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VP Defense Intelligence Programs Connect with me using: ►►► [email protected] ◄◄◄ All Invitations to Connect Welcome. LION – LinkedIn Open Networker **************** Recruiters, HR Managers, Hiring Managers, Presidents, CEOs, COOs connect with me to get access to my network deep in industry leadership. **************** General Manager experienced in leading and growing information technology and systems integration based businesses in the national defense industry. Proven P&L improvement record in large systems integration and in enterprise IT services delivery businesses. Transformed underperforming organizations while increasing earnings and orders with P&L accountability up to $300M annually. Strong leadership ability gained through diverse program management, engineering and business development roles in line and staff positions. Known for improving customer satisfaction, program performance enhancement and for strong track record of capturing over $1B in new business in core and adjacent markets within the defense and security space. Has the unique experience of capturing then leading P&L of complex systems integration businesses in intelligence community. federal civilian, DOD and state and local government clients. I currently am providing business advisory services in strategy development, program management and capture/proposal leadership. • P&L Operations Improvement • Strategic Planning • Closing on Results • Organization Transformation • Business Capture • Innovation Leadership To brainstorm and collaborate on any of these perspectives, call me now at 703-467-0970.Founder | VP Defense Intelligence Programs @ Attending Networking Events Researching Industry Leaders Tracking Industry Trends Participating in Industry Discussions From 2015 to Present (less than a year) Washington D.C. Metro AreaAdjunct Faculty Member | Program Management | Cybersecurity @ Perform teaching, curriculum development, consulting and research in support of the Defense Systems Management College Executive program in the areas of full life-cycle program management, systems engineering and IT/cybersecurity management. From 2014 to Present (1 year) Ft Belvoir, VAFounder | Portfolio Management | National Security | DOD Clearances | P&L Management | IT @ I founded Ascendt Group LLC in 2013. As a globally certified program and portfolio management professional, I with the help of my associates provide strategy, program and P&L management advisory services for executives leading information technology based businesses in the defense and national security market. • Provide leadership, project management and business strategy training • Develop enterprise and business unit level business strategy • Identify and drive P&L improvement plans • Provide strategic capture and proposal development leadership • Active angel investor and advisor to technology based startup companies. • Hold current DOD clearances From December 2013 to Present (1 year 10 months) DC Metro to Delaware Valley Metro RegionsVice President General Manager | IT | Program Management | Cybersecurity | Intelligence | P&L @ Chosen to join the senior leadership team at BAE Systems IT to drive institutional change, program management discipline and increase overall P&L performance. Drove organizational performance for enterprise IT, cybersecurity, program management software and systems engineering and professional services to DIA, Army, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Security Service, and NSA. Scope of responsibility included up to $300M in revenue and leadership of 1100+ technical employees worldwide. Executed a multiple company sector strategy to achieve the win of a multi-award 5yr IDIQ contract with a $7B ceiling for US Army CECOM. • Achieved profit-to-cash ratio to over 1.0, and cash conversion to less than 50 days. • Improved competitive win rate from 50% to over 60%. • Restructured staff, developed leaders, re-tooled business to ensure financial objectives. • Improved profit from 7.5% to over 8%, increased customer satisfaction 50 basis points. • Led teams to win $6.6B Defense Intelligence Agency SITE O&M. (IDIQ) contract • Led team to win competitive DIA Next-Gen Desktop program. • Achieved $370M in competitive orders in 2011. • Increased top-line revenue more than 30% in 2010 and 2011 against 12% goal. • Stabilized cost & schedule performance for an ACAT 1 NSA crypto SW program. • Increased business unit productivity by 6%; improved customer satisfaction by 12% • Developed a CECOM IDIQ Program Management Office develop task order responses with 20 day turn-around deadlines achieving $5M competitive orders in first 60 days of contract. From August 2007 to November 2013 (6 years 4 months) Reston VirginiaSenior Director Business Development | C4ISR | DOD | Intelligence | Federal Civilian | Strategy @ Appointed to direct large-scale complex C4ISR businesses capture and market development initiatives and win competitive bids ranging from $20M to $4B throughout multiple DOD, Intelligence Community, and Fed/civil government sectors with over 60% competitive win rate target. Tasked to develop cross corporate “Horizontal Integration” to develop corporate discriminators and fulfill critical proposal roles. Developed opportunity strategies and customer/legislative contact plans to influence pursuits with DOD, Intelligence Community, DHS, DOJ-FBI, and state governments. From January 1998 to July 2007 (9 years 7 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaSenior Program Director | P&L | Geointelligence | Communications | Electronics | Hardware Systems @ Chosen to assume leadership of DOD hardware and software systems development programs with specific objective to improve developmental engineering cost and schedule performance to over .95 CPI, improve profitability 50 basis points from 9% and to capture a key contract to keep the company in the intelligence dissemination marketplace. Directed senior teams, drove objectives, and managed large scale intelligence community and DOD C2 systems development programs ranging from $30M-$100M. Achieved competitive win rates above 60%, grew orders above plan by 10%, improved product capability schedule for multiple advanced programs to achieve 100% follow-on win rates and exceeded profit goal. Portfolio included geo-intelligence, public safety C2 systems, international space, enterprise IT solutions and DOD satellite systems. Competitively selected for one year rotational assignment at corporate headquarters Information Sector staff with the office of Engineering and Business Development. Tasked to perform business unit program cost and schedule performance improvement initiatives and to drive discriminators into the top 10 corporate capture efforts within a $2B DOD, Intelligence and international portfolio. Assigned to support solutions for international efforts for FMS and DCS From December 1993 to January 1998 (4 years 2 months) Valley Forge; DC Metro; Teaneck NJElectronics Design Engineering Manager | Satellite Engineering | Manufacturing | DOD | R&D @ Leadership of unit level electronic and satellite communicaitons design engineering groups. The organizational output was satellite communications equipment and customized large scale testing systems for numerous DoD, NASA and classified customer missions. Project management of signal processing and data managment R&D and production teams. Early career included various engineering assignments starting as an engineering intern progressing through systems engineering assignments in electronic design, satellite communications systems and intelligence systems. From January 1980 to 1993 (13 years) Valley Forge, Philadelphia, CamdenExec Leadership Program, Global Strategic Leadership @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton SchoolDBA Doctor of Business Administration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management @ University of Phoenix From 2003 to 2008 MBA, General Management Interdisciplinary @ Villanova UniversityMSEE, Electrical Engineering Communications Systems @ Drexel UniversityBSEE, Electrical Engineering @ Drexel UniversityGraduate, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program @ Malvern Preparatory School Chris D'Ascenzo, D.BA is skilled in: Proposal Writing, Business Development, Transformational..., DoD, Government Contracting, Program Management, Intelligence, Command, Earned Value Management, Systems Engineering, Security Clearance, Engineering Management, Aerospace, Military, Defense, PMP, Government, Integration, Intelligence Analysis, Technology Management, Leadership, Information Assurance, Strategy, Security, Technical Leadership, Navy, National Security, Requirements Management, SIGINT, System Design, C4ISR, Army, Engineering, System Architecture, Satellite, Operational Planning, Electronic Warfare, Software Development, Satellite Communications, Computer Security, Management, Organizational..., Enterprise Architecture, Space Systems, Air Force, Business Process..., Information Security, Project Management, Cross-functional Team..., Intelligence Community