Jason Saldana
Dayton,OH
Summary
Accomplished and results-driven professional with over 24 years of experience leading and managing cross-functional teams to drive organizational growth and profitability. Proven track record of putting MTSI core values first, with a deep understanding of digital strategy and business development around DevSecOps, Digital Acquisition, and MLS Cloud.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Fellow, Digital Acquisition & DevSecOps
Modern Technology Solutions Inc.
Dayton, OH
01.2018 - Current
- Capability Focus Area (CFA) Lead directly tied to over $1B of backlog revenue growth over the next 5 years
- Solution architect for $600M Space Systems Command Digital Bloodhound award
- Solution architect for $200M AFLCMC Fighter and Advanced Aircraft classified sole source contract
- Solution architect for $100M Phase III SIBR with NAVAIR (PMA-281)
- Implementing Capability Transition Team program to build DevSecOps & MLS Cloud capability and capacity across all Divisions
- Leading Congressional plus up initiative that provides $10M in Hypersonic testing testbed for TRMC and NSWC
- Leading company initiatives in customer business growth engagement opportunities, internal training initiatives, social media marketing, and strategic planning
- PM and Digital Architect for AFRL Sensors Directorate Digital Transformation growing revenue from $4M to $20M in 2 years
- Leading strategic alignment of cross-cutting differentiated capability with customer opportunities throughout all Divisions
- Develop CFA business strategy to identify and implement strategic cross cutting verticals that align with the company strategic plan
Program Manager and Chief Engineer, C4ISR & ASOC AFRL Programs
Ball Aerospace
Dayton, OH
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Provided full lifecycle oversight of $70M Training Application Development projects leveraging Agile development methodologies
- Managed and implemented over 2500 requirements across multiple Integrated Product Teams
- Architected and designed $10M Live Virtual and Constructive (LVC) network supporting training and live mission rehearsal of Special Operations Forces (SOF) JOC, UAV, and Aerial Sensor Platforms and operations teams
- Responsible for the P&L management of $60M portfolio
- Led architecture development and deploying JTAGSS trainer systems to operational ASOC units
- Provided engineering leadership and technical direction to over 80 engineers
- Responsible for ensuring adherence to all program cost and schedule milestones – 95% on time/budget delivery of capabilities
Principal Engineer, Distributive Common Ground System (DCGS) and Offensive/Defensive Cybersecurity
Northrop Grumman
Baltimore, MD
01.2004 - 01.2011
- Engineered full product lifecycle from concept design through maintenance, managing prioritization inside agile methodologies
- Oversaw the R&D and rapid acquisition of development projects
- Provided conceptual architecture design at the physical and logic layers
- Led execution of a sustainment program in support of US Air Force GEOINT, SIGINT, and Multi-INT ACAT I programs
- Ensured compliance of Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in architecture and design
- Integrated SAP/SAR capabilities with activities in the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) for execution of operations, exercises, experiments, and testing
Team Lead, Electronic Warfare (EW) and Space Systems
United States Army
Fort Gordon, GA
01.2000 - 01.2004
- Designed, developed, analyzed, documented, and supported testing of EW products, systems, and subsystems
- Led support team for the Intelligence Warfighting Functional Area providing IMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, HUMINT and All-Source Intelligence on the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) and the Tactical Exploitation System (TES)
- Designed, analyzed, tested, and modified system hardware and software configurations to meet functional specifications based upon operational user requirements
Education
MS - Information Systems Management
Wright-State Univ
OH01.2012
BS - Information Technology
Univ of Phoenix
Kuwait01.2008
AS - Electronics Engineering Technology
Grantham Univ
GA01.2006
Skills
- MLS Cloud
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Gitlab
- Gov Cloud IL4
- Gov Cloud IL5
- Gov Cloud IL6
- Gov Cloud IL6
- TS
- Hyper Convergence
- VOIP/VTC
- PL3 Architecture
- Modeling and Simulation
- Digital Engineering
- DevSecOps
- Modular Open System Architecture
- Magic Draw
- TW Cloud
Clearance
- Top Secret/SCI
- SAP
Projects
- Navel Surface Warfare Center Crane, MTSI, Crane, IN, 01/01/22, Present
- AFRL Sensors Digital Transformation, MTSI, Dayton, OH, 01/01/20, Present
- AFLCMC Fighters & Advanced Aircraft, MTSI, Dayton, OH, 01/01/18, Present
- Joint Theater Air Ground Simulation System (JTGASS), Ball Aero, Dayton, OH, 01/01/11, 12/31/18
- Distributive Common Grounds System (DCGS), Northrop Grumman, Baltimore, MD, 01/01/04, 12/31/11
Professional Development
- Certified Product Owner and Scrum Leader, Scrum Inc., Dayton, OH, 01/01/23, Present
- Emerging Leader Executive Leadership Masters Certificate, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 01/01/19, 12/31/20
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC^2, Dayton, OH, 01/01/11, Present
Leadership Experience
- Strategic Planning
- Influential Leader
- Proposal Management
- Business Development
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Acquisition
- Culture Enabler
- Profit and Loss (P&L)
- Business Strategy
- Mentor/Mentee
Timeline
Technical Fellow, Digital Acquisition & DevSecOps
Modern Technology Solutions Inc.
01.2018 - Current
Program Manager and Chief Engineer, C4ISR & ASOC AFRL Programs
Ball Aerospace
01.2011 - 01.2018
Principal Engineer, Distributive Common Ground System (DCGS) and Offensive/Defensive Cybersecurity
Northrop Grumman
01.2004 - 01.2011
Team Lead, Electronic Warfare (EW) and Space Systems
United States Army
01.2000 - 01.2004
MS - Information Systems Management
Wright-State Univ
BS - Information Technology
Univ of Phoenix
AS - Electronics Engineering Technology
Grantham Univ