Dennis E. Wisnosky
Encyclopedia
Dennis E. Wisnosky is an American
consultant
, writer
and currently Chief Architect and Chief Technical Officer of the US DoD
Business Mission Area (BMA) within the Office of Business Transformation. He is known as one of the creators and initiators of the Integrated Definition
(IDEFs) language, a standard for modeling and analysis in management and business improvement efforts.
. and received his bachelor's degree in Physics
and Mathematics
from California University of Pennsylvania
, a master's in Management Science from the University of Dayton
, and a master's in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Pittsburgh
.
Wisnosky joined the US Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio in 1971 were he headed the computer and information services. In 1976 he became manager of its ICAM program
. In 1986 he founded Wizdom Systems and became its chief executive officer. In August 2006 he was appointed Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the Department of Defense (DoD) Business Mission Area within the office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation (OUSD (BT)).
He has received numerous honors for his work, including in May 1997, Fortune magazine recognized Wisnosky as "one of the five heroes of manufacturing" and the Federal 100 Award in 2007.
(IT) consulting and training, including extensive experience in business process reengineering
and enterprise architecture
efforts. His specialty is deriving solutions to effectively move organizations from their "As-Is" state of inefficiency to their "To-Be" state of achieving strategic and tactical objectives.
, Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management, computer-aided design
/computer-aided manufacturing
(CAD/CAM), electronics
, computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) and the Semantic Technologies/Web.
Wisnosky has authored 7 books. His book, “Overcoming Funnel Vision”, published in 1996, won critical acclaim. His book, "DoDAF Wizdom", written in 2004, remains the definitive how to guide for successfully building Enterprise Architectures using the DoD Architecture Framework (doDAF). Wisnosky has published books and papers in the fields of BPR, Semiconductor Processing, Information Technology, Robotics and Factory Controls, Management
, SOA and Semantic Technology. He is the originator of the funnel visualization of enterprise control networks.
As Chief Architect, Wisnosky ensures that the federated architectures of the BMA fully support the Department's vision, mission, strategy and priorities for Business Transformation, and that each tier of the overall architecture is clearly defined with appropriate focused accountability aligned to the management structure of the DoD. He verifies that the BEA and component architectures remain consistent and compliant with the Federal Enterprise Architecture
(FEA), and will support and collaborate with the DoD Components to unify architecture planning, development, and maintenance through a federated approach. Wisnosky also serves as an advisor on the development of requirements and extension of DoD net-centric enterprise services in collaboration with the office of the DoD Chief Information Officer.[1] He was the first to introduce Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and to the Business Mission Area (BMA) and has established and lead an Enterprise approach to delivering BI based upon Semantic Technologies.
, which they founded in 1976. In the 1980s according to Savage (1996) "Joseph Harrington broadened the concept of CIM to include the entire manufacturing company. Harrington considered manufacturing a "monolithic function". This book discussed how the functions could interact as a seamless whole. Harrington was helpful to Wisnosky and Shunk in designing the USAF's ICAM program in the mid-1970s, and their work, in turn, influenced Harrington's second book".
United States
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consultant
Consultant
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, writer
Writer
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and currently Chief Architect and Chief Technical Officer of the US DoD
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
Business Mission Area (BMA) within the Office of Business Transformation. He is known as one of the creators and initiators of the Integrated Definition
IDEF
IDEF, an abbreviation of Integration Definition, refers to a family of modeling languages in the field of systems and software engineering. They cover a wide range of uses, from functional modeling to data, simulation, object-oriented analysis/design and knowledge acquisition. These "definition...
(IDEFs) language, a standard for modeling and analysis in management and business improvement efforts.
Biography
Dennis Wisnosky was born in Washington, PennsylvaniaWashington, Pennsylvania
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. and received his bachelor's degree in Physics
Physics
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and Mathematics
Mathematics
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from California University of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania
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, a master's in Management Science from the University of Dayton
University of Dayton
The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...
, and a master's in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
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from the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
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.
Wisnosky joined the US Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio in 1971 were he headed the computer and information services. In 1976 he became manager of its ICAM program
Integrated Computer-aided manufacturing
Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing is a US Air Force program to develop tools, techniques, and processes to support manufacturing integration and has influenced the computer-integrated manufacturing and computer-aided manufacturing project efforts of many companies.The ICAM program was...
. In 1986 he founded Wizdom Systems and became its chief executive officer. In August 2006 he was appointed Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the Department of Defense (DoD) Business Mission Area within the office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation (OUSD (BT)).
He has received numerous honors for his work, including in May 1997, Fortune magazine recognized Wisnosky as "one of the five heroes of manufacturing" and the Federal 100 Award in 2007.
Expertise
Wisnosky has over 25 years of experience in Information TechnologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
(IT) consulting and training, including extensive experience in business process reengineering
Business process reengineering
Business process re-engineering is the analysis and design of workflows and processes within an organization.According to Davenport a business process is a set of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined business outcome....
and enterprise architecture
Enterprise architecture
An enterprise architecture is a rigorous description of the structure of an enterprise, which comprises enterprise components , the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them...
efforts. His specialty is deriving solutions to effectively move organizations from their "As-Is" state of inefficiency to their "To-Be" state of achieving strategic and tactical objectives.
Author
Wisnosky has published over 100 papers in the fields of management, computer scienceComputer science
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, Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management, computer-aided design
Computer-aided design
Computer-aided design , also known as computer-aided design and drafting , is the use of computer technology for the process of design and design-documentation. Computer Aided Drafting describes the process of drafting with a computer...
/computer-aided manufacturing
Computer-aided manufacturing
Computer-aided manufacturing is the use of computer software to control machine tools and related machinery in the manufacturing of workpieces. This is not the only definition for CAM, but it is the most common; CAM may also refer to the use of a computer to assist in all operations of a...
(CAD/CAM), electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) and the Semantic Technologies/Web.
Wisnosky has authored 7 books. His book, “Overcoming Funnel Vision”, published in 1996, won critical acclaim. His book, "DoDAF Wizdom", written in 2004, remains the definitive how to guide for successfully building Enterprise Architectures using the DoD Architecture Framework (doDAF). Wisnosky has published books and papers in the fields of BPR, Semiconductor Processing, Information Technology, Robotics and Factory Controls, Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, SOA and Semantic Technology. He is the originator of the funnel visualization of enterprise control networks.
Speaker
Known as both a technology visionary and an entrepreneur who can engineer and deliver products, he is a frequent speaker on Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Semantic Technologies. As a private citizen, he has testified before subcommittees of both the U.S. House and Senate on U.S. productivity issues and the quality of American work life. He has received numerous professional recognition awards for his pioneering efforts in developing and implementing CIM methods and concepts including the International Engineer of the Year Award in 1989 and Fed 100 Award in 2006. He has taught various BPR courses including, the National Technical University, Australian CALS Symposium 1994, Wizdom University and more.Chief Technical Officer
As Chief Technical Officer, Wisnosky is responsible for providing expert guidance and oversight in the design, development, and modification of the federated architectures supporting the Department's Business Mission Area. This role incorporates oversight of the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) - the corporate level systems, processes, and data standards that are common across the DoD, in addition to the business architectures of the services and defense agencies.[1]As Chief Architect, Wisnosky ensures that the federated architectures of the BMA fully support the Department's vision, mission, strategy and priorities for Business Transformation, and that each tier of the overall architecture is clearly defined with appropriate focused accountability aligned to the management structure of the DoD. He verifies that the BEA and component architectures remain consistent and compliant with the Federal Enterprise Architecture
Federal Enterprise Architecture
A federal enterprise architecture is the enterprise architecture of a federal government. It provides a common methodology for information technology acquisition, use, and disposal in the Federal government....
(FEA), and will support and collaborate with the DoD Components to unify architecture planning, development, and maintenance through a federated approach. Wisnosky also serves as an advisor on the development of requirements and extension of DoD net-centric enterprise services in collaboration with the office of the DoD Chief Information Officer.[1] He was the first to introduce Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and to the Business Mission Area (BMA) and has established and lead an Enterprise approach to delivering BI based upon Semantic Technologies.
Group Vice President, Entrepreneur and CEO
Beginning in 1980, until asked to join the DoD, Wisnosky was a Director and then an Officer in public companies, and then founded and successfully exited, a series of his own companies – the Wizdom companies. These organizations specialized in delivering the highest quality products and services to manufacturing industries in the areas of robotics, factory control systems and Business Process Reengineering.Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Dennis E. Wisnosky and Dan L. Shunk are recognized as co-founders of the ICAM programIntegrated Computer-aided manufacturing
Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing is a US Air Force program to develop tools, techniques, and processes to support manufacturing integration and has influenced the computer-integrated manufacturing and computer-aided manufacturing project efforts of many companies.The ICAM program was...
, which they founded in 1976. In the 1980s according to Savage (1996) "Joseph Harrington broadened the concept of CIM to include the entire manufacturing company. Harrington considered manufacturing a "monolithic function". This book discussed how the functions could interact as a seamless whole. Harrington was helpful to Wisnosky and Shunk in designing the USAF's ICAM program in the mid-1970s, and their work, in turn, influenced Harrington's second book".
Publications
Wisnosky is the author of seven books and over 100 papers including DoDAF Wizdom, considered the decisive source within DoD and other government organizations for managing enterprise architecture projects. A selection:- 1973. An Inexpensive Universal Stepping Motor Controller. With James S Solomon, Dayton Univ. OH. Research Institute. Defense Technical Information Center, 1973.
- 1977. An overview of the Air Force program for integrated computer aided manufacturing (ICAM). SME technical paper
- 1977. ICAM program prospectus.
- 1980. The Southfield Report on Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Productivity for the 1980's : Proceedings of a Joint DoD--industry Manufacturing Technology Workshop. With Joseph Harrington, Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group, CAD/CAM Subcommittee, Dept. of Defense, United States.
- 1981. Computer Integrated Manufacturing the Air Force ICAM Approach. Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
- 1996. Softlogic: Overcoming Funnel Vision: How and Why IEC 1131 Based Softlogic Frees the Enterprise to Become Agile and Profitable. With Michael Babb.
- 2000. Beyond the Supply Chain: A Step-by-Step Guide to Radically Improving Healthcare Delivery with Electronic Transactions. With Leon E. Salomon and Anne Jones. Wizdom Systems, Inc., 2000. ISBN 1893990079
- 2001. BPR wizdom : a practical guide to BPR prject management. With Rita C. Feeney. Wizdom Systems, 2001. ISBN 1893990087
- 2004. Dodaf Wizdom: a Practical Guide to Planning, Managing and Executing Projects to Build Enterprise Architectures using the Department of Defense Architecture Framework. With Joseph Vogel. Wizdom Systems, Inc., 2004. ISBN 1893990095.