This document contains information about Christopher S. Donahue, including his professional certifications, work experience, education, skills, recommendations, and areas of focus. He is a business development leader with over 20 years of experience in information technology. Currently, he is the President and founder of Brydenn, an enterprise solutions and digital consultancy firm.
An accomplished senior leader with over 25 years’ in progressive leadership roles in Information Technology, the last 15 years have been in executive level positions (VP/SVP/CIO/Consultant). Experience ranges across industries with current in Hospitality.
Owner of Technology Advisory Services, Inc. which provides technology leadership and advisory services in support of delivering the right solutions at the right time using effective right-sized governance practices.
Specialties include Business IT alignment, Governances including Executive Council and Steering Committee, Project Portfolio Management, Change Management, Resource Management, Vendor Management, Financial Management, contracts and agreements, effective communication, leadership and leadership development and talent optimization.
Dawn’s Information Technology Management experience is strong and encompasses all IT domain areas. She views IT as an integrated business and all departments need to operate in unison in support of delivering continuous results. Security, compliance and data protection are always in the forefront, strong talent management is expected and continuous improvement is part of core operations with expected high customer satisfaction results.
Dawn is passionate about helping and guiding organizations to embrace change using innovative approaches that challenges and delivers business results. She is recognized as a steady, trusted leader and partner who fosters and builds deep connections among organizational stakeholders and teams at all levels.
Dawn continuous to challenge herself to become a better version of herself in everything she does and she is grateful for the opportunities she has been privileged to experience through great partnerships. She brings this approach and attitude to every client and delivers expected results and more. She may join a team as a leadership consultant but always leaves as a trusted partner and advocate.
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Organizational System Change and Project Leadership professional with 20 years’ experience driving large, complex, organizational change initiatives who has built a reputation as a trustworthy, authentic straight shooter. Adept in designing and implementing programs to drive strategic, business and organizational culture shifts that achieve optimized results at divisional level. Extensive business process, project, and program management skillset built on 3 Master degrees and multiple certifications in organizational behavior, change management, project leadership, lean principles, and strategy development.
An accomplished senior leader with over 25 years’ in progressive leadership roles in Information Technology, the last 15 years have been in executive level positions (VP/SVP/CIO/Consultant). Experience ranges across industries with current in Hospitality.
Owner of Technology Advisory Services, Inc. which provides technology leadership and advisory services in support of delivering the right solutions at the right time using effective right-sized governance practices.
Specialties include Business IT alignment, Governances including Executive Council and Steering Committee, Project Portfolio Management, Change Management, Resource Management, Vendor Management, Financial Management, contracts and agreements, effective communication, leadership and leadership development and talent optimization.
Dawn’s Information Technology Management experience is strong and encompasses all IT domain areas. She views IT as an integrated business and all departments need to operate in unison in support of delivering continuous results. Security, compliance and data protection are always in the forefront, strong talent management is expected and continuous improvement is part of core operations with expected high customer satisfaction results.
Dawn is passionate about helping and guiding organizations to embrace change using innovative approaches that challenges and delivers business results. She is recognized as a steady, trusted leader and partner who fosters and builds deep connections among organizational stakeholders and teams at all levels.
Dawn continuous to challenge herself to become a better version of herself in everything she does and she is grateful for the opportunities she has been privileged to experience through great partnerships. She brings this approach and attitude to every client and delivers expected results and more. She may join a team as a leadership consultant but always leaves as a trusted partner and advocate.
Poly Only Cleared Job Fair Job Seeker Handbook November 18, 2015, Dulles, VaClearedJobs.Net
If you have an active CI or FS polygraph please join us Wednesday (register at http://clearedjobs.net/job-fair/fair/30/) at the Hyatt Dulles to meet with employers, network with other cleared professionals and have your resume professionally reviewed. The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and the positions they will be seeking to fill at the Cleared Job Fair.
Organizational System Change and Project Leadership professional with 20 years’ experience driving large, complex, organizational change initiatives who has built a reputation as a trustworthy, authentic straight shooter. Adept in designing and implementing programs to drive strategic, business and organizational culture shifts that achieve optimized results at divisional level. Extensive business process, project, and program management skillset built on 3 Master degrees and multiple certifications in organizational behavior, change management, project leadership, lean principles, and strategy development.
If you have a current or active security clearance please join us (register at https://clearedjobs.net/job-fair/fair/66/) to meet with employers, network with other cleared professionals, attend a career seminar, and have your resume professionally reviewed. The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and some of the positions they will be seeking to fill at the Cleared Job Fair.
Preston Williams III is Senior Partner & Chief Information Officer (CIO) at GBC® Global Services. He is a pioneer and futurist with 20+ years of Big 4, Fortune 500, Global 100 and entrepreneurial experience. That experience includes Senior Auditor with Price Waterhouse (PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Controller for Lynn-Phill, IT Consultant with McGladrey & Pullen and Andersen Consulting (Accenture) as well as Project Executive at IBM® Global Services. He also worked as the first Product Manager for Global Data Collection with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) and the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Langston University.
From 2002 to 2004, Preston served as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Partner at GBC®. Incorporated in Delaware, USA; the firm operates in Kenya, Liberia, Uganda and the United States. He has successfully implemented sound, reliable, dynamic and robust IT systems integration and financial management solutions in North America, Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Mr. Williams is Chairman of the GBC® Board of Directors, a recipient of the IBM® Global Services Leadership Award, a member of the Global CIO Think Tank and a member of the Internet Evolution Executive Clan.
Over the past 17 years, he has worked with numerous companies in Atlantic Canada, assisting with system development, operations planning and marketing initiatives; ensuring suitable alignment of technology with your long-term business goals. His consulting experience, project management, and business analyst background constitute the perfect fusion of skills to ensure requirements are identified; resolving projects on time and budget. Unlike others with similar skills, his commitment to customer satisfaction is unmatched. His outstanding IT skills encompass IT security audit and reporting adhering to CISSA Standards.
B. Lee Jones was a recipient of the prestigious CIO 100 Award for Enterprise Application Integration. Lee is a widely published and quoted authority on Enterprise Application architecture/integration, computer and network security, international information technology (IT) management, Regulatory standards(ISO CoBit, ITIL, ITSM, HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley), Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology.
Lee is an Elite Expert for IMS Expert Services and a GLG Scholar-Technology, Media and Telecom Councils and Expert Witness for Gerson Lehrman Group and serves as an IT adviser and contributor to Information Week, CIO Magazine, CIO Insight and several other leading industry publications. Lee and his COB/CEO were featured in State of the CIO. Lee has been a featured CIO speaker at the Stanford GSB High Technology Conference, featured CIO speaker at the UCLA Anderson School of Management BIT Conference, featured speaker on CIO Talk Radio, featured in the debut of myglobalcareer.com and featured panelist at the CIO Breakfast Briefing at NGDC and featured CIO speaker at the IT Management Conference in NYC. Lee was the Keynote Speaker at Interop Information Week Leadership Summit, Blockchain for Business Track Chairman for Blockchain Expo North America 2019 and Keynote Speaker at the Edge Computing World 2020.
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Join us next Wednesday (register at http://clearedjobs.net/jobfair-information/83) at the Baltimore Convention Center to meet with 22 of the MidAtlantic's leading cyber employers. Cyber Job Fair attendance is FREE.
The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and the cleared jobs they will be seeking to fill at the Cyber Job Fair. Cybersecurity experience or degree required.
The Cyber Job Fair is for both cleared and non-cleared cyber professionals.
If you have a CI or FS polygraph please join us (register at https://clearedjobs.net/job-fair/fair/57/) to meet with employers, network with other cleared professionals and have your resume professionally reviewed. The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and the positions they will be seeking to fill at the Poly-Only Cleared Job Fair.
If you have a current or active security clearance please join us (register at https://clearedjobs.net/job-fair/fair/66/) to meet with employers, network with other cleared professionals, attend a career seminar, and have your resume professionally reviewed. The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and some of the positions they will be seeking to fill at the Cleared Job Fair.
Preston Williams III is Senior Partner & Chief Information Officer (CIO) at GBC® Global Services. He is a pioneer and futurist with 20+ years of Big 4, Fortune 500, Global 100 and entrepreneurial experience. That experience includes Senior Auditor with Price Waterhouse (PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Controller for Lynn-Phill, IT Consultant with McGladrey & Pullen and Andersen Consulting (Accenture) as well as Project Executive at IBM® Global Services. He also worked as the first Product Manager for Global Data Collection with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) and the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Langston University.
From 2002 to 2004, Preston served as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Partner at GBC®. Incorporated in Delaware, USA; the firm operates in Kenya, Liberia, Uganda and the United States. He has successfully implemented sound, reliable, dynamic and robust IT systems integration and financial management solutions in North America, Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Mr. Williams is Chairman of the GBC® Board of Directors, a recipient of the IBM® Global Services Leadership Award, a member of the Global CIO Think Tank and a member of the Internet Evolution Executive Clan.
Over the past 17 years, he has worked with numerous companies in Atlantic Canada, assisting with system development, operations planning and marketing initiatives; ensuring suitable alignment of technology with your long-term business goals. His consulting experience, project management, and business analyst background constitute the perfect fusion of skills to ensure requirements are identified; resolving projects on time and budget. Unlike others with similar skills, his commitment to customer satisfaction is unmatched. His outstanding IT skills encompass IT security audit and reporting adhering to CISSA Standards.
B. Lee Jones was a recipient of the prestigious CIO 100 Award for Enterprise Application Integration. Lee is a widely published and quoted authority on Enterprise Application architecture/integration, computer and network security, international information technology (IT) management, Regulatory standards(ISO CoBit, ITIL, ITSM, HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley), Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology.
Lee is an Elite Expert for IMS Expert Services and a GLG Scholar-Technology, Media and Telecom Councils and Expert Witness for Gerson Lehrman Group and serves as an IT adviser and contributor to Information Week, CIO Magazine, CIO Insight and several other leading industry publications. Lee and his COB/CEO were featured in State of the CIO. Lee has been a featured CIO speaker at the Stanford GSB High Technology Conference, featured CIO speaker at the UCLA Anderson School of Management BIT Conference, featured speaker on CIO Talk Radio, featured in the debut of myglobalcareer.com and featured panelist at the CIO Breakfast Briefing at NGDC and featured CIO speaker at the IT Management Conference in NYC. Lee was the Keynote Speaker at Interop Information Week Leadership Summit, Blockchain for Business Track Chairman for Blockchain Expo North America 2019 and Keynote Speaker at the Edge Computing World 2020.
Digital Enabled CIO Wealth Manager and Management. ✓ How are financial intuitions leveraging digital to provide organizational support for quality research?
Join us next Wednesday (register at http://clearedjobs.net/jobfair-information/83) at the Baltimore Convention Center to meet with 22 of the MidAtlantic's leading cyber employers. Cyber Job Fair attendance is FREE.
The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and the cleared jobs they will be seeking to fill at the Cyber Job Fair. Cybersecurity experience or degree required.
The Cyber Job Fair is for both cleared and non-cleared cyber professionals.
If you have a CI or FS polygraph please join us (register at https://clearedjobs.net/job-fair/fair/57/) to meet with employers, network with other cleared professionals and have your resume professionally reviewed. The Job Seeker Handbook contains a listing of all employers and the positions they will be seeking to fill at the Poly-Only Cleared Job Fair.
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Christopher S Donahue OA4 Resume Jan16
1. P R O F E S S I O N A L
415 Pisgah Church Rd PMB 356
Greensboro, NC 27455
Lean IT Foundation
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise
Information Technology (CGEIT)
Certified in Risk and Information System
Control (CRISC)
Certified Information Security Manager
(CISM)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
ISO 27002, ISO/IEC 20000, and ITIL V3
Foundation
Project+ and Security+
Donahue
Christopher S.
My Profile
Certifications
Contact
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Self-motivated, results-driven business development professional with proven
experience in both sales and project management capacities. Ability to work
autonomously and as a team player, with demonstrated strengths in leadership and
mentoring. Active community engagement, with an eagerness to share and expand
capabilities. Twenty plus years Information Technology experience. Top Secret.
Work experience
Charged with creating a new strategic software and application development practice.
Defined growth plan focusing on lean, agile, and DevOps principles, software-enabled on-
demand infrastructure platforms, and contract vehicles. Introduced Lean Startup principles
and customer-centric design concepts to drive business development focus. Utilized value
stream mapping, customer journey maps, minimum viable product (MVP), validated
learning, and customer feedback loops.
Brydenn – Greensboro, NC | 2015-Present
Education
My Focus
My focus is helping federal agencies, customers, partners, and teams transform
into high velocity organizations that innovate faster while fostering a high-trust,
collaborative culture. I am a Lean, Agile, and DevOps champion. I am an advocate
of Lean UX and fusing human-centered design, iterative development and Lean
Startup. I believe in openness and human networks that scale across organizational
boundaries. I consider these principles, coupled with modern, software-defined on-
demand infrastructure, as fundamentals of agility, growth, and value creation.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE / OCEAN ENGINEERING
Florida Institute of Technology
+1 336 324 9457
B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T L E A D E R
chris@christophersdonahue.com
P R E S I D E N T
Futron Incorporated – Greensboro, NC | 2015-2015
V I C E P R E S I D E N T O F B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T
President and founder of Brydenn, an enterprise solutions and digital consultancy that
combines advisory, management, and technical expertise to deliver innovative mission
capabilities and engaging customer experiences. Accountable for strategy and growth.
2. Joined Futron as General Manager; quickly promoted to Vice President of Collaboration.
During advancement, performed roles of Capture Manager, Project Manager, Sr. Project
Manager, Program Manager, and Program Director.
Actively involved in all aspects of sales, capture, program and project management from
understanding customers challenges, building holistic solutions leveraging
complimentary partners and technologies, providing guidance on various contract
vehicles to deploying and supporting the solutions in a 'Value First' approach.
Sample Work:
Capture Manager / Program Manager for Enterprise Information Technology
Contract with U.S. Special Operations Command ($11.2M - Professional Services)
Capture Manager / Program Manager for Voice Replacement contracts with
Department of Veterans Affairs ($27.8M - Telecommunications)
Program Manager for Certification and Accreditation program with U.S. Department
of Agricultural ($2.4M Security)
Capture Manager / Program Manager for Video Teleconferencing program with
Mine Safety and Health Administration ($7.7M - Collaboration)
Program Manager for CIO-CS, Eagle II, Alliant SB, Connections II, and 8(a) STARS.
Brady Trane - Greensboro, NC | 1997-2000
I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M S M A N A G E R
Clients
Matt Qureshi
FUTRON INCORPORATED
PRESIDENT
I can recommend Chris for any
organization looking to grow their
business
Tyler Golden
RED HAT MANAGER,
GLOBAL RECRUITING & RESEARCH
I can without reservation recommend
Chris as a leader and value-creator for
any organization and/or team
Skills Work experience (continued)
My Recommendations
B U S I N E S S
Futron Incorporated – Greensboro, NC | 2000-2014
V I C E P R E S I D E N T O F C O L L A B O R A T I O N
Stephanie Nimri
FUTRON INCORPORATED
PROPOSAL MANAGER
Chris’ ability to bridge the technical and
strategic needs of a customer result in
long term customer relationships …
Sales & New Business Development
Capture & Proposal Management
Program & Project Management
Training, Development, & Team Building
Federal Acquisition & Contract Mgmt.
P R O F E S S I O N A L
Lean, Agile, & DevOps
Lean Startup & Lean UX
Security & Information Assurance
Infrastructure & Systems Integration
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Dave Yeager
YEAGER SOLUTIONS
RETIRED GSA DIRECTOR
Chris is one of those unique individuals
who excels in all areas
www.christophersdonahue.com
US Special Operations Command
US European Command
US African Command
Federal Bureau of Investigation
US Department of Agriculture
Department of Veterans Affairs
General Services Administration
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor
Social Security Administration
Department of Homeland Security
twitter/@chris_s_donahue
linkedin/in/christophersdonahue
meetup.com/members/chrisdonahue/
Community
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Brady Trane - Greensboro, NC | 1997-2000
I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M S M A N A G E R
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