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Phillip Bourque

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Phillip Bourque

Summary

Seasoned IT Project Manager lends unique oversight for critical info technology programs. Resourceful, tech-savvy approach honed over more than 25 years toward handling complex hardware and software installations. Lends experienced knack for IT equipment planning, installation, troubleshooting and maintenance. Provides expert navigation to avoid risk associated with cost, allocation, and technical considerations.

IT professional with proven background in leading complex IT projects. Expertise in integrating new technologies and optimizing project workflows. Highly focused on team collaboration and achieving project goals, known for adaptability and reliability. Skilled in project management methodologies and stakeholder communication.

Overview

36
years of professional experience
1
Certificate

Work History

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

IT PROJECT MANAGER - CLOUD Business Office
05.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Lead cloud strategy and governance initiatives to ensure effective utilization of cloud resources
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud solutions with business goals
  • Oversee cloud budget management, cost optimization, and vendor negotiations
  • Implement cloud performance metrics and reporting systems to track progress and identify improvement areas
  • Drive adoption of cloud best practices and training programs across the organization
  • Conduct thorough analysis of cloud operations to identify opportunities for efficiency and cost savings
  • Develop and present business cases for cloud investments to senior leadership
  • Monitor cloud usage patterns and generate detailed reports to support decision-making
  • Collaborate with IT and business units to design and implement cloud solutions
  • Assist in the development of cloud governance policies and compliance frameworks
  • Facilitated communication among team members to solve complex technical challenges efficiently and effectively.

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

IT PROJECT MANAGER - CLOUD SERVICES BRANCH
03.2024 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Leadership on all aspects of Application Services, Cloud Services and collaborating with cross-functional teams within CDC
  • Special Projects Management and Oversight
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Outcomes
  • Cloud Contract Technical Stewardship Management and Oversight
  • Leading CDC wide Cloud Consulting, Onboarding, Operations, Modernization, and system Oversight
  • Supervision of 8 FTES and oversite of 3 major contracts/staff for Cloud Support, Consulting, and Modernization
  • Cross function team liaison for processes and functions within branch
  • ITIL Service Management Processes
  • Contract Officer Representative on various procurements
  • Spearheaded the implementation of process improvements that simplified transactions for both customers and staff alike.
  • Facilitated collaboration among team members by fostering an open dialogue culture within the branch office setting.

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST - CLOUD SERVICES BRANCH
11.2023 - 03.2024

Job overview

  • “Acting Cloud Product Owner” – 120-day detail
  • Oversight and direction on development, analysis, and/or evaluation procedures for existing and potential products within CDC
  • Over 15 years of leaderships and guidance with procedures at CDC for multi-cloud hosting and management products
  • Oversight, guidance, and direction of pipelines, forecast, and execute business plans
  • Creating and maintaining strategic initiatives related to cloud management with various cloud teams and platforms at CDC that support public health
  • Perceptive and enthusiastic IT professional with over 15 years of designing and enhancing IT solutions to improve productivity and efficiency
  • Managing multiple projects, contracts and support for multiple product platforms taking ideas for solutions and creating enterprise requirements for actionable solutions
  • Analyzing performance data and operating conditions to identify specific weaknesses and develop innovative solutions for cloud services at CDC
  • Overseeing our cloud processes to transform raw information into actionable insights for informed decision-making and optimizing processes and achieving sustained growth
  • Managed process to create and update our strategic focus areas with key performance indicators (KPIs) and data-driven strategies
  • Over 30 years of knowledge and experience working with business and program leadership, IT leadership and development staff to define and manage product direction
  • Supervision of 8 FTES and oversite of 3 major contracts/staff for Cloud Support, Consulting, and Modernization

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

IT Specialist - LEAD
03.1989 - 11.2023

Job overview

  • Supervision of 8 FTES and oversite of 3 major contracts/staff for Application Support, Cloud Support, Consulting
  • Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, open communication, and employee recognition initiatives.
  • Enhanced overall team performance by providing regular coaching, feedback, and skill development opportunities.
  • Collaborated with other department leads to streamline workflows, improve interdepartmental coordination, and achieve business goals collectively.
  • Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.

Skills

  • Risk Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Purchasing and procurement
  • Cybersecurity best practices
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration/Leadership
  • Conflict Management
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Mastery of Cloud Platforms
  • Management and oversight
  • Project Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Promoting Process Improvement
  • Contract Officer Representative
  • Root-cause analysis
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Timeline

IT PROJECT MANAGER - CLOUD Business Office

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
05.2024 - Current

IT PROJECT MANAGER - CLOUD SERVICES BRANCH

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
03.2024 - 05.2024

SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST - CLOUD SERVICES BRANCH

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
11.2023 - 03.2024

IT Specialist - LEAD

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
03.1989 - 11.2023

Contract Officer Representative II

Branell College

Software Applications for Business

Mercer University

Leadership Development Certificate Program

Accomplishments

  • Researched, Recommended, and led the moves to Printer Logic, Lumension (Non-Wintel Patching), Salt Stack (Non-Wintel Configuration Management) that saved costs and man hours of labor-intensive work.
  • Printer Logic software implementation led to the installation of a new Network Printer Management Software to increase the management and efficiency of all enterprise network printers at CDC.
  • Reduced CDC's printer servers from 50 to one Printer Logic Application server which also saves on bandwidth since the printing goes directly from the customer device to the printer and not back to centralized print servers.
  • Improves success of projects by having team members reach out to other branches for testing and feedback to ensure success of projects.
  • Migrated and modernized our Enterprise Container Platform as a Service from an AWS IaaS environment to an Azure PaaS environment to reduce cloud and technical debt.
  • Structured the Application Hosting Services Security team.
  • Lead the charge and largely part of the reason for the Windows 2008 Retirement success.
  • Provided oversite and direction on the Branch's GAO remediation activities within the timelines provided.
  • Developed an overall understanding of each team's role in the branch.
  • The ‘go to' person when it comes to technical questions.
  • Spearheading the branch's effort to develop a process of evaluating customer's needs related to putting the customer's applications in the cloud environment.
  • Managing the AHS budget.
  • Spearheaded the role of AHB/ISB in the development of the Cloud infrastructure.
  • Was heavily involved in the consolidation of AHB into the OCIO/DSO/ISB.
  • During the renewal of the AHB/NTT Data contract development was heavily involved to make sure everything was covered, and that the Government was not overcharged.
  • Maintains a cross functional role with all teams within OCIO as well as the customer base.
  • Created the AHB Service catalog and the Service Levels when AHB need to start the charge back system.
  • Set the example of always hearing other people's thoughts and ideas.
  • Developed a work environment for my team and the whole branch to give others the freedom to embrace changes that improve our support.
  • Allow team members to be creative/innovative in resolving situations.
  • Ensures team morale is high by rewarding members with awards or positive reinforcement.
  • Leadership roles at CDC.
  • Acting Cloud Services Branch Chief for - 120 days.
  • Cloud Shared Services Lead as part of the Cloud Services Team.
  • DCMSM Federal Lead.

Education

Mercer University
Atlanta, GA

Leadership Development Certificate Program
01.2011

Branell College
Atlanta, GA

Software Applications for Business
01.1988

University Overview

GPA: 3.99

Leadership

  • Branch Technical Leadership through transition, 03/2023
  • CDC OCOO OCIO Leader of the Quarter, 03/2022
  • Data Center Migration, 03/2023
  • Printer Logic Project Team - Electronic Stewardship Award, 03/2017
  • OCOO OCIO Award for GAO remediation team, 03/2019
  • CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases - USA eMedical Team - Center's award for Excellence in Partnership, 03/2019
  • Leading and striving for an improved work environment within AHB/ISB at CDC
  • Understanding the individual strengths of team members and encourages staff to cross-train in other areas of expertise to gain more knowledge and experience.
  • Improves service by listening to team input and acting on suggestions that would positively improve standards for providing service.
  • Proactive in searching out ways to improve the CDC initiatives to ensure CDC customer's needs are not only met but exceeded.
  • Motivates team members to provide the best service possible and works alongside team members to ensure service is provided in a timely manner.
  • Effectively delegates tasks to other team members with clear responsibilities and expectations.
  • Updated the monthly VRM process to be more efficient for engineers and utilized Operation support team.
  • Volunteered to be a member of Team Responsive and the MOC/SOC Red cell in the consolidation of OCIO. Participating in Team Lead workshops to come together to work with peers to develop ideas.
  • Deployed to New Orleans in 2005 as a response unit for CDC to support after Hurricane Katrina.
  • Rebranding of not only AHB but also NTB to form one ISB.
  • Continuously looking for ways to modernize the branch.
  • Improves success of projects by having team members reach out to other branches for testing and feedback to ensure success of projects.
  • Service Center to ServiceNow implementation.
  • Patching expansion to Jenkins and BigFix.
  • Changed contract teams in AHS from team bound to functional bound roles for better overall support.
  • Taking the lead on cloud efforts before Cloud was really a vision at CDC.
  • Taking on the Supervisory role of the Branch Chiefs when they are on leave.

References

Available upon request

Phillip Bourque