EXPERTISE  |  CAREER BACKGROUND  |  EDUCATION

Founder, C.E.O., Principal Consultant – Washington, D.C.

October 2001 – Present

• Recently served as a Sr. Project/Program Manager for an enterprise software development for a Document Management initiative with The Department of Treasury. Managed a team of 5 Software Developers, 3 Treasury Six Sigma "Black" and "Green" Belt Project Managers,
• Prepared S.O.W., Weekly/Monthly Reports, Project Plans, Risk Management, Functional Requirements, Quality Control and System Design project documentation, also spearheaded initiatives with multiple Treasury divisions including the I.R.S., at the CIO and Deputy Secretary level. Delivered and implemented the proposed solution.
• Served on contract as C.I.O./Technology Director for a multi-state educational organization.
• Consulted for UPS, FedEx, Marriott, Hilton, Capital One, Bank of America, etc. on corporate
• web development, feature, functionality, UI and design initiatives.
• Served on contract as Director of Washington D.C. Operations for a Civil Engineering firm.
• Provided Web Presence Management for many local, national and global businesses.
• Provided Business, Technology, Strategy and Project/Program Management consulting.

June 1999 – September 2001

• Designed and implemented multi-million dollar core router, switching and network security systems for complex multi-technology Carrier/Internet backbone networks.
• Served as Project Manager for several large-scale national and global initiatives, managed multiple Nortel Certified, CCNE and CCIE engineering teams (up to 100 Engineers).
• Nortel Certifications: NCTS, NCSE, NCDE, NCA, NSE.

May 1997 – March 1999

• Hired specifically to manage 4 large critical (in jeopardy) accounts, Cigna, Aetna, G.E. Capital and TNRCC providing Critical Project and Account Management support.
• Sr. Project Manager for N.Y.S.E., Mayor Giuliani, B.M.W., Mercedes Benz, Banco Do Brazil, Alcon, Air France, Continental Airlines, and many other national/global projects.
• Coordinated with International Hardware/Software Development teams on Product Management and International Product Development, Marketing, and Release Management/Roll-out.

September 1994 – May 1997

• Lead a team of 20 Network Engineers, Consultants and Project Managers in the field.
• Designed, implemented and supported complex multi-technology telecommunications network environments  using Cisco, Timeplex, Nortel, Alcatel, 3com, Juniper, etc.
• Developed and delivered several training courses on Project Management, Network Design, Systems Engineering, Business Consulting and Customer Service.

September 1988 – July 1994

• Regional Branch Manager for the Los Angeles region, managing a team of 20 to 30 Network Engineers, Project Managers and Account Executives.
• Lead a team of over 200 Network Engineers as onsite Sr. Project Manager for U.S. Sprint, which included the redesign and upgrade of Sprint’s global backbone network (the Internet).
• Sr. Project Manager/Network Engineer for AT&T, F.B.I., State Department, Walt Disney, Blue Cross, American Express, Airbus, and many other major national/global projects.

April 1982 - April 1988

• Provided Network and Cryptographic Support for worldwide Top Secret networks for the DoD, C.I.A, D.E.A., F.B.I, N.S.A, The National Military Command Center (The War Room), The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The State Department, The White House, and many other government agencies. 
• While at the Pentagon, Mr. Fair also worked on developing the precursors to the Internet, the ARPAnet and the Defense Data Network, and took part in the design of the world's first DNS Server. The "Internet" had only one thousand end users at that time.
• Honorable Discharge 1988
• Security Clearance: Top Secret/SBI/SCI - NATO, Atomal, Nuclear.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)       
• California Institute of Technology (Caltech)       
• St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida