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Anna Wheeler

Arlington,VA

Summary

A dynamic leader and technologist, adept in innovative problem-solving and strategic partnership building, I spearheaded the largest pipeline growth for Leidos in Homeland Security. With a proven track record at companies like Giant Oak and Qualys, I excel in organizational development and project management, leading a $6B portfolio and securing pivotal growth.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Strategic Campaign Lead

Leidos
Reston, VA
07.2021 - Current
  • Solves complex problems with innovative, ethical, and unorthodox strategies for a holistic approach to the assigned problem set
  • Anna's current problem set is the penetration of DHS CISA which was white space for Leidos and became of strategic interest in 2021
  • Anna has developed and refined the CISA growth strategy, marketing plans, and path-to-market while building her team to execution
  • The CISA campaign now carries the largest pipeline in the Homeland Security Group
  • Her insight and execution has built true customer differentiators for over $6B in active and qualified pipeline
  • She also served strategist and deputy capture on the $2.4B ACTS win

Director, Public Sector

Giant Oak
Arlington, VA
06.2019 - Current
  • Collaborate with hill staff and cabinet level agencies and executives to identify root cause issues of national security issues and implement multi-use solutions
  • Builds coalitions across legislative, public, and private entities providing innovative solutions to solve issues of national security and public health and safety
  • Develops and executes public sector corporate and partner strategy and vision
  • Navigates internal and external political stakeholders to accomplish common goals
  • Assesses stalled or struggling projects for dynamic and resilient solutions
  • Creates and delivers messaging to enhance government offering and defense posture
  • Builds detailed view of DHS organizational and functional structure for each agency and component to provide a platform for strategic capability development

VP, Public Sector

Qualys
VA
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Provides cloud-based platform delivers an integrated suite of security and compliance solutions across enterprise architecture
  • Developed formalized strategic vision to transition into the public sector space
  • Spokesperson for media, marketing, investors, and partners for public sector
  • Assessed government needs and landscape to introduce Qualys capabilities to customers already utilizing competitive technologies
  • Built and managed workforce from 1 to 10 people based on long term strategic plan and budget considerations
  • Provided decisive leadership in fluid and rapidly adjusting environment while driving toward organizational vision
  • Identified 28 partner alliances and negotiated results-based agreements to ensure agency support and benefit
  • Partnered with DHS CISA to enhance critical infrastructure mitigation and security across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors
  • Directed product, engineering, and security teams to prioritize process and technical improvements based on customer needs and large-scale impacts, including FedRAMP
  • Provides cloud-based platform delivers an integrated suite of security and compliance solutions across enterprise architecture

CDN and DDoS Cyber Executive

Akamai
Reston, VA
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Company Overview: Akamai secures and delivers digital experiences for the world's largest companies, providing visibility over 85% of internet traffic and significant insight into cyber threats and campaigns
  • Role: Major Account Executive - exceeded $9.8m quota
  • Applied technical understanding to support agency initiatives in accordance with principles, procedures, requirements, and regulation policies in place
  • Provided critical infrastructure protection and monitoring to the telecommunication sector
  • Accountable for customer solutions across all assigned agency verticals
  • Strong ability to navigate and ensure acquisition and compliance requirements
  • Negotiated and structured partner agreements to achieve agency goals within budget
  • Built trusted relationships providing innovative solutions to support DHS OCIO Content Delivery Services BPA across all DHS components
  • Delivered expertise and value to Federal Reserve Board and Banks to protect and prevent DDoS attacks
  • Architected technical solutions to increase capabilities and efficiencies across Department of Transportation
  • Partnered with FEMA to philanthropically provide a connected environment for Puerto Rico during disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Maria
  • Increased customer capabilities and value at the forefront of government innovation
  • Lead applicable 8-12 person teams actively mitigating attacks across portfolio while preserving agency privacy and public exposure
  • Akamai secures and delivers digital experiences for the world's largest companies, providing visibility over 85% of internet traffic and significant insight into cyber threats and campaigns

Endpoint Security Expert

Symantec
Herndon, VA
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Provided SME and technical credibility to sales teams and various US Government agencies across civilian and DoD
  • Drove requirements mapping, solution design, and development of custom solutions based on infrastructure and strategic business needs
  • Identified ineffective training program
  • Restructured public sector program away from online and PowerPoint training to leverage existing SMEs in train-the-trainer programs
  • New hires were operationally effective in half the time and existing SMEs expanded their specialization from an average of two products to five
  • The program became the company standard for all product training
  • Established customer partnership to categorize hard, soft, and ideal requirements; developed innovative approaches and efficiencies based on prioritized requirements
  • Built relationships with stakeholders through vested collaboration with projects and solutions as well as understanding policy and external stakeholder views
  • Established collaborative relationships between Government customer, Symantec, and integrators to drive toward customers' overarching strategies and goals

IT Senior Project Manager, SharePoint

General Dynamics
Washington, DC
01.2013 - 08.2013
  • Direct support to critical infrastructure for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Restructured a failing SharePoint platform and designed and implemented a best practice approach to the 'new' SharePoint solution
  • This approach addressed several key areas: mechanisms to manage tasks, document requirements, raise staff performance and morale, gain trust from customers and end users through relationship building and developing solutions to fit their requirements, designing schedules and meeting deliverables, presenting an updated and robust SharePoint architecture
  • Established professional environment through disciplined hiring practices and team standards
  • Made deliverables, customer interactions, and reporting accountable
  • Developed stable environment built on cooperation and consistent feedback through formal and informal channels, which enabled and encouraged team members to excel
  • Addressed customer needs and pain points by establishing schedules which met deliverables and requiring transparent and open solution communications which address requirements and business needs
  • Built relationships with stakeholders to ensure vested collaboration across projects
  • Analyzed existed environment and worked with the architecture team to establish a robust plan for migration from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010 which also allowed for future growth in accordance with agency infrastructure priorities
  • Architected and presented third-party software recommendations to government stakeholders to fill existing gaps and meet requirements

Independent Consultant
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Analyzed and reengineered programs and methodologies to meet best practices
  • Collaborated with customers to capture requirements and identify next steps to ensure mission success
  • Standardized documentation, program execution, and reporting per customer needs
  • Briefed senior leaders on process optimization and change management
  • DARPA - Transformative Applications Project: Test and Fielding: Identified gaps and reengineered test and fielding processes
  • Evaluated and identified multiple hardware options to meet fielding requirements
  • Established data collection requirements, processes, and standards to qualify fielding decision criteria
  • USArmy - Department of Public Works: Procurement, Personnel Management, GFEBS: Mapped existing processes and recommended improvements based on gap analysis
  • Designed processes for workload efficiency improvements during implementation

Implementation Subject Matter Expert, USARCENT G-8 (FWD)

CGI
Kuwait
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Spearheaded support for implementation of the Army's General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)
  • Supported system implementation to combat zones in theater
  • Led each aspect of processes, including current business process analysis/improvement, transition direction, solution alignment, and deployment direction
  • Briefed senior stakeholders, Colonels through 3-star General Officers and civilian equivalents on process improvements and system capabilities
  • Reviewed legacy systems deployed in theater, identified potential gaps in technologies and processes, and provided solutions to ensure mission success

GFEBS Foreign Military Sales Army Lead

SigmaTech
Huntsville, AL
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Led Foreign Military Sales (FMS) functional design to GFEBS Program Office, developing best practices and conducting operational research by providing expert interpretation of DoD, Army and FMS financial management regulations to guide SAP development
  • Managed FMS program integration for the ERP, including needs assessment, requirements definition and implementation
  • Performed risk management, project planning, scheduling, serve as community liaison, and oversee quality control
  • Briefed senior stakeholders, including Assistant Sec
  • Of the Army on FMS status
  • Identified problems and developed innovative solutions in accordance with regulatory restrictions on the expenditure of appropriated and non-appropriated funds
  • GFEBS: The General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) - Led requirements gathering, analysis and streamlining of existing business processes on how to design the system to meet regulatory standards for unique business processes
  • SCES: Security Cooperation Enterprise Solution - Providing accessibility and visibility of case execution data across acquisition, logistics, and financial functional areas

Senior Test Engineer / Interoperability Specialist

NG IT
Indian Head, MD
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Designed and implemented test scenarios for system platforms and arenas including Critical Infrastructure, Defense, Medical, Financial, and Communications throughout the Development Life Cycle
  • Directed senior project managers to present project interoperability certification options fulfilling statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Oversaw data collection and analysis, creating best practices for system compatibility
  • Portfolio lead on system interoperability of nine programs and systems ranging from ACAT-I through ACAT-IV
  • Led team of 8, with strenuous travel requirements to complete a Presidential Executive Order, completed project 6-months earlier than anticipated and $1.3m under budget

Blackhawk Helicopter Crew Chief

US Army
Fort Campbell, KY
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Independently maintained $9.5M of equipment, leading missions and teams of soldiers while ensuring their safe delivery
  • Completed all missions safely and efficiently

Senior Test Engineer - NT-05 / GS-14

Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren, VA
01.2009
  • Designed and implemented test scenarios for 18 diversified weapons platforms, ordinance, and explosives, managing the entire System Development Life Cycle
  • Utilized innovative principles, concepts, and techniques to develop new methods, approaches and procedures to customize and design test scenarios
  • Analyzed RDT&E requirements to build and defend test costing and administer spending plans while tracking up to eight simultaneous projects' operating budgets

Congressional Intern / Aide

Honorable Jim Kolbe's Office
Sierra Vista, AZ
01.2005
  • Interacted with constituents, recording issues, requests, and comments while collaborating with varying federal agencies until case completion
  • Interpreted and analyzed Congressional proposals for congressional recommendation and constituent support
  • Addressed senior executives across agencies to ensure constituent case resolution

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education

University of Arizona
01.2006

Skills

  • Effective Leadership
  • Innovative Problem Solving
  • Dynamic Public Speaker
  • Strategic Partnership Building
  • Dedicated Lifelong Learner
  • Entrepreneur
  • Performance Optimization
  • Organizational Development
  • Mentor
  • Project Management
  • Business Integration
  • Technologist

Notable Public Speaking Engagements

  • Cyber Women on Capitol Hill: Engaging Veterans in the Cyber Security Workforce
  • Offset Symposium: Cyber Security Battleground
  • AI for Good: Tackling Elections Interference
  • George Mason: Compliance

External Company Affiliations

  • Zansors, Advisory Board Member and Angel Investor, 01/01/17, present
  • Freedom Delivered, Baking Influencer and Marketing, 01/01/19, present
  • IonChannel, 01/01/20, present
  • W-L Crew Boosters (nonprofit), multiple board positions, 01/01/16, 12/31/20

Clearances

Active Top Secret (DOD and DHS)

Affiliations

Military Order of the Carabao, Board Member 2022 to present

Wreaths Across America, Arlington Wreath Project co-lead 2015-present

Cake4Kids, (non-profit) Baker

Zansors, Advisory Board Member and Angel Investor 2017 to 2020

Freedom Delivered, Baking Influencer and Marketing 2019 to 2020

W-L Crew, Boosters (nonprofit), multiple board positions 2016 to 2020

Timeline

Strategic Campaign Lead

Leidos
07.2021 - Current

Director, Public Sector

Giant Oak
06.2019 - Current

VP, Public Sector

Qualys
01.2018 - 01.2019

CDN and DDoS Cyber Executive

Akamai
01.2016 - 01.2018

Endpoint Security Expert

Symantec
01.2013 - 01.2016

IT Senior Project Manager, SharePoint

General Dynamics
01.2013 - 08.2013

Independent Consultant
01.2012 - 01.2013

Implementation Subject Matter Expert, USARCENT G-8 (FWD)

CGI
01.2011 - 01.2012

GFEBS Foreign Military Sales Army Lead

SigmaTech
01.2009 - 01.2011

Senior Test Engineer - NT-05 / GS-14

Naval Surface Warfare Center
01.2009

Senior Test Engineer / Interoperability Specialist

NG IT
01.2007 - 01.2009

Congressional Intern / Aide

Honorable Jim Kolbe's Office
01.2005

Blackhawk Helicopter Crew Chief

US Army
01.2000 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education

University of Arizona

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