Gary Vaughan

Current

SharePoint Governance Advisor at State Department (Office of eDiplomacy/WINS Consulting)

Past

Conference Coordinator at SharePoint Users Group of Northern Virginia (SUGNOVA)
Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Education

University of Maryland University College
The George Washington University - School of Business
Johns Hopkins University

Hamilton College

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Gary Vaughan’s Summary

MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT GOVERNANCE: (2 years) Plan, govern and coordinate implementation of Microsoft SharePoint for foreign affairs and international development organizations. Work as SharePoint Governance Advisor with State Department, which has applied SharePoint to embassy intranets, consular affairs, and program management. Also compiled SharePoint lessons from 30 organizations. Prior work on collaboration software at USAID; and graduate computer degree from UMUC (1/05).

CHANGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: (15 years): Manage change by adapting SharePoint to organizational culture, launching pilots, tapping lessons learned, and developing a communications plan. Led USAID change initiatives in evaluation, IT, knowledge management and private sector development. Consulted to American Institutes of Research on a knowledge management proposal to USAID (9/06).

TEAM-BUILDING AND TRAINING: (15 years) Facilitate enterprise teams to adapt SharePoint to existing IT infrastructure and policies. Advise embassies, bureaus and other organizations how to apply SharePoint to business processes. Based on career leading USAID and State Department teams in IT and other areas.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT: (27 years) Design, monitor and evaluate development projects in IT, knowledge management, and economic growth in developing countries. Supervised staff in U.S. and overseas, and coordinated multinational projects. Retired 2006 as a Foreign Service Officer with USAID.

Gary Vaughan’s Specialties:

Microsoft SharePoint (2 years)
Languages: fluent in Spanish; working knowledge of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and French

Gary Vaughan’s Experience

SharePoint Governance Advisor

State Department (Office of eDiplomacy/WINS Consulting)

(Government Administration industry)

November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

Compile lessons learned reports, assess compatible IT infrastructure, plan enterprise rollout, and craft user adoption strategy for Microsoft SharePoint and related wiki and blog software. Organize expert presentations on SharePoint, and compile reference/training materials. Monitor existing WSS 03 sites and assist in planning new, pilot MOSS 07 SharePoint sites.
Conference Coordinator

SharePoint Users Group of Northern Virginia (SUGNOVA)

(Computer Software industry)

October 2007 — June 2008 (9 months)

Coordinate the conference portion of the annual Regional SharePoint Users Conference in Dulles, Virginia, under sponsorship of the SharePoint Users Group of Northern Virginia. Event draws 170 attendees, 35 speakers and 19 vendors. Completed white paper on SharePoint governance and related presentation at June 2008 conference. Work closely with SUGNOVA President and Program Committee in managing general conference and vendor exhibits.
Foreign Service Officer

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

September 1979 — August 2006 (27 years )

I was a career Foreign Service Officer with USAID in the areas of program, project and private sector development. I held both staff and managerial positions overseas (Ecuador, Guatemala and, most recently, Egypt) and in Washington D.C. During 2001-2006 my last few assignments focused on information technology programs in Europe/Eurasia, knowledge management in economic growth, agriculture and trade; and revitalization of the Agency's evaluation function.

Gary Vaughan’s Education

University of Maryland University College

M.S. , computer systems administration , 2000 — 2005
The George Washington University - School of Business

MBA , international business , 1990 — 1995
Johns Hopkins University

M.A. , International Relations , 1972 — 1974
Hamilton College

B.A. , 1968 — 1972

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa

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Gary Vaughan’s Interests:

New technology, American history, tennis, biking

Gary Vaughan’s Groups:

SharePoint Users Group of Northern Virginia., Knowledge Management Institute, Maryland Leadership Breakfast, Toastmasters Public Speaking Club, Society for International Development