Chief Information Officer | Chief Technology Officer

• Jul 2020 - Present

• Responsible for performing the following services: application support monitoring, asset management, maintaining and decommissioning network and server hardware, SLA Management, Service Management, and Hardware Procurement. • Responsible for managing an organization's technology strategy, operations, and infrastructure. • Responsible for developing and implementing the organization's technology strategy, which includes identifying technology trends and opportunities, evaluating, and… Show more • Responsible for performing the following services: application support monitoring, asset management, maintaining and decommissioning network and server hardware, SLA Management, Service Management, and Hardware Procurement. • Responsible for managing an organization's technology strategy, operations, and infrastructure. • Responsible for developing and implementing the organization's technology strategy, which includes identifying technology trends and opportunities, evaluating, and adopting new technologies, and aligning technology with the organization's business goals. • Responsible for ensuring the security of the organization's technology systems and data, including developing and implementing security policies and procedures, and ensuring that staff are trained in security best practices. • Manage technology teams, including hiring and training staff, setting performance goals, and ensuring that staff are motivated and engaged. • Build relationships with key stakeholders, including business leaders, customers, and technology partners • Responsible for ensuring that technology is a strategic asset for the organization, and that it is used to drive business value and innovation. • To innovate, collaborate, balance the IT budget, and motivate IT, staff. • Monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and IT budgets to assess technological performance • Developing objectives and strategies for the implementation of innovative solutions while optimizing existing systems, applications, and information • Making recommendations and presenting business advantages for technology initiatives and improvements • Leading teams in identifying, comparing, selecting, and implementing technology solutions and partnerships to meet current and future needs • Tracking and controlling the development of annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and technology operations

Information Technologist | Information Security Analyst | Consultant

• May 2017 - Present

*Advises cybersecurity stakeholders on required security best practices and assists with the development of technical security enhancements. *Outlines documentation for security program initiatives in a leadership role. *Assisting in identifying security deficiencies and creating an actionable plan to address gaps. *Develops and promotes opportunities for career growth and development to ensure the success of the security program. *Applying forensic techniques and best practices… Show more *Advises cybersecurity stakeholders on required security best practices and assists with the development of technical security enhancements. *Outlines documentation for security program initiatives in a leadership role. *Assisting in identifying security deficiencies and creating an actionable plan to address gaps. *Develops and promotes opportunities for career growth and development to ensure the success of the security program. *Applying forensic techniques and best practices for implementing a cyber event and delivering forensic action reports for executive leadership. *Works as a Project Manager to complete a project action item, create a new project including plan and action items, manage a delegated project, and present a project review to an audit team or executive leadership. *Trains & Documents new incident handling procedures, conduct a training presentation, provide constructive feedback to fellow analysts on events, and review and update incident handling documentation. *Performs technical assessments of information systems security configuration to ensure compliance before the system moves to a production environment; conducts reviews and technical inspections to ensure compliance with HIPPA policies and to identify vulnerabilities or security weaknesses. Recommends corrective actions and provides proper vulnerability reporting. *Supports the Information Security Program, which includes testing, verifying, and validating controls. *Assesses the cybersecurity framework based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) *Reviews and updates System) and Plan of Action for weaknesses and remediation plans. *Engages in system vulnerability testing, ensure necessary controls are in place, identify IT risks, and provide recommendations to mitigate the risks and maintain compliance. *Advise on Business Continuity (BC), and Disaster Recovery (DR) Plans

Member - Nation’s Largest Collegiate Leadership Honor Society

• 2020 - Present

Member - First Academic and Professional Honor Society dedicated to Homeland Security

• 2019 - Present

Professor - School of Computer and Information Sciences

• Jun 2017 - Present

Teach Executive Masters Degree & Ph.D. Courses in Information Technology & Cybersecurity: • ISOL 531 Access Control - Cyber Security • ISOL534 Application Security - Cyber Security • ITS631 Operational Excellence – Information Technology • ITS833 Information Governance - Information Technology • DSRT736. Dissertation Seminar - This course provides guided instruction on the design and writing of a dissertation proposal focused on organization-based research. Course activities… Show more Teach Executive Masters Degree & Ph.D. Courses in Information Technology & Cybersecurity: • ISOL 531 Access Control - Cyber Security • ISOL534 Application Security - Cyber Security • ITS631 Operational Excellence – Information Technology • ITS833 Information Governance - Information Technology • DSRT736. Dissertation Seminar - This course provides guided instruction on the design and writing of a dissertation proposal focused on organization-based research. Course activities are intended to strengthen skills in writing, project design, and research methods. • DSRT931 Dissertation: These courses are an independent application of research, design, and methodology that leads to the completion of an original research study. . Serving on PhD student(s) dissertation committee(s). Doctoral Mentor strives to ensure timely completion of the doctoral learner's degree. Show less Teach Executive Masters Degree & Ph.D. Courses in Information Technology & Cybersecurity: • ISOL 531 Access Control - Cyber Security • ISOL534 Application Security - Cyber Security • ITS631 Operational Excellence – Information Technology • ITS833 Information Governance - Information Technology • DSRT736. Dissertation Seminar - This course provides guided instruction on the design and writing of a dissertation proposal focused on organization-based research. Course activities… Show more Teach Executive Masters Degree & Ph.D. Courses in Information Technology & Cybersecurity: • ISOL 531 Access Control - Cyber Security • ISOL534 Application Security - Cyber Security • ITS631 Operational Excellence – Information Technology • ITS833 Information Governance - Information Technology • DSRT736. Dissertation Seminar - This course provides guided instruction on the design and writing of a dissertation proposal focused on organization-based research. Course activities are intended to strengthen skills in writing, project design, and research methods. • DSRT931 Dissertation: These courses are an independent application of research, design, and methodology that leads to the completion of an original research study. . Serving on PhD student(s) dissertation committee(s). Doctoral Mentor strives to ensure timely completion of the doctoral learner's degree. Show less

Professor - School of Science, Engineering, Technology & Mathematics

• Mar 2012 - Nov 2019

ITMG 381- Cyberlaw and Privacy in a Digital Age ITCC500 - Research Methods in Information Systems and Technology ITMG 381- Cyberlaw and Privacy in a Digital Age ITCC500 - Research Methods in Information Systems and Technology

Director- ICT

• Jan 2013 - Jun 2016

• Responsible for developing and implementing a strategic plan for the organization's technology infrastructure. This included identifying goals and objectives, assessing the organization's current technology capabilities, and developing a roadmap for future technology investments. • Responsible for managing the technology budget, including allocating resources to specific projects and initiatives. Ensured that spending aligned with the organization's overall financial goals. • Managed… Show more • Responsible for developing and implementing a strategic plan for the organization's technology infrastructure. This included identifying goals and objectives, assessing the organization's current technology capabilities, and developing a roadmap for future technology investments. • Responsible for managing the technology budget, including allocating resources to specific projects and initiatives. Ensured that spending aligned with the organization's overall financial goals. • Managed the implementation and maintenance of technology systems and infrastructure across the organization. Ensured that all systems are running smoothly and addressing any issues that arise. • Ensured that the organization's data is secure and protected from unauthorized access. This includes implementing security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and access controls. This included implementing security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and access controls. • Responsible for managing a team of technology professionals, including hiring, training, and development. Also provided leadership and guidance to their team to ensure that all technology initiatives are completed successfully. Show less • Responsible for developing and implementing a strategic plan for the organization's technology infrastructure. This included identifying goals and objectives, assessing the organization's current technology capabilities, and developing a roadmap for future technology investments. • Responsible for managing the technology budget, including allocating resources to specific projects and initiatives. Ensured that spending aligned with the organization's overall financial goals. • Managed… Show more • Responsible for developing and implementing a strategic plan for the organization's technology infrastructure. This included identifying goals and objectives, assessing the organization's current technology capabilities, and developing a roadmap for future technology investments. • Responsible for managing the technology budget, including allocating resources to specific projects and initiatives. Ensured that spending aligned with the organization's overall financial goals. • Managed the implementation and maintenance of technology systems and infrastructure across the organization. Ensured that all systems are running smoothly and addressing any issues that arise. • Ensured that the organization's data is secure and protected from unauthorized access. This includes implementing security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and access controls. This included implementing security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and access controls. • Responsible for managing a team of technology professionals, including hiring, training, and development. Also provided leadership and guidance to their team to ensure that all technology initiatives are completed successfully. Show less

Enterprise Technical Architect

• Jul 2010 - Mar 2015

❖ Provided strategic and tactical leadership to develop and execute the long-term Information Technology vision for SAIC, an $11B international defense contractor with 38,000+ employees. ❖ Played a vital role in IT strategic planning and development as it relates to SAIC’s separation into two new companies (NEW SAIC & LEIDOS) with very different business models. ❖ Effectively developed the IT strategy that continues to drive substantial change within SAIC and it’s now divested business… Show more ❖ Provided strategic and tactical leadership to develop and execute the long-term Information Technology vision for SAIC, an $11B international defense contractor with 38,000+ employees. ❖ Played a vital role in IT strategic planning and development as it relates to SAIC’s separation into two new companies (NEW SAIC & LEIDOS) with very different business models. ❖ Effectively developed the IT strategy that continues to drive substantial change within SAIC and it’s now divested business units. ❖ Successfully drove the IT strategy to migrate SAIC to a centralized management model. ❖ Deployed enterprise solutions for centralized business operations with standard business processes. ❖ Retired departmental applications and processes. ❖ Modernized key business systems including Customer Relationship Management, HR, and Finance. ❖ Took steps to gain control over the sprawl of data to establish enterprise information management. ❖ Worked closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage technology to improve business outcomes, improve process efficiency, and empower the workforce that saved roughly $75 M annually. ❖ Successfully drove execution of the strategy to modernize the IT infrastructure while reducing IT spend 25%. ❖ Moved from a SAIC managed data center to a hosted enterprise private cloud. Show less ❖ Provided strategic and tactical leadership to develop and execute the long-term Information Technology vision for SAIC, an $11B international defense contractor with 38,000+ employees. ❖ Played a vital role in IT strategic planning and development as it relates to SAIC’s separation into two new companies (NEW SAIC & LEIDOS) with very different business models. ❖ Effectively developed the IT strategy that continues to drive substantial change within SAIC and it’s now divested business… Show more ❖ Provided strategic and tactical leadership to develop and execute the long-term Information Technology vision for SAIC, an $11B international defense contractor with 38,000+ employees. ❖ Played a vital role in IT strategic planning and development as it relates to SAIC’s separation into two new companies (NEW SAIC & LEIDOS) with very different business models. ❖ Effectively developed the IT strategy that continues to drive substantial change within SAIC and it’s now divested business units. ❖ Successfully drove the IT strategy to migrate SAIC to a centralized management model. ❖ Deployed enterprise solutions for centralized business operations with standard business processes. ❖ Retired departmental applications and processes. ❖ Modernized key business systems including Customer Relationship Management, HR, and Finance. ❖ Took steps to gain control over the sprawl of data to establish enterprise information management. ❖ Worked closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage technology to improve business outcomes, improve process efficiency, and empower the workforce that saved roughly $75 M annually. ❖ Successfully drove execution of the strategy to modernize the IT infrastructure while reducing IT spend 25%. ❖ Moved from a SAIC managed data center to a hosted enterprise private cloud. Show less

Project Manager/IT Architect

• Nov 1999 - Jun 2010

• Created future vision architecture to expedite delivery of new products and services to market while meeting the Company's cost and risk reduction objectives. • Outlined current and future vision enterprise architecture, including traceability from business and IT strategies to suggested technologies. • Coordinated with architects and business experts across IS to translate critical strategic objectives into actionable and governable roadmaps and designs. • Analysed business and… Show more • Created future vision architecture to expedite delivery of new products and services to market while meeting the Company's cost and risk reduction objectives. • Outlined current and future vision enterprise architecture, including traceability from business and IT strategies to suggested technologies. • Coordinated with architects and business experts across IS to translate critical strategic objectives into actionable and governable roadmaps and designs. • Analysed business and technology challenges, assess costs, and suggest solutions. • Designed and execute proofs-of-concept for critical enterprise capabilities, including building a business case with costs, benefits, and efficiency measures. • Collaborated with key stakeholders and internal teams to define enterprise architecture principles, standards and guidelines, and blueprints. • Developed, enhanced, and maintained reference architectures for various capabilities. • Designed the overall structure of technology systems and applications, including hardware, software, and network components. They consider factors such as scalability, performance, security, and cost. • Planned and supervised the implementation of technology projects, working with stakeholders to ensure that project goals and requirements are met. • Evaluated new and emerging technologies to determine their potential impact on the organization and make recommendations for adoption or rejection. Show less • Created future vision architecture to expedite delivery of new products and services to market while meeting the Company's cost and risk reduction objectives. • Outlined current and future vision enterprise architecture, including traceability from business and IT strategies to suggested technologies. • Coordinated with architects and business experts across IS to translate critical strategic objectives into actionable and governable roadmaps and designs. • Analysed business and… Show more • Created future vision architecture to expedite delivery of new products and services to market while meeting the Company's cost and risk reduction objectives. • Outlined current and future vision enterprise architecture, including traceability from business and IT strategies to suggested technologies. • Coordinated with architects and business experts across IS to translate critical strategic objectives into actionable and governable roadmaps and designs. • Analysed business and technology challenges, assess costs, and suggest solutions. • Designed and execute proofs-of-concept for critical enterprise capabilities, including building a business case with costs, benefits, and efficiency measures. • Collaborated with key stakeholders and internal teams to define enterprise architecture principles, standards and guidelines, and blueprints. • Developed, enhanced, and maintained reference architectures for various capabilities. • Designed the overall structure of technology systems and applications, including hardware, software, and network components. They consider factors such as scalability, performance, security, and cost. • Planned and supervised the implementation of technology projects, working with stakeholders to ensure that project goals and requirements are met. • Evaluated new and emerging technologies to determine their potential impact on the organization and make recommendations for adoption or rejection. Show less