COL Kathy
Swacina, USA (Ret.)
COL Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret.)
Chairperson
HISPI AI Think Tank – Project Cerebellum
Kathy Swacina is a strategic and operational leader with experience building, implementing, and operating high-tech business solutions. She has been nationally recognized as an expert in establishing a DoD IT Procurement system and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs). She architected the first cloud network in the military, and as the Deputy CIO, the first data center consolidation for the Army. She has provided acquisition oversight for multi-million-dollar programs: HMMWV, night vision googles, tactical radios, laser training system, mortars, helicopter, and multiple DoD IT systems. She has vertical and lateral experience in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, HLS, and DOL leading joint teams. She has written several IT policies and holds certifications as a DoD CIO, PMP, APMP, ISO, CMMI, Six-Sigma, Balanced Scorecard and TQM.
Kathy has worked for 7 years as a Sr. Federal Account Executive at Chameleon, and started her own business Kolibri Strategy, offering IT strategies, business process improvement, capture management and technical writing. She also performs duties as a Fractional CIO for SherpaWerx. Kathy holds two master’s degrees: one for Military Strategy and Acquisitions, and the other for Information Technology.
Kathy is married to LTC Daniel Swacina (USA Ret.), and they have 2 daughters, a son-in-law, and 3 grandchildren.
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