1. Keo S. Yang
617 W 1000 N 317-800-2509
Fortville, IN 46040 ega24maj@gmail.com
IT Division Director, Deputy, and Senior Project Manager
High-energy enterprise IT professional, experienced with leveraging technology and resources
to support and drive business strategies
Highlights ofAccomplishments:
• Highly accomplished, results driven Marine Corps officer with over 14 years experience in
Information Technology Management
• Experienced leader and mentor, proven through demanding and high tempo environments
• Successfully managed multifaceted IT projects, many with multiple deliverables and complex
dependencies, with over $15 million in cost avoidance
• Over $70K in cost savings through innovative solutions to business and organizational challenges
• Strong communication skills with proven track record of improving stakeholders’ relations and
exceeding customer expectations
• Master ofScience in Information Technology Management
• Bachelor Business Administration
• Security Plus certified
• Network Plus certified
• SCRUM Master certified
• Active Secret Clearance
Areas ofExpertise:
IT Operations Management, Project Management, Configuration/Change Management, Cyber Security,
Network Security, Cause and Effect Problem Solving, Waterfall and Agile SDLC Planning, Disaster
Recovery/Business Continuity, Strategic Planning
Professional Experience:
Technology Services Organization, Indianapolis, IN 2011 - Present
Division Director/Deputy
Successfully managed a division of 48 software developers consisting of federal government
and contracted employees to provide over $16.8M in direct software programming and testing
support to the US Marine Corps on its enterprise-class, financial management systems.
• Performed the full range of supervisory responsibilities including, hiring, employee
management, performance reviews, training and discipline
• Managed Mainframe and Mid-tier SDLC,providing on-time delivery of development, test,
acceptance,and production upgrades to enterprise level Accounting, Budgeting and
Reporting systems
• Elevated confidence though successful commitments of resources and growth,
improving customer/ stakeholder relationships with open lines of communications
• Implemented and executed standard procedures for new change requests, scheduling
approved changes, and the procedures for notifying stakeholders on status and changes
• Enacted an internal merger of Design and Programming; streamlining development
• Voting member on system Configuration Management Board and Change Control Boards
• Supervised and supported a team of developers, system administrators and IT security
professionals to mitigate over 3,500 individual cyber vulnerabilities resulting in an overall
2. excellent score during Cyber Command Readiness Inspection
• Coordinated across multiple areas of IT expertise including systems administration, network
administration, application administration, database administration, production support, and
procurement to meet the needs of customers
Technical Project Officer
Managed progress, quality, costs, and the schedules of severalmultifaceted IT projects, may with
multiple deliverables requirements and complex dependencies. Directly coordinated with senior level
leadership to justify, defend, and negotiate the project’s need to obtain or commit resources in
compliance with established priorities and regulations.
• Successfully managed a $4.6M project to revitalize an enterprise-class Financial management
system, resulting in $15M cost avoidance
• Managed and supported an extensive project plan for the installation of hardware,software,
and data migration of an AIS resulting in a modern platform poised for enterprise expansion
• Supervised and supported Application Security plans based on DoD information assurance
requirements, resulting in a certification to operate on an Enterprise network
• Developed and managed a migration project plan for the re-hosting of a Mainframe database
• Coordinated directly with multiple stakeholders, Contracting Offices,and vendors to achieve
project, AIS and organizational milestones
Graduate Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey,CA 2009 - 2011
• 3.5 GPA in Information Technology Management curriculum
Marine Corps Operating Forces 2000 - 2009
Communications Officer
Directly planned and executed numerous Information Technology/ Communication requirements for
worldwide missions and exercises. Led and mentored Marines in demanding, high-tempo
environment while providing hundreds of users with secure and non-secure,fixed and mobile, voice,
switching and data communications support.
• Directly responsible for the training, moral, welfare,and the lives of hundreds of Marines
• Extensively planned and supervised the IT portion of a multifaceted infrastructure build-out
for the Marine Forces Pacific’s Continuity of Operations (COOP) site,providing 400 users
with the first on island warm-start COOP site for secure and non-secure connectivity
• Served as a voting member on multi-million dollar government contract selection awards
• Completed numerous Certification and Accreditation applications to authorize garrison and
tactical networks, connectivity into the Marine Corps’ Enterprise Network
• Directly responsible for establishing IT infrastructure for Command and Control network
links to enable ship-to-shore, and multi-node communications
• Sourced and supervised the installation of mobile satellite communications systems enabling
life-critical capabilities for Command and Control networks
• Responsible Officer, accounted for numerous controlled cryptographic end-items and
information technology/ communications equipment worth over $10M
• Served in Iraq as a Combined Operations Division Liaison Officer,coordinating directly with
Iraq’s Ministry of Interior to improve Police operations and communications
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Master of Science in Information Technology Management, Naval Postgraduate School
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Oklahoma
CompTIA Security Plus
CompTIA Network Plus
SCRUM Master