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TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS, KEY SKILLS
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Publications & Public Speaking
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Ted Dressel, PMP, CISSP

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Ted Dressel, PMP, CISSP

Summary

Principal Project Manager (10 years) and Principal Consultant (16 years) covering 26 years of experience at Microsoft leading complex, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives in both commercial and government sectors. Proven expertise in cross-functional leadership, stakeholder alignment, and delivering process improvement solutions in fast-paced environments. Certified PMP, CISSP, and Prosci Change Practitioner with deep experience in project lifecycle execution, business process documentation, risk management, and executive communication. Adept at managing multimillion-dollar portfolios, coordinating cross-departmental teams, and driving operational efficiency across IT functions of federal and commercial customers. Cultivated strong relationships with Microsoft product groups to drive customer advocacy and influence strategic software updates in security, licensing, and authentication.

Overview

27
years of professional experience
5

Certificates

1

Security Clearance (Top Secret)

Certification

  • PMP (Active, NBR: 2139784) - Project Management Professional
  • CISSP (Active, NBR: 400358) - Certified Information Systems Security Professional - DoD 8140 & DoD 8570 (IAT Level III, IAM Level III, IASAE Level II) compliant
  • Prosci Certified Change Practitioner (Active)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Microsoft Specialist: Azure Solutions Architect

TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS, KEY SKILLS

  • Budgeting & financial tracking (up to $21M annual portfolios)
  • Cross-functional leadership & facilitation - PMO, Sales, Engineering, Operations
  • Project portfolio management
  • Stakeholder & executive communications
  • PM Tools (light usage or self-training): Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet
  • PM Tools (heavy usage): Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Power BI & Planner
  • PM Tools (heavy usage): SAP Finance (FI) - project, portfolio, Human Capital Management (HCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Documentation Tools (heavy usage): MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS SharePoint, MS SharePoint Online
  • Documentation creation/management: DoDAF diagrams, SOPs, Process Flow Diagrams, Requirements Gathering, Risk Analysis, Product Evaluations, Selection Criteria, AOA (availability of alternatives), COA (course of actions), Design Guides, Implementation Guides, Deployment Guide, Flow Chart diagrams
  • Managed SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) activities of 12 architects and developers via waterfall but migrated to Agile with a hybrid mix in between them
  • Azure - I can speak at a high-level as I turned to project management in 2015. Projects in Microsoft Azure Cloud. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
  • Identity - Microsoft Entra ID, PKI, DoD identity (CACs/smart cards, certificates, attributes)
  • Security / Zero Trust - Enforced Zero Trust security via strong authentication (Entra ID) enterprise wide. Individual device security managed with BitLocker encryption, and DRA policies, ensuring robust data-at-rest protection and minimizing unauthorized access risks

Work History

Microsoft

Principal Project Manager
01.2015 - 02.2025

Job overview

  • Led cross-functional transformation initiatives supporting enterprise cloud migrations, identity integration, and secure communications for high-stakes government environments. Solutions comprised high-impact identity solutions (IDP for Zero Trust, ICAM & IGA), security projects (SIEM) and cybersecurity service (RMF/DoDI 8500.01/DoDI 8510.01) solutions. Managed up to 4 concurrent projects with annual budgets exceeding $21M for ~50 consultants and architects.
  • Key Projects & Achievements:
  • Identity Provider (IDP) for DoD M365 Tenants: Directed Azure IL5/IL6 IDP deployments adopted by 600+ applications, M365 tenants & ICOFR financial systems, achieved 68% average weekly usage of the full set of identities & syncing 4M identities across multiple agencies and networks. Led documentation, SOP creation, and alignment across stakeholder groups. Our solution also provisioned VoIP / Teams / voice & data (telecommunications) services.
  • Managed project planning, stakeholder reviews, cost projections, and PWS/SOW alignment to ensure successful delivery of enterprise-wide transformation efforts.
  • Facilitated executive reviews with senior leadership, aligning IT capability with strategic business goals.
  • Oversaw vendor coordination and internal resource scheduling for identity, licensing, and telecom transformation efforts.
  • Created standardized SOPs and process documentation for enterprise transformation initiatives, enabling consistent delivery across distributed teams and aligning with compliance and operational standards.
  • Addressed pre-sales efforts, conducting SOW reviews, requirements gathering, budgetary estimates/RFIs, and resource structuring to align with financial parameters.
  • Achieved 96% contract renewal rate and top CPARS marks over a 10-year span.

Microsoft

Senior Consultant & Principal Consultant
06.1998 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Served in strategic advisory roles across multiple commercial & DoD agencies focused on identity, security, and enterprise architecture adoption while collaborating with Microsoft product groups to drive innovation.
  • Key Projects & Achievements:
  • Token-Based Activation for Windows & Office: Led coordination between 13 agencies and Microsoft product groups to implement licensing activation systems (required source code modifications) impacting millions of endpoints across government customers and removing key adoption blockers.
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Outlook Web Access (OWA): Led planning and execution for global deployment of smart card MFA across multiple DoD organizations; influenced Microsoft product groups to implement the required source code modifications removing blockers of mission-critical communications.
  • Managed technical and strategic workshops with business owners, engineering, and IT to ensure project alignment and goal achievement.
  • Enterprise BitLocker adoption: Secured data-at-rest (DAR) for 800K devices by collaborating with customers and Microsoft product groups to create comparative content demonstrating the value of enterprise BitLocker adoption. This effort was driven by the need to counter major government data breach incidents, ensuring a more resilient security posture across critical environments. We successfully deployed 800K devices for our primary customers, and 11 other DoD agencies.
  • Tsunami Relief Portal for PACOM (2004): Enabled seamless coordination of all U.S. humanitarian aid for the 2004 tsunami relief effort by managing the backend of PACOM's secure information-sharing portal, ensuring efficient interagency collaboration during a critical disaster response.

Education

University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA

B.A. from Computer Science
06.1987

Skills

  • Project scheduling
  • Portfolio management
  • Agile methodologies
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Identity, Credential, and Access Management technology
  • Cloud identity management
  • Customer advocacy in technology
  • Facilitated technology adoption initiatives

Accomplishments

  • Microsoft Share Fighter Champion (2016) - Introduced Azure Government (MAG) to DoD agencies, driving cloud adoption in 90% (10 of 11) of engagements.
  • Windows Genuine Advantage Hero (2007) - Developed enterprise volume licensing framework for DoD customers and creation of escalation solution for US federal government customer feedback for Vista & Windows Server 2008.
  • Gold Star Stock Program (2007) - Awarded by VP US Enterprise Services for recognition of my leadership and career milestones in driving long-term success at Microsoft.

Publications & Public Speaking

  • Co-authored TechNet article (2007) on enabling smart card authentication for OWA 2003, enhancing secure access protocols for mission-critical communications - Https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/technet-magazine/cc137993(v=msdn.10)
  • Speaker at Microsoft Services TechReady Events (2007-2013) – Delivered technical presentations on authentication and security, including smart card deployment, token-based activation, and mandatory two-factor authentication (TechReady 5, 7, & 16)

Volunteer Work

  • Church Elder, Community Volunteer (2015-2023)
  • Naval Academy Midshipmen Sponsor Family (2006-2013) (Go Navy!)
  • STEM Mentor for high school students (FIRST Robotics, 2007-2014); served on 501(c)(3) nonprofit board of directors

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