Sean O'Brien Email & Phone Number

United States

Business Sales & Delivery Executive: Public Sector. Supports both the sales of new business opportunities and the delivery of services to clients. I manage large and complex services engagements for our US Navy clients, including the appropriate methods and skills needed to solve client business problems. I establish strong, trusted relationships with clients by articulating solutions, from multiple areas of IBM used in the delivery of those complex services. I identify new business opportunities, participate in the development and sales of solutions, and win IBM business. I participate in new business development, bid and proposal activities, support and lead client activities and participate in related Sector, Solution, or Community activities. I am accountable for the financial success of engagements directly managed, as well as the generation of services revenue with the sales of new business.

Pensacola, Florida Area And World Wide

Program Director responsible for all aspects of managing a multi-year contract for IT and Classroom Support Services for US Navy. Contract provides all services to support the worlds largest distributed training network, 2,600 classrooms, at 65 sites around the world.

United States

Leveraging years of experience leading and operating DoD organizations and Information Systems to provide cost effective technology solutions that meet both the mission needs and the organizations strategic goals.

Pensacola, Florida Area

Established in November of 2013, Sean O'Brien Consulting, LLC provides Information Technology Business Integration, Solution Architect, Business Capture and Development, Strategic Planning, Business Process Reengineering, Information Systems and IT Operations services. Managing services for six clients, facilitating $250M in DoD and commercial Business Opportunities.

United States

Provides expertise in Capture Management targeting opportunities within the DoD and other Federal agencies. Develops the teams to meet customer needs for the opportunities under pursuit.

Pensacola, Fl

Non-Profit community oriented Leadership development curriculum by Pensacola area Chamber of Commerce Community Project Executive Committee memberOperations Committee Chair

Leads operation of the world’s largest distributed training network. Deputy Division Director supervising and developing 34 Senior civilians and contractors in the accomplishment of their assigned workload and managing 224 field technicians throughout 68 sites around the world. Provides leadership for developing, implementing, evaluating and monitoring processes and procedures to improve effectiveness, efficiency and productivity for the Naval Education and Training domain. Serves as principle advisor to the Admiral, for all aspects of IM and IT. Acting focal point for analyzing and coordinating current and emergent IM/IT issues.Manages NETC’s IM/IT processes in the areas of operations and infrastructure, capital planning and acquisition/Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), portfolio management, advanced electronic classrooms (AECR), and information assurance/security. Increased services and reduced annual budget from $125M to $77M.Program Director for the navy’s first large scale implementation and deployment of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure technology (VDI). A five year plan to deploy VDI to more than 36,000 daily users and replace 23,000 desktop computers in 2,500 classrooms at 68 learning sites around the world. Achieved significant IA improvements and reduced operational costs by 25%.Program Director for the effort that mapped and documented all NETC IT/IA business practices. Modified and combined existing technology and process to implement the automated collection of workload metrics, developed the first validated Navy IT Manpower Model, improved processes and reduced operating costs by 15%.Member of The MPTE Enterprise Risk Management Board responsible for the implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERM)

Iraq

CNO selected as CO Navy Provisional Detainee Battalion forward deployed to Taji, Iraq. CEO with direct authority and oversight of 466 Sailors, Soldiers and 1500+ Iraqi Corrections Officers (ICO) providing all aspects of security, facility management, logistics, convoys through hostile countryside, defense forces and operating a Theater Interment Facility Reconciliation Center (TIFRC) holding over 4,000 violent insurgent detainees at a forward operating base (FOB) in Central Iraq. Assigned to effect the turnover of the mission to the Gov. of Iraq. Largest Navy command on the ground in Iraq. Developed and implemented an Information Operations (PR) campaign to reassure the both the ICOs and detainees about the turnover. (Sunni vs Shia apprehension) Plan was effective and supported USF-I theater IO campaign; USF-I J3 approved, presented it to DCG DO and briefed to USF-I. Successfully executed the turnover of 4000 detainees to our Iraqi friends, something never before done in the history of warfare.

Greater New Orleans Area And Gulf Coast

CEO and COO, directly supervising and mentoring 8 Department Heads and Program Managers consisting of Junior Officer, Senior Enlisted, midgrade civilians in the accomplishment of their assigned responsibilities. Directly and fully responsible for production, training, equipping, qualifications and management of 225 junior military field recruiters spanning 98,000 square miles (La., Ms., Al. and Fl. Panhandle), 49 recruiting stations, 155 Government Owned Vehicles. Recruited Active and Reserve, Officer and Enlisted candidates. Arrived in NOLA 6 months after Hurricane Katrina and reestablished Navy Recruiting in the Gulf region. Took an historically failing command and turned it into an extremely successful command (#3 of 26 in the country, despite being the smallest NRD). Best production in history of command (despite Katrina aftermath) highest NRD sailor retention and advancement rates in country. $6.5 m operating budget, $650K advertising budget (mail outs, fliers, radio, TV, billboard, contracts with NBA Hornets and USN Mardi Gras float) highest contract to advertising dollar ratio in country.

Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Computer Network Attack and Defense Branch Chief under JCS J-3 DDGO IO. Staff advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in all aspects of computer network operations. Lead 2 Contractors, a senior Army and Navy Officers. Extensive DOD and national Cyber Policy experience. I have worked in the interagency and the international arenas. White House, NCTC, NSA, State Dep., CIA, FBI, JTF-GNO, OSD(I), JS, DOD (JAG, all branches and CENTCOM, SOCOM, STRATCOM, and PACOM); British MI. Experience in policy, planning and execution of cyber operations. Worked in the Service Component, Joint and Coalition Arenas in all aspects of Cyber and IO operations. Sat on the committees to establish DOD IO road map and Navy IO professional career path.

Department head responsible for all aspects of squadron operations: managed $6.5M operations budget, ensured all aircrew training met, managed resources to meet unprecedented combat operational demands, Squadron awarded "Battle 'E'" for operational excellence.

Nas Whidbey Island

Weapons systems curriculum phase head: directly responsible for EA6-B crew syllabus, fundamental through advanced, capabilities, operation and employment of the electronic attack weapons systems aboard the aircraft. Developed and executed innovative management and syllabus changes due to severe shortages of aircraft and instructors, caused by Operation ALLIED FORCE that achieved full production and ensured focus and quality. Qualified; weapons system instructor, flight instructor, carrier operations flight instructor. Weapons detachment El Centro, Ca. Officer In Charge, this three week detachment achieved more syllabus events with fewer sorties and put the squadron back on the phased yearly production goal.

Oak Harbor Wa

Naval Flight Officer, Logistics Department Head, Avionics/Armament Division Officer, Public Affairs Officer, Automatic Data Processing Officer.

Nas Whidbey Island, Wa./Naf Atsugi, Jappan

VA-304, VA-52 (Branch Officer/DivO), VA-128 (Flight Inst., NVD Flight Inst.), VA-115 (DivO)

Master Of Science (Ms), Information Systems And Information Operation

Also attended from 2003 - 2004 MS in Information Systems and Operations (IO systems and execution) from NPS. The curriculum included.

Education record

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics, 3.34

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi, Navy ROTCCertificate of Management Studies