SUMMARY:

• Detail - oriented and multi-tasking senior-level IT Project Manager and Security Analyst with 20 years of Information Technology (IT), and business management experience in both the public and private sectors with key emphasis in information security and auditing, IT policy development, business analysis, management of enterprise software information security and software development projects, infrastructure design and management, project planning and design, and program management. Specializes in; Information Security projects, business and functional requirements analysis, notational architecture design principles and software development, risk management, security access controls, credential management, identity management, secure data exchange protocols, health information exchange, PII/PIV, PCI-DSS, privacy and governance controls.
• Assist federal, state and local government and commercial clients in the development and implementation of secure information systems policies, standards, procedures and guidelines at an enterprise level. Oversees the recommendations for corrective action, secure network requirements and design, kept abreast of latest vulnerabilities and patches, State and Federal legislation, regulations and directives pertaining to government systems security and privacy regulation, including PCI-DSS, SOX and GLBA. Manage the investigation, testing and reporting activities of information assurance and and accreditation projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

IT Security Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Ensure Information Security related project outcomes meet client business, functional, technical, and quality requirements by following internal PMO, PMBOK and ITIL guidelines.
• Successfully managed a >$2M/yr. Information Security project portfolio within 10% of monthly outlooks and overall budget that included: Oracle OIM/OAM Identity Management Suite Implementation, Symantec Data Loss Prevention deployment, Network Access Control and Segmentation Forescout implementation, CheckPoint Firewall Refresh project, Guidance Encase Global Digital Forensics and e-Discovery implementation and integration, Symantec Enterprise Protection Suite Upgrade and Server Refresh, Serengeti-SAP Legal Billing Integration, Security Risk Network Monitoring (RedSeal) implementation, Plant Security CCURE 9000 ID Badge implementation, Oracle Identity Management Enhancements project, Symantec Advanced Threat Protection implementation.
• Responsible for developing project business cases, resource planning and budgets for financial and senior leadership team capital and opex review.
• Charged with facilitating and/or conducting solution discovery research and analysis for proposed initiatives.
• Developed and presented project solution briefs for Sr. leadership approval at project review board meetings.
• Coordinated project resource needs with other IS and business departments.
• Responsible for development of project resource plans, budgets and project plans using Primavera ProSight, MS Project, EPM Live (PPM), EPK and Excel worksheets.
• Responsible for development of Requests for Proposal, Request for Quote, Statements of Work and vendor contract review and input.
• Responsible for management and oversight of security-related projects, assignment of resource tasking, collection and archiving of project artifacts and documentation through each phase of the Hershey project life cycle based on PMBOK and ITIL.
• Developed monthly, quarterly and yearly spend forecasts.
• Conducted weekly and monthly project status meetings and reporting at all organizational levels.
• Developed and facilitated Management Board Review and Steering Committee updates and decision-making sessions for Senior Leadership teams.
• Coordinated and monitored QA Testing activities, using HP Quality Center, organized user and Organizational Change Management tasks with responsible IS organizations.
• Coordinated project close-out and conducted lessons learned sessions.
• Ensured timely closure of projects, proper disposition of assets to meet predicted depreciation schedules.

Confidential

JNET Agreement Manager

Responsibilities:

• Assists Commonwealth of PA clients to accomplish mission and project goals.
• Ensure project outcomes meet client business, functional, technical, and quality requirements.
• Oversaw 14 Developers and Application Support Specialists including 2 agents operating a 24/7/365 Help Desk.
• Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for the complete life-cycle of client IT projects including; initiation, planning, design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance.
• Prepare project charters and scope statements, develop project work plans and schedules based on scope, resources, budget and time constraints.
• Provide contract administrative support, contract problem resolution, change management and contract resource staffing.
• Responsible for the review and approval of project deliverables and change requests and monitor risk and project performance and develop corrective action plans.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and performance monitoring of DTC employees and subcontractors at OA/OIT JNET.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of contract deliverables while adhering to budgetary constraints.
• Provide clients with weekly, bi-weekly and monthly project status, financials and performance reports.
• Conduct project status, lessons-learned and project close-out meetings.
• Facilitate the evaluation and improvement program policy, process and procedures.
• Maintain business, functional and technical documentation libraries.
• Assist clients in the development of standard operating procedures and operations manuals.

Confidential

Senior Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered and interpreted the security governance and compliance with law enforcement and criminal justice statutes, laws and regulations.
• Developed and wrote Identity Management guidelines and protocols, PKI Policy and Practice Statement, Security Policy and supplemental IT policies for the PA Justice Network (JNET).

Confidential

IT Manager (F/T and as subcontractor)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for architecture design specifications and development of key components and features of core business enabling products and services.
• Prepared and presented technical proposals for clients.
• Conducted research on current and emerging technologies, standards, government regulations and issues in support of development efforts.
• Conducted an on-site analysis and developed a PMO assessment with guidelines and recommendations for process improvement in support of a national vendor/developer of electronic fish and game licensing applications.
• Designed strategic plans for development practices to support future projects.
• Developed work-flow charts and diagrams to ensure development team compliance with client deadlines.
• Wrote requirements and business rules for credential and licensing process which succeeded in development of a prototype application product for future marketing.
• Supervised and provided project direction to four technical direct reports regarding software product development activities for PA Game Commission and PA Department of Public Welfare.
• Assigned tasks to associates, assisted in staffing projects, tracked progress and updated managers, partners and clients.
• Managed team of four direct reports responsible for on-going product optimization For Department of Public Welfare in Massachusetts.
• Evaluated emerging technologies and reported findings to project teams and management.
• Developed and managed project plans while providing status updates to management and clients.
• Performed effort estimation for development of technical projects.
• Performed information security assessments and penetration testing for clients on a subcontract basis.
• Conducted network and application security assessment and remediation projects for the Community Action Commission, PA Department of Health and PA State Employees Retirement Confidential .
• Developed, implemented and maintain three Internet websites with component applications on Linux hosted platforms.
• Developed a 5-year IT Strategic Plan for Silver Springs Township, Pennsylvania.
• Developed, managed and executed Business Process Re-engineering of the PA Department of Health’s Office of Public Health Preparedness, Strategic National Stockpile program.
• Conducted an IT Security and HIPAA compliance Security Review for the Pennsylvania Community Action Commission.
• Served as Lead Security Consultant (P/T) on the IV&V team led by Maximus for the PA Department of Labor and Industry’s, web-based, Unemployment Compensation Management Confidential (UCMS), reviewed, analyzed, evaluated and reported on project deliverable compliance with industry standards, the contractor proposal and project goals and objectives of the Commonwealth solicitation.
• Planned, developed and executed a detailed mission critical application and network vulnerability and security assessments (FY ) to the PA Department of Health, in accordance with PHIN V2 and NIST Guidelines.

Confidential

Program/Division Manager

Responsibilities:

• In a PMO capacity, managed a team of 42 information technology professionals and 2 project managers working on 200+ CoPA agency software development, network design/implementation and telecommunications projects.
• Implemented division policies, processes, technical procedures and standards for preserving the integrity and corporate data, reports and access.
• Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of the Information Security business unit.
• Planned and executed network and application security assessment and remediation projects for Commonwealth of PA agencies including OA/OIT, Department of Health.
• Planned, executed and monitored software development and network engineering projects for Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Department of Community and Economic Development, Department of Aging, Department of State, PA Department of Health, PEMA, Pennsylvania DOT, Pennsylvania State Police, PA Human Relations Commission, Department of Labor and Industry and the PA Turnpike Commission.
• Streamlined project reporting requirements and project specifications to disseminate across multiple business lines and IT support teams.
• Directed strategic initiatives to achieve expected revenue growth by expansion into other state government markets, such as Massachusetts, New York, Virginia and Maryland.
• Provided daily managerial support to ensure administrative and technical staff had the necessary tools to perform tasks efficiently.
• Served as Project Manager on high visibility, high dollar, and high risk Commonwealth of PA projects.
• Served on a federal agency task force supporting research into secure identity management solutions.
• Supported corporate efforts in due diligence during two acquisitions, by Anteon and General Dynamics.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as mentor to CoPA task leaders and project team members.
• Designed strategic plans for software development practices to support future projects.
• Developed work-flows, Gantt charts and network diagrams to ensure team compliance with client deadlines.
• Developed and managed project plans while providing status updates to CoPA clients and upper management.
• Prepared and presented technical proposals and statements of work for state and federal government clients.
• Managed development and implementation efforts of complex enterprise Internet and Intranet applications on Microsoft and Novell platforms.
• Coordinated with systems partners and stakeholders to finalize designs and confirm functional and technical requirements and designs.
• Conducted research on current and emerging technologies and issues in support of web application development efforts.
• Supervised and provided direction for technical direct reports regarding network and software development activities.
• Actively worked with technical architects and team members during inception and elaboration phases to develop general application architecture and best practices for separation of presentation and business logic.
• Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new functional designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical objects.
• Hired as a Network Engineer and promoted to Task Manager within 6 months.
• Worked with clients to analyze and design telecommunication, computing and network needs, and implemented appropriate solutions within each organization's budget.
• Organized and created schedules for network design teams, supervising the progress of design projects from initiation to closeout.
• Efficiently managed and coordinated at least six nationwide telecommunications survey and design projects at a time, from project initiation through project closeout.
• Consistently met deadlines and requirements for all task orders and projects.
• Wrote technical proposals and verified project cost estimates and resource needs.
• Developed work-flows, Gantt charts and network diagrams to ensure team compliance with client deadlines.
• Developed and managed project plans while providing status updates to CoPA and federal clients and management.
• Performed effort estimation for development of technical projects.
• Prepared technical architecture proposals for enterprise Confidential enhancements and integration of existing third party software systems.

Confidential

Computer and Network Technician

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included resolution of 7 to 12 complex wide support and hardware service calls per day within 4-8 hours of receipt.
• Accumulated working knowledge and experience in Banyan VINES, Novell and IBM mainframes, as well as, Token Ring and SNA networking environments.
• Network client experience included OS/2, Windows 3.11 and Windows 95.
• Responsible for repair and upgrade of all models of IBM PCs, terminals and printers as well as other manufacturers including ITT, Compaq, HP, Epson and Xerox.
• Performed on-site and in-house maintenance and repair of IBM compatible and MacIntosh desktops, portables, printers and peripherals.
• Executed a LAN relocation for Farmer's Bank of Frederick, Maryland.
• Authored World Wide Web pages in HTML, maintained Internet presence and related applications in a Windows NT environment.
• Played a primary role in the implementation, development and integration of ComputerLand's first in-house WWW server and related Web pages.
• Achieved superior customer satisfaction ratings for on-site service and user, as reflected through comment cards returned by customers.
• Certified as a CompTIA A+ Service Technician, Certified in HP LaserJet Basic Printer Repair, and Certified in Epson Basic and Advanced Printer Repair within 30 days of hire.