financial reporting. Skilled in administering TBM frameworks, Thomas aligns technology investments with business objectives, driving cost transparency and optimizing cloud usage. His expertise in Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) and regulatory compliance ensures organizations meet federal standards and boost operational efficiency. With extensive experience mentoring teams, Thomas delivers workshops and facilitates TBM and FinOps maturity assessments. He has worked with government agencies such as USAID, DoD, and CBP, as well as major financial institutions, leveraging a collaborative, data-driven approach to help organizations achieve their financial objectives while maintaining compliance and operational excellence. CORE COMPETENCIES
• Technology Business Management (TBM) Administration
• Financial Operations (FinOps) Maturity
• CPIC & FITARA Compliance
• TBM Taxonomy & Frameworks
• Cloud Cost Optimization & Resource Management
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Anti-money laundering (AML)
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Cost Transparency & Value Realization
• Mentoring & Training
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TW Consulting, Fairfax, VA
TBM, FinOps, and Follow the Money Specialist
02/2020 – Present
• Administered TBM frameworks to optimize cloud resource management and align technology investments with financial and business objectives – US TRE and IRS.
• Led TBM Taxonomy assessments, documenting the maturity of the organization’s practices across data management, reporting, engagement, and automation. Thomas R. Ward, AML/CTF, PMP, TBM
Email: *************@*****.***
Location: Annandale, VA
Phone: 703-***-****
DOD Active Secret Clearance
• Conducted FinOps maturity assessments, improving cloud usage optimization and cost transparency to ensure financial accountability and operational efficiency.
• Collaborated with CFOs and CIOs to implement best practices from CPIC and FITARA, ensuring organizational compliance and enhancing financial reporting processes.
• Drove cost transparency and value realization initiatives, leading teams to track technology investments and optimize cloud resource usage.
• Provided comprehensive training on TBM practices and FinOps principles, ensuring teams could independently assess and improve their operational maturity.
• Developed actionable reports and KPIs to track the progress of TBM implementations, supporting data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Facilitated workshops to improve the organization’s FITARA compliance, leading to improved technology management and financial reporting processes.
• Implemented cloud optimization strategies aligned with TBM tools to improve financial reporting and resource management across the organization.
• Collaborative Economic Journal Paper on Economic Models of Climate Finance. USAID, Washington, DC
Senior Advisor TBM and Financial Operations Expert 07/2018 – 02/2020
• Spearheaded the adoption of TBM practices across the organization, improving the alignment of technology investments with business goals and enhancing cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Led the assessment and implementation of the TBM Taxonomy, ensuring that technology investments were fully aligned with organizational goals in reporting, data management, and automation.
• Implemented FinOps best practices to optimize cloud usage and performance tracking, ensuring better alignment between financial operations and business objectives.
• Played a key role in improving CPIC and FITARA compliance, working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance financial reporting and align technology investments with federal standards.
• Provided strategic leadership in financial reporting and technology resource management, ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of cloud resources.
• Mentored internal teams on TBM tools and practices, equipping them with the skills to independently assess and improve their operational maturity.
• Created and presented KPIs and reports to track the progress of TBM implementation, ensuring data-driven decision-making across all levels of the organization.
• Developed strategies to enhance FITARA compliance, ensuring the organization's technology management aligned with federal regulations and standards.
• Facilitated workshops on TBM practices, helping teams optimize cloud usage, improve cost transparency, and deliver value through effective technology investment strategies.
Thomas R. Ward, AML/CTF, PMP, TBM
Email: *************@*****.***
Location: Annandale, VA
Phone: 703-***-****
DOD Active Secret Clearance
TW Consulting, Annandale, VA
Sole Proprietor Innovative C-Suite Solutions Transformer 02/2012 – 07/2018
• Crafted enduring solutions. Dismantled business constraints and silos while aligning financial economics with corporate objectives, cultures, regulations, risks, and systems.
• Consistently excelled in evolving business and consumer challenges in today’s landscape of corporate compliance and business imperatives.
• Led business decisions, oversaw corporate governance and vendor procurement, foreseeing the holistic impacts of politics and technology on operations, enterprise- wide performance, and profitability.
• Ensured thorough analysis, employing creative problem-solving skills and diplomacy to drive cohesive outcomes.
• A catalyst for business sales and solutions within SME Corporate & Financial Economics, served as a strategist, mentoring and driving transformations as a thought leader.
• Conducted analytical reviews of education reforms, infrastructure projects, and UN Working Group on Private-Public Partnerships (P3s) initiatives.
• Led anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives, project management training, and thought whitepapers.
• Actively participated in IMF/WB Annual Meetings and organizational strategic reviews, focusing on learning from failure, education policy, finance, and platform analysis.
• Contributed to investment programs and funds, mentoring cooperatives and working groups for finance and food security.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), McLean, VA
Director International Banking Group
07/2010 – 02/2012
• Doubled the international development business portfolio. Led strategy and innovation initiatives, establishing a mentoring group and bolstering hiring efforts.
• Collaborated closely with stakeholders on Organizational Change Management
(OCM) initiatives, including structural transformations.
• Engaged in shaping financial policies and regulations, including expertise in Dodd- Frank, Basel, and CDR.
• Conducted comprehensive analyses on anti-money laundering (AML) and anti- corruption measures, as well as cyber and systems compliance. Thomas R. Ward, AML/CTF, PMP, TBM
Email: *************@*****.***
Location: Annandale, VA
Phone: 703-***-****
DOD Active Secret Clearance
• Provided advisory services on emerging issues such as new sovereign wealth entities, pensions, treasury and banking matters, national security, and initiatives within the health and agriculture sectors.
Deloitte, Kabul, Afghanistan
Master Specialist / Contractor
01/2010 – 07/2010
• Led a 6-month contract for the assessment and resolution of significant liabilities associated with an acquisition, focusing on policy enhancement and implementing robust compliance and anti-corruption measures.
• Spearheaded project management training initiatives and oversaw compliance activities related to the acquisition.
• Played a pivotal role in establishing the firm’s mentoring group, fostering professional development, change management, and knowledge transfer within the organization.
ICF International, Fairfax, VA
Senior Technical Specialist / Advisor
07/2008 – 12/2009
• Led innovative Strategic Enterprise view, interweaving policy with operations through an integrated Financial System, from Assessment, to Design, Build, and full-cycle Implementation.
Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA
Associate Economic & Business Analytics Group
08/2006 – 06/2008
• Played a pivotal role as a core member of the sector/function practice, contributing to transformation advisory efforts encompassing HR and recruiting.
• Utilized balanced business solutions leveraging systematic data analysis to develop strategic visions and robust implementation frameworks.
• Provided expertise on policy concerns, including analysis of DHS’s Real ID rulemaking, DOD PPBE processes, and system flows, FDIC housing market dynamics, IT security, and the impacts of AI.
Thomas R. Ward, AML/CTF, PMP, TBM
Email: *************@*****.***
Location: Annandale, VA
Phone: 703-***-****
DOD Active Secret Clearance
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), 2008 (current)
• Technology Business Management (TBM) Council Certified, 2019 (current)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, 2003
• MSc Economics: London School of Economics, UK
• BSc Business Economics & Ethics / BSc Political Science: University of St. Thomas, MN
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