Title
Vice President, Cyber, Cloud and Data Science
Company
SAIC
Bio
Charles Onstott is the VP and Service Line Manager for SAIC’s cyber security, cloud computing, and data science services. He is responsible for SAIC’s services in cyber security, cloud computing, big data and data science, and business transformation. He is responsible for people management, program and project support, solution and offering management, and research and development in these exciting areas. In this capacity, he has driven the development cloud computing, cyber security and big data capabilities at SAIC. His organization has helped a number of government agencies to securely and successfully adopt cloud, mobile, and data fusion solutions. These solutions have helped the US Government track the spread of the Avian flu, distribute high definition video of Space Shuttle launches in a cost effective manner, develop an enterprise mobile strategy, cost effectively implement disaster recovery, and helped aircraft maintenance personnel more easily record and track aircraft maintenance information, among other things. Previously, he has developed IT infrastructure solutions that support more than 400,000 users worldwide in the federal, defense, energy, biotech, and entertainment sectors. He has managed numerous IT and data center consolidation projects that produced cost savings in system development and support while improving customer satisfaction. Onstott is an active contributor to SAIC’s ongoing research into emerging technology. In 2010, Onstott established SAIC’s Enterprise Solutions Lab which is a hybrid cloud used for research and development and a cloud computing center of excellence. In 2008, he was awarded the Information Technology and Network Solutions Group Excellence Award for Science and Technology. In 2010, he sponsored an SAIC Annual Achievement Award for Technical Collaboration for SAIC’s Enterprise Private Cloud project. He holds a B.A. from Oklahoma State University and an M.A. from The University of Chicago.