FRANK KONIECZNY

Frank Konieczny, a Senior Level Executive, is the Air Force Chief Technology Officer, Office of Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He has primary responsibility to advance the Information Technology landscape of the Air Force. His current focus areas include developing the future technical target baseline, mobility enterprise solutions, data management, Identity, Credential and Access Management access/claims management, mesh networks, artificial intelligence/quantum capabilities, cyber and technology innovation pathfinders and advancing the Joint Information Environment.

Mr. Konieczny has completed advanced degrees in computer science engineering and administrative science, and in 1987 he completed all coursework for a doctorate in computer science. He has extensive experience as a systems analyst and chief programmer, working with a variety of firms including Teledyne Brown Engineering, SAIC and General Research Corporation. He has supported the programming and analytical analysis for a wide spectrum of government projects including ballistic
missile defense, network design, missile test analysis, radar systems analysis and simulation, and operations research and statistical analysis. Mr. Konieczny would go on to serve as a project manager, business unit manager, Chief Scientist and Chief Technology Officer. He has managed more than 20 significant government sector programs involving multiple large and small business subcontractors and academic institutions in areas of Army and Navy manpower, logistics, force structure, undersea warfare, real time statistical analysis, biometric authentication, enterprise architecture, work flow management and simulation and modeling.

Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Konieczny was employed for 10 years with AT&T Government Solutions professional services business unit. He served as the CIO, CTO and Executive Director for Operations where he managed internal research and development efforts; multi-location infrastructure management and upgrade; process improvement and standardization; support organization coordination; and development of technical solutions for a wide spectrum of projects within the government sector.

EDUCATION
1970 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago
1971 Master of Science, Computer Science Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago
1977 Master’s, Administrative Science, University of Alabama, Huntsville
1987 ABD, Doctor of Science, Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1971 - 1974, Systems Analyst, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Ala.
2. 1974 - 1977, Systems Analyst, Science Applications, Inc., Huntsville, Ala.
3. 1977 - 1979, Chief Programmer and Systems Analyst, Science Applications, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., and McLean, Va.
4. 1979 - 1990, Systems Analyst, General Research Corporation, McLean, Va.
5. 1990 - 1993, Director, Systems Support Division/Group, General Research Corporation, McLean, Va.
6. 1993 - 1997, Vice President and Chief Scientist, General Research Corporation International, Vienna, Va.
7. 1997 - 1998, Vice President and Chief Scientist, GRCI, Vienna, Va.
8. 1998 - 2000, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, GRCI, Vienna, Va.
9. 2000 - 2006, CTO, AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Va.
10. 2006 - 2010, CTO, Chief Information Officer/Executive Director, AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Va.
11. 2010 - present, CTO, Office of Deputy CIO, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
AT&T Circle of Excellence Award
AT&T Gold Club Award for Outstanding Performance AT&T Service Excellence Award
AT&T Federal Achievers Club

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2015 Fedscoop 50 Award for Federal Leadership
2017 Fedscoop 50 Award for Federal Leadership
2018 Fedscoop 50 Award for Federal Leadership

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Association for Computer Machinery
Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers American Society for Quality

CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional Certificate CMMI Auditor
ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Certificate in Data Processing

(Current as of May 2019)