| When: | May 21, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
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| Where: | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Click here to get directions » |
| Cost: | Complimentary |
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Elizabeth Vandendriessche at (703) 883-9000 ext. 146 or evandendriessche@meritalk.com
The following government and industry IT leaders joined MeriTalk as the Federal IT on a Budget Forum Advisory Group. This team of thought leaders provided guidance and insight on the Forum's program sessions, speaker line-up, and resources such as the DIY Federal IT Bailout Report and Savings Calculator. Please see our full list of Advisory Group members below.
Former Deputy Administrator, Office of E-Gov and IT, Office of Management and Budget, Forum Co-Chair
Before joining Deloitte Consulting LLP, Tim served as deputy administrator, Office of E-Government (E-Gov) and Information Technology (IT) at the Executive Office of The President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to this, Tim was a Senior Consultant with BearingPoint's Federal Services Consulting Practice and a Consultant with The EOP Group, Inc., a regulatory and political consulting firm. In addition to his consulting experience, Tim worked for the U.S. House of Representatives and The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Tim has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Kogod School of Business at The American University with a concentration in management of global IT. Tim also received a B.A. in Political Science from Georgia Southern University. Tim resides in Washington, DC with his wife, Michele, and their daughter, Reagan.
Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy, Forum Co-Chair
Recognized as a well-respected entity that has led innovative and progressive programs resulting in management efficiencies and integrated solutions, Peter Tseronis is known for his ability to orchestrate strategic change, foster a culture of accountability, and explain technical processes and operations to those that may not maintain a technical perspective. Mr. Tseronis' capacity to build team consensus and coalitions within the public and private sector has produced high-quality results in a continually changing environment.
Mr. Tseronis, as the Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, provides strategic leadership, innovative direction, and expert advice regarding enterprise information technology solutions for U.S. Department of Energy.
During his tenure as the Chief Technology Officer and Director of Network Services for the U.S. Department of Education, Mr. Tseronis' leadership and customer centric approach reduced operational costs, increased organizational flexibility, optimized workforce productivity, and improved organizational communications capabilities. Having assumed a multi-million dollar budget to transform the Department's divergent voice, video, and data communications into an enterprise-level converged solution, Mr. Tseronis achieved tangible results. As a consequence, financial resources were allocated more efficiently with improved outcomes due to the effectiveness of Mr. Tseronis' approach.
Currently, Mr. Tseronis is engaged in key government-wide leadership, including serving as the Chairman of the OMB/CIO Council Federal IPv6 Working Group, a member on the Interagency Management Council for Federal Telecommunications, a board member of the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association, a government advisory panel member of the American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council's Networks and Telecommunications special interest group, and co-vice president of Programs for the Association for Federal Information Resources Management.
Having started his federal career more than 17 years ago as a management analyst at the Pentagon for the U.S. Army, Mr. Tseronis' leadership skills were rapidly recognized as he continued his career in financial systems modernization, procurement system management, security oversight related to program management, and network services administration among many other notable responsibilities.
Mr. Tseronis received his B.A. in Communications from Villanova University and earned his M.S. in Information and Telecommunication Systems from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
Director, Office of Cyber Security Oversight, Department of Energy
Having served the Air Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy, Eric Cole provides expert authoritative advice and guidance on information technology management forums to senior agency officials on managing information technology activities to meet department wide technology requirements including systems analyses, planning, measurement and technology applications.
As Director of Cyber Security Oversight at the Department of Energy Eric is responsible for regulatory compliance reporting, DOE's Program Cyber Security Plan, leading an IV&V team, serving a classified and unclassified Designated Approving Authority representative, acting as Headquarters Security Officer for personnel and physical security and fulfilling Contracting Officer Technical Manager responsibilities for cyber security activities for a $1.1B information technology services contract.
Eric also founded the Dandy-Walker Alliance, Inc. and is an advocate of exploiting technology capability to deliver solutions to individuals living with a disability. He has testified before U.S. Congress and worked with Capitol Hill to introduce and pass legislation building wide bipartisan support to further research and support activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of various brain defects and conditions.
Eric was appointed by President George W. Bush to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities for a two-year term where he serves as Chairman of the Public Awareness Subcommittee and was appointed by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to serve on the Maryland Development Disabilities Council for a five-year term.
Eric's formal education includes a M.S. in Information Assurance and B.A. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland.
Chief Information Officer, General Services Administration
Casey Coleman was named Chief Information Officer for U.S. General Services Administration effective September 2, 2007. As CIO, Ms. Coleman is responsible for aligning technology with GSA strategic business objectives. Her primary focus is leading and implementing the effective and efficient acquisition and management of information technology solutions across GSA. Ms. Coleman is a native Texan and graduated with honors from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in business administration and finance from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Deputy Chief Information Officer, IT Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jerry L. Davis is the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO), IT Security for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Jerry's role is to provide thought leadership and oversee all aspects of Information Security and privacy for the Agency to include the development and implementation of enterprise-wide IT security engineering and architecture, IT security governance and IT security operations capabilities. Jerry's division also generates IT and data security solutions and services to the Agency's Space Operations, Science, Exploration Systems and Aeronautics Research Mission Directorates programs and projects, while defending $1.8 billion in annual IT investments.
Previously, Jerry served as the DCIO for the Department of Education overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Department's enterprise-wide IT infrastructure. During his tenure at the Department, Jerry also served as the Department's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director, Information Assurance (IA). In this role, Jerry's teams proactively defended over $500 million dollars in annual IT investments, which supported the $400 billion dollar grants and loans portfolio.
Jerry was one of the principal thought leaders in the design, implementation and management of the District of Columbia's first city-wide IT Security program and served as the Manager of Wide Area Network (WAN) Security Architecture. Jerry also held positions as a senior security consultant with several Fortune 500 consulting firms, serving clients in the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD) and federal civilian agencies. Jerry held a staff position with the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Directorate of Operations (DO) for several years. Jerry is a combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps and trained as a Counterintelligence Specialist with focus on Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations. He holds a masters degree in network security from a National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Excellence in Information Assurance and a bachelors of science in business with a concentration in IT security. Jerry has done doctoral work in the field of information systems and holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications. Mr. Davis was a top four finalist for the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Region Information Security Executive of the Year and was a nominee for the 2008 North America Information Security Executive of the Year.
Deputy Office Director for GWAC Programs, General Services Administration
Product Marketing Manager, Google Enterprise, Federal
Dan Israel heads up product marketing for Google's dedicated government team. Dan works for Google Enterprise, a division of the company which takes Google's innovative consumer applications and brings them to market for use by organizations. In his product marketing role, Dan's responsibilities include building market awareness, generating new business, and highlighting the successful use of Google technology by hundreds of government customers.
Dan has 15 years of experience working at the intersection of technology and government. Immediately prior to joining Google, Dan worked at Revolution Health Group in Washington, DC. Previously, Dan worked at Oracle and Siebel Systems, heading groups that built software applications for the public sector. In that capacity, he was responsible for the design, software development, testing, and marketing of software applications for Federal, state, and local government.
Dan began his career as a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from U.C. Berkeley and a Bachelors degree in political communication from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two children.
IT Specialist, IT Portfolio Management Division, Department of Interior
Jimmy Jones is an IT specialist for the Department of Interior's Office of the Chief Information Officer, assisting the Bureaus within the Department of Interior to develop sound Exhibit 300s to justify spending money for IT projects.
Jimmy Jones is an IT specialist for the Department of Interior's Office of the Chief Information Officer, assisting the Bureaus within the Department of Interior to develop sound Exhibit 300s to justify spending money for IT projects.
Prior to joining the Department of Interior, Jones served as a Management/Program Analyst in the Federal Department of Education's Office of the Chief Information Officer. Jones' extensive experience in public and private sector organizations includes working for a research firm and an insurance association, as well as serving on a Senate Committee and as a staff member to the Honorable Bob Riley, Congressman for the Third District of Alabama. He completed his graduate degree in 2005 from George Mason University and a CIO Certificate from CIO University.
Senior Project Coordinator, Business Development, Graduate School, Department of Agriculture
Andrew Krzmarzick has spent the last decade generating over $100 million in revenue for organizations through proposal writing, direct sales, fundraising and project management. As a Senior Project Coordinator in Business Development at the Graduate School, USDA, Andrew identifies trends and challenges that are having a significant impact on the Federal workforce. He also engages in direct consultation with clients to help them find the training and consultative solutions that will produce an optimum impact on personnel development. Andrew is working on projects to develop and deliver training content related to the four generations in the workforce and strategies for recruiting and retaining Generation X and Millennials, the use of Web 2.0/social media by government, and the implementation of telework by agencies. He is influencing a global audience through training, speaking and facilitating knowledge exchange at numerous agencies and conferences, including the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) International Conference and the Training Officer's Consortium Institute.
Andrew attained a Master's Certificate in Project Management from Villanova University and earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Iowa State University of Science and Technology and a Master of Arts in Theology from The Catholic University of America. In addition, Andrew is a voracious consumer of blogs, podcasts, YouTube videos, webinars, Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn profiles, Twitter tweets, Google Alerts, RSS feeds and many more Web 2.0 resources that offer opportunities for continuous, just-in-time learning. He shares the most interesting articles and information at his blog: http://generationshift.blogspot.com.
Vice President, eGlobalTech Inc.
Mr. Branko Primetica is a recognized expert in the field of strategic planning and Enterprise Architecture (EA), with a focus on aligning the IT decision-making process to organizational business needs. He helped to start up, and is the Vice President of, eGlobalTech - a strategic services and advisory firm supporting the Federal Government. In this capacity, Mr. Primetica supports several leading Federal EA Programs, teaches EA and Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) at various institutions, and helped to author both the "Practical Guide to Federal Service Oriented Architecture" and the US Government's IPv6 transition guidance. He has also published a performance measurement methodology in the Journal of Enterprise Architecture (JEA).
Prior to eGlobalTech, Mr. Primetica provided business process re-engineering and modernization support to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Department of Defense, and Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Primetica is a recipient of the 2008 Rising Star Award and is a co-lead of the National Defense Transportation Association's Mentoring Program.
Associate Director for Information Policy and Integration, Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
Chief Technology Officer, DLT Solutions
Van Ristau joined DLT Solutions, Inc. in 2006 as the director of business development operations. Now, as the Chief Technology Officer of the company, Ristau is a technology liaison between DLT and its vendor partners and customers. Ristau works with senior technical managers in both government and industry as well as maintains relationships with DLT vendor partner product development managers and government customers at the CIO, Enterprise Architect, and major program manager levels.
He has more than 30 years of experience in public sector software development and Information Technology programs. His experience in the public sector includes senior line and staff positions at ORI, Inc., Atlantic Research Corporation PSG, and CSC, primarily in the fields of systems and software engineering, and international programs. While at ARC he established subsidiaries in Canada and the U.K.
His background also includes work at DARPA, NRL, JHU-APL and extensive experience in defense systems R&D and engineering, including combat systems, missile defense systems, and autonomous underwater vehicles. While at ORI he authored two major annual assessments of R&D for the U.S. Navy. Ristau served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and is Qualified in Submarines.
Director, Open Source Software and Open Integration, Author of the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Open Technology Development Report
John Scott is a technologist with deep expertise in engineered systems and bridging the gap between decision-makers, scientists and engineers to develop policies for acquiring and deploying new technologies in the Department of Defense and US Government. He has focused his career on investigating and developing ideas for how large organizations design, construct and evolve extremely complex systems to meet National Security needs. John is the author of the Defense Department's Open Technology Development (OTD) initiative.
John Scott is a technologist with deep expertise in engineered systems and bridging the gap between decision-makers, scientists and engineers to develop policies for acquiring and deploying new technologies in the Department of Defense and US Government. He has focused his career on investigating and developing ideas for how large organizations design, construct and evolve extremely complex systems to meet National Security needs. John is the author of the Defense Department's Open Technology Development (OTD) initiative. OTD lays the groundwork for streamlined adoption of open source methodologies within DoD, which includes both the adoption of private sector open source software and the formation of internal communities of interest around DoD systems, including classified systems. The impact of these shifts in policy and business process include not only increased agility for the U.S. military, but also an enhanced ability to securely share capabilities with allies and bring both data and technology to bear in disaster response and humanitarian assistance operations. Previous work as a consultant to DoD includes the development of new design and testing methodologies for military networks, and the development of complex systems modeling applications for distributed systems. He has a patent in this field. In tandem with his work for OSD, John serves as the chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) division. He also serves as chairman of the Association for Enterprise Architects' Open Source Software Working Group.
Manager, Data Center Team, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Vice President, Government Sales Operations, Red Hat
Paul Smith is Vice President of Government Sales Operations at Red Hat. Mr. Smith joined Red Hat in November 2004 and leads the Red Hat Government business unit with responsibility for sales, marketing, consulting, channels and strategic planning. The business unit is responsible for the U.S. Federal government worldwide and the U.S. State, Local and Education marketplace nationally.
Smith brings to Red Hat more than 20 years of experience marketing key technologies to the government marketplace holding various management positions in the sales of software solutions to government agencies and to systems integrators.
Before joining Red Hat, Smith was Vice President of Government Operations at VERITAS. During his 5 year tenure, the business unit was the fastest growing vertical at VERITAS increasing from less than $15M to more than $200M.
Smith worked at Netscape Communications where he ran sales for their State & Local organization nationwide. Prior to that he ran sales organizations at Oracle in the areas of Public Sector, Aerospace and Defense and the Department of Defense. Before joining Oracle, Smith worked for Unisys Corporation where he held management positions responsible for Federal Civilian Agencies.
Smith holds a bachelor of business administration from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. An avid golfer, skier, he also enjoys playing competitive lacrosse in an area seniors league. A native of Baltimore, Smith currently resides in a suburb of Washington, DC with his wife and 3 children.














