Experience

The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc.

• Program Manager



Systems and Software Consortium

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director/Program Manager

  • 2000 - 2008

  Management consulting company providing professional services to large federal agencies encompassing information technology, process improvement, federal/state collaboration, performance, knowledge transfer, and training. Functioned as the Program or Project Manager for all national operations of SITC. Managed the delivery of support programs to federal clients. • Project Manager o Managed seven contracts totaling $10M for the Office of Family Assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Administration for Children and Families, HHS Washington, DC. Provided national prototype and pilot programs for emerging technologies. o Managed three grants totaling $750,000 for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Provided federal/state collaboration for trusted trading partner agreements (TPA) by developing and implementing the EPA State Environmental IT Security Challenges Forum. Project Director o Directed six contracts totaling $18M for The Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, HHS, Washington, DC providing program and technology deliverables for new technology adoption nationwide. o Directed six contracts totaling $5.5M for the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, HHS Washington, DC. Developed and delivered systems and technology training programs for state technology managers and staff members as the first National Automated Child Welfare Information Systems Training Program. o Directed one grant totaling $1M for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services, Food Stamp Office, Washington, DC. Provided assistance on technology selection and implementation for national technology expansion in all states. • Director o Supported business development in generation of proposals, funding documents, and presentations. o Managed overall program proposals, resources, budgets, schedules, P&L, and deliverables. Show less



State Information Technology Consortium (SITC)

• Executive Director

  • 2000 - 2008



State of Mississippi

• Chief Systems Information Officer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Chief Systems Information Officer/Director, Management Information Systems Managed an enterprise-wide technology support organization including integrated large-scale legacy mainframe systems, client-server, and browser systems to deliver critical services to 115 automated offices and thousands of users across the State. • Developed the $50M Mississippi State Automated Child Welfare Information System • Initiated client/browser technology project estimated to be $20 million • Served on Legislative e-gov task force for statewide e-commerce to provide citizen access • Managed and delivered $7M Y2K project successfully • Accomplished $3M Welfare Reform project to meet federal requirements • Initiated and delivered agency wide technical training program • Expanded and modernized network infrastructure statewide • Supervised standardization of technology including procurement practices • Achieved enterprise wide service contract for over 16,000 technology devices • Directed all telecom and network activities for all remote sites • Administered budget and planning activities to minimize cost and maximize service Show less