Brett Gittleson

About Brett Gittleson

Brett Gittleson is an ITIL Expert, PMI certified project manager and technology leader, with hands-on skills in management and business operations and expertise in the public sector and private software development industry.Specialties: Brett\'s expertise includes both the strategic planning process, the technical management of medium to large-scale project implementations, technology and platform selection for software and Web development, and team management.

Experience

1. Director

   U.S. Department Of State

   Nov 2012 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Serve as the principal advisor to the Executive Secretary on operational and management issues pertaining to information technology systems, computers, communications and software for the Office of the Secretary, the Executive Secretariat and other principal officers of the Department of State• Provide strategic direction and planning, budgetary and procurement management, and technical and advisory services to staff and management officials on IT policy and program initiatives and issues• Direct staff in the development and management of networks, communications, operating systems, software development and oversight of a 24/7 help desk• Oversee the management of secure communications and on-site IT support during the Secretary\'s overseas and domestic travel • Responsible for coordination of IT work for the Department internally, and serve as the liaison between the Department’s many bureaus and the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under Secretaries

Education

• American University

  B.S., Computer Science

  1997 — 2000

• American University

  M.S., Computer Information Systems

  2000 — 2002

• National Defense University

  Graduate Certificate, Chief Information Officer

Skills

• Web Development
• Technical Management
• Team Management
• Strategic Planning
• Web Design
• Team Leadership
• Team Building
• Change Management
• Product Development
• Customer Relations
• Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Mentoring
• Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Budget Management
• New Business Development
• Operations Management
• Organizational Development
• Program Management
• Business Planning
• Planning
• Problem Solving
• Project Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Analysis
• Configuration Management
• Software Development
• Pmp
• Sdlc
• Knowledge Management
• Software Project Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Pmo
• IT Strategy
• IT Management
• Sharepoint
• Ms Project
• Application Development
• Business Analysis