Native Washingtonian - Certified Federal Government Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Strategic Marketing and Analysis in Photonics (Fiber Optics) - United States Army Airborne Paratrooper; Fort Benning, GA. 1985 - United States Army Tank Platoon Leader (Armor Officer), 2nd Infantry Division, Korea. 1985-1986 - Deployed 12 kilometers South of the 38th Parallel; (DMZ) - Military Veteran who served honorably on active duty Specialties: 1). Designing Business Intelligence Systems 2). "Front-line" Project Management Experience

Senior Technical Advisor @ I now support OCTO's DC-Net Program by providing technical strategic planning and analysis, specifically for the FirstNet Initiative. FirstNet is an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. FirstNet is governed by a 15-member Board consisting of the Attorney General of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and 12 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The FirstNet Board is composed of representatives from public safety; local, state and federal government; and the wireless industry. Signed into law on February 22, 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act created FirstNet. The law gives FirstNet the duty to build, operate and maintain the first high-speed, nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety entities. FirstNet will provide a single interoperable platform for public safety communications. The FirstNet network will improve citizen and responder safety and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency response through cutting edge broadband communications. Imagine a day when a single communications network can be used to dispatch EMS personnel, a medical helicopter, police officers, and fire personnel from different jurisdictions all at the same time, utilizing voice, video, and data at broadband speeds. Public safety personnel using the FirstNet network will be able to share applications, access databases, and provide better informed responses to incidents through integrated communications. FirstNet’s goal is to provide public safety‐grade reliability and nationwide coverage so all public safety personnel can count on the network when they are on the job. FirstNet is also aiming to provide coverage solutions that let public safety “take the network along” to the destination in certain geographies. From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaSenior Telecommunications Analyst @ I protect consumers to ensure public safety, reliability, and quality services. I regulate monopoly services to ensure their telecommunication rates are just and reasonable. I foster fair and open competition among telecommunication service providers. I educate consumers and inform the public. I resolve disputes among consumers and telecommunications service providers. From April 2006 to Present (9 years 9 months) Senior Competitive Intelligence Manager @ Generated business intelligence reports and presentations to facilitate senior management decision making. The reports included competitor profiles, intelligence briefings, intelligence executive summaries as well as technical evaluations of new markets and technologies. From February 2005 to September 2005 (8 months) Senior Marketing Engineer @ Directed, researched, formulated, and presented competitive analysis which led to several successfully ratified Photonic technology product roadmaps for Intel's Photonics business to senior management based on competitive analysis and business intelligence. From January 2001 to August 2003 (2 years 8 months) Marketing Systems Analyst @ I was responsible for designing and managing all information systems, which supported the worldwide commercial operations for the Photonic Technologies Division at Corning Incorporated. The design of these information systems included the development and implementation of Internet strategies for the immediate and long-range goals of the division's Intranet, external website, and e-commerce initiatives. From 1996 to 2000 (4 years)

Master of Science in Information Systems Technology (MSIST), Certified Federal Government Chief Information Officer (CIO) @ The George Washington University From 2011 to 2013 Course, Project Management, (Grade of A-) @ University of California, Berkeley From 2004 to 2004 Certification, Telecommunications Network Management @ Rochester Institute of Technology From 1998 to 2000 Master of Business Administration (MBA), General Management @ Howard University From 1990 to 1994 Commissioned Officer (U.S. Army), Reserve Officer Training Corps (R.O.T.C.), (Cum Laude) @ Howard University From 1982 to 1984 Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government (Cum Laude) @ University of the District of Columbia From 1980 to 1984 The Forman School From 1975 to 1977 Virgil J. Young Jr., MBA, MSIST is skilled in: Competitive Analysis, Telecommunications, Strategic Planning, Analysis, Business Intelligence, Project Management, Business Strategy, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Security, Wireless, Utility Regulation, Product Management, IT Strategy, NoSQL Databases, Leadership, Process Improvement, Management, NoSQL