JEFFREY P. COLE
Shoreview,Minnesota
Summary
Executive position within key engineering or program management for multi-tier, large scale IT infrastructures serving a medium to large-scale corporation, organization, or government agency. Summary of Qualifications: Aggressive solutions-oriented system integrator and operational engineer within intelligence community, serving as strong user process advocate coupled to the development of deployed information systems. Style characterized by a balance of strong technical understanding, business administration, and dynamic leadership, resulting in extraordinary success directing a broad range of Secretariat level and Navy regional information systems (IS) initiatives to encompass infrastructure planning, needs analysis, and system implementation, coupled with a focus on information-security solutions in direct support of core business operations.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Information
Booz Allen Hamilton First Impact Award
Regional Director
Marine Corps
- Of the Navy, Intranet (NMCI) and Naval Reserve Network (NAVRESNET) operations for Naval Reserve Readiness Command Northwest, responsible for maintaining network connectivity for over 5700 users across seven states, supported by $5.9M in network assets, to include maintenance and end-of-life management of an existing regional legacy network system
- Key Contributions:
- Project Manager using Six Sigma Project methodologies for the Naval Reserve Unit Transfer Wizard, and using web-hosted, NMCI-compliant scalable XML software to increase efficiencies in transferring naval reserve personnel from activity-to-activity based on operational/administrative commitments
- Project was in harmony with the Navy’s single integrated human resource strategy (SIHRS)
- Developed and implemented a Disaster Recovery Plan for the command’s financial information systems using Operational Risk Management solution allowing 19 naval reserve-training facilities across seven states to maintain financial data integrity totaling $56M
- Project Officer solely responsible for placing $560K NMCI network within the Alaskan frontier; the first large U.S
- Navy network presence serving a remote location
- Garnering the services of the U.S
- Army NIPRNET, connectivity to the Navy’s gateway successfully established to link Alaska through a joint electronic venture
- Public Key Enablement of over 5700 naval reservists, 19 reserve training facilities, and 1085 desktops, laptops and servers within six months of the October 2004 deadline.
Deputy Director
- Performance and Security Division (PERS-8)
Sole leader
- Charged under Navy regulations and policy with the fulfillment of the Navy’s mission within Central Massachusetts
- Solely accountable for a $5.6M facility, 40 pieces of rolling stock, 15 active duty personnel, one Marine Corps Regimental Staff, and 300 Navy Reservists that must maintain the highest levels of training and medical readiness in the event of a recall to augment the U.S
- Navy forces
- Key Contributions:
- Awarded the #1 Navy Reserve Center within the Northeast Region for mission effectiveness, from a competitive running of 15 naval reserve training and work force centers across the New England region
- Devised and implemented a highly innovative, interactive Naval Reserve Center
- The Center’s naval reservists had access to all administrative functions online, bridging drill weekends and physical distances, promoting a leveraged technological approach to efficiency and standardization
- Co-Authored an Operational Risk Analysis template for Underway Replenishment Operations with Worcester Polytechnic Institute; the paper’s findings and design templates published to the Military Application Society.
Operations Officer/Navigator
- FFG-15), Navy Frigate
Communications Officer/Navigator USS MILLER
Frigate
Team Lead, Integration and Engineering
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc
01.2021
- Responsible for successful integration efforts and operational engineering of four new tasking/collection systems, sensors, and capabilities supporting Source Mission and Operation Groups
- As Senior Throughput Analyst, responsible for establishing and implementing 40 various metrics, evaluating impact, and providing analysis and balanced technical and policy recommendations to NGA (Source Mission Integration Office) concerning operational aspects of commercial imagery.
- Integral to design concepts for OPSEC, , License Aware, Commercial Value Function, and Theater Dual Downlink as part of integration efforts for NRO’s Commercial GeoINT Integration network
- NGA (SXM) Operations Project Lead for Readiness to Marketplace (RTM), Secure View requirements development team member, CDP Service Specifications (CDPSS) for two commercial imagery vendors, and Enhanced View Concept of Operations for NGA (SXM)
- Key Contributions:
- NGA Source Commercial Imagery System Architect responsible for concept design, requirements definition, and authoring nine concept-of-operations defining commercial operations for NGA and National System for GeoSpatial Intelligence
- NGA(SX)’s trusted SME for all commercial integration efforts under NRO CGI Network
- Developed concept for Industrial Standard and Secure commercial vendors to support information security posture development
- Developed emergent integration methodologies for two commercial sensors to support humanitarian and geo-political crises
- Designed NGA’s Theater Dual Downlink (TDDL) functionality enabling remote downlinking of imagery to remote, edge-node for immediate tailored processing and dissemination to forward deployed forces
- Authored and design lead for NGA (Source) commercial imagery business analytics and data science team; responsible to assist NGA determine value of commercial imagery in addressing needs of intelligence question for IC and Department of Defense
- Integrated DoD/Intelligence Community OPSEC processes in automated tasking interfaces for NGA and commercial imagery vendors
- Critical key expert for all three major systems of NGA Engineering Change 374 (NE 374) deploying in 2012 to greatly enhance tasking and dissemination of NGA commercial imagery for next 10 years; supports all major engineering and process technical meetings concerning all aspects of NE 374
- Systems has been functional for six successful years
- Serves as Commercial Imagery Architecture Review Board and Operational Engineering Review Board member NGA(SM); responsible to arbitrate problem between two vendors and NGA, and seek resolution to internal problems across 14 NSG corporate segments
- Developed imagery process-flow matrix that guides NGA (Source) to ensure common requirements are understand by system developers, commercial vendors, and operational situational rooms, ensuring common understanding of CI tasking among stakeholders.
- Matrix integrated into documents supporting NE 374
- Team Lead directing nine Booz Allen Hamilton contractors to provide operational/engineering oversight for fourteen major segments of National System GeoSpatial Intelligence (NSG), these systems support every facet of NGA’s TCPED methodology.
- Task order lead for sixteen SME performance and throughput analysts across Source providing NTM, Airborne, and Commercial support.
Battlegroup Operations Officer
U.S. Navy
01.1996
- Forces assigned to Operation Unified Spirit, ; responsible for designing and executing a complex schedule of events to effectively coordinate NATO and U.S
- Navy assets in meeting exercise objectives
- Developed and lead an Atlantic Fleet training exercise using real-world tactical layers within the Navy’s geographic information system, to support a scenario-driven timeline for four deploying ships to the Arabian Gulf; Commander Carrier Group TWO and Commander FIFTH Fleet recognized effectiveness of this approach
- Staff Navigator solely responsible for the navigational safety and effectiveness of five destroyers and frigates, and their crews to meet the navigational performance standards of the U.S
- Atlantic Fleet.
Chief Technology Officer
XENESIS, OnOff Block, Inc
06.2022 - Current
- Leading engineering development and lifecycle management of Xenesis’ fiber optical communications terminals, satellite bus selection and integration, orbital planning and design, and functional design of Xenesis’ network operations and mission operations centers
- Key Contributions:
- Developed three patents for Xenesis covering non-provisional and method patents
- Lead the design of the Xenesis Intercessor v1.0 constellation orbit to ensure > 99% coverage over key areas
- Technical lead for Xenesis partnership with AIRBUS in deploying laser optical communications terminal to International Space Station in 2025; and selection of relay satellite to support increased capacity.
- Lead filings for export control and ITAR classifications for Xenesis with Departments of State and Commerce
- Lead efforts to determine link-budget requirements for FCC registration and ITU frequency spectrum filings
- Focused efforts with team to determine best software provider to support Xenesis constellation command and control needs
- Provided project leadership in dynamic technology-driven environment with multiple priorities
- Developed and implemented long-term strategic space-based network technological blueprint
- Coordinated third-party vendors and client teams to seamlessly deliver effective optical communication solutions
- Designed enterprise-level technological blueprints and system architectures to align to government and commercial market space
Director of Mission Engineering
XENESIS, OnOff Block, Inc
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Assistance to Chief Technology Officer, responsible for engineering development and lifecycle management of Xenesis’ fiber optical communications terminals, satellite bus selection and integration, orbital planning and design, and functional design of Xenesis’ network operations and mission operations centers
- Working as start-up, duties include CONOPS development, resource planning, technical leadership and vision, and resourcing staff to support growth of company
- Key Contributions:
- Assistance Team Lead for Space Development Agency (SDA) Small Business Innovation and Research Phase One project to demonstrate Xenesis optical communications terminal in meeting SDA OCT v3.0 requirements for SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
- Developed orbital designs to support Xenesis business plan
- Drafted five implementation options for Department of Defense and SDA in using Xenesis’s Xen-Hub to support mission requirements
- Drafted proposal for USAF and SDA to outfit drones at Grand Forks, AFB North Dakota for operational test evaluation in simulated environments
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly
Team Lead
Booz Allen Hamilton
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Systems Engineering and Integration Team, System Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Study Team, formed to support review of major defense acquisition programs across Department of Defense, providing series of lessons learned set against best practices of DoD Systems Engineer and Integration “V”
- Served as Team Lead author, responsible for developing format, style, and approach to all white-paper submissions to Leading Partners, Booz Allen Hamilton supporting System Engineering and Integration initial efforts and market scope.
- Lead group of personnel skilled at analyzing critical paths, project resources, staffing, compiled white- paper analysis and overall requirements to develop series of best practices support potential client engagements within SE&I market segment
- Key Contributions:
- Developed twelve major white-paper analysis outlining corporate and government Project Management, Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Communications; Operations Risk Management, and Contingency Operations Planning exhibited in major defense acquisition programs since 1985., partners in discussions with potential and current clients as possible business opportunities used white papers.
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks
- Mentored and guided employees to foster proper completion of assigned duties
Director
Reserve Affairs
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Responsible for strategic oversight, operations, and maintenance, and lifecycle management of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs’ two $1.2M network, servicing staff of over 200 political appointees, Senior Executive Service, government service, and senior military personnel at Pentagon.
- Key Contributions:
- By directing mixed staff of 20 contractors and government service personnel, preserved 99% network availability with no denial of services or disruptions to Reserve Affairs users for over two years in support of Department’s mission.
- Project Manager and government contract Task Monitor for $2.1M Reserve Affairs Helpdesk and Application Development contract for over two years; each year restructuring and refining business processes saving $350,000 while maintaining customer service levels and user experience.
- Project Manager and government Contracting Officer Technical Representative for $3.5M Enterprise Resource Planning system developed for National Chairman, Employer Support of Guard and Reserve to increase efficiencies for resolving employer dispute-cases by 35% and strategically realigning employer and military outreach efforts in meeting ESGR’s national strategy.
- Completed Public Key Infrastructure enablement of secretariat level staff three months ahead of schedule while coincidently conducting technical refresh of over 200 systems, laptops, and desktops.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
Information Systems Director
Naval Reserve Readiness Command Northwest
01.2003 - 01.2005
Administrative policy
Navy Personnel Command
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Division Deputy, responsible for the adherence to Navy force structuring policy in four major functional divisions that executed Navy work force, promotion, advancement, security, and incentive processes, leading over 100 personnel, both civilian and military
- Key Contributions:
- Project Manager for Effective Visualization of Naval Selection Boards to improve the effectiveness of both the administrative and statutory selection boards for the U.S
- Navy using trend analysis, Department of Labor standards, and behavioral science using data extracted from U.S
- Navy authoritative manpower information systems
- Authored an annual Navy Reserve fiscal allocation plan that aligned accountability and dramatically improved the execution of a $60M process, which ensured support for 3000 naval reservists augmenting the U.S
- Navy’s operational requirements across 43 major manpower commands in various theaters of operations, worldwide
- Flawless execution of the Navy's re-enlistment incentive program with an annual allocation of $268M, designed to encourage sailors to continue a career with Navy within a chosen specialty
- Supervised the successful execution of multiple enlisted selection boards for both reserve and active duty mid-level supervisors seeking competitive promotion within the Navy; a process conducted by their peers totaling 50,000 candidate records, annually.
Commanding Officer
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center
01.1998 - 01.2001
Operations Officer/Staff Navigator
Destroyer Squadron EIGHTEEN, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Served as the Squadron’s Operations Officer and Staff Navigator responsible to Commodore, DESRON EIGHTEEN for the overall deployment schedules, operational effectiveness, and navigational practices of five Atlantic Fleet U.S
- Navy destroyers and frigates
- Key Contributions:
- Project Officer for the DESRON EIGHTEEN ships engaged in the USS ENTERPRISE Battlegroup supporting the outfitting of Information Technology for 21st Century (IT-21); responsible for ensuring technical standards, communications protocols, training, and project timelines for ships assigned to the ENTERPRISE Battlegroup
- The ENTERPRISE Battlegroup was the first U.S
- Navy deploying carrier battlegroup that was network enabled to support intra-battlegroup communications.
s Operations Officer, Navigator, Security Manager, Safety Officer
Naval Station Norfolk
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Served as the ship’, and Aviation Certification Coordinator responsible to Commanding Officer, USS ESTOCIN(FFG-15) for the overall deployment schedules, operational effectiveness, navigational practices, sixteen Navy OSHA-level safety programs, and the maintenance of all helicopter flight operations for the ship
- Key Contributions:
- Navigator solely responsible for the safety and operational effectiveness of ESTOCIN’s navigation Teams, processes and practices
- Drafted guidance and implemented navigational methodologies used in the U.S
- Merchant service resulting in ESTOCIN’s flawless navigational record; exceeded navigational performance standards set by the U.S
- Atlantic Fleet
- Project Officer ensured personnel and equipment in support of flight deck operations, were equipped and trained to standards necessary to support continue aviation flight deck inspections for helicopter operations
- Vigilant Security Manager responsible for all classified holdings, equipment, and personnel security of the entire 300-man crew of the ESTOCIN; integrity and vigilance that preclude security violations and losses of control.
Executive Officer
Naval Marine Corps Reserve Readiness Center, Snelling
01.1991 - 01.1994
- Served as the command’s Executive Officer and Training Officer for a 1400 persons training facility, comprised of thirty-four reserve units, from the U.S
- Navy, Marine Corps, and U.S
- Coast Guard
- Responsible for the training and medical readiness of reservists deploying on active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm
- Key Contributions:
- Innovative Training Officer implementing role-based training scenarios, integrated with real-time work force system planning documents to illustrate to prospective unit officer the importance of accurate work force assignments that both improve readiness and overall unit morale
- Aggressive Security Manager responsible for all classified holdings, equipment, and personnel security of the 1400 reservists assigned to NMCRRC St
- Paul
- Applied integrity and vigilance that precluded security violations and losses of control across thirty-four units
- Information technology lead for NMCRRC St
- Paul, responsible for integrating the capabilities and functionality for a networked manpower system that would relay personnel data, manpower changes, and payroll information
- Drafted multiple business processes and concept of operations that have been integrated across five states to other Navy reserve centers and facilities.
Communications Officer
Naval Station Newport
01.1988 - 01.1991
- Served as the ship’s, , Navigator, and Classified Custodian responsible to Commanding Officer, USS MILLER (FF-1091) for the overall full-spectrum communication systems effectiveness, navigational practices, and classified material holdings in support of communication system demands for the ship
- Led a sixteen-man communications team and five-man navigational staff during this tour
- Key Contributions:
- Served as both Assistant Navigator and Navigator solely responsible for the safety and operational effectiveness of MILLER’s navigation teams, processes and practices
- Recognized as an expert in Navigation, holding a USCG Third Mates License certifying his capabilities and performance
- These efforts resulted in MILLER’s flawless navigational record; exceeded navigational performance standards set by the U.S
- Atlantic Fleet
- Ingenious Communications Officer that maximized the capabilities of the ship’s full spectrum communications suite by integrating both voice and data communications into all missions
- All satellite, long-haul high-frequency, and over-the-horizon UHF communications systems were extended to ensure mission success
- Integrated computers with communications systems to process message traffic.
Education
Master of Science - Information
National Defense University
Washington, DC04.2008
Masters of Science - Operations and Information Technology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA05.2001
Bachelors of Science - Marine Transportation Management, Operations
State University of New York Maritime College
New York, NY05.1987
Skills
- Network and Systems Security
- Information and Operations Systems; academic certification augments experience based on US Navy standards
- Commercial Satellite Systems Architect
- Stellar Leadership
- Systems Integrator
- Retired From Active Duty
- United States Navy Surface Warfare Officer
- Business Process/Area Review
- Configuration Management
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Continuity of Operations Planning
- Operational Engineer
Additional Information
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Timeline
Chief Technology Officer
XENESIS, OnOff Block, Inc
06.2022 - Current
Director of Mission Engineering
XENESIS, OnOff Block, Inc
06.2022 - 06.2023
Team Lead, Integration and Engineering
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc
01.2021
Team Lead
Booz Allen Hamilton
01.2008 - 01.2009
Director
Reserve Affairs
01.2005 - 01.2008
Information Systems Director
Naval Reserve Readiness Command Northwest
01.2003 - 01.2005
Administrative policy
Navy Personnel Command
01.2001 - 01.2003
Commanding Officer
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center
01.1998 - 01.2001
Battlegroup Operations Officer
U.S. Navy
01.1996
Operations Officer/Staff Navigator
Destroyer Squadron EIGHTEEN, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
01.1996 - 01.1998
s Operations Officer, Navigator, Security Manager, Safety Officer
Naval Station Norfolk
01.1994 - 01.1996
Executive Officer
Naval Marine Corps Reserve Readiness Center, Snelling
01.1991 - 01.1994
Communications Officer
Naval Station Newport
01.1988 - 01.1991
Director of Information
Booz Allen Hamilton First Impact Award
Regional Director
Marine Corps
Deputy Director
Sole leader
Operations Officer/Navigator
Communications Officer/Navigator USS MILLER
Frigate
Master of Science - Information
National Defense University
Masters of Science - Operations and Information Technology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bachelors of Science - Marine Transportation Management, Operations
State University of New York Maritime College
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