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Lead the System Support division for Office of Satellite & Product Operations (OSPO) 24x7 ground system operations enabling National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) capability to meet NOAA's mission goals and oversee the product processing systems used to distribute mission critical environmental data to support NOAA mission goals. Provide continuous engineering and support for the nation’s operational environmental satellites, ground systems, and associated infrastructure to receive, process, and distribute environmental data and products around the world.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed, planed and executed information technology efforts to modernize and optimize the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) automated systems to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of the adjudication of Veterans’ appeals, while enabling the VA workforce to perform their jobs more effectively by reducing reliance on outdated legacy applications and systems. Represent the Board’s business functions and requirements to the VA Enterprise Program Management Office (ePMO) in order to align business needs with Office of Information and Technology (OIT) products and services. Maintain a close working relationship with the ePMO to coordinate activities, development efforts, ensure compliance with OIT policies and develop optimized solutions to incorporate best commercial practices with VA enterprise standards.

Noaa Satellite Operations Facility (Nsof), Suitland Md

Provided technical leadership, direction and oversight to the multi-year, multi-million dollar NOAA Jason Ground System Technical Refresh project by coordinating the design, development, testing and integration, deployment and formal acceptance of the ground system among NOAA stakeholders and international partners. Led major milestone and baseline project review boards; maintained accurate configuration and risk management processes; directed schedule, requirements, budget, procurement and contract management activities while leading a team of engineers and support staff. Led a cloud-based (AWS) project designed to validate that a commercial cloud implementation provides the agility to rapidly modify computing resources to meet changes in business requirements; scales to increase functionality in a dynamic manner by supporting new operational features without having to recreate the framework; allows capacity to increase the necessary cloud computing resources to meet various performance requirements, and supports an agile development methodology that provides a flexible development environment while quickly integrating new data sources and operational capabilities.

Prince Frederick, Md

Managed and owned technical direction for expansion and modification of IT infrastructure solutions within various computing environments by ensuring delivery of technical programs to meet business problems; guided and drove physical architecture design for new initiatives; managed development and validation of project prototypes; fostered and leveraged partnerships with cross functional teams throughout system engineering and implementation; directed migration to and modification of existing cloud, automation and virtualization infrastructure solutions; and ensured operational deployments adhered to regulatory and data governance standards. Collaborated closely with senior leadership to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization. Resolved business challenges of a non-profit organization by leading change in processes, building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results.Developed IT strategies on infrastructure capabilities; partnered with business leaders, external solution providers, and enterprise architects to review business drivers; communicated target strategies and road maps to team members; reviewed and refined recommendations regarding infrastructure upgrades and resource requirements for new or existing systems..Anticipated IT industry directions, maintained knowledge of current technology trends and recommended future infrastructure enhancements to leadership while providing insight on the development of capital and expense budgets in a non-profit environment for the improvement, enhancement, and maintenance of designated technologies. Established, maintained and communicated policies and procedures for enterprise-wide data security and HIPAA compliance. Identified areas where existing organizational policies and procedures required change or developed new ones to ensure data governance objectives and HIPAA standards were met.

Provided superior operational support for the NSA mission and its prosecution on the Global War on Terrorism. Developed and deployed multiple SIGINT systems with capabilities far superior than their legacy counterparts. Achieved this during challenging fiscal times and under significant operational constraints.Demonstrated superb leadership in directing digital exploitation and development of the reprogrammable services platform. Vision enabled SIGINT operations to expand into the future. Built on commercial technology and compassing the flexibility to accomplish multiple missions, the reprogrammable services platform continues to be a vital component in the IC’s long term strategy.Regional manager and supervisor for remote, overseas field offices tasked with providing support to local customers. Implemented corporate strategies to optimize efficiency and production while working with senior management to forecast future requirements for personnel, equipment and facilities. Coordinated with remote offices to assess political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographic, criminal/terrorist and military trends then developed and disseminated comprehensive assessment reports for consumers to fulfill national intelligence requirements.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Master'S Degree, Telecommunications Management