Donovan Rhead

About Donovan Rhead

Skillful communicator and team leader in top-rated international organizations across diverse industries. Nuanced business acumen aligned with objectives of growth and market competitiveness. Collaborative, agile, and engaged. Highly skilled at introducing new and innovative technology with emphasis on process improvement and system assurance to achieve corporate objectives. Specialties: • Enterprise & Solution Architecture • Digital Transformation & Strategy • Technology Optimization • Multi-Cloud Enablement • Application Modernization • Strategic Planning & Roadmapping • Systems Integration, Systems Assurance, Quality Testing • Cyber Security • Portfolio / Program / Project Management • Vendor Assessment, Selection, Management • Merger & Acquisition Due-Diligence to Integration • Organizational Change Management • Restructuring IT and cost optimization of IT investments Donovan has the ability to leverage and engage internal teams as well as collaborate with external partners and other vendors to exceed objectives. Strong background in technology ranging from Private, Public, and Multi-Cloud, mobile strategy, outsourcing, processes, application development, application modernization, and emerging technologies. Many roles have included successful turnarounds and restructuring. Served with distinction as a Commissioned Officer, Aviator, and Surface Warefare Officer in the United States Navy.

Experience

1. Enterprise Architecture

   Oak Ridge National Laboratory

   Sep 2019 — Present · Knoxville, TN, US

   Born in secrecy under the Manhattan project of World War II, ORNL has emerged as the U.S. Department of Energy’s largest open science and energy laboratory. Innovation at ORNL is powered by literally thousands of top tier scientists, engineers, and technicians with access to world class facilities including the world’s fastest supercomputer (Summit). We are engaging in open, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary research across multiple application domains from neutrons to biology, from nuclear to manufacturing, and nanophase to national security. Enterprise Architect to champion architecture strategies, principles, policies and standards. Subject matter expert in several areas that may include application architecture, authentication/identity and access management, data and information, integration, security, cloud computing, SaaS/PaaS, mobile applications, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, and business intelligence/analytics. • Collaborates with ITSD, Lab leadership, and stakeholders across ORNL to anticipate future business goals and needs. • Strategy Leadership – Creates the Enterprise level vision, sets the direction and objectives, then motivates and guides others to take actions that support the vision (continually ensuring the focus remains on the customer and ORNL business objectives). • Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple architecture domains, continuous improvement, communications, accountability.

Education

• Naval Postgraduate School

  MS, Management, Information Systems

  1989 — 1991