Principal advisor to the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the application and transformation of information technology (IT) for the USPTO’s business; IT operating budget ~$750M/yr; 9 direct reports; US Federal IT ~650+ staff ; contracted partners/individuals ~1,600+.• Develops and implements strategic and operational IT plans and operating budgets• Leads the transformation of IT at the USPTO, developing next-generation technology and tools for the patent and trademark systems while maintaining the agency’s legacy systems• Operates the USPTO's computer facilities, equipment, and telecommunications network• Develops, maintains, and disseminates patent and trademark information to the public• Serves as the USPTO's senior information resources management (IRM) official• Provides technical direction for the re-engineering of USPTO's business processes.

Visium Technologies, Inc. through its pending wholly owned subsidiary Threat Surface Solutions Group (TSSG) is a leader in global cybersecurity, advancing technology and cybersecurity tools and services to support enterprises in protecting their most valuable assets - their data, on their networks, in the cloud, and IoT.

TJ Westlake LLC is a proud Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing Cyber Security, Healthcare, and Information Technology Services to clients in the public and private sectors. Our certified engineers and project managers are experts at designing, deploying, managing, training, and supporting integrated IT infrastructure solutions. TJ Westlake leverages expertise in enterprise computing, cyber security, health informatics and big data analysis, networking, digital forensics, and technical training to engage government and commercial customers deploying complex technical solutions for anti-virus, malware, encryption (data at rest & data in motion), intrusion detection and prevention, data loss prevention, firewalls, network vulnerability analysis, and technical training.

Advising MerlinCryption how to introduce ASBE security architecture into the US GOV in order to replace the expensive and cumbersome manual key management, outdated encryption algorithms, and cryptological authentication jujitsu currently in place. http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/08/22/is-there-new-hackproof-cyber-defense-air-force-industry-test-new-system.html

IT Services & CapRock | P&L: $160M | Direct Reports: 6 | Indirect Reports: 240+ Managed operations delivering secure encrypted communication networks and managed IT services to federal and commercial marketplaces. Redesigned business processes, streamlined worldwide operations, consolidated offices, and right-sized staff. Developed and implemented annual strategic operating and growth plans and championed continuous improvement projects division-wide. - Grew revenues 10% YOY- Reduced employee turnover to <12%- Captured $50M savings in operational overhead- Doubled continuous improvement projects with forecasted savings of $28.6M+- Transformed business model to expand product and service offerings

Budget: $20M | Staff: 100+Led IT strategy for government-affiliated organization, disbursing $8B+ Universal Service Fund. Directed all IT operations and tools to support business objectives. - Saved $10M annually, consolidating 7 locations into 2 datacenters- Spearheaded Financial System Modernization project, earning exemplary rating on Gov GAAP audit

P&L: $100M | CAPX: $15M | OPX: $44M | Direct Reports: 6 | Indirect Reports: 190+Brought in to turnaround failing operations worldwide. - $100M+ revenues; 10% profitability within 3 years- Eliminated $6M monthly loss- Delisted on NASDAQ and relisted on AMEX- Reduced costs 22%, $44M- $35M addition revenues through M&A opportunities- Built CRM system

OPX: $1.2M | CAPX: $1.6M | Direct Reports: 10 | Indirect Reports: 90+Led IT strategy and built IT organization structure for startup. - Under budget $800K for multi-state Operational Support System project- Saved $500K through partnerships with Cisco, CGEY, WorldCom, Business Edge and others

e-Cotton.com was a web start-up subscription service for Business to Business (B2B) cotton exchange through electronic auction ("eBay for cotton"). Farmers, gin mills, & textiles offered & bid on orders for bales of cotton. Sourcing decisions balanced suppliers’ capabilities with the constraints of each order, & reduced inventory levels by using real-time data to reduce uncertainty & hedge futures. Designed architecture, deployed key functions to attract subscribers (weather reports & stock quotes), & supervised development in Jackson MS. Met with banks in Memphis TN to secure future funding & promote a "clicks & mortar" business. Delivered phase one subscriptions to about ten farmers for trial feedback.

C-Change was a 100+ consulting firm focused on design, launch & management of strategic change navigation methodology. Blockbuster.com: Team of 4 consultants led a last-minute turnaround of ailing web project – moved Viacom site in New York to San Francisco. Deployed a $40M+ internal investment in retail Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce portal for video sales, web marketing, & branding. GTE: Network Commerce Platform (NCP) Designed, developed, & deployed e-commerce sites for Application Service Providers (ASP). Team of 6 consultants created economical alternatives in lieu of large IT investments & satisfied demand for transparent access to Internet-based applications. Guaranteed ASPs reliable, scalable, 7x24, utility hardware, network, & software through Genuity’s BBN network and the $32M NCP. Led GTE staff & managed scope, schedule, & budget of three pilot projects. Provided technical direction & personal leadership while conducting strategy & planning sessions. Worked daily with non-technical executives to ensure understanding & obtain endorsements. Created financial models for GTE staff marketing NCP & personally represented GTE on sales calls. Initiated procedures for account/channel management & sales qualification (filtered prospects through pipeline). NCP evolved into Genuity’s very successful Black Rocket service offering. State Farm: Business Management Sales Process Led full lifecycle (conception, requirements, design, development, test, pilot, deploy, & maintenance) for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) module of Business Management & Sales Process (BMSP). CRM represented $18M of $120M BMSP, implemented in 1,700 field offices nationwide. Enabled executives to decide to build, modify or outsource key components of CRM. Delivered EZ Data’s Contact Management System (Pasadena CA) into BMSP. Personally transitioned 6 field agent offices to BMSP operational procedures in Dover DE.

AMS Telecommunications Division focused on creating & maintaining telecommunications carriers billing systems. Elected VP Bell South chapter Project Management Institute (PMI) - successfully passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. As performance engineer, led team of 6 to decrease daily Accounts Receivable (AR) processing from an average of 28 to just under 12 hours per day. Increased capacity enabled market research & financial analysis using AR systems. Improved Customer Billing Relationships (CBR), Product Pricing (PP), & other “Quantum” application software. Led software developers to create & deploy 4 graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for the “Future Billing System” (FBS). Functionality included customizing pricing plans, designing bills, collecting accounts receivable, & packaging bundles of service (competition to MCI’s friends & family pricing plans).

Served as a key player in the command and control of on-orbit assets.

1116th Signal Battalion: Awarded Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award & Most Outstanding Officer of the Year (‘91).

125th Signal Battalion: Earned Airborne Wings, Air Assault Wings, and completed Ranger Indoctrination Program.