Provide centralized planning, direction and control required to meet the cost, schedule and performance goals of all company operations.Business DevelopmentProgram ManagementFounded in 2003, Cantada is a veteran owned engineering firm specializing in cyber-security, embedded systems, and satellite communications. We enable our customers to secure critical systems, design cutting-edge hardware, build and maintain challenging and complex software systems, and perform vulnerability analysis of mission systems. The company is headquartered in Fort Meade, Maryland, and serves government and commercial clients across the United States and OCONUS.

Program Manager, various programs including ATLAS (prime) and AXISS (sub) IC Agency Information Assurance Directorate IATS Technical Task ManagerCyber development, TEMPEST evaluations, VC supportCapture, Proposals, Strategy

Program Manager for ATLAS and AXISS ProgramsVarious roles including Capture Manager and Program Manager. Business Development and pursuit tracking, strategy and proposal development.

Program Manager for ATLAS, Capture Manager and BD for various pursuits. Opportunity tracking, contract and corporate strategy, teambuilding, leadership mentoring, proposals. Prepared and presented Division-level briefings on opportunities and pursuit status.

Site CSSR for two contracts at a field site in Europe. TTO Lead for Field IT Support at multiple PCS and TDY sites in Europe and the Middle East. Managed IT resources in England, Germany and Iraq. BOS/COMMS Stand-up and transition. Various projects, capture, RFI and proposal efforts.

Fort Meade: Stood up and managed the Level-II Desk for Eagle Alliance. Identified and coordinated EA process changes resulting in better coordination, customer service and baseline event management. Field Site: Managed up to 24 Infrastructure and Mission System SAs. System and Enterprise level hardware, software and OS integrations, upgrades and oversight in a 24X7 mission environment.

Digital Systems Analyst Programmer, Software Engineer, and Mission and Infrastructure System Administrator Lead. Senior Systems Manager for site mission systems.

Senior Systems Manager for site mission systems, primarily VMS and Digital Unix mainframe VAX and Alpha systems and clusters. Maintained, planned and performed system hardware, OS, network and application upgrades and system integrations.

Supervised the 24X7 Computer Operations Center. Planned and developed policies and procedures for daily operations.

Provided Field Engineering Services for IC field sites. Provided DEC HW and diagnostics training. Identified, resolved and briefed system anomalies covering a wide range of systems and missions.

Electronic Systems O&M