
Michael Wakeland
US Citizen | TS/SCI | CI Polygraph | NSA Cleared
Phone: 713 794 0975
Email: michael.c.wakeland@gmail.com
Experience
Product Manager September 2024 – Present
On-site, Cyber Warfare Development Group Ft. Meade, MD
-Responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of delivering an accelerated ACAT II />$200M acquisition program
-Interfaced with executives, contractors, the National Security Agency, and greater Intelligence Community
-Developed acquisition strategies and guaranteed successful performance
-Ensured Contractor success and compliance with Basic Order Agreements and Task Orders exceeding $50M/year
-Authored a contract with >$100M base and options value and oversaw execution as Contracting Officer’s Representative
Assistant Program Manager February 2022 – August 2024
On-site, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific San Diego, CA
-Rapid capability acquisition Project OVERMATCH Test & Evaluation
-Planned and executed $18M of project spending
-Served on a source selection authority, made formal source selection recommendations to the source selection authority
-Managed civil employees under Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory and Working Capital Fund constructs
Operations Lead, Strike & Undersea Warfare May 2015 – September 2019
On-site, USS BARRY (AEGIS warship #52) Yokosuka, Japan
-Led 15 enlisted Sailors in the maintenance, operation, and tactical employment of acoustic systems in the Indo-Pacific
-Ensured success under crunch during the 2017 Korea Straits Crisis
Education
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA, September 2019- January 2022
MS, Electrical Engineering, Outstanding Thesis Award
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL, September 2011- May 2015
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Skills
Defense Acquisition SystemVerilog Matlab
Engineering Duty Officer Surface Warfare Officer Acquisition Corps Member
SONAR/Acoustic Operations Tomahawk Missile Operations Space Operations
Professional Interests
Project Management Congressional Enactment Cryptanalysis
Small Business Innovation Research Rapid Fielding Cybersecurity
Written Works
Master’s Thesis: ASIC Benchmarking for Cryptographic Candidate Xoodyak Advisor: Glenn G. Henry, Founder, Centaur Technologies
Military Specific Qualifications
Engineering Duty Officer Surface Warfare Officer Acquisition Corps Member
SONAR/Acoustic Operations Tomahawk Missile Operations Space Operations