College of Information & Cyberspace

College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC). Consult and teach graduate and executive Information and Cyberspace leadership in the Chief Information Officer, Cyber and Cloud Infrastructure, Chief Financial Officer, and Cybersecurity programs.Director, Leadership Development Program (LDP) 2017-presentChair, Information Strategy and Disruptive Technology Department 2020-presentChair, Leadership and Strategy Department 2018-2020Elected President of the NDU Faculty Senate 2017-2020Elected Representative from CIC to the NDU Faculty Senate 2017-2020

Member of the Audit and Finance Committee and Cyber / Technology Workgroup

Curated network of technology executives and corporate directors to improve digital diversity and cybersecurity governance in the corporate boardroom.

Teach program management & leadership, cybersecurity, strategic IT investment, and performance management in graduate degree programs at The George Washington University.

Stony Lonesome Group (SLG) is a merchant bank that makes private equity and venture capital investments. SLG provides its investor partners with exclusive perspective and access to unique early stage investment opportunities. We aim to make a difference for Veterans and National Security. We are hands on investors who use our vast network of operating and venture partners to source, diligence, and monitor our portfolio companies. Stony Lonesome Capital III LP sector focus is Cyber Security & Big Data.

EnterSpire provides Strategy and Technology consulting in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Informatics / Data Science to the National Security and Healthcare communities to improve business outcomes. EnterSpire LLC is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Woman Owned Small Business.

Angel Investor 2016- New Dominion Angels. Accredited investors who enjoy the camaraderie of capitalizing early-stage companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Venture Investor 2015- Collaborative Alumni Angel Group (CAAG, Inc.). Top MBA alumni who collaborate on conducting due diligence, negotiating term sheets, and actively mentoring promising ventures.

KickMule is Strategy, Healthcare, and Technology consulting firm providing Thought Leadership and Subject Matter Expertise to improve business outcomes in Leadership & Strategy, Information Technology, Healthcare Policy & Practice, Healthcare Systems, Informatics, & Cybersecurity.KickMule LLC is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Woman-Owned Business. merged into EnterSpire

CTO at Health IoT startup providing Health IT patient support solutions that improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Lead product development including software, cloud, hardware, partnering, & grants.

Deliver executive education and consulting services; coach and mentor senior executives and teams. Focus includes management & leadership, cybersecurity, software development, and information technology service management.• Research, facilitate, and teach program management and information services topics to government and industry executives.• Improve acquisition outcomes for the United States and our partners.• Assist organizations with consulting and coaching engagements particularly focused on information technology and telecommunications services, software engineering, cloud, and cyber security.• Facilitate service acquisition workshops (SAW), focused on IT & software (weapons & business systems), to improve quality of solicitations. Clients include DISA, NSA, NGA, DCAA, Army, PEO EIS, Air Force and other services and agencies.Cybersecurity Blog https://dap.dau.mil/cop/cybersecurityblog/default.aspx

Business Development; Go-To-Market, & Sales for Dell's start-up enterprise data solutions organization leveraging cloud and big data. Consult to assist the White House, Pentagon, US East and EMEA installations, commercial and DoD research and education organizations and agencies in architecting solutions to more intelligently manage, store, preserve, and leverage enormous quantities of critical business data.

As multi-functional Profit & Loss manager of 350 people, I captured and led marquee portfolios (White House and Pentagon) to drive rapid and sustainable business growth. I improved value, performance, architecture, and engineering competencies to deliver synchronized solutions. I led a full range personnel and facilities supporting advanced technology, IT policy, information systems, network and data security initiatives and deliveries.• Promoted to Vice President and Program Manager in July 2008 after leading the start-up team to win the largest award of new business in three years with The White House IT infrastructure services supporting the Executive Office of the President of the United States.• Vice President and Program Director for the US Army Information Technology Agency supporting Data Center, Cloud, Desktop Operations, Network Systems, Service Desk, Information Security & Privacy, Vulnerability Management & Compliance, and Video Teleconferencing. Department manager responsibility for the Enterprise Call Center, as well as IT Service management for Army Operations Center, Army Audit Agency, and Defense Media Activity.• Founding executive sponsor of Oklahoma City Chapter of the IT Service Management Forum (itSMF), demonstrating commitment to thought leadership, best practices, and professional development in support of employees, FAA and DISA customers, and industry partners.• Partnered in major projects earning high praise and new business from White House, Intelligence Community, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Pentagon, and federal agencies.Pentagon Programs: Information Technology Agency;Executive Programs: IT Service Management for Executive Office of the President (EOP) of the United States of AmericaSenior Director, Delivery Excellence, L-3 Communications Enterprise IT Solutions (EITS): Business Development, Solutioning, Sales & Marketing.L-3 Enterprise Information Technology Systems (EITS), L-3 STRATIS, L3 NSS, CACI

From idea generation to execution, I reenergized the failing global high-visibility financial, personnel, and logistics enterprise systems for DoD's $2B annual global relocation portfolio. I directly advised the four-star Commander, the Under Secretary of Defense, and Congressional Staffers. I led the startup of two new organizations, formed and led the team, and delivered. www.move.mil was my idea.• Restarted initiatives includes enterprise resource planning and improved quality of life for every service member, civilian, and family.• Advised high-level management partners on acquisition and procurement best practices and approaches for sustaining and fielding DoD $2B annual global relocation portfolio; this resulted in establishment of the Program Executive and Joint Program Offices.• Formed and led the start-up Program Management Office and a Joint Stakeholder Advisory Team by partnering with customers, clients, developers, contractors, providers, and leaders to develop a service strategy, manage the execution, sustain the legacy systems, and deliver the vision.JPMO HHGS, PEO Distribution Services, US Transportation Command & PEO EIS

A career of service.

Founded and led startup to provide enterprise IT & Telecom infrastructure and services in Iraq.Board-selected manager, led startup international team of 1,000+ located in Iraq, Kuwait; Germany, New Jersey, Virginia, and Arizona. I envisioned and prioritized solutions, context, resourcing, and schedule. I established program offices to balance short- and long-term returns on 100+ surge programs in the portfolio to support across organizations and time zones. I authored the strategy and executed $300M+ of capital investments.Engineered, Procured, & Fielded Enterprise Battle Command systems in Kuwait & Iraq• Designed, Funded, and Built the enterprise IT infrastructure in Iraq including technical control and data centers with voice / data switching, servers, storage, & networking, microwave towers, satellite earth terminals, manholes & ducts, copper & fiber, and end user wiring & equipment.• Fielded $100M of transportable communications equipment to soldiers in combat in one year.• Honored by “Federal 100” for making a difference through “uncommon dedication and unique vision to build IT infrastructure in Iraq.”• Organized and led team of 1,000+ engineers, logisticians, technicians, and specialists in US, Kuwait, and Iraq. Delivered urgent mobile and sustainable enterprise IT systems directly to US and coalition forces and agencies in combat.Product Manager, Kuwait Iraq Command Control Communications Computers (C4) CommercializationProgram Manager Defense Communications and Army Transmissions Systems (PM DCATS)Program Executive Officer, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)

Founding CTO / Senior Engineer of the Information Assurance & Security Engineering DirectorateSenior Technological Expertise and Leadership: Scoped projects, provided estimates, and produced technical designs. Provided technical guidance and closely participated on new or technically advanced projects. Served as primary technical contact during testing, production deployment, and production.Executive Program Management: Led multidisciplinary team of 33 direct, matrix, and contract engineers to develop service strategy, design, and transition of Army Information Assurance Center of Excellence. Applied best practices on IT engineering and evaluation projects for reimbursable partners. Balanced cost, schedule, performance, and risk, resulting in development of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solutions, assessment of technical risks with enterprise directory services, and refinement of novel shared-bandwidth satellites systems.Information Systems Engineering Command, ISEC

Top-rated hands-on instructor for adult education, professional development, and certification in information technology, systems and network administration, computer programming, and software engineering. STI Contract Instructor.

Established education standards and requirements as course director and curriculum developer for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity. Converted the Artificial Intelligence Office into the Cyber Office. Leveraged under-utilized equipment and partnered with National Security Agency (NSA) to create the cyber laboratory, conduct research, establish a new course, and publish a seminal work on information assurance education. The US Military Academy was the first undergraduate-only institution certified by the NSA for information assurance education.Information Technology and Operations Center (ITOC) is the predecessor of the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) and the Cyber Research Center at West Point. Information Warfare Analysis & Research Lab (IWAR Lab) was an early cyber range.

Army Artificial Intelligence Office affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at West Point. Office of Artificial Intelligence, Analysis, and Evaluation (OAIAE). OAIAE transitioned into the Information Technology and Operations Center (ITOC), a Cybersecurity / Information Assurance research center in 1998.

Top-rated hands-on instructor for adult education, professional development, and certification in information technology, systems and network administration, computer programming, and software engineering.

Provided executive and innovation leadership to enterprise data centers in Alexandria and St. Louis resulting in consolidation of hardware, software and network services contracts for our Army’s largest interactive human resources system. CTO / Deputy PM / Data Center ChiefPersonnel Information Systems Command / ISC Hoffman / PERSCOM

Engineered networks and developed & fielded critical software to forces across SW Asia during Operation Desert Storm. Command Signal Officer.ARCENT 10th Personnel Command, 3rd US Army

Commanded 340 people delivering tactical and strategic telecommunications and information services along the "Demilitarized" Zone DMZ between North and South Korea.

Install, Operate, and Maintain Enterprise Telecommunications and Information Technology Infrastructure in the northern half of the Republic of Korea.Served as Seoul Olympics liaison with commercial broadcasters.Training Officer / Assistant Operations Officer / S-3

Trained and Led 72 Soldiers installing, operating, and maintaining communications along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) for the four Battalions and three separate batteries of the Second Infantry Division Artillery. Primary Signal Staff Officer / Communications Electronics Staff Officer for DIVARTY. Communications Security (COMSEC) Custodian for the Top Secret / Two Man Control DIVARTY COMSEC Account rated best in the Division and 2nd best in Theater by the Army Audit Agency. PL & DIVARTY CESO / SigO / S6

The Collaborative Alumni Angel Group (CAAG, Inc.) is an angel group of leading business school alumni in the DC area. We collaborate on identifying, evaluating, conducting due diligence, negotiating term sheets, investing in (individually or SPC) and actively mentoring promising ventures. [actual 2014-2018]

Assisted development testing on Blackhawk transmissions and F-100-derivative engine sensor failure simulations.