John Chandler
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SALEFORCE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LIMITEDMay, 2015- Oct, 2024
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SECUREXPERTS, INCORPORATED
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Cyber Security Program Management
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Jan 2021 - Present
Director of Cybersecurity Program Management - Providing Cybersecurity program management for various clients, industries include Healthcare, Department of Defense, state and local government, universities, and other federal government and private sector clients. Performing infrastructure assessments for data center located at the Kennedy Space Center. Responsibilities also included building Cybersecurity hardware platforms. Strong familiarity with National Institute of Technology (NIST) Information Security Documents and NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). Experience interpreting and evaluating implementations of NIST 800-53 security controls. Documenting NIST 800-53 security control compliance findings within Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and, Security Assessment Reports (SARs), reviewing and interpreting scans. Additionally, as a business development manager, identifying new business opportunities in order to generate revenue, improve profitability, create long-term valuable relationships, and help SecureXperts growth potential. Involve with careful strategic planning and positioning the company within national and international markets. national and international markets. Also developing Cybersecurity training modules for workforce development components with universities and non-profit organizations. Show less
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Ventech Solutions
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Project Manager Consultant
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Nov 2015 - Jan 2021
Senior Project Manager – Managed over five (5) Enterprise Architecture projects for Center of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Responsibilities on a daily basis also include; • Provided project management for several Enterprise Service project for CMS which include all environments (development, test, implementations, and production) • Managed teams through planning, designing, executing, monitoring all the way through project closed out • Managed data center migrations to the AWS Cloud with Cloud security products (Tenable, TrendMicro, etc). • Developed and manage risk registers, issues, migration and contingency plans. • Assisted in defining project scope, allocating resources, schedules, task estimations, and management of process change controls. • Developed, maintained, and socialized communications plan serving all CMS stakeholder that promote clear and concise objectives, roles and scope. As project manager, he has managed the day-to-day application infrastructure implementations as it pertains to releasing applications in all environments across four (4) CMS lines of business. Design and develop transformation road maps for the migration of multiple legacy applications into enterprise services used by CMS LOBs. Lead several Proof-of-Concept initiatives which resulted in shared infrastructure and applications, which improves information flow and reduced costs. Conducted business intelligence research and analysis of technology and proposed infrastructure solutions to transform all CMS legacy application components. Performed duties within the PMO department which provides project assistance for project managers. Developed project management templates, spreadsheet, change management, and project charter documents to assist project managers with required documentation for implementing CMS projects. Certified: SAFe® 4 Agilist, SAFe® Scrum Master 2019, Salesforce Developer 2015, Certified ITIL Foundation 2016, Show less
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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Enterprise Architecture Transformation Consultant
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Jul 2011 - Mar 2015
FCP DECC, Enterprise/Solution Architecture, Mr. Chandler was responsible for the design and development of the transformation road map for migration of legacy applications into enterprise services being consumed by Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Mr. Chandler also managed a team of business analyst to perform a detailed Application Portfolio Effective Analysis on the CMS Legacy application systems. In addition to managing staff, Mr. Chandler also performed tasks such as; gathering requirements for enterprise architecture group and aligning those requirements with enterprise services in order to transform all CMS legacy components. Interface with CMS lines of business to develop legacy migration and service abstraction plans. Perform infrastructure, application, data, and inventory analysis for all CMS legacy system components to develop a methodology that would align with DECC’s Target Enterprise Architecture. Mr. Chandler developed the CMS legacy transition plan to move the current CMS legacy environment to the new state-of-the-art Service Oriented Architecture environment. The detailed legacy system analysis was instrumental in the development of a retirement/replacement strategy. Evaluated service oriented architecture (SOA) to ensure that all services where aligned with each CMS lines of business’s components. Mr. Chandler worked with the CMS business units to developed enterprise service available and legacy consumption roadmaps. Mr. Chandler also managed the data management group, which consisted of 8 data modelers. Responsibilities included developing, implementing and managing Project Plans, Earn Value Management, and Cost Variances. Mr. Chandler also developed a Data Governance plan that controlled the implementation of the clients data assets (Logical Data Models, Physical Data Models, Data Dictionaries, and, Peer Review Templates). Show less
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Total Home Service & Solutions
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United States
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Construction
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Chief Executive Officer & President
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Sep 1989 - Jun 2011
Managed a team of project managers with the delivery of enterprise-level projects. Designed and implemented Enterprise Architecture systems (TOGAF, ETL) for USAID and Census Bureau projects. Globally managing a wide-raged of projects with international customers as a Program Manager pertaining to ICT Projects for government clients as well as some private sector clients. My management experience includes developing a strategy, creating cost estimates, risk management plans, identifying constraints, errors and omissions, and implementing the ITIL framework, business needs assessment, software development, ICT deployment, operational analysis and development of web-based applications. Developed change management, developing diagrams, flow charts, WBS, quality assurance and technical infrastructure written processes. Business Process Re-Engineering - Designed and implemented various Business solutions utilizing full software development life cycle that includes leading edge technology. Setup strategic plans and methodologies for redundant data systems that provided hot and daily backups, and detailed incident management procedures that contained emergency contact data in event of non-access to remote offices. The Civil Registry of Trinidad and Tobago required distributed architecture, change management policy and procedures for implementation of a new automated birth, death, and marriage registration system. Public Private Partnerships - Setup PPP in 5 different African countries. I established partnerships with Cisco, Microsoft, Intel and the Ministry of Education in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mauritania, and Namibia. Involved in requirement analysis, business analytics, change management, cost baselines, and data migration of legacy system. Responsible for architecting an ITIL framework for designing centralized database servers using state-of-the-art relational database software and latest application development tools. Show less
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Total Service Solutions South Africa
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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President
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Oct 2001 - May 2011
• Business Process Re-Engineering – Designed and implemented various Business solutions utilizing full software development life cycle that includes the leading edge technology. Managed teams of developers for Database Systems with Object-Oriented applications for several government and private sector businesses. Setup strategic plans and methodologies for redundant data systems that provided hot and daily backups, and detailed incident management procedures that contained emergency contact data in event of non-access to remote offices. • The Civil Registry of Trinidad and Tobago required distributed architecture, change management policy and procedures for implementation of a new automated birth, death, and marriage registration system. The change management process that I implemented involved over 5,000 employees ranging from top-level managers to low-level administrative staff. I was also responsible for communicating and obtaining change management approval from over 16 different high-level officials including CFOs, CEOs, the Register General, and various department heads. • Call Center Implementation – created a customer call center for the U.S. Embassy in South Africa. Designed and setup call center office and system to handle over 10,000 customers per year requiring a U.S. Visa to visit the USA. Managed the cost breakdown structure, financial planning and overall operational budget. The call center assisted the U. S. Embassy to increase customer service, trust and response time when applying for a Visa. Negotiated contracts with foreign banks and agencies to handle all customer payments. Show less
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Total Service Solutions
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New Zealand
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Sep 1989 - May 2011
As Program Manager directed a team of project managers with the delivery of enterprise-level projects. Designed and implemented Enterprise Architecture systems (TOGAF, ETL) for Fannie Mae and Census Bureau projects. These systems involved centralized servers responding to multiple requests from thousands of users located around the world. Globally managing a wide-raged of projects with international customers as a Program Manager pertaining to ICT Projects for government clients as well as some private sector clients. My management experience includes developing a strategy, creating cost estimates, risk management plans, identifying constraints, errors and omissions, and implementing the ITIL framework, business needs assessment, software development, ICT deployment, operational analysis and development of web-based applications. Developed change management, developing diagrams, flow charts, WBS, quality assurance and technical infrastructure written processes. Develop testing strategies, including functional, non-functional and automation, testing. Developed successful partnership relationships with other ICT Vendors to create technology/operational solutions, including design of process improvement and risk management procedures. Built strategies with 3rd party vendors nationally and internationally on router/switch programming; directed installations, upgrades, and migrations. As Proposal Manager I develop strategies for federal government IDIQ proposals pertaining to application design and development, system implementation and support, and training. Also responsible for organizing and managing ICT teams to develop quality proposal in response to Request for Proposals and Task Orders. Consistently manage staff on levels that include but not limited to: incident management, responses to contract management, interaction with contracting personnel for government contacts. Show less
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USAID
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager
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Dec 2001 - Mar 2003
Designed and managed the implementation of an enterprise wide web-based monitoring and evaluation system for USAID that provides comprehensive reports of its 500 projects in Africa across the various institutional arrangements that are in place for implementation for the remaining life of USAID. The monitoring system tracks the status of implementation of activities in 36 countries in Africa. Developed business in international territories and negotiated and won contracts to implement new products that launched a full product line and increased sales volume by 20%. Internationally, developed and managed the design and build of 17 high technology training centers in 11 different African countries, which included sustainability and outreach plans. The 17 High Technology community resource centers included over 4000 pieces of computer equipment, VSAT Satellites, alternative power solutions, along with hiring over 1000 local staff to operate the centers. Built change and release management processes and procedures for new educational programs that trained teachers and students in Africa. These new educational programs where implemented in 11 different African countries and these change management procedures impacted over 10,000 teachers and over 25,000 students. Communication with Permanent Secretary of States, Ministers of Education, Chief Financial Officers, and various educational board of directors was required to ensure procedures where approved at the top-level. Show less
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Fannie Mae
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Technical Consultant
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Oct 1999 - Dec 2001
Designed and implemented an Image Processing System using Sybase System 10, Optika, Visual Basic, Sparc 2000, and Optical Juke Box. I also implemented the Workflow capability of the Image Processing System. Instructing Sybase classes on various Platforms. Setup various front-end clients to access the SQL Server in a network environment. Designed Power Builder student manuals and screens in Visual Basic and C++ for an Inventory Tracking System. Designed and implemented a Portfolio Management System (PMS) using Sybase, C++, and X-Windows. Developed C++ routines to convert data from IBM DB2 format to Sybase UNIX format. Also developed inter-process communication applications (DB Server, Front Office Server, Back Office Server, etc.) to communicate with Ultrix and SQL Servers. Show less
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Social Security Board
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Rwanda
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Insurance
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Technical Consultant
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Mar 1994 - Oct 1999
Responsible for international business development and successfully acquiring two projects over 10 million US Dollars. Developed the winning strategies for Latin America and the Caribbean. I establish a relationship with the customer and built the proposal based on their industry. Evaluated local infrastructure requirements and acquired local resources needed to produce a competitive edge within the Caribbean market. Managed a complete turnkey proposal effort supporting program management and execution. Designed and manage the implementation of a Benefit Management system that was developed as a client/server system using the Sybase SQL Server, Windows NT, and SUN Solaris. The Windows NT and Sun Solaris systems were setup for a 150 users and a multitude of business analysis, word processing, communications, as well as custom applications. This application system provided flexibility, fault tolerance, and off-site backup and recovery procedures, capacity for growth, and state-of-the-art hardware and software to support the user community's current and future needs. Developed data migration scripts. C++, Java, ksh, Perl, PHP, Ruby, VB.Net; Databases & Technologies: Sybase 15, Oracle/11i, PL/SQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server; Web/Internet: ASP.Net, JavaScript, Ajax, Perl/CGI, Rails Framework, XML, XHTML, XSLT; Operating Systems: Solaris, MS Windows NT/2000/XP, MS IIS 5.0/7.0, Apache/Tomcat, Debian Linux, Unix-Sun Solaris; Software: Adobe (Dreamweaver, Flash, Flex, Illustrator, Photoshop), Crystal Reports, ERStudio, Microsoft (Project, Visual Studio, MindView). Show less
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Education
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1978 - 1982
Fisk University
B.A., Mathematics/Computer Science -
1978 - 1982
Fisk University
B.A., Mathematics/Computer Science
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