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Executive summary

Highly motivated and accomplished information technology manager with demonstrated career success developing and executing operational strategies to promote organizational growth and optimal utilization of emerging technologies. Extensive experience leading operations for Technology, Business Development and Application Development within diverse range of industries and for government entities with full P&L responsibility.

  • Executive Leadership & Communication
  • IT Strategy Development
  • Project & Program Management
  • Budget & Cost Control
  • Organizational & Staff Development
  • Business Development
  • Technology Architecture and Integration
  • Strategic Analysis & Consulting
  • Leading-edge Software Development
  • Information Assurance & Security

Personable, tactful and diplomatic with personnel at all organizational levels. Decisive leader of operational initiatives of organizations of varying size and scope. Results-oriented professional, recognized for taking on major initiatives, adapting rapidly to changing environments and resolving mission critical issues to ensure bottom line success.

Work History

Dynamic Animation Systems, Inc.
Operations and Support Manager
As the operations and support manager for a US Army RDECOM program, I am responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction through customer relationship management. Additionally, I lead an information services functional area providing enterprise-class web-based software development services, and support to program personnel as well as customers. The industry served is the DoD Modeling and Simulation community.

UCF Instute for Simulation and Training
Associate; Principal Investigator/PM
As a PI/PM for the UCF Institute for Simulation and Training, I was responsible for business development, program management, financial management, and personnel; actions for a small Army program in the area of Game Based Simulation and Training. I was successful in building a multi-million dollar program from a $30k award. This program continues to be successful as the RDECOM-STTC Prototype Integration Facility (PIF).

Prior to my work as a PM, I was focused on S&T Research. My research included high-performance computing, robotic control systems, ultra-wideband position location and tracking, and modeling and simulation software development.

LVM Technologies, Inc.
President/CEO (Founder)
Founded and operated a small IT consulting firm. I provided technical services to a small clientele for approximate two years. I ended up dissolving the company to pursue other research and educational opportunities.

Education

DBA, Applied Computer Science Specialization (Matriculating)
Northcentral University

MBA, Information Services Management Concentration
Troy State University

BS, Applied Computer Science
Troy State University

Publications

  • Avatar, A Simulation and Visualization Tool for the Linux Environment, G.A. Schiavone, J. Gu, D. Reed, J. Tracy, L. Mangold, University of Central Florida
  • Beowulf Supercomputing for Mobile Applications, G.A. Schiavone J. Tracy, L. Mangold, J. Secretan University of Central Florida, I/ITSEC 2003 Proceedings
  • T. Pham,R. Palaniappan,A. Wheeler, M. Ramamurthy, K. McCoig, L. Mangold, J. Tracy, “Indoor location and tracking system using Cognitive packet network protocol”,IMAGE 2005 Conference, Arizona. 
  • Thao Pham, R. Palaniappan, L. Mangold, J. Tracy, A. Wheeler, “Development of Low cost mobile platforms for indoor tracking, navigation and geo-location”, ITEA Conference 2005, New Mexico.

Certifications and Affiliations

  • GIAC Security Leadership Certification
  • Certified up to Information Assurance Manager III (Army)
  • Member, Project Management Institute
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