Michael W. Email & Phone Number

Maryland, United States

While I am still a Data Scientist, Program Manager and Cyber Security Specialist (Security+), I was recruited by the U.S. Census Bureau to serve as Cloud Administrator and Red Hat Enterprise Linux expert in the Infrastructure Engineering Branch and Computer Services Division. My background in command line coding and experience with UNIX made this a natural fit.My duties including working with Census data center personnel to design, implement and administer day-to-day activities on Census and other Federal government cloud environments where high-level management is a must to meet both internal ON-PREM and external cloud needs for rapid ramp-up in specialized Fed Ramp enclaves where extremely complex ATOs are required to protect Title 13 and 26 data. The CSvD is expert with IaaS, PaaS and SaaS as well as other operating platforms are supported.My specialization includes Microsoft Azure Administration, AWS Cloud maintenance, Cloud Forms for existing internal Census clouds as well as Open Shift and a myriad of other specialized cloud tools for managing big data demands.

Alexandria, Va

I am a seasoned programmer, developer and data scientist with twenty-five years’ experience with legacy and today’s open-source programming paradigms. I specialize in deep learning algorithms, specific parsing schemas, and unique data analysis requirements. As a data scientist for NTIS, I work with the directors participating in the evaluation of prospective Joint Venture Partners. I review written proposals for fitness and capabilities to perform high-level big data projects for a myriad of Federal Government agencies and departments. NOTE: NTIS is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce operating under the authority of NIST (National Information of Standards and Technology).I also serve as SME in big data presentations querying participants on specific nuances of execution of goals and tasking targets specified in the SOW. As an Agile, DevOps project facilitator, I analyze both performance and proposal to ensure best practices.Upon award, I perform as project manager/liaison between NTIS, the client Agency, the JVP, and team members by providing project management key to the success of the mission(s). I assist in NTIS day-to-day operations between the various stakeholder(s) I manage the technical/political interactions to ensure deadlines and best practices are not a victim to ambiguity within the project members. I audit scrum sessions, reviews, stakeholder meetings to observe continuity and alignment of goals between the participants.Years as a full-life-cycle developer gives me insight into observable best practices. Current skills include Python, R, Ruby, Hadoop, Docker, New Relic, MongoDB and others. I work with most cloud providers in Federal (Fed Ramp) compliant configurations.As a cybersecurity professional I handle complex on/off-boarding, CAC/PIV administration, network access and Data Calls for NTIS Federal employees, contractors and interns.

In 1996 I created a consulting company garnering many clients and opportunities over the years. I have produced more than a dozen vertical software packages in markets as diverse as commercial real estate to church management.Occasionally I freelance as a technical writer to both print and web venue where my role as an SME helps support or warn on various IT best practices. I am currently writing a freelance article on both the virtues and dangers of Open Source and Cloud Computing. I hold a Security+ rating as well as Secret Clearance.As a software developer I have create many systems. For example; while with Sylvan I designed and implemented a student billing module that interfaced with PeopleSoft for the nation’s largest education testing service.As the WEBMASTER and WEB CONTENT PRODUCER I have written, edited and produced hundreds of articles and items of content for web sites. I have designed and implemented national marketing campaigns. I was selected as Entrepreneurial Renegade of the Year by Success Magazine and was honored by New York’s Hudson Valley Report.As a Technical Writer, I REVERSED ENGINEEREED a customized Information Systems for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC). This system was internally developed in FoxPro over several decades maintaining unique business rules relevant specifically to the US Courts. I was part of a team that documented the software; its business rules while proffering suggestions for converting each module from FoxPro to newer programming paradigms, i.e. .NET and/or Cold Fusion. Required meeting with many stakeholders and high level court officials to collect information that dealt with the nuances of the overall project assimilating collected information into cohesive, highly readable document packages.

Pentagon, Ft. Belvoir, Library Of Congress, Norfolk, Lousiana, Crystal City

I was a lead project manager for several A-Tech contracts. My job was to pull together various facets of large government and commercial contracts for cohesive alignment of unique Statements of Work. I worked with COTRs, officers, executives and various contractors for informed and predictable results.I was recently recruited by a large organization to assist in the management of a big data project at which I time I ended my tenure with A-Tech.

I was responsible for producing twelve high level Functional Requirements Documents containing thousands of pages of description, narratives, tables, graphics, MS Visio flow charts and my assessment of the functionality of the current software as well my projections newly designed module enhancement.

Established Creative Computer Specialist which designed and developed vertical software used nationally. Major achievements: Video Store Management, Church Membership Software, Commercial Real Estate Tracking, Customized Mail Management software, and many others. I created ecommerce sites, fizzlers.com and kcupemporium.com