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Thomas Bojito
Supervisory IT Specialist (Information Security) at DHS
Edgewood Terrace, DC, United States
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Experience:
2011 : Present
US Department of Homeland Security
Supervisory IT Specialist (Information Security)
J6 Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Planning, and System Engineering – White House Communications Agency
Provide leadership in dual roles of Chief Enterprise Architect and a Senior Systems Engineer. Possess extensive program planning, organization, implementation, and proposal experience; expertise in management, acquisition, systems engineering, cost benefit analysis, and verification and testing of large national essential communications systems; the requisite technical, cost, and programmatic expertise; and an understanding of the current thinking on best practices for acquisition of large communications systems.
Established a System Engineering Life-Cycle Process for the White House Communications Agency using the DoD 5000 as the foundation.
Constructed a Work Breakdown Structure and workflows in support of the White House Communications Agency System Engineering Life-Cycle Process.
Conducted enterprise cross-cutting studies and recommendations on complex communication issues or problems impacting major programs; such as Cypto Modernization, mobile command and control, limousine, power and commercial services.
Lead Engineer for the Integrated Monitoring Network System integrating multi-classification networks to display a holistic enterprise view to the WHCA Operation Center, to support Continuity of Operations, and Enduring Constitutional Government missions.
Lead Engineer to develop and validate system requirements for the Land Mobile Communications (LMC) Secure Voice, and Video Teleconference programs for the White House Communications Agency to ensure Presidential Community of Interest interoperability.
2008 : 2011
J6 Enterprise Architecture
MITRE System Engineer, Lead (Deputy Site Lead)
J6 Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Planning, and System Engineering – White House Communications Agency
Principle Enterprise Architect and Project Manager - establish and manage organizational operations, management processes and methods; oversees assigned Enterprise Architects and others in developing and implementing DoD Architecture Framework compliant architecture products. Documents the “As-Is,” “To-Be,” and “Transition” operations, systems, and technology of the White House Communications Agency; performs analysis of capabilities and systems. Delivered integrated enterprise solutions to the Agency; interacts directly with Agency’s Leadership, process owners, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to determine Enterprise Architecture needs and the purpose of the Enterprise Architecture.
Strong leadership ability and results oriented. Systems Manager with over twenty years experience and notable success defining customer requirements and implementing technical and managerial solutions in direct support of business objectives. Demonstrated the ability to transform theories, frameworks, and methodologies into actionable artifacts that stakeholders, decision makers, engineers, subject matter experts, technicians, and users understand and use. Researched, understand, documented, analyzed, and assisted DoD and Federal customers.
Trained and guided the architecture team to a user-centric development framework that provided operational maturity, productivity, capability, and adaptability to the client and their external customers.
Advocated that the Enterprise Architecture team work with project managers, system engineers, and subject matter experts to capture of user requirements and provide traceability to system specifications. Traceability of requirements supported the agency’s capital planning and investment control reporting requirements.
2006 : 2008
Lattice Incorporated
Principal Enterprise Architect and Project Manager
The maintenance and operations department is responsible for the development, integration, testing, deployment, operations and maintenance of all deployable data and communications equipment used by the President of the United States and support elements. Manage, plan, and execute all travel electronic maintenance activities to include contract support, totaling ≈ $30M annually.
Supervised 33 military personnel and 19 contractors through the 2004 Presidential Campaign with 100 percent success rate. Performed COR responsibilities for 3 contracts and authored 2 Requests for Proposals (RFP). Executed source selection for maintenance contracts for 4 contracts involving telecommunications support for the President of the United States, Vice president, Senor Staff, White House Military Office, United States Secret Service, and various other organizations.
Executed a White House Communications Agency program that upgraded all portable and mobile radio through the maintenance system within time, cost. The success of the program had a 99.999 percent compliance on the day the agency and the United States Secret Service flipped the switch from DES to AES. Users of the portable and mobile radios felt no operational impact during the switch over.
Designed, instituted, and managed the first standardized preventative and corrective maintenance system for 21 maintenance sections, saved the organization approximately $400K in annual operating cost.
Handpicked by the White House Communications Agency Operations Section, to create the initial design, develop a plan for development, installation, testing, and deploying all executive communications on the Presidential Armored Campaign bus used in 2004.
Created, developed, and maintained a web portal that centralized all maintenance documentation and procedures
2001 : 2006
White House Communications Agency
Maintenance Operations Chief
USS Typhoon (PC-5)
Assigned and entrusted by the Naval Special Warfare Group Two command with the development, training, and execution of a Special Operations capability for the USS Typhoon PC-5. Develop, trained, outfitted, and executed a capability that was used to execute special operations with organic crewmembers, United States Special Operations operators, and foreign Special Forces operators. The training included, small boat operations and maintenance, maritime navigation, communications, weapons, combat medic, and special operations techniques to name a few.
Successfully led and trained a 12-member team to conduct Special Operations in the Mediterranean and Africa.
Planned, prioritized, and conducted numerous Naval Special Operations throughout the Mediterranean and Western Africa.
Responsible for an annual budget of $25K to support a 12-man ship boarding team to conduct Special Operations.
Led and trained foreign Special Forces units in several Joint Training Field Exercises in 14 Mediterranean and eight African countries.
Trained and executed semi and non-compliant ship boarding in support of United Nations Security Council 1051 in the Mediterranean area of operations.
1998 : 2001
USS Typhoon
Special Warfare Liaison Officer
US Department of Homeland Security
Supervisory IT Specialist (Information Security)
J6 Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Planning, and System Engineering – White House Communications Agency
Provide leadership in dual roles of Chief Enterprise Architect and a Senior Systems Engineer. Possess extensive program planning, organization, implementation, and proposal experience; expertise in management, acquisition, systems engineering, cost benefit analysis, and verification and testing of large national essential communications systems; the requisite technical, cost, and programmatic expertise; and an understanding of the current thinking on best practices for acquisition of large communications systems.
Established a System Engineering Life-Cycle Process for the White House Communications Agency using the DoD 5000 as the foundation.
Constructed a Work Breakdown Structure and workflows in support of the White House Communications Agency System Engineering Life-Cycle Process.
Conducted enterprise cross-cutting studies and recommendations on complex communication issues or problems impacting major programs; such as Cypto Modernization, mobile command and control, limousine, power and commercial services.
Lead Engineer for the Integrated Monitoring Network System integrating multi-classification networks to display a holistic enterprise view to the WHCA Operation Center, to support Continuity of Operations, and Enduring Constitutional Government missions.
Lead Engineer to develop and validate system requirements for the Land Mobile Communications (LMC) Secure Voice, and Video Teleconference programs for the White House Communications Agency to ensure Presidential Community of Interest interoperability.
2008 : 2011
J6 Enterprise Architecture
MITRE System Engineer, Lead (Deputy Site Lead)
J6 Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Planning, and System Engineering – White House Communications Agency
Principle Enterprise Architect and Project Manager - establish and manage organizational operations, management processes and methods; oversees assigned Enterprise Architects and others in developing and implementing DoD Architecture Framework compliant architecture products. Documents the “As-Is,” “To-Be,” and “Transition” operations, systems, and technology of the White House Communications Agency; performs analysis of capabilities and systems. Delivered integrated enterprise solutions to the Agency; interacts directly with Agency’s Leadership, process owners, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to determine Enterprise Architecture needs and the purpose of the Enterprise Architecture.
Strong leadership ability and results oriented. Systems Manager with over twenty years experience and notable success defining customer requirements and implementing technical and managerial solutions in direct support of business objectives. Demonstrated the ability to transform theories, frameworks, and methodologies into actionable artifacts that stakeholders, decision makers, engineers, subject matter experts, technicians, and users understand and use. Researched, understand, documented, analyzed, and assisted DoD and Federal customers.
Trained and guided the architecture team to a user-centric development framework that provided operational maturity, productivity, capability, and adaptability to the client and their external customers.
Advocated that the Enterprise Architecture team work with project managers, system engineers, and subject matter experts to capture of user requirements and provide traceability to system specifications. Traceability of requirements supported the agency’s capital planning and investment control reporting requirements.
2006 : 2008
Lattice Incorporated
Principal Enterprise Architect and Project Manager
The maintenance and operations department is responsible for the development, integration, testing, deployment, operations and maintenance of all deployable data and communications equipment used by the President of the United States and support elements. Manage, plan, and execute all travel electronic maintenance activities to include contract support, totaling ≈ $30M annually.
Supervised 33 military personnel and 19 contractors through the 2004 Presidential Campaign with 100 percent success rate. Performed COR responsibilities for 3 contracts and authored 2 Requests for Proposals (RFP). Executed source selection for maintenance contracts for 4 contracts involving telecommunications support for the President of the United States, Vice president, Senor Staff, White House Military Office, United States Secret Service, and various other organizations.
Executed a White House Communications Agency program that upgraded all portable and mobile radio through the maintenance system within time, cost. The success of the program had a 99.999 percent compliance on the day the agency and the United States Secret Service flipped the switch from DES to AES. Users of the portable and mobile radios felt no operational impact during the switch over.
Designed, instituted, and managed the first standardized preventative and corrective maintenance system for 21 maintenance sections, saved the organization approximately $400K in annual operating cost.
Handpicked by the White House Communications Agency Operations Section, to create the initial design, develop a plan for development, installation, testing, and deploying all executive communications on the Presidential Armored Campaign bus used in 2004.
Created, developed, and maintained a web portal that centralized all maintenance documentation and procedures
2001 : 2006
White House Communications Agency
Maintenance Operations Chief
USS Typhoon (PC-5)
Assigned and entrusted by the Naval Special Warfare Group Two command with the development, training, and execution of a Special Operations capability for the USS Typhoon PC-5. Develop, trained, outfitted, and executed a capability that was used to execute special operations with organic crewmembers, United States Special Operations operators, and foreign Special Forces operators. The training included, small boat operations and maintenance, maritime navigation, communications, weapons, combat medic, and special operations techniques to name a few.
Successfully led and trained a 12-member team to conduct Special Operations in the Mediterranean and Africa.
Planned, prioritized, and conducted numerous Naval Special Operations throughout the Mediterranean and Western Africa.
Responsible for an annual budget of $25K to support a 12-man ship boarding team to conduct Special Operations.
Led and trained foreign Special Forces units in several Joint Training Field Exercises in 14 Mediterranean and eight African countries.
Trained and executed semi and non-compliant ship boarding in support of United Nations Security Council 1051 in the Mediterranean area of operations.
1998 : 2001
USS Typhoon
Special Warfare Liaison Officer
Company:
US Department of Homeland Security
About
I am professional, proactive, user-centric, and a results-oriented leader, with a solid record of successful mission outcomes. Possess a strong record of accomplishments using focused technical teams and mobile collaboration techniques to overcome business and technical boundaries. I have a deep and broad understanding of advanced Radio Frequency (RF), Broadband and Internet Protocol (IP) technologies in fixed and mobile environments. Employ “best practices” to ensure optimal outcomes for critical systems and services. Deliver the highest quality products and services to organizations using expert judgment and best practices. Routinely communicate with high-profile government officials, staff, senior technical leaders and subject matter experts.
Specialties: Federal and DoD Architecture Framework
Continuity of Operations
Capital Planning Investment Control
Federal Segment Architecture Methodology
Secure and Non-Secure Communications
System Development Life Cycle Management
Program/Project Management
Investment Review Support
Maintenance Operations
Requirements Development
Strategic Planning and Development
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