Robert H'Obbes' Zakon Email & Phone Number

North Conway, Nh

Zakon Group LLC is an innovative technology development and management consultancy with services ranging from lean web development and systems integration to enterprise architectures and cybersecurity policy guidance. Highlights:• Technical Lead on US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Continuity Assessment Record & Evaluation (CARE) As-Is assessment and To-Be security systems engineering plan for the national exchange of electronic health records (EHR).• Technical Lead on HHS CMS' Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) Assessment.• Design and deployment of the highest Wi-Fi link in the northeastern US across 8 KM of backcountry in support of a mountaintop, solar-powered weather station and webcam.• Development and integration of mapping/GIS-based systems in support of scientific data visualization.• Design, development, and management of web-based intranets, extranets, and public e-commerce sites, including some receiving millions of daily hits.• Technical Advisor on the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) $2billion ICT21 data center procurement.• Technical Advisor on HHS CMS' 100+ million users enterprise identity management requirements review.

Internet

A bootstrapped startup, OpenConf provides an improved method for handling abstract submission and peer-review. Already used by millions of users worldwide for events in over 100 countries, OpenConf facilitates the management of conferences, workshops, and symposia, yet is flexible enough that it is has also been used for journals, grants, books, and competitions. Available both as a licensed download and as a cloud-based software-as-a-service, OpenConf's clients include associations, universities, publishers, event planners, and the Fortune 50.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Presidential Innovation Fellows program brings the principles, values, and practices of the innovation economy into government by pairing talented, diverse technologists and innovators with top civil-servants and change-makers working at the highest levels of the federal government to tackle some of our nation’s biggest challenges.Selected Activities:• Innovator-in-Residence and Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (FinTech, blockchain, distributed ledgers, digital identity, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, cyber governance)• Product Strategy and Visioning Trainer, Digital Acquisition Accelerator Pilot (agile, procurement)• Mentor, #HackThePayGap• Lecturer, National Defense University (cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data)• Policy Advisor, initiatives on open government, open data, cross-agency innovation, AI, and cybersecurity

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Reston, Virginia

Brought in to jumpstart an e-commerce Internet startup looking to provide remote use of off-the-shelf software over the Internet (during the very early days of cloud computing and SaaS). Developed a $200 prototype and then used it to raise $1M+ from Angels and VCs. Expanded the technical vision to encompass all aspects of software selection, trial, and lease, while providing leadership of the development, production, and information architecture teams.

Mclean, Virginia

Information Systems Security Group - Intelligence Community and Multinational CollaborationHighlights:- Analysis of foreign Internet infrastructures and national wide-area Internet vulnerabilities.- Development of security guidance to the US Intelligence Community on the use of mobile code.- Industry assessment and development of lean/agile prototypes in support of PKI, cross-domain data migration, mobile code, and code signing.- Advisor to the US Intelligence Community XML Study Group and Technical Working Team. - Led the deployment of a multi-national OSINT network for the sharing of open sources among the intelligence components of allies. Brought in to salvage this stalled program with responsibility for both the design and implementation of the network and information infrastructures, and to lead technical discussions with foreign government officials. (OSIS-I)

Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Germany, United Kingdom

Traveled and embedded at MITRE sites on military bases around the world prototyping new capabilities, educating managers and engineers on emerging technologies and facilitating collaboration with their corporate counterparts. South Korea (USFK), Hong Kong, Hawaii (PACOM/USCINCPAC), Japan (USFJ), Germany (EUCOM).Highlights:- Enabled multi-national servicemen collaboration through development of multilingual information infrastructures for use by US forces with their Korean and Japanese counterparts.- Developed a web-based RFI tracking system in support of KeenEdge military exercise.- Technical representative to Unicode Consortium conference.- Enhanced servicemen performance through the use of lean techniques in developing rapid prototypes to greatly reduce time-intensive multi-source data compilation tasks, resulting in savings of several hours daily over prior methods.

Mclean, Virginia

Commands, Technology & Intelligence Integration Group - Emerging TechnologiesHighlights:- Conceptualized and prototyped one of the first corporate intranets.- First integration of a machine translation system with the web.- Led the design of the FLCommunity Intranet, a 3-tier virtual Foreign Language Community network built on Intelink, OSIS, and Internet, providing language learning, processing, and management services and resources. - Technical consultant for UNOJUST, a prototype for sharing information across 13 United Nations Criminal Justice institutes from around the world.

Reston, Virginia

Distributed C4I Systems Group - Advanced TechnologiesHighlights:- Provided human-centered design guidance for enhancing the NASA SpaceLink service user interface.- Integrated non-compatible, multi-platform legacy systems in support of various law enforcement, drug enforcement and DoD efforts.- Developed software providing a fused view of the battlefield through the integration of C2 systems.

Cleveland, Ohio

Led the coordination and development of a cognitive map software application in support of distributed decision making.

Cleveland, Ohio

NCR: researcher, Human-Computer Interface GroupV.A. Hospital of Cleveland: vascular surgery expert system developerScheele Fine Arts: gallery management system developerTechPool Studios: programmerCWRU: forecasting expert system research programmer

Cleveland, Ohio

Managed multiple computer labs, and taught programming courses to both undergraduate and graduate students (as well as some faculty).

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Master Of Science (M.S.), Computer Engineering And Science

Activities and Societies: Weatherhead School of Management Computer Systems Group Consultant and Research Lab Manager

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Psi (President, Alumni Relations), Computer Science Teaching Assistant, Computer Lab Manager.

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Activities and Societies: Assistant Librarian; Alumni Tour Guide; Outing Club, Vice President; Astronomy Club, President

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