Mark Fields

Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation at WhirlWind Technologies, LLC
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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Eric Cevis

Over 15 years of engagements with Mark, in my current role as President of Verizon's Global Wholesale line of business, I have respect and appreciation for his knowledge, skills and abilities as an IT professional; with a results orientation around system design engineering and implementing technology solutions for complex business problems. He stays apprised of technology and software evolution and applies that knowledge to solving real time business challenges to create process efficiencies that drive increased business performance and productivity. Strong team leader and team builder that can be counted upon to incorporate best practices to help the firm achieve its goals and objectives. Moral character and integrity with strong judgment to make the more difficult business decisions to move the team and company forward. I have witnessed the selfless hours he puts into his work and his continued willingness to go the extra mile to make sure work is delivered on time. Strong sense of family and community along with the aforementioned attributes and years of emerging technology experience, round Mark out as a strong candidate for Senior Executive Management job opportunities.

Kelly Garry Burks

I have known Mark for over 10 years. He is a person of exemplary character and strong integrity with proven family values. He is prudent and decisive in making tough decisions and a confident leader that leads by example. Mark is very informative on emerging technologies and keeps a pulse on technology industry shifts and the impact to global markets and businesses. He is exceptionally gifted in information systems technologies and communications and is a team player and team builder. He has proven to be reliable, dependable, someone you can always count on when you need him. I would highly recommended Mark for any IT Executive Management position.

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Credentials

  • AWS Technical Professional
    Amazon Web Services
    Dec, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO)
    GSA CIO University and The George Washington University
    Aug, 2009
    - Oct, 2024
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    Project Management Institute
    Aug, 2011
    - Oct, 2024
  • CISSP
    ISC2 Baltimore Chapter
    May, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • ITILv3 Foundations
    The ITIL Official Accreditor (part of The APM Group Ltd) on behalf of the Cabinet Office
    Aug, 2012
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation
      • Dec 2016 - Present

      Leading the technology and product development services at WhirlWind Technologies. Responsible for the creation and maintaining a detailed technology roadmap, along with annual granular implementation plans, that aligns with WhirlWind’s long-term business strategy and based on accurate insight into market research and industry trends. Develop, present, and implement differentiating and innovative solutions for current and potential clients. Internal: Leading, mentoring, and coaching technical staff to foster professional growth. Also serves as the Solution Architect Subject Matter Expert to WhirlWind’s Business Development and Research & Development efforts. Defines and oversee proposed technical baselines and solution content for White Papers, business proposals, and marketing materials. Show less

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Project Manager
      • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

      Support the Operations and Engineering Division, IT engineers and specialists by delivering new technology or services that improve TSA efficiency and performance while working under CSRA Inc. Directed emerging technology projects supporting security operations at >600 sites/airports. Manage project management lifecycle, including team building and budgeting. Support the Operations and Engineering Division, IT engineers and specialists by delivering new technology or services that improve TSA efficiency and performance while working under CSRA Inc. Directed emerging technology projects supporting security operations at >600 sites/airports. Manage project management lifecycle, including team building and budgeting.

    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Information Technology Chief | Senior Lead Principal
      • 2015 - 2016

      Supported Office of the CIO by providing thought leadership and guidance on how to improve NOAA’s network infrastructure while working under ActionNet Inc. Led comprehensive assessment of overall NOAA Web Operations Center and infrastructure systems. Provided recommendations to simplify environment and increase overall efficiency. Supported Office of the CIO by providing thought leadership and guidance on how to improve NOAA’s network infrastructure while working under ActionNet Inc. Led comprehensive assessment of overall NOAA Web Operations Center and infrastructure systems. Provided recommendations to simplify environment and increase overall efficiency.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager | Lead Principal | Subject Matter Expert
      • 2012 - 2015

      Supported DOE’s Office of the CIO Engineering and Architecture Division while serving as Information Technology Chief/Senior Lead Principal under ActionNet Inc. Served as Project Manager / Lead Principal facilitating implementation of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) at DOE for a multimillion-dollar project. Developed recommendation for future, technical proposal and SOW.Led project team focused on determining requirements and design for cloud-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). Reduced costs by conserving energy in VoIP, FCoE, lighting, power, cooling and printing. Strengthening Security: Worked directly with Information Systems Security Officers (ISSO) in implementing NIST 800-37 Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53 Rev. 4 Security and Privacy Controls to comply with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) legislation across enterprise system infrastructure and cloud based systems. Work includes developing Risk Assessments for System Owners, Authorizing Officials, Chief Information Officers, and Chief Information Security Officers using the NIST 800-30 Rev.1 Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments. AWS Cloud Based Secure File Transfer Systems: Designed and Implemented a Secure Manage File Transfer System (Accellion) for DOE enterprise to allow secure transfer of data internally and externally with business partners. Worked directly with ISSOs and CIO executive management team to achieve the Authorization to Operate (ATO) the AWS Cloud Based file transfer and collaboration system. Show less

    • Project Manager | Enterprise Network Architect
      • 2009 - 2012

      Supported CIO’s Office of Engineering and Architecture Division while working as Director of Infrastructure Practice under VisualSoft Inc. Provided recommendations for / evaluated products and emerging technologies to improve network performance. Reviewed white papers / research from Gartner, Forrester, etc. to enhance existing services and identify solutions to customer issues. Drove $25M DOE HQ Data Network Modernization Project. Served as Speaker and Presenter at DOE Information Management Conference 2010 with thousands of attendees. Led negotiations with vendors including Cisco Systems, Aruba Networks and F5 Networks. Worked directly with Information Systems Security Officers (ISSO) in implementing NIST 800-37 Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53 Rev. 4 Security and Privacy Controls to comply with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) legislation across enterprise system infrastructure and cloud based systems. Work includes developing Risk Assessments for System Owners, Authorizing Officials, Chief Information Officers, and Chief Information Security Officers using the NIST 800-30 Rev.1 Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments. Show less

    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager | Senior Network Consultant
      • 2006 - 2009

      Enhanced capabilities of SSA networks, and supportive organizations while working under Northrop Grumman and directed delivery of network and engineering support to Social Security National Computer Center comprised of 1,000+ remote sites and >80,000 users. Partnered with software engineers in deploying Oracle-based applications and integrating with application load balancers. Significantly reduced load balancer (Nortel Alteon) volume in one data center, and network cable runs by designing architecture for new application load balancer (adopted as standard in national computer center and new SSA service center). Show less

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager | Senior Network Engineer
      • 2006 - 2006

      Improved the efficiency, performance and reliability of the Pentagon’s IT and telecom networks supporting mission-critical operations, working in a lead capacity under KForce Technologies. Pivotal role in implementing Pentagon Network Improvement Program, and enhancing network design and engineering. Created engineering implementation plans; secured endorsement from Pentagon’s Board. Designed organization’s MAN, LAN and WAN. Improved the efficiency, performance and reliability of the Pentagon’s IT and telecom networks supporting mission-critical operations, working in a lead capacity under KForce Technologies. Pivotal role in implementing Pentagon Network Improvement Program, and enhancing network design and engineering. Created engineering implementation plans; secured endorsement from Pentagon’s Board. Designed organization’s MAN, LAN and WAN.

    • Senior Network Consultant | Project Manager
      • 2002 - 2005

      Charged with providing expertise in network engineering, network security, and enterprise systems integration for the Army Research Laboratory. Led $100M capital project to redesign Adelphi Army Research Lab (ARL) campus network consisting of over 20 buildings and over 2,000 users. Led ARL wide (six sites) multi-million dollar IBM Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange Email migration project of 3,600 user mailboxes and over 2 Tera Bytes of data. Included the design and implementation of Active Directory and Microsoft server clustering technology on Dell server hardware and storage systems. Led project to replace Cisco ASA Firewalls with Juniper (Netscreen) stateful inspection firewalls across all ARL sites. Redesigned firewall and router security polices from over 20,000 to about 200. Designed and implemented IPSec VPN between all ARL WAN sites using 3DES encryption. Designed and implement remote access for all ARL users utilizing SSL based VPN. Show less

    • Senior Manager Level II of Enterprise Network Operations
      • 1998 - 2002

      Built Enterprise Network Operations and Windows Systems Operations teams. Managed and directed teams in the design, engineering, implementation and daily operations of Fortune 200 web hosting services and ecommerce. Managed $50M revenue. Designed, engineered, and operated three geographically dispersed data centers. Designed standard Visio network diagram, adopted as the main template used by MCI- WorldCom sales team for proposals. Acted as Lead Engineer and Project Manager for redesign of Tysons Corner data center network infrastructure; played key role in enterprise network design for the new state-of-art datacenter in Atlanta, GA. Designed / implemented cyber security systems. Show less

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Avionics Guidance and Control System Specialist
      • 1985 - 1990

      Avionics Guidance and Control Systems- Technical leadership experience and training in global deployments supporting critical Air Force operations in environments requiring flawless execution. Avionics Guidance and Control Systems- Technical leadership experience and training in global deployments supporting critical Air Force operations in environments requiring flawless execution.

Education

  • The George Washington University School of Business
    MS, Information Systems Technology
    2007 - 2008
  • University of Maryland University College
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Information Technology

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