Khawar Ali, MS, PMP, CSM, CBAP, CSPO

• Serve as the senior point of contact for modernization efforts from legacy system to cloud platform • Facilitate requirements meetings, interview sessions, brainstorming, and documentation analysis and created requirements traceability matrix (RTM) • Ensure that requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards • Validate requirements with business stakeholders and team members • Work closely with developers and testers to ensure all requirements are understood and have corresponding test scripts • Manage the documentation for multiple applications and releases while meeting deadlines • Support traceability efforts from high-level business needs through functional validation • Create project related documentation such as, SOPs, roll-out plans, implementation plans, training guides • Lead agile ceremonies such as daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospective, and backlog grooming / refinement: for the Management and Administration (M&A) team under the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s (OCIO) office • Remove impediments / blockers for team progress and delivery; define the Definition of Done (DoD), Acceptance Criteria (A/C) and ticket sizing • Provide UAT Support • Ensure adherence to quality, compliance, and security standards • Create and manage detailed project plans utilizing the Program Office standards • Create cohesive project plans with identifiable critical path, task dependencies, and major milestones, and manages the approved plans and schedules, ensuring successful completion within scope, budget, time, and quality parameters • Define Epics, Features, User Stories / Product Backlog Items (PBI) and tasks in JIRA • Collaborate cross functional team of software engineers, cloud architects, PO / SO and management to create, define, and revise project plan, risk register, stakeholder register

• Led migration of TSA applications, data, and software to Microsoft Azure, leveraging IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS for enterprise modernization • Served as primary point of contact for legacy-to-cloud initiatives, coordinating technical and business teams • Conducted Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) using Azure DevOps/TFS • Managed full project lifecycle - initiation through closeout - ensuring alignment with organizational standards • Oversaw SDLC execution, ensuring functional, technical, and security requirements were met • Defined project scope, schedules, milestones, and resources; monitored progress and delivered status updates • Managed interfaces with end users, external dependencies, and vendors to resolve issues and ensure alignment • Implemented Agile, Scrum, and SAFe practices to improve team collaboration and delivery performance • Defined and managed Epics, Features, and User Stories with Product and System Owners, maintaining prioritized backlogs • Acted as liaison between TAZ cloud team and cybersecurity/infrastructure organizations (IAD, SIVM, ADD, FAST, IMPACT, RAPID) • Collaborated with engineers and leadership to develop and maintain technical and governance artifacts (TechSPs, RFCs, SOPs, TCDs, TSDs, DFDs, PoCs) • Supported onboarding and requirements for emerging tech including Docker, MuleSoft, Selenium, Chef, Apache NiFi, Kafka, and Oracle • Managed and remediated POA&Ms to ensure federal cybersecurity compliance • Developed risk management plans, coordinated cross-team dependencies, and mitigated delivery risks

• Led migration of USCIS applications, data, and infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Served as program POC for legacy-to-cloud modernization, coordinating delivery across technical and business teams • Led Agile/Scrum and SAFe ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, backlog refinement); removed impediments (JIRA, Confluence) • Defined user stories, acceptance criteria, Definition of Ready/Done, and story point estimates for predictable sprint execution • Developed and managed project plans, artifacts, and cross-team communication across all SDLC/ALM phases • Collaborated with stakeholders (USCIS, Department of State, CBP, IVCS) to align priorities and deliverables • Supported cybersecurity operations, including threat detection, remediation, and compliance activities • Managed risk lifecycle (assessments, mitigation, remediation, closure) and led process improvement initiatives for Agile delivery • Maintained Agile reporting (velocity, capacity, roadmaps) defined release scope, workload, and deliverables • Mentored teams on Agile best practices; created RRR documentation including release backlogs, testing artifacts, security agreements, and change requests

• Led the streamlining, digitization, and modernization of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee onboarding process across 11 DHS components by designing and implementing an automated onboarding web portal • Led streamlining, digitization, and modernization of DHS employee onboarding across 11 components by implementing an automated web portal • Conducted organizational research and stakeholder interviews to assess business processes and identify improvement opportunities across DHS HQ and components • Developed current-state (“as-is”) BPMN 2.0 process maps (Visio) documenting end-to-end onboarding workflows across DHS (HQ, CISA, FEMA, TSA, USCIS, CBP, ICE) • Performed business and systems analysis to design future-state (“to-be”) solutions aligned with organizational strategy and operational goals • Led process reengineering and quality improvement, integrating automation while ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and reliability • Created and managed project plans, schedules, resources, and dependencies using Microsoft Project; tracked lifecycle progress • Monitored milestones, risks, and issues; coordinated mitigation actions using JIRA across Agile and Waterfall environments • Elicited and documented business, functional, and system requirements; conducted validation to ensure traceable, testable, and complete requirements • Analyzed system designs, identified functional gaps, and translated business needs into actionable requirements; decomposed into epics, features, and user stories in JIRA • Led JAD sessions, provided BA oversight, and delivered executive briefings, stakeholder presentations, UAT support, and change management activities

• Developed comprehensive current-state (“as-is”) and future-state (“to-be”) end-to-end process maps and process interactive maps (PIM) using Lean methodology to support organizational modernization initiatives • Conducted detailed current-state analysis using multiple research methods to identify impacted functional areas, stakeholders, systems, processes, and governing policies • Planned, executed, tracked, and communicated project milestones, phases, deliverables, and schedules, ensuring timely completion and alignment with organizational objectives • Defined and managed project scope, budget, objectives, and work plans, supporting multiple concurrent initiatives in a structured federal environment • Drafted and maintained project charters, SOPs, staff manual guides (SMG), and governance and policy documentation in a waterfall project setting • Coordinated with federal agencies, program offices, and stakeholders to ensure project execution and system development complied with established policies, capabilities, and requirements • Measured process performance, established KPIs, and identified opportunities for continuous improvement to increase operational efficiency and support audit requirements • Led daily Scrum and sprint meetings and prepared written and oral briefings, reports, and executive presentations using SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Tableau, and PowerPoint

• Served as the primary point of contact for multiple clients, supporting operational needs through complex IT systems • Elicited, analyzed, and documented business and technical requirements for new products, system enhancements, and process improvements • Led requirements gathering and business process modeling, translating stakeholder needs into clear solution designs • Acted as the liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams, ensuring accurate communication of requirements and specifications • Developed executive-ready deliverables including reports, dashboards, and briefings, and documented change requests and procedures to support training and adoption

• Assisted in daily coordination of projects including preparing and maintaining meeting documents, schedules, and budget requirements. Tracks progress and identifies/resolves obstacles. • Accountable for project reporting to ensure all information is collected and organized in a consistent manner while providing an accurate and up-to-date view of the project status. • Developed plan of actions and milestones and drive and track projects. • Analyzed existing practices of clients and make recommendations for improvements (gap analysis) • Managed Departmental Medical records and extract data upon request. • Developed verbal and written communications using scientific/medical terminology and research theory. • Lead role to successfully post and maintain content for knowledge management. • Interpreted pre-op and post-op CT, MRI and angiography for research purposes. • Enter patient information such as injury, diagnosis, procedures, results, outcome and following up recovery status in inhouse software for studies and publications. • Participated in proposals for International Research Board and research publications. • Engaged in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. • Delivered high quality work that meets expectations for timeliness, accuracy, and completeness. • Managed small projects and/or a work-stream within a larger project. Typically, projects may last several weeks to months. • Provided guidance and coaching to junior consultants as needed.