<p>MARK A. LENNON, PMP Phone : 916.832.1494 Email : [email protected]</p><p>CAREER PROFILE Seasoned Business Executive particularly attuned to identifying strategic solutions, coupling those strategies with measurable deliverables and the management of large, multi-million dollar programs & projects end-to- end. Experience gained through diverse roles as senior leader and technology executive, U. S. Naval Officer and Deputy Secretary of a large state government agency. Demonstrated success in creating and leading high performing teams of geographically dispersed staff working across multiple business line under very challenging, often austere, environments.</p><p>Unique skill set achieved through:  Masters Degree from The London School of Economics  Multi-year International experience (Middle East, Korea, Japan & Western Europe) and business-level proficiency in Japanese  Financial management of and accountability for a state budget in excess of $360M  High Performance team building and proven leadership of multiple large staffs  Leadership of large-scale System Development and Technology-Based key strategy projects  Selected for role as Intelligence Officer with deploying U. S. Navy SEAL Team  Certified Project Management Professional  Active Top Secret SCI security clearance</p><p>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Gartner 2012 – Present Managing Partner Leader of multi-million dollar business unit with total P&L responsibility, leadership of multiple consulting delivery teams, area business development and cultivation of executive relationships at the highest levels of government.</p><p> Guiding development of State of Carolina’s technology infrastructure consolidation, strategic sourcing plan and cloud adoption strategy – as 27 state agencies shift to a shared services model.</p><p> Trusted advisor and program manager to two Hawaii Governors’ administrations. Revived a failing $30M statewide technology modernization program experiencing significant work stoppages and business stakeholder misalignment. Engaged business sponsors, renegotiated vendor contracts and established detailed internal operations/service management processes which delivered a nationally recognized program and saved Hawaii $2.5M in the first year. </p><p> Recruited by the Undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs into a highly visible and politically-exposed position to drive innovation into the development of a 21st century service delivery model. Enhanced collaboration with 50 state-level/8,000 county-level business stakeholders to resurrect a project focused on eliminating a huge veterans’ claims backlog. Project has been selected to be included in the White House’s 21st Century Management Agenda as an example of innovation in government. United States Navy 1997-Present Commander (Select)/Intelligence Officer Eighteen years of military leadership experience as an active duty and reserve officer with multiple tours assigned to Navy SEAL teams, including a combat deployment to Iraq. Currently serving as Executive Officer of a Navy Intelligence Reserve unit. Assigned increasingly responsible leadership billets, including oversight for strategic planning, budgeting, training and work plan creation for three Office of Naval Intelligence-sponsored Special Programs. Selected as special Japanese Linguist Officer for Commanding Admiral’s staff in Tokyo.</p><p>State of California, Officer of the Governor 2011 - 2012 Deputy Secretary, Veterans Affairs Appointed to Governor Jerry Brown’s executive leadership team to turn around an historically low-performing state agency encompassing 2,200 personnel and an annual budget of $363M.</p><p> Led first of its kind public/private partnership model in State government, to include policy development, coordination with government control agencies & attorneys, and cultivation of $500K in private sector commitments to roll out a veterans’ benefits portal.</p><p> Oversight of all Department operations, to include: Information Technology, Finance, HR, Veteran Nursing Homes and Capital Assets divisions.</p><p> Spearheaded rollout of $20M automated healthcare enrollment system and implemented the State’s initial mobile Smartphone application, resulting in savings of $500K.</p><p>Blackstone Technology Group 2006 to 2010 Managing Director, State and Local Government Practice Hired to grow Blackstone’s presence in Japan and recover a struggling multi-million dollar implementation project for a Financial Services client. Appointed to create Blackstone’s State and Local Government Practice in a new free-standing Tokyo office. Accountability for business development, client relationship management and delivery of multiple complex business and technology projects. </p><p>Deloitte Consulting 2001 - 2006 Senior Manager Management Consultant within Deloitte’s Change Management Practice focused on developing and implementing constituent communications and change management plans for multi-million dollar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects in State and local governments. </p><p>EDUCATION Master of Science in Government, The London School of Economics; London, UK Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California; San Diego, CA </p><p>CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute Board Member, Hawaii Vietnam Veterans 50th Anniversary Commemoration Committee Board Member, VetFund Foundation</p>