Rey Ablaya
Branch Chief, Ifams Technical Operations & Sustainment @U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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WORK HISTORY
Branch Chief, Ifams Technical Operations & Sustainment @U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Austin, TX, US
Leads enterprise-scale configuration management, modernization and operational transformation efforts within the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) implementing the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS), the VA’s cornerstone initiative to modernize financial, acquisition, and logistics capabilities. Directs a portfolio of 120+ technical and change management professionals across multiple disciplines — software change, configuration, transition, and release management — within a SAFe Agile environment.Enterprise Change Leadership: Drives organizational readiness and change adoption strategies, mitigating risk exposure and operational disruption during major system and process transitions.Process Innovation: Standardizes enterprise change, release, and configuration management frameworks to improve operational resilience and deployment predictability.Executive Influence & Alignment: Delivers executive briefings, performance dashboards, and strategic reports to senior leadership, ensuring alignment between modernization goals and agency mission outcomes.Mission Impact: Enables transparency, efficiency, and accountability in VA’s financial and acquisition operations through disciplined governance and agile delivery practices.
EDUCATION
GMC - Georgia Military College
Associate of Arts Degree , General Studies
University of Phoenix
Master of Arts Organization Management (MAOM), Organizational Management
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electronics and Communications Management
SKILLS
ABOUT REY ABLAYA
Program Manager skilled at implementing and execution of complex projects and programs, contract administration, delivering operational and technical performance, driving cost reduction and achieving strategic and operational objectives. Utilizes Agile best practices and SAFe methodology to promote a discipline project management framework that allow for rapid delivery of quality software and aligns development with customer needs and organization goals.
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