Matthew Davis
South Jordan,UT
Summary
Results oriented technology leader, managing complex IT solutions and designs including cloud-based applications. Over twenty years of requirements and infrastructure analysis expertise applied to drive business development and rapid process improvements. Provide vision enterprise-wide via decisive and intuitive leadership, guiding daily operations and policy implementation through strategic thinking and decision-making. Legacy of seamless coordination and collaboration with internal organizations and external partners. Build and lead high-performance teams to manage, implement, and streamline complex IT strategies. Fosters team collaboration using relationship building, communications, and process improvement. Hard charging project delivery with tight timeframes using cutting edge voice, data, and network tools.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Anchorage, AK
- Chief Information Officer to Alaska’s Senior Military Commander
- Executive Board member representing Department of Defense for Alaska Land Mobile Radio Partnership
- Pioneered and led team of 12 that developed $20M solution to exponentially improve the Northern Radar Warning System, including individual line item in NDAA 2023 for NORTHCOM UFR $5.5M LRRS
- Established and matured use of Palantir for situational awareness for entire Alaska Command supporting over 50K personnel.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Warner Robins, GA
- Deputy Division Director for 800 person specialized tactical communications unit
- Verified compliance with laws governing Security Assistance to foreign governments
- Developed solutions for poor communication networks and information sharing using cloud-based applications between departments of U.S
- Government
- Employed international and intergovernmental negotiation and diplomacy techniques.
Corporate Compliance Officer (CCO)
Stuttgart, Germany
- Chief Inspections Officer for thirty-seven Offices of Security Cooperation within United States embassies on the African continent
- Verified compliance with U.S
- Laws governing Security Assistance Funding to African nation partners in excess of $1B
- Developed solutions for poor communication networks and information sharing using cloud-based applications between Department of Defense and Department of State
- Employed international and intergovernmental negotiation and diplomacy techniques to create mutually beneficial solutions.
Director of Information Technology
Ramstein, Germany
- Competitively hired for organizational and team building acumen
- Leveraged personal experience and personnel abilities to improve processes and change organizational culture
- Managed team of 200 supporting 800 analysts with $1M baseline budget and supplemental funds of $5M annually
- Secured $15M in additional funding for facilities and facility improvements
- Revolutionized government app development using AGILE from inception to accredited in 6 months
- Developed capability and baselined Computer Vision capabilities for Department of Defense
- Project MAVEN in 10 months using only internal resources.
Director of Operations
Warner Robins, GA
- Competitively hired specifically to lead massive organizational restructuring and retooling
- Directed team of 120 supporting unit of 2K conducting air combat operations
- Managed $500K baseline budget with supplemental funds of $1M annually
- Secured $10M in additional funding for facilities and facility improvements
- Operationalized analog tactical airfield control equipment from the 1960s under budget and timelines
- Moved unit from one corporate division to another with no loss of personnel or $120M equipment.
Communications Specialist
Kabul Afghanistan
- Hand-picked personal communications director for General Stanley McChrystal and International Security Assistance Force General Officers
- Led 6-person hand-picked cross-division team responsible for 6 General Officers traveling throughout Afghanistan, Europe, and the United States to contact President of the United States, other Departmental leaders, and other International country leaders, executed $12M budget
- Rapidly developed $500K Video Teleconference Solution in just 2 months that allowed bridging of video conferences between multiple international partners and General McChrystal, adhering to both US and International security classification protocols.
Senior Network Engineer/Systems Analyst
Various locations
- Personally Selected for engineering experience with government networks and creative solutions for encryption
- Directed operations for 1200 person IT business division supporting worldwide business units across 12 countries
- Engineered IT solutions for 1,200 person brand new business division from ground up
- Developed IT solutions in 2008 for employing 90K additional personnel in Afghanistan for only $1M.
Network Engineer/Systems Analyst
Misawa, Japan
- Branch Manager that developed and planned all IT requirements and solutions for 15K-person corporate division
- Led team of 7, responsible for $1M initial annual budget and $1M supplemental funds
- Created process for paying local reimbursements in US dollars vice Japanese Yen using currency conversion to increase profitability for unit netting over $1M US dollars annually
- Developed Access application to track new IT requirements and follow their progress cradle to grave
- Designed and programed Access application to track 5K annual reviews and decorations through multiple levels of approval within business division, eliminating 95% of late reports.
Technology Leadership
United States Air Force
01.1999 - Current
- Competitively chosen as leader responsible for all support to 33,000 Department of Defense members and their dependents at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
- Responsible for power, water, sewage, HVAC, building infrastructure, communication networks, law enforcement, contracting actions, human resources, and logistical capabilities supporting 33K community members
- Led 6-person team development of Microsoft Teams capability for task tracking, project management, process improvement, Microsoft Power BI integration, Microsoft PowerAutomate implementation, and collaboration capabilities for diverse 5K member business unit
- Obtained $3.5M solution for first PFAS/PFOA solution on USAF base
- Deep knowledge of PPBE process and planning and programming garnered $6.2M for full NIPR network rebuild for both voice and data, as well as $1.7M windfall for Giant Voice system replacement
- Improved fiscal responsibility by requiring 10 year budget plans to coincide with congressional funding requirements.
Systems Analyst/Operator
Alameda, CA
01.1991 - 01.1999
- Corporate division application specialist for modeling and simulation
- Worked on team to develop new capabilities for modeling and simulations for oil and chemical spills
- Team member that developed international ship tracking database
- Key contributor to cross-application database integration process to migrate information from old databases in FORTRAN to SQL.
Education
Master of Science (M.S.) - Military Operational Art and Science
US Air Force, Air University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Airpower Art and Science
US Air Force, Air University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Computer Information Systems, Networking and Integration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration, Information Systems
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Strategic planning and management
- Requirements analysis
- Recommendation proposals
- Integration and Optimization
- Computer Vision and Automation
- Government regulations
- IT Security: Security Controls
- Risk Assessments
- US Govt Certifications
- US Govt Accreditations
- Personnel development
- Operational/Organizational adaptation
- Results oriented
- Data Security
- Information Technology Management
- Creative Cloud Proficiency
- Software Updates
Websites
Certification
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) – (ISC)2 currently working
- ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) – (VCP (VMware Certified Professionals)) currently working
- PMP (Project Management Professional) – PMPPP Certifiers currently working
- US Government Security Clearance: TS/SCI Adjudicated Mar 2017
Technology Leadership
- United States Air Force, Lieutenant to Colonel, Various locations worldwide, 1999, present
- Mayor, Shaw AFB, Sumter, SC
- Chief Information Officer (CIO), Anchorage, AK
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Warner Robins, GA
- Corporate Compliance Officer (CCO), Stuttgart, Germany
- Director of Information Technology, Ramstein, Germany
- Director of Operations, Warner Robins, GA
- Communications Specialist, Kabul Afghanistan
- Senior Network Engineer/Systems Analyst, Various locations
- Network Engineer/Systems Analyst, Misawa, Japan
- United States Coast Guard, Seaman (Apprentice) to Second Class Petty Officer (Journeyman), Alameda, CA, 1991, 1999
- Systems Analyst/Operator
- MISSIONARY, Various locations in Iowa, 1989, 1991
Timeline
Technology Leadership
United States Air Force
01.1999 - Current
Systems Analyst/Operator
Alameda, CA
01.1991 - 01.1999
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Anchorage, AK
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Warner Robins, GA
Corporate Compliance Officer (CCO)
Stuttgart, Germany
Director of Information Technology
Ramstein, Germany
Director of Operations
Warner Robins, GA
Communications Specialist
Kabul Afghanistan
Senior Network Engineer/Systems Analyst
Various locations
Network Engineer/Systems Analyst
Misawa, Japan
Master of Science (M.S.) - Military Operational Art and Science
US Air Force, Air University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Airpower Art and Science
US Air Force, Air University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Computer Information Systems, Networking and Integration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration, Information Systems
University of Phoenix
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