Ivan Labra

Worked as the lead strategist, chief technologist, and solutions architect for the International Division of DRS Technologies. Corporate lead in defining the Cyber Security Product/Services strategy for the company which included the development of over $2B in pipeline. Functioned as the solution architect for large business captures for IT, Cyber, and Software Services and supported capture of over $1.7B in contract value resulting in over $120M in revenue in new markets.

Researched “Generative Networks” self-propagating, distributed, and dynamical systems that unify effort across organizations that are normally in a state of non-cooperation. Researched computationally supported collaboration and innovation, the development and deployment of new technology, process adoption, and organizational composition. Developed prototypes, using social network analysis, and evaluating technologies in complex distrubuted operations such as pandemic and humanitarian response

Designed and developed open source engagement/investment models and methodologies for building a SaaS (software as a service) platform. Performed consultant duties to ASD NII - CIO of the defense department office Integrated ICT Support Developed $100,000 R&D investment into programs with annual combined budgets of $12 million per year Scaled cross-discipline team from 2 to 42 members

Functioned as CTO for division defining technology roadmap and managing technology portfolio and skill development Managed the Software Services Group for the European Division of SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston. Led multiple multi-million dollar software development projects. Designed operational model for group. Designed project rollout and stakeholder, user, community and engagement approach.

Designed, developed, and deployed Learning Management System as a service (SaaS) for NATO/PfP

As early stage employee in this well funded startup worked with the VP of Engineering, VP Product Marketing, and C level staff to define product and implementation plans Led team of 22 engineers to three successful deliveries of Certive’s first revenue generating product, a financial project portfolio management and analytics ASP targeted at small to medium size (long tail) Professional Service Organizations.

Reported to Director in support of all areas of internal mission critical systems development Implemented methods and processes for project management, risk management, quality assurance, requirements analysis, system modeling, data modeling, and business case evaluation of development efforts.

Worked with cross-functional professional services teams in support of customers such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo, MTC, Southwestern Bell, and Charles Schwab, to develop and deliver technical RFPs and RFIs Delivered technical papers, architectural models, business analysis, and project plans

Fourth member of the team responsible for the full life-cycle development of the San Francisco Java Beans project Supported IBM's first offshoring international object oriented software development team that grew to over 300 developers in Beijing, China; Riga, Latvia; Minsk, Belarus; and Bangalore, India, serving as focal point for international communications Researched emerging technology markets, development methodologies, and business practices for new technology frameworks

Workshop on computation and collaboration in diverse distributed teams

Workshop on Social Network Analysis Using R and statnet

Professional course in metrics based management approaches, TQM, PMI

Professional course on CMMI and PMI fundamentals applied to rapid application development models

Studied the history of symbolic systems, semiotics, and representation and relationship to systems of reasoning.