Speakers

Jay Huie is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for COREONYX, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business dedicated to transforming the landscape of public services, making them more efficient, accessible, and user-centric. Previously, Jay was the CIO for the District of Columbia's education agency (OSSE), where he modernized legacy infrastructure and delivered solutions that enhanced educational outcomes for nearly 100,000 students. His leadership at OSSE included supporting District students, schools, and staff through the public health emergency, working on critical initiatives such as the Pay Equity Fund, Internet for All, and P-EBT programs. These initiatives helped bridge a digital divide during challenging times and played a pivotal role in providing benefits to thousands of students.

Prior to his influential work in education, Jay held the role of Deputy Assistant Commissioner for TTS Solutions at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), managing transformational teams and a significant portfolio of shared services such as USA.gov, Login.gov, Cloud.gov, Search.gov, Data.gov and others. He also worked in the Office of the Federal CIO on the Federal Data Strategy, established the Cloud Adoption Center of Excellence, and represented GSA on the TIC 3.0 modernization working group. As the Director for GSA’s Secure Cloud Portfolio, Jay was a driving force behind modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) to enhance the security efficiency of adopting cloud technologies across the government. With a career that includes time at 18F and has spanned, Industry, Federal, and State/Local leadership, Jay has proven to be at the forefront of IT modernization and demonstrated a consistent commitment to innovation and transformation of government IT.

With a federal career spanning strategic roles at 18F and the GSA Secure Cloud Portfolio, Jay has consistently proven to be at the forefront of federal IT modernization. A distinguished figure in the field of information technology, brings an extensive background in IT modernization, Data Science and digital engineering, strategy, and security, primarily from their successful tenure with the District of Columbia's education agency and pivotal roles within the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services (TTS). Jay holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University, with a minor in Artificial Intelligence. He also been a White House Leadership Development Fellow,

A distinguished figure in the field of IT, Jay brings an extensive background in IT modernization, data science, and digital engineering, strategy, and security. Jay holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University, with a minor in Artificial Intelligence. He holds patents on topics including Data Centers, Cloud Computing, and Policy-driven Authentication, been a White House Leadership Development Fellow and received recognition as a rising start and influential leader for Federal IT.

Jessie Posilkin serves as the Customer Experience Portfolio Director of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) and TMF Customer Experience Portfolio Director at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The TMF is an innovative technology investment program that enables federal agencies to deliver services to the American public more securely, equitably, and effectively.

Posilkin has previously served as the TMF’s Acting Executive Director and led the Acquisitions Consulting Team at 18F, working to improve the way that the government buys technology by developing the use of the Agile BPA. She has also worked in a variety of non-profits as an organizer and technologist, supporting her colleagues to become stronger users of technology and finding ways for online systems to help social workers, lawyers, and food pantry managers help their clients.

Wayne Rodgers is the Zero Trust Lead for the Department of Education. Wayne is assigned to the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) in the Information Assurance Services (IAS) Directorate where he is leading the implementation and testing of new Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) capabilities, starting with Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Orchestration Automation & Response (SOAR). Wayne developed all technical requirements, leading multiple acquisition efforts to obtain these new ZTA capabilities and to develop a ZTA Program Management Office (PMO). Wayne also serves as a Contracting Office Representative (COR) over multiple contracts supporting ZTA and other cybersecurity efforts.

Wayne had 10+ years of experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) where he started as a network engineer before advancing as a Technical Lead and Program Manager in Perimeter Defense. Wayne led the transition of DoD’s web-based zero day detection and mitigation capability from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) in accordance with a Congressional mandate. Wayne led the migration of 1.5 million DoD Internet users to DISA’s Cloud Based Internet Isolation (CBII) program, resulting in significant cost savings while preventing millions of cyberattacks per month. Wayne also led the implementation of DISA’s Enterprise SOAR capability. He developed technical requirements for DISA’s initial ZTA prototype and led all pre-development activities. Wayne served as a COR for several contracts while being the Technical Lead and Program Manager over each program.

Wayne earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Networks & Cybersecurity from University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). He has obtained several industry certifications including CISSP, Forrester Adopting Zero Trust, ITIL v4 Foundations, CCNP R&S, CCNA R&S, Security+ CE and Network+ CE.

Tom Romanoff is the Director of the Technology Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Before working with BPC, he led IT initiatives for several US Federal agencies and advised executive leadership on the impact of new and emerging technologies on government operations. He worked for several years with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), publishing federal-wide IT/Cybersecurity policy and developing modernization initiatives. Before his work with the Federal government, Romanoff helped the United Nations Development Program modernize its global data collection and analytics system. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management and currently serves on their Alumni Board.

Scott DeViney is a Senior Sales Leader with 20+ years selling Observability solutions into the Public Sector (Federal, DOD, & SLED), Government System Integrator, and Service Provider markets. He is responsible for driving growth initiatives among Federal agencies by accelerating business transformations that better support Federal Missions and Citizen Services through simple, powerful, and secure solutions tailored for hybrid multi-cloud environments

Ashish Gandotra is a Chief Technology Officer for the Federal Civilian Solution Engineering team. Ashish is responsible for providing both internal and external technical leadership for civilian departments and agencies with the U.S. Federal Government. Ashish has over 25 years of information technology experience supporting the public sector industry. He is an established trusted advisor to many government executives and advises his customers on everything from running mission critical business applications on premise to complex enterprise modernization efforts to transition to the cloud.

Raymond Holder is a global growth executive and innovation leader who has helped clients - across 90+ countries and four continents - use technology to transform their organizations and change lives. He currently serves as VP of Digital Growth for Maximus.

Ray spent a decade in Europe, where his work with healthcare leaders and foreign nationals in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Turkey and the UK led to three Military Healthcare Innovation awards.

Prior to Maximus, Ray served as Executive Strategist for US Federal at Amazon Web Services, where he built and led a strategic business development team to drive innovation and growth across the US Federal Healthcare, Sciences, Homeland Security and Civic Services portfolio.

Before Amazon, Ray was the Sales Leader for U.S. Public Sector Offerings at DXC Technology, a $25 Billion IT services firm, and Vice President, Business Development at Perspecta, a $4.3 Billion IT services company, where he led a $1 billion growth team to help clients across federal, state, and local government agencies. He ranked among the top 0.1% of customer-facing executives three years in a row.

Ray studied Architectural Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, Computer Science at the State University of New York at Buffalo and was a guest lecturer for Healthcare Innovation at the Milken School of Public Health at the George Washington University. Ray is a Fellow of the American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), a Professional of the Academy of Healthcare Management, and currently volunteers on the boards of Government, technology, and Veterans support organizations in the Washington, DC area.

Frank Reyes is the Cloud Solutions Leader at Maximus, Technology and Consulting Services helping federal customers realize the value of cloud technologies to deliver mission outcomes. Previously, Frank was a Senior Manager for Customer Solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS) responsible for public sector technology transformation programs focusing on secure computing while accelerating cloud adoption for its customers. Concurrently, he is a senior technologist for election security at The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU’s School of Law where he advises staff and election officials on technologies to conduct safe and secure elections. Formerly, Frank was a Congressional Innovation Fellow who served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a technology policy advisor for the Committee on Homeland Security. In this role, he assisted members of Congress and their staff to better understand the technical aspects of cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, and innovation ecosystems. Lastly, Frank previously served in the Department of the Navy, both as a civilian and on active duty

Natalie Alms is a staff reporter at Nextgov/FCW covering federal technology policy, service delivery, customer experience and the government's tech workforce. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University and has written for the Salisbury (N.C.) Post. Connect with Natalie on Twitter at @AlmsNatalie.