Christopher T. Becraft

1184 Peebles Drive – Fairborn, Ohio 45324 – (937) 238-7019 – cbecraft@att.net

SOLUTION ARCHITECT / BUSINESS ANALYST

Proven Technical, Management & Business Expertise in a Career Spanning 23 Years

Expert in the design and delivery of cost-effective, high performance information technology

solutions to address complex business problems. Extensive qualifications in all facets of project

life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through documentation,

implementation, user training and enhancement. Strong enterprise application design and

development background with a proven ability to build and manage creative, highly energized,

focused teams. Core competencies include:

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Technology Architecture and

Integration

•

IT Organization/Management

Reengineering

• High-Level Business Process Mapping

• Enterprise Application Design and

Development

• IT Skills Gap Analysis & Information

Security

•

Portal Strategy/Development

• Procurement and Contract

Management

•

IT Strategic Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TSCT Inc., Fairborn, Ohio

10/14 – 7/16

Release Manager/Senior Systems Engineer

Currently assigned to AFLCMC/HIAM at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as acting Release

Manager/Test Engineer responsible for software testing and package release to the Responsible

Testing Organization (RTO) at Gunter Annex for the Enhanced Technical Information

Management System (ETIMS), Electronic Technical Order Viewer (eTOV) and

Government Off The Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products owned by

HQ AFMC/A4N. Organization liaison to GCSS-AF providing direction and procedures to

coordinate action and communication with GCSS-AF in maintaining existing and future software

releases, hardware configurations and communication requirements. Responsible for Release

Manager Processes, Downtime Reporting, COTS & GOTS tracking and Book Captain

documentation and instruction. Lead for Remedy Mid-Tier interaction and ticket

creation/resolution. Host and lead weekly GCSS-AF Outreach meetings which provide

stakeholders software development updates and issues including production and test environment

status. Manage SAN storage artifacts and document library. Provide support to all team members

acting as Senior Systems Solution Architect, providing technical leadership and expertise.

Peerless Technologies Inc., Fairborn, Ohio

10/11 – 10/14

Release Manager/Senior Systems Engineer

Currently assigned to AFLCMC/HIAM at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as acting Release

Manager/Test Engineer responsible for software testing and package release to the Responsible

Testing Organization (RTO) at Gunter Annex for the Enhanced Technical Information

Management System (ETIMS), Electronic Technical Order Viewer (eTOV) and

Government Off The Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products owned by

HQ AFMC/A4N. Organization liaison to GCSS-AF providing direction and procedures to

coordinate action and communication with GCSS-AF in maintaining existing releases and future

software releases, hardware configurations and communication requirements. Responsible for

Release Manager Process and Book Captain documentation and instruction. Lead for Remedy

Mid-Tier interaction and ticket creation/resolution. Host and lead weekly GCSS-AF Outreach

meetings which provide stakeholders software development updates and issues including

production and test environment status. Manage SAN storage artifacts and document library.

Provide support to all team members acting as Senior Systems Solution Architect, providing

technical leadership and expertise.

Serco-North America, Fairborn, Ohio.

Release Manager/Test Engineer

Assigned to 754th

10/09 – 10/11

ELSG/ILMT at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as acting Release

Manager/Test Engineer responsible for software testing and package release to the Responsible

Testing Organization (RTO) at Gunter Annex for the Enhanced Technical Information

Management System (ETIMS), Electronic Technical Order Viewer (eTOV) and

Government Off The Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products owned by

HQ AFMC/A4N. Responsible for performing and writing test scripts in HP Quality Center and

managing DR’s(Deficiency Reports) and tracking to completion/resolution. Responsible for

Release Manager Process documentation and instruction. Host and lead weekly GCSS-AF

Outreach meetings which provide all stakeholders software development updates and issues

including production and test environment status. Manage SAN storage artifacts and document

library. Provide support to all team members acting as Senior Systems Solution Architect,

providing technical leadership and expertise.

CDO Technologies, Dayton, Ohio.

11/02 – 10/09

Sr. Systems Solution Architect

Responsible for providing technical and functional expertise and leadership for large enterprise

level application integration projects including internet, extranet, intranet and portal solutions

involving multiple systems integrated with a web front end. Responsible for sales engineering

support to our business executives acting as Senior Systems Solution Architect to analyze, create,

and deliver enterprise-wide solutions and provide technical leadership and expertise to internal,

client, and third-party resources. Responsible for planning, designing, and implementing

technology solutions that solve our clients' business problems.

Currently assigned to 554th

Administrator responsible for 554th

ELSW at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as acting Web and VTC

Electronic Systems Group web and web security

administration duties per AF-33-129 guidelines. Responsible for methodology and

implementation of Project Server 2007, MS Office SharePoint Server, VMWare and SQL 2008 to

support the HQ AFMC/A4DI and HQ AFMC/A4N program offices, web server administration

and management for 60+ IIS and Apache installed servers and video teleconferencing activities to

include management of 24 conference rooms, VTC bridge hardware and related VTC equipment

within the organization including scheduling DISN DVS for secure video conferences for the

554th

Electronic Systems Group.

CIBER Inc. Cincinnati, OH.

01/01 – 04/02

Program Development - Government

Develop, execute and support all Government Services planning and operations in the tri -state

region of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky for this $750 million consulting company with 45 national

offices and 10 international offices. Managed new business, developed preliminary technical

solutions and approaches and provided complete proposal development. Lead government

initiative partnering with KPMG, SAIC, Hughes, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and

CSC. Federal and DOD procurement and contract experience.

Solution Architect

Provided technical and functional support acting as Senior Architect for enterprise-wide

solutions and provided technical leadership to internal, client, and third-party resources.

Responsible for planning, designing, and implementing solutions meeting clients' business

problems. Performed preliminary analysis, design, and implementation planning for GE,

General Cable, International Paper, Mead Corporation and Honda of America.

  • Executed an IT culture change and transitioned the function from technology-driven to a

business-process driven role.

  • Developed project plan and integration architecture for Lotus Notes to Exchange

migration for Fortune paper processing manufacturer.

  • Developed project plan and system design for web-based class registration system for

Dayton based non-profit IT organization based on RAD methodology utilizing Java,

C++, XML and VB toolsets.

  • Created preliminary N-Tier architecture and OO design based on the BroadVision/Oracle

architecture for global supply chain management portal solution for automotive

manufacturer in Marysville, Ohio.

  • Developed, implemented and managed the company’s Government Services practice

resulting in potential new business valued at over $500 million.

  • Achieved partnerships with top DOD contractors to increase market share government

space.

Theoris Inc. Indianapolis, IN.

06/00 – 01/01

Solution Architect

Lead Architect providing technical, tactical, and strategic plans, systems definition and feasibility

determination. Responsible for project framing and analysis for clients like Harley Davidson, Eli

Lilly, General Motors and Standard Register. Responsible for the assessment, development,

management and delivery of preliminary project solution activities related to proposal

development and presentation to the client. Cultivated relationships with prospective clients,

identified needs, developed effective consulting programs, and successfully managed programs

from initial assessment to proposal presentation.

  • Executed an IT culture change that transitioned company from technology-driven to

business-process driven.

  • Responsible for SAP, Vignette and Websphere portal architecture and integration efforts

for Dayton based Fortune 500 Company specializing in paper products. N-tier and OO

development, managed team of 20 analyst, developers and designers.

  • Developed embedded software architecture design for analysis and testing device.

Manufactured by a Yellow Springs, Ohio instrument company and used for collection of

chemical analysis data.

  • Successfully designed and delivered XML data processing engine for largest student loan

collection agency in the US, implementing project $100,000 under budget.

  • Established standardized processes for development, documentation, and quality

assurance.

ICES Limited Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio.

01/99 – 06/00

Systems Analyst/Consultant

Lead technical and functional analyst responsible for the assessment, development, management

and delivery of business solution activities related to proposal development and presentation to

new clients. Performed key role in providing local engineering support, dramatically reducing

operational cost. Evaluated new technologies for implementation throughout the

organization, including Java, JavaScript, HTML, Cold Fusion, Access and Visual Basic.

Designed and developed Intranet site for corporate communications.

CDO Technologies, Area A, B, Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

08/97 – 12/98

Sr. Systems Engineer/Web Developer

Provided NT, Novell and Unix Administration for AFIT/CESS faculty, staff and visiting

organizations. Internet application design, development, support and installation. Y2K evaluation,

testing and compliance resolution. ADP inventory management. Audiovisual support and

installation. Primary web design and development support for distributed applications and

distance education.

Provided NT and Novell administration, maintenance and support for Air Force Materiel

Command. Software and Hardware installation, customization and support to AFMC LAN/WAN.

1st

level systems support for AFMC Command Front Office. Primary web design and

development support for distributed applications.

TCI Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio.

09/90 – 06/97

Systems Engineer/Manager

Responsible for planning, installation, configuration and administration of a 50-user, multi site

IT network. Managed desktop and server environment including software and hardware

installation and support. Provided user training for network and desktop applications.

Technical and functional design for website and web database.

EXPERIENCE AND SYSTEMS EXPERTISE

Technical, Application, Functional and Management consulting experience encompassing all

major phases of Software & System Development Lifecycle for enterprise installations.

Application experience includes Financial, Manufacturing, Government, Military, Medical,

Automotive, SCM, ERP, CRM, and EAI.

Clearance:

Methodologies:

OS/Server:

Internet/Web:

Active Secret, USAF

RUP, ITIL, UML, CMM, OO, ISO 9001 and 9002.

MS Server 2008/2008 R2/ 2012, Windows

8 & 10, Solaris 11.1, WM 6

Visual Studio 2015, Visual Source Safe 2012, Project Server

2013, SharePoint Server 2013, VMware Server 2.0,

VMware vSphere 4 , VMware vCenter Server, ActivClient,

Tumbleweed 4.10, IBM Websphere Portal 8, MQ Series7.5, SAP

R3, Oracle 12 Enterprise, Broad Vision Portal 7, Oracle

Weblogic 12, VPC, COM, DCOM, J2EE, Java, Java Scripts,

CGI, ASP, Perl, ActiveX, HTML, DHTML, SOAP, XML,

WAP, SGML, SXML, IIS, Cold Fusion Server 10, DBI, DBD,

FCGI, Apache and Checkpoint F-1, HP Quality Center 10, Army

SAFE.

Hardware:

HP NetServer, Dell 6650, Intel 5100, RLX Blade, Polywell

9800, FC4700 CLARION SAN, MPC Netframe

2610,1610,6200,6600 and 9800, POWERVAULT 210S

ARRAY, PowerEdge 2450, 4400, 4600 and 6650, PowerVault

755N / SCSI Storage Array, Data FRAME 440 Server, MPC

6600 Server, HP Storageworks MSA 30, Catlyst Router 3560,

3Com hubs, Cisco switches and routers, Cisco FastHub series

and Nokia IP330 and 660 firewall appliances. VTC equipment to

include MGC 100 bridge, Polycom i9000 series, XAP 400 series,

Extron switchers, Polycom Powercam cameras, AMX NI3000,

AMX MVP 8000, NEC 1065 and 1000 series projectors, Crown

amp, KIV-7, KIV-19, Atlas 830, Black Box Secure Switches, RS

366 DIM, Adtran 512 IMUX and NT1.

Networks:

Peer to Peer, Token Ring, Star, WANS, LANS, SANS, Copper

and Fiber, WinRunner, LoadRunner, Citrix Metaframe, Unix,

Solaris, 3Com hubs, Cisco switches and routers, Cisco FastHub

series and Nokia 620 and 640 firewall appliances.

Database:

Education:

Certifications:

Oracle 11GR2 & 12, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, SQL 2012,

MySQL, mSQL

Associates Degree – Architectural Engineering Technology – IT

Tech, Dayton, OH 1990.

Network+ certification

Security+ certification

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010

Microsoft Office Project Server 2010

DISN Level-Two VTC Certification

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL v.3)

AutoCAD and Rebis Autoplant.

Actively working towards CISSP and MCA Certification.

State of Ohio Pupil Activity Supervisor Certificate.

ACE Level 3 Softball Coach Certification

OHSAA Level 1 Softball Coach Certification

Red Cross CPR & AED Certification

Associations:

AFCEA, Dayton Engineers Club, IZone Consortium, Cincinnati

Bankers Club, Dayton IT Alliance, INFOTEC Committee Board,

City of Fairborn Zoning Appeals Board and Parks & Recreation

Advisory Board, President - Ohio Edge Fastpitch Organization

Inc. Member NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association.