Christopher Mcdavid Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Huntsville, Alabama

• DISA-DEOS -Feb 2021-Present
• Developed a multi-year migration project plan, in a cooperation with the Mission Partner (MP)/Combatant Command (CCMD), to migrate from on-prem services to the cloud (MS Office365) in both NIPR and SIPR environments
• Regularly met with senior agency and/or combatant command representatives multiple times a week to drive project prerequisites necessary for seamless migration activities
• Established technical guides and notices for mass dissemination, to include technical best practices to better enhance migration activities
• Tested and reported results of software environment changes in both IL5 (NIPR) and IL6 (SIPR)
• Coordinated with virtually all DEOS departments, from licensing to engineering and other lesser known departmentsPrior to Feb 2021

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

• 2nd Squadron, 398th Cavalry Regiment Commander - 2019-2021
• Battalion-sized unit spread across four different states responsible for supplying OSUT drill sergeants to Fort Benning, Georgia.Knowledge Manager
• 2017 - 2019, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, Norfolk, VA (Army Reserve Element)Observer, Controller/Trainer
• 2014 - 2017, 3rd BDE, Gulf Division, 75th TC, US Army ReserveRegimental Aviation Officer (Brigade Aviation Element)
• 2012- 2014 - 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, TN Army National GuardTroop Commander
• 2010 - 2012 - F (-) 1/230th Aviation Squadron, TN Army National GuardRegimental Aviation Officer (Brigade Aviation Element)

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Developed project management enhancements that resulted in a 3% reduction in overhead costs
• Lead Project Manager for test projects spanning the entire directorate.
• Database architect - Created a prototype Access database that provided additional visibility/efficiency in reporting accurate spend plans.
• Created and presented all budget proposals for approval to the director
• Led the annual budget analysis and proposals for the directorate
• Established the directorate's project management monthly update which allowed the director to understand the state of each project

Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

• Financial point of contact for the five divisions of the Environmental and Component Test Directorate. Primarily focused on process improvement and the budget in excess of $40 million.
• Established a unique way to interact with GFEBS, report financial deficiencies and have better project accountability using both MS Project and MS Access
• This model led to the database design that is still functional today

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Test Support Engineer for the Climatic Test Division for Redstone Test Center, Redstone Arsenal. Coordinates Aviation, missile and component testing while managing the division's budget.
• A serious budget issue was solved when I developed a solution to track labor by developing a project management approach to each project at a division level.
• This level of detail was noticed and was promoted based on the division's success.

Nashville, TN

• Senior IT/Project Manager of a $10M federal grant program
• Began the preparatory work for the one of the nation’s first K through post graduate data systems
• Strong collaboration with sister agencies like Tn Dept of Education, Tn Dept of Labor, etc.
• Created a state-wide collection and database system. This system was designed to empower lawmakers to make decisions concerning Tennessee Lottery dollars for education.

• Systems Administrator and IT Manager
• Saw severe IT neglect in both systems and infrastructure, the emplaced a multi-year plan to address all deficiencies
• Worked with department directors to establish priorities to invest in infrastructure that directly impacted production
• Worked with vendors seeking to modernize the factory computer networking and WiFi throughout the 500K sq ft facility
• Modernized telephony services by incorporating VOIP

Supervised the installation and testing of the Alcatel product line.

Master Of Science - Ms, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, A - All The Way

The Army'S Master'S Degree Equivalent, Military And Strategic Leadership

The full 44-week CGSS course is offered twice a year at Fort Leavenworth, KS, with broad choices among more than 170 elective courses and.

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, A+, N+, Information Systems

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Agricultural Business And Management