University of Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas

U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

Top Secret Clearance  -  Program Manager

Pismo Beach, California

GC Associates

PACAF Program Manager

Program Manager, 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron (ACOMS), Information Technology Support; Vandenberg AFB, CA; Sep 2017 - PresentProvide Program Management, leadership, and vision for staff augmentation of ~5 FTE level of effort supporting 614 ACOMS' day-to-day operations supporting the command and control center for the Nation’s Space Mission  o  System Administration    o  Audio/Video Systems Support   o  Video Teleconferencing (VTC) Support – Operate VTCs for the 14th Air Force Commander and staff      - 6 JWICS VTC rooms, 3 UNCLAS/SECRET VTC Suites o Network Engineering Program Manager, 30th Space Communications Squadron (SCS), Land Mobile Radio Support; Vandenberg AFB, CA; Oct 2015 – Present  Provide Program Management, leadership, and vision for staff augmentation of 2 FTE level of effort performing diagnostics, troubleshooting, repairs, installation and removal of conventional Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems and components and P25 Smartzone Trunking subscriber equipment.Senior Projects Manager; July 2015 – PresentManage $10M+ portfolio of multiple Government ((DoD/VA) projects across the country in a variety of areas:  o	Data Center  o	Enterprise Mobility  o	Next Generation Networking  o	Cloud Computing  o	Cyber Security  o	Collaboration/Unified Communications (VoIP, VoSIP, VTC, EoIP)Leverages strong technology, engineering expertise, product knowledge, and business resources through a flexible, collaborative engagement model to design and build solutions that are precisely on-target with each customer mission and budgetProvides direction and oversight to native Iron Bow engineers and technicians as well as multiple partner organizationsProject financial management including forecasting, invoicing, and receiving

Iron Bow Technologies

Program Manager and Senior Project Manager

Lt Col, California Air National Guard [on military leave from Eagle Ray, Inc.]SCOPE: renovate 4-story facility of over 180,000 square feet to support ~1,000 people with ~5,000 drops  Creation of a new, green field, data center containing approximately 146+ racksConsolidation and migration of 6 existing data centers/server rooms into the new data centerCreation of a newly designed Joint Space Operations CenterLeads and coordinates Information Technology (IT) planning and implementation on an enterprise-wide levelCollaborative leader of the IT Integrated Development Team (IDT) Program Manager of 6 major projects comprising the Data Center design, build-out, and migrationInfrastructure  - Inside Plant, Outside Plant (OSP), and CablingIT Data Network Voice Audio-VisualSerial Communication SystemsDefense Red Swith Network (DRSN)BUDGET: >$120M Total; ~$24M Comm/ITSCHEDULE: 4-year project. Data Center design ~Aug 2015.  Build-out & migration ~ Apr 2018

Joint Space Operations Center

Program Manager, Data Center Design, Build-out, and Migration

Senior Project Manager and Subject Matter Expert, Process Improvement; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Chief Information Officer (CIO); Office of Cyber Security (CIO-4); Reston, VA						 • Apply business process reengineering methodologies to create Standard Operating Procedures for the CIO in the Cyber Acquisitions business area• Manage the acquisition of Cyber technologies in support of DIA• Develop, implement, and refine the CFO Operating Model• Support efforts to develop, mature, and continuously improve CFO processes• Support and lead effort to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)Support Agreement Program Manager; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) European Region; Stuttgart, Germany 		• Develop customer agreements that directly support highly visible warfighter initiatives on the Top Secret-level Information Technology Infrastructure including hardware, software, and services• Provide enterprise-level agreements to enable IT resource and capacity management and facilitate cost reimbursement • Directly supports the European Command and Africa Command Intelligence Community

Eagle Ray, Inc.

Senior Project Manager; Subject Matter Expert; Program Manager, Support Agreements

On active duty orders from the California Air National Guard - by-name request•  Created the Space-Cyberspace Operations Coordination and Integration program from inception and led the effort to define the vision and strategy•  Authored first-ever charter to create the 14 AF/A3 & 24 AF/A3 Space-Cyberspace Operations Coordination Board [SCOCB]•  Facilitated and led the first-ever SCOCB meetings between the Space and Cyberspace Communities within Air Force Space Command  o Air Force Space Command Commander approved a Legion of Merit award for 14 AF/A3 stating “A true pioneer…resulting in his development of the Air Force’s first Space and Cyber Operations Coordination Board.”•  Coordinating with 24 AF to produce measured capability improvement in both domains [Space & Cyberspace]•  Established a first-ever Pre-Launch Mission Assurance Working Group  o Defining roles and responsibilities for Cyberspace efforts to understand pre-launch vulnerabilities within the space launch ranges and create a way-ahead to provide Cyberspace protection for our nation’s launch range systems, thereby assuring access to space•  Led effort to define the Critical Asset List & Defended Asset List of Space assets•  14 AF/A3 lead and representative for the Joint Space Operations Center [JSpOC] Mission System [JMS] program

Air Force Space Command, 14th Air Force HQ

Chief, Space-Cyberspace Integration

On Active Duty Orders by California Air National Guard and on military leave from LinQuest Corpo Promoted to leadership position as Acting Branch Chief due to ability to organize, task, and lead senior personnelo Supervised each of the DIA functional managers in J2 to include Multi-Int, MASINT, HUMINT/CI, GEOINT, Analysis & Production, and BIOMETRICS [SIGINT was vacant]o Managed Branch budget submissions and expenditureso Key member of the Cross Domain ENTerprise All-source User Repository (CENTAUR) Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development, testing, and implementation efforts at EUCOM J2  A standards-based solution to Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) data sharing in Coalition environments  USD(I) adopted CENTAUR as the US solution for cross-domain information sharing with partner nations in NATO and ISAF and funded the effort initially at $13Mo Supervised team responsible for the EUCOM J2 (ECJ2) Priority Requirements Board (PRB) process  Team completed a process improvement project within 25 days after the implementation decision was made with great success!

US Air Force

Acting Branch Chief/Deputy Branch Chief; European Command Directorate of Intelligence (J2)

On Assignment - Space & Missile Systems Center, MILSATCOM Program Office (2008 – 2011)System Engineer• Provided Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) support for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite System deployment to Vandenberg AFB, CA o On-site lead for all activities related to installation of the antenna, hardware, and software• Supervised 6 employees operating the command and control terminal for the AEHF satellite system On Assignment - Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) (2006 – 2008)Program Manager; Configuration Manager • Provided overall systems engineering, hardware & software integration, and requirements management expertise• Created the first-ever configuration management process to document the existing baseline and then incorporate the rapid infusion of new technology and capabilities• Facilitated & led the Requirements Review Board (RRB) & the Configuration Control Board (CCB) • Program Manager for installation of the AOC Weapon System 10.1 baseline and requirements tool process • Program Manager for a contract supporting the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) o Supervised 2 satellite engineers in support of 8 UFO, 2 FLTSAT, and 2 POLAR payloads; employees uploaded commands to the satellite, monitored satellite telemetry and ensured satellite safetyOn Assignment - Space & Missile Systems Center, MILSATCOM Program Office (2005 – 2006)System Engineer• Analyzed and resolved proposed technical changes to multi-billion dollar space programs by coordinating with subject matter experts, stakeholders, and customers throughout the acquisition lifecycle

LinQuest Corp

Systems Engineer; Program Manager; Configuration Manager

- Retired after 28 years commissioned service.  Chief of Communications and Maintenance for 148th Space Operations Squadron managing a military satellite communications system that provides the National Command Authorities, Department of Defense and operational forces with reliable, secure, jam-proof communications

CA Air National Guard

(Retired) Lieutenant Colonel - Chief, Communications and Maintenance 148th Space Operations

- Program Manager for a group of diversified, pre/post sales technologists, solution architects and implementation specialists to deliver custom enterprise information lifecycle management solutions for Department of Defense customers•  Ensured a strong and seamless relationship by providing a single interface to the team: Sales, project managers, customers and delivery personnel as needed•  Provided executive level communication to the customers’ senior management and articulated the benefits to the customer

Program Manager, Technical Solutions

RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY FROM INACTIVE READY RESERVES TO SUPPORT OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM•  Subject matter expert within 14th AF for multiple, high-visibility projects key to space superiority such as the Virtual Mission Operations Center (VMOC) - defining the next-generation network architecture for space.

Chief, Military Satellite Communication (MILSATCOM) Operations, 14 Air Force Headquarters

- Selected from over 500 candidates in a national search to be the first-ever Executive Chief Information Officer• Information systems budget of ~$80M;  212,800 sq ft data center, call center with 7 agents, and state network with 2,138 edge points• Led first-ever Statewide implementation of SAP financial and payroll systems in the US• Directed the formulation and promulgation of policies, standards, specifications, and guidelines for information technology in the state; supporting over 300 agencies, boards, and commissions

State of Arkansas

Executive Chief Information Officer

- Grew the storage architecture and design practice revenue to more than $7M/year•  National Practice Manager/Program Manager for a newly created Storage Delivery Practice providing consulting services for architecture and design, SAN implementation, backup and recovery design, and data migration•  First quarter results exceeded expectations for revenue, profit, quality, consultant utilization, and customer satisfaction; customer satisfaction was rated 6.9 on a 7-point scale

Dell

National Practice Manager, Storage Architecture & Design

- Increased revenue from $40,000 (1Q00) to $1,500,000 (2Q00) for the custom software practice on the West Coast (Northern California to Seattle)•  Helped build the professional services practice from a startup effort with only 2 active engagement managers•  Provided executive-level program management expertise for multiple enterprise storage network solutions

Regional Professional Services Practice Manager, Enterprise Storage Area Networks and Business Conti

- Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a $240M health care company supporting over 7,000 employees in 17 states and caring for over 4,000 clients.  Provided company-wide direction in the areas of policy and planning for information systems and all related functions.  Managed the database, network, and computer operations•  Took charge of the enterprise-wide PeopleSoft General Ledger and Accounts Payable Project which was drastically behind schedule and delivered it ahead of schedule through aggressive project management and personal leadership•  Restored the company’s confidence in IT and contributed to the successful sale of the company to ResCare, Inc., a publicly traded company (<a href="http://www.rescare.com">www.rescare.com</a>)

PeopleServe

Chief Information Officer

- Business Process Reengineering consulting, modeling, simulation, and analysis  o  Applied DoD Architecture Framework principles and Integrated Definition [IDEF] modeling tools to Air Force Logistic Center processes to develop training systems  o  Modeling and analysis consultation and training to defense contractor for Greek Army and Navy information systems development

Knowledge Based Systems Inc

Senior Systems Analyst

- Information Requirements Strategic Planner; Business Process Engineer; Information Systems and Human Resource Manager; Information Systems Training Manager; MIS Director/CIO; ICBM Launch Officer and Alternate Wing Command Post Deputy Launch Officer

Randall Bradford

Randall Bradford