Army Ranger - Security Leader & PM/Delivery Expert
Resume:
Adam R. Lenhard
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Alexandria, Virginia
Cleared Personnel Security professional with twenty years of experience to include military service in the U.S. ARMY and in the civilian arena. I employ my extensive skills to leverage my leadership experience, strategic thinking, and ability to drive cross-functional collaboration to deliver measurable business growth. I aim to foster a high-performance culture, optimize operational efficiency, and guide teams toward achieving both short-term targets and long-term organizational goals. I have continuously utilized and enhanced security tools in support of various DoD clients such as the OUSD(I), DCSA
(formerly DSS), NBIS, DARPA, and DHS. My aptitudes extend to capabilities of Senior Management implementing Agile/Scrum practices in the areas of Program & Project Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Change Management, Release & Deployment Management, as well as the evolving vision for the DoD clearance reform to Trusted Workforce 2.0 where I have significant knowledge dealing with the policies, procedures, and objectives of the mission space. These skills coupled with my ability to perform duties methodically and analytically have allowed me to successfully accomplish critical mission objectives both in and outside the military. I am also well versed in Defense Security Enterprise operating activities and missions (PHYSEC, PERSEC, operational, industrial, & information). EDUCATION
Information Technology, American Military University 2026 (expected) Technology Education, Oswego State University, 2006 (3.25) Intelligence Analysis & Operations, Cochise College (3.50) CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Security Policies, Principles and Programs Certification JCAVS Level 2 – 10 Certifications
Anti-terrorist Officer Level 2 Certification
Joint Personnel Adjudication Systems (JPAS) Personnel Security Manager Unit Prevention Leader Certification (Drug Testing)
U.S. Army Airborne School Graduate
Daily Area of Responsibility & Security (PERSEC & PHYSEC) briefs to senior management CLEARANCE
Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI), SSBI PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EY Dignari, LLC, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Oct 2021 – Present Advanced Research Technologies Inc, DHS Feb 2021 – Sept 2021 Program & Project Manager, Senior Risk Manager, Release Manager, Change Manager, Deployment Coordinator, Security Analyst
• Established and managed the organizational Risk Management Program focused on identifying, updating and reporting DHS HQ portfolio risks to mitigate issues allowing leadership to provide guidance and make real-time decisions significantly reducing lag time and schedule shift.
• Developed and managed the organizational program Deployment and Release Plan and processes intended to reduce conflicts, identify dependencies, promote collaboration, and enhance the ability to deliver maximum changes with minimal downtime to critical IT systems in support of DoD missions and objectives.
• Enhanced, documented, and implemented the organizations Change Management processes, while establishing a formal Change Control Board (CRB) significantly increasing efficiency and turnaround of vital changes that drive leaderships overall organizational goals.
• Designed high-level reporting documents to track and inform stakeholders and executive Adam R. Lenhard
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team members of projects from end-to-end providing transparency, ensuring business project priorities are in line with business needs and the overarching delivery schedule.
• Developed new IT project initiative processes driving the implementation of best agile methodologies; dynamic team collaboration, lean development, and continuous improvement
• resulting in higher efficiency rates for delivering and communicating enhancements enterprise-wide.
• Focused on continuous process improvement of project framework and the successful transition to implementing Agile development with the intent to establish iterative development (sprints) throughout project life cycles and close collaboration of development and business teams through constant communication and reporting.
• Conducted project and program management support focused on new and current IT initiatives and projects accurately detailing requirements, resources, cost, schedule, and potential risks.
• Provided highly technical and business oversight of projects and priorities to ensure future functionality and enhancements are identified, accepted by the business, and technically vetted to ensure feasibility before implementation allowing executive teams to make informed decisions.
• Identified the need and assisted in the development or re-engineering and delivery of a new code delivery process and documentation, a single touch point code repository, and E2E system test plan, significantly reducing information gaps and increasing reliability.
• Executed the continuous development of the project management process while tracking and reporting projects within the organization’s projects management system. Insight Global, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Oct 2020 – Jan 2021 Program & Project Manager, Business Analyst, Security Analyst
• Designed and implemented tracking and reporting documentation to present enhancements to executive team members to determine priorities and schedule based on end-to-end expectations resulting in an enterprise-wide implementation plan.
• Planned and facilitated collaborative working groups discussing workflow analysis and new process design leveraging and maximizing assets leading to increased productivity which resulted in significantly shortening project delivery.
• Developed internal team tools to clearly and accurately report and track high-level project statuses enabling the delivery of a feasible project schedule.
• Assisted in defining and executing large infrastructure project transition plans. Xcelerate Solutions, CDSE/DCSA Sep 2018 – Oct 2020 Governance Lead, Program & Project Manager, Business Analyst
• Executed stakeholder engagement focused on gathering business requirements and organizational goals by analyzing and re-engineering business processes and procedures to eliminate information gaps, maximize efficiency, and provide transparency throughout the organization.
• Identified the need and developed high-level governance documentation (Charter, CONOPS, TOM) and process maps tailored to the clients current and future business needs while also meeting DoD compliance and policy standards.
• Established and documented universal business initiative processes to provide continuity throughout the organization while streamlining change management, reporting, and communication.
• Conducted Program & Project management support focused on new and current IT initiatives and projects accurately detailing requirements, resources, cost, schedule, and Adam R. Lenhard
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potential risks so executives could make informed decisions considering fiscal prudence and schedule to meet business needs.
• Created high-level reporting documents to track and inform stakeholders and executive team members of projects from end-to-end providing transparency, ensuring business project priorities are in line with the overarching delivery schedule.
• Provided highly technical and business oversight of projects and priorities to ensure future functionality and enhancements are identified, accepted by the business, and technically vetted to ensure feasibility before implementation allowing executive teams to make informed decisions.
• Gathered and organized project support material by clearly and concisely collecting user requirements, documenting stakeholder needs, expectations, benefits, and risks if not implemented.
• Used analytical skills to identify the needs of the environment to ensure the solution being developed considers the current architecture and operating environment.
• Mobilized a broad range of stakeholders and technical experts delivering requirements that meet functional and business values based on an established criterion delivering positive outputs.
Advanced Onion, OUSD(I), Defense Manpower Data Center Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 Program & Project Manager, Senior Business Analyst
• Provided recommendations to executive teams tasked with establishing feasible program expectations aligned with system delivery schedule and compliance for the DoD Security program and documented processes formally adopted.
• Excelled at gathering feedback, requirements, and tracking action items ensuring products met or exceeded client expectations while effectively communicating needed changes to the development team as required to meet OUSD(I), DSS, NBIS, and DoD CE Program requirements.
• Participated in supporting high visibility program meetings discussing the new memorandum for Transforming Workplace Vetting in support of DoD, OUSD(I), DSS, and NBIS focused on Tier 3 and Tier 5 investigations for Continuous Evaluation and Initial clearance investigations.
• Identified critical communication and information gaps between government entities leading to the production and development of defining and implementing business processes, universal tracking tools, matrices, templates, and weekly working groups involving multiple platforms and organizations resulting in enhanced production.
• Produced change requests that were immediately elevated to highly critical on the program priority tracker significantly reducing DoD security risks in direct support of the DoD security clearance investigation program with the intent to streamline the process and minimize the backlog.
• Developed a broad understanding of the business objectives of internal and external stakeholders; addressed the product vision and built trust by maintaining an accurate and achievable roadmap.
• Strong familiarity with NISPOM Security Standards. OUSD(I), Defense Security Services (now DCSA) Feb 2017 – Jan 2018 Program & Project Manager, Team Lead, Senior PERSEC Analyst
• Established project team to identify critical system (Mirador) requirements to meet DoD security and policy compliance while aligning with organizational goals by delivering requests outlining needs, user stories, functionality expectations, and risks if not accepted and Adam R. Lenhard
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implemented by the business.
• Evaluated, designed, and developed comprehensive and sensitive current and future business processes of the Continuous Evaluation program involving multiple high-level organizations and accepted agency wide.
• Directed team responsible for re-writing the Continuous Evaluation handbook that was accepted and implemented by DSS (DCSA) and OUSD(I) which is now utilized by all analysts performing CE.
• Identified and developed policy and various methods to measure trustworthiness of all DoD cleared personnel using NISPOM Security Standards significantly enhancing the program’s ability to be effective and meet future organizational goals.
• Received, evaluated, and disseminated flags from the DoD Continuous Evaluation (CE) capability in accordance with DoD established policy, guidelines and procedures; assessed and validated CE flags using available date sources to attribute the information to a specific subject to determine if the information is relevant and actionable.
• Disseminated CE results and related correspondence to personnel security specialists, CI insider threat (InT), and/or law enforcement (LE) personnel, as applicable, and within DoD established guidelines; assisted with the agenda setting and facilitation of the DoD Personnel Security IT Governance Board, DoD CE Functional Working Group, and other CE related forums.
• Developed tracking tools, matrices, and templates to efficiently analyze data and produce metrics which identify trends, referral statuses, and business rules efficiency; extensive use of JPAS, Mirador, and CATS platforms.
• Supported the DoD CE Program as required, including policy development, comment adjudication, formal coordination, and resource assessments; provided logistical, data gathering, and presentation support to meet OUSD(I) and DoD CE Program requirements. Continually monitored and reviewed CE processes and procedures to inform the government where efficiencies can be realized.
DoD, U.S. Army Jan 2013 - Feb 2017
Intelligence Analyst, Personnel Security Manager (PERSEC & PHYSEC)
• Facilitated team tasked with reviewing, analyzing, documenting, and recommending new and future business process changes to installation policies and procedures while maintaining DoD established policy, guidelines and procedures.
• Developed educational and training documentation for all operational security programs utilizing NISPOM Security Standards (DoD Personnel training ensuring PII, OPSEC, Safeguarding Information).
• Tasked with oversight of team responsible of evaluating training areas and conducting risk assessments for high-level and sensitive Joint DoD military operations ensuring continuity of operations.
• Designated as lead military point of contact for organizational projects focused on providing security planning, coordination, implementation, management, assessment, and oversight of Special Access Programs (SAP) to ensure adherence with NISPOM policies and directives across all security disciplines.
• Implemented all-source research methods resulting in expanded technical abilities to gather, examine, and analyze all-source data to produce time sensitive working & finished unclassified and classified intelligence products for daily briefings to senior management ensuring information sharing and symmetry throughout the organization.
• Took enemy capabilities and developed multiple courses of action, asses’ likelihood of risk, Adam R. Lenhard
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present finds to senior leadership, offer objective opinion to formulate decisions on course of action based on future implementation/mission needs.
• Developed new policies, procedures, and implemented new process for Personnel Security
• Clearance Evaluation/Investigation resulting in cost savings of over $2 million dollars and increase in success approval rate from 22% to over 95% resulting in adoption across multiple units.
• Provided in-depth analytical support, evaluations, and writing for briefings focused on data collection and analysis using a variety of economic, military, and political indicators to produce summary reports, chronologies, and memos; compiled abstracts, summaries, and analyses related to pertinent issues of global security and defense policy.
• Managed, monitored, and initiated, including derogatory Primary Personnel Security Manager using JPAS resulting in 100% of personnel maintaining or acquiring clearances for authorized duty positions; reviewed and determined suitability of personnel by analyzing and evaluating security clearance documents by identifying information adversely reflecting on individual’s loyalty and character.
• Identified risks, vulnerabilities, and potential upgrades to program operations and performance, enforcing policies for protecting and safeguarding classified national security information by briefing senior-level management on understanding programs and capabilities.
DoD, U.S. Army Oct 2011 - Dec 2012
Logistical Supervisor, Intelligence Analyst, PERSEC Manager
• Planned and executed the turn in of over $1 billion dollars of equipment during the U.S. draw down in Afghanistan; effectively reinserted 10,000 items into the Army supply system over the course of a month.
• Analyzed enemy capabilities and developed multiple courses of action, conducted risk assessments, presented results to senior leadership which aided in implementation of company objectives.
• Accounted for over $350 million-dollar worth of equipment through monthly inventories of over 7,000 pieces of Army property and maintained a 99.8% accountability rate.
• Managed all incoming and outgoing personnel and equipment ($500 million dollars) ensuring 100% accountability.
• Participated on a Joint American & Afghan task force responsible for preparing the Afghan Army for independent sustainment; prior to departure Afghan partners were designated as proficient on logistical operations.
• Assisted in the review of $25 million-dollar worth of contracts including Private Security Contracts and numerous construction projects; working group assessed that $7 million of the contracts were either unnecessary or redundant and canceled them to cut expenditures. DoD, U.S. Army Jun 2011 - Sept 2011
Information and Records Manager
• Planned and managed the organizations program for core mission and administrative records ensuring 100% accuracy for over 200 personnel (career management); identified personnel with training and educational needs by writing memorandum requests and completing complex time sensitive packets to ensure career advancement.
• Design plan for records keeping assumed companywide for over 4,000 DoD personnel.
• Conducted sight assessments utilizing NISPOM ensuring classified and unclassified DoD Adam R. Lenhard
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and Defense Critical Infrastructure (DCI) compliance.
• Identified critical failures in regulation compliance for multi-organizational matters of Personal Identifiable Information and training records; facilitated a new communication plan resulting in a 20% decrease in abnormalities.
DoD, U.S. Army, 2nd BN 75th Ranger Regiment Nov 2008 - May 2011 Special Operations Command Personnel
• Educated employees as the team lead for organizational policy and protocol preparing them for extremely stressful situations resulting in enhanced productivity and ensuring the success of the organization.
• Trained and developed employees in all phases of leadership procedures on and off- duty preparing them for current and advanced organizational positions and responsibilities; employees became Subject Matter Experts on fundamental leadership principles resulting in their career advancement.
• Briefed risk management and team building in a multi-dimensional environment significantly increasing confidence, preparedness, and efficiency for the organization. DoD, U.S. Army Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
United States Army Trainee
• Excelled in leadership positions assisting 106 personnel graduating the mentally and physically rigorous Ranger Indoctrination Program selection process.
• Selected as 1 of 6 leaders, each responsible for managing 48 personnel at Airborne School.
• Established Special Operations career path while attending Basic Training by graduating first overall.
AWARDS
• Specially selected & graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger Indoctrination Program for Special Operations Command
• Earned Commandants List for graduating top 5% of the Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership School
• Identified by top level Senior Leadership to represent the Army at the Air Force Leadership School
• Four Commendation Medals (2009, 2010, 2012, 2017) for meritorious service, leadership, dedication, & commitment
• Two Achievement Medals (2011 & 2012) for exceptional management and motivation
• Expeditionary Medal (2010) for exceptionally meritorious service in combat involving grave danger
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