Experience

Mr. Zeleznik began his career in the United States Marine Corps where he helped guide the usage of information systems to facilitate more efficient logistical and force deployment planning. Upon receiving an Honorable Discharge from the USMC, Rick went on to serve as a consultant & collaboration systems engineer for the DISA/DARPA Joint Program Office in Arlington, VA where he provided expert guidance in the deployment of SharePoint-based collaboration systems to nearly all US Combatant Commands and several coalition partner nations. While at DISA/DARPA, Rick was instrumental in the establishment of mission critical collaboration capabilities for US CENTCOM in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Later, he went on to serve as the Principal SharePoint Architect for various companies supporting the United States Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.

As an expert in synchronous and asynchronous collaboration, Rick has worked with numerous high-profile customers such as USAF Air Combat Command, USAF District of Washington, the Pentagon, PACOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, STRATCOM, JFCOM, Army V Corps, Third Army, DISA, DISAPAC, and JSSC (Pentagon) to engineer & deliver world-class enterprise collaboration systems, including deployments supporting over 1,000,000 users.