Ossie L. Peacock, Jr.
Huntsville,USA
Summary
Project Manager/Program Manager, Cyber Planner, Cyber Professional, Systems Engineering
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager Consultant/Part-time
Huntsville, AL
12.2018 - Current
- Provided guidance on program critical decisions regarding long-term strategic planning, systems engineering analysis, and lifecycle management.
- Assisted clients with critical areas and decision making regarding technical program implementation for systems engineering, agile software development, data center decisions, cloud storage, integrated master schedule, technical performance, training, risk management, and lifecycle logistics.
- Provided guidance on integrating cyber protection into system design, privacy by design, Cyber Risk Management Framework, penetration testing, and overall cyber risk mitigation.
- Provided advice on cyber recovery, long-term mitigation after cyber-attacks, and program budgeting strategies.
- Program Manager Consultant and advisor for Defense Acquisition programs on cost, schedule, and performance strategies, documentation, budgeting, and planning.
Program Management Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Aberdeen, MD (Hybrid Support)
10.2023 - 07.2023
- Developed plans and synchronized knowledge management activities and program office requirements
- Developed Project Office Contracting Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Developed Project Office Integrated Product/Process Team (IPT) Charters
- Assisted with planning and execution of Product reviews at Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) level
- Joint Project Manager (JPM) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Sensors
- Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
Systems Engineer/Technologist/Executive Support
Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA)/PEO STRI Agile Acquisition and Response (STAAR) Team
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Developed plans and synchronized system design configurations for Soldier Touch Point (STP) events.
- Established Systems Engineering criteria and plans for system shortcomings, contractual development, and synchronization for future assessments and programmatic decision-making.
- Assisted Program Management with magazine publication for Program Executive Office (PEO) VIP days.
- Established templates and published test reports from Soldier Test Point events.
- Synchronized contract line-item number tasks in Microsoft Project for schedule development, monitoring, tracking, and reporting.
- Program Management Executive Support, Systems Engineering, Cyber System Planning, New Technology Prototyping
Program Manager/Cyber Team Lead (COLSA/Contractor)
Headquarters, Army Materiel Command (HQ AMC)
10.2020 - 06.2022
- Developed a Concept of Operation for Cyber defense, and Mitigation operations to protect AMC assets
- Developed cost, schedule, performance, and synchronization requirements for a 100M dollar plus Program Objective Memorandum (POM) for the AMC modernization plan
- Provided systems engineering input and coordination of Army Protection Program (APP), Army Cyber Command/Red Team, Deep Cyber Resiliency, and other assessments for the AMC G-6 team
- Disseminated, managed, and tracked tasks assigned to 10 Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs), Direct Reporting Units, special sites, and the Organic Industrial Base using the Task Management Tool (TMT)
- Coordinated and managed the daily workload of a 17 personnel slotted team responsible for varied cyber aspects of AMC’s footprint, including planning, assessments, mitigations, and supply chain awareness
- Coordinated critical requirements with AMC’s Mission Relevant Terrain-Cyber, and Focal Team to determine key terrain, identify adequate protective measures, and ensure risk mitigation
- Team Lead for Defensive Cyberspace Operations & Cyber Mitigations under a 4-Star Army Command
Cyber Planner (COLSA/Contractor)
Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO)
02.2019 - 09.2020
- Developed a Concept of Operation integrating cyber, EW, physical access, and intelligence test plans to create threat scenarios for external assessment requirements and information sharing across DoD partners
- Prioritized mission planning elements for National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 1647, intelligence, operations, and Cyber Table-Top Exercises (CTTX), completing 100% ahead of schedule.
- Coordinated CTTX events with external agencies, including Army, Air Force, Navy, NSA, and Intelligence Community, to complete 21 Congressionally identified critical weapon platforms
- Collaborated with system owners/engineers, intelligence experts, cyber operations SMEs, and physical access experts to develop scenario-based test events, identify vulnerabilities in weapons, systems, and critical infrastructure as part of the Cyber Operational Resilience Assessment - Program (CORA-P)
- Coordinated with the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology), HQDA G-3/5/7, and stakeholders to create test plans and Rules of Engagement to support Red Team assessments
- Conducted detailed systems engineering analysis of IT systems architecture for assessment planning.
- Cyber Planner for the NDAA Section 1647, Warfighter Platform Assessment, and the Cyber Operational Resilience Assessment - Program (CORA-P)
Program Manager (SAIC/Contractor)
Redstone Arsenal, AL
08.2017 - 12.2018
- Guided the daily operations of 41 personnel supporting six simulation/simulator systems that includes the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS, Shadow UAS, Blackjack UAS, Universal Ground Control Station Embedded Trainer, and the Hunter UAS
- Coordinated and planned Risk Management Framework tasks, vulnerability scans, patching, mitigation, controls, and system accreditation resulting in 100% cyber breach prevention
- Supervised systems engineering, agile software development, IT server integration, integrated master schedule, technical performance, risk management, configuration management, testing, and lifecycle budget, ranging from $13M – $16M annually within program cost, schedule, and performance metrics
- Program Manager for the Army/Navy Trainers, Joint Technology Center Systems Integration Laboratory, Systems, Software, Simulation, and Integration (S3I)
Concept Program/Planning Lead
Fort Belvoir / Alexandria, VA
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Served on a PEO staff team of 10 professionals consisting of budget, architects, and program analysts responsible for analysis, design, and concept for an cloud virtualization transition valued in excess of $1B
- Developed the day-to-day operational concept for designing, and planning the Program Executive Office migration of enterprise systems to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Cloud
- Developed and implemented management and tracking processes using SharePoint for actions, suspense notifications, progress tracking, team tasks, budget submissions, schedule compliance, reporting, and metrics
- Project planning lead Cloud Migration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems, Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)
Assistant Program/Project Manager
Fort Belvoir/Alexandria, VA
08.2015 - 12.2016
- Managed cost, schedule, and performance of a 10-person government and contractor team, and 30 development contractors, Budget, Technical Architecture, System Accreditation, logistics, and training
- Supervised a defensive cyberspace portfolio with seven product lines: Deployable DCO System (DDS), Garrison DCO Platform (GDP), Forensics & Malware, Cyber Battle Command, Cyber Tools, Insider Threat, and Big Data Analytics valued at >$500M and contracts >15M annually
- Managed the analysis, design, development, testing, and fielding of the US Army’s initial defensive cyberspace operations capability, delivering the DDS and Cyber Protection tools within one year
- Supervised and developed Systems Engineering Entrance and Exit Criteria for design review submissions while serving as the Approval Authority for all Systems Engineering documents and products
- Supervised and managed Program Office coordination with Army Cyber Command, Training and Doctrine Command, three Program Executive Offices, Army Rapid Capability Office, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) for Acquisition Logistics & Technology ASA (ALT) Cyber Focal, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, obtaining support for delivery of cyber capability and lifecycle planning
- Assistant Project Manager working under the US Army, Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO)
Program/Product Manager
Alexandria, VA
11.2012 - 08.2015
- Managed 27 personnel including: Deputy Product Manager, Assistant Product Manager, Technical Lead, Logistics Lead, Contract Support, Enterprise Architecture, Program Analyst, Budget, and Training Leads
- Supervised coordination with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and other Enterprise Systems resulting in a $10M IT infrastructure budget reduction, and system cyber protection approach
- Army Board Select Product Manager working the US Army, Army Contract Writing System program, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)
Assistant Program/Project Manager
Redstone Arsenal, AL
05.2011 - 11.2012
- Managed / supervised a team of 30 personnel including: Leads for Production, Systems Engineering, Sensors, Maintenance, Budget/Financial, Contracting, Deputy Product Manager, Executive Asst., Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program Integrators
- Supervised and synchronized Production coordination of FMS aircraft with US aircraft production, delivering 100% of aircraft ahead of schedule
- Supervised the team that managed aircraft development costs, aircraft delivery schedules, and aircraft performance based on contract outlined capability; including engineering development, build, testing, fielding, and sustainment tasks for 13 Allied countries valued at >$3B
- Managed cost, schedule, performance, and aircraft maintenance plans; resulting in delivery of 100% of aircraft under cost or ahead of schedule, and maintenance readiness rates >92%
- Supervised the International Apache team that negotiated program aircraft and ground support equipment contracts resulting in a cumulative $100M in cost savings for FMS customers
- Assistant Project Manager for the International Apache Attack Helicopter/Foreign Military Sales (FMS) US Army
Assistant Program/Product Manager
Redstone Arsenal, AL
10.2009 - 05.2011
- Assisted the Product Manager in supervising a government and sub-contractor team of >300 personnel; responsible for Systems Engineering, design, and production of 634 Apache Attack Helicopters, providing team guidance regarding cost, schedule, and performance goals valued at >$32B
- Supervised aircraft production, coordination, and critical component scheduling by providing oversight of the Program Office’s Logistics and Sub-Component Leads, delivering 100% ahead of schedule
- Supervised coordination of cross-organizations’ memorandums of agreement (MOU) with other Government Product Managers providing equipment valued at >$25M to the Apache team for installation on the Boeing-manufactured Apache Attack Helicopter
- Developed a surrogate UAS for testing, which would have cost > 10M dollars for the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to participate in testing, supervised engineering of the unmanned aircraft system training surrogate
- Assistant Project Manager for the Apache E Model Attack Helicopter, US Army
Systems Integration Chief
Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq
08.2008 - 09.2009
- Supervised TFO Contractor Pilots, Engineers, Satellite Repairers, Information Technology Repairers, Aircraft Special Mission Equipment Operators, Maintainers, and Architect Developers for 10 teams
- Supervised four military personnel, Contracting Officer Representatives, Facilities and Engineer Lead, Government Flight Representative, and 285 contractor personnel
- Systems Integration Chief for Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, Neutralize (ODIN), U. S. Army
Army Liaison & Integrated Product Team Lead
Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD
08.2006 - 08.2008
- Managed/supervised Deputy Product Manager, Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, Software Lead, Software Technician, Budget Lead, and Contract Lead for the Tactical Control System
- Served as the Army Liaison for the Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Served as the Science and Technology Lead within the Navy’s Common Systems Integration Cell
- Coordinated systems engineering, technical configuration, integration, system and software commonality between Army and Navy systems, resulting in a $200M savings in development cost
- Served as the interim IPT Lead, and supervised cost, schedule, and performance of the Tactical Control System (TCS)/UAS control system design, build and testing, a program valued at >$140M
- Oversaw TCS annual budget of ~$20M; saving ~$1M by collaborating with Contractor to remove unclear requirements from the statement of work (SOW)/contract requirement
- Coordinated the 2-Star Level Fire Scout Executive Steering Committee providing oversight of Navy and Army strategic employment planning for the Fire Scout unmanned aerial system/drone
- Coordinated Army Low-Rate Initial Production, and reviewed product change request technical drawings
- IPT Lead for Program Management Agency (PMA) 266 Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System Navy Program Executive Office (PEO) Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (U&W) US Army
Education
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) - Leadership & Learning in Organizations (LLO)
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN01.2025
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Brown University
Providence, RI01.2019
Master of Science - System Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD01.2012
Masters’ degree - Military Arts & Science
Air University
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL01.2006
Master of Science - Business Management
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautics
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL01.2000
Skills
- System Engineer (SE) for the SMART system developed during the Johns Hopkins University Project, currently in prototyping with a projected business marketing date before December 2025
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project
- R Programming and R-Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - Novice
- Python Programming - Novice
- Raspberry Pi hardware (IOT)
- Scope management
Accomplishments
Selected for 2025 Marquis Who's Who
Certification
- Certificate, Cyber Risk Management, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
- Certificate, Intro/Learning Kali Linux
- Certificate, CompTIA Security + (Need recertification)
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst + (CySA+) Completion Certificate
- EMASS, Risk Management Framework (RMF) User Account Training
- US Army Task Management Tool (TMT) User training
- SharePoint 2013 Training Certificate
- Certificate, Programming the Internet of Things (IOT), University of California, Irvine, CA
- Certificate, Cyber Table-Top & Facilitator Workshop, Defense Acquisition University
- Certificate, Level III Defense Acquisition Program Management (PMT 401), Defense Acquisition University
- Certificate, Program Managers’ Skills Course (PMT 403), Defense Acquisition University
- Certificate, Level II Defense Acquisition Program Management (PMT 352B), Defense Acquisition University
- Certificate, Acquisition Basic Course, Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
- Certificate, Level I Information Technology, Defense Acquisition University
- Certificate, Systems Engineering (Sys 202) Level II, Intermediate Systems Planning Course, DAU
- Certificate, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Certificate, Air Traffic Controller, Federal Aviation Administration
- Certificate, Rotary Wing Instrument Flight Rating, Federal Aviation Administration
- Apache Attack Helicopter Rotary Wing Course, US Army, Fort Rucker, AL
- Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Flight Course, Patuxent River NAS Test Pilot School, MD
- Army Space Cadre Basic Course, PEO Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Air Command, and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
- Air Defense - Hawk Missile System, Fire Control Crewmember
- Hawk Missile System, Electronic Counter-Counter-Measures Course
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Program Management Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Aberdeen, MD (Hybrid Support)
10.2023 - 07.2023
Systems Engineer/Technologist/Executive Support
Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA)/PEO STRI Agile Acquisition and Response (STAAR) Team
06.2022 - 06.2023
Program Manager/Cyber Team Lead (COLSA/Contractor)
Headquarters, Army Materiel Command (HQ AMC)
10.2020 - 06.2022
Cyber Planner (COLSA/Contractor)
Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO)
02.2019 - 09.2020
Program Manager Consultant/Part-time
Huntsville, AL
12.2018 - Current
Program Manager (SAIC/Contractor)
Redstone Arsenal, AL
08.2017 - 12.2018
Concept Program/Planning Lead
Fort Belvoir / Alexandria, VA
01.2017 - 07.2017
Assistant Program/Project Manager
Fort Belvoir/Alexandria, VA
08.2015 - 12.2016
Program/Product Manager
Alexandria, VA
11.2012 - 08.2015
Assistant Program/Project Manager
Redstone Arsenal, AL
05.2011 - 11.2012
Assistant Program/Product Manager
Redstone Arsenal, AL
10.2009 - 05.2011
Systems Integration Chief
Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq
08.2008 - 09.2009
Army Liaison & Integrated Product Team Lead
Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD
08.2006 - 08.2008
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Brown University
Master of Science - System Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Masters’ degree - Military Arts & Science
Air University
Master of Science - Business Management
Faulkner University
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautics
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) - Leadership & Learning in Organizations (LLO)
Vanderbilt University
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
- 25 + years, United States Army, LTC, Honorable Discharge: 2017-10
- 20 + years, Integrated Program Management / Project Management (ACAT-I)
- 10 Years Systems Engineering/Program Management (PM/SE) Experience
- 10 + Years Cyber Experience
- 20 + Years, Aviation, Manned/Unmanned Aerial Systems / Aerospace Production & Manufacturing
- 2 Years, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) / International Traffic in Arms Regulation / International Programs
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Top Secret/SCI: Continuous Evaluation last used 2025-04-25
Community Service
North Alabama Chapter, Information Systems Security Association (NAC-ISSA), Member
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