Sergio Sanchez Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

CEO and President of Black Diamond Consulting Corporation (BDC). Provide executive leadership on all company matters and oversee the day-to-day operations of the business. Provide Analytical, General Consultative, and Test and Evaluation domain subject matter expertise support for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Have supported the TSA acquisition of Transportation Security Equipment by providing complete test and evaluation, data analysis and reporting support since 2010. Provide senior level consultation to TSA senior leadership on critical issues and develop solutions to address these issues. Additional responsibilities include development of Evaluation Strategies, authoring numerous artifacts such as Operational Test Plans (OTPs) and System Evaluation Reports (SERs), and analysis of complex data sets resulting from the system testing. Expert knowledge of DHS Acquisition Management Directive (AD)-102 and author of TSA T&E Policy and Guidebook documentation.

Chantilly, Va

TASC Program Director for the TSA Office of Security Capabilities (OSC) Test and Evaluation Support Services (TESS) Program. Responsible for the management of all program activities to include successful execution of contract Task Orders, program growth, financial and personnel management.

Chantilly, Va

Manager in support of several Test and Evaluation task orders under DHS TSA's Test and Evaluation Support Services (TESS) contract. Manage multiple ongoing tests for TSAs Office of Security Capabilities (SC) in support of acquisitions for emerging security technologies and in support of TSAs efforts to upgrade their existing fleet of equipment. Security equipment testing scope spans both Passenger Screening and Electronic Baggage Screening Programs. Examples of specific tasks performed in support of TSA include end-to-end Operational T&E support in planning, executing, and reporting for large, test events throughout the United States. Manage and execute Threat Inject tests to gauge security effectiveness of existing processes and systems under test. Support the test and evaluation of current TSA Pre-Check initiatives. Analyze data and provide comprehensive System Evaluation Reports to aid TSA acquisition decisions.

Provide direct support to the TSA as a Lead T&E Engineer and Data Analyst. Lead the full T&E process for several large TSA systems to include security effectiveness assessment through threat inject testing. Serve in key management role on company business development initiatives; manage proposal development efforts and new business pursuits. Frequently serve as Capture and Proposal Manager on a number of new business pursuits and serve on Pink and Red teams on both internal and partner pursuits. Management or leadership roles on key Definitive Logic programs in support of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

Program Manager responsible for a $5M annual budget in support of KM, Collaboration, and Process Improvement efforts for the entire, 18K person Mission Systems sector. Provided Management oversight and day-to-day leadership for as many as 8 concurrent development, implementation, and/or proof of concept pilots/projects. Provide direct leadership and supervision to matrixed staff of Project Managers and development support.Responsible for defining the KM and collaboration technology roadmap, performing market surveys, piloting, and implementing emerging technologies. Represent sector in enterprise-wide KM governance committees, assisting to define the strategic plan and roadmap for the corporation. Performed numerous briefings to the highest ranking company leaders on current roadmap, long range planning, current and future technologies for KM and Collaboration efforts within the sector. Generated concept, enterprise architecture, and successfully implemented a next generation web 2.0 expertise locator/social networking hybrid tool that served as a gateway to distributed data sources.Supported large, “Must Win” proposal development efforts by providing KM and Collaboration subject matter expertise. Define process improvement areas and as a Six Sigma Certified Black Belt, lead teams to define, assess, and improve processes. Requested to speak at multiple conferences on Web 2.0 technologies and implementation in the business environment.

Program Manager supporting various IT Software Development projects for DOD clients totaling $2.5M per year in sales. Project Manager for the Personnel Recovery Mission Software (PRMS). Responsible for all areas of project management to include technical oversight, personnel and financial management, and business development. Responsible for negotiating several contract modifications and the award of new task orders stemming from previous marketing efforts. Proposed, managed as principle investigator, and completed a successful IR&D project. Prototype eventually led to additional funding to develop a full system.Participated in several proposal efforts as manager, writer, and reviewer. Highly experienced in storyboarding, win themes, proposal writing, and pricing strategy.Manager of the DISA Encore I contract vehicle for TRW/Northrop Grumman. Lead Systems Engineer on all development efforts, taking customer requirements from concept to deployed systems.As a Lean Six SIgma BlackBelt, led a Six Sigma team in the evaluation and reengineering of Quality Assurance, Technical, and Peer Review processes. Effort resulted in approximately $500K per year savings to the organization. Led a Six Sigma team in successfully reengineering a data management effort for an external client. Savings to the customer were approximated at $100K per year. As Process Lead for a TSA contract, responsible for defining, developing, and tailoring processes in accordance with CMMI level 3 policies and procedures.

Masters, Information And Telecommunication Systems

Bachelors, Economics