Mr. Lam is the Deputy Director for the Architecture & Infrastructure Directorate in the Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense. He leads strategic efforts to transform the Department’s IT Infrastructure to a more secure, cost-effective and agile platform capable of meeting Warfighter needs. Mr. Lam has held a broad range of IT and engineering management positions within the Department of Defense (DoD) at the agency and Office of the Secretary of Defense levels in his 25 years of civil service.
He Joined the Office of Secretary of Defense from the Defense Information Systems Agency where he held various engineering and management positions. From Jan 2004 to Feb 2006, he was the Division Chief of the GIG End-to-End Architecture Division. In this capacity, he was responsible for the supervision and technical oversight of the GIG E2E Systems Engineering, and Cross Program Integration efforts to ensure critical GIG programs enable the GIG capabilities. From Aug 1997 to Jan 2004, he was the Division Chief of the Operations & Net Management Support Division responsible for providing network engineering, design and survivability analyses in support of the Operations Enduring Freedom and Operations Iraqi Freedom. He led the design and implementation of the Coalition Provisioning Authority network infrastructure in Baghdad and successfully provided voice and data services for US forces in Iraq. From Apr 1986 to Aug 1997, he led the DISA team to establish the initial operational capability for the Central Command Theater Network Operations Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. From May 1982 to April 1986, he worked as the Network Design Engineer for Northeast Utilities.
Mr. Lam holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, in Washington DC, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, NY. Mr. Lam is a graduate of the OPM Executive Leadership Development Program and the Leadership Assessment Program.