Summary:
Mr. Kmiecik has over 26 years in project and personnel management both in a Coast Guard operational environment and in technical management environments. Significant experience in strategic planning, performance management, business processes management, policy and doctrine analysis and development and system business case development, design, and implementation to meet mission goals and objectives. Mr. Kmiecik possesses a unique combination of business acumen and technical experience capable of fully understanding and translating business needs into technical requirements and implementation, as well as ensuring that technical initiatives support the achievement of business goals and objectives.

Education:
M.S. Electrical Engineering,  U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1990
B.S. Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1984

Mr. Kmiecik has completed Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) training on developing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating drills and exercises.  He has also successfully completed the Basic Incident Command System, National Response Framework and National Incident Management System Training Courses.

Current Responsibilities:
MicroSystems Integration, Inc., August 2004 – Present

Mr. Kmiecik has led analytical and informational efforts associated with analysis of Modernization, organizational functional statements, outcome and performance relationships to tasks, and performance measurement relationships.  He has also led efforts in development of organizational plans, policy, and doctrine:

• Coast Guard Modernization Business Case and Design - Identification and maintenance of several models to test and validate the proposed design of the Coast Guard modernization effort – the migration from current HQ/Area organization to DCO/DCMS/OPCOM/FORCECOM organization.  This includes identification and categorization of all functions of the Coast Guard, the transitional mapping from current to future organization, and the personnel billet assignments necessary to support the manpower requirements of each organizational element.  A communication and outreach business case was developed providing a consistent message of the goals, objectives, and measures of success for implementation of the Modernization.

• Common Activity Library (CAL) and Business Inventory Alignment - An analysis of all activities within the Coast Guard presented in varying levels of detail to support performance assessment.  Included support for the submission of the Coast Guard’s Bottom Up Review reports to DHS and a complete analysis of all DCMS functional statements identifying gaps, overlaps (redundancies), and candidate functions to move from Headquarters to field units.  Guidance on the identification and development of performance measures to monitor the achievement of goals and objectives was also authored in support of this project.

• Requirements and Capability Management - Establishing organizational processes to effectively manage the identification of capability gaps and recommendations for solutions to address those gaps.  The process is designed to minimize the risk and cost for the organization while maximizing the probability of success in addressing capability gaps for the Coast Guard.

• Unified Performance Logic Model - Development and support of a framework and web-based implementation to serve as an alignment mechanism across all performance measurement, logic model, and knowledge management development throughout the Coast Guard.  A unique visualization interface was developed to provide user control and visualization of relationships across complex analysis models.  The proof-of-concept implementation is populated with an inventory of activities, outcomes, billets, competencies, etc., that span the entire support and operation missions of the Coast Guard.

• Coast Guard Planning Doctrine - Identification and development of collection of enduring best practices to provide guidance on planning within the Coast Guard from Strategic to Operational Planning.  A collection of doctrinal publications being developed to categorize the policy and planning doctrine and support an identified overall doctrine hierarchy for all operations within the Coast Guard.

• System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Subject Matter Expert - Coast Guard lead subject matter expert for the development, maintenance, training, and implementation of the C4IT SDLC.  Developed and facilitates workshops to assist technical developers in understanding and applying the process to C4IT projects throughout the Coast Guard.

• CG-6 Policy and Practice Development - Technical contributor in the development of a family of Coast Guard Policy and Practices to establish the roles, responsibilities, and business processes for the newly established CG-6 Headquarters Directorate.  MSI’s principal author for investment management Policy and Practices governing IT investments within CG-6.  Lead instructor for the Coast Guard System Development Life Cycle governing the identification, business justification, alternative and cost analysis, design, and development of C4&IT systems within the Coast Guard.  Includes interfaces to major system acquisition and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) system acquisition requirements.

• Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Business Plan - Task Leader for the review and update of the five-year TISCOM Business Plan outlining the unit’s strategy for successful completion of assigned missions, roles, and responsibilities.  The Plan includes key strategic and supporting objectives for the unit along with unit performance measures; an explanation of the desired “end state” for the unit; and strategy elements, major initiatives, and key projects to be accomplished in order for the unit to be successful.

• Integrated Support Strategy Model - MSI’s principal author of CG-4 System’s Directorate Integrated Support Strategy Model (ISSM) outlining the processes necessary to review and develop CG-4’s five-year Capital Asset Management Strategy (CAMS).  Accompanying the processes for identifying and prioritizing capital improvements was a web-based analysis tool capable of identifying the optimal combination of initiatives given multi-year/multi-fund code constraints and dozens of parameters identifying contributions to minimize capability degradation across a suite of interdependent initiatives.

• Advanced Interdiction Mission Needs Statement - Analysis and development of a Mission Analysis Report and MNS outlining the necessary capabilities to meet the requirements and mandates for Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction operations.

• Business Justification Support for a Risk Based Decision Making System - MSI’s principal author on development of the business justification submission (OMB 300) for a Risk-Based Decision-Making Information System.

Previous Experience:
Chief, Information Services Division, U.S. Coast Guard Academy - 1999 - 2004. 
Responsible for the telecommunications infrastructure at an accredited military higher education institution consisting of: over 1,600 users, $2.5M budget; 25 personnel; and, development of the organizations IT Strategic Plan.  Placed an emphasis on customer communications and understanding to support the business case for a 100% increase in the budget for technology allowing the Academy to move at a pace faster than the growth of technology – significantly reducing the gap between leading technologies and implementation at the Coast Guard Academy.

Major Accomplishments:

• Implemented processes to significantly improve and measure customer support services and software development processes by applying the Commandant’s Performance Challenge Criteria.

• Strengthened governance structures of IT planning decisions increasing user input and awareness.

• Completed needs analysis and implemented a centralized support structure for all Academy IT support.

• Developed Coast Guard’s first performance based major IT support contract.

• Contributing member to the Academy’s 10-year NEASC Accreditation.

• Coordinated the Coast Guard’s inaugural Innovation Exposition.  Proven success of the initiative established the annual conference with over 150 booths, 50 presenters, and over 2,500 participants throughout industry.

• Served as key member of Academy’s Strategic Map Implementation Team and Unit of Choice programs.

Instructor, Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy - 1994 - 1999 
Faculty member in charge of developing highly technical curriculum in support of a NEASC and ABET accredited Engineering program.  Instructor for senior level courses in Project Management and Communication Systems.  Served as Assistant Section Chief responsible for managing all funds and support personnel.  Acted as computer system planning and implementation officer for entire Department of Engineering.

Major Accomplishments:

• Introduced advance technology in student labs including Digital Signal Processing, Field Programmable Gate Array and Digital Down converters.

• Planned and implemented a network for the entire Department of Engineering’s over 220 workstation infrastructure.

• Completed and successfully demonstrated for Allied nations the first operational mobile indoor geolocation system capable of tracking a hand-held transmitter to within three feet accuracy.

• Re-developed the internationally attended Radio Navigation course.

• Integrated electronics hardware with Electrical Engineering’s MATLAB program; reducing project development time for hardware interfaces by 80%.

U.S. Coast Guard - 1984 - 2004 

• Commanding Officer, USCG Cutter PENOBSCOTT BAY -- Absolute responsibility for the safe operation, management and navigation of a $25M, 140 foot ice breaking tug, its crew, and its mission under the direction of the Captain of the Port of New York serving other units, civilian and government agencies.

• Engineer, USCG Electronics Engineering Center – Loran project engineering responsible for the communications upgrade of the Coast Guard’s world-wide Loran navigation system and initial Planning Officer for the Coast Guard’s Loran Consolidated Control System.

• Executive Officer, USCG Cutter RED BEECH – Personnel and cutter management of three department, 37 member crew.

• Operations Officer, USCG Cutter MARIPOSA – Planning and organizing the cutter’s mission.