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Jeff Worthington

Jeff Worthington

Army Colonel and IT Professional
Fayetteville,NC

Summary

Accomplished senior Army Officer with 29 years experience leading and motivating small to large Teams of IT and Communications professionals from diverse backgrounds to succeed in the most challenging environments. Focused on delivering decisive, forward-thinking and positive Team leadership to drive accomplishment and achieve a competitive advantage. Enabled employees to meet goals by building collaborative and skill-based culture. Innovative and life-long learner; developing a DEVSECOPS and AI-enabled culture and educational system inside the Army to achieve data-driven decisions faster. Current Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Army Senior Leader and IT Executive

Department Of Defense
Fayetteville, NC
12.1991 - Current

• As the CIO of Joint Special Operations Command, developed and led large-scale technology initiatives for long-term strategic plans and solutions of global networks supporting over 30,000 users
• Led communications Teams in support of the President, Vice President and First Lady of the United States in 32 locations across the globe and in The White House
• Spearheaded change management and strategic turnaround by implementing ServiceNow and Splunk to reduce expenditures by over 30%, increase responsiveness ten-fold and migration to cloud computing to drive innovation and improve cybersecurity
• Managed budgets of increasing size; culminating in the planning and execution of budget >$400M annually
• Supervised, led, and supported a diverse workforce of over 1700 across numerous countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
• Directed the Army's voice, video and data information networks in Europe and Africa supporting over 35,000 users across 30+ countries
• Trained and led a 134-strong joint organization on combat missinos supporting 24 sites across seven countries providing support to Special Operations Forces
• Fostered relationships across the DoD and commercial industry with Microsoft, Amazon, Splunk, McAfee and others to improve and secure DoD networks, reduce expenditures and improve services
• Drove innovation and competitive advantage; encouraged creative solutions, disrupted legacy processes and empowered subordinates to make decisions

Education

Master of Science - National Resource Strategy

National Defense University
Washington, DC
07.2014 - 06.2015

Master of Science - Computer Resource And Information Management

Webster University
St Louis, MO
08.2003 - 06.2004

Bachelor of Arts - History And Political Science

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
08.1989 - 12.1991

Skills

Leadership

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Guest Speaker and Panelist

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Fort Bragg TechNet 2019

  • Opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in DoD today and tomorrow

Telos Security Solutions 2019

  • Challenges of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure in DoD networks

Splunk GovSummit 2019

  • Understanding the power of data-driven decisions in strategic planning, cybersecurity, and network operations

Splunk Secrets to Successful IT Modernization 2019

  • Lessons learned and mistakes made modernizing DoD networks

Work Availability

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Affiliations

Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association

Association of the United States Army

Kiwanis Club of America

Quote

No one of us is as good as all of us together.

Certification

ITIL V3

Hobbies

Watching my kids play soccer and grow up to be young men

Running, working out, P90X

Cycling

Reading

Timeline

Master of Science - National Resource Strategy

National Defense University
07.2014 - 06.2015

Master of Science - Computer Resource And Information Management

Webster University
08.2003 - 06.2004

Army Senior Leader and IT Executive

Department Of Defense
12.1991 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - History And Political Science

Texas Christian University
08.1989 - 12.1991
Jeff WorthingtonArmy Colonel and IT Professional