Paul W. Johnson

Background

About Paul W. Johnson

Over 20 years of enterprise-level business and system architecture, design, development, visualization, integration, implementation, and management experience within the Department of Defense and Commercial domains- Successfully balanced tactical cloud implementations with strategic enterprise architecture, ensuring scalability, security compliance, and operational excellence across distributed cloud environments (Azure, AWS, DigitalOcean)- Master of DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and extremely proficient in enterprise architecture models and frameworks from the federal (FEA) to the commercial domains (TOGAF, Zachman-42-)- Intimately familiar with system, service & software design through the entire spectrum of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from cradle to grave, including integration, federation & governance- Demonstrated proficiency in CI/CD and DevSecOps methodologies, leveraging industry-standard tools to ensure architectural compliance and maintain software quality throughout the delivery pipeline- Expert at data modeling, process (business and system) modeling, activity modeling, architecture development, and enterprise transformation in a multitude of software and hardware environments- Extremely proficient in leading geographically disparate teams in the development, analysis, collaboration, and governance of enterprise-level engineering endeavors- Highly knowledgeable in a broad range of IT compliance standards and regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, FISMA, GAAP, ISO/IEC 27001/27002, NIST, and FedRAMP, as well as other internationally recognized frameworks and best practices- Adept at employing RAG and LLM methodologies to build and augment AI solutions, effectively acting as a force multiplier to solve complex challenges and pioneer new approaches in data analysis and content generation- Comfortable with facilitation, briefing, mentoring, and training of personnel at all skill levels. Looking for opportunities to allow myself and my team to provide pragmatic solutions to address your business needs. Specialties: Enterprise architecture, software development, system engineering, government contracting, needs and requirements management, system modeling and design, process modeling, portfolio management, capital planning, strategic planning, group facilitation, personnel training & mentoring, DODAF, 42, PrISM, MBSE, Agile, Cloud