Dr. W. A. Rivera Email & Phone Number

Fayetteville, Nc, Us

Lynchburg, Va, Us

I am currently at Liberty University, studying for a Master of Divinity.

I have helped various government and industry clients modernize their systems and practices, automate systems and practices, and build in innovation. Accomplishment: designed a five year strategic design with tech integration support for USASOCAccomplishment: designed a data science team for JSOC's J6.I can support your technology and organizational modernization and automation, data operations, devops, and resilience engineering, helping your organization become more innovative!For more information please go to https://css-lucas.com or email me directly at bill.rivera@css-lucas.com

Fort Bragg, Nc, Us

data-driven solutions to their complex problems. • Manage all projects using Scrum Agile methodology, to include managing these projects utilizing Scrum@Scale techniques ensuring agility from the team level to the executive level throughout the command• Migrating to a Hybrid Cloud to include Azure DevOps with CI/CD pipelineo I designed and wrote the Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Strategy. This establishes the approach to Cloud First using cost savings, data security, and information processing as key principles.o This includes developing the on-premise private cloud, using the SOCOM model. o This includes linking AWS and Azure environments to the private cloud, to provide infrastructure and platforms for use in various environments. o This includes building automated infrastructure deployment through VRealize Automation. o This includes designing and implementing Application Cloud Migration Strategy using an Application Complexity Matrix. This measures application attributes to determine suitability for cloud migration.o This includes designing and implementing an Enterprise Tool Automation and Migration Strategy. Enterprise tools already deployed may need to be reconfigured to operate in a multi-cloud/hybrid cloud environment. Further, each cloud environment, i.e., AWS and Azure have their own such tools. Cost savings, security, automation, and performance optimization metrics were key variables in this assessment.Key results and developed competencies• Developed and implemented Governance Strategy based on ITIL4 to manage IT architecture, primarily through automation using Splunk, ServiceNow, VRealize Automation, SaltStack, Ansible Tower, and Terraform• Designed and helped implement the Director’s Initiative Group, a data-driven decision support team• Developed and drafted a hybrid private cloud strategy

Role• Develop strategic and operational plans and products for marketing, and information and influence campaigns • Analyze raw and processed intelligence for product development• Scrubbing raw and processed intelligence for sharing with academic partners• Serve as the strategic advisor to organizational leaders; able to provide broader geopolitical context to specific organizational problems• Assist the organization by communicating with higher and subordinate headquarters, as well as interagency partners, to communicate organizational intent• Serve as liaison between the organization and the professional academic community with the intent of providing a strategic-level awareness to organizational decision-making

Role• Taught core curriculum courses to military students at NDU’s Fort Bragg location• Developed and taught elective course in complex adaptive systems and phenomenological approaches to strategic influence• Advised on master’s theses

Postgraduate Degree, Computational Science

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, International Relations And Affairs

M.Div

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Theology/Theological Studies