John D. Lillard

John D. Lillard has a diverse range of work experience spanning over 27 years. John D. is a Senior Director of Enterprise Architectures and Strategies at Transparent, where they provide advice, training, and mentoring to engineering and technology organizations. Prior to this role, they served as the Director of Enterprise Architecture at Transparent, focusing on technology and organizational transformation. John D. also worked as an Enterprise Architect at Transparent, serving as a principal advisor to the CEO and providing thought leadership in areas such as requirements engineering and project management.

Before joining Transparent, John worked at the Capability Assurance Institute as a Senior Fellow for Enterprise and SoS Engineering. In this role, they mentored and advised organizations in developing their own capabilities in enterprise and system of systems engineering.

As a Freelance Information Technology Consultant, John provided technology transformation management, training, and mentoring to various engineering and technology organizations. John D.'sprojects included marketing technology enterprise architectures, business process automation, data center consolidation, and data warehouse consolidation. John D. also contributed to the book "Practical Project Management for Engineers."

John's experience in the Department of the Navy, SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic, includes serving as the Chief Enterprise Architect, where they played a pivotal role in the Navy's information dominance enterprise architecture. John D. also developed the Navy's enterprise data center architecture and cloud computing strategy. Additionally, they chaired an industry advisory panel on data center and cloud technologies.

Earlier in their career, John worked as a Program Manager at US Navy SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, where they managed multiple programs delivering anti-terrorism and emergency management solutions to government agencies. John D. also worked as an Applications Engineer at Ultrak Security Products and as a Manager of the Integrated Systems Group at Security Instrument Corp.

Overall, John D. Lillard has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions and providing strategic leadership in enterprise architecture, technology transformation, and engineering.

John D. Lillard PMP CSEP completed their education in a chronological order. John D. first attended Delaware Technical Community College from 1983 to 1986, where they earned an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Later, from 2007 to 2012, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in IT Management from American Military University. Additionally, in 2010, they obtained a certificate in DoD Enterprise Architecture from California State University - East Bay.

In 2011 to 2012, John pursued a Certificate in SoS Engineering from Old Dominion University. Subsequently, from 2014 to 2016, they attended Naval Postgraduate School and obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Systems Engineering.

John D. Lillard PMP CSEP has also completed various certifications. These include Amperity Solutions Consulting Conductor and Hands On Essentials - Data Warehouse, both obtained in November 2022 from Amperity and Snowflake, respectively. Furthermore, they completed the SQL for Beginner Data Analysis certification from Udemy in November 2022.

Additionally, they hold certifications such as Amperity Foundations Starter, Certified Enterprise Architect, Certified Systems Engineering Professional, DAU Level III Systems Engineer, and Project Management Professional, although the specific dates and institutions for these certifications were not provided.