Michael E. (Mike) Pafford Email & Phone Number

Winchester, Va, Us

Online And On Site

Continuing to design and facilitate highly interactive hands-on Educational Workshops in learning, then immediately applying, best practices from the Lean Startup Method (LSM), Business Analysis, and Agile (Engineering and Management) for system solution stakeholder-centric Needs and Capabilities Analysis (NACA). Since 2015, have successfully facilitated more than 15 live, remote, and hybrid interactive NACA workshops at seminars, conferences, onsite, and online.

Laurel, Maryland, Usa

Member of INCOSE since 1998. INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter 2011 Systems Engineer of the Year Award; 2016 Chapter President-Elect; and 2017 Chapter President.

Various Jhu Ep Nationwide Locations

Retired Instructor (EN 645.764; Software Systems Engineering) in the Engineering for Professionals (EP) program for the JHU Whiting School of Engineering. Conducted simultaneous in-class and online Graduate Level Course Development and Instruction. Teaching done live in combined in-class and collaborative online Virtual Learning (VL) format (using collaboration software and video teleconferencing). Course management was achieved using the Blackboard Learning Managment System (LMS). Class continues as a core course for students seeking a JHU MS in Systems Engineering.

Jhu/Apl Laurel, Md And Various Sponsor Locations

Retired Global C4ISR Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Project Manager for JHU/APL Force Projection Sector, Strategic Systems Mission Area, Global C4ISR Program Office. Cross-enterprise intelligence community (IC) liaison. Principal Investigator for new projects researching the enhancement and improvement of analysis and decision-making using Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE) advanced Virtual Reality (VR) technologies. Technical Advisor To Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command. Designed, developed, and facilitated multiple on-site workshops on using the Lean Startup Method (LSM) and Agile to enhance and improve Initial Project Planning (IPP).

Advanced Programs Engineer; Harris Corporation; Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Reported directly to Government Program Managers. Lead Project Engineer for the prime large-scale integrator on a multi-contractor team of 50 software, systems, test, training, and network engineers. Lead Project Engineer for analysis, design, development, deployment, and maintenance of ISR Collection and Mission Management solutions deployed and maintained world-wide under a $60 million partnership contract.

Lead Project Engineer. Led a multi-contractor team that designed and demonstrated an integrated Land Records Automation System (LRAS) for the Clerk of the Court of Fairfax County, Virginia. The LRAS would be used to digitize surveyor plats, including those submitted by George Washington. Designed and deployed an 1800-user Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) for Headquarters U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) in Atlanta, Georgia. Lead Systems Engineer supporting the company National Media Lab (NML) support team. Led the design and deployments of a Multimedia Records Management System (MMRMS) for the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Lead Systems Engineer supporting the company National Technology Alliance (NTA) team. Led the design and deployment of an innovative integrated Predator UAV digital Multimedia Archive and Analysis System (MMAAS) for the Joint Analysis Center (JAC), Molesworth, UK. Lead Systems Engineer on “Data Fusion and Inference Systems (DFIS)” and “Advanced Visualization of Large Volumes of Plaintext Information” research and development projects in direct support of national intelligence initiatives.

Center For Naval Analyses (Cna)

Retired Navy Cryptologic Officer, Operations Research (OR) Analyst. While serving at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), published a reference document on Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) deployed around the world. Led applied onsite innovative research on integrated SIGINT and IMINT direct support to world-wide military operations. Participated in Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for National, Theater, and Tactical Level Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Information Warfare (IW) systems. Led the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis (COEA) of USN ISR technologies. C4ISR Systems Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) Director for Navy Information Warfare Activity (NIWA). Led operational field assessments of seven detachments of transportable strategic C4ISR systems deployed world-wide. Led the preparation of one detachment for deployment to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Operations Officer for Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA), Misawa, Japan. Senior Watch Officer for 750-person Navy SIGINT tasking, collection, processing, analysis, and reporting center. Direct Support Officer. Senior Education and Training Officer.

Graduated Second, US Navy Aviation Officers Candidate School (AOCS) Class 33-82. Completed 221 hours of Basic Flight Training in Beechcraft T-34C turboprop aircraft.

Technical liaison between Engineering and Marketing departments, integrating the first fiber optic cable systems into transportable military Command and Control (C2) systems. Provided system design, development, and military operations guidance and advice to Marketing Staff. Provided Marketing and Integrated Logistical Supply (ILS) guidance and advice to Systems Engineers. Efforts were formally recognized as instrumental in cutting system development costs and delivery times by more than 20 per cent in a single year.

World-Wide

Vietnam Era and Cold War Veteran. Military Cryptologic Linguist and Analyst. Direct Support to tactical, theater, and national level warfighters and other decision-makers. Real-time Advisory Support to multi-service national, theater, operational, and tactical ISR airborne missions. Senior Non-Commissioned Officer on technical team that designed, developed, tested, and successfully deployed a first-of-its-kind transportable Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures (C3CM) system.

Bs, Business Administration And Management, General

Business and Management Curriculum. Classes taken in USAF while stationed in Thailand, Japan, West Berlin, and Augsburg, FRG. Graduation.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Systems

Computer Systems Management Curriculum. Graduate Thesis on "Organization Return on Investment (ROI) of 'External Hired' Systems Engineers.