Vernon Samuel

Vernon Samuel has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Their most recent role is as the VP of Engineering at RavenTek since January 2020. Prior to that, they worked as an Enterprise Engineering Branch Chief at the Department of Labor from January 2017 to February 2019. From February 2012 to February 2017, Vernon served as an IT Project Manager at GSA and later became the Branch Chief of Managed Services from September 2016 to January 2017. Before their government roles, they worked as an Assistant Project Manager in the US Army from February 2010 to February 2012. Earlier in their career, Vernon was a Senior Consultant at DSCI Corporation from December 2006 to February 2010. Vernon also held positions as a Customer Engagement Manager at MTI Technology in 2003 and as a Manager at AboveNet from 1999 to 2003.

Vernon Samuel pursued their education in a chronological order. Vernon obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Engineering from Rutgers University from 1991 to 1995. From 2003 to 2007, they attended Fordham Gabelli School of Business and earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree specializing in Information Technology. Later, in 2013 and 2014, Vernon completed a Federal CIO Certification at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on Information Technology. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications throughout their career, including a SAFe Agilist Certification from LitheSpeed in 2017, Agile Scrum certification from Learning Tree International in 2015, and ITIL Expert Managing Across the Lifecycle (ITIL-MALC) certification from itSMF USA in 2015. Vernon also holds certifications in Program and Project Management (FAC-P/PM) Level 3 from FAI in 2012, Program/Project Manager - Level III from Defense Acquisition University in 2012, Contracting Office Representative - Level III from Defense Acquisition University in 2011, and Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute in 2011. Moreover, they have certifications in Cisco Storage Network Fundamentals from Cisco in 2009 and Amazon Web Foundations from Amazon Web Services, although the obtained month and year for the latter were not provided.