Thomas Dobrydney

thomas.dobrydney@gmail.com

(cell) 703.624.3618

www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdobrydney

Summary
Versatile consulting professional with over two decades assisting Federal clients to improve their business
processes and operational results. My specialized skills address these areas:

Strategic Planning
Performance Management/Measurement
Change Management
Organizational Development/Effectiveness

Workplace Learning/Social Media

Program/Project Management
Knowledge Management
Business Process Improvement

I am an accomplished Facilitator and Teacher/Trainer as well, and an adherent of action learning. I am

dedicated to helping organizations improve performance, generate innovation, and achieve strategic objectives
by enhancing social learning skills/collaborative work methods among employees, teams, and leadership.

Professional Experience
Premier Management Company, Columbia, MA

2015 - Present

(Strategic Planner/Lead Facilitator)

Strategic Planning
Assisting strategy implementation efforts by developing performance logic models, with end/intermediate
outcomes and measures, to chart a measurable pathway toward achievement of strategic objectives.
Acquisition Planning/Process Improvement
Facilitated/coordinated an acquisition-focused Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) to obtain physician recruiting services firm. Applied process improvement expertise to
help the Team develop a streamlined recruitment process roadmap.

Collaborative Performance Strategies LLC, Reston, VA

2012 - Present

(Senior Consultant/President)
Performance Measurement
Assisted a large prime contractor on a large Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) consulting contract to
define quantitative performance metrics for individual task orders, establish data collection and analysis
plans, and develop automated tools to collect, compile, analyze and report on task order performance,
including automated customer satisfaction surveys.

The Performance Institute/Robbins-Gioia, Alexandria, VA

2014 - 2015

(Senior Consulting Manager)

Strategic Planning
Assisted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a Strategic Management Playbook
as a guide for internal business strategy planning efforts. Prepared best practice briefings on strategy and
enterprise architecture integration, change management, and process improvement to inform the effort.

Performance Measurement
Assisted CMS to improve its evaluation of task order performance and overall strategic value of its Federally
Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). Developed a logic-model based Performance
Framework, along with improved tools and training to help project sponsors align proposed task order work
with strategic priorities and promote innovation, and an improved process to evaluate task order results.
Training/Facilitation
Developed/taught/facilitated public courses/workshops offered by The Performance Institute, on topics of:

Strategic Planning
Developing and Using Performance Measures
Transforming Data into Information
Change Management and Communications Planning

Grant Thornton LLP, Alexandria, VA

(Senior Manager/Engagement Director, Global Public Sector practice)

2002 2012
1994 1999

Performance Measurement/Process Improvement

Assisted the U.S. Armys Installation Management Command (IMCOM) to develop and implement new
performance management business processes to meet strategic resourcing requirements, its Common Levels
of Support (CLS) program. Planned and facilitated over 30 week-long cross-functional Service Analysis Team
(SAT) sessions to define support programs, set priorities, and establish performance measures and costs for
installation-level services.
Program Management
Helped the FAA establish and implement a formal process for controlling changes to the programs
performance measurement baseline (PMB) for its Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
program. Assisted SBS to develop, monitor, and report on program goals. Facilitated monthly meetings for a
key program governance board (whose members included FAA program leadership).
Knowledge Manager
Led implementation efforts, including taxonomy development, communications planning, and SharePoint
configuration, to roll out the corporate Knowledge Management initiative across the Global Public Sector
practice. In an earlier tour with the company, developed and institutionalized knowledge sharing capability
within the e-Business consulting organization. Helped establish Grant Thorntons original Intranet structure
and procedures, providing administration, training, and support to knowledge managers in service lines.

Hitachi Consulting (formerly Experio Solutions Corporation), Dallas, Texas

1999 2002

(Director)
Knowledge Management
Developed and institutionalized knowledge sharing capability within the management consulting
organization. Managed the selection process for the firms professional services automation (PSA)
application, which provided an integrated platform for companys time and expenses, billing, resource and
skills management, and workgroup collaboration and knowledge management needs.
Industry/Market Research
Managed relationships with leading IT industry analysis organizations to connect staff with critical information
resources. Developed working relationships with major IT research firms (e.g. Gartner, Forrester) to connect
industry analysts with company thought leaders (through briefing sessions, survey participation, etc.

Education

Bachelors Degree, Bus. Admin/Information Systems, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT

Masters Degree, Bus. Admin, University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AR

Recent Courses

Personal Knowledge Mastery (Jarche Consulting)

Moving to Social Learning (Jarche Consulting)
Becoming a Learning Advisor (Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT))

Certification

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute (PMI) (certified 2008)

GroupSystems Facilitation (group decision-support tool)

Professional Organizations

Human Capital Institute

LinkedIn Groups
o Founder - Strategy Performance & Learning Development Leaders in Washington DC
o The Washington DC Area Chapter of the Knowledge Management Association
o Organizational Change Practitioners
o Action Learning Forum