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MICHAEL V. SORRENTO

Michael Sorrento, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director, Cyber Capabilities and Compliance, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for producing prioritized and executable resource investment options; collecting and reporting the $7 billion Air Force information technology (IT) presidential budget; developing and implementing results-oriented governance; establishing compliance criteria where applicable; performing Air Force IT system portfolio management analysis; and facilitating, validating, and reporting compliance with all federal/DoD/Air Force IT policy, Congressional mandates, and legal obligations. He is also the C4 representative on the Air Force Corporate Board. 

Mr. Sorrento began his federal career in 1990 as a loan officer for the Small Business Administration’s Disaster Loan Program. He served in numerous supervisory, management, and executive roles prior to being promoted to the Senior Executive Service. During his career, Mr. Sorrento was detailed for several lengthy field duty assignments at various major disaster sites to assist victims of disaster in their recovery efforts including the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Northridge earthquake, and hurricanes Hugo, Bob, Marilyn, Georges, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. 

EDUCATION
1985 Associate's degree in business administration, Niagara CC College
1987 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, State University of New York at Buffalo
1989 Master of Business Administration degree, (finance, management, accounting), State University of New York at Buffalo
2005 Leadership for a Democratic Society, the Federal Executive Institute
2007 Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification – The Performance Institute 

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. February 1990 – March 1997, Loan Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
2. March 1997 - November 1998, Senior Loan Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C.
3. November 1998 – March 2000, Assistant Area Director for Loan Processing, US Small Business Administration, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
4. March 2000 – May 2004 - Deputy Area Director, US Small Business Administration, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
5. May 2004 – October 2010, Director, DCMS Operation Center, US Small Business Administration, Herndon, Va.
6. October 2010 – August 2014, Chief Information Officer, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller,  Andrews AFB, Md.
7. September 2014, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C
8. September 2014 – present, Director, Cyber Capabilities and Compliance, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

AWARDS AND HONORS
CIO Council Leadership Award 2008
Outstanding Performance Awards 1992, 1994 -1996, 1998 – 2009
Superior Achievement Awards 1991, 1993, 1997
DoD Civil Liberties Model Programs Award 2014

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council
ACT/IAC Partners Class of 2009
Project Management Institute – Washington, D.C. Chapter

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Federal Acquisition Certification for Program/Project Managers, Senior/Expert Level
Project Management Professional
DoD Financial Management Certification – Level three

(Current as of February 2015)

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27 Sep 45 - 12 Apr 46

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13 Apr 46 - 13 Oct 48

Lt Gen Robert W. Harper

14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54

Maj Gen Glenn O. Barcus

1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54

Lt Gen Charles T. Myers

26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58

Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.

1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59

Lt Gen James E. Briggs

1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63

Lt Gen Robert W. Burns

1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64

Lt Gen William W. Momyer

11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66

Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.

1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70

Lt Gen George B. Simler

1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72

Lt Gen William V. McBride

9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74

Lt Gen George H. McKee

1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75

Gen John W. Roberts

29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79

Gen Bennie L. Davis

1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81

Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.

29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83

Gen Andrew P. Iosue

23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86

Lt Gen John A. Shaud

28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88

Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks

6 Jun 88 - 24 Jun 90

Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy

25 Jun 90 - 10 Dec 92

Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

11 Dec 92 - 19 Jun 95

Gen Billy J. Boles

20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97

Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton

17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00

Gen Hal M. Hornburg

22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.

10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01

Gen Donald G. Cook

15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05

Gen William R. Looney III

17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
 		 3 Jul 08 - 17 Nov 10
 
Gen Edward A. Rice Jr.
 		 18 Nov 10 - 9 Oct 13
 
Gen Robin Rand
 		 10 Oct 13 - 21 July 15
 
Lt Gen Darryl Roberson
 		 21 July 15 - 17 Nov 2017 
 
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast
 		 17 Nov 2017 - 26 July 2019 
 
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb 26 July 2019 - 20 May 2022
Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson 20 May 2022 - Present