Randy Howard

Dr. Randy Howard, PMP, CSM, is the Principal Enterprise Data Architect/Engineer/Scientist at The MITRE Corporation. He is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University and Liberty University, author, researcher, and international speaker.  He has supported various agencies across the United States Government to innovate data engineering and architecture, data analytics, and systems analysis practices to solve wicked, intractable problems.  

He develops partnerships between corporate and government stakeholders to further their endeavors. He is currently writing a book titled “Navigating Wicked Problems: Going Where Traditional Systems Engineering Fears to Tread.” In the book, he details data-driven methods to gain consensus across disparate stakeholder communities with conflicting and competing objectives.

Background

• Mason 2016 Teaching Excellence Award Winner
• Co-organizer of Big Data Lecture Series, EIT Award Nominee
• International author and speaker
• 40+ years in IT and systems engineering, architecture, trouble-shooting, change and innovation

Degrees

• PhD, Information Technology, George Mason University
• BS, MS, Information Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)