Chris Wheedleton Email & Phone Number

• Dedicated technical and management professional with 30 years of success delivering advice and solutions to US Government and commercial clients, including 15 years supporting a Presidentially-appointed community-wide Chief Information Officer in the areas of Enterprise Architecture, Technical Standards, and Information Security Policy.• Responsible for establishing National Security coalition of collaborators and implementers focused on markup-based content production, metadata tagging, information sharing, content and records management, community-wide policy, data exchange specifications, and development and governance processes.• Extensive experience leading and managing teams of professionals responsible for executing high-profile strategic or tactical programs and delivering quality products on-time and within budget.• Creative, detail-oriented, mission-focused problem-solver with keen abilities to multi-task, listen to client needs, analyze challenging problems, appreciate “big picture” objectives, recommend targeted technical and programmatic actions, and work with mixed government and contractor teams to deliver optimal solutions.• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to interact with high-level client representatives and present complex technical concepts to a range of audience sizes and technical proficiencies.• Qualified business manager familiar with entire contracting life-cycle including business development, proposal preparation, project scheduling, team assembly, budget and resource management, progress reporting, and customer satisfaction.

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  Virginia Tech

  Mechanical Engineering