Wayne Kulick, PMP

Current

• President/CEO at Velifer Professional Services LLC (Sole Proprietorship)
• Vice Chair, Communications at Board of Directors, PMI Aerospace & Defense SIG

Past

• Deputy, Communications at Board of Directors, PMI Aerospace & Defense SIG
• Senior Associate (Director) at Booz Allen Hamilton
• Delegate at 2009 Virginia Republican Convention

• Senior Program Manager at Bell Labs Federal Systems at LGS
• Deputy Chief, Enterprise IT at US Government
• Information Professional at US Navy
• Program Manager at Government Agency
• Graduate Student at Naval Postgraduate School
• Catapult Launch Officer/Information Systems Officer at USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
• Naval Aviator at US Navy
• Pilot/Information Systems Officer at Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO
• Naval Nuclear Propulsion Supervisor at US Navy
• Mathematics Instructor/ADP Officer at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
• Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor at USS Pennsylvania SSBN735
• Engineering Watch Supervisor (Nuclear) at USS PENNSYLVANIA
• Nuclear Reactor Operator at USS Nevada SSBN 733

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Education

• Villanova University
• Naval Postgraduate School
• University of North Florida

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Naval Nuclear Power School
• Colonia HS
• Winfield Park

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Wayne Kulick, PMP’s Summary

Mr. Kulick, President and CEO of Velifer Professional Services focuses on IT process optimization with emphasis on improving the customers' experience.

A retired Naval Officer, Mr. Kulick has over 25 years government experience with tours including the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, VA where he served as a Deputy Division Chief in the Operations Group within the COMM Directorate and as a Program Manager in the SIGINT Applications and Integration Office within the Signals Intelligence Directorate. Mr. Kulick is the recipient of the National Reconnaissance Office Bronze Medal for meritorious service. Notable accomplishments include selection as an Associate Fellow for the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Program and selection for the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Executive Education creative thinking course.

Mr. Kulick is a certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification with Villanova University, a certified Program Manager and COTR with the National Reconnaissance Office, a DAWIA certified Program Manager (II) and a certified ITIL Practitioner in Release and Control (IPRC). Mr. Kulick holds multiple degrees to include a MS in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, a BS in Computer Science from the University of North Florida and a BS in Electronics Management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Elected to the Board of Directors for the Project Management Institute's Aerospace and Defense Special Interest Group (PMI A&D SIG) for the 2010 term, Mr. Kulick serves pro bono as Vice Chair, Communications, in support of improving member benefits, membership outreach and member collaboration across a geographically diverse membership base.

Wayne Kulick, PMP’s Specialties:

TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
Leadership, Government
IT/Business Process Re-engineering
Strategy & Policy
Government Liaison
Program Management
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Contract Statement of Work
Contract Negotiation
Systems Engineering, Government
Lean Six Sigma
ITIL Implementation

Wayne Kulick, PMP’s Experience

• President/CEO

  Velifer Professional Services LLC (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Velifer Professional Services is dedicated to providing "rubber meets the road" and actionable assistance in the areas of implementing ITIL processes and optimizing IT processes using Lean Six Sigma methods. Our measure at the end of the day is: "Have we improved the customer experience?"
  
  Current client engagement: Assisting American Express with development and implementation of enterprise-wide ITIL v3 processes. Primary focus is on Change Management and Release & Deployment Management.

• Vice Chair, Communications

  Board of Directors, PMI Aerospace & Defense SIG

  (Defense & Space industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Serving the PMI Aerospace & Defense Specific Interest Group Board of Directors as the Vice Chair of Communications. Founded in 1991 and Chartered in 1996, the PMI A&D SIG is dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art of project management for aerospace and defense professionals.
  
  As Vice Chair of Communications, my focus is on advancing the collaboration between members, fostering the sharing of project management experiences between Aerospace and Defense professionals, and enabling an effective link between members and the board to ensure the SIG is meeting their needs.

• Deputy, Communications

  Board of Directors, PMI Aerospace & Defense SIG

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  December 2007 — October 2009 (1 year 11 months)

  Our Mission
  
  The PMI® Aerospace and Defense Specific Interest Group exists to foster professional and personal growth in project, program and portfolio management by:
  
  * Building Communities
  * Sharing Knowledge and Information
  * Developing Skills
  
  Our Vision
  
  Provide leadership as the global project, program and portfolio professional organization for the Aerospace & Defense community.

• Senior Associate (Director)

  Booz Allen Hamilton

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  May 2009 — September 2009 (5 months)

  Executive consultant to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community in the areas of Information Systems Operations, Process Optimization and Lean Methodologies.
  
  Led a team in the development of ITIL Service Portfolio Management (SPM) for the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (ACNO) NGEN System Program Office (SPO) N099.

• Delegate

  2009 Virginia Republican Convention

  (Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)

  April 2009 — May 2009 (2 months)

  Elected as a Delegate to the 2009 Virginia Republican Convention to be held 29-30 May in Richmond, VA. Purpose to elect the Republican candidates to run for the elected offices of Virginia Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General.

• Senior Program Manager

  Bell Labs Federal Systems at LGS

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 7 months)

  Led an 11-person technical team that oversees implementation of Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework and Single Information Environment for Intelligence Community (IC). Develops strategy and implements technology for projects that include: Enterprise IPv6 Address Plan; Information Assurance; Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Network Communications. Creates Business Reference Model (BRM), Services Reference Model (SRM) and Technical Reference Model (TRM).
  
  • Developed Intelligence Community Standards Repository (ICSR) across 16 agencies—resulted in first ever centralized standards database for intelligence community.
  • Implemented comprehensive IPv6 Address Management Plan for Intelligence Community (IC). Result: Streamlined and more efficient methodology for assigning IP addresses across IC.
  • Authored comprehensive Network Transition Strategy for intelligence community. Result: Effective long range plan for combining top six agency networks into single core.

• Deputy Chief, Enterprise IT

  US Government

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  October 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  Senior Director level position, led 160 personnel and four directors. Developed technical and configuration requirements for GLOBAL IT system that supports 55,000 users, 40,000 phones, 35,000 desktop computers, 1000 servers, 11,000 circuits and 22 networks—distributed over 850 locations. Directed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and quality assurance on $1 billion contract (personal $10 million signature authority). Supervised management of release, configuration, incidents and changes.
  
  • Safely transitioned over 3600 projects to operational environment. Result: Methodical introduction of new technology, which minimized downtime, rework, man hours and cost.
  • Minimized costly “Tier II” support by improving less costly “Tier I” services: Processed over 270,000 incidents in 2007 (30% increase over prior year) while actually improving quality of service.
  • Streamlined security patch process for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) by 50%, which saved $6 million and 2,400 man hours.

• Information Professional

  US Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)

  2001 — 2007 (6 years )

• Program Manager

  Government Agency

  (Defense & Space industry)

  January 2005 — October 2005 (10 months)

  Led 25 personnel and four managers. Executed $60 million contract—with $130 million follow-on—for Multi-intelligence fusion Core Program. Managed design Reviews (PDRs, CDRs), testing (DT&E, ST&E) and Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL). Exercised $10M Signature Authority and expertly interpreted Department of Defense acquisition guidelines.
  
  • Delivered first phase of multi-intelligence, fusion-core system (Spiral 1) ahead of schedule. Replaced outdated system, thereby allowing improved applications for fleet intelligence operations.
  • Coordinated rapid delivery of advanced experimental technology to battlefield. Result: Improved target resolution and minimal collateral damage.

• Graduate Student

  Naval Postgraduate School

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

  June 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 7 months)

• Catapult Launch Officer/Information Systems Officer

  USS Kitty Hawk CV-63

  (Military industry)

  June 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 1 month)

  Catapult Launch and Recovery Officer. Concurrently managed over 1200 shipboard systems and made successful transition to Information Professional (IP) in 2001. Consolidated shipboard databases. Ensured the safe launch and recovery or over 14,700 launches.

• Naval Aviator

  US Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)

  1995 — 2001 (6 years )

• Pilot/Information Systems Officer

  Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Military industry)

  January 1998 — April 2000 (2 years 4 months)

  Pilot EP-3E Aries II and EP-3E SSIP

• Naval Nuclear Propulsion Supervisor

  US Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)

  1982 — 1995 (13 years )

• Mathematics Instructor/ADP Officer

  Naval Nuclear Power Training Command

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Military industry)

  May 1991 — June 1993 (2 years 2 months)

• Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor

  USS Pennsylvania SSBN735

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Military industry)

  April 1988 — April 1991 (3 years 1 month)

• Engineering Watch Supervisor (Nuclear)

  USS PENNSYLVANIA

  (Defense & Space industry)

  1988 — 1991 (3 years )

• Nuclear Reactor Operator

  USS Nevada SSBN 733

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Military industry)

  1984 — 1988 (4 years )

Wayne Kulick, PMP’s Education

• Villanova University

  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt 2008 — 2008

• Naval Postgraduate School

  M.S. , Astronautical Engineering , 2002 — 2004

  Thesis: Development Of A Control Moment Gyroscope Controlled, Three Axis Satellite Simulator, With Active Balancing For The Bifocal Relay Mirror Initiative.
  
  - Tracking, Telemetry and Control Subsystem Engineer, Communication & Data Handling Subsystem Engineer and Laser Comm Payload engineer for senior class design project of a Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite.

  Activities and Societies:

  AIAA, AFCEA

• University of North Florida

  B.S. , Computer Science , 1993 — 1995

  Mathematics Minor

  Activities and Societies:

  Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  B.S. , Electronics Management , 1991 — 1993

• Naval Nuclear Power School

  Nuclear Engineering 1983 — 1984

  Naval Nuclear Power School is a nuclear engineering school operated by the U.S. Navy to train enlisted sailors, officers, and KAPL and Bettis civilians for shipboard nuclear power plant operation and maintenance on surface ships and submarines in today's nuclear navy. Due to its depth and fast pace, it is regarded as one of the most difficult academic programs in the world rivaling nuclear programs at such universities as Harvard and MIT.
  
  Course of study includes: Mathematics, Nuclear Physics, Electrical theory and equipment, Reactor plant technology, Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Materials engineering and metallurgy, Health physics, Reactor principles.

• Colonia HS

• Winfield Park

Additional Information

Wayne Kulick, PMP’s Groups:

•    American Society for Quality
•    Villanova University Alumni Network
•    Lean Six Sigma
•    AFCEA International
•    US Navy Veterans
•    Southwest Job Network - SJN
•    PMI Aerospace & Defense Specific Interest Group (A&D SIG)
•    Politics on the Rocks
•    Aerospace Challenge for Educators
•    Submarine Qualified
•    Navy IP Officer
•    CIO Forum
•    Aviation Network
•    ITIL v2 / v3 Service Management (ITSM) and ISO 20000 + Subgroups
•    Naval Aviators
•    Advanced Project Management Topics
•    The ITIL Group
•    Republican National Committee
•    US Naval Nuclear Power School Alumni
•    Naval Officers Network
•    U.S. GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS
•    Comm Operations Group
•    Naval Aviator Business Link
•    Booz Allen Hamilton Alumni Network
•    Disabled American Veterans
•    The VQ Network
•    Federal IT Group
•    US Space Professionals
•    Defense Industry Network
•    The Official American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
•    Naval Postgraduate School Alumni
•    DAWIA IT Collaboration Network
•    US Navy Nuclear Operators
•    Joint Chiefs of Staff
•    Linked Strategies
•    The Technology Experts
•    ASQ Lean Enterprise Division
•    Friends of LinkedIn
•    The Linked CXO / President, CEO, COO, CIO, CTO, MD, VP, Director 's
•    USS Nevada SSBN 733
•    DoD Extension to the PMBOK
•    Tac Air
•    Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance
•    Helo
•    Fleet Logistics
•    Naval Aviation Training
•    Aerospace
•    Defense

Wayne Kulick, PMP’s Honors:

Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
National Reconnaissance Office Bronze Medal
Selected for associate fellowship in Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group.
Selected for prestigious Executive Education innovative thinkers course.

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