john.strohl@americansystems.com John R.

Strohl (703) 926-4449

2356 Cypress Cove Circle #103 Herndon, VA 20171

Director / Senior Manager / Program Manager

P&L Responsibility / Solution Leadership / Start-up & Turnaround Expert / Team Building & Leadership /
Process Re-engineering / Data Integration and Information Architecture / International Negotiation
Leadership Breadth & Depth: I have demonstrated success in a career that included
military and civilian environments in which effective collection and analysis of critical
information; application and dissemination of that information; plan and process
development; and leadership of teams implementing those plans and processes were critical
components. High performance was not optional and excellence was the standard. Experience
includes Martin-Marietta (now Lockheed Martin), Dell Computer, and Motorola, U.S. Navy and
U.S. Army activities, as well as small and mid-sized service and manufacturing firms. Career
Track: Leadership growth through such positions as Chief Petty Officer (SW), USN, IT Resource
Manager, Lead Planning Consultant, Finance IT Program Manager, Sr. Manager - Offerings,
Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge – DLIFLC CIO Office, Sr. Consultant, Chief Engineer, &
Business Owner.
Process Improvement Expert: Extensive experience with Project & Program Planning &
Management, CRM, ERP, and Financial systems & processes. Background includes desktop
and mainframe computing environments at various stages of their evolution as well as custom
systems for enterprises that preferred an outside the box approach. Focused on cross-
platform data transparency, legacy data migration, effective data integration, remote data
collection and management, WAN design and implementation, problem resolution processes,
and process modeling.
Proven Performance across all Corporate Functions: I have a documented track record
of excellence across the full spectrum of business endeavor, with special focus in the areas of
structured program and project management, applied technology, business operations,
leadership in culturally diverse environments, finances and risk management, innovative
business process empowerment, and the development of meaningful enterprise architecture.
International Experience: I have in-country experience in Australia, Singapore, Thailand,
Japan, the Philippines, England, Spain, France, Sweden, the Persian Gulf region, Sri Lanka,
Kenya, the Maldives, and Mexico, and various countries of the Caribbean. Foreign language
experience includes Spanish & Japanese.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 As the Chief Engineer of the SPOT Program at American Systems
(10/2009-7/2010) I was responsible for formulating and documenting projected
program scope, personnel staffing costs and technical details as well as developing
complex graphics that became part of the winning proposal, and participating in the
management team that stood up the new combined program at American Systems.
Results: Successfully proposed and implemented the SPOT Program contract under
American Systems management, worth $43 million over a three year period
 As the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Defense Language
Institute CIO Office (3/2004-4/2005) I was responsible for defining the preliminary
requirements, identifying, and implementing critical operational, organizational, and IT
functional solutions, decision support processes, and management methods
establishing this office. Results: Successful implementation of the first CIO/G6 function
at DLIFLC-POM, establishment of the first enterprise architecure, and deployment of
over $1 million of cutting edge educational technology.
 As the Sr. Offerings Manager for Certive Corp. (8/2000 – 1/2001) I
conceived, organized, and led teams doing specification and development of a new
web delivered PM product offering in the ASP/PSO space. Lead detailed evaluation of
decision support and CRM products including Peoplesoft, Siebel, and Documentum
relative to a make/buy decision for the first product offering. Introduced process
mapping & requirements definition by use case. Results: Successfully defined a
comprehensive program management and financial reporting product specification in 4
months.
 As the Dell Finance Systems IT Program Manager (1997-2000) I led
teams of from 5 to 12 people in process mapping, database rationalization, data
 integration and mapping, project management, software development, and SQA
related to Dell business intelligence, financial fulfillment, customer management, and
decision support issues. Results: Elimination of 10 steps in a 16 step process, reduced
production time from 72 hours to 24 hours, reduction in IT intervention by 78% and
erroneous billings by 93%. Savings in-excess-of $40 M in support costs, projected
revenue improvement of 30%, and recovery of Dell IT control across 16 Dell S/W
development efforts.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
American Systems Chief Engineer, SPOT Program / FiXs Lab Manager March 2009 – Present
Army Material Command Deputy Director, SPOT Program October 2008 – February 2009
Northrop Grumman Technical Program Manager / Technical SME April 2007 – October
2008
Independent Senior Process & Management Consultant Feb 2001 – April 2007
US ARMY N.G. Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, DLIFLC CIO Office Mar. 2004 – Apr.
2005
Certive Corporation Senior Manager, Offerings/Offering Architect Aug. 2000 – Jan. 2001
Dell Computer Corp. I/T Program Manager/ Chief Architect, Invoicing July 1997 – Aug. 2000
Independent Project Management & Information Process Consultant Jan. 1991 – July
1997
Martin Marietta IT Manager / Senior Program Planner / Systems Engineer Jan 1986 – Jan.
1991