Joseph Hughes Schafer PhD

Dr. Joseph Schafer is a proven executive leader who succeeds in high-risk situations. Views are my own. Offering twenty+ years’ experience in multifaceted public service and private sector environments leading, consulting, and managing extremely complex and diverse people and programs. Enjoys opportunities where critical and creative thinking and nimble trade-offs and trusting relationships are keys to success. Veteran management experience includes coaching, strategic planning, finance, compliance, sales & marketing, operations, logistics, cloud, cyber security, and stakeholder engagement. I am passionate about learning and sharing experiences and thrive on challenges. I started and transformed organizations where I articulated priorities and championed efforts to increase commitment, resources, and revenue. I offer a proven ability to make immediate contributions with fresh ideas for global organizations. • As VP, led start-up team to win and run the White House data center, service desk, security, database and applications contracts for the Executive Office of the President of the United States. • Architected solutions and secured $300M for capital investments and led an international start-up team of 1,000+ to deliver urgent and sustainable IT and telecommunications systems in Iraq. • Re-energized a failing worldwide high-visibility financial and logistics enterprise software development supporting DoD’s $2B annual global relocation portfolio. I stood up and ran the new organization. • Led team to win and dramatically improve performance and profitability (by more than $700k) on Pentagon programs in one year through technical and personnel management innovations. • Recruited to Dell's start-up enterprise data organization and developed successful go-to-market strategies to help customers more intelligently manage, preserve, and leverage critical business data. Highest Clearance held: TS SCI / White House US & Irish Citizenship. Worked and traveled in 35+ countries