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Dennis E. Wisnosky (born 1943) is an American consultant, writer and former Chief Architect and Chief Technical Officer of the US DoD Business Mission Area (BMA) within the Office of Business Transformation. He is known as one of the creators and initiators of the Integrated Definition (IDEFs) language, a standard for modeling and analysis in management and business improvement efforts.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Dennis E. Wisnosky was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. and received his bachelor's degree in Physics and Mathematics from California University of Pennsylvania, a master's in Management Science from the University of Dayton, and a master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.[1]

Wisnosky joined the US Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio in 1971 where he headed the computer and information services. In 1976 he became manager of its ICAM program. In 1986 he founded Wizdom Systems and became its chief executive officer.[2] In August 2006 he was appointed Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the Department of Defense (DoD) Business Mission Area within the office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation (OUSD (BT)).

He has received numerous honors for his work, including in May 1997, Fortune magazine recognized Wisnosky as "one of the five heroes of manufacturing",[2] the Federal 100 Award in 2007, the Award for Excellence in Government Leadership in 2012 and more.

[edit] Work

Wisnosky has made contributions in the fields of Information Technology (IT) consulting and training, including business process reengineering and enterprise architecture. His specialty has been deriving solutions to effectively move organizations from their "As-Is" state of inefficiency to their "To-Be" state of achieving strategic and tactical objectives.[1]

[edit] Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing

Dennis E. Wisnosky and Dan L. Shunk are recognized as co-founders of the ICAM program, which they founded in 1976.[3] In the 1980s according to Savage (1996) "Joseph Harrington broadened the concept of CIM to include the entire manufacturing company. Harrington considered manufacturing a "monolithic function". This book discussed how the functions could interact as a seamless whole. Harrington was helpful to Wisnosky and Shunk in designing the USAF's ICAM program in the mid-1970s, and their work, in turn, influenced Harrington's second book".[3]

[edit] Group Vice President, Entrepreneur and CEO

Beginning in 1980, until asked to join the DoD, Wisnosky was a Director and then an Officer in public companies,[4] and then founded and successfully exited, a series of his own companies – the Wizdom companies. These organizations specialized in delivering the products and services to manufacturing industries in the areas of robotics, factory control systems and Business Process Reengineering.

[edit] Chief Technical Officer

As Chief Technical Officer, Wisnosky was responsible for providing expert guidance and oversight in the design, development, and modification of the federated architectures supporting the Department's Business Mission Area. This role incorporates oversight of the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) - the corporate level systems, processes, and data standards that are common across the DoD, in addition to the business architectures of the services and defense agencies.

As Chief Architect, Wisnosky ensured that the federated architectures of the BMA fully support the Department's vision, mission, strategy and priorities for Business Transformation, and that each tier of the overall architecture is clearly defined with appropriate focused accountability aligned to the management structure of the DoD. He verifies that the BEA and component architectures remain consistent and compliant with the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), and will support and collaborate with the DoD Components to unify architecture planning, development, and maintenance through a federated approach. Wisnosky also serves as an advisor on the development of requirements and extension of DoD net-centric enterprise services in collaboration with the office of the DoD Chief Information Officer. He was the first to introduce Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and to the Business Mission Area (BMA) and has established and lead an Enterprise approach to delivering BI based upon Semantic Technologies.

[edit] Author

Wisnosky has published over 100 papers in the fields of management, computer science, Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), electronics, computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) and the Semantic Technologies/Web.

Wisnosky has authored or co-authored 7 books. His book, "Overcoming Funnel Vision", published in 1996, won critical acclaim[citation needed]. His book, "DoDAF Wizdom", written in 2004, remains the definitive how to guide for successfully building Enterprise Architectures using the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF). Wisnosky has published books and papers in the fields of BPR, Semiconductor Processing, Information Technology, Robotics and Factory Controls, Management, SOA and Semantic Technology. He is the originator of the funnel visualization of enterprise control networks.[2]

[edit] Speaker

Regarded to be a technology visionary and an entrepreneur who can engineer and deliver products, he is a frequent speaker on Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Semantic Technologies. As a private citizen, he has testified before subcommittees of both the U.S. House and Senate on U.S. productivity issues and the quality of American work life.

[edit] Publications

  • 1969. Triangular Sawtooth Sweep for NMR with Provision for Manual Operation or Time Averaging. Review of Scientific Instruments.Volume: 40, Issue: 3 Digital Object Identifier: 10.1063/1.1683981
  • 1977. An overview of the Air Force program for integrated computer aided manufacturing (ICAM). SME technical paper
  • 1977. ICAM program prospectus.
  • 1980. The Southfield Report on Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Productivity for the 1980s : Proceedings of a Joint DoD--industry Manufacturing Technology Workshop. With Joseph Harrington, Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group, CAD/CAM Subcommittee, Dept. of Defense, United States.
  • 1981. Computer Integrated Manufacturing the Air Force ICAM Approach. Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
  • 1996. Softlogic: Overcoming Funnel Vision: How and Why IEC 1131 Based Softlogic Frees the Enterprise to Become Agile and Profitable. With Michael Babb.
  • 2000. Beyond the Supply Chain: A Step-by-Step Guide to Radically Improving Healthcare Delivery with Electronic Transactions. With Leon E. Salomon and Anne Jones. Wizdom Systems, Inc., 2000. ISBN 1-893990-07-9
  • 2001. BPR wizdom : a practical guide to BPR project management. With Rita C. Feeney. Wizdom Systems, 2001. ISBN 1-893990-08-7
  • 2004. Dodaf Wizdom: a Practical Guide to Planning, Managing and Executing Projects to Build Enterprise Architectures using the Department of Defense Architecture Framework. With Joseph Vogel. Wizdom Systems, Inc., 2004. ISBN 1-893990-09-5.
  • 2008. DoD Business Mission Area Service-Oriented Architecture to Support Business Transformation. Wisnosky, D., Feldshteyn, D., Mancuso, W., Gough, A., Riutort, E., & Strassman, P. (2008, October). Cross Talk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. http://www.crosstalkonline.org/storage/issue-archives/2008/200810/200810-Wisnosky.pdf
  • 2009. Principles and Patterns at the U.S. Department of Defense. Wisnosky, D. SOA Magazine, (Issue XXV). (2009, January 19). http://www.soamag.com/I25/0109-2.php
  • 2010. Primitives and the Future of SOA: DoD looks to develop a common vocabulary to improve system design. Yasin, R. (2010, February 1). Government Computer News, Vol 29 (Issue 2), pp. 25–27.
  • 2011. Engineering Enterprise Architecture: Call to Action .Wisnosky, D. (2011, January). Common Defense Quarterly, (Issue 9), pp. 9–14.

[edit] Speaking Engagements

2012

  • (June 25, 2012) Keynote, GTRA (Government Technology Research Alliance) Enterprise Architecture June Council Meeting, Bedford Springs, PA..
  • (June 6, 2012). Featured speaker, SemTech 2012: Semantic Technology & Business Conference, San Francisco, CA.
  • (June 4, 2012). Keynote, 2012 ACT-IAC Management of Change Conference, Cambridge, MD.
  • (May 22, 2012). Speaker, 2012 DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference, Miami, FL.
  • (April 16, 2012). Panelist, Federal Senior Management Conference, Cambridge, MD.
  • (March 27, 2012). Keynote, AIE Defense Architectures Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (March 21, 2012). Keynote, SPAWAR-DCMO Semantic Technology Symposium, Charleston, SC.
  • (March 13, 2012). Keynote, OMG (Object Management Group) Semantics in Financial Services Conference, New York, NY.
  • (March 7, 2012). Keynote, Integrated Enterprise Architecture Conference, London, UK.
  • (February 21, 2012). Keynote, IDGA Cloud Computing Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (February 28, 2012). Interview with Francis Rose, FedNews Radio, Washington, DC.
  • (February 22, 2012). Guest Speaker, Chevron's Semantic Technology Speaker Series, Washington, DC-VTC to remote locations.
  • (January 25, 2012). Keynote, Inter-Agency Information Sharing Conference, Springfield, VA.

2011

  • (December 1, 2011). Keynote, SemTech DC: Semantic Technology Business Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (November 29, 2011). Keynote, Defense Logistics 2011, Arlington, VA.
  • (November 17, 2011). Keynote, STIDS (Semantic Technology for Intelligence, Defense and Security), Fairfax, VA.
  • (November 7, 2011). Keynote, 1105 Enterprise Architecture Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (November 7, 2011). Keynote, NATO Semantic Interoperability Conference, Oslo, Norway via remote technology.
  • (October 24, 2011). Keynote, AIE Military Cloud Conference, Washington, DC
  • (October 19, 2011). Guest Speaker, DoD Enterprise Architecture, NDU (National Defense University),Washington, DC.
  • (October 3, 2011), Speaker, Oracle OpenWorld 2011, San Francisco, CA.
  • (September 27, 2011). Keynote, SemTech London, London, UK via remote technology.
  • (September 21, 2011). Keynote, IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing, Palo Alto, CA.
  • (July 26, 2011). Keynote, Semantic Interoperability for Enterprise Engineering, San Diego, CA.
  • (July 15, 2011). Keynote, OMG SOA in Healthcare, Washington, DC.
  • (July 13, 2011). Keynote, 2011 DoD SOA and Semantic Technology Symposium, Springfield, VA.
  • (June 29, 2011). Keynote, IDGA Military Logistics Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (June 26, 2011). Interview, Emerald Planet, Washington, DC.
  • (June 22, 2011). Guest Speaker, Enterprise Architecture, NDU (National Defense University), Washington, DC.
  • (June 14, 2011). Interview, Federal TechTalk with John Gilroy on Federal News Radio, Washington, DC.
  • (June 7, 2011). Keynote, SemTech 2011: Semantic Technology Business Conference, San Francisco, CA.
  • (May 25, 2011). Keynote, 10th Annual IDGA DoD Architectures Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (May 23, 2011). Keynote, GTRA Technology Council Annual Meeting, Bedford Springs, PA.
  • (April 28, 2011). Keynote, Gartner BPM (Business Process Management) Summit, Baltimore, MD.
  • (April 28, 2011). Keynote, 2011 International SOA Symposium, Brazil – via remote technology.
  • (April 19, 2011). Keynote, Ontology Summit, Washington, DC.
  • (April 13, 2011). Keynote, 2011 DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference, Hampton, VA.
  • (April 12, 2011). Keynote, ODISSEE (Ontology Driven Implementation of Semantic Services for the Enterprise Environment), Washington, DC.
  • (February 9, 2011). Keynote, Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Summit, Hollywood, FL.
  • (January 24, 2011). Keynote, ComDef West 2011: Architecture for Coalition Cooperation, San Diego, CA.

2010

  • (November 30, 2010). Keynote, Defense Logistics 2010, Arlington, VA.
  • (November 17, 2010). Keynote, Semantic Web Summit, Boston, MA.
  • (October 28, 2010). Keynote, STIDS (Semantic Technology for Intelligence, Defense and Security), Fairfax, VA.
  • (October 6, 2010). Keynote, 2010 International SOA Symposium Berlin, Berlin, Germany via remote technology.
  • (October 4, 2010). Panel speaker, PSC Annual Conference, Nemocolin, PA.
  • (September 20, 2010). Speaker, Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco, CA.
  • (September 16, 2010). Keynote, Mitre SOA for eGov, McLean, VA.
  • (September 8, 2010). Keynote, Semantic Technology Potomac Forum, Washington, DC.
  • (September 1, 2010). Speaker, Gov CIO event, Washington, DC.
  • (August 18, 2010). Guest speaker, DoD EA, National Defense University, Washington, DC.
  • (July 14, 2010). Featured speaker, Mitre CIO Forum, McLean, VA.
  • (July 13, 2010). Keynote speaker, OMG SOA in Healthcare, Washington, DC.
  • (June 23, 2010). Speaker, SemTech 2010: Semantic Technology Business Conference, San Francisco, CA.
  • (June 9, 2010). Speaker, 2010 DoD Performance Management Conference, Landsdowne, MD.
  • (May 25, 2010). Keynote, Smart Security Conference, Arlington, VA.
  • (May 12, 2010). Keynote, 2010 DoD EA Conference, San Antonio, TX.
  • (May 6, 2010). Guest Speaker, Modeling for EA, National Defense University, Washington, DC.
  • (April 21, 2010). Keynote 2010 DoD SOA Symposium, Arlington, VA.
  • (March 25, 2010). Speaker, Architecture Plus Quarterly Seminar, Washington, DC.
  • (March 24, 2010). Panel speaker, ACT-IAC OpenGov event, Washington, DC.
  • (March 22, 2010). Keynote, ACDM (Association for Configuration and Data Management) Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
  • (March 18, 2010). Speaker, AFCEA SOA & Beyond event, Washington, DC.
  • (March 17, 2010). Keynote, IDGA DoD Architectures Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (March 3, 2010). Keynote, TSCP (TransGlobal Secure Collaboration Program), Napa, CA.

2009

  • (December 15, 2009). Guest Speaker, Modeling Enterprise Architecture, National Defense University, Washington, DC.
  • (December 9, 2009). Speaker, Architecture Plus Seminar, Washington, DC.
  • (December 7, 2009). Speaker, GTRA Technology Council Meeting, Bedford Springs, PA.
  • (December 1, 2009). Speaker 2009 Defense Logistics Conference, Arlington, VA.
  • (November 10, 2009). Speaker, TSCP (TransGlobal Secure Collaboration Program) CIO Forum, Tucson, AZ.
  • (October 27, 2009). Speaker, AIA (Aerospace Industries Association) EEIC (Electronic Enterprise Integration Committee), Ponchatoula, LA.
  • (October 23, 2009). Keynote, 2009 International SOA Symposium, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • (September 16, 2009). Speaker, IDGA Defense Acquisition Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (September 15, 2009). Speaker, AIA Leadership Forum, Washington, DC.
  • (September 9, 2009). Speaker, 1105 EA Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (June 3, 2009). Speaker, AFEI EA Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (May 5, 2009). Speaker, IBM Impact Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
  • (April 22, 2009). Speaker, Annual DISA Customer and Industry Conference, Anaheim, CA.
  • (April 2, 2009). Keynote, 2009 DoD SOA Symposium, Arlington, VA.
  • (February 10, 2009). Speaker, AIA (Aerospace Industries Association) EEIC (Electronic Enterprise Integration Committee), Ponchatoula, LA.

2008

  • (December 3, 2008). Speaker, 2008 Defense Logistics Conference, Arlington, VA.
  • (December 2, 2008). Speaker, DMC 08 (Defense Manufacturing Conference).
  • (October 28, 2008). Speaker, IDGA EA Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (October 8, 2008). Speaker, 2008 International SOA Symposium, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • (September 1, 2008). Speaker, GovCIO Summit, Washington, DC.
  • (June 25, 2008). Speaker, BPM Institute Business Process Management Conference.
  • (June 17, 2008). Speaker, Input SOA in Federal Government, Washington, DC.
  • (April 30, 2008). Speaker, Mitre SOA Conference, McLean, VA.
  • (April 23, 2008). Speaker, Transformation and Innovation Series, Architecture and Process, Washington, DC.
  • (April 21, 2008). Speaker, AIE (American Institute of Engineers), Military Open Source Software.
  • (April 8, 2008). Speaker, NACFAM, Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Forum.
  • (April 6, 2008). Speaker, govNet Summit 2008, Washington, DC.
  • (March 12, 2008). Speaker, BPM in Government, Washington, DC.

2007

  • (December 5, 2007). Speaker, Defense Manufacturing Conference 2007, Dayton, OH.
  • (November 28, 2007). Speaker, Defense Logistics 2007, Arlington, VA.
  • (November 1, 2007). Interview, Last Mile.
  • (October 30, 2007). Speaker, Transformation and Innovation Series, Washington, DC.
  • (October 29, 2007). Speaker, 2007 Network Centric Manufacturing Forum, Washington, DC.
  • (September 20, 2007). Panel speaker, IAC Industry Association Panel, Washington, DC.
  • (August 16, 2007). Speaker, Human Resources Management Enterprise Architecture Collaboration Forum, Washington, DC.
  • (July 18, 2007). Interview, CIO Talk Radio, Washington, DC.
  • (May 23, 2007). Speaker, Transformation and Innovation, Washington, DC.
  • (May 22, 2007). Speaker, Joint Services Environmental Management and Geospatial Information & Services Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (April 24, 2007). Speaker, AFEI Defense EA Summit, Washington, DC.
  • (April 16, 2007). Speaker, GovNet Summit 2007, Washington, DC.
  • (April 12, 2007). Speaker, IDGA DoD Architecture Summit, Washington, DC.
  • (April 4, 2007). Speaker, Digital City Expo, Washington, DC.
  • (February 27, 2007). Speaker, Service-Oriented Architecture in the Federal Government Conference, Washington, DC.
  • (February 20, 2007). Interview, Federal Computer Week, Washington, DC.

2006

  • (December 13, 2006). Speaker, GCSS-Air Force Summit.
  • (November 5, 2006). Speaker, FCW Government CIO Conference, Washington, DC.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Dennis E. Wisnosky, Chief Technical Officer of the Department of Defense (DoD) Business Mission Area Accessed 22 Feb 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Jim Strothman (2003). Leaders of the Pack: From the plant to academia, InTech's 50 most influential industry innovators. 01 August 2003 Accessed 22 Feb 2009.
  3. ^ a b Charles M. Savage (1996). Fifth Generation Management : Co-creating Through Virtual Enterprising, Dynamic Teaming, and Knowledge Networking Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. ISBN 0-7506-9701-6. p. 184.
  4. ^ Noble, David F. (2011). Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation. New Brunswick, NY: Transaction Publishers. p. 427. ISBN 978-1412818285. 

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