Ron Thompson Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Bridgewater Partners is a private, invitation only network made up of Fortune 500 (and global) Chief Data & Analytics Officers. We operate in the US, Europe, Middle East with a goal to define the new narrative of Data, AI & Quantum transformations.

Providing strategic guidance and oversight to the organizations. Work collaboratively with other board members and the executive team to establish and implement the organization's vision, mission, and strategic goals.Provide expert advice and guidance to clients to help them solve specific business problems or achieve their goals.

Rockville, Maryland, Us

As a senior leader provided valuable insight and foresight for novel capabilities in cislunar space. Designed space advanced data analytics techniques, such as machine learning algorithms, to identify patterns and anomalies in the data that may indicate potential threats. Designed visualization techniques to turn raw data into actionable information that can help operators make informed decisions and ensure the safety and reliability of space-based infrastructureFormulated the company's strategy for data and how to optimize for markets and customer needs.

Washington, Dc, Us

Developed and directed agency-wide organizational transformation and data strategy / governance operations to optimize visibility mission-critical hindsight, insight, and foresight for global leader in space and science exploration. Lead organization transformation maximizing data as a strategic asset. Conducted robust analysis identifying breadth of data solutions impact on organization mission and leveraging findings to adapt the enterprise digital transformation strategy. Monitored and adapt digital transformation initiatives to align with emerging best practices and agency priorities.➢ Built consensus-driven partnerships across the organization, strategizing new enterprise solutions with diverse stakeholders to streamline workflows.➢ Accelerated delivery for 5 mission-directorate sponsored targets, developing 4 conceptual minimum viable solutions using human-centered design thinking delivery methodology improving overall pace of delivery by 5% in the next five years.➢ Designed governance practices to optimize emerging processes in data collection, inventory, and quality control.➢ Reinforced full digital adoptions by promoting access to key digital enablers through executive thought leadership.➢ Secured matching mission funds delivering key minimal viable projects promoting organizational effectiveness.➢ Paved the way for new digital enabler adoption by building a strong foundation emphasizing data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation, model-based anything for all functions, process transformation, culture, and workforce.➢ Refined interoperability for all data collection, search, analysis, and dissemination through rigorous platform strategy, governance, and implementation.

Washington, Dc, Us

Oversaw end-to-end development and implementation for all division policies, programs, and daily operations, offering up key insights to refine programs and expedite business integrations. Led Agency Information Resources pivotal to agencywide IT priorities. Implemented service delivery industry best practices by designing and deploying agencywide transformation.➢ Cultivated division policies and budget maximizing services that yielded 5% savings and greater portfolio value.➢ Instrumental to achieving agency goals and delivering mission outcomes by prioritizing rapid and accurate statistics datacollection, analysis, and dissemination.➢ Tapped into new strategy introducing cost-savvy future capabilities effectively aligning existing operating plan to missionsuccess.

Fairfax, Va, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Steered large-scale enterprise IT, facilities, HR, and financial programs for Fortune 10-sized agency comprising $200B budget and 350K+ staff in service to 22M U.S. Veterans. Managed 16K personnel and $4.3B annual budget in rigorous daily activities impacting 300K+ staff. Led Deputy Assistant Secretaries and Deputy CIO in all security, finance, budget, HR, facilities, governance, engineering, and service delivery as Chief Operating Officer. Scaled services to meet organizational vision through by advocacting superior customer service and solution architecture.➢ Upgraded agency’s multi-billion-dollar global infrastructure by reengineering existing policies and procedures.➢ Supported 500K+ users worldwide including 145 hospitals, 1.2K+ outpatient facilitates, 56 regional benefits offices, 135 national veteran cemeteries, and agency HQ through agile 24/7/365 IT operations.➢ Deftly navigated transformational change initiatives fortifying processes against a fragmented and manually intensive geographically dispersed landscape, converting programs to standards-based enterprise using IT Service Management processes reducing costs and increased quality control.➢ Strengthened cybersecurity positioning as Chief Information Security Officer:➢ Produced 31 initiatives for Integrated Master Schedule bolstering security posture and eliminate vulnerabilities before 2018.➢ Diminished privilege accounts by 95%, reduced prohibited software usage by 90%, and grew Personal Identify Verification by 85% in compliance with HSPD 12 requirements.➢ Reduced findings / recommendations from the Office of Inspector General 25% by identifying and reducing redundancies.➢ Orchestrated major changes to OI&T Authority to Operate policies and procedures that reduced time by 30%.➢ Implemented strategic sourcing / cloud initiative that saved $200M in agency funds annually.➢ Improved OMB benchmarking overall customer satisfaction with IT services 85% to 5th of 24 CFO act agencies.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Directed team of 180 top performers to manage $7B departmental services with strong emphasis on customer service. Transformed infrastructure into flexible and scalable operation, migrating applications and systems to modern data center and continually improving the customer relationship model. Forged cross-collaborative agency partnerships facilitating smart resource mobilization and continuous improvement in support of capital planning in compliance with federal and department guidelines resulting in continuity that yielded $100M in savings across service lines.➢ Cross-agency lead for the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Exchanges integration effort, serving as insightful SME to Federal CIO, Health Program Associate Director, and CTO within the Executive Office of the President.➢ Produced solutions that reduced costs 5%, improved service backlog 30%, and attained a 95% customer service rating.➢ Led acquisition strategy streamlining service desk, network, and security operations centerto one stable workforce, successfully reducing costs 30% and personnel costs 6% annually.➢ Aggregated 35K personnel from 6 disparate email systems to single, cloud-based solution thatdelivered an estimated $30M in savings and significant uptick in quality and efficiency.➢ Eliminated $5M in contract spending while enhancing the customer experience by adjustingexisting contracts in helpdesk and program development / support.➢ Tracked metrics to discern market / program performance and refining existing operatingmodels to advance governance structure and save department $20M+.➢ Introduced world-class mobile solutions enabling secure and supportable enterprise accessand stronger user productivity.➢ Served as Chair to the Executive Steering Committee tasked with prioritizing technologysolutions based on agency mission.➢ Oversaw Program Management Reviews to review and approve projects, offering insights tobalancing cost, schedule, and performance priorities.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Spearheaded major growth strategies to drive process improvement, change management, and engineering practices ensuring financial integrity. Primary liaison in all strategic planning, budget management, HR, and administrative management. ➢ Developed $255M annual budget that reduced spend targets by $36M. ➢ Steered key policy and planning issues through a range of operational and financial solutions to achieve an effective operating model through executive leadership.➢ Delivered $200M+ in annual savings by combining strategic plans with emerging cost containment opportunities in contracts, redundancies, and resource consolidation.➢ Reduced network outages 30% annually by deploying customer-centered change management process bridging organizational boundaries to drive compliance and governance.➢ Monitored evolving business needs and mobilizing resources / adjusted financial operations accordingly.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led major redesign to programs, architectures, and security through a blend of technical and operational agility. Shaped program operations to maximize program management practices and procedures by implementing contract earned value management system. Built constructive relationships with end users and stakeholders spanning federal agencies, state data centers, regional offices, advisory committees, and key external partners. Streamlined data exchanges between 25 subsystems and 44 business operations.➢ Directed 35 government staff and 50 contractors in $120M contract to reengineer business process from the ground up expediting census data product development.➢ Delivered nearly $170M in program savings by steering continuous improvement initiatives that impacted business continuity, security infrastructure, and program performance.➢ Enhanced systems security 50% and safeguarded critical agency data and information by integrating strong security practices with all systems in adherence to NIST and DOC Certification & Accreditation standards.

Washington, Dc, Us

Directed and managed a unit with 125+ highly skilled senior engineers, programmers, security auditors, and COTRs tasked with providing contracting and infrastructure support for national treasury of the federal government. Led platform engineering / integration for entire organization to uphold integration and product optimization for all business units.➢ Served as key decision-maker for operational priorities for FMS infrastructure.➢ Saved $14M+ in annual IT spending by integrating TWAI with $75M annual budget to reduce redundancies and streamline productivity.➢ Sourced top talent to grow team by 50%, providing stretch opportunities and promotions to rising leadership through hands-on evaluation and support.

Houston, Texas, Us

Directed all sales, business development, engineering, and marketing for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Guided 25 engineering consultants in all software development and system integrity. Strengthened new business capture, engagement, account management, contract negotiations, staff, and financial operations through innovative program oversight. Managed a host of projects involving digitized medical imaging, data networking design, and IT security.➢ Consistently delivered top results, exceeding service quota by 171%.➢ Grew consulting delivery positions 50%.➢ Owned all P&L margin attainability for $130M+ in annual revenue.➢ Yielded $3M+ in savings by integrating complex network equipment to simplify network capabilities.

Washington, Dc, Us

Oversaw daily and team operations driving all networking and computing operations agencywide, building and leading dedicated team of 25 engineers and technicians. Managed $10M+ budget and all strategic planning / implementation pivotal to reinforcing branch operations.➢ Served as PM and COTR for high-impact programs, saving $5M+ by optimizing contracts and performance.➢ Coordinated cross-functional technical support and guidance, advancing IT standards and interoperability supporting 13K users.➢ Generated $5M+ for major project by centralizing and consolidating all electronic mail and computing platforms, replacing legacy components and integrating new network equipment for centralized, standard solutions.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Served as a direct liaison between the government and private consulting contractor where I was assigned to the research and development team, which designed, implemented, and operated the data capture platform. Utilized knowledge of both electrical and mechanical engineering principles to implement and maintain a documentation management system for the project where I successfully implemented the data capture project.

Implemented the latest state-of-the-art Military Intelligence telecommunications equipment and immediately implemented acquired skills. Guided in the installation, testing, and troubleshooting of a Central Office Local Area Network (COLAN) voice over data network. Earned the U.S. Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Achievement

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, With Honors

Bs, Information Systems Management, Summa Cum Laude

Project Management Program

Classified Telecommunications Program

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