Steven R. Fisher
Subject Matter Expert
Mr. Fisher has more than 55 years of experience in Executive management including 30 years
in Air Force Logistics followed by 25 years in related industry activities. Recently served as the
Transition Manager for the 330-person Healthcare Quality Information Systems (HCQIS)
Infrastructure and Data Center Support (HIDS) multi-million-dollar contract to provide: IT
operations, applications, facilities and helpdesk support for all HCQIS IT Systems. Government
service included: Functioned as the Joint Logistics Systems Center, Executive Assistant to the
Commander; Assisted in activating a new DOD-level organization charged with modernizing the
Defense Department’s logistics business processes and information systems. Coordinated with all
Military Departments. Served as the Director for multi-million-dollar portfolio of DOD Electronic
Commerce logistics programs and was responsible for providing executive oversight and direction
for all DOD Continuous Acquisition Logistics Support (CALS) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
programs managed at the JLSC. He was accountable for DOD logistics systems policy; long range
program and configuration management planning development, as well as overall training, change
management, and public affairs. Served as assistant deputy for 424 Air Force Systems and led a
staff of 650 people while at Air Force Material Command. Served as the Program Manager for the Air
Force Equipment Management System (AFEMS). As such, he was responsible for providing leadership
and Program Control of all AFMC Depot-Level Major Logistics Programs in the Information Technology
(IT) profession totaling over $1.2 Billion dollars. Mr. Fisher has a detailed knowledge of the DOD
Supply Chain and Logistics Processes; program management, operations, concepts and disciplines.
His career experience involves all aspects of cost, schedule and performance. His primary work has
involved program management in both peace time and wartime, functional customer support and
relationship management, development of new innovative concepts of program office and data center
operation, detailed understanding of a working capital environment, data center and Service Level
Agreements, financial management and governance, ITIL v3 Continuous Service Improvement (CSI) and
business process improvement, requirements definition, devising innovative acquisition strategies,
application software, Systems Development Life Cycle process, ERP implementation, design and
development, migration, organizational business transformation, integration; and the full spectrum
of Life-Cycle Logistics Support planning including: combat support equipment management, training
program development, Computer Accommodations Program Management, deployment planning,
implementation, configuration management, biometric authentication solutions, information sharing,
computer facility management, operation, and maintenance on various host configurations ranging
from PC-based applications to client-server, network and large-scale mainframe and cloud-based
systems supporting major enterprises. Mr. Fisher’s career includes being a ruling Elder of his
church and service in the United States Navy where he participated in war gaming and exercises.
Additionally, as a combat veteran in Viet Nam – he applied lessons learned to real-time combat
conditions