CPIC and Portfolio Management Training Workshop IV: Enable Information Technology to Support Your Agency’s Mission Success

Carlene C. Ileto was named Executive Director of the Enterprise Business Management Office (EBMO) in August 2011, responsible for the governance, segment and data management architectures of the Department of Homeland Security’s $6 Billion IT Portfolio. Prior to assuming this role she was the Executive Director of the Transformation and Systems Consolidation (TASC) Program.

Previously, Ms. Ileto had served as director of Enterprise Voice Networks at the Internal Revenue Service, where she was in charge of the telecommunications technologies deployed in the Modernization and Information Technology Services (MITS) infrastructure for the voice network systems. These included Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), fax server technologies, cellular phones, wireless devices, ERAP, and voice messaging. Before assuming that position, Ms. Ileto had been Director of the Internal Revenue Service for the design, development, and maintenance of system applications to account properly for the tax revenue collected, and to manage financial and workforce resources. She was also responsible for the development, verification, deployment, and maintenance of the administrative, financial, and human resource integrated systems for the chief financial officer, Human Capital Office, Agency-wide Shared Services, and other business units.

Ms. Ileto previously served as Director of Accounts Management Services within Applications Development’s Customer Service Domain, where she was accountable for delivering functionality that enables IRS employees to provide improved services to American taxpayers. Earlier, she was the project director for Filing and Payment Compliance for Tax Administration Modernization. In that role, she was responsible for successfully delivering the modernized collections compliance system that re-engineered work processes, treatment streams, and new technologies.

Ms. Ileto joined the IRS in 1995 as a computer scientist working in the Configuration Management/Quality Assurance Program Management Office. In 2001, she served as the senior manager for the Business Systems Modernization Performance Measurement Program. A year later, she became acting deputy director of the Data Management Modernization Organization, Delivery Assurance Office, for the Customer Account Data Engine Project.

Ms. Ileto has spent thirty years in the information systems industry as a computer scientist/systems engineer. She began her career as a systems engineer working on the Surface Launch Cruise Missile project for BAE Systems. After two years, she joined UNISYS as a test engineer and was responsible for the integration and testing of the Shipboard Weapon System and the Real-time Target Acquisition and Reporting System. Ms. Ileto also spent twelve years with IBM as an advisory-level systems engineer and as the radar/tracking subsystem test Current as of December 2013

manager for the Air Traffic Control Division, FAA Contract.

A native of Virginia, Ms. Ileto holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, with a minor in computer science. She and her husband, a logistics analyst at BAE Systems, have been married 30 years and have two daughters. Christie graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 2007 and is currently a TV news reporter for WJZ, a CBS affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. Kellie, who graduated from the University of Rochester in 2010, works at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. She completed graduate school at Johns Hopkins with a concentration in autism spectrum.

As the Department of Commerce’s IT Capital Planning and Investment Team Lead, Stuart guides the Department’s IT Capital Investment policy and planning practices across its 13 operating units and $2.4 billion IT investment portfolio. Stuart provides guidance and oversight on the preparation of business cases and capital asset plans for the Department 41 major IT investments and is responsible for preparation of the Department’s annual Information Technology budget submissions to the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In support of the IT Dashboard reporting requirements, Stuart created an internal monthly IT investment assessment process to review and rate the health of each major IT investment. The results of these reviews are also used to identify the investments in most critical need for a TechStat or Commerce IT Review Board briefing. In recognition of his successful efforts to strengthen the Department’s Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) practices, Stuart and his Commerce CPIC colleagues received the Commerce Department’s Bronze Medal Award for “Superior Federal Service.” And he received an Award of Excellence from the Federal CPIC Forum. Before joining the Office of the CIO, Stuart was responsible for evaluating and making budget recommendations regarding NOAA’s National Weather Service, satellite systems and capital investment programs. Earlier, as Peace Corps staff, he developed and implemented the agency’s automated budget formulation and tracking system. This followed his service as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and later an African Development Foundation consultant, in West Africa. Stuart has an MBA from New York University, a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.

Nick has over 20 years of information technology management experience in federal government and the private sector. Mr. Pavski has led the development of IT performance management frameworks, IT portfolios as well as enterprise and system architectures, including IT operations architectures based on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices. He is also engaged as a technology consultant in support of large system development and integration projects as well as IT and business performance management assignments. His business application experience includes integrated financial and clinical care systems, workforce management and labor forecasting solutions as well as enterprise portal applications and business intelligence. He is currently engaged in supporting the enterprise architecture and service management functions of a major infrastructure services PMO at NOAA, an efficiency and cost-savings program at DOI, as well as a variety of architecture and performance-related assignments that focus on enhancing the business value of information technology investments.  He holds a diploma in Engineering Technology from Mohawk College, an IT Service Management (ITSM) certification, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

George brings more than 20 years of experience in strategy and technology consulting, operational improvement, financial management and program management. He has a proven record of assembling, supervising and leading effective teams and advising executives in how to solve complex business challenges and use information technology to improve operational performance. George has helped his clients create portfolio and investment review frameworks, design acquisition and investment strategies for new technology initiatives, develop and implement shared services and cost savings strategies, and improve discipline in managing technology investment. He has also aided clients in the creation of high visibility business cases, align their IT investment portfolios and strategic plans, and develop performance-based acquisition documents with service level agreements. George holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University in Political Science and Environmental Studies.