Johnny Chang Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Az, Us

I provide in-person classroom instruction to upper-level undergraduate in GCU's College of Engineering and Technology. The course, IT Business Case Planning for Global Enterprise (ITT-415), provides undergrads with an introduction into the business world while teaching them that business needs typically fuel the need for technology.

Washington, Dc, Us

Support the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP) within DOL; specifically the Division of Federal Employees' Compensation● Comprehensive IT Leadership: Led and managed all IT systems processing worker compensation claims for the federal government's largest employer (over 2 million employees, adjudicating $4B annually), overseeing a $30M budget and effectively advocating for business stakeholders.● Data-Driven Decision Making & Self-Service: Supervised government and contracted staff in software lifecycle management, delivered enterprise business intelligence solutions, and spearheaded a complete overhaul of data analytics, implementing self-service data capabilities across the organization resulting in increased efficiency.● Program Integrity Support: Developed and implemented dynamic dashboards and data visualizations for the Program Integrity Unit, significantly improving fraud detection and investigation capabilities, leading to improved case outcomes.● Innovation & Award Recognition: Awarded the 2024 U.S. Department of Labor Innovation Award for pioneering an AI-based solution that revolutionized claims processing efficiency.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for aligning the DOJ's Executive Office of Immigration Review's strategy, processes, cybersecurity, and information technology assets with EOIR's business needs to effectively and efficiently support the technology needs of the United States Immigration Courts.● Digital Transformation Leadership: Led a comprehensive digital transformation for federal immigration courts, migrating a federal organization from a hybrid on-premises/single-cloud environment to a secure, multi-cloud infrastructure using a "cloud-smart" approach. This resulted in improved agility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.● Enterprise Architecture: Successfully established a new Enterprise Architecture program from the ground up. This involved developing the organizational structure, creating position descriptions, writing statements of work for contracted support, and developing a detailed long-range budget forecast.● Cybersecurity: Provided oversight and monitoring for the cybersecurity program, directly reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer. Successfully increased cyber awareness across the organization through training initiatives and led the cybersecurity team through a FISMA audit conducted by the DOJ Office of Inspector General, achieving remarkable results and the lowest findings across the department.

Fredericksburg, Virginia, Us

● Large-Scale Cybersecurity Program Management: Led all aspects of cybersecurity planning, implementation, and oversight for the Coast Guard's acquisition program to build a fleet of offshore patrol cutters; largest DHS program in history ($10.5 billion acquisition).● Cross-Functional Collaboration: Successfully built and managed a diverse team of technical experts, translating complex cybersecurity requirements into detailed system design specifications while effectively balancing cost, schedule, and performance considerations. This resulted in the first major Coast Guard acquisition to fully integrate cyber requirements from the outset of the systems engineering lifecycle.● Cybersecurity Risk Management & Mitigation: Provided expert cybersecurity guidance and support to a cross-functional project team, conducting in-depth security requirement analyses, ensuring compliance with all mandatory documentation and reporting requirements, and developing effective risk mitigation strategies.

Washington, Dc, Us

CFO’s Office of Financial Business Systems Requirements● Financial Systems Modernization & Strategic Planning: Represented the CFO and Comptroller in defining and implementing a new financial IT capability for three major agencies (Coast Guard, TSA, and Domestic Nuclear Detection Office) with a combined annual budget of $18.7 billion. Successfully identified and resolved critical requirements conflicts and conducted a thorough analysis of potential solutions (SaaS vs. IaaS) to recommend optimal financial management capabilities to senior leadership.● Legacy System Management & Optimization: As Program Manager, successfully oversaw a $30 million annual budget and a team of 45+ government and contractor personnel managing a legacy financial system processing 36 million transactions annually. Developed detailed requirements for enhanced data storage and reporting capabilities, leading to the highest OMB-300/CPIC score amongst all DHS systems.● PPBE Process Improvement & Strategic IT Planning: Spearheaded a comprehensive review of the $10.3 billion PPBE budget formulation process, improving data traceability across multiple disparate systems and conducting a thorough analysis of alternatives to identify optimal solutions for future enterprise and programming and budget IT needs.

Washington, Dc, Us

Vice Commandant's Office of Strategic Analysis● BI Program Leadership: As Program Manager, successfully integrated over 35 disparate systems into a single, consolidated business intelligence and reporting system, managing a team of 25 employees and contractors with a $7 million annual budget. This project ensured continuous ATO certification and accreditation while simultaneously addressing organizational challenges and eliminating redundant efforts. Close collaboration with Coast Guard CIO and DHS leadership facilitated the successful prototyping of a business enterprise architecture solution.● Enterprise Data Management Strategy & Governance: Led the CIO-chartered enterprise data management working group, collaborating closely with executive stakeholders to develop a long-term strategy and comprehensive governance framework for enterprise data management.

Washington, Dc, Us

Deputy Commandant of Operations' Office of C4 & Sensor Capabilities ● IT Portfolio Management & Resource Optimization: Played a key role in establishing the C4ISR Resource Council and subordinate portfolio working groups, effectively managing a portfolio of over 20 mission-critical IT systems with a $40M annual budget. Successfully ensured alignment with CIO requirements, led cross-functional teams through the systems engineering lifecycle, and maintained service level agreements across all systems.● Technology Innovation: Served as the liaison between the Coast Guard and key research and development organizations (CG R&D Center, DHS Science & Technology, DoD), collaborating to prototype and evaluate cutting-edge technology solutions.● Strategic Planning & Policy Influence: Led a large team (100+ subject matter experts) in developing a comprehensive white paper on Arctic capabilities, securing endorsements from two four-star officers, and influencing national and international policy discussions. This document is now utilized by a graduate program in public policy.

Washington, Dc, Us

Integral member of task force established to resolve a significant and growing problem with information management, data quality, GIS issues and other IT concerns in support of largest oil spill in U. S. history. ● Critical Incident Response & Data Management: Successfully addressed critical information management and data quality challenges during the largest U.S. oil spill response. Implemented process improvements that streamlined information flow to the Secretary of DHS and ultimately to the President, resulting in a 20% increase in data accuracy and a 50% improvement in reporting efficiency.● System Development & Resource Tracking: Developed and implemented a web-enabled database system to effectively manage over 21,000 contracted vessels during the oil spill response, solving a critical logistical challenge and improving the tracking of vital resources, such as oil skimmers.● Innovative Workflow Management System: Designed and implemented a groundbreaking IT system to efficiently manage the complex workflow processes involved in the decontamination and demobilization of over 28,000 government and contracted vessels, resulting in the timely and cost-effective conclusion of this massive undertaking.

Washington, Dc, Us

Selected as one of only five CG Officers to attend this highly competitive Master’s Degree Program. Attended Johns Hopkins’ Whiting School of Engineering program at the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory and obtained MS in Computer Science.

Washington, Dc, Us

Lead S/W Engineer for the CG’s “Hawkeye” System, a $25M IT system developed to provide port and coastal surveillance for the security operations for first major political events post 9/11 - Republican and Democratic National Conventions in 2004. Success of Hawkeye system led to further deployment at critical ports throughout US including New York, Boston, Norfolk, Miami, and San Diego.

Engineer'S Degree (Phd Equivalent), Systems Engineering

M.S., Computer Science

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science