Solutions Architect
CurrentLeading solution design and implementation planning for MPIRE's commercial clients.
Please complete the CAPTCHA to continue
A concise factual answer block for searchers comparing this professional profile.
David Hughes is listed as Experienced Solutions Architect | Enterprise Architect | IT Infrastructure | Technical Leadership | Project Management | Designs, shapes, and executes IT strategy for DoD & federal civilian agencies at MPIRE Technology Group, based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for David Hughes.
David Hughes previously worked as Solutions Architect at Mpire Technology Group and Capacity Services Engineer at Niksoft Systems Corporation.
I am an experienced Solutions Architect with deep expertise supporting numerous federal civilian and DoD agency projects through technical project management. My broad range of skills and expertise includes cloud computing, data center migrations, technical project management, developing architecture standards, and cybersecurity. I am confident in my ability to deliver both exceptional technical design and thought leadership.WHY YOU’LL LIKE WORKING WITH ME:▶ In short: I’m smart, I learn fast, and know how to solve problems.WHAT I OFFER:▶ The deep understanding of the IT government contracting space that results from a career spanning multiple projects with DoD and federal civilian agencies▶ 13+ years of experience as a solution architect, offering technical expertise to multiple agencies through multiple contract employers▶ Both the technical skills and interpersonal abilities required to navigate sensitive environments, enabling me to effectively work with agency stakeholders to solve problems, meet deliverables, and achieve departmental objectives▶ The ability to leverage my foundational experience to ramp up quickly when starting new projects▶ A talent for asking the right questions when problem-solving or managing projects▶ Strong communication skills with a knack for explaining complex technical issues clearly and concisely in writing, verbally, and in presentationsI VALUE CONTINUAL LEARNING. I am a lifelong learner and make it a priority to stay current with industry trends and developments. To that end, I am close to completing my AWS certification, an effort I’ve undertaken on my own time and at my own expense.My core competencies:✔ Enterprise architecture ✔ Solution architecture ✔ IT architecture (infrastructure) ✔ IT strategy✔ C-level executive briefing ✔ Eliciting requirements✔ Project management✔ Agile software development methodologies✔ DoD STIG compliance✔ Customer relationships✔ Data governance
Company context helps verify the profile and gives searchers a useful next step.
A career timeline built from the work history available for this profile.
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Leading solution design and implementation planning for MPIRE's commercial clients.
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
- As the Project Manager and Technical Lead, led four-person cross-functional team to migrate SRTS from legacy datacenter into DISA hosted Capacity Services. Shepherded project from initial infrastructure provisioning and configuration, integration with SDD enterprise common services for identity and authentication and reporting, hardening and DoD cyber security assessment through final UAT and go-live. Post go-live original sustainment team assumed responsibility for system administration and… Show more - As the Project Manager and Technical Lead, led four-person cross-functional team to migrate SRTS from legacy datacenter into DISA hosted Capacity Services. Shepherded project from initial infrastructure provisioning and configuration, integration with SDD enterprise common services for identity and authentication and reporting, hardening and DoD cyber security assessment through final UAT and go-live. Post go-live original sustainment team assumed responsibility for system administration and maintenance.- Managed migration of DHA/SDD/TSB vendors to DISA VDI environment for server access from direct OOB admin network connection. - Provided engineering and infrastructure support for three DHA systems hosted within DISA Capacity Services environment, two of which designated mission-critical. Reviewed technical architecture documentation prepared by vendor, change requests, and facilitated performance troubleshooting efforts with vendor engineers and DISA SMEs. Show less
Bailey'S Crossroads, Virginia, United States
Provided engineering and infrastructure support for three DHA systems, two of which designated mission-critical. Reviewed technical architecture documentation prepared by vendor, change requests, and facilitated performance troubleshooting efforts with vendor engineers and DISA SMEs.
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Designed and oversaw implementation of FDA National Food Safety Data Exchange, a web services based platform to facilitate system to system food safety data exchanges between FDA and state-level regulatory partner agencies. Exchanges include state submission of contracted facility safety inspection results, state retrieval of firm/facility information from FDA, and state request of facilities information from other states.
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Led SEC enterprise-wide functional requirements gathering effort for adoption of Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) to support SEC regulatory, enforcement, and analytical activities. Delivered set of use cases detailing how SEC actors would interact with CAT data based on how currently used sources of market data are used.
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Conducted assessment of SEC/DERA/ORDS data architecture and management capabilities that resulted in implementation of lightweight data governance framework and data stewardship program. Framework adopted by SEC IT organization for implementation across enterprise.
Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Provided direct support of adoption of agile development practices through implementation of a Continuous Integration environment for 8 Agile development teams, authored code review process and supporting guidance documentation, and conducted assessment of team-level agile practices within the Scalable Agile Framework.- Led analysis and design of new subsystem to manage import quotas as part of the ACS modernization initiative.
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
**AARP, Architect for Information Technology Architect Standards 2012 - 2014**- Reviewed COTS license conformance, coordinated post-migration testing and verification, and designed integrated vendor/AARP help desk workflow during migration of non-production environment from self-managed datacenter to IaaS cloud managed by a third party vendor.- Developed the reference architecture for the Application and Services Domain, used to guide AARP Solution Architects in use of AARP IT… Show more **AARP, Architect for Information Technology Architect Standards 2012 - 2014**- Reviewed COTS license conformance, coordinated post-migration testing and verification, and designed integrated vendor/AARP help desk workflow during migration of non-production environment from self-managed datacenter to IaaS cloud managed by a third party vendor.- Developed the reference architecture for the Application and Services Domain, used to guide AARP Solution Architects in use of AARP IT Architecture Standards during design and implementation of systems within the enterprise.- Led initiative to define a set of AARP IT Architecture Standards for the enterprise and worked with Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture groups to establish the IT Architecture Standards Program. Facilitated Enterprise Architecture Review Council meetings to review proposed architecture for new projects and coordinated with Procurement and Contract Management department to assure external partners and vendors conformed to AARP IT Architect Standards. Show less
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
_USDA Forest Service, OCIO_- Conducted analysis of FY13 investments to identify projects that could be transitioned to a consolidated shared services model.- Documented Enterprise Architecture Program as it transitioned from out-going incumbent to new vendor. Interviewed current vendor staff, project managers, and stakeholders to evaluate efficacy of the EA program. Provided new vendor with detailed description of activities conducted to support EA program and recommendations on the… Show more _USDA Forest Service, OCIO_- Conducted analysis of FY13 investments to identify projects that could be transitioned to a consolidated shared services model.- Documented Enterprise Architecture Program as it transitioned from out-going incumbent to new vendor. Interviewed current vendor staff, project managers, and stakeholders to evaluate efficacy of the EA program. Provided new vendor with detailed description of activities conducted to support EA program and recommendations on the activities and projects that should continue._General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service_- Identified business segments to be prioritized for IT modernization and tailored Federal Segment Architecture Methodology for PBS specific approach to process and produced roadmaps for Asset Management and Acquisitions segments. Show less
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Supported Department of Health and Human Services ongoing EA program. Developed the baseline segment architecture for the Financial Management Line of Business. Additionally, performed a data quality analysis of the systems supplying information to www.usaspending.gov, co-authored the HHS Transparency CONOPS document for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, provided budget analysis of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight FY 2012 request, and actively participated… Show more Supported Department of Health and Human Services ongoing EA program. Developed the baseline segment architecture for the Financial Management Line of Business. Additionally, performed a data quality analysis of the systems supplying information to www.usaspending.gov, co-authored the HHS Transparency CONOPS document for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, provided budget analysis of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight FY 2012 request, and actively participated in EPLC stage gate reviews. On the technical front, acted as the Department EA modeler, maintaining a number of Troux Architect visual models and data in the underlying Troux repository. Show less
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Responsible for maintenance and enhancement of ACS, a high availability enterprise JEE application offered as a SaaS product to Brivo customers. Responsibilities ran the full lifecycle, from requirement elicitation, design, implementation and testing, deployment, and maintenance. On a rotating basis, responsible for CM activities to produce builds for Test, Integration, and Production environments. Also participated in new product development by prototyping the integration of IP-based video… Show more Responsible for maintenance and enhancement of ACS, a high availability enterprise JEE application offered as a SaaS product to Brivo customers. Responsibilities ran the full lifecycle, from requirement elicitation, design, implementation and testing, deployment, and maintenance. On a rotating basis, responsible for CM activities to produce builds for Test, Integration, and Production environments. Also participated in new product development by prototyping the integration of IP-based video into the ACS product. Show less
Mclean, Virginia, United States
Provided Enterprise Architecture and technical support to Blueprint clients. For the US Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA), acted as a senior developer on business process automation project and portal implementation. Once system was in production, provided on site production support and mentored SAA staff on the development of JSR-168 portlets to allow for the integration of additional business services and systems with the portal. For the Food and Drug Administration Office of the Chief… Show more Provided Enterprise Architecture and technical support to Blueprint clients. For the US Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA), acted as a senior developer on business process automation project and portal implementation. Once system was in production, provided on site production support and mentored SAA staff on the development of JSR-168 portlets to allow for the integration of additional business services and systems with the portal. For the Food and Drug Administration Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mr. Hughes acted as the agency Enterprise Architecture Modeler and provided mentoring to agency architects on the use of the Troux enterprise architecture repository as a decision support tool. Show less
Quick answers generated from the profile data available on this page.
David Hughes works for MPIRE Technology Group.
David Hughes is listed as Experienced Solutions Architect | Enterprise Architect | IT Infrastructure | Technical Leadership | Project Management | Designs, shapes, and executes IT strategy for DoD & federal civilian agencies at MPIRE Technology Group.
David Hughes is based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States while working with MPIRE Technology Group.
David Hughes has worked for Mpire Technology Group, Niksoft Systems Corporation, Precise Software Solutions, Inc., Data And Analytic Solutions, Inc., and Tekstream Solutions.
You can use AeroLeads to view verified contact signals for David Hughes at MPIRE Technology Group, including work email, phone, and LinkedIn data when available.
Search by job title, company, industry, location, and seniority. Export verified B2B contact data when you need it.
Start free trial Search contactsCheck these profiles if this is not the David Hughes you were looking for.
View similar profiles