Individual Marine Augment (IMA) reservist assigned to DC-I IMD. Mobilized for experience and expertise in operations in the information environment (OIE) to lead project for rapid development of IEBA capabilities.

Marine Forces Cyber Chief of Cyber Integration at Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) responsible for integrating offensive and defense cyber into SOF operations. Manage a two-person team embedded within the SOCEUR staff to identify, prioritize and advocate for cyber resources at US Cyber Command to meet SOCEUR mission and objectives. Fully integrated team into SOCEUR staff and battle rhythm for operations and intelligence support. Provide subject matter expertise in cyberspace operations for SOCEUR B2C2WG; ensure cyber integration into operations and plans. Completed two requests for support (RFS) and one request for forces (RFF) and supporting CONOPs for offensive and defense cyber resources to directly support SOCEUR mission priorities. Developing weekly and monthly reporting standard for the CO-IPE, including a monthly meeting with the commanding general to provide situational awareness and receive commander’s guidance. Advocated for expanded mission to include operations in the information environment (OIE) to align with new USMC operational guidance for cyber. Supporting development of OIE CONOPs with II Marine Information Group (MIG) and 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).

Individual Marine Augment (IMA) reservist assigned to G5, Plans within MARFORCYBER. Supported SOCPAC as integrated OCO planner assisting in the planning, refinement and execution of strategic and operational plans. In January 2016 I relocated from Hawaii to Germany to support SOCEUR and SOCAF where I have supported OCO planning and provided a monthly report to the MARFORCYBER CG and staff to maintain situational awareness of theater cyberspace operations and support priorities. Mobilized 1 August to 30 September to support standup of MARFORCYBER JFHQ-FWD. Drafted Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for both SOCEUR and SOCAF to codify relationship and responsibilities of the 2-man TSOC support teams assigned to each command. Coordinated all administrative and logistic support for assignment of government civilian to Germany.

Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Chief, USEUCOM Joint Cyber Center (JCC); led theater strategic DCO planning and supported component DCO planning efforts. Prioritized, synchronized, and integrated DCO effects and capability requirements to achieve USEUCOM objectives. Coordinated and integrated defense of CCMD Critical Assets. Improved cyber defensive strategy by developing strategy to define a defended assets list using the CARVER methodology and the MADSS tool. Led NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) mission analysis to define DCO mission with USCYBERCOM, CNMF, Host and Framework Nations and wrote USEUCOM TASKORD to implement. Provided operational guidance to assigned CPTs to address CCMD DCO requirements; provided required support for CPTs to achieve mission objectives. Developed an annual PLANORD for CPT mission to support USEUCOM major exercises and operations. Supervised CPT Toolkit provisioning on USEUCOM networks and creation of a fly-away kit for use in theater. Provided subject matter expertise in defensive cyber strategy for USEUCOM B2C2WG; ensured cyber integration into operations and plans. Developed DCO portion of weekly JCC CUB, CYBERCOM CUB, JFHQ-DODIN CUB, and provided input to JCC Charter.

Led, managed, directed, integrated and synchronized deliberate and crisis action planning for USEUCOM's Cyberspace Operations (CO) mission set. Six-month temporary assignment as Chief of Staff (CoS), a GS-15 level position acting as the principal advisor to the Director and Deputy Director in the areas of personnel, resource management and business operations for staff of 25. As Plans Chief, led CO integration in base plan for USEUCOM’s number one planning priority and theater campaign plan. Represented the Command's cyber equities at the Schriever Wargames. Led DASD-Cyber Policy visit to USEUCOM which reinvigorated CO authority discussion. Integrated US involvement in cyber defense at NATO cyber defense course in Tallinn, Estonia. Presented DOD cyber strategy and served as US representative for Q&A panel at the NATO Cyber Defense School in Lisbon, Portugal. As CoS, streamlined staff battle rhythm and product development to meet increased demand for CO. Completed seven JCC hiring actions (one GS-14, five GS-13, one GS-12) with Army CPAC; refined PDs and announcements, reviewed resumes, conducted interviews and selections. Championed four CO issues in PBR FY 19-22 process resulting in funding to address JCC manpower and facility shortfalls and continue support to Cyber System Analysis Support. Championed four CO issues in USEUCOM FY17 UFR process resulting in funding for Cyber Analytics, Process Development, Cyber Targets Planning, and International Cyber Engagements. Supervised completion of two building remodels; added 22 seats and three secure VTC suites to the JCC cleared to the Top Secret level. Coordinated USPACOM support to USAFE AOC on integrating CO into the ATO. Coordinated OSD DOT&E to USEUCOM; resulting in funding support to JCC programs and augmentation by one full-time employee. Obtained operational endorsement from USEUCOM leadership for two OSC JT&E quick-reaction tests.

By name requested by USCYBERCOM to serve in an O6 billet as the Cyber Operations Advisor, Cyber Support Element (CSE) Leader and Liaison Officer to US Pacific Command. Served as CDRUSCYBERCOM’s direct liaison, coordinating all USCYBERCOM support to USPACOM and providing SME support to USPACOM on USCYBERCOM capabilities; managed all requests for support from USPACOM. Provide weekly activity report directly to CDRUSCYBERCOM highlighting support provided and additional support requested.

Mobilized to serve as the Cyber Support Element (CSE) deputy and lead OCO planner in support of US Pacific Command. Supervised a twelve person joint team responsible for planning and executing full spectrum cyber operations with US Cyber Command. Also provided SME support in all cyber lines of operation (OCO, DCO, and DODIN Operations) for real world and exercise requirements. Led planning for cyber operations in support of USPACOM's highest planning priority; represented the Joint Cyber Center (JCC) in all JPG/OPG events; led OPTs for cyberspace operations (CO) planning. Coordinated support from US Cyber Command and FLTCYBER JFHQ-C to develop base and branch plans; briefed plans to CDRUSPACOM and all Component Commanders for approval and wrote the Cyber Operations Appendix (App 16 to Annex C) for the final plan. Also assisted in development of USPACOM JCC CONOPS and processes. Provided subject matter expertise (SME) to USPACOM J81 to develop new TTP for Cyberspace operations through Joint Test and Evaluation Quick Reaction Tests (QRT). Developed nomination and secured $1M funding from OSD for Joint Cyber Synchronization with ATO (J-CAT) QRT to develop TTP for regional synchronization and global de-confliction of cyberspace operations. Served as the Joint Warfighter Advisor for the Joint Cyber Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JCISR) QRT, the Joint Integration of Cyber Effects (J-ICE) QRT, and the Cyber Agility and Defensive Maneuver (CAADM) QRT. Prepared weekly activity report to CDRUSCYBERCOM highlighting accomplishments of CSE and requesting additional support for USPACOM. Also supported USPACOM as an action officer (AO) for J635, Cyber Fires and Effects and supported completion of daily tasking from JS, OSD, and CDRUSPACOM.

The operations manager for the OSD joint test, Joint Cyber Operations, sponsored by USPACOM in Hawaii and responsible for planning and executing the joint program’s approved POA&M for the 2 year, $12 million project. Directly supervise the test engineering and planning teams and coordinate material and engineering support from within DOD and other federal agencies. Program has met all milestones on time and under budget and has received extensive praise from the OSD Joint Program office, and the commitment of all required resources to ensure successful completion of this test.

I am an Individual Marine Augment (IMA) reservist assigned to J635, Future Plans within USPACOM J6. I augment the staff for the annual Terminal Fury exercise, assisting in the planning, refinement and execution of strategic plans and operational framework for CS requirements. Participate in the after action to develop and submit lessons learned to improve warfighting capabilities. Also assigned as the liaison to the J8 for the Joint Cyber Operations (JCO) joint test where I provide SME input on current and projected cyber defensive capabilities to influence joint tactics, techniques and procedures development for defensive cyber operations.

Assigned to the Defense Market and aligned to the Technology Capability, Strategic Technology and Innovation Center of Excellence (COE), I solved complex information technology and network security challenges by scoping and developing appropriate approaches, breaking down projects into defined tasks to accomplish and build the requisite team. I contributed to firm studies and proposals, generated intellectual capital for the firm, and built and maintained trusted relationships with my clients to stimulate development of new business opportunities. Clients supported:• Nov 2010 – Present US Joint Forces Command, J9 Defensive Cyber Operations – Assisted with development of the technical approach for the proposal to win this work and joined the team as the cyber defense subject matter expert (SME). Developed and presented 2-hour industrial control system cyber defense course for government and contractor staff. Assistant team lead for IT/IA/Intel team, responsible for personnel management and development of intellectual property and reports. Provided cyber defense SME support through peer review of white papers and participating in decision making process with client regarding course of action development and selection. Fostered and built relationships with other JFCOM directorates for collaboration on meeting project goals.• Sept – Nov 2010 Navy Cyber Forces, N8 – Provided cyber defense SME support to assist the client in the development of an experiment design plan for a Navy shipboard bandwidth utilization study. Cataloged and reviewed all previous studies conducted in the past 24 months, determined gaps in previous work, and developed future courses of action. Assisted in the development of a limited objective experiment to be conducted aboard a Navy aircraft carrier using the latest bandwidth utilization management tools available. Presented courses of action and experiment design to the client.

In February 2009 I returned to active duty at the request of US Joint Forces Command as a staff officer in the J6 to support the founding of the command’s office of the Designated Approval Authority (DAA). Appointed the deputy branch chief my first task was to get the office up and running. I took responsibility for handling all logistics and administrative work to build the new office environment and in-process the new engineering workforce. Once settled I was assigned management of $10 million annual budget for Life Cycle Management (LCM) of command’s NIPRNET and SIPRNET environments. I reviewed requests for resources and prepared procurement documentation for submission. I brought with me the assignment of action officer (AO) for Certification, Testing and Accreditation (CT&E) of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) throughout Combatant Command (COCOM). Partnered with DISA to develop an enterprise CDS for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) portal replication; the first COCOM level CDS Enterprise (CDES) service for CDS file transfer. Additional staff duties included developing branch work processes, supporting development of JFCOM policies such as Data at Rest (DAR), Computer Network Defense (CND) Incidence Response, and Cellular device use; researching and answering command level Requests for Information (RFI), evaluating security risk (CT&E) of J6 engineering projects and assigning Joint Reserve personnel within ODAA.

I independently designed, installed and configured the office communication networks which included a state-of-the-art secure wireless local area network. I coordinated support from base agencies and supervised installation of additional electricity, telephones, and furnishings; also designed the program lab and acquired equipment from a DoD warehouse to reduce costs. Once the office was setup I executed command visits throughout the country to assemble tactical network architectures from each Service which was used to develop a robust, joint enterprise architecture for seamless tactical data communications. After authoring the first draft of the joint data communications Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) I became the team lead of both the main TTP and Information Assurance (IA) TTP working groups where I managed team product development, which included support from Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), MIT Lincoln Labs and representatives from each Service. I presented the IA TTP to the Department of Defense IA working group and the Theater Joint Tactical Network Configuration Control Board for inclusion in the DoD’s joint communication publication (CJCSM-6231). I also attended planning conferences and exercise observations as the TTP SME and independently developed and managed the execution of a risk reduction exercise at NPS in preparation of full scale tests. Developed and delivered 2 hours of IA curriculum for TTP training videos. I worked with DISA and the TJTN on accreditation of both TTP and worked to ensure both were incorporated into CJCSM 6231 by the Joint Staff J-6.

Performed analysis of the current joint communications Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) for the Joint Test and Evaluation Center in Suffolk, VA in support of the Joint Mobile Network Operations (JMNO) Joint Feasibility Study (JFS). This study evaluated interoperability between disparate IP networks of mobile joint forces (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps) and resulted in a three year test. As the communications Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the project I was responsible for developing joint enterprise architectures (using Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF)) to enable interoperability and ensure the test concept was technically feasible.

My experience in training lead to a position within the J-6 as an instructor and curriculum developer for joint communications. I have developed communications curriculum for the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, the Army’s Signal Center at Ft Gordon, GA, and the Marine Corps’ Communications School in Quantico, VA. Working with these school houses I have helped merge their curriculum to ensure communicators from all Services are prepared to plan communications in support of joint missions. Additionally I have been tasked as the USJFCOM Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) action officer, responsible for centralizing management of all CDS across the COCOM. In this capacity I have stood up the CDS working group and developed a POA&M to bring the COCOM into full compliance with UCDMO mandates by the end of the calendar year 2009.

As a lead Field Engineer, I was the team leader and senior technical advisor to a Navy Battle Group Staff. I supported the BG/ESG C4I superintendent & BG action officer during installation and testing of C4ISR systems. I provided end-to-end technical support for IT systems and resolved integration issues among C4ISR systems. I also supported the at-sea work-ups, BGSIT/ESG FIT, and deployment. I worked with regional Network Operation Centers to prevent/resolve network service issues and advised staff on available and required training. I managed all team worldwide travel in support of BG/ESG to ensure 24/7 support.

Activated in August 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom I deployed to Jordan. I planned, installed, and maintained a complex C4I architecture in an independent, remote location requiring integration with host country communications and satellite support. I was responsible for all communications (network, wire, and radio) and ensured 100% reliability throughout the operation. I also increased our local area networks by 70% and doubling bandwidth availability in three months. In garrison I planned, prepared, and executed two annual training exercises. I was responsible for retaining MOS credibility for 19 Marines and ensuring all equipment was properly maintained. I also assisted with the management of our headquarters' organic local area network.

I managed the Amphibious Ready Group's Marine communications suites, computer assets and installations ensuring supportability for 2,200 Marines. I streamlined the command LAN architecture creating a 50% more efficient and fault tolerant network reducing administration requirements by 40%. I also designed and implemented a command LAN security program ensuring 100% accountability for all equipment and data and ensured integration of command LAN (2 server, 39 client) into IT-21 FDDI and ATM backbone shipboard LANs.

I planned, prepared and executed field and garrison communications for a unit of 600+ Marines. I maintained and accounted for a $2.2 million communications equipment inventory with a $5,500 quarterly budget. I was also a Platoon Commander responsible for the morale, welfare and professional development of 33 Marines. I safeguarded classified communications encryption data and equipment. I also upgraded the command LAN to T1 in 80% of offices and increased the computer inventory by 65% on an extremely limited budget using recycled parts. I also ensured 100% Y2K hardware and software compliance. My unit was rated the leading battalion in communications in the regiment (1 of 4) with flawless execution of eleven battalion-division level field operations. I received highest marks from the Fleet Assessment Maintenance Operations Inspection by the Division inspection team. I was awarded the Navy/Marine Corps commendation medal for contributions to battalion communications capabilities.