Kevin Haysmer · Senior IT Director

About

Operational discipline built in the Navy. Refined across 25 years of enterprise IT.

I started my career in the US Navy, serving aboard the USS Blue Ridge, the Seventh Fleet flagship, in Yokosuka, Japan. That environment taught me how mission-critical systems fail, how to make sound decisions under pressure, and how to lead people when it matters most. That foundation has never left.

Since then I have led IT organizations across aerospace, defense, federal government, manufacturing, and fintech. I have administered budgets up to $10M, supervised teams as large as 115 people, and consistently delivered transformations that other leaders said could not be done on the timelines given. My Six Sigma Black Belt is not a credential on a resume for optics; it is the methodology I use daily to measure, improve, and sustain.

Most recently I led IT through a full enterprise divestiture at Acron Aviation, separating completely from L3Harris in five months against a 12-month industry standard, with 98% SLA adherence and zero production interruption. Before that, the endpoint provisioning framework I architected for Northrop Grumman scaled to 10,000+ devices at 1,400 systems per day and cut Day 1 readiness from ten days to two.

I build systems that outlast the project. I document, train, and hand off in a way that does not require my continued presence to sustain. That is the standard.

Operate Under Pressure

Whether a post-hurricane HQ stand-up across six sites or a compressed divestiture timeline, I build the plan, execute it, and keep service delivery intact. Zero production interruption is the expectation, not the exception.

Lead by Metrics

Six Sigma Black Belt methodology runs through everything I do: DMAIC-driven transformation, ROI-backed investment decisions, and KPI frameworks that hold teams accountable to outcomes rather than activity.

Build at Scale

From a 10-device pilot to a 10,000-endpoint enterprise deployment, I architect solutions that do not require re-engineering at the next growth stage. The Northrop Grumman framework provisioned 1,400 systems per day on day one.

Secure by Design

CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-53, ITAR, ISO 27001. Compliance is not a retrofit in my environments. I hold active Secret clearance with TS eligibility and have chaired IT Change Control Boards across multiple regulated enterprises.

Signature Approach

The Five-Phase IT Transformation Playbook

Every major engagement I have led, whether divestiture, M&A integration, infrastructure modernization, or team stand-up, follows the same disciplined playbook. This is how $20M+ in operational value gets built: not through heroics, but through structured execution repeated at every level of the organization.

Map the actual state, not the documented one.

Every engagement begins with a full audit: infrastructure topology, vendor contracts, security posture, team capability gaps, and budget alignment. I apply DMAIC Define-Measure disciplines here, baselining current performance before any recommendation is made. At Acron, this audit surfaced ITAR exposure, contract redundancies, and SLA gaps within the first 30 days. Those findings shaped every downstream decision and prevented costly rework later in the engagement.

Risk Reduction

40%

Enterprise risk exposure reduced at L3Harris through assessment-driven controls and automated patching

Vulnerability Reduction

99.6%

73,000 vulnerabilities reduced to 300 at Yapstone via systematic NIST-aligned remediation

Design for the next growth stage, not just the current one.

Architecture decisions made under deadline pressure become technical debt within 18 months. I build with the endpoint in mind: compliance frameworks that do not require rebuilding when CMMC Level 2 arrives, provisioning pipelines that scale without re-engineering, and data segregation models that survive a divestiture intact. At Future Tech, the Intune + Autopilot framework I designed for Northrop Grumman was still running at scale three years after initial deployment.

Endpoint Scale Achieved

10,000+

Devices provisioned via Intune + Autopilot persona framework, running at 1,400 systems per day

M&A Integration Speed

3wk → 2hr

Cardinal Health integration automated from 3 weeks to 2 hours with 650% ROI

Execute with precision and zero tolerance for scope drift.

Execution is where most IT transformations fail: not in the plan, but in the handoff, the scope creep, and the communication breakdown. I run projects with explicit milestones, change control discipline, and daily accountability. The Acron divestiture required standing up a complete enterprise IT infrastructure across six sites, migrating 1,600 endpoints in a single weekend cutover, and implementing ServiceNow ITSM, all while maintaining 98% SLA adherence for the full business population.

Divestiture Timeline

5 months

Complete enterprise separation from L3Harris; industry benchmark is 12 months

SLA Adherence

98%

Maintained throughout full divestiture execution with zero production interruption across 6 sites

Run Six Sigma against everything that can be measured.

Once systems are live, DMAIC Analyze-Improve-Control disciplines take over. I identify throughput bottlenecks, automate repetitive processes, and build KPI dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility into cost execution and service quality. At Future Tech, the Six Sigma depot transformation I led delivered $4.3M in five-year savings and $2.5M in annual profit improvement. PowerShell and SQL automation frameworks reduced onboarding costs by 45.7% and eliminated manual processing at scale.

Annual Savings Delivered

$13.2M

Operational savings via systems modernization and automation at Future Tech Enterprise

Cost Reduction

45.7%

Onboarding cost reduction via Hire-to-Retire process automation frameworks at scale

Build the team and the system that outlasts the project.

Transformation is not complete until the organization can sustain it without heroics. I invest heavily in succession planning, documented runbooks, and training programs that transfer capability to the team. I have built career pathways for teams ranging from 12 to 115 people across military, civilian, and contractor populations. The frameworks I establish do not depend on any single individual, and the standards continue operating long after my engagement concludes.

Largest Organization Led

115 FTE

16 team leads, 3 analysts, 95 engineers across military, civilian, and contractor personnel

Team Growth at Acron

100%

Doubled the IT team during stand-up while maintaining full service delivery and 98% SLA

Career Highlights

The work that defines the standard.

Divestiture Leadership

Five months. Twelve was the benchmark.

At Acron Aviation I led the complete IT separation from L3Harris following a private equity-backed divestiture. Standing up an enterprise from scratch across six sites, including infrastructure, endpoints, security, ITSM, vendor contracts, and governance, typically takes a full year. We did it in five. SLA adherence held at 98% throughout. Production never stopped.

Timeline

5 months

SLA Adherence

98%

Sites Stood Up

1,400/day

Endpoint Provisioning at Scale

The Intune + Autopilot persona framework I architected for Northrop Grumman provisioned 10,000+ devices and cut Day 1 readiness from ten days to two.

$4.3M

Six Sigma Depot Transformation

DMAIC-driven transformation at Future Tech delivered $4.3M in five-year savings and $2.5M annual profit improvement through data-driven resource reallocation.

Experience

Career History

2025 – 2026Grand Rapids, MI

Senior Avionics IT Manager

Acron Aviation

Led IT strategy, governance, and operations for a newly formed aerospace enterprise through post-divestiture stand-up from L3Harris. Administered $10M IT operating budget; doubled the team to 12 people while maintaining 98% SLA adherence and zero production interruption across 6 enterprise sites.

$10M BudgetCMMC 2.0ServiceNowDivestitureISO 27001ITAR

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2024 – 2025Grand Rapids, MI

Senior IT Manager, Commercial Aviation

L3Harris Technologies

Directed enterprise IT operations for a mission-critical division in a regulated manufacturing environment. Engineered the IT architecture roadmap for corporate divestiture while reducing enterprise risk exposure 40% through automated patching and centralized controls.

NIST 800-53ITARRisk Reduction 40%Divestiture Roadmap

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2023 – 2024Beavercreek, OH

Project Coordinator, Federal Programs

FTI Defense

Managed federal defense programs with $2.4M budget responsibility across multiple agencies. Redesigned the Memoranda of Agreement framework using Lean principles and developed an Access/SQL analytics solution for data-driven contract negotiations.

$2.4M BudgetLeanFederal ProgramsSQL Analytics

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2019 – 2023Holbrook, NY

Senior Technical Program Manager

Future Tech Enterprise

Full P&L responsibility for a $7.5M IT budget and 115-person organization supporting federal manufacturing clients including Northrop Grumman. Led Six Sigma DMAIC transformation delivering $4.3M in five-year savings. Architected Intune + Autopilot framework scaled to 10,000+ endpoints at 1,400 systems per day, cutting onboarding costs 45.7%.

$7.5M P&L115 FTESix SigmaIntune + Autopilot$13.2M Savings

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2017 – 2019Walnut Creek, CA

Senior Systems Engineer, Process Automation

Yapstone (Fintech)

Led 4-person engineering team delivering process automation across a fintech platform. Reduced vulnerability exposure 99.6% (73,000 to 300) via automated NIST 800-53-aligned remediation. Deployed 7 workflow automations cutting ticket volume 30%.

99.6% Vuln. ReductionNIST 800-53Automation

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Earlier CareerMultiple Locations

Platform Architect & IT Leader

Cardinal Health · Monsanto · NYSE · BorgWarner

Senior systems engineer and platform architect roles across healthcare, agriculture, financial services, and automotive manufacturing. At Cardinal Health: automated M&A integration from 3 weeks to 2 hours with 650% ROI and $750K in license optimization.

M&A Integration$750K License Savings650% ROI

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Senior IT Leader
who turns chaos
into operational
precision.

Operational discipline built in the Navy. Refined across 25 years of enterprise IT.

The Five-Phase IT Transformation Playbook

The work that defines the standard.

Career History

What I Build With

Senior IT Leader who turns chaos into operational precision.

Operational discipline built in the Navy. Refined across 25 years of enterprise IT.

The Five-Phase IT Transformation Playbook

The work that defines the standard.

Career History

What I Build With

Senior IT Leader
who turns chaos
into operational
precision.