Patrick Kuo Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a leader in Booz Allen’s Digital practice -- bringing cutting-edge solutions to global enterprises in the federal marketspace -- I am focused on closely collaborating with customers on marketing, architecting, adopting, and transitioning to the Next Gen digital future. I lead a multi-year growth plan targeting federal customers, bringing together a unique blend of strategic leadership, practical experience, and broad knowledge in today's cutting-edge digital landscape. Leaning in, we are re-imagining our digital/modernization practices and the full lifecycle from go-to-market strategy and IC development to solution strategy and market engagement, culminating with delivery and support for organic growth.• Digital Solutions lead - cloud, big data, analytics, AI/ML. Enabled through modern SD practices and tooling. • Digital Subject Matter Expert - transformation, adoption, transition, ops.• Channel development focused on Digital Modernization - strategy, marketing, shaping, capture, and on-contract delivery.

Serving on the Advisory Council for Transformative Leadership, I provide program participants and faculty with real-world viewpoints and experience to inform strategic direction, guide quality, and improve program efficacy. I also serve in a mentorship role to promote growth and continued skill development.https://zs.business.gwu.edu/patrick-kuo.html

I served as BRMi’s Chief Technology Officer and led the Cloud / Cyber Transformation practice. I was focused on solving today’s business challenges with cloud and emerging technologies; creating the onramp for future success including cloud, data analytics, robotic process automation, containerization, and service automation. In that role, I provided executive and technical leadership for our delivery and business development teams along with leading solution strategy across BRMi to connect customers with business and technology change execution experts, experienced in helping organizations agilely move from concept to reality. I also directed integration of emerging technologies into our solution strategies and technical portfolio.My focus areas: (1) Leading development and implementation of transformation strategies for our clients through right-sized application of strategy, architecture, and emerging technologies(2) Intellectual Capital development: Define go-to-market strategies, create and innovate service offerings, products, and consulting capabilities(3) Business development: Leading expansion in our private sector practice area and increasing our delivered value to core public sector clientsRoles/responsibilities: Business development, emerging technology adoption, technology strategy & planning, actionable architecture, and strategic consulting.

Falls Church, Va

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Kickstand \ˈkik-ˌstand \1. [noun] A mechanical device that allows a bicycle or motorcycle to stand on its own.2. [team] Designing business and technology strategies to support the most challenging mission.Kickstand, LLC is a professional services company with core offerings that enable our customers to have the confidence to conquer new routes and successfully navigate uncharted territories. We bring energy, initiative, and fresh perspective to solve the hardest problems faced by the government today. With proven methodologies and leading-edge techniques, we help government agencies forge sustainable operations and lead transformation. Our principal consultants have advised senior executive clients on some of the most significant public sector issues of the last decade.Kickstand’s brainshare is a nucleus of experienced consulting professionals with an established track record of solving wicked problems that affect government executives by creating innovative and effective solutions. Together, we are a leading market innovator providing advisory services for the public sector.

I provided thought leadership and advisory services to our clients through architecture guidance and strategy creation for enterprise solution concept, analysis, definition, and planning across disciplines including EA, IT Strategic Planning, IT Governance, and Solutions Engineering. I worked directly at the CxO level to provide the framework to enable a business-focused and outcome-driven vision in areas such as:· Integrated Governance & Enterprise Architecture – Worked with our clients to enable them to improve the way they do business by utilizing a structured and disciplined approach to bringing together IT strategy, Enterprise Architecture, IT Governance, and Portfolio Management. An integrated approach allows for maximum efficiency and effectiveness in delivering capabilities across their entire organization.· Enterprise Content, Knowledge, & Data Management – Champion and led efforts to bring together content/data and knowledge in an effective manner and deliver high value services to both clients and consultants alike by improving the accessibility and usability of institutional information and knowledge through the application of appropriate tools and processes.· Technology Architecture – Led innovation and delivered top-tier trusted advisor services within our practice areas encompassing cloud computing, virtualization, enterprise systems, enterprise data strategy, and IT modernization and transformation.· Innovation and Improvement – Remaining current with leading-edge technologies, methodologies, and practices to maintain highest level of knowledge combined with my breadth of experience to bring maximum value for our clients and across internal initiatives and business development efforts.

• Served as project manager and solutions architect leading development of proposals, conducting project plan development, and executing financials reporting.• Architect for development of IT lifecycle processes, Enterprise Architecture, application development practices, systems management, information security, strategic platform planning and roadmap creation.• Technology SME for infrastructure architecture including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and collaboration platforms.• Architect for development of Technology Lifecycle Management processes for client practice areas including application development, systems management, information security, infrastructure, and process/quality/change management practices.

• Directed integration of new technologies into information application portfolio including translation of complex business requirements and alignment of appropriate technology architecture solutions to support business needs.• Developed direction and provided leadership in the definition and maintenance of IT standards. Established the technology frameworks for IT services including desktop and server hardware, storage architecture, operating systems, middleware, messaging, and network architecture.• Acted as lead in technical architecture review role for IT business systems projects including software applications, network design/upgrade, and infrastructure systems and hosted services. • Managed development lifecycle for software development team including establishing requirements and business rules, project lifecycle management, high-level technical design, and SQA, as well as deployment, training, and administration strategies.

• Technical lead for enterprise network architecture, infrastructure planning, design, and implementation.• Principal technical consultant to Federal and commercial clients including Veterans Affairs, Internal Revenue Service Office of the Chief Counsel, Dept. of the Interior Minerals Management Service, KMC Telecom, and Qwest Communications.• Lead technical writer for client projects including disaster recovery and business continuity planning, Internet/Intranet site analysis, network security analysis and implementation, systems integration and deployment, and network operations.• Primary security architect for firewall, VPN, web, and other extranet applications.• Provided project support and consulting for web development team.

• Chief IT consultant for clients under contract with Delphi Technology Management Group in roles including enterprise infrastructure (servers, networks, and services) design, implementation, and support.• Lead enterprise infrastructure design, upgrade, and implementation utilizing Cisco, 3COM, and Compatible Systems switches, routers, and firewalls in a multi-protocol environment.• Performed project management, support, and technical sales consulting for client/server development team (Microsoft, Oracle, and Sybase platforms).• Served as technical focus group speaker and company representative for trade shows and conferences. Speaking topics included Information Technology Strategies, Business Systems Technology, Internet Strategy and Technology, and Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery.