Chief Solutionist
Chief Solutionist™ & Networking Innovator™ David Don Hobley is an Author, Professional Speaker/Trainer, Visionary, Producer and Mentor -- who’s personally mentored over 2500 of the world’s finest cadets, military servicemen, speakers, authors, marketers, doctors, and entrepreneurs. He’s spoken on stages in the United States, Germany, and Mexico. Featured on AFN, ABC, Fox, CityTV, and Breakfast Television Canada – and in books and Air Force Times, Fairfield Daily Republic, and Vacaville Reporter Newspapers, and was chosen to represent over 11 companies and personalities and 12 U.S. Government and Defense Organizations. He has demonstrated courage and honor – and has received numerous Military and Civilian Government Awards. He is a highly decorated U.S. Air Force Wartime Disabled American Veteran who served honorably in the Air Mobility Command and U.S.A.F. Elite Honor Guard. He brings his immense life experience and his dedication to his mission to empower entrepreneurs to fast-track their prosperity. He delivers proprietary wealth-building systems called Prosperity Insider – saving his clients and students from the 15 to 20-year learning curve and empowering them to live a life by design, and not by default!
Selected background
Associate of Science Programs
Enterprise IT Project Manager (GS-11)
Assigned to the national Office of Digital Infrastructure Tech under the Deputy CIO as an Enterprise IT Project Manager. Identified customer needs and requirements; led infrastructure projects and coordinated infrastructure members; general IT solutions projects; enterprise architecture; IT structural framework design and modification; analyzed system requirements and environments; IT security policy and procedure compliance; analytical studies and cost-benefit analyses; advised managers on IT processes, frameworks and hardware configurations; developed product-related training and ensured customer documentation.
GSA infrastructure projects
Named projects: PIV Version 8 Card Upgrade Project (described in source as highly successful); R5 RIC Relocation Project; R4 Ft Lauderdale IT Rack & Telco Closet Move; FAS Fleet Albuquerque IT Rack Move; FoDW Phase II, Return to Facilities.
IT Specialist — National IT Lead Purchaser
National IT Lead Purchaser for IT products and services serving Central Office and IT regions nationwide, while also serving as one of three Northwest Arctic Region IT Specialists. Network, server, desktop and mobile equipment deployment, inventory, testing and support; IT purchasing research, recommendations, vendor and contracting communications, purchasing, logging and accountability; IT training; developed training and operational aids.
Project management training — Masters Certificate in Project Management program
Resume states project-management skills were achieved through George Washington University / ESI Masters Certificate in Project Management training.
Regional Lead IT Support Coordinator / Regional IT Manager
Directed Regional Census Center IT supporting 300+ RCC employees plus field staff. Project management across database design/implementation and software test/review boards; government IT contract coordination and oversight; trained and led IT support teams across the RCC and 34 Local Census Offices in five states on two parallel government networks; hardware/software deployment, administration, security, training and asset management; participated in recruiting 318 IT staff and guided up to 318 regional IT support staff; wrote policies, procedures and training for Local Census Office deployments.
Technology, Marketing & Business Success Consulting
Information systems and business consulting; network, PC, server, software, cloud/web/internet solution design and implementation; domain registration and management; SSL/security certificates; web and email hosting and administration; custom web and social media; e-commerce planning, copy, design and administration; print/digital publishing; social media, branding, video, SEO and marketing; customer-service implementation and training; IT & marketing project management.
Veteran Employee Resources Association (VERA) — national leadership
National GSA affinity group supporting veterans and federal employees. Projects included a Veteran Training Program and patriotic event calendar/slide presentations.