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Michael L. Mills
2685 Windwood Ct., Clarksville, Tennessee 37043
(931) 624‐8266 (c), millsm100@gmail.com
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Professional Profile
Innovative technology and risk management executive with 25+ years of experience delivery value through the
alignment of business objectives and technology capabilities. Always balancing risk, project controls and
ensuring effective business continuity. A technology executive who has developed a portfolio of hands‐on
experience with in all core business and technology disciplines required to govern, lead and manage an
information security division. A proven leader of delivering results in complex and high‐stress environments.
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Skills
 Leadership and team management
 IT program management
 IT portfolio management
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 Risk reduction and control
 IT procurement and contract management
 Strategic guidance and tactical planning
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Experience
Risk Management Coordinator / Analyst Feb 2012‐Present
British Petroleum Exploration Alaska (BPXA) ‐ Anchorage, AK
Perform as the single point of contact and integrator for all risk management activities supporting two British
Petroleum Exploration Alaska (BPXA) multi‐billion dollar oil & gas projects. Responsible to improve project
performance, avoid surprises and reduce the frequency of poor outcome by aligning projects to BP standard
risk management processes, interfaces and tools.
 Accountable to strategically manage project business, health & safety, environmental, financial, and
non‐financial risks / hazards holistically.
 Perform risk assessments to develop tactical response strategies.
 Improve project performance through risk reduction and risk control.
 $235 million saved through process implementation and risk adverted moneys.
 Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables to ensure appropriate risk mitigation.
 Ensure program and project conformance to the BP Group's risk practices and procedures.
IT Division Chief Jul 2010‐Dec 2011
U.S. Army Human Resources Command ‐ Fort Knox, KY
Directed the Plans, Policy & Enterprise Architecture and the IT Resource, Requirements & Program Management
Divisions. Advisor to senior leadership on all portfolio matters as it pertained to the command’s strategic plans,
governing policies, risk management, acquisition strategy, investment control and operational architecture of
ninety‐one portfolio systems.
 Managed command's global IT portfolio procurement activities.
 Managed and interpreted organizational IT goals, policies, and procedures.
 Controlled operational IT budget and expenditures.
 Directed, documented, and enforced Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) program.
 Mitigated risk exposure through prioritization of project scheduling activities.

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 IT clearing house for development of standards and review of all risk management plans, IT service level
agreements, IT business continuity plans, IT Strategic Plans and orders.
 Enforced IT and Information Assurance (IA) policy.
 Directed and mentored a twenty‐one member IT project staff; Advised IT project managers and clients.
Deputy CIO/J6 Jul 2007‐Jun 2010
Alaskan Command and Joint Task Force ‐ Alaska ‐ Elmendorf AFB, AK
Led, developed and mentored twenty‐two staff members; directing organizational strategic goal execution,
policy and plan development and documentation, program synchronization and portfolio management, project
scheduling, risk assessment, utilization of knowledge management practices and cost avoidance controls.
 Project manager and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for an $80 million headquarters command
and control facility renovation.
 Responsible for managing contract awards, work site safety / compliance, and timely execution.
 Managed organization's IT portfolio and mitigated project estimate and schedule risk.
 Command’s Information Assurance Program Manager (IAPM). Managed and enforced command
enterprise information security standards, business continuity plans, and cyber defense procedures.
 Mitigated risk exposure through project prioritization; managed and monitored organizations cloud
based computing initiative; managed the command IT service and call center.
 Manage a statewide, multi‐service Global Command and Control System ‐ Joint (GCCS‐J) and Secret
Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) connections for critical warfighting capability.
 Led, developed and mentored a twenty‐two member IT staff.
Strategic Planner and Automation Officer Feb 2005‐Jun 2007
U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ‐ Fort Campbell, KY
Responsible for the daily integration of cross matrix IT teams, ensuring continued coaching, mentorship and
development of fifty‐eight U.S. Army Soldiers.
 Program manager for a wide area network architecture with assets in excess of $150 million, over 47,000
square miles and three countries spanning over 8,500 miles.
 Program manager for the design, procurement, and management of the day‐to‐day operation of ten
deployed tactical active directory forests. Responsible for over 430 servers, 780 core network/wireless
devices, 7,900 client workstations, portals, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, information
systems security, network engineering, and data fusion efforts.
 Project manager for a $3.5 million development and integration of a Wide Area Voice Environment
(WAVE) enterprise network solution mitigating risk and promoting communications interoperability.
 Managed the Command's information assurance program, cyber security posture, ensured audit program
compliance and network/data restoral plans.
 Mitigated risk by establishing and directing the IT strategic long term goals, IT portfolio, IT/IA Plans,
business continuity plans, IT Logistical Resources Planning, IT/IA policies and risk assessment.
 Responsible for the execution of $49M in technology improvements transforming the division’s legacy
line‐of‐sight and analog telecommunications systems to digital satellite based Joint Network Node
Capability architecture.
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Education
Webster University, Master of Arts, Computer Resources and Information Management, 2001
A complete work portfolio and references are available upon request