Peter B. Polk

As the CEO and Founder of PierWater International, I have spearheaded the identification and evaluation of investment and acquisition opportunities in emerging technologies, fostering partnerships with educational institutions and pursuing intellectual property monetization. ● Technology Identification: Identified 11 different technologies for investment or acquisition opportunities, focusing on green energy, civic-tech, medical-tech, and cyber-tech areas. ● University Collaboration: Coordinated with Frostburg State University (FSU) for the deployment of a half-dozen companies to their Innovation Center, creating approximately 85 intern jobs for students at the University. ● Kick Off Meeting: Conducted a Kick Off Meeting in November 2023 to secure FSU interest and support for the initiative, strengthening the collaboration between PierWater International and FSU. ● Intellectual Property Acquisition: Pursued the purchase of intellectual property from the University of Delft for monetization in the United States and Puerto Rico, with discussions still underway

As Interim Business Office Manager, I led the relocation of the law office and implemented strategic improvements in operations and digital presence, resulting in significant cost savings and increased efficiency. ● Office Relocation: Successfully moved the law office to a new location, implemented a new filing system, and consolidated staff into a more efficient office layout, saving approximately 15% annually in rent. ● Website Development: Developed a new website for the firm, upgrading and aligning the language of law firm practices, resulting in a 35% increase in traffic to the site. ● Document Management: Negotiated a change in paper/document management firms, achieving a 30% decrease in cost and increased access to off-site storage of case files.

As Director of Finances and Operations, I spearheaded the implementation of robust human resources policies, enhanced physical security measures, and streamlined operational procedures, significantly improving organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction. ● Human Resources Policies: Developed comprehensive position descriptions, instituted an annual review cycle with mid-year assessments, and updated the Employee Manual, resulting in increased employee feedback and satisfaction. ● On-Boarding and Off-Boarding Procedures: Created Standard Operating Procedures for on-boarding and off-boarding, ensuring logical workflow and increased accountability for property book line items and physical security. ● Training Plan Development: Developed an annual Training Plan that complied with all local, state, and federal training requirements for non-profit religious organizations. ● Technology Management: Implemented procedures to identify and account for all information technology devices and service maintenance agreements, leading to fewer technology interruptions and increased resource availability. ● Physical Security Enhancement: Conducted a physical security review, installed new cameras in high-risk areas, resulting in reduced risk of lawsuits and an 8% reduction in annual insurance payments. ● Contract Management: Implemented a filing system for contracts, identifying key sponsors and points of contact, reducing late payments and contract cancellations due to non-payment.

As Project Manager at Skyline Technology Solutions, I led multiple projects aimed at enhancing the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) statewide traffic network. My focus was on increasing stability, security, redundancy, reliability, and durability, as well as initiating operations and maintenance initiatives to improve network operations center responsiveness and reduce equipment repair and status reporting burdens for TxDOT personnel. I utilized reporting and data analytic tools to provide valuable insights for TxDOT leadership regarding their investment in Skyline capabilities. ● Technology Upgrade Initiative: Led a broad-based technology upgrade initiative for Texas's transportation system network, including monitoring, alerting, remediation, data protection, network optimization, VoIP upgrade, and a video interoperability pilot. ● Team Leadership: Managed a team of 34 technical professionals across four teams responsible for design, coordination, implementation, and close-out of tasks.

As Technology Director at PierWater International, I leveraged my expertise to support medium-sized businesses in the Ft. Meade and Washington DC communities. My role focused on providing strategic guidance and technical insights to drive business growth and development. ● Contract Management: Advised businesses on effective contract management practices to ensure successful partnerships and collaborations. ● Business Development: Identified long-term business development opportunities to help companies expand their reach and impact. ● Cross-Agency Cooperation: Facilitated cooperative arrangements across different agencies and industries, fostering collaboration and innovation. ● Subject Matter Expertise: Provided expert guidance on technical and strategic matters, contributing to the overall success of client businesses.

At Micron Technology, I held the position of Senior Engineering Manager for the Next Gen SSD team. My role involved leading a multi-site engineering team in the development of an FPGA-based memory controller for Intel's 3D cross-point memory. I was responsible for balancing performance and capability requirements across various engineering disciplines, devising algorithms for data management, and developing prototype boards for code development. My leadership also extended to managing schedule and team performance for a next-generation stacked memory device and leading the development of a next-generation ASIC SSD chip integrating emerging technical capabilities. ● Leadership: Led a multi-site engineering team (UK, MN, and CA) in developing an FPGA-based memory controller for Intel’s 3D cross-point (X3D) memory, set for release in Summer 2017. ● Technical Coordination: Balanced performance and capability requirements between various engineering disciplines, including RTL, firmware, design verification, and hardware engineers. ● Innovation: Devised algorithms for data management and developed prototype boards for code development, overseeing a comprehensive test environment. ● Project Management: Managed schedule and team performance for a next-generation stacked memory device, recovering 4 months of schedule and optimizing personnel allocation. ● Strategic Development: Led the development of a next-generation ASIC SSD chip integrating three emerging technical capabilities, adjusting scope and integration schedules based on customer feedback.

As Vice President at Mfusion, Inc., I led the development of acquisition strategies for a next-generation cryptographic high-performance computing device. My role involved crafting multi-dimensional risk reduction investment strategies to integrate emerging technical innovations, significantly enhancing the final product. ● Strategic Leadership: Established the acquisition strategy for a special-purpose cryptographic high-performance computing device, enhancing the final product through multi-dimensional risk reduction investment strategies. ● Team Development: Built an effective core team of outcome-focused professionals during organizational growth, aligning core business processes with long-term stability and securing follow-on contracts. ● Program Management: Led a cross-functional team of subject matter experts from the Intelligence Community to establish the FBI's Directorate of Intelligence's intelligence program, designing and building data fusion/integration centers across different information security levels. ● Business Adaptability: Embraced business volatility and established a metrics-driven programmatic review process for cross-team exchange of best practices, resulting in continued contract growth during fiscal constraints.

As Vice President of Federal Systems at Transquest Federal Systems, I was responsible for establishing seven core competencies and efficient service delivery capabilities across nine contracts in four different agencies within a knowledge-driven industry in just six months. My focus was on growing each engagement through the delivery of superior results, maintaining the highest professional demeanor, and utilizing skilled personnel, thereby creating a culture of teamwork, trust, and accountability. ● Strategic Growth: Doubled the current business base in seven months and brought in strategically-placed teaming partners for future work. ● Market Expansion: Discovered new opportunities in parallel markets and aligned the company with successful incumbents in markets across San Antonio, TX, Ft. Monmouth, NJ, Annapolis Junction, MD, and Chantilly, VA. ● Team Development: Achieved a 35% headcount growth of subject matter experts (SMEs) across different work locations in the first year.

As Senior Acquisition Advisor at Conquest Information Technologies, I played a pivotal role in managing risk and acquisitions for high-performance computing systems and developing next-generation intelligence systems. ● Risk Management: Served as the Risk Manager for two national-level high-performance computing systems, resolving data protection and access concerns, rationalizing investment priorities, and developing integration schedules that aligned with inter-Agency outcomes. ● Acquisition Leadership: Led a team of over 135 support contractors from 18 different companies to develop the next-generation signals intelligence (SIGINT) system, delivering data integration and normalization strategies for global and historical data, enabling first-time cross-functional large data analytics and reducing time to solution for intelligence activities.

As Vice President at McClendon Corporation, I led the team of cross-functional subject matter experts from the Intelligence Community to establish the FBI’s Directorate of Intelligence (DI) Program Office. ● Strategic Performance: This team designs and implements their organizational and NIP-related performance metrics, their Program Plan (and linkages between the Program Plan, the performance metrics and National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) priorities), redesigning their intelligence training certification and professional development programs, conducting the review and rewriting of national-level policy documents as it pertains to the FBI and the other IC members conducting internal audit and compliance inspections (pre-PART), and redesigning the FBI’s internal (classified) and external (unclassified) websites. ● Budget Justification: this team of SMEs is responsible for the budget justification and rationalization of the information technology (IT) components of DI’s current and future IT investments, for designing their component sub-architecture, and for the business process re-engineering aspects of improving their intelligence operations. ● Deployment Strategy: Crafted the deployment strategy for Army cross-organized units into National Training Areas, facilitating core training objectives while preserving land management stakeholders' interests. ● Operational Enhancement: Enabled the Army to transition from a reactive training posture to proactive preparedness, resulting in fewer days needed to attain key skill qualifications for soldiers across multiple MOS categories.

Complete MIS Degree

Complete BA in Biblical Studies, Philosophy and Psychology