Brian DeFelice

Deputy Director, Financial Operations (FMO)

U.S. Navy

Mr. Brian DeFelice is the Deputy Director, Financial Operations within the Department of the Navy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial
Management and Comptroller), Office of Financial Operations (FMO).
Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Brian DeFelice was the Director, Financial Systems Transformation within the Department of Navy, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), Financial Management Systems (FMS). In this capacity, he was responsible for the transformation and
modernization of financial management IT systems across the Department of Navy.
Mr. DeFelice also served as a Highly Qualified Expert (HQE) reporting to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for FMS. In this role, he was responsible for
supporting the delivery and resourcing of financial management functional requirements and systems, and the portfolio management of those systems. In addition, he
managed the consolidation of the Navy’s remaining legacy financial accounting systems into Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). He also provided advice and
guidance on dependent systems transformation efforts to senior members across the Navy and Marine Corps.
Before joining the Department of the Navy, Mr. DeFelice supported the Federal Government as a consultant with both IBM and Throughline. At IBM, Mr. DeFelice
held a variety of leadership roles in Navy ERP production operations and project teams through the implementation of the Financial and Single Supply solution from
2006-2017. In addition, he served as a subject matter expert (SME) for ERP financial management support at the Department of the Treasury. While at Throughline as
a Senior Accounts Manager, Mr. DeFelice led multiple analysis and strategic initiatives including NAVAIR’s Aviation Logistics Environment (ALE) Analysis of
Alternatives (AoA), DISA’s Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J) modernization, and various system modernization impacts reviews of the Navy
supply chain and other DoD ecosystems. Mr. DeFelice received his Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University. He also holds a PMP
certification.

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