In one form or another, my entire career has been about developing and deploying information solutions to meet my client's needs. And now, my focus is on data science and data architecture, including Big Data.

Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance for NSA @ • Developed candidate command and control (C2) architectures including standardizing C2 language called OpenC2. • Developed and maintained Active Cyber Defense (ACD) architecture and engineering tools. • Developed the Technical Assessment Strategy to evaluate vendor products that support ACD. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Information Assurance Engineering for WIN-T/Army @ • Developed a data product that mapped the DISA STIGs to the deployed WIN-T system and reported on the level of compliance to the security requirements. • Added capability to assess impacts to STIG compliance when DISA STIGs are updated. This ensures that the compliance is always up-to-date with the latest guidance. From January 2014 to December 2014 (1 year) Chief Data Officer / Senior Consultant - Big Data @ ONE7TECH provides big data consulting for government and industry. • Deployed multi-node production Hadoop Enterprise Linux clusters and cloud-based solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). • Developed ETL pipelines to support Big Data analytics without impacting existing operational network topologies. • Developed Big Data architectures, including SQL and NoSQL databases, custom advanced analytics, and employing Java, Pig, Hive, and Python development environments. • Developed advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms. From 2012 to December 2014 (2 years) Information Systems Security Architect @ DHSTIP is the Department of Homeland Security’s Technology Integration Program for the new consolidated headquarters campus. • Led the development of an integrated information assurance database (IADB) to efficiently manage the certification and accreditation efforts of 16 separate, but interrelated systems; each with separate security requirements. • Developed automated tools to generate C&A artifacts directly from the IADB. • Developed a tools-enhanced process for performing a preliminary self-assessment of the systems in preparation for the actual security assessment. From 2012 to 2012 (less than a year) Chief Systems Architect for MDSET @ The Missile Defense Systems Engineering Team (MDSET), also known as the National Team, is a joint industry systems engineering team of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) modeled after the Manhattan Project and Apollo Program to develop and field an integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). • Led the development of the BMD System Architecture, utilizing DoDAF and including a highly detailed information model. • Maintained the baseline configuration control over all major deliverables. • Defined the requirements management and document development processes. • Published the BMD Architecture Framework that described the BMD System Use Cases and System Classes that were used as building blocks to design and describe the BMDS capabilities. From 2009 to 2011 (2 years) Systems Architecture Team Lead @ • Conceived, proposed, and led this new team to support systems engineering activities by developing and providing the tools and processes that enable the systems engineers to effectively and efficiently design and specify the BMDS. • Developed, coordinated, and implemented the MDA specification collaboration strategy that creates a virtual distributed classified database to facilitate information sharing and utilization. • Redesigned and automated the interface requirements management process that refocused the responsible engineers on information content rather than information presentation and greatly decreased the time-to-publish. • Developed the Missile Defense Information XML Schema to promote data interoperability. • Fostered working relationships within MDA and with other Elements within MDA to improve and increase collaboration. From 2006 to 2008 (2 years)

Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering @ Virginia Tech From 1997 to 2000 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From 1992 to 1996 Jason Romano is skilled in: Active TS/SCI Clearance, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Information Assurance, Integration, System Design, Hadoop, Cloud Computing, Architectures, Big Data, Databases, Enterprise Architecture, Java, Python, Security, Distributed Systems