Joseph Leo

Principal
Deep Water Point, LLC

                                                            
Summary

Extensive executive leadership experience in federal information technology (IT) management and administrative systems. Demonstrated thought leadership on all aspects of federal civilian agency IT portfolio management encompassing both large-scale mission systems modernization and infrastructure transformation. His specialized experience includes in-depth knowledge of government IT marketplace; developing strategic and acquisition pipelines; providing life-cycle management and oversight of enterprise-wide IT programs; conducting feasibility studies and integration analyses; improving organizational effectiveness and managing teams of information systems/management professionals.

Accomplishments

Vice President with Science Applications International Corporation, SAIC. Assisted SAIC in winning more than $600 million in new business at DHS and USDA.  Served as the SAIC account manager for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bureau within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DHS.  

Received a two-year appointment in 2005 to serve as a member of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, a 20 member advisory body selected by the DHS Secretary under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Chief Information Officer for USDA in which he provided agency with information technology (IT) policy guidance and oversight, data center and telecommunications operational support services, capital planning and investment control, computer security, privacy, information management and electronic government planning. Department-wide, managed approximately $1.3 billion annually in USDA agency IT investments. 

Acting Executive Director of the proposed Support Services Bureau (SSB) responsible for managing all convergence implementation activities.

Deputy Administrator for Management with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Agency-wide areas of responsibility included information technology, human resources, procurement, and administrative services. 
Chairman of the Advanced Planning Document (APD) Committee, which provided executive oversight on all major State-initiated computer system acquisitions for the administration of FNS’ food assistance programs. Provided executive leadership for implementing the Federal Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program.

Personal

Graduate ofSenior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program, DOT
Federal Executive Institute, Graduate Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate, Science, Technology and Public Policy, Case Western Reserve University. Holds a B.A. in Political Science, Western Illinois University and a M.A. in Science and Public Policy, Purdue University. Has received numerous awards for his Federal service including the President’s Rank Award and EFTA’s EBT Pioneer Award.