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Mclean, Virginia, United States

Responsible for the design, prototyping, integration, delivery, and operation of warfighting mission critical systems utilizing a proven modernization strategy and purpose-built suite of engineering tools and enabling infrastructure for federal systems integration management.o Supporting modular, scalable, flexible SD-WAN networking solutions with AWS in the Indo-Pacific region to accelerate management decision making. Working with the Department of Defense (DOD), to create mission systems that are secure, encrypted, integrated, and smarter—from enterprise to edge.o Providing thought leadership, to help transform the way the Army uses technology including cloud migration, integrating advanced technology, and modernizing legacy systems. o Leading engineering teams to drive solutions for the DOD’s biggest challenges in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and electronic warfare (EW) through secure obfuscated communications innovation and modernization of data across the entire network infrastructure.o Managing the delivery of work products from AWS Government U.S. Army account team preparing design artifacts of the AWS GovCloud global enterprise network for Indo Pacific region.o Created a defense-in-depth security architecture and engineering system specifications (System Security Plan) for Extended Enterprise Environment to ensure the inclusion of government information assurance protection mechanisms to meet NIST SP 800-171 rev 2 requirements.o Technical POC and Systems Administrator for Dark Horizon Extended Enterprise Environment (EEE) Level 4 supporting AWS GovCloud and Commercial regions hosting multiple C4 applications for the USARJ in the Indo Pacific.o Delivering IT solutions in critical areas requiring faster modernization for C4ISR—the ability to use command, control, communications, and computers to empower intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Lead Architect for TSSSA a $325M Contract with Via Rail, a Canadian Government Corporation that operates 545 trains and serves over 3.3M passengers a year. Responsible for $23M global digital engineering support contract across cloud environments, achieving service level agreements for system performance and 99.9% availability to meet contractual terms.o In my role at Siemens, I led the system architecture activities of a global digital engineering support contract for passenger rail transportation. This project spanned multi-cloud environments, where I was tasked with managing engineering teams across four continents, 32 resources, 5 different subcontracting firms, ensuring delivery quality, cost controls and meeting schedule milestones. o I led cross-functional teams across various global locations, directing efforts to achieve key project goals within the defined schedule, budget, and resource constraints. My leadership was pivotal in ensuring that the teams were aligned with the project’s objectives, delivering high-quality results while adhering to strict deadlines and financial limitations.o A significant aspect of my role involved the development and deployment of Siemens Railigent software applications, which were designed to enhance maintenance management for passenger rail transportation, with a particular focus on locomotives. I ensured that the software applications were developed and implemented effectively to maximize locomotive uptime and performance.o Moreover, I integrated IoT technology to monitor system components in real-time, enabling secure and efficient data collection from onboard sensors. This real-time monitoring capability was crucial for proactive maintenance and system performance optimization.o Served as Chief Architect for managing Siemens Railigent applications, focusing on security, data integrity, and application availability, ensuring adherence to enterprise architecture standards and API integration.

Chicago, Il

In my role, I was responsible for overseeing the system architecture activities related to the design of intelligent leads, a data-driven initiative designed to empower Caterpillar (Cat) dealers with actionable intelligence. This project utilized insights from over 1.4 million connected assets, combined with engineering knowledge and data from 20 additional sources, to generate specific, actionable leads for individual assets.Data Integration and Analysis: A key aspect of the project was integrating data from multiple sources, including engineering recommendations, component life data, dealer service invoices, and work order histories. I led the effort to ensure that this data was effectively combined with real-time information from connected assets, creating a robust data set that could be analyzed to generate valuable insights.AI and Predictive Analytics Implementation: I played a crucial role in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into the system to create proprietary qualified aftermarket sales leads, known as "prioritized service events" (PSEs). By utilizing AI, the system was able to predict when specific assets, based on their usage patterns, were likely to require maintenance or a rebuild, thereby preventing unexpected breakdowns.Preventative Maintenance Success: The system successfully identified assets that were working harder and longer than standard, allowing us to proactively recommend maintenance or rebuilds. This not only prevented unexpected breakdowns but also extended the life of the assets, thereby providing substantial value to customers.Scalability and Innovation: The success of this project demonstrated the scalability of the intelligent leads system, paving the way for further innovations in how data-driven insights can be used to enhance dealer operations and customer engagement. The integration of AI and predictive analytics was particularly instrumental in transforming the way Cat dealers approached aftermarket sales.

Lake Forest, Il

Led the delivery of technology strategy of cloud-enabled and digital architecture solutions for this Fortune 500 industrial supply company. Partnered with business to migrate 248 applications and 1,100 servers to AWS. Drove cloud adoption of new ideas, which included connecting technologies to business needs. Leveraged agile methodology and recommended technical solutions that guided successful delivery of eCommerce and digital data transformation initiatives.o Cultivated organization-wide relationships to communicate AWS implementation strategy to senior leaders, which included developing and delivering cloud architecture presentations to architecture advisory board [AAB] and technology review board [TRB]. o Developed conceptual architecture design for DI platform used to build custom CI/CD systems integration platform deploying containers using EKS for self-service DevOps Agile software development.o Created support models for CI/CD pipelines development team and defined enterprise architecture road-map for 2019 to implement AWS cloud native services.o Provided guidance to architecture delivery teams for leveraging machine learning, AI, streaming message systems processing and data lake designs to ensure operational readiness support.o Drove adoption of ‘cloud first’ CIO leadership initiative that allowed company to successfully move core workload applications to the cloud and delivered executive communications that facilitated adoption of AWS benefits, including performing TCO.o Established and led technology architecture governance [TAG] group that provided enterprise-wide center of excellence [CoE] forum cross-functionally, for the purpose to create standards, reference architectures, re-usable design patterns, and documents for governing cloud deployments.o Implementation of large-scale enterprise systems such as SAP ERP, large eCommerce merchandising platforms, supply chain technology across 250 branch locations, and HRIS at an omni channel retailer.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Developed an intelligent software system to optimize train scheduling, improving the efficiency, punctuality, and overall management of train operations. The project focused on leveraging advanced algorithms, machine learning, and real-time data to create adaptive and dynamic train schedules that minimized delays. Architecture lead for transformation of legacy mainframe applications to web-enabled systems using object-oriented component architecture.o Senior executive to lead joint application design [JAD] sessions and contributed to rapid design engineering development teams that partnered with business to incorporate mobile applications and iPad deployments to railroads. o Selected to assume leadership role alongside CTO to upgrade and re-architect outdated transportation management system to meet business operation continuity using latest available Agile technologies. o Created team to perform architecture modeling in Software AG/ARIS and integrated artifact development with VersionOne agile delivery tool. Participated in agile sessions, daily scrum meetings with architecture subject matter experts [SMEs] and developed strategic road map for solution delivery designs. o Designed and developed scalable data workflows using Apache Spark, optimizing parallel processing for large datasets to enhance performance and data processing efficiency.o Worked with various data storage technologies, including data lakes, relational, non-relational, and graph databases, to develop robust data architectures using Confluent supporting enterprise-level applications.o Collaborated on the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions, contributing to advanced analytics and data-driven decision-making processes using Kafka.

Northbrook, Il

Senior advisor to chief enterprise architect on development of enterprise technology systems architecture solution aligned with technology roadmaps for creating diagrams and artifacts for complex organization-wide projects. Served as technical lead to digitize consumer experience with mobile, big data, and cloud solutions. Engaged with project teams to understand business requirements and prepared system architecture diagrams using Sparx-EA modeling tool and developed interface with PPM tool. Worked with stakeholders, business leads, chief architects, and software development teams.o Engaged with project teams, chief enterprise architect, and security engineering teams to increase company’s ability to deliver new product and features to the mobile MyAccount application. o Managed development of mobile application that enabled insureds to photograph inventory of possessions associated with homeowners’ personal articles or renter’s insurance policies. o Developed architecture documentation that re-engineered how mobile applications could communicate with mainframe back-end using OAuth [open authorization] and secured protocols without impacting user response time in GUI layer.o Drove increased speed of delivery via architecture organization deploying new mobile application functionality to business to increase market penetration and provided features that drove value proposition of Allstate.

Northbrook, Il

Direct report to chief enterprise architect in the UK. Created solution architecture design for global systems integration of data analytics platforms and SAP S4 HANA / financials with master data management [MDM] integration architecture that communicated with activity-based cost accounting. Coordinated data management implementation support and managed work of IT service delivery relationships with global systems integration of SaaS software [Anaplan]. Led remote development teams [Japan, EU].o Developed conceptual architecture and systems architecture documents that provided foundational design for systems integration platform, enabling data integration using ETL flows and data transport mechanisms.o Led architecture review board [ARB] meetings and traveled to UK and the Netherlands to contribute to planning sessions. Engaged with vendors [PwC and others] performing business capability maturity modeling [CMM] and aligned functions to system architecture components.o Completed system architecture document ahead of schedule; efforts decreased the $1.8 Billion R&D spend by 7%, that provided the ability to more effectively track budgets to resources in SAP. Senior leadership used the information to determine when to end global drug discovery development efforts worldwide and reallocate existing labor resources to other projects in the pipeline.

Lisle, Il

Created ITIL implementation support model for global enterprise web application hosting services, cloud transformation, security, databases, storage, and networking infrastructure support services across all North America sites for WPP.com using ServiceNow.o Managed DevOps support teams for development of AWS cloud/ SoftLayer technologies across UK, Ireland, and India. Coordinated offshore teams to create development plans, support delivery and test of scalable, reusable, supportable and repeatable architectural and design patterns, using GitHub, Puppet, Chef and microservices API’s. o Directed work of cloud technology support teams. Developed systems to provide metering and chargeback to cost centers.

Chicago, Il

Developed comprehensive high-level infrastructure solutions. Partnered with business leaders, developers, engineers, and production support teams to provide design guidelines, and served as subject matter expert [SME] on systems configuration and architecture roadmap integration. Performed analysis/recommendations of EDI hub to meet SLA’s. Architected Mulesoft API monetization strategy.o Designed systems infrastructure for enterprise-wide security architecture framework, HITRUST, enhanced authentication authorization, firewalls and load balancing; created landscape diagrams, 3-year strategic roadmap and logical architecture for master data modeling, analytics [HADOOP], and visualization tools.o Interacted with business owners, technical teams, program directors, CIO and chief enterprise architect to better understand component architecture of systems with recommendations on upgrades to meet needs of new members resulting from acquisition and merger of 3 new Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. o Oversaw implementation of software upgrade of Vitria: Businessware [$2.5M] and upgrade of load balancers, an upgrade of database software [$1.5M] with Oracle: DataGuard [$750K] and re-architecture design to provide active-active failover to another data center for disaster recovery.

Chicago, Il

Managed design, development and support of technology systems for claims processing for infrastructure platforms, including compute, storage, and enterprise networking hardware. Led creation of comprehensive documentation to support data center move from Illinois to Texas.o Worked with senior leadership to create technical architecture documentation of current state environment of systems infrastructure platforms across 5 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 5 states.o Developed strategy that described architecture blueprint of application environment and information systems databases showing inter-connectivity of key processing system and platforms.o Created dynamically linked views of application and data layers that formed systems migration roadmap using IBM system architect modeling tools; deployed move with zero business interruption. o Delivered repository of information that provided key decision-making on systems virtualization strategies, significantly reducing cost through lifecycle events, legacy system asset dispositions, and software maintenance reviews for renewal contract negotiations.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Partnered with C-level leadership, executives, and presidents of 2 acquired companies to develop program plan, executive communications, migration plan, and schedule to integrate systems of acquired companies into Covenant, which included standing up a new data center, consolidating systems, and managing implementation of new $18M trucking ERP package [TMW Systems].o Directed cross-functional teams, reviewed vendor contracts and changes to service level agreement; traveled to remote facilities in Nashville and Texarkana to direct user training sessions at each facility. o Drove initiatives that resulted in consolidation of general ledger systems into MS Dynamics for consolidated sales and operations reporting using SSIS for new combined entity that realized labor savings.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Provided technical leadership, determined enterprise architecture requirements, led application design sessions, planned projects, established task priorities, and monitored programs with budgets of $5 to $10M. Managed vendor relationships with PwC and IBM. Determined enterprise application program portfolio plans, enforcing architecture standards and guidelines, and developed future state claims processing platforms to provide real-time transactions across load-balanced network servers. Coordinated the work of software development across global teams with vendors in India.

Chicago, Il

Managed efforts of 5 senior project managers as part of PMO. Presented executive communications to key stakeholders and program sponsors to ensure successful project execution aligned with global IT business strategies. Managed systems integration of high net worth portfolio management systems (web front-end) with large data warehouse infrastructures.o Managed delivery of critical infrastructure projects that included: Data Warehouse Systems, Windows Virtualization, Capacity Planning Management Systems, Cisco Switch IoS Upgrade, Solaris M9000 Systems Virtualization, EMC Storage Management, zOS Mainframe Upgrade, and deployment of the Global Network Operations Center.

Greater Chicago Area

Evaluation of merger and acquisition traveling to flight center simulation training facilities in Denver to provide data center consolidation strategy plan for connectivity to mainframe.

Chicago, Il

Hired as key member of PMO to define plan to migrate infrastructure and applications to new Tier III greenfield data center facility resulting from findings that location was susceptible to disruption in event of catastrophic event to building structure. o Met with architects to design 70,000 sq. ft. data center, rack design, cable plant, power, cooling, access paths from telco providers, and network operations control center plans.o Evaluated portfolio of 2,100 servers, and 645 applications to determine move plans, migration schedules, application dependencies, and virtualization strategies.o Contributed to network architecture design, developed testing plans, use cases, and resource planning across corporate teams with and with multiple vendors.o Added significant value that resulted in data center move project that was determined to be most successful program portfolio project of the year by CNA leadership upon completion, and featured in Data Center World publication article as one of top 10 data center moves in U.S.

Naperville, Il

Developed technical infrastructure plan for global deployment of co-located data centers, provided vendor management of $12M IBM application hosting contracts and ERP deployments. Led global team to successfully consolidate 16 worldwide data centers to 3 centers [London, Houston and Singapore]. Led design, development, and implementation of data center hot-site solutions.o Worked on the Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) Compliance management systems for refinery network systems portfolio, for reporting to regulatory bodies, for Whining refinery.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Directed deployment across data centers for systems integration and enterprise architecture of H-P OpenView Suite. Coordinated stakeholder relationships and vendor implementation teams. Managed the successful consolidation of data centers across Canada and Europe to one global facility in Winnipeg, Canada.o Provided technical evaluation of software proposals and prepared summary documents for executives. Managed a $12M budget and 25 people. Managed out-sourcing software development team and vendor contracts.

Chicago, Il

Enterprise Application Architect for custom modification to Siebel eCommunications enterprise system application for CRM sales force automation and incentives programs to support 4,000 users across the company. Member of the Change Management Board.o Managed the development of the corporate data architecture model, custom Java development with integration to Oracle database application, custom interface development to Business Objects and Sonic MQ architecture for eAI messaging systems integration.o Corporate Systems Integration Architect that managed 28 software developers (on-shore and off-shore) and an $8M budget.

Chicago, Il

Developed the architecture design and led the software development for complex EDI processing exchange hub solution [BlueExchange] for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to meet federal code EDI ANSI X12 (270/271) sets rule guidelines of HIPAA for automated healthcare eligibility benefit and response inquiries to doctor's offices nationwide. Built single electronic processing network for claims processing and reimbursement that links all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans nationwide.o Managed systems design activities, the work of 32 developers, testing and 4 enterprise software program releases management to provide $600M in revenue per year [brokered transactions] for Inter-Plan processing across all 36 Blue plans nationwide. o Designed architecture using monetization for transaction processing while leveraging state of the art technologies to ensure compliance, security, translation, transport and enterprise performance to optimize systems design.o Led multiple teams for custom integration of Vitria Businessware EDI engine, EDIFECS translation tools, IBM MQ Series messaging, Cognos OLAP, Oracle databases, IBM Rational Suite, SUN Solaris SPARX platform, and NetApp storage systems, that functions over ‘active-active’ multiple data centers for high availability and recovery.

Oakbrook, Il

Program director managing software development teams and client relationships as DuPont Dow was developing eCommerce web site for sale of plastic extrusion product portfolio [elastomers] at VerticalNet.com to meet needs of Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Site was essentially re-organized as new supply chain portal [Elemica.com]o Managed work of 23 software developers, 7 business analysts, and 2 DBAs at client site. Conducted performance reviews, participated in hiring and firing, and maintained accountability for achieving $2.5M new business development quota, working with Target, Web.com, and automotive parts supply chain start-ups..o Met quota and engaged in technical architecture content preparation of new business RFPs.o Led transfer of ownership of intellectual property [IP] to new administration support team subsequent to Dow’s transfer of IP ownership to new business entity.o Consolidated user documentation into administrative support manuals, coordinated executive communications to CIO’s of consortium company and transitioned developers to other CSC projects.

Bloomington, Il

Client: State Farm Insurance• Developed the technical enterprise architecture to support the upgrade of one of the largest private VPN insurance networks to pass the FDIC & OTS compliance review to provide for secured financial transactions processing that secured a federal bank charter.• Responsible for enterprise network services projects that included deployment of network switch monitoring tools integration, intrusion detection applications, NTPSynch with mainframe and an impact assessment process to evaluate applications impact to WAN performance.• Managed enterprise infrastructure projects with EDS, ABN/AMRO, SecurityFirst, WebTone, & Checkpoint firewall technologies. Supervised vendors for data security reviews. Coordinated audit and compliance reviews with FDIC and OTC regulations divisions.• Prepared a technical review of a national service level agreement for enterprise network support that was delivered to the legal department to prepare the company for contract negotiations with a major service provider. Core team member of the PMO.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Client: AlcoaManaged the installation and deployment activities across 3 major business units at 27 different locations across the U.S., Canada, England, the Netherlands and Hungary. Traveled overseas. Managed procurement of systems through customs using brokers.• Led the development of corporate procedures for standard technical architecture framework to deliver a common Microsoft Windows desktop and server platform across the corporation. Core team member of the Architecture Review Board (ARB). • Worked with Business Unit MIS Directors for planning the worldwide installation of the Common Infrastructure Initiative (Cii) for global deployment of computer systems platforms across Wire, Rod and Bar, Sales and Credit Offices and Flexible Packaging.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Client: Georgia-Pacific Corporation• Project Manager for 18 manufacturing sites across the Southeast region for the installation of Microsoft Windows NT Wide Area Network and JD Edwards ERP Package across North America and Canada. Supervised the work of global installation teams.• Primary role was to provide deployment management of wide area network systems integration of plant facility systems.• Performed site surveys for fiber optic installations at hardwood processing plants, prepared cable plant network designs using Visio Technical CAD tools. Developed financial costing worksheets. Presented scope of work proposals to senior leadership.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Client: Delta Air Lines Corporation, Technical Operations Center, Hartsfield International Airport Facilities• Account Manager at Delta Air Lines, responsible for 21 senior consultants, provided administrative support for 4 major software development efforts (Oracle, SyBase, VB and Peoplesoft), and Project Manager for large data conversion effort from PC DOS/ Clipper to Windows NT that included dynamic SQL Server to IBM/DB2 mainframe database. • Wrote programs in MS Visual Basic and Borland DBase to record the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificates of inspections for parts and produce reports.• Developed data extract from mainframe, uploaded data into software databases, developed data architecture model and created software application front-end that sold and tracked sales of $245M in surplus aircraft parts (landing gear, aircraft engines, seats, etc.) over internal aviation network.

M.S., Systems Analysis

Activities and Societies: Residential Hall Counselor, Teaching Assistant (Computer Lab), Research Assistant, USDAMasters Thesis: Computer.

B.S., Management

Graduated cum laude'

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