Lucius Thompson

Enterprise Innovation & Infrastructure Leader with 15+ years of experience driving strategic transformation, operational excellence, and technology-enabled innovation across complex, execution-driven environments. Proven ability to define innovation roadmaps, challenge legacy delivery models, and translate emerging technologies into measurable improvements in speed, reliability, and business performance.

Experienced in leading cross-functional initiatives that remove systemic friction, modernize delivery frameworks, and enhance competitiveness across large-scale infrastructure portfolios exceeding $800M. Recognized for aligning innovation with practical execution, financial outcomes, and long-term enterprise value creation.

Director, Maintenance Optimization & Technology Improvement (MOTI) at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) (2024-01 – Present)

Established and led a region-wide innovation and transformation function team of the Authority's Department of Infrastructure with a cost impact of $862M+ to support 400K average riders daily by focusing on accelerating delivery performance, improving reliability, and reducing operational friction in the delivery of the Enterprise Infrastructure Portfolio that supports service and asset reliability.

• Championed innovation by promoting change, defining and executing Maintenance of Way strategic initiatives and transformational goals of the Authority's Strategic Transformation Plan and other governance strategies (e.g. State of Good Repair (SoGR), Track Access, and Technology Debt Discharge).
• Orchestrated cross-functional governance and commercial lifecycle strategies—including co-launching an enterprise IT cognizance initiative to eliminate departmental silos—while direct-negotiating complex vendor change orders and enforcing strict milestone compliance to right size the Department's digital portfolio.
• Strategically aligned the governance of the Track Access CoE with the Authority's strategic goals. Led structured analysis of operational workflows and delivery models, identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions that improved execution speed, coordination, adoption (>80% readiness in <6 weeks), and friction reduction (100% compliance).
• Supported major outages and other critical regional events by introducing governance models that institutionalized innovation while transitioning execution ownership to operational teams, ensuring sustained impact and accountability for Track Access (e.g. Strategic placement of equipment and rail energization & de-energization strategies).

Sr. Technical Consultant/Technical PM at K-Force (Supporting Exelon Utilities) (2023-01 – 2024-12)

Played a leadership role in advancing OSI's real-time distributed management system (ADMS) technology solution (~$137M) integrating advanced technologies and rethinking delivery models across six operating companies.

• Led cross-functional collaboration to eliminate systemic inefficiencies and improve execution predictability across geographically distributed teams.
• Influenced stakeholders across business and technical domains (i.e. SCADA, OMS, DMS, GIS, MDS, AMI, EAM, Customer System, security) to adopt utilizing delivery frameworks (PMI, IT Management Model), and governance models that improved performance and risk management.

Outage Management System (OMS) Project Manager at Seattle City Light (2020-01 – 2023-12)

Led enterprise transformation efforts (values totaling ~$18M), focused on improving operational decision-making, data integration, and system visibility across a major public utility. Work included leading steering committees, and negotiating intra-City organizational Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Partnered with executive and operational leaders to identify high-impact opportunities and implement data-driven improvements to operational performance.
• Coordinated cross-functional integration of operational systems (OMS, data platforms, customer systems), developing unified control and reporting capabilities comparable to integrated operations environments in CBTC control centers.
• Partnered with Cybersecurity team in the planning and execution of penetration testing, forensic IT/OT audits and investigations; and, implementing an IAM Strategy utilizing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) frameworks.

Sr. Program Manager at Loyal Services Group (Supporting JCI/FDA) (2019-01 – 2020-12)

Administered the installation and integration of custom physical security systems with proprietary and third-party access control devices.

• Commanded a program budget of $6.2M+, spearheading ERP development, Enterprise Content Governance, and Business Process Modeling (BPM) for agency data from the MDI v6.x to the C*Cure 90xx platform ensuring HSPD-12 compliance.
• Delivered innovative solutions by managing and evaluating multi-tier subconsultant performance, scope of work definitions, and vendor deliverables across 144 federal sites.
• Minimized scope creep by ensuring that the minimal viable product (MVP) was the core focus, and all changes authorized met industry standards and safety best practices.

Project Management & Planning Operations Representative Sr at Leidos (Supporting FAA, NISC III) (2017-01 – 2018-12)

Managed infrastructure programs supporting the NISC III DC BUS program; managing a budget of $4.5M+; and served as liaison between the PMO, regional project team, line management, and government contractors.

• Partnered with stakeholders to eliminate artificial barriers resulting in improved decision-making speed and operational visibility.
• Developed automated Document Data Workflows and analytic process from multiple sources to include the FAA's, and other agencies' databases and third-party enterprise systems; and, identified opportunities for process improvement and delivery acceleration.

Maintenance Operations Center Supervisor at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) (2016-01 – 2017-12)

Led real-time monitoring and operational oversight of rail control systems (SCADA environment supporting 950K+ datapoints), aligning with control center functions and operational visibility requirements similar to CBTC ATS/ATP environments, and provided technical guidance in diagnosing and troubleshooting service-affecting problems.

• Increased oversight of facility and non-rolling stock assets due to Capital Improvements Projects (CIP) which at the time consisted of one-hundred-three (103) traction power (TPSS) and seventy-five (75) tie-breaker (TBS) MV stations.
• Minimized power distribution downtime by directing field crews and collaborating with wayside signaling/interlocking SMEs on root-cause analysis.

Systems Engineering & Technical Operations Leadership Portfolio at Multifarious Organizations (1999-01 – 2016-12)

Led technical teams in the commissioning, de-commissioning, preventive maintenance, and corrective maintenance of complex high-throughput telemetry (IoT), sensor/tag data, and Industrial Control Networking systems in the ITS, DoD, and Semiconductor Manufacturing sectors ensuring operational readiness 24/7/365.

• Delivered XaaS | PaaS | SaaS architectures for Predictive Analytics | Machine Learning solutions; and, coordinated activities leading to adaptation of related business processes in the Business Transformation Strategy.
• Built foundational expertise in complex systems, operational performance, and technology integration; enacting CI/CD best practices utilizing stakeholder feedback to meet customers stated requirements and unstated needs in the development process.

Master of Business Administration in Information Systems and Business Analytics – Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland (2017)

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Focus Area: Computer Architecture and Design) – University of the District of Columbia (2011)