Stanislaw Tarchalski
1802 River Watch Lane
Annapolis, MD 21401
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US Government Clearance: TS/SCI Dual Scope Intelligence Agency
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
A senior executive leader with more than 30 years of global experience in large scale/highly complex program
management, systems engineering, system and software development; IT operations management; strategic
business planning; new product development; and large scale organizational transformation. Successful
application of agile, model based techniques within the Government, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics,
Communications and Architecture/Engineering/Construction industries.
An educator in graduate level technical management, focused on program management and systems
engineering. Involved in transforming traditional curricula to include agile methods, model based approaches,
technical governance and leadership, and using distance learning and collaborative techniques and technologies.
Summary of Experience and Qualifications
 Senior executive with more than 30 years of progressive responsibility and experience in leadership,
program development and management, strategic planning, financial accountability, change management,
service delivery, systems engineering, and subcontractor management
 Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University – teaching Program Management and Systems
Engineering at the Graduate Level
 30 years experience managing and delivering highly complex, mission-critical systems resulting in
significant enhancements to mission and business capabilities
o Government clients – Intelligence (classified), DoD, DHS, IRS, Census
o Federal Integrators – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Boeing, SAIC
 Project Manager responsible for on time, under budget delivery of large-scale, mission critical, high
volume transaction Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) based IT infrastructure
o Average 93% award fee while managing changing requirements due to shifting mission priorities
o Responsible for delivery of 7 increments, using multi-stream development techniques
 Directed 20+ SOA-based projects for Federal/state/local government valued at $1B+
o Managed cross-functional teams of up to 250+ architects, engineers and integration and test
professionals across multiple sites
 Extensive investment influence across IBM product divisions
o Influence over $1B annual IBM SOA investment and strategy
o Leadership of key IBM SOA engineers (government and commercial sector)
 10+ years transformation and change management experience, including IBM’s 1994 turn around
o Employed cost control techniques to reduce R&D budget by 50% while better aligning resources to
meet market requirements
o Developed and deployed governance approach and business processes and tools to optimize resources,
enhance teamwork, reduce development cycles, and reduce time to market while improving quality
o Established metrics to enhance personnel performance
 Successful application of EVM techniques and tools to manage cost, schedule, and risk
 Experience in the development and execution of vision and strategy for Government and commercial
clients
 Experience managing cost plus, time and material, and fixed price contracts as well as with award and
incentive fee structures
 Experience as a systems engineer/software engineer, designing, developing and deploying numerous large
scale/complex systems, including embedded and real-time mission critical applications
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IBM Federal Group – Director, Systems Engineering, 2006 to 2009 (retired in May)
Leader of the Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Integration and Test group in IBM’s Public Sector
services business that provides custom solutions to Federal, State and Local governments; and Healthcare and
Education institutions
 Built and led a team of systems engineering leaders/chief engineers who specify, architect, design,
integrate and test large-scale, enterprise-class solutions
 Managed a portfolio of large/complex projects valued at over $1B in annual revenue across numerous
customers, including DHS, DoD, and the Intelligence Community
 Led the implementation of systems engineering and other technical processes, such as CMMI, as part of
the transformation of a management consulting organization into a systems integration business
Johns Hopkins University – Adjunct Professor, January 2009 to present
Educator in the Masters program of the Whiting School of Engineering
 Teaching introductory Project Management and Systems Engineering within the Technical Management
curriculum for professionals
 Assisting with redesigning the curricula for Project Management and Systems Engineering by integrating
industry experiences and best practices, including topics such as governance and leadership, agile methods
and model based system and software development
IBM Federal Group – Executive Project Manager and Chief Engineer, 2004 to 2006
Classified US Government project – Led the development of the next generation SOA based IT infrastructure,
in support of intelligence and counterterrorism mission using mostly commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS)/Government off-the-shelf (GOTS) software packages, architected, integrated and customized to
support specialized mission purposes. Given responsibility to turn around the troubled project from another
prominent Federal contractor.
 Responsible for correcting the previous contractor’s problems, turning program around and delivering this
$150M+ program on time, under budget
 Led team of 250+ people from IBM and 32 partners to effectively align and prioritize IT capabilities with
mission needs
Managed using EVM and received average award fee of 93% while managing changing requirements due to
shifting mission priorities
IBM Commercial Group – Director Product Life Cycle Management Solutions, 2002 to 2004
Led development of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions into a sustainable line of business
 Built the strategy and developed $100M business in 2 years
 Created cross functional teams across the IBM services, software, hardware and research groups which
aligned IT capabilities to clients’ needs
 Built relationships with numerous PLM COTS application software companies
 Created multi-partner integrated product life cycle management solutions that reduced product
development cycle times and product development budgets for clients
 Worked with academic thought leaders (Georgia Institute of Technology, Purdue University, MIT and
others) and standards organizations (PDES Inc and others) to promote open, scalable solutions which
delivered measurable business results to clients
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IBM Corporate HQ – Director of Worldwide Strategic Market Planning, 2000 to 2002
Led the development, deployment and management of a best practices Strategic Market Planning process and
supporting IT infrastructure for use across all of IBM’s business units
 Developed a new corporate market strategy that changed the way IBM does business and how the
company makes decisions concerning investments, research, and product portfolio
 Developed and managed the processes and the tools to support the new corporate strategy
 Deployed a single Strategic Market Planning process and accompanying IT environment for IBM’s 22
product development and 10 sales organizations
 Facilitated significantly improved business plans and corresponding financial results
 Led a governance and funding organization composed of strategy and marketing executives from IBM’s
business units
IBM Consulting Group – Project Manager and Executive Management Consultant, Industrial Sector,
1991 to 2000
Led internal business improvement projects and numerous projects for clients focused on breakthrough
approaches to innovative product development in the electronics, aerospace, and architecture/construction, and
automotive industries
 Key contributor to IBM’s successful 1994 corporate turn around
 Led the definition, deployment and transition of IBM’s hardware and software product development
processes and supporting IT that reduced IBM’s time to market by 40%, and development costs by over
50% while growing market share
 Led the development and deployment of a new product development approach for a major Chinese
telecommunications equipment manufacturer, resulting in a 70% reduction in time to market, and more
than 100% improvement in market acceptance (market share increase)
 Defined and implemented a new business strategy and IT portfolio for a Fortune 100 European-based
manufacturer of electrical power equipment, that resulted in 20% per year revenue growth, and an
improvement in profitability of 30%
 Led the definition and deployment of innovative product development practices and technologies for a
new worldwide commercial vehicle division of a Fortune 100 European automotive manufacturer that
resulted in a 40% reduction in time to market and a 50% reduction in costs. Focused on development best
practices, cross functional teams, implementation and deployment of distributed IT infrastructures,
coupled with change management and cross functional governance including partners and suppliers
 Led the development of a distributed management control system for the worldwide nuclear fusion
research consortium, ITER, which is focused on the specification, design, development, construction and
operation of the world’s first nuclear fusion reactor
IBM Federal Systems Division – Project Manager and Systems Engineer, 1987 to 1990
Managed multiple projects to develop and integrate custom systems for clients in industries such as
automotive, aerospace, and electronics
 British Telecom – Managed a complex project that developed and deployed a COTS-based solution for
gathering and managing billing records. Led a development and testing team in the USA, and a
deployment team in the UK
 General Dynamics – Led the development, integration and deployment of a complex manufacturing shop
floor control system for the F-16 fighter jet design and manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas which
significantly improved manufacturing efficiency
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IBM Federal Systems Division, Project Manager, Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, 1979 to 1990
Project Management, System Engineering, and Development
 U.S. Air Force – Lead systems engineer for a major subsystem of a classified, global Air Force satellite
command and control, telemetry, and image management system. Responsibilities included requirements
management, architecture, design, development, system integration, testing, and deployment support of
this real-time, COTS based system. Successfully controlled all project risks associated with the $200M+
project
 U.S. Navy – Developed a system for the underwater identification of enemy submarines and surface ships
by their acoustic signature. Responsible for the design, development, integration, and test of a COTSbased hardened shipboard system
 NASA – Developed software for both ground and space segments of the NASA Space Telescope.
Responsible for the architecture, design, development, integration and test of COTS-based onboard
management subsystem for the NASA Space Telescope and the software subsystems for the ground-based
segment
Bell Laboratories, 1978 to 1979
Software Engineer
Developed real-time video processing and system management software for a videophone
 Developed the system in C-language, written to a Unix execution environment
 Developed compression algorithms for the video stream
IBM Software Group, Summer Co-op, Summer 1978
Software Engineer
Developed new function in the APL language compiler
Education
 M.S., Project Management and Systems Engineering, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
 B.S., Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
 Harvard University Business School – Executive Education, Strategic Leadership
 Stanford University Business School – Executive Education, Innovation
Professional Activities
 Board of Directors – Product Development Exchange Standards Organization (PDES), Inc.
 IBM Corporate Standards committee (CIO Office)
Spoken Languages
Polish (fluent)
 Russian
 German
 Afrikaans (South Africa)
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Personal
Stas’ lives in Annapolis, Maryland ,with his wife Helen, a classical pianist and graduate of the Peabody
Conservatory of Music. They designed and built their own home, and in their spare time are active in
Sailing, Kayaking, and Scuba Diving (Rescue Diver Certified). Stas’ is also an avid skier, bicycler and
runner.
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