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DIEGO MCCAIN

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

PMP certified Information Technology professional with years of experience independently manage, lead, and oversee complex IT projects or programs that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces. Ensuring alignment with strategic or corporate objectives; lead the definition and review of customer and stakeholder requirements; and ensure plans and schedules are developed and followed throughout the life of the project. Experience develop and communicate project plans and schedules based on a clear understanding of customer requirements and information on project cost, schedule, quality, and performance; provide expert oversight of cost and resource estimates; participate in budget planning activities and develop cost estimating strategies for future projects.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

Fabmatics
Los Angeles, CA
11.2024 - Current
  • Lead and manage high-tech automation projects, ensuring seamless integration of robotics and AI-driven logistics solutions
  • Oversee supply chain and procurement operations, optimizing material flow and delivery timelines for manufacturing automation systems
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to align hardware and software deployments with client specifications and industry standards. Develop and execute risk management strategies, mitigating potential delays, and ensuring project deliverables remain on schedule.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, including suppliers, vendors, and
    internal stakeholders, to drive operational efficiency and process
    improvements
  • Develop comprehensive project roadmaps, track key performance metrics, and streamline communication channels to ensure successful project
    completion
  • Identified project needs by reviewing project objectives and schedules.

SR. PROJECT COORDINATOR

INFINITE ELECTRONICS
01.2022 - Current
  • Senior project manager with responsibility for overall project management of prospectus level or equally complex or precedent setting projects
  • Prepares timelines for project completion, implementing a system for review, control, and reporting on project status
  • Determines project risk and assesses project activities and resources to mitigate risk
  • Plan, manage, and mitigate project risks by identifying the risk tolerances customers and other stakeholders to determine overall acceptable levels of risk; conduct risk analysis to identify and prioritize risks; characterize threats and opportunities to determine mitigation strategies
  • Leads cloud services requirements analysis, design, planning, implementation, administration, troubleshooting, monitoring, performance analysis, security, and cost management for the enterprise
  • Serving as a hands-on contributor towards the development and implementation of cloud migration strategies, including system delivery, in collaboration with stakeholders
  • Oversee security infrastructure sustainment, maintenance, and advanced configuration
  • Maintains working knowledge of the latest technological developments, including Cloud based emerging technology (such as Internet of Things and Cloud-as-a-Service) and cybersecurity best practices (such as supply chain risk management) to apply this knowledge when developing materials for customers and stakeholders on Cloud IT Products use and value
  • Perform all user account creation in AWS Identity Access Management (IAM), Active Directory, bastion hosts and associated processes
  • Planning, design, development, implementation and technical support of multi-platform, multi-system networks
  • Developing and implementing strategies and capabilities to facilitate customer support in the deployment of new and the migration of legacy workloads to the Cloud
  • Assists, establishes, and maintains robust governance, compliance, and risk management programs for the organizations cloud services
  • Propose a future state cloud network architecture leveraging Oracle Cloud services to design and implement the proposed cloud network architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
  • Leads and oversees the analysis of cloud services and business requirements to identify potential new or improved IT solutions and innovations
  • Maintains working knowledge of the latest technological developments, including emerging technology
  • Assisting in analyzing current software and hardware infrastructure to identify opportunities for cloud adoption and optimization
  • Serving as a hands-on contributor towards the development and implementation of cloud migration strategies, including system delivery, in collaboration with stakeholders
  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing) and cybersecurity best practices, and applies best practices when developing requests for proposals or consulting agencies in their acquisition strategy
  • Assisting in analyzing current software and hardware infrastructure to identify opportunities for cloud adoption and optimization
  • Employs advanced program and project management techniques and methods to lead, manage, and coordinate major Information Technology (IT) program segments and projects, including identifying issues and approaches, determining resource requirements, providing direction and guidance to other program/project staff, ensuring outcomes are consistent with objectives and requirements, and keeping management officials informed of progress, milestones, issues, problems, and accomplishments
  • Examines large datasets using scripting languages or modern statistical analyses and computational languages (e.g., Python, R, SQL, Azure Synapse, Power BI, Databricks, Azure ML, Kubernetes, Oracle, Enterprise Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, and hosting solutions on cloud environments to include AWS and Azure)
  • Researches, evaluates, and deploys advanced cloud computing systems and large data analytics for clients in research and production areas
  • Participating in the design and architecture of cloud-based solutions, considering scalability, security, performance, and cost-effectiveness
  • Develop detailed technical plans to migrate workloads between different cloud providers and from non-cloud architectures to cloud-based architectures
  • Facilitating and supporting appropriate Information Technology solutions for the migration of the customer systems and applications to cloud offerings
  • (MS Azure, AWS, and Google)

ADVOCACY PROJECT MANAGER

BLACK MEN HIRE
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Provided leadership and guidance on internal operations, project management, tracking metrics for internal success, and collaborating across
  • Responsible for developing, maintaining, modifying, and updating plans, to include: risk management plans, staffing plan, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
  • Developed and maintained the detailed program schedule in accordance with the customer's scheduling processes and guidelines
  • Monitored progress toward achieving strategic objectives while removing barriers to ensure organizational objectives and deliverables remain in scope, on time, properly resourced, and within budget
  • Communicated with customers via oral presentations and conversations to share information, provide feedback, mitigate barriers, and make recommendations
  • Ensured the timely completion of team projects by applying project management principles such as project integration, scoping, time and cost estimation, communication, and risk mitigation
  • Determined scope of individual projects by assessing required skill sets, costs, contractor support, and requesting applicable subject matter expert support as necessary
  • Tracked scope and changes throughout implementation, keeping stakeholders notified of anticipated completion dates
  • Maintained project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports
  • Coordinated project team members and developing schedules and individual responsibilities
  • Implemented strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget
  • Used project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence
  • Provided hands-on support to implement project

CYBERSECURITY CONSULTANT

SELF EMPLOYED
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Served as the Functional Group Lead subject matter expert on cyber vulnerability assessments
  • Provided the technical vision and Information Technology expertise and serves as the lead, responsible for the researching, analyzing, prototyping, recommending, planning, developing, engineering, and implementing the Division's methodologies, authorities, permissions, and equipment for conducting cyber assessments
  • Managed and preformed the duties required to ensure successful and efficient submission, review, coordination, training, SharePoint updates and approval of all IT acquisitions
  • Provided expert technical guidance, interpretation, and implementation oversight of applicable information security policies, processes, and practices to ensure operational availability and integrity of applications, systems, networks, and data
  • Provided support for Mission Assurance and Red Team Vulnerability Assessments using knowledge of Computer Network Operations/Exploitation/Defense support
  • Led the Accreditation to develop long-range plans for IT cyber security system for the NIWC CSSP DCO Network to ensure Defensive Cyber Operations to support Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) functions for DoD and Cleared Defense Contractors connecting to the DODIN
  • Provided input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life-cycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials)
  • Documented and addressed organization's information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle
  • Identified, evaluated, mitigated, and minimize risks associated with IT systems, documented network requirements (PPSM/Whitelisting), documented team tasks and implementation, authored policies and POAM
  • Developed, interpreted, planned, and applied policy, process, procedure, and strategy in delivery of multi-discipline IT Networking services required to achieve data and system integration/interoperability for assigned systems and applications
  • Developed and documented the workflows, requirements, and work breakdown structure for inbound customers aligning to the CSSP for support services
  • Prepared, reviewed, evaluated, and published technical products and time sensitive reports
  • Implementing new or revised IT program plans and policy to support operational efficiency

IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

MOTORCYCLE SAETY FOUNDATION
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Installed and maintained hardware devices supporting a broad range of information systems employing multiple network and local operating systems and highly sophisticated client server software
  • Serviced customers internally and externally, providing support and resolving issues and complaints, with exceptional open communication and active listening
  • Technical knowledge of computer operating systems and network operating systems including Windows Clients and Windows Server
  • Coordinated installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and fine-tuning of the LAN including all hardware, software, telecommunications, and networking components
  • Performed needs analysis to define opportunities for new or improved business process solutions and consults with senior management officials to identify specific requirements
  • Managed a wide range of IT, visual information principles and systems analysis concepts and techniques, including new and emerging IT and security methods and principles
  • Used computer systems or applications to access, create, edit, print, send, retrieve, or manipulate data, files, or other information
  • Assisted in maintaining a database of customers, their respective data transmission requirements and methods, and assists with researching data exchange technologies
  • Ensured the accomplishment of system modifications and enhancements; reviews proposed regulations and procedural changes to assess impact on the system; conducts implementation evaluation of systems to identify and resolve problems
  • Provided software support for users, including basic to advanced software operations and assistance with general use of software, computers, and peripherals
  • Supported maintenance and troubleshooting of network connectivity issues and the ability to investigate and troubleshoot other network related issues
  • Troubleshoots and investigates systems problems, working directly with customers, develops briefings and presents them to management on proposed new systems
  • Performed basic troubleshooting of software problems of moderate difficulty with the common packages used in the organization

PROJECT MANAGER

MERCHSOURCE
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Served as an IT Specialist (INFOSEC) that implements, maintains, and conducts on-site and remote analyses of information systems standard security products, and associated systems
  • Provided guidance on multiple IT specialties (i.e
  • Privacy, IT security, enterprise architecture, system engineering lifecycle, systems acquisition and budgeting) necessary to meet mission critical initiatives for an organization
  • Applied mastery of IT systems security principles, concepts and methods, including state-of-the-art and emerging techniques and products, to recommend appropriate technical strategies to resolve complex and persistent IT security challenges
  • Performed extremely complex Cyber Security Information Technology (IT) assignments requiring significant depth and breadth of knowledge associated with various specialty areas such as: policy and planning, information security, application software, operating systems, network services, data management, system administration, and customer support
  • Evaluated and recommended adoption of new and enhanced approaches for delivering Information Security and IT services and representing the organization in intersections with other organizations
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders to ensure policy compliance with the IT acquisition process
  • Managed the Information Technology (IT) Division including personnel and resources
  • Conducted analysis and planned, designed, implemented and documented assesses; and managed the critical enterprise structural framework to align IT strategic plans and systems with capability delivery processes of the DoD to meet mission needs
  • Established IT policies, standards, and guidelines and assessing IT program development efforts
  • Led systems engineering and architecture requirements analysis workshops involving multiple components of an organization and multi-functional expertise in leading the generation of functional and technical baselines for proposed consolidated enterprise solutions
  • Reviewed information technology (IT) acquisition/procurement requests and processes to ensure the proper use of organizational resources
  • Identified problems and developed policies and guidance to address technology solutions, including new architecture hardware and software solutions
  • Determined the gaps between current and future architectures, and developed plans for transition to the target to ensure interoperability and compatibility
  • Provided leadership and cyber security testing operations and reviewed, conducted, or participated in audits of cyber programs and projects
  • Led teams in the evaluation of IT solutions, overseeing projects responsible for reviewing and developed recommendations for implementation of IT programs and providing technical leadership and oversight to program assessment teams
  • Communicated effectively to convince, influence, advise, and responded to questions from agency leadership, included senior decision makers; leading, evaluating, and/or directing staff
  • Preparing, reviewing, evaluating, and publishing technical products and time sensitive reports
  • Analyzed technical gaps, tools available within the domain, and designed/evaluated solutions within an IT domain

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

Graduate Certificate - PMP

Project Management Institute

Graduate Certificate - Comptia Security+

Comptia

Skills

  • Project development
  • Project tracking
  • Workforce training
  • Systems implementation
  • Work flow planning
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Client relations

Qualifications - Leadership

  • Plan, manage, and provide guidance pertaining to IT Security architecture to include all phases of computer security (i.e., hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment, installation and evaluation). Involved in diverse projects simultaneously, several of which may have had equally high priority.
  • Manage multiple complex integrated IT projects including planning, monitoring, testing, and supporting a series of complex enterprise-wide IT systems related projects to deliver capabilities to meet business value objectives within cost, schedule, and cost parameters.
  • Serves as liaison with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems.
  • Manages software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.

Timeline

Project Manager

Fabmatics
11.2024 - Current

SR. PROJECT COORDINATOR

INFINITE ELECTRONICS
01.2022 - Current

ADVOCACY PROJECT MANAGER

BLACK MEN HIRE
01.2021 - 01.2022

CYBERSECURITY CONSULTANT

SELF EMPLOYED
01.2020 - 01.2022

IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

MOTORCYCLE SAETY FOUNDATION
01.2019 - 01.2020

PROJECT MANAGER

MERCHSOURCE
01.2018 - 01.2019

BACHELOR OF ARTS - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

Graduate Certificate - PMP

Project Management Institute

Graduate Certificate - Comptia Security+

Comptia
DIEGO MCCAIN